Havana oh-nah-nah
Girl… One day. someday I’ll sit down, put on my makeup for the day, as well as refrain from doing a brown smoky eye.
But today was not that day.
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I had to run errands, as well as I wasn’t about to spend 45 minutes on my makeup just to get some Charmin, so I went with something I’m (very) familiar with. I had to go to the pediatrician’s office to get a type for Connor’s pre-school enrollment, as well as then hit Target to get an industrial-sized situation of toilet paper since last night I realized that we only had four rolls left in the home — overall — which amplified my stress and anxiety by like a million percent, so out came one of my preferred brown eyeshadows in the world, MAC additional dimension Eye shadow in Havana.
I believe it should have a lot more like than it gets.
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Oh, my gosh! It’s a floating arm!!
Side note: whenever I state “Havana,” I believe of that Camila Cabello song.
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Havana, oh-nah-nah… La-la-la-la-la-la Havana oh-nah-nah…
That’s about the only part I know, LOL!
Havana ($20) is a lovely warm-toned golden brown without any type of orange or red undertones, as well as it’s best for when you just want to wear one eyeshadow on your lids. Buff out the edges, throw on some eyeliner, as well as you’re golden. It blends out so easily, too. No matter what your skill level, you can produce charming gradients with it, as well as it’s the type of brown that opts for a lot of lip colors (more on this in a sec).
And the finish? Oh, man, it’s UNREAL. It’s unlike anything else in the MAC shadow fam. It starts out looking kinda glossy — however not frosty! — however it slowly transforms into a lovely radiant satin as the day goes on.
It’s SO FREAKIN’ PRETTY! It’s likewise kind to fine lines, which is one more significant plus.
I normally wear Havana with a matte brown liner (one that isn’t as well warm) like MAC Coffee, however you can likewise wear it with shimmery browns like MAC Teddy. Costa Riche liner may likewise work…but I believe the warm red undertones in it may clash with Havana’s golden tones. That may look a bit off… however any type of standard-issue black liner would absolutely work if you want to do a lot more of a sultry night look.
As of what lip colors to wear it with, Havana goes well so lots of different shades, from warm peachy nudes to warm pinks to warm coral-pinks like I’m using here. It’s MAC Nippon (a Cremesheen), which is odd since you may not expect this specific brown eyeshadow as well as this specific coral-pink to go so well together, however they do.
Lipstick is MAC Nippon, as well as cheeks are Chanel Les Beiges healthy glow Multi-Colour Powder in Medium, with MAC vintage increased cream Colour Base tapped lightly on the apples (I’m a MAC NC42, BTW).
If you wished to opt for a bolder lip, I believe a matte orangey red would look amaze-balls, too. I was really contemplating using MAC rather the Standout today instead, however I was thwarted by dry lips.
BOO! FLAKES!
Oh, well. There’s always next time. as well as depend on me, there will be a next time with Havana. add MAC additional dimension Eye shadow in Havana to your desire listing like now.
Havana-oh-nah-nah…
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Your friendly community appeal addict,
Karen
The MAC Unsung Heroes series (a subset of my routine Unsung makeup Heroes series) features a few of my all-time preferred products from MAC’s long-term collection
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC Fleur Power Blush
MAC Unsung Heroes: Swiss chocolate Eyeshadow
MAC Unsung Heroes: Costa Riche Eye Kohl
MAC Unsung Heroes: Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC additional dimension Eye shadow in Havana
MAC Unsung Heroes: Chicory Lip Pencil
MAC Unsung Heroes: Smoked Almond Lipstick
MAC Unsung Heroes: half ‘n half Lipstick
MAC Unsung Heroes: Chili Lipstick
MAC Unsung Heroes: Coffee Eye Pencil
MAC Unsung Heroes: Mineralize Skinfinish in worldwide Glow
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC additional dimension Eye shadow in Havana
MAC Unsung Heroes: vintage Matte liquid Lipcolour in Burnt Spice
MAC Unsung Heroes: Mineralize Foundation/Loose
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC giddy Lustre Lipstick
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC studio repair fluid Foundation
MAC Unsung Heroes: Amorous Alloy Eyeshadow
MAC Unsung Heroes: structure Eyeshadow
MAC Unsung Heroes: Prep + Prime 24-Hour prolong Eye Base
MAC Unsung Heroes: Swiss chocolate Eyeshadow
If you’re trying to find long-term collection concepts or inspiration, there are actually numerous unsung makeup heroes articles in the MBB archives. These 20 are just the idea of the iceberg.