MAC Graphic Garden Collection [Nordstrom Exclusive]

As always, MAC is releasing a TON of collections this summer - way more than my wallet can keep up. Euristocrats II coming out Thursday, Colour Craft coming out next Thursday, and a bunch of Nordstrom exclusives coming out next Thursday [07/09] also. This is crazy! I can't afford this at all! LOL It's gonna take sooo much for me not to buy as much but I can do it! lol Of all the ones coming out soon I think the one I'm lemming the most is the Graphic Garden collection. And you know I'm totally lemming it for the LE packaging! 2 palettes, 2 brush bags, & 2 lip bags!



PALETTES $35USD


GRAPHIC GARDEN
+ Social Climber (VP)
+ Botanical Blue (F)
+ Straight Hedge (VP)
+ Wild Wisteria (L)
+ Linear Lilac (VP)
+ Graphic Garden (V)
+ 213SE Fluff Brush


FRESH CUT
+ Floral Inc. (F)
+ Sun-Shy (L)
+ Fresh Cut (VP)
+ Poppy Noir (V)
+ Bloomycycle (VP)
+ Part Peony (L)
+ 213 SE Fluff Brush

LIP BAGS


BABY BLOOMS
+ Soft Illusion L/S (F)
+ Spiceflower L/S (AC)
+ Baby Booms L/G (F)


SUMMER CROP
+ Semi-Annual L/S (L)
+ Garden Bed L/S (L)
+ Summer Crop L/G (F)

BRUSH BAGS


DEFINE & BLEND
+ 129SE Powder/Blush Brush
+ 190SE Foundation Brush
+ 209SE Eye Liner Brush
+ 219SE Pencil Brush
+ 252SE Large Shader Brush


SHAPE & PERFECT
+ 168SE Large Angled Contour Brush
+ 187SE Duo Fibre Brush
+ 194SE Concealer Brush
+ 212SE Flat Definer Brush
+ 275SE Medium Angled Shading Brush

I so want one of the palettes! But the more I look at swatches of the colors, I don't think I'd use them very much. I love buying teals/blues but I always end up doing purples or smokey eyes and I barely ever use pinks/corals. So I think I'll pass on this. Hopefully I will! LOL I'm not a fan of the print on the lipsticks either it's just not that appealing to me although I do love my lustre lipsticks!!

As for the brush bags, a lot of hard core MAC addicts are against buying SE brushes just because the quality is not as good as full size brushes. But I think if you're just starting out with MAC brushes these are a good way to try out which ones you like. Of the SE brushes that I have/have tried I think the 187SE, 217SE, & 219SEs are pretty good compared to their full sized counterparts. The 275SE & 168SE I don't mind but I haven't tried the full size. I hated the 212SE and the 129SE. I really looove my 190SE brush for foundation/primers and even undereye concealer sometimes but when I went to get a full size 190 I didn't like how soft it was. But it's all about your personal preference!

Are you guys planning on getting anything from this collection?

[Credit to specktra.net for color story & pictures!]

MAC Style Warriors Collection

WARNING: This post is picture heavy!

Here's some info about MAC's Style Warriors Collection which will be released on May 28th. Got the info from specktra.net and pictures from temptalia.com





LIPSTICK $14.00
+ Brave New Bronze - Creamy mid-tone pink nude
+ Purple Rite - Mid-tone frosty orchid
+ Sunsational - Sheer frosted beige gold
+ Tribalist - Creamy blackened berry



LIPGLASS $14.00
+ Style Warrior - Blackened bronze brown with pearl
+ Liberated - Sheer yellow gold with pearl
+ Gold Rebel - Sheer copper bronze with pearl
+ Fierce & Fabulous - Bright magenta purple with pearl







EYESHADOW $14.50
+ Vibrant Grape - Bright magenta purple (PERM PRO)
+ Bright Future - Frosty bright yellow gold
+ Night Maneuvers - Deep charcoal brown with pearl
+ Soft Force - Frosty pale white gold
+ Tempting - Rich cocoa (PERM)

LOOSE IRIDESCENT POWDER $21.00
+ Golden Bronze Golden brown with golden bronze shimmer (PERM)



BRONZING POWDER $21.00
+ Solar Riche - Mid-tone brown with slight orange undertones (REPROMOTE from SOLAR FIELD)
+ Refined Gold - Finely spun golden with soft pearl finish (PERM)



