MAC Fresh Green Mix Look

Here's a look featuring my favorite green mineral eyeshadow from MAC, Fresh Green Mix from the Electroflash collection. I loved each and every look I come up with using this.





I also used Henna, Greensmoke, and Humid for this look.


I used DreamWorld Mineral foundation for this look. I love this brand of mineral makeup. As I stated in my Comprehensive Review of Mineral Foundations I've Tried, it gives a radiant complexion because it is not entirely matte, but not shimmery either. It de-flats one's skintone and makes it look bright, and DreamWorld has awesome finishing powders (creme toppings and whipped cocoons) that will suit every skin type. As you can see in my looks, I use DreamWorld's finishing powders quite often.

Here's a step-by-step. All products MAC unless otherwise provided.


Apply Bare Canvas paint all over lid, brows, and lower lashline. Smooth product on the lid with finger. Using a fluffy shader brush, apply Greenstroke paint pot on lid. Using Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop 3/8" or the 239 brush (stiff shader brush), apply solid side of Fresh Green Mix foiled (using Charged Water) on lid.


Using another stiff shader brush (I used Sonia Kashuk's small eyeshadow brush), apply the melange side of Fresh Green Mix on the crease, going down to the outer lid.


Using the 224 brush, apply Henna on the lid.


Using the Sonia Kashuk blender brush, apply Greensmoke on outer V and crease. Blend with the 224.


Using the Sonia Kashuk blender brush, apply Humid on the crease, then blend again using the 224.




Using the 227 brush, apply Vanilla pigment on the crease, and use Coastal Scents mini detail brush to apply Vanilla pigment on inner corners.


Using the Sonia Kashuk mini-detail brush, apply the solid side of Fresh Green Mix on inner to mid lower lashline, and Humid on outer lower lashline. Use Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero to tightline and on waterline. Apply Almay liquid liner in Black. Apply mascara.












Face:
Monistat gel as primer
DreamWorld mineral foundation in 50-50 mix of Theia and Amenti (Luna formula)
Urban Decay 24/7 pencil concealer
Dayna's Rested mineral undereye concealer
DreamWorld Creme Topping(finishing powder) in Peach Creme (clay and silica formula)
MAC duo blush in Tigerlily/Bloomsberry

Lips:
MAC lipliner in Whirl
MAC lipstick in Brave
MAC lipglass in Trifle

Looks Using MAC Sonic Chic and Electroflash, and Dayna's Glows

Here are a couple of looks using the new products from MAC Sonic Chic and Electroflash collections. To recap my previous entry, the pigmentation of the new mineralize eyeshadows is a lot better than the previous releases. I didn't have a hard time achieving the vividness I wanted, and the slip is really velvety and smooth. I used Sonic Chic blush in Gleeful which is one of my favorite mineralize blushes.

I also used my new Minimalist Foundations from LaurEss. I love, love them! I used I think a 50-50 mix of Pure Yellow and Soft Yellow. I used a miniscule amount, a little less than what I would usually use. I thought LaurEss' Original formula was actually the same as Minimalist, but to my eye, I think Minimalist is a tad heavier in coverage, so when I first used it using the same amount I would use with Original, it came off a bit too heavy. I lessened the amount of minerals and I am pleased with the result.









Eyes (all MAC unless otherwise specified):
Beige-ing shadestick as base
Lucky Jade shadestick on lid and lower lashline
Fresh Green Mix mineralize eyeshadow (mono lime green color) on lid and inner lower lashline
Fresh Green Mix mineralize eyeshadow (marblelized green colors) on crease
NYX single eyeshadow in Antique Bronze on outer V and crease and outer lower lashline
Ether mineralize eyeshadow on crease
Overgrown eyeshadow above crease to blend with crease colors
Solar White to highlight
Blacktrack fluidline to line
Graphblack technakohl to tightline and waterline

Face:
Camellia Rose V.2 skin smoothing primer
LaurEss Minimalist mineral foundation in Soft Yellow and Pure Yellow (50-50 mix)
Dermablend QuickFix stick concealer in Ivory
Dayna's undereye concealer in Rested
DreamWorld creme topping in Butterscotch (clay and silica formula)
MAC mineralize blush in Gleeful

Lips:
MAC Whirl lipliner
MAC Ultra Madame lipstick
MAC Cosmic Blue dazzleglass

By the way, last Friday, I received a bunch of beautiful samples from Dayna's Minerals. I already have generous samples of her pretty glows, but she wanted me to at least try the rest for me to have an informed decision when I place an order. That was really very nice of her. Apart from her glows, I also received samples of her eyeshadows, some blushes and foundations. By the way, when I went to MAC and this really HOT male MA (think a young Billy Idol wearing a muscle shirt with the platinum blonde spiked hair and thick guy-liner) applied the New View highlighter side on my cheekbone, he asked what illuminizer I was using because it went so well with the skinfinish. I was wearing Dayna's glow in Golden Zephyr.





I am loving the glows. Here is a look featuring one. Also, in this second look, I used the peachy color in the Love Connection mineralize duo as my lid color. It is a pretty neutral eye look and I love the simplicity of it. I also used several of the Neo Sci-Fi shadows in this look.







