MAC Hyper Real Glow Highlighter Palettes in Get in Glowin' and Flash + Awe Swatches, Makeup Look, Review

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MAC Hyper Real Glow Palettes in Flash + Awe and Get it Glowin'

MAC Hyper Real Glow Palettes in Flash + Awe and Get it Glowin'

MAC Hyper Real Glow Palettes in Get it Glowin'

MAC Hyper Real Glow Palettes in Get it Glowin'

MAC Hyper Real Glow Palettes in Flash + Awe and Get it Glowin'

MAC Hyper Real Glow Highlighter Palette in Flash + Awe

MAC Hyper Real Glow Highlighter Palette in Get it Glowin'

I was very intrigued the minute I got my hands on these new highlighter palettes from MAC.  First of all, I don't think MAC has ever come up with a highlighter palette before.  I've collected MAC's mineralize skinfinishes to their extra dimension skinfinishes, but I don't remember having a highlighter palette from MAC before.

MAC comes up with two color schemes: a golden and a pink/rose gold.  The golden palette is called Get it Glowin'.   It has varying shades of gold, from a buttery yellow gold to an orangey copper gold.

The pink/rose gold palette is named MAC Flash + Awe.  This one has softer shades - two similar looking pink shades and a rose gold shade.

See swatches below and my thoughts on these highlighters after the jump!

Sephora and VIB and Macy's Haul Video Review

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My Sephora VIB and Macy's Haul

My Sephora VIB Sale and Macy's Haul

My Sephora VIB Sale and Macy's Haul

Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil

Hi everyone! Below is my video on my Sephora and VIB and Macy's Haul. Please check out and subscribe to my YouTube channel if you'd like to see more of these kinds of videos.

Products mentioned in this video:

Caudalie Polyphenol C15 Overnight Detox Oil
Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil
Fresh Seaberry Facial Oil
hakuho-do + SEPHORA PRO Fan Cheek Brush
Too Faced Born This Way foundation
BareMinerals Original mineral foundation
Anastasia of Beverly Hills Renaissance Palette
MAC Studio Waterweight SPF 30 Foundation
MAC Soft Frost Extra Dimension Skinfinish
Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment
MAC Beaming Blush Extra Dimension Skinfinish
Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation
LORAC Black Tie Affair palette
MAC makeup brush


See review video below with complete photo swatches after the video!:

Bridesmaid or Wedding Guest Makeup Tips, Look and Tutorial

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It's summer and it's wedding season! We've all been there - we've been tapped to be a bridesmaid, maid of honor or part of the wedding entourage, or we were invited to be wedding guests to a friend or family member's wedding.  Now what?  What do we wear?  How do we accesorize?  How do we apply makeup and do our hair?

This post is all about Wedding Guest/Bridesmaid Makeup.  How do we do our makeup in a way that we look polished and our best, and yet not in a way that we would overshadow the star of the show, the bride?  

The photos above were taken years ago (my eyebrows looked so 5 years ago! Lol!), and yet while I may use different colors or products for my makeup, I will always use the same theme: polished, yet natural and nothing too over-the-top to draw attention to myself).  I know my place - I am a wedding guest, and I know it's the bride's time to shine.  Therefore, for wedding guest/bridesmaid makeup, I always choose classic, neutral colors for the eyes, maybe some lush false lashes, highlighter, contour, blush and lipstick - but always understated elegance.

I used the following products for my wedding guest makeup above:

I used Chanel Mat Lumiere in Beige, now known as Perfection Lumiere.  It's a great base for long wedding hours - it stayed put for 10-13 hours, and had a beautiful soft matte finish.

 I used MAC Mehr lipstick (middle), a beautiful rosey mauve hue that's so romantic and yet neutral.

On top of MAC Mehr lipstick, I used MAC Kissable Lipcolour in Flaunt It (fourth from left), a beautiful rosy purple shade.

I used a little bit of shimmery colors to highlight my brow and the center of my lids, but nothing too over-the-top, as shimmer can clash with camera flash and can look garish and cheesy.  I used this discontinued quad from MAC called Caviar Dreams, but the upper right shadow is a permanent color called Retrospeck.  I used it to highlight my browbone.  Brule is the upper left shadow, which is also a permanent color.  I applied Brule on the lid mixed with a little bit of Retrospeck.  I used Caviar Dreams (the lower right shade) just a tad on the crease.

For the rest of my shadows, I used understated, neutral shadows from MAC.  I also used Dark Edge and Twinks to deepen the crease and outer lid, and Daisy Chain to highlight the browbone.

For my cheeks, I used MAC Sur blush (left) and MAC Gana (right) to highlight.

Below is a video tutorial on how to do Wedding Guest/Bridesmaid makeup.  It espouses the same philosophy - be beautiful, and yet never overshadow the bride.

(Video brought to you by Mode Media. Some products used were provided by PR for consideration. All written opinions are mine.)

Bridesmaid or Wedding Guest Makeup Tips, Look and Tutorial

Video brought to you by Mode

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It's summer and it's wedding season! We've all been there - we've been tapped to be a bridesmaid, maid of honor or part of the wedding entourage, or we were invited to be wedding guests to a friend or family member's wedding.  Now what?  What do we wear?  How do we accesorize?  How do we apply makeup and do our hair?