BEAUTY POWDER BLUSH $18.00
+ Eversun - Neutral peach bronze with gold pearlized pigments (REPROMOTE from BEAUTY POWDER BLUSH)
+ On A Mission - Pearly mid-tone plum



SOLAR BITS $19.50
+ Bronzescape - Clean yellow brown with gold pearl (REPROMOTE from SOLAR FIELD)
Scatterrays - Soft metallic peach with gold pearl (REPROMOTE from SOLAR FIELD)
Impassioned - Frosty cool taupe



LUSTRE DROPS $18.50
+ Bronze Hero - Hot bronze with fine gold pearl
+ Pink Rebel - Blue pink with gold pearl
+ Sun Rush - Peachy bronze with gold pearl



NAIL LACQUER $11.00
+ Mercenary - Frosted blackened bronze
+ Peaceable - Pearly pale golden beige
+ Violet Fire - Bright creamy magenta purple



SKINSHEEN $22.50
+ Medium Dark - Sheer soft bronze with golden tan pearl
+ Dark - Golden bronze
+ Deep Dark - Deep ware bronze with rich golden pearl

There are a TON of things coming out with collection! Just from the promo pics I already have an idea of what I want and don't want. But of course, this will probably change when I actually see them in person!

ROXY'S MUST HAVES: Brave New Bronze L/S, Vibrant Grape E/S, Bright Future E/S, On A Misson Blush, Fierce & Fabulous L/G, Gold Rebel L/G

ROXY'S MAYBE BABIES: Soft Force E/S, Bronzing Powders, Loose Iridiscent Powder, Lustre Drops, Tribalist L/S

ROXY'S PASSABLES: Tempting E/S, Skinsheens, Solar Bits, Nail Laquers, Eversun Blush, Sunsational L/S, Liberated L/G, Style Warrior L/G

What do you guys plan on getting?!

Sugar Sweet Haul

I know I REALLY need to stop hauling considering how much make up I'm collecting! I can't put myself on a no-buy because I know I would never do it! But I'm seriously goin to cut down. I think I'll limit myself to one thing a collection until I go home this summer! There's not very many good things coming out soon anyway besides Dazzle Glasses!!! But anyway here's my haul from Sugar Sweet! I B2M for the 2 eyeshadows and had a $25 gift card from my birthday earlier this month so the only thing I actually paid for in this haul was the MSF, nail polish, & SS! go me! lol I also copped the Viva Glam VI SE L/S but it goes to AIDS research so it's all good! lol


in the boxes - always the first pic


open wide!
CLOCKWISE: Aquavert E/S, Dear Cupcake E/S, Peppermint Patti N/P, Refined MSF, Red Velvet S/S, Viva Glam VI SE L/S, Lollipop Loving L/S, Bubbles L/S


swatches!
L to R: Refined MSF, Bubbles L/S, Lollipop Loving L/S, Viva Glam VI SE L/S, Red Velvet S/S, Aquavert E/S, Dear Cupcake E/S


Bubbles L/S


Lollipop Loving L/S


Lollipop Loving w/ Spice L/L


Viva Glam VI SE L/S

You know I'm a complete sucker for packaging so I was totally in love with the Shadesticks!! I wanted to get them all just because of it! My self control is getting better though because I only got Red Velvet shade stick. The others looked really similar to each other - light yellowy goldish colors - and I already have a ton of paint pots so I passed on them. I got Red Velvet because it's insanely pigmented! If I didn't know I would have thought it was an eyeshadow from my swatches! Plus I don't have a base color like it so I def had to have it.

It was kind of funny because when I was checking out the collection - I see the same MUAs at my freestanding store I love them! They're so helpful! - and one of my fave guy MUA was helping me out. Club was missing from the E/S and this is what happened

ME: "OMG! Is this sold out already?!"
MUA: "Oh, no someones using it. Don't worry, it's Club you have that already."
ME: "Oh. Yeah I do. haha!"
MUA: "You have this one too!" points at Stars N Rockets

It's funny how much he knows about my collection! He's my fave I think he always keeps me updated on the latest collections too and they ALWAYS ask me if I want to hold stuff before it comes out LOL! He thought I had Lollipop Loving but I don't. =[ I missed out on that from Heatherette I only got the E/S palette & beauty powder - don't ask me why lol. But I'm stoked that I get a chance to try it again! I was on Specktra and a bunch of people say the new Lollipop Loving is different from the Heatherette, but I wouldn't know. Some people were bothered by the greenish undertones in it, but I think it's kind of cool! I don't have a lipstick like it! At first I didn't like it on me but with a lip liner it looks wayy better. You can't really tell in my swatch though! lol

