MAC Art Supplies Haul

I was really be sensible with this haul! At one point I thought I was going to buy the whole collection. But swatching in store makes all the difference. The pearl glide liners did not interest me in the slightest after seeing them in store. It's nothing that Gosh doesn't already do in something similar or better that is Waterline safe because the pearlglide liners aren't. (even though I know tons of people that use them on the waterline anyway!) I had wanted to get the lip stain markers but I could not  figure out how to sanitize them thoroughly for my kit. After speaking to a few people it kinda became obvious that there were really designed to be used by just one person. No point putting them in your kit. So I passed up on them. So that left me with the Greasepaint sticks.

Yeah I got all 8. I had to! I bought Dirty and Below Ground first. And then got the rest because I just could not see how I would live without them! Dramatic I know!

I love my smokey eyes. 90% of the time when I do wear make-up I wear a smokey eye and these beautiful little pens will do the job most def. I have a punk rock chick shoot coming up shortly and I plan on using these for the look. I think they are gonna be fabuloso!

 If you're based in the UK these are still available online to purchase. I haven't used these in a look yet however off the bat I can tell that they are waaaaay softer than first GPS released. They still set quite quickly but blending is going to be a little bit easier with these. The colour that took me by surprise which I certainly did not think was going to be anything interesting was "Dirty". It.is.stunning. Seriously. I am nowhere near being neutral girl but this GPS is probably one of the most versatile of the lot. You can do smokey, you can do neutral, you can do brights, you can do mattes, you can do everything! If you were to get one, I would get Dirty.

For my brown girls, Below Ground is going to service all your bronze eye'd dreams. This colour was made for you chocolate divas. Check it out. I doubt you will be disappointed. Swatches...

top to bottom: Below Ground, Dirty, Zinc Zone, Brown Now, Charred Mauve, Uniformly blue, Greengrease, Slick Black

 Look out for a few looks using these coming up shortly. Catch you guys real soon :)

Be Blessed xxx

MAC Art Supplies Collection

I don't get excited about MAC collections much in general these days. I'm quite happy to miss the bulk of them. However there has been on collection that has been on my radar for a little while and it's the Art Supplies Collection that is out in April.

Just as Art Supplies for Eyes invokes the vision, Art Supplies for Lips speaks to the ultimate in sensuality….Luscious lips drawn from innovative new Lipstain Markers and Pencils to use like a modern multi-media artist would – design and discover! Incorporating the concept of art tools into the world of M·A·C makeup, these pencils and markers create dramatically different lip looks. New Pro Longwear Lipstain Marker has the doodle-fun of a “pen,” but with sophisticated, light and long-wearing results. It’s all about artistic freedom!

Pro Longwear Lipstain Marker ($16.00 U.S. / $19.00 CDN)
A lightweight lip stain featuring the look and delivery of a colour marker. With its felt-tip nib, it goes on with precision to deliver a sheer, ins tantly abs orbed flush of colour that can last all night. Fills, defines and layers for more colour when wanted. No need for lip liner. All limited edition.

Full of Flare Bright yellow coral (Limited Edition)
Stylesetter Hot pink (Limited Edition)
A Classic Rose red (Limited Edition)
Purposefully Red Dirty red coral (Limited Edition)
Modern Mocha Light brown (Limited Edition)
Point of View Light neutral (Limited Edition)
Tomorrow’s Coral Mid-tone blue red (Limited Edition)
Runway Ripened Berry plum red (Limited Edition)
Sunset Coral brown (Limited Edition)

Greasepaint Stick ($17.50 U.S. / $21.00 CDN)
Greengrease Blackened forest green (Limited Edition)
Zinc Zone Dark gunmetal (Limited Edition)
Slick Black True carbon black (Limited Edition)
Dirty Blackened taupe with pearl (Limited Edition)
Brown, Now Blackened burgundy (Limited Edition)
Below Ground Blackened bronze (Limited Edition)
Uniformly Blue Blackened navy (Limited Edition)
Charred Mauve Blackened violet (Limited Edition)

Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner ($14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN)
An eye pencil that provides rich, luxurious colour with a touch of shimmer and sparkle. Soft, smooth, creamy formula glides on for a perfectly intense line, yet its soft texture allows you to blend. Long-wearing, smudge-proof.

