Haul: MAC Posh Paradise collection + swatches!

Hello!!

Source: Temptalia

Source: Temptalia

About a week ago, the Posh Paradise collection launched in Belgium. It arrived earlier than expected and as soon as I heard, I ran to the nearest MAC store. The main reason I was looking forward to this collection was because of the paint pots. I love paint pots! I like using them as a base or just on their own, or the dark colours as liners.

I picked up all of them except for Treasure Hunt, which is the gold one. It's pretty but I rarely go for gold so I skipped it.

On to the pictures and swatches. I know the pictures of the pots are kind of dark but there's a link to better pictures at the end! The swatches are pretty colour accurate.


Nubile: Light peachy nude

Treasure Hunt: Reflects antique gold

Half-Wild: Mid-tone pruple

Idyllic: Mid-tone copper bronze

Hyperviolet: Deep violet

Imaginary: Blackened navy

Pure Creation: Mid-tone frosty blue

I love these! I'll definitly do a look with some of these soon! Here's a link to Temptalia's post with better pictures.
Did you pick up any of these paint pots? How do you use paint pots?

Thank you for reading!


Up next: EOTD with  Sleek's PPQ Me, Myself and Eye palette!


x
Tanja

Haul: Very late Mac Me Over + a couple other products

Hello everyone!



I should have posted this like 3 weeks ago when the collection actually came out but better late than never right.
If you want to read my post on the entire collection, click here.

The MAC Me Over collection was a really big collection with a lot of nice products. I didn't buy too much from the collection though because even though the colours all looked really nice, they weren't all that unique.

Firts items I picked up were two fluidlines (there were 4 new shades in this collection). I chose Dark Diversion and Dark Envy.

Dark Diversion fluidline is described as a darkened plum which is exactly what it is. It looks like it has some shimmer in the pot but that doesn't really show up on the skin.



Dark Envy fluidline is discribed as a blackened green but it's actually not as dark as a I would expect a blackened green to be. Still a really nice green though.



Swatches! Dark Diversion on the left, Dark Envy on the right.


I didn’t get the two other fluidlines because Midnight Blues reminded me a lot of Siahi fluidline (which I have) and Avenue was pretty but the shimmer wasn’t very noticable.

I also picked up one of the two blushes. I liked both, but I have more neutral blushes than pink blushes so I decided to skip on Equilibrium blush and only get Stunner blush.
Stunner blush is described as a light coral pink. It’s a beautiful warm pink that’s not too pink and looks like a natural flush of colour on the cheeks. Gorgeous!


     
And that’s all I got from the collection. I didn’t get any of the eyeshadows or quads not becuase I didn’t like the colours bet because I have very similar shades.
I did pick up a couple other products.
I got a mini Fix+. Great for on the go. I like to use Fix+ underneath my foundation or after powdering for a more dewy look.


I also got Dazzlelight eyeshdow which is described as neutral with shimmer. It’s a veluxe pearl and a beautiful highlight colour. It looks like a creamy, off-white shimmery colour, but in certain lighting, it has kind of like a pink duochrome. Very interesting but I failed to capture it in the pictures.

 
My last purchase was the MAC 130 brush. It’s a short duo fibre brush with a flat head. I love using this for my foundation because it’s small enough to use around the eyes and nose. I often use it to blend out my concealer as well.


Really happy with my purchases. Did you get anything from this collection?
Thank you for stopping by!!

Up next: not quite sure yet :)

x
Tanja

Preview: MAC – MAC Me Over collection

Hey!





Ok, I’ll admit, I’m a MAC addict! Everytime information about a new MAC collection pops up somewhere on the internet, I’m all over it to make up my wish list. I’m a loyal follower of Temptalia, who always posts great information, reviews, pictures and  swatches of pretty much everything is every single MAC collection. I’m sure you all know her :). Based on what she posts, I decide what I think is worth checking out in person when the collection releases in stores. I often don’t even look at the other stuff because I just end up getting even more stuff if I don’t eliminate certain items in advance. She always puts up the US and Canada launch date, and when it’s launched internationally. For the exact launch date for Belgium and The Netherlands I always check Beautyscene.nl or call my local MAC store (usually the first saturday of the month for big collections).

The MAC collection thats coming out next is “MAC Me Over”. For this collection, they had a contest last year of which they picked 6 winners who got a MAC makeover. This huge collection is devided into 3 parts: Basics, New Black and Icelandic Cool.

Basics:

Things I want to check out:
- Moleskin eyeshadow: looks like a nice matte neutral brown, want to see how similar it is to Wedge.
- Mythical eyeshadow: looks really pretty but might be similar to other eyeshadows I have (Sexpectations maybe?), I love veluxe pearl eyeshadows.
- Carbonized eyeshadow: another veluxe pearl, supposed to be very similar to Center Stage (which I have) so probably gonna skip this.
- Equilibrium blush: neutral light brown-bronze.£
- Stunner blush: coral-pink, don’t have that many blushes from MAC and they both look really pretty and wearable.

New Black:

Things I want to check out:
- Dark Diversion: dark plum, nice colour for green eyes.
- Dark Envy: dark green, I really like fluidlines!
- 211 brush: fine tapered liner brush, looks interesting.

Icelandic Cool:

Things I want to check out:
- Lady Grey  eyeshadow quad: these look like very soft colours that would be great for a daytime look that’s just a little different from the usual neutral colours.
- 226 brush: I have the Sigma dupe of this brush but it’s not as tapered as I’d like, if the MAC one isn’t as tapered as I want, I’ll probably get the Louise Young 38A tapered brush.

If you wonder why I haven’t put any of the lip products on my wish list, that’s just because I personally rarely wear anything on my lips, so I’m not going to spend a lot of money on lip products.

If you want to see bigger pictures of all the items in this collection, including all the before and after pictures from all the makeovers, click HERE to go to Temptalia’s original post with official pictures. For a complete overview of the collection and swatches, go ahead and watch her video HERE. Lastly, if you want to know what her recommendations and comparisons are, and links to reviews of all the products, go HERE.

The MAC Me Over collection launches internationally September 2011, September 3rd for Belgium and The Netherlands. If you want to know when the collection will hit stores in your country, I suggest calling your local MAC store!

Are there any items from this collection that you really want to get?

Up next: my must have, can't live without eye brushes!

x
Tanja


Pictures source: Temptalia.com

Haul: MAC - Fashion Flower

Hiya!


On July 16th, the Fashion Flower collection was released in Belgium and the Netherlands.

(pic credit: Temptalia)

(pic credit: Temptalia)

After looking at severals hauls and reviews (which I always do before going into the store), I made a wish list:
- Alpha Girl and Light Sunshine beauty powders
- Budding Beauty lipgelee
- Groundcover and Bows & Curtseys eyeshadows


I really liked  Lucky Green eyeshadow as well, but that's a permanent colour, so I could pick that up at any time in a refill pan.
After checking out and swatching all products in store, I decided to get everything I had on my wishist.




Here are some pictures of my purchases (in daylight):

Budding Beauty lipgelee

Bows & Curtseys eyeshadow

Groundcover eyeshadow

Light Sunshine beauty powder

Alpha Girl beauty powder

I like the flower pattern on the products, even tho it will eventually wear off. 
I love using Alpha Girl as a blush and Bows & Curtseys as a nice smokey eye colour. 
For better quality pictures and swatches of the entire collection, check out this video from Temptalia (if you haven't noticed already, I love this girl haha, she always makes such helpful reviews!)


Next MAC collection I'm looking forward to: MAC Me Over, launches internationally in the beginning of September.



Thanks for reading!



x
Tanja