I really wanted to like Saint Germaine from this collection! It's such a gorgeous bright pink, but it just doesn't work on my skin tone. I'm too dark for it! The MUA told me that its permanent internationally (in Europe, etc) and they're just bringing it out now. If I had no self control I would totally buy it just because it's pretty! lol

Bubbles was one of the unexpected buys. I was not eyeing this one out at all, but when I checked it out at my counter the day it came out, one of the MUA showed me how it can tone down a really bright lipstick. Swatching it by itself it's not bad either if you don't pile on the color it gives this really pretty shine. But here's the reason I bought it:


Gladiola L/S from Dame Edna


Gladiola L/S with Bubbles L/S over

Ta-da!! IDK if my pictures do it any justice (sorry I'm taking pictures at night here lol) but Gladiola looks really harsh on me in person! I thought I'd never get any use out of it. But after I put Bubbles over it, it turns into this pretty creamy, shiny pink color that I think I would actually wear out! lol So yay for Bubbles! I am in LOVE with Viva Glam VI SE! I'm kind of sad it's LE its such a pretty color. I LOVE Lustre lipsticks they're my fave finish it just looks so juicy on! lol This is actually my first Viva Glam (I know I'm behind! But whatever) and I'm kind of sad that I don't have more.

Overall, I thought this collection was NOT friendly for women of color (i.e. darker skinned women) which was really sad to me since the promo picture was a WOC. The first time I swatched everything - especially the MSFs - I was like OMG! What the hell! Everything was too light for me - the lipsticks and MSFs! But they actually ended up working. I told my MUA at the freestanding store how sad I was that the MSFs were too light on me, but he said no it's not! He told me how perfect Refined was for me, but I didn't believe him until he put it on me! It's freaaaking gorgeous! If you look at my last FOTD really close (my camera sucks) you can see the faintest glow on my cheeks! I LOOOVE it!! It sucks that MAC jacked up the price of the MSFs, but I think I'll be getting the most use out of this one!

Anyway I think I droned on long enough! Did you guys get anything from Sugar Sweet?


EDIT -------------------
Almost forgot! I won the Coach discount card from JRose a week ago? I never win anything! LOL I just wanted to share what I got! I wouldn't have splurged so much if it wasn't a late bday present to me LOL I really wanted this one, but the one in the store was the LAST one and I couldn't stand thinking about all the people who touched it and tried it on (LOL I know I'm so OCD) so I had them order it and ship it to me! It literally shipped over night because I ordered it on Sunday night, got shipped out Monday and I got it the next day! (It came from Phoenix LOL) But I was sooo happy! I love it cause it's pink inside! haha


pretty packaging!


happy burfday to meeee LOL!

MAC Sugar Sweet Collection

After Hello Kitty I don't know how much more my wallet can take! LOL. MAC's Sugar Sweet Collection will be released March 19th. I really hope when I see it in person I won't want TOO much. The tri-colored lip glosses seems weird to me - wouldn't they get all gross after using them a couple times?! Anyway here's the color story with some promo pics! [All thanks to Specktra of course!




Totally want that pink E/S!


EYESHADOWS $14.50
+ Sugarshot (L) - Pale Frosty Beige
+ Dear Cupcake (S) - Mid-tone pink coral with gold pearlized pigments
+ Aquavert (VP) - Soft mint w/ white pearlized pigments (Repromote from LURE)
+ Stars 'n' Rockets (VP) - Lavender w/ pink/red reflects (PERM)
+ Club (S) - Muted reddish brown duo-chrome / gren opalescent shimer (PERM)


SHADESTICKS $16.50
+ Cakeshop - Frosted light neutral beige
+ Lemon Chiffon - Frosted pewter
+ Butternutty - Frosted pale white gold
+ Red Velvet - Frosted mid-tone pink
+ Penny - Light pinky copper (REPROMOTE)



