A million say thanks to yous, MAC Lightness of Being, for lightening my metaphorical makeup tons as well as reminding me that I don’t really requirement six separate pans of eyeshadow up in the mix to have fun.
Look for the 29-piece MAC Lightness of Being collection on the internet at maccosmetics.com starting Dec. 23, 2014, as well as in stores Dec. 26, 2014, with Feb. 6, 2015.
GIRL, you understand exactly how it goes. in some cases I just get so caught up in the process (Why, yes! That third shift shade in the crease is a completely sane idea!) that I fail to remember that uncomplicated makeup can be just as much fun.
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The much more I play with this collection (also got some swatches here), the much more I see the point of these pastel shades.
Since the values don’t vary that much from each other, I discover that I’m not having to spend permanently as well as a day blending them together.
And to quote the fantastic Tony the Tiger, that’s grrrrrreat!
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The shimmery finishes have likewise been quite agreeable. The frosts as well as pearls haven’t needed as much blending as well as babying as mattes frequently do.
For this look here, I’m only utilizing two shadows, one of them, shimmery brown Mineralize Eye shadow in force of Nature, from the collection, as well as the other a long-term collection fave.
Mineralize Eye shadow in force of Nature, a shimmery brown with a half pearl/half frost surface ($22)
While it is available in a single pan, force of Nature is kind of like a two-for-one, since it’s divided into two shades — a light brown with a pearl finish, as well as a somewhat darker, much more taupe-ish brown with a frost finish.
What an fascinating shade… depending upon your skin tone, force of Nature might screen as a cool-toned brown, or a purplish brown/taupe. On my NC42 epidermis, I get the latter, as well as I’m looking ahead to layering it with grayish as well as chocolate browns.
The long-term collection shadow I likewise utilized right here was matte brown MAC paint Pot in rather Natural, a cream shadow, which I buffed from lash line as much as brow bone, feathering/diffusing as I moved up.
Following that, I wet a tapered eye brush with MAC Fix+, as well as mixed the pearl side of force of Nature on the lids.
Then I smudged the dark brown liner from the collection, the Eye Pencil in Taupe, along my lower lash lines, rimmed my water lines with the always-reliable MAC Smolder, as well as completed with a pair of falsies.
Eye Pencil in Taupe, a dark brown ($16)
For my cheeks, drama! — in the type of peachy orange Mineralize blush in Uplifting.
Mineralize blush in Uplifting, a peach with bright orange marbling ($27)
While I might quickly spend all the time staring at Uplifting’s embossed pan, its tricks elude me… When I buff it on the apples of my cheeks, I mainly just see frost, as well as barely any type of of the peach color.
And my pores? BAH! as well big. Sailors can most likely see them from across the Bay.
Unless your cheeks are naturally smoother than a cherub’s bottom, you might have trubs with this blush.
Seeing as the sheer pastel glosses in the collection look much more or less the exact same on my pigmented pout, I lined as well as filled in my lips very first with MAC Staunchly trendy Lip Pencil (a fantastic one to amplify peach and/or pink lip shades) to increase the sheer, peachy orange Mineralize Glass in loose & vibrant I then used around my lips.
MAC Mineralize Glass in loose & Lively, a peachy orange ($22)
As for unforeseen stars from the collection that I’m liking much more than I thought, pale lavender studio nail Lacquer in contemporary motion took me by surprise. It may look like a standard-issue gray in the bottle, however it turns into a beautiful grayed-out lavender on nails.
MAC studio nail Lacquer in contemporary Movement, a pale lavender ($12)
I’m liking contemporary motion much much more than I believed I would, however I wouldn’t suggest skipping your base as well as top coats.
I only utilized a base coat (no top), as well as after two days, I already notice two little chips on the nails of my best hand. Of the two polishes in the Lightness of Being collection (the other one, sheer creamy beige Lightness of Being, is quickly dupable practically anywhere), contemporary motion takes the cake for me.
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Is anybody else available using shimmer today?
Your friendly community charm addict,
Karen