Almost Noir Dirty plum (Limited Edition)
Designer Purple Iridescent violet (Limited Edition)
Petrol Blue Deep navy (Limited Edition)
Undercurrent Blue teal (Limited Edition)
Industrial Periwinkle grey (Limited Edition)
Black Line True black (Limited Edition)
Lipglass ($14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN)
Clear Clear (Permanent)

The only thing I am really interested in are the Greasepaint sticks. I want all of them. And I suspect I will probably get all of them. I love my GPS from Style black and if I can get my hands on a few extra colours well let it be!I shall be stalking MAC for this one people! I am vaguely interested in the Lipstain markers but I am curious to know how one would sanitize them should you want to carry them in your MUA kit. If anyone has an idea please do let me know.

Stay Blessed xxx

Are you sick of it yet? :- MAC Style Black Spoils

It's saturday. Oooooh ooooooooo! How you guys doing today? I hope you are blessed!

I almost didn't blog about my Style Black stuff. This collection was EVERYWHERE. If you follow more than 5 blogs the chances are you've heard everything there is to hear about it and well as seen all the swatches of this stuff. Sooooo no swatches. This is what I got...

Blue Flame MES
Young Punk MES
Gilt by Association MES
Cinderfella MES
Black Greasepaint Stick
Midnight Violet Mattene

This collection is, for me, the best MAC collection this year. The eyeshadows are MINT! Would have been nice to have a green one and a red one too! They are very special and Mac did well with these. However I believe that the eyeshadows are quite limited in what you can do with them in certain capacities.

Hear me out.

I am all for the smokey eye. I love it. Completely. However these eyeshadows restrict you to have the colour on the eyelid and then just smoking it out. 9 times out of 10 the looks that I've seen from style black are pretty similar and that for me is a bit of a bummer. I fall into the same category. I, too, have not figured out how to wear them differently. Please do direct me to ones that are quite different if you know of any. I'd love to see them.

You can't really use these eyeshadows for crease colours....swatched dry they hardly show up. And good luck to you if you're gonna try and blend them wet. It's quite a mission to accomplish if you still want to keep the sparkle, opacity and smooth coverage all in one. So whilst I love the eyeshadows [and love them I do!] room for creativity is kinda limited. At least in my opinion.

Midnight Violet is so beautiful. I love this colour. Worn it a few times and everytime I get compliments time and time again. I think because I don't have issues wearing bright or bold colours it never occurred to me that this was a dark lipstick....I just wore it and liked it. It's certainly a lot lighter than I thought but that's not a bad thing.

Greasepaint stick. Oh my days. I know some people aren't keen on it because it dries so quickly but I love this thing!!! I know that there are 101 other black bases out there but this one for me is special. It does not move. It grabs incredibly well and works with a large variety of pigments. I've tried it with Barry M, Sleek, Stargazer, Clinique, Bobby Brown and even Collection 2000. For me, this little stick is totally worth it.

Now the rest of the collection I could pass on. The glosses....waste of money in my opinion. You could dupe them with other glosses. Nailpolish...not too bothered with my nails....I did want the 214 brush but it was sold out at my local counter...the other lipsticks, got Barry M for that... The facial stuff that a lot of people loved...I just wasn't feeling it. It bugs me that it's LE in the first place and I'm quite happy with the exfoliators etc that I have already.

I'm thinking of re-doing my blog set up. Thinking about moving over to wordpress. I like their style. Anyone on wordpress here? If so what are your opinions on Wordpress?

And now for the FOTD which is so not style black related but thought you might like to see.... :)

Eyes:-
Barry M no 78 [I think]
Sleek Acid Palette Purple
Sleek Acid Palette Black
NYX Eyeshadow in Highlight

Face:-
Warm Blend MSF
Graftobian Foundation Powder

Lips:-
Midnight Violet
Elite Lipgloss in Tempting Plum

And this lip look is Barry M lip paint no 37 with Elite Lipgloss in Tempting plum. It was totally inspired by Erin's gorgeous lip colour combo from this post . It's not as dark but I think it's a pretty close dupe! Check out her blog if you ain't following it yet. She's cool :)

I'm hungry now....gonna go get me some chicken wings me thinks!

Have a blessed weekend lovlies :) xxx