Glossier Play Colorslide Technogel Eye Pencil: Swatches and Review

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Hey everyone!

If you're familiar with my blog, you'll know that I own and have reviewed a ton of Glossier products. Boy Brow is my staple brow gel and I've gone through more bottles of Milky Jelly Cleanser than I can even remember. Glossier is well known for their effortless no-makeup makeup vibe so it's not a huge surprise that they would create a side brand, Glossier Play, for their more adventurous makeup launches.

Glossier Play is described as a brand of "dialed up beauty extras". In hindsight, I should have realized they were planning to venture into brighter color cosmetics after they launched their Milky Oil makeup remover. After all, not much in the original Glossier line required heavy duty makeup removing but the Glossier Play line has more colorful products.

I have lots of thoughts on Glossier and Glossier Play as a concept but it would take up way too many words in this blog post so I'll keep my thoughts to myself for another time. Today I have a review on two Glossier Play Colorslide Technogel Eye Pencils. Let's get to it!

Click through to see swatches and read my review!

Nudestix Boho Babe Palette - Review, Swatches, and Photos

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Hey everyone!

Today I'm reviewing the Nudestix Boho Babe Palette. This is a set with six pencils across four different product lines. The set contains one Gel Color Lip and Cheek Balm in Tay Tay, three Magnetic Luminous Eye Colors in Angel, Burnish, and Nudity, one Magnetic Matte Eye Color in Fig, and one Magnetic Matte Lip Color in Boho. 

If you're not familiar, Nudestix is a line based on makeup crayons/pencils that come in a travel-friendly tin + sharpener. You can buy the pencils individually or in curated sets/palettes. Currently, you're not able to buy just the pencils themselves so you might end up collecting a lot of extra tins. I find that their palettes/sets are the most cost effective way to buy from the brand. They have many curated sets where you get six pencils for the price of about two and a half pencils. 

I'll be reviewing each formula in the post and talk about which product I liked and which products were misses (because not everything will work out for everyone).

Pür Minerals Double Ego Eyeliner: Swatch, Review, and Photos

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Hi everyone! Today's post is a swatch and review of the Pür Minerals Double Ego Eyeliner, another one of the dual-ended products in their makeup line. This is accompanying their dual-ended Wake Up Brow (eyebrow pencil) and Pout Pen (lip stain and balm). The Double Ego Eyeliner comes with a twist-up pencil on one side and a felt tip liquid liner on the other side. You can easily tag team both sides into one look or use one or the other depending on how bold you want to look.

I received two shades in Queensland and Tasmania to try out. Queensland is a bright teal shade while Tasmania is a deep chocolate brown.

NARS Eye Paint in Soloman Islands: Swatch and Review

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Recently, Sephora has a special deal where rewards members could get 15% off their purchases. I stash gift cards for these purposes and had a $25 giftcard I decided to splurge with and got myself this NARS Eye Paint in Solomon Islands. I didn't intend to get it when I went in but I'd been eyeing the color for ages because it reminds me of a long discontinued MAC Fluidline in Blue Peep so I had to have it. I'm not even sure when I'll wear this out but it was too beautiful to resist.



Where to Purchase: Sephora.com (affiliate link), Sephora stores, narscosmetics.com
Price: $25 for .08 oz of product. 
Do they test on animals?: The company does not.
Packaging: The Eye Paint comes in a glass pot with a plastic lid.



Swatch: 

Described as a turquoise blue, it's bright enough to wear on its own as a pop of color. The photo was taken in natural daylight with no flash. Keep in mind that due to the matte finish, the eyeliner actually dries a shade or two darker than what's in the pot. It's still a beautiful bright blue though!

Formula: 

The eyeliner is described as having "multi-use application, 18-hour wear, highly-saturated, with a weightless gel texture that dries smoothly and quickly" 

It's incredibly pigmented and can be worn as an eyeshadow, eyeshadow base, and eyeliner. Solomon Islands dries down to a flat matte finish. I do think that Solomon Islands specifically is a firmer gel liner, it's not as squishy/soft as other brands but it's still very creamy. 