This post is all about Wedding Guest/Bridesmaid Makeup.  How do we do our makeup in a way that we look polished and our best, and yet not in a way that we would overshadow the star of the show, the bride?  

The photos above were taken years ago (my eyebrows looked so 5 years ago! Lol!), and yet while I may use different colors or products for my makeup, I will always use the same theme: polished, yet natural and nothing too over-the-top to draw attention to myself).  I know my place - I am a wedding guest, and I know it's the bride's time to shine.  Therefore, for wedding guest/bridesmaid makeup, I always choose classic, neutral colors for the eyes, maybe some lush false lashes, highlighter, contour, blush and lipstick - but always understated elegance.

I used the following products for my wedding guest makeup above:

I used Chanel Mat Lumiere in Beige, now known as Perfection Lumiere.  It's a great base for long wedding hours - it stayed put for 10-13 hours, and had a beautiful soft matte finish.

 I used MAC Mehr lipstick (middle), a beautiful rosey mauve hue that's so romantic and yet neutral.

On top of MAC Mehr lipstick, I used MAC Kissable Lipcolour in Flaunt It (fourth from left), a beautiful rosy purple shade.

I used a little bit of shimmery colors to highlight my brow and the center of my lids, but nothing too over-the-top, as shimmer can clash with camera flash and can look garish and cheesy.  I used this discontinued quad from MAC called Caviar Dreams, but the upper right shadow is a permanent color called Retrospeck.  I used it to highlight my browbone.  Brule is the upper left shadow, which is also a permanent color.  I applied Brule on the lid mixed with a little bit of Retrospeck.  I used Caviar Dreams (the lower right shade) just a tad on the crease.

For the rest of my shadows, I used understated, neutral shadows from MAC.  I also used Dark Edge and Twinks to deepen the crease and outer lid, and Daisy Chain to highlight the browbone.

For my cheeks, I used MAC Sur blush (left) and MAC Gana (right) to highlight.

Below is a video tutorial on how to do Wedding Guest/Bridesmaid makeup.  It espouses the same philosophy - be beautiful, and yet never overshadow the bride.

(Video brought to you by Mode Media. Some products used were provided by PR for consideration. All written opinions are mine.)

MAC Cinderella Product Photos and Information #maccinderella

M∙A∙C Cinderella
Available online on February 26, 2015
Available in-store on March 5, 2015 through April 16, 2015
#MACCinderella


Timeless and courageous, the most famous Disney princess of all inspires a limited-edition colour collection magical enough to make all your fairytale dreams come true. Beloved for generations for her kind heart and determined mind that dares to dream, Cinderella envisages enough makeup shades to fill a pumpkin carriage.

Lipstick
Free As A Butterfly semi-sheer golden nude (lustre)
Royal Ball fleshy pink (lustre) / SRP $17.50 uS / $21.00 CAD

Lipglass
Happily Ever After cool milky pink with bluish pearl /
Glass Slipper light milky pink with pinkish pear / SrP $16.50 uS / $20.00 CAD

Eyeshadow X 6 / Stroke of Midnight
PHLOOF! frosted off-white (frost) /
Quarry soft muted plum-brown (matte) /
Omega soft muted beige-taupe (matte) /
Vapour peach-pink with violet pearl (velvet) /
Stroke of Midnight black plum with sparkle pearl (velvet) /
Satin Taupe taupe with silver shimmer (frost) /
SRP $44.00 uS / $53.00 CAD

M·A·C Studio Eye Gloss
Lightly Tauped light beige gloss with pearl /
Pearl Varnish white gloss with pearl / SrP $23.00 uS / $27.50 CAD

Fluidline
Little Black Bow grey with silver pearl /
MacroViolet deep smoked violet with red pearl /
SRP $17.50 US / $21.00 CAD

Iridescent Pressed Powder
Coupe D’Chic light golden peach with gold shimmer / SrP $28.00 uS / $33.00 CAD

Glitter
Reflects Pearl fine white glitter with pearl sheen / SrP $23.00 uS / $28.00 CAD

Pigment
Evil Stepmother black plum with plum pearl /
Pretty It Up olive with pearlized pigments
SRP $24.00 uS / $29.00 CAD

Studio Fix Black Lash
Boldblack black / SrP $19.00 uS / $22.00 CAD

Beauty Powder
Mystery Princess pink beige with silver shimmer (matte)
SRP $28.00 US / $33.00 CAD

Brush
217 Blending Brush/ SrP $24.00 uS / $28.50 CAD
168 Large Angled Contour / SrP $35.00 uS / $42.00 CAD

MAC Fantasy of Flowers Lipsticks Swatches, Review

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MAC Fantasy of Flowers Collection

I was able to try some of the shades from the MAC Fantasy Fantasy of Flowers collection.   I am really loving the springy shades, and I haven't really liked a MAC collection's ENTIRE range of lip products in a long time.  I am so loving every single one of MAC's lipglass and lipstick in this collection.  I got 5 of the 6 lipsticks, so here are my swatches and thoughts on them.

MAC Fantasy of Flowers lipsticks in Naked Bud, Rose Lily, Dreaming Dahlia, Fleur D'Coral, Heavenly Hybrid

MAC Fantasy of Flowers lipsticks in Naked Bud, Rose Lily, Dreaming Dahlia, Fleur D'Coral, Heavenly Hybrid

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