LIPSTICKS $14.00
+ Sweet Thing (L) - Mid-tone magenta w/ multi-dimensional pearl
+ Bubbles (G) - Sheer frosty white beige (DCd REPROMOTE)
+ Touch (L) - Peachy cinnamon (PERM)
+ Lollipop Loving (G) - Mid-tone coral w/ subtle green w/ gold iridescence (REPROMTE from HEATHERETTE)
+ Saint Germain (AC) - Pasetl Pink (PERM in select EUROPE locations)


TRI-COLOR LIPGLASS $17.50
+ Tasty - TOP: Sheer blue pink w/ reflects MID: Mid-tone blue pink w/ duochrome pearlized pigments BOT: Dark creamy red pink
+ Just Desert - TOP: Sheer yellow pink w/ reflects. MID: Mid-tone yellow pink w/ duo-chrome pearlized pigments. BOT: Mid-tone creamy yellow pink
+ Simply Delicious - TOP: Sheer peach w/ reflects MID: Pale coral w/ duo-chrome pearlized pigments BOT: Creamy mid-tone coral
+ Triple-Yum - TOP: Sheer gold w/ gold reflects. MID: True gold w/ duo-chrome pearlized pigments BOT: Mid-tone bronze
+ Consume Me - TOP: Sheer white w/reflects. MID: Pale mint w/ duo-chrome pearlized pigments BOT: Creamy light peach w/ pearlized pigments.


MINERALIZE SKINFINISHES $27.00
+ Perfect Topping - Pink/Peach/Lavender melange
+ Refined - Tan/Peach/Coral melange


LASH $12.00
+ #34 (PERM)

NAIL LACQUER $11.00
+ Peppermint Patti (C) - Creamy mint green
+ Seasonal Peach (C) - Creamy pale peachy pink (REPROMOTE CREME SHEEN)


For now I'm totally eyeing that pink shadestick! And of course the pink E/S and I'm def gonna get Lollipop Loving since I missed out on Heatherette! What do you plan on getting?

PS is it just me or are MSFs getting more expensive everytime they come out?!

MAC Dame Edna Haul

I am soo bad at this no buy thing!! haha But mi madre said I could use the CC for my Christmas gift sooooo u know what I got! LOL The packaging is super cute - I am such a sucker for LE packaging! I loved the glosses that came with this collection I got 2 out of 3 but I think I'm gonna go back for Hot Frost!




Highlighter in What A Dame!, Royal Tour E/S Trio, Splendid L/G, Possum Nose Pink L/G, & Gladiola L/S


Royal Tour, Dame's Desire, Climate Blue, What a Dame


Splendid, Possum Nose Pink, Gladiola


Gladiola L/S


Splendid L/G


Possum Nose Pink L/G

The MUA suckered me into bying the highlight powder! I wasn't planning on it but it has this sheen instead of the glitter bomb mess and ugh I was sold! I really like the eyeshadows, but the colors are kind of sheer. Then again I love colors you can build up because I'm still clumsy with super pigmented e/s. I couldn't understand why people hate stickers so much, but as soon as I opened it I understood! LOL It feels really awkard and the stickers are already peeling off! If they come off I Don't really care because the purple sparkle is cute enough for me but I noticed theres a film over the sticker on the e/s palette which makes it look MUCH better idk why they just didn't paint it on there but whatev. Everyone raaved about Gladiola L/S before it came out and I bought it but I'm not so sure anymore? It's reaally bright idk what do you guys think?



Sorry this is me looking like a bum! It's crazy bright I don't know what to wear it with? A simple smokey eye? Can I even pull this color off? lol If you notice every thing comes with a little quote from Dame Edna. Idk if you can read it but these are the quotes:

POWDER: A little efort goes a long way with a face like yours.
E/S: Love never loses sight of loveliness. That's why people love me.
L/G: Touch yourself up & others will follow!
L/S: We all need a MAC-over possums!

My fave is the lipstick quote! I decided I'll pass on the other E/S trio, but I might go back for Coral Polyp! I'm in loove with Splendid it's such a pretty orange color. I'm debating whether or not to return Gladiola - but I've never returned anything from MAC! lol Well I hope you all had a merry Christmas! I'll have another post soon complete with Secret Santa pictures!

EDIT---
I forgot to post the swatches I got! They're kind of sloppy but I guess it's better than nothing?

L to R/T to B: What a Dame HP, Gladiola, Coral Polyp, Kanga Rouge, Divine Night, Wisteria, Fineshine, Hot Frost, Possum Nose Pink, Splendid, Climate Blue, Dame's Desire, Royal Tour