Eyes (all MAC unless otherwise specified):
Soft Ochre paint pot as base
Love Connection mineralize eyeshadow (pale beige) on lid
Time & Space eyeshadow on crease and outer V
Magnetic Fields eyeshadow to contour crease
Evening Aura eyeshadow above crease to blend with crease colors, and to highlight
Graphic Brown fluidline to line
Brownborder technakohl to tightline and waterline

Face:
Camellia Rose V.2 skin smoothing primer
Adorned With Grace Minerals foundation in Y3 and Y2 (60-40 mix)
Silk Naturals Date Bait silk finishing powder
Dermablend QuickFix stick concealer in Ivory
Dayna's undereye concealer in Rested
LaurEss matte blush in Blissful
Dayna's Minerals glow in Golden Zephyr

Lips:
MAC Whirl lipliner
MAC Fleshpot lipstick
MAC Pink Grapefruit lipglass

MAC Electroflash: Mineralize Eyeshadows

So yeah, uh-huh, I had to eat my words again. After hearing and reading so many raves about the "new and improved" mineralize eyeshadows, I was able to try them out, and yes, I gotta say they are a huge improvement from the past mineralize shadows from MAC. I have owned mineralize eyeshadow duos from as far back as the A Muse collection (Heat/Element, Illusionary/Burning Ambition, etc), and this collection so far has the most pigmented shadows saturated with awesome colors, and the slip is amazingly smooth and buttery. The past mineralize shadows were low in color pay-off and impart more shimmer than color, but this collection is entirely different. The colors are rich, deep and majestic.

Duos in natural light:











I've always been a sucker for greens, so Fresh Green Mix is my obvious favorite. It is a combination of a melange of golden olive with blue, gold and aqua, and a mono color in lime. I used this today and I contemplated on using this wet as I really didn't trust mineralize eyeshadows to produce vibrant color when used dry. I was so wrong. The minute I dabbed my dry brush on my lid loaded with the mono color, I was floored by how utterly vivid the pigment was. Granted that I used Lucky Jade shadestick as base, still, I was very impressed with the color pay-off because some shadows can be really duds even with a base underneath. It reminded me of Juxt shadow but Fresh Green Mix rivaled Juxt in color pay-off. The melange side was pretty as well and can be used to contour the crease and outer V.

Sea & Sky is a beautiful silvery pale blue with deep blue and silver veining, with a gorgeous bright blue mono color. I read that blues are really big this year, so I am thinking I can be using blues more often. The blue mono may look dark in the product photo, but applied (as shown by the swatches), it is a vivid blue that has phenomenal color pay-off. It is a visual feast as well - it looks like a miniature planet!

Love Connection is also a great duo because you can use both as lid colors. It is a pretty combination of pale beige with gold and blue veining and warm gold mono color. I am pretty sure I will not be able to use the warm gold hue on the crease because I find it too light to be used as a crease color. The upside is that I have a duo that features two lid colors, which also double as light shimmery washes.

I also like other pretty duos from this collection, especially Play on Plums, a peach gold with pink and bronze veining with bronzed burgundy mono color. It is just gorgeous. If only I didn't have a gazillion eyeshadows in my makeup arsenal, it would have been lovely to play with all of these.

So there you have it, my Electroflash review. Moral of the story is to actually test a product first before forming an opinion about it.

MAC Electroflash Collection

Short-circuit expectations. X-ray vision means you see ahead of the rest. Electricity is our most precious resource…everybody, electrified! Light up this world, and the next!

Electro Flash Mineralize Eye Shadow in nine new duos with unblinking courage, in convincing new combinations: tri-colour shimmer minerals with marble shine – plus a monoshade on the other side. Add Lipglass and Lipstick finishes with quantum physics energy, in companion colours and electro-lustres.

LIPSTICK
Vanity’s Child
Sheer pale beige with pearl (Lustre)
Fast Thrill
Frosty clean mid-tone pink with pearl (Frost)
Mellow Mood
Glossy mid-tone dirty pink with pearl (Lustre)
Dangerously Hot
Creamy deep brown red (Amplified)
Suggested Retail Price: $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN

LIPGLASS
Cultureclash
Frosty clear baby pink with multi-dimensional pearl (Frost)
Major Minor
Frosty mid-tone beige with multi-dimensional pearl (Frost)
Sonic Vibe
Frosty mid-tone pink with multi-dimensional pearl (Frost)
Li’ Hot Pepper
Frosty burnt red with multi-dimensional pearl (Frost)
Suggested Retail Price: $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN

MINERALIZE EYE SHADOW (DUO)
Play on Plums Mélange/Mono
Peachy gold with pink and bronze veining/Bronzed burgundy mono
Sea & Sky Mélange/Mono
Silvery pale blue with deep blue and silver veining/Bright blue mono
Hot Contrast Mélange/Mono
Dirty red with silver and black veining/Black mono
Love Connection Mélange/Mono
Pale beige with gold and blue veining/Warm gold mono
Two to Glow Mélange/Mono
Dirty bronze with pink and orange veining/Orange mono
Odd Couple Mélange/Mono
Warm gold with lavender and bronze veining/Purple mono
Polar Opposites Mélange/Mono
Dirty purple with silver, indigo and pink veining/True silver mono
Fresh Green Mix Mélange/Mono
Golden olive with blue, gold and aqua veining/Lime mono
Pink Split Mélange/Mono
Dirty rose with bronze and pale blue veining/Pink with gold pearl mono
Suggested Retail Price: $17.50 U.S./$22.00 CDN

BRUSH
227 Large Fluff Large size paddle with fluffed double chiseled, rounded tip
Suggested Retail Price: $30.00 U.S./$36.00 CDN

AVAILABLE
International Except Asia July 2008 at all M·A·C locations,
1.800.387.6707 and www.maccosmetics.com
Asia August 2008 at all M·A·C locations,
1.800.387.6707 and www.maccosmetics.com