Due to the firmer texture, I don't have to be as cautious when applying it like I am with other squishy/softer gel liners (which have a tendency to transfer onto my eyelid if I'm not careful) because it sets faster. I would work a little quickly to blend the color out if you were planning on using it as an eyeshadow or eyeshadow base. It is smudgeproof about 30 seconds after application, it does dry smoothly and quickly. 

On the waterline, I got about four hours of good wear (it started disintegrating after that).

Wear time as as eyeliner was good if I wore a primer first. Without eyeshadow primer, the eyeliner started transferring onto my eyelid after three hours. With eyeshadow primer, the eyeliner stayed on strong for more than eight hours. My oily hooded eyeshape usually does a number on eyeliner with or without eye primer so I'm glad that it at least wears well with primer.

In Conclusion:

Compared to other gel eyeliners, it is expensive but the formula and range of colors (the olive green Mozambique and gray Transvaal) make it interesting enough that it's worth picking one up or at least swatching in store!

Disclaimer: I purchased the NARS Eye Paint myself. All opinions are my own. The link marked as an affiliate link gives me a commission based off your use of the link if you decided to make a purchase! The commission helps to support the costs of running the blog.

OCC Cosmetic Colour Pencil Swatches, Comparison, and Review *Revised*

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Along with the lip tars from the Spring 2014 Plastic Passion Collection, I was gifted the set of Cosmetic Colour Pencils (CCP). I'm going to swatch, review, and provide comparison swatches between the original lip tar and the counterpart cosmetic colour pencil.  I don't own all the lip tars but I do have five that I can compare the pencil versions to. Along with that, I will show the lip looks you can get by layering the lip tars with the counterpart pencils! I will not be reviewing the Anti-Feathered Cosmetic Colour Pencil in this post, instead I'll be testing it separately to see how well it performs at preventing feathering.

From top to bottom: Anti-Feathered, Feathered, Anime*, Sybil, Pennyroyal, Trick*, Tarred, Black Dahlia*, Hoochie*, NSFW*, Pool Boy, Grandma*

*Indicates that these are only lip and body safe. The rest of the shades (Feathered, Sybil, Pennyroyal, Tarred, and Pool Boy) are eye, lip, and body-safe.

I have quite a bit to say so I'll be putting the rest of the post under a cut!

Tarte Stop and Stare 6-Piece Eyeliner & Lash Set: Swatches and Review

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I'm so happy that my first semester of grad school is over, now I can actually spend winter break blogging (without feeling like I'm neglected my school work). There are a few reviews I have to get up soon but I did want to finish this one and my next on the Bite Beauty Best Bite Set because they're limited edition holiday items.

After seeing Phyrra's review of the Tarte Stop & Stare Eyeliner Set, I knew I had to get my hands on it. It was on sale at Sephora for only $27 (down from $39) and combined with the Beauty Insider Reward Certificate, it was a sweet deal. Today, I'm going to review the eyeliners (not the mascara).

Where to purchase: Sephora (affiliate link) and ULTA. 
Price: $27 for three skinny SmolderEYES Amazonian Clay Waterproof Liners and two SmolderEYES Amazonian Clay Waterproof Liners plus one deluxe Lights, Camera, Flashes Statement Mascara. It was previously priced for $39 but is on sale at Sephora and ULTA (it was on sale in stores at Sephora but I'm not sure about ULTA).
Do they test on animals?: The company does not.
Packaging: The pencils are all color coordinated and sharpenable. The thicker Amazonian Clay Liners come with a built in smudger tip.

The three Skinny Amazonian Clay Liners are Purple Garnet, Azurite Green, and Onyx. Onyx is permanent and Purple Garnet and Azurite Green are limited edition.

