MAC By Request Collection

I came across an article on www.allure.com a couple days ago where apparently MAC is going to bring back several discontinued shades based on votes so I’m really looking forward to this collection and seeing what gets chosen although the concept is a little silly since this is a limited edition collection of limited edition items… Voting starts March 12-30 to all Facebook fans of MAC and you’re only allowed to vote for each category once a day. The collection will be online only and available in July.

LIPSTICK
3N (January 2008)
Moxie (September 1999) 

Candy Yum Yum (April 2011)
Shitaki (March 2001)
Rocker (Red) (Fall 1999)
Eden Rocks (May 2001)

LIPGLASS
Emancipation (February 2011)
2N (January 2008)
Flash of Flesh (May 2005)
Icescape (December 2009)
Bait (June 2006)
Cult of Cherry (September 2008)

EYE SHADOW
Moth Brown (March 2005) 
Guacamole (May 2005)
Solar White (June 2008)
Cool Heat (June 2008)
Jeté (January 2006)
Heavenly Bliss (May 2001)

While I appreciate MAC bringing back some of their popular discontinued items I do wish the collection would have been a bit more expansive maybe with the inclusion of some pigments, MSF’s, or maybe blushes. Also I feel like this would have been a perfect way to offer up Ripe Peach again since this shade continues to be a favorite and somewhat coveted item. I suspect that 3N, Moxie, and Candy Yum Yum will be the winners of the lipstick category, and as far as the other categories I couldn’t say for sure. I’m not that into MAC’s lipglass so I’ll probably pass on those, as far as eyeshadows I would love to have Moth Brown, Solar White, and Guacamole come back to give them a try which I would definitely have to grab backups of since the limited edition shadows always end up being my favorite shadows for some reason >.< 

Electro Pop Polka Dot NOTD

Just a quick polka dot notd using all the polishes from the China Glaze Electro Pop Collection over two coats of Spoiled "Visually Slimming". 

Dublin Forest EOTD

Eyes:

Kat Von D Dublin eyeshadow

Kat Von D Altruism eyeshadow

MAC Humid eyeshadow

Urban Decay Perversion liquid liner

Urban Decay Perversion 24/7 liner

Urban Decay Mildew 24/7 liner

Color Club Starry Temptress Collection

Space Case is a bright Barbie pink

Ultra-Astral is a bright fuchsia pink

Wink Wink Twinkle is a bright grape purple

You Got Soul-Ar is a bright tangerine orange

Glitter Envy is a bright neon granny apple green

Otherworldly is a bright rich blueberry blue

Starry Temptress Top Coat is a clear base with fine iridescent opal glitter 

So earlier when I made a huge order from transdesign.com I also decided to pick up the Color Club Starry Temptress Collection since I had been eyeing it for awhile and I was really excited to see how they looked since they’re neon colors with glitter. Upon application the glitter definitely doesn’t stand out and sparkle like it does in the bottle which is one of the biggest downsides especially if you were hoping to get that holographic sparkle out of them. But regardless I still think the polishes are unique and the glitter adds character to them since it gives it a sort of textured look with a bit of depth, and there is still a very light bit of sparkle that translates but not a lot. The formula on these was good, thick and fairly opaque where two coats would suffice but a third for a perfect finish also the dry time was fast and the glitter was rather smooth where it doesn’t leave your nails feeling gritty or too bumpy.

From left to right (with Seche Vite top coat): 
Space Case, Ultra-Astral, Wink Wink Twinkle, You Got Soul-Ar, Glitter Envy, Otherworldly.

From left to right (with Starry Temptress top coat): 
Space Case, Ultra-Astral, Wink Wink Twinkle, You Got Soul-Ar, Glitter Envy, Otherworldly.

Availability: www.transdesign.com $21.70

Urban Decay 24/7 Shadow Pencil Stash

I absolutely love Urban Decays shadow and liner pencil products so anytime they release sets like these I always get sucked in and for good reasons, the products are amazing; they’re long lasting and won’t crease. Urban Decays shadow pencils make for a great multi-function product since you can use them as regular liners, as an eyeshadow base or simply eyeshadow but because these do dry fast so you need to be quick about blending them out. Plus sets like these are really great for gifts, when I bought my set I also bought an extra to give to my sister for part of her birthday present and she loved it.

From left to right: Delinquent, Rehab, Juju, Sin, Clash.

Delinquent is a dark purple with bright purple sparkle

Rehab is a dark brown toned taupe

Juju is a frosted pale taupe

Sin is a pink beige champagne

Clash is a bright blue with silver sparkle

Availability: www.urbandecay.com retails $34 on sale for $12 

Kleancolor Polish Haul

I have always wanted to try some of the Kleancolor polishes but have yet to get around to picking any up until about a week ago when I was browsing Amazon and saw a huge lot of them and decided to get them since they were only $44.50 with free shipping for 48 polishes which I felt was a really good deal considering that on the Kleancolor website they retail for $3.49 each, so at retail the price would have been $167.52 for 48 Kleancolor polishes. This is definitely a great lot to buy if you don’t already own any Kleancolor polishes and have wanted to try them out, plus you do get a good mixture of colors, and glitter polishes as well and none of them are repeats. Also shipping was fast, I ordered them on the 24^th and received them today. I can’t wait to play with these especially the glitters so I will try to have swatches up as soon as possible!

                             

Availability: $44.50 + free shipping

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005H8PTR4/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details