Golds and Oranges Using MAC Hot Hot Hot, Perky and Straw Harvest Eye Shadows

It's almost ninety degrees outside, so let's turn up the heat with more hot hot hot eyeshadows! These are really warm colors that are perfect for the weather. I hardly use these MAC shadows I have from the MAC Spring Colour Forecast 2. To soften the look, I decided to not wear falsies. I also used MAC paint pot in Graphic Brown, a shimmering brown liner, instead of my usual black eyeliner.

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


Apply Urban Decay primer potion on lid and lower lashline. Using a concealer brush, apply Perky paint pot on lid.


Using the 239 brush, apply Straw Harvest on lid.


Using the same brush, apply Perky (the eyeshadow) on crease and outer V.

Neutrals and Bronzes Using MAC Spring Colour Forecast Colour 4 Quad

Here's a simple neutral eye look with a dash of copper and bronze using MAC Colour 4 eyeshadow quad from the MAC Spring Colour Forecast 4 collection. I did this look three weeks ago but it's only now that I was able to remember this! It's very easy, simple and perfect for work or everyday use.



I also used the very pretty Straw Harvest eye shadow from MAC Spring Colour Forecast 2 for this look.

Here's a really quick step-by-step.  All eye products MAC unless otherwise stated.


Apply Urban Decay primer potion all over lid, browbone and lower lashline. Using a fluffy shader brush, apply Perky paint pot on lid.



Using a stiff shader brush like the 239, apply Straw Harvest on lid using patting motions.

Manicure of the Day: MAC Malibu Peach Nail Lacquer With New Konad Plate

I got my new Konad plates from wowsocool.com a few days ago, and I love them! I love the cool new designs, and the best part was the fancy french tip plate! I love the pretty new designs I can use on the nail tips. I can't wait to experiment with the new nail polishes I got (more are arriving soon!). The two other new plates are not available till the end of February, so I would have to wait till then, but I will definitely be ordering them as well (They're actually available for purchase now! I ordered 7 more plates today, I can't wait to get them). I got these using the wowsocool's 30% off coupon code ("nailphile"), with free shipping as well.





I used m80 (the fancy french nail tip plate) together with MAC Malibu Peach and Konad special polish in White. Malibu Peach is a bright tangerine orange that I didn't like that much on my skintone because of the too warm color, but it looked SO much better when I applied the french tip! It toned down the warmth of Malibu Peach and really made the nails look so much more interesting and feminine.

I am totally loving the french tip designs. The one I used has little scalloped borders, but it didn't show well on the nail because I wanted the flowers to be on the very tip of the nails. I will try this design again with the scallops visible.

MAC Spring Colour Forecast Product Photos and Review Part 2

NOTE: Check out TSOU's Spring Colour Forecast swatches and reviews:

MAC Spring Colour Forecast 1 (Pink Cluster) Swatches and Review

MAC Spring Colour Forecast 2 (Coral Cluster) Swatches and Review

MAC Spring Colour Forecast 3 (Purple Cluster) Swatches and Review

MAC Spring Colour Forecast 4 (Beige/Bronze Cluster) Swatches and Review

Since I already did a review on these, I am just going to post product photos and maybe a one or two-liner describing the color. The Spring Colour Forecast collection is out today!

Spring Colour 1:


Rosey Outlook is a frosted baby pink. It's satin in formula so it doesn't have shimmer. It's pretty though but you need to pack it on and I suggest a creamy colored base like MAC paint pots.


Azalea Blossom blush ombre is a light cool pink. Like other blush ombres, it has a gradient palette of colors and has fine jet-milled shimmer. When I swatched it, it hardly showed up on my skin. I will try it again to see if maybe it is really supposed to be a light, barely-there color to lend an ethereal finish to the skin.


Galore Pink is a pretty mid-tone blue pink cream. I am hoping the blue will complement my skintone as I kinda like cool nail lacquer shades on my nails.


I am honestly not a fan of Phlox because it hardly showed up on my skin. It's a sheer light pink in the glaze formula. I like Laugh A Lot better, a mauve pink in the lustre formula (you know I'm a sucker for mauves).


Cultureclash is a beautiful frosty clear baby pink with multi-dimensional pearl. It's your basic baby pink gloss with shimmer. Not very unique but since this is your quintessential gloss, you can find lots of use for it.














As I'd mentioned in the part 1 of the review, I love purples and pinks so this had to be mine. I love the coordinating colors and I've already used tthis is in an eye look. Watch out for it!

Spring Colour 2:







Perky is a light salmon pink in the satin formula. Straw Harvest is a frosty light yellow orange with a lovely texture because it's veluxe pearl. Hot Hot Hot is a mid-tone coral satin which I really super duper love, very unique in my MAC eyeshadow collection. I did a coral look using these colors, including Nanogold.




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Ripe Peach is probably the prettiest among the blush ombres in my opinion. It really does look like a ripe peach! The gradient shades are fantastic. I can't wait to use this.

Coral Eye Look Using MAC Spring Colour Forecast Eye Shadows in Perky and Hot Hot Hot

Here's an eye look using some of the beautiful eyeshadows from the MAC Spring Colour Forecast collection. I don't have MAC shadows similar to these colors so I was really excited to get them. They look good worn together.


I used Nanogold from the same collection to highlight.



To deepen the crease, I used Tempting and Dark Edge shadows from the Tempting quad.



I also used the dark brown from the MAC Inter-view mineralize eyeshadow trio for this look.



I used MAC Spaced Out blush from the Neo Sci Fi collection, one of my favorite coral blushes ever.



I also used MAC lipstick in Warm Me Up from the Warm and Cozy collection, topped with Cha Cha lipglass (see photo above).

Here's a step by step. All eye products MAC unless otherwise stated.


Apply Urban Decay primer potion all over lid and lower lashline. Using a fluffy shader brush, apply Perky paint pot on lid.


Using a stiff shader brush like the 239, apply Perky eyeshadow on the lid.


Using Sonia Kashuk blender brush, apply Hot Hot Hot on the crease.


Using the same brush, apply more Hot Hot Hot and blend using the 224.


Using the same brush, apply the dark brown side of Inter-View on the crease.


Add a little Tempting into the dark brown and blend using the 224.


Apply Dark Edge on the crease using the Sonia Kashuk blender brush.