The regular Amazonian Clay liners come in Rose Gold and Taupe. I personally don't think it's actually a Rose Gold, I do think it's more bronze and not pink enough but it's still a nice color. These appear to be limited edition colors.

Click through to read my thoughts on the formula and swatches!

MakeupGeek Electric Gel Liner: Swatch, Review and Photos

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One of the reasons why I was so excited to attend IMATS LA was because of the plethora of booths there, MakeupGeek being one of them. I had heard such great things about the gel liners and I sought them out in the hopes of getting one or two. I went back and forth on the ones there and finally decided to get Electric, a beautiful royal blue.

The gel liner is packaged in a purple and black box with pink and white leaf motifs that match the printing on the lid. There's a cutout on the back so you can see the label. Interestingly enough, the color applies more like a royal blue than the cobalt blue that it appears in the pot.   



There was a bit of confusion I had regarding its place of manufacturing and the amount in the gel liner. The box says Made in China whereas the gel liner says Made in USA so I asked customer service and they said that it's the box that's printed in China and the gel liner itself that's manufactured in the US. It's a bit weird to import the boxes in but that's how it is.

The label on the liner says that it contains 1.8 grams of product whereas the box says 3 grams. I again asked customer service and they told me that the label on the gel liner is a mistake and that there truly is 3 grams of product in the jars. I'm hoping that they'll fix this in future liners, especially if it's a known mistake.

Where to purchase: Makeup Geek (affiliate link)

Price: $7.99 for 3 grams / 0.1 oz

Do they test on animals? They do not test on animals.

Packaging: The liner is in round glass pot with a flat black plastic cap embossed with the white Makeup Geek label. The bottom of the pot has a label with the name, amount, and website information. I do like the glass pot since it tends to slow down drying if the lid is on tight.

Product Description: Get the same precision as a liquid liner with our easily applied gel based liner. The eyeliners glide on with ease and dry to a water-resistant, smudge-proof finish that won't fade or crease. With their intense color and rich pigmentation, these long lasting liners are sure to make a standing impression.

My Thoughts on the Formula/Performance

Electric is described as a "true bright royal blue with a matte finish"

I adore the color but it's got a finicky formula that needs time to dry otherwise it'll transfer onto your eyelid. The consistency of the gel liner is kind of dry and tacky, not creamy, squishy, or gel-like so the claim that it glides on with ease is not true. It can be difficult to get a crisp pigmented thin line as it needs two passes to build up opaque coverage. It's almost opaque in one pass but to get the bright royal blue, you need two. The tackiness combined with the fact that you need to do two passes or more means you may end up waiting one to three minutes for it to dry. If you set it with an eyeshadow, it dries faster. Once the finish goes semi-matte instead of shiny, you'll know it's dry. I personally found that a pointed liner brush (as opposed to a flat or angled brush) was the best tool to apply the liner with. I disagree that it has a matte finish, it's not full-on shiny but there is quite the satin finish to it. I mentioned it above but the color in the pot is more cobalt than it appears on the lid.

Thankfully, the wear time is quite good on my oily hooded eyes. It lasted 8 hours no primer without transferring on my lid but that was only once I let it fully dry. If you don't let it dry, it's sure to crease easily. While it didn't fade or crease on my eyes, I did find it weird that as the day went on, the liner cracked in the inner corner. I don't agree that it has rich pigmentation as it does need two passes for opaque coverage. After letting it fully dry, it was smudgeproof on me. This does need an oil-based or dual phase makeup remover because it does stay quite strong on.

I did want to note that when I had opened the jar, the liner was slightly shrinking away from the sides of the pot. It's applied okay thus far but I'm a little worried about whether it'll be more difficult to apply in the future.

Swatch

This swatch was two passes of the liner and the picture was taken in natural daylight.

My Final Thoughts

I love the color but it doesn't live up to its claims of applying with ease with rich pigmentation. It does have a good wear time and is smudgeproof once dry but the tacky formula and the necessity for two coats leads to a long dry time which is big deterrent. I don't really have the patience for it. It does do better when set with an eyeshadow.

