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Monday, June 29, 2015

MAC Haul!

Hello, everyone! About two weeks ago MAC sent out an email with a coupon for $10 off any order of $50 or more. It is so rare for MAC to send out coupons, so after the shock began to wear off I immediately went onto their website and picked up a few things I've been wanting.

I'm not a fan of Miley Cyrus' music, but ever since I saw swatches of the Miley Cyrus Viva Glam lipstick and lipglass I have been dying to get my hands on them. The lipstick is a bright hot pink with an Amplified finish. The lipglass is a purpley pink with blue and pink shimmer.

I also picked up a large, single pro palette and an eyeshadow insert. I've been wanting to buy single eyeshadows for a long time now, but I put I kept putting it off because I didn't have anywhere to store them and I didn't want the eyeshadows to get ruined. I've looked into purchasing a Z Palette, but those start at $20+ and I didn't want to spend that much money on an empty palette. Thankfully I saw the empty pro palette and eyeshadow insert on MAC's website for only a total of $10 ($8 for the palette $2 for the insert). So now I can finally purchase some single eyeshadows! (I'm looking at you Makeup Geek!)

I also grabbed one single eyeshadow in the shade Vanilla. I've seen this shade used a lot and it's perfect for adding a matte highlight under the brow and in the inner corner.

I was also given a choice to pick one of three different samples for free with my purchase. I've never tried any of their face makeup and I've heard good things about their Prep + Prime, so that's what I chose.

What are your favorite MAC eyeshadows? I would love to hear your recommendations so I can fill up my palette.

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, May 25, 2015

MAC Wash & Dry - Viva Glam Rihanna

For today's post I have a small MAC haul to show you.

When the new Wash & Dry limited edition collection launched I was really only interested in one item. However, now that I've seen other people post their haul pictures I really wish I had picked up the highlighter. Oh, well. The packaging is alright. I don't hate it but I don't love it. (Honestly, the Alluring Aquatics collection is probably my favorite LE packaging.) The item I picked up from this collection is the Steam Heat lipstick. It's a beautiful red with yellow undertones and has a satin finish.

The next day I was just browsing through MAC's website and came across the limited edition Viva Glam Rihanna collection. I was surprised to see it because I thought it had sold out a long time ago. Now, I'm not a fan of Rihanna, but I really wanted the lipstick and lipglass from her collection with MAC. The lipstick is a beautiful blue-red shade with a frost finish in a red velvet package. The lipglass has gold and pink shimmer. For those of you who don't know - red is my favorite color, so obviously red lipstick in a red package is a must have for me.