I'm not sure if I'll get more of the gel liners. From the reviews I'm reading, it does seem like it's just Electric that needs the long dry time and the rest seem to fare better. The brand does have a great variety in colors in both cream and shimmery formulas (and they have a taupe-like one!) so I might just wait for a sale to get more.

For anyone looking for a dupe of the color, Betty Girl Makeup suggested MAC Marine Blue Chromaline. Be sure to check out her post as it has swatches and a review of the other Makeup Geek Gel liners.


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Anastasia Want You to Want Me Eyeshadow Palette: Swatches, Review, and Photos

I already knew Anastasia was well known for their brow products plus their lip products were formidable, but I had never tried their eyeshadows before so I was curious to see how they performed. In time for the Holiday season, this is their Want You to Want Me Kit that comes with nine eyeshadows, a mini liquid eyeliner, mini brow gel, and dual sided eyeshadow brush all packaged up in a velvety case with a magnetic clasp. 

(Can I just say that I couldn't help but think of the movie 10 Things I Hate About You and the "I Want You to Want Me" Cover by by Letters to Cleo when I saw the name of the kit?)

Product Description: 

"Kit styled like a clutch and features a removable eye shadow palette for a takeaway touch-up wherever your night takes you. Nine long-wearing eye shadows create a range of looks from neutral to dramatic to smokey.  Velvety smooth matte and hydrating Illumin8 shimmery shades keep eyes looking glam and crease-free. High-pigment shadows can be worn dry for a sheer wash of color. Wear wet to transform shadow into liner or for a bold metallic finish. Dual-sided eye shadow brush included. Jet black liquid eye liner creates the perfect thin line for a dramatic eye. Mini Clear Brow Gel sets brows in place all day and night."

Packaging: The entire set is housed within a luxe velvet box with metallic accents, a magnetic clasp, and a mirrored top. The inside of the set has a place for the brush, liquid liner, and brow gel with the eyeshadow palette. The eyeshadow palette itself has a mirror so it's pretty handy when you want to travel with it. To get nitpicky, I do wish the names of the eyeshadows were listed on the eyeshadow palette and not within the packaging of the set but since these don't seem to be sold individually (Which is a shame for some of the eyeshadows), it's not a big deal.

Where to purchase: Sephora*, Nordstrom*, Anastasia Beverly Hills

Cruelty Free? They are cruelty free.

Price: $34.00 for $90.00 worth of product. You get nine .025 oz eyeshadows (.225 oz total which is about 1/2 the size of eyeshadows from brands like Urban Decay and MAC), The mini brow gel is valued at $9.00 but since they don't offer most of the set separately, it was hard to gauge the actual value of each product. 

My Thoughts on the Formula/Wear Time: 

For the most part, the eyeshadows performed well. There were a few that I thought were a little dry but they made up with good pigmentation on the skin. There was only one eyeshadow that I didn't like at all.

First row: Platform Wedges,  Front Row Center, Ziggy
Second row: Members Only, Power Ballad, Jellies
Third row: Graphic T's, Brass in the Pocket, Iron On

Swatches ahead! All were taken in natural daylight over a primer. I swatched from top row, left to right then each row down.


Platform Beige is a beautifully smooth matte pink toned bone beige. I love it and it's the perfect browbone highlight.


Front Row Center is a light shimmery beige with slight glitter. I wasn't able to capture the slightly orange tone on camera though. There was some fallout from the glitter so you have to be a wee bit careful.


Ziggy is a light purple reminiscent of grape soda. I'll admit, I was hoping for a little more pigmentation from this but the description does say that they can be worn dry for a sheer wash. Compared to the smoothness of the rest of the shadows, this felt dry and required lots of packing on (in the swatch I just swept it on)


Members Only is a super smooth and not powdery medium brown. This is like Naked in the Urban Decay Naked Palette but with much better pigmentation and smoothness. I know it's a little difficult to see since it's similar to my skin tone, but this also means it works great to neutralize my eyelids if they're discolored. 


Power Ballad is a shimmery champagne brown. The softness of this eyeshadow, it really reminded me of Urban Decay shadows. Loved the formula and the color.


Jellies is a light shimmery pink. This was just okay for me, not too soft but definitely not dry like Ziggy was for me.


Graphic T's is a dark brown with just some hints of olive green. I think dark brown or black based eyeshadows can be a little dry and this was not exception. This did have good pigmentation to make up for that.


Brass in Pocket is a metallic brassy eyeshadow. Loved this and its pigmentation, so easy to apply and the finish is amazing.


Iron On is a black based purple with purple sparkle. Like I said about Graphic T's, it was a little dry but the pigmentation was so much better than Graphic T's. I wasn't able to capture the purple sparkle on camera but I would recommend patting the eyeshadow on to keep the sparkles.

Oh and the palette comes with a dual ended brush but I thought it was just okay. One side is like an eyeshadow paddle brush which I thought was a little too floppy and the other side was a defined crease brush that I really did like.

Liquid Eye Liner in Jet:

Jet is a deep rich black that dries matte.

I gotta be honest and say I don't like this. The biggest reason is personal preference-based; it has a brush tip that's a little too long and flexible for my liking. Unfortunately the line will smudge if you run your finger over it (even when it's dry) and it runs at the sight of water. The positive thing I can say is that I like the matte finish but it's not a flexible line and can crack with movement. It works fine for doing a regular line on your top lid (you can get a thin line like it says in the product description).

Clear Brow Gel:



Having previously used clear mascara as a stand-in for brow gel, I was curious to see how an actual brow gel performed. This does do a great job at keeping my brows on all day but I did note that my brows felt a little stiff after it dried. 

Would I recommend?

For $34.00, I think it's a great way to try out a few of the samplings from the brand at an economical price. I was hoping to like the liquid eyeliner but the nine eyeshadows (if I had to pick, I'd say I liked eight of them, Ziggy was not my cup of tea), the super duper luxe velvet carrying case and the brow gel make it worth it. I would like to see them sell Members Only separately because it was one of my favorite eyeshadows from the palette.

Disclaimer: I received this product for review from the brand. All opinions are my own. The links marked with an asterisk are affiliate links that give me a commission based off your use of the link when you purchase the product and helps support the blog!

Urban Decay Electric 24/7 Eye Pencil Set Swatches and Review

I have a penchant for Urban Decay products but not necessarily paying full price for them. I got this set at Nordstrom Rack on sale for only $18.97 plus tax! If you don't have a Nordstrom Rack nearby, it's available on Urban Decay for $19.00.

The colors available in the set are Perversion, Ransom, Woodstock, Radium, and Junkie. I mainly got this set for Perversion and Junkie because I wanted a deep dark black liner and I had heard that Junkie was a dupe for MAC Undercurrent.

One pass was done to show opacity then a scribble to show off the color. The swatches were done under an Ottlite.

Perversion: This is a super dark carbon black with the slightest bit of sheen to it. It is creamier than the other liners. This was opaque in one pass.

Ransom: DISAPPOINTMENT CENTRAL. It's not very pigmented on its own and doesn't apply well as an upper lashline liner. I got a more pigmented line when I used it on the lower lashline liner or as an eyeshadow base. It definitely needs layering.

Woodstock: This was only a little more pigmented than Ransom. You can use it on the upper and lower lashline as long as you layer it and it works great as an eyeshadow base.

Radium: This was extremely pigmented, nearly opaque in one stroke (though it looks sheerer in my swatch). It works well as an upper, lower, and eyeshadow base.

Junkie: This is the star of the set and I'm so excited that it was included. Not quite opaque in one stroke but extremely gorgeous. If you want a cheaper close dupe, do check out my post on the Revlon Emerald Liner.

Unfortunately, there's just something about my eyes that doesn't like the formula. I have oily lids and my eyes are hooded which is a double whammy against these liners and pencil liners in general. Perversion is really creamy so it's much more prone to transferring than the rest of the shimmery/sparkly liners.

I can't wear the eyeliner by itself because it'll transfer onto my eyelid within an hour (especially with the weather getting hotter). I get the best wear wearing it with eyeshadow primer (I've been using Too Faced Shadow Insurance lately) and eyeshadow. Wearing it with only primer means I get about 4 1/2 hours of wear before I start seeing transfer on my eyelid and that's not nearly long enough for me. I don't set the liner with eyeshadow and instead wear a matte eyelid tone on my lids underneath the liner to help stave off transfer.

Though I LOVE Junkie, I can't say I'll use the rest of the eyeliners much. I do like using Perversion on my lower waterline but I would like for it to last longer (it wears too easily away in the outer lower waterline). I don't think these eyeliners are bad (since they work so well for everyone else), they're just not good for me though I suppose I should have expected as much since I prefer liquid eyeliners instead. and most pencil liners arent friendly with my oily lids If they could come out with a mini set of their liquid eyeliners, man alive would I jump on that!

I have finicky eyelids (hell, they didn't even like the Make Up For Ever Aqua Creams and EVERYONE loves that!) so I won't go so far to say that these sucked because I know quite a lot of people like them. If you have the chance, do try them out and scope out your local Nordstrom Rack for the set!

(I'm certainly favoring the excessive use of parenthesis in this review)

Drugstore Dupe Alert: Revlon Emerald vs Urban Decay Junkie 24/7 Liner

When I saw this post by Blushing Noir with her swatch of Revlon's Grow Luscious Emerald liner, I thought it might be a viable dupe for Urban Decay Junkie 24/7 Liner. I've been obsessed with Junkie ever since I saw it featured on Mu-Tokki but it isn't available from Urban Decay other than in their Holiday 2011 Electric 24/7 Travel Size Set of 5. While Emerald isn't a perfect dupe, for Junkie, I do think it's close enough though to stave off cravings for the more expensive Urban Decay liner.

A comparison of the two pencils, Junkie on the left and Emerald on the right. Both are in a plastic barrel as opposed to a wooden barrel.

The left scribbly swatch is Revlon Emerald, right scribbly swatch is Urban Decay Junkie. The left single swipe is Emerald and the right single swipe is Junkie.


A closeup of the scribbly swatches. Though it looks like the Emerald is sheerer than Junkie, it actually turns out that Emerald is more pigmented in one swipe when applied on the eyes. Emerald and Junkie have a very similar colored base but the reason that Junkie looks bluer is because Emerald has a higher concentration of the sparkle that makes it appear the slightest bit more green. Though the difference looks quite drastic here, it isn't as prominent when worn on the eyes.

I applied both on my eyes so you could see just how subtle the differences are when worn. Emerald is on the upper lashline, Junkie is on the lower lashline.

I think the two are so similar, but I do like the slightly bluer Junkie. Junkie does have its downsides because it is sheerer in one pass (but can be built up to similar opacity) and can't be purchased on its own quite yet (only in the Holiday 2011 Kit on Urban Decay) so its availability is quite restricted.

Emerald on the other hand is pigmented in one swipe, readily available at any drugstore, $8.99 for .04 grams and often goes on sale (I got it for 40% off this week at Rite Aid). As an added benefit, Emerald is a Grow Luscious liner with a formula that is supposed to "help support healthy lashes" though I don't necessarily give much credence to that. If you don't have a Rite Aid nearby, you can get it on Amazon for about $5!

I usually don't like to wear pencil liners because they transfer a little more easily on my oily Asian eyes when I wear them on my upper lashline (which are slightly hooded). The Revlon liner makes no mention of wear time which was troubling at first because I thought it meant that it would have virtually no wear time. It turns out though that it fared quite similarly to the Urban Decay 24/7 liner on me (your mileage will definitely vary, it always seems like the products that last amazing on everyone is less impressive on me because of my eye shape)

With or without primer (I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance), both lasted about 4 1/2 hours before I started seeing the slightest hint of transfer on my eyelid (and I do mean the slightest hint, I was looking hard). Wear time is much better if I wear eyeshadow underneath the liner (over 8 hours).

I hope you guys found this post useful! Thank you so much to everyone wishing me luck on my finals :D I managed four A's and one B this semester (the 2nd B I've ever gotten in college) and I may or may not have rewarded myself with a Fyrinnae order that I'll be posting about tomorrow :X (I had a gift card from Klout so really, I didn't pay anything out of pocket!)

MAC Shop MAC, Cook MAC and MAC Vera Collections: Event Pictures & Swatches

I got an invite to the MAC Shop MAC, Cook MAC (formerly Shop Shop Shop, Cook Cook Cook) event at my local Pro store so I went there lugging my camera to take some swatch pictures and to check out the Tendertones (I've been waiting years for their rerelease and have been spamming the world about my eagerness for them). They also had the Vera Collection available to check out. I got home from the event a few hours ago and wanted to get pictures up as soon as possible!

I took a few pictures of the outside of the store in addition to swatch pictures of Shop MAC, Cook MAC and Vera.

All the employees had cute aprons and big hair. I loved the mix of bright blues and pink plaid.

This picture is basically the same as the one above but I was just amused at how it looks like the security guard is giving me a look.


Here are a few of the decorations in front of the store. This is a small shopping cart with a bunch of themed boxes.

Here's a better view of the front and everyone inside getting a pep talk before the event

Another one of the cool decorations in front of the store. The gloves, sponges, and bags were actually given away to some people who got the invite in the mail.

Here's a closeup of the gifts being given away. I chose to get a tote bag instead of the sponges or the gloves. I will admit that I was hoping the giveaway item was going to be something makeup related. Although they do fit the theme, I didn't expect to be able to choose them so I defaulted and got the bag.

Now onto pictures of Shop MAC, Cook MAC products.

Here's the Shop MAC part

and here's the Cook MAC part

I didn't swatch everything but I swatched a lot of the collection!

Call Me Bubbles Eyeshadow Quad: Call Me Bubbles, Fresh Daily, Full of Flavour, and Brash

I apologize for the lighting change but the colors look fairly accurate (to me at least!)

Lipsticks: Innocence, Beware!, Naughty Saute, Runaway Red, Watch Me Simmer, Dish It Up, and Quick Sizzle

Cremeblend Blushes: Florida, Optimistic Orange, Restores Dazzle!

Fluidlines:

Added Goodness, Midnight Snack, and Wholesome

I also took product pictures of the fluidlines

Added Goodness

Midnight Snack

Wholesome (similar to Blacktrack but not as black)


and MAC Vera!

the Vera Plushglasses

The Crushed Metal Pigment stacks. I love the look of the middle one, it reminds me of a mermaid!

the Pearlmatte Face Powders: Flower Fantasy and Sunday Afternoon.

and I also swatched the Pearlglide eyeliners in the collection. I'm a little confused though since the official color story has seven Pearlglide eyeliners listed but I only saw six in the display and I only swatched the ones I saw.

Industrial, Petrol Blue, Designer Purple, Undercurrent, Black Line, and Lord It Up

I had a nice time at the event and it was my first time ever going to one. When I was swatching the tendertones on my lips (using clean disposable lip brushes), two of the customers there asked me questions on them and watched me try on Hot n Saucy, Tread Gently, and Purring. It was fun to say the least!

Edit:

Oh I forgot to say that they had snacks and cocktails available. I didn't drink anything but I got this nice potato snack and they also had little pigs in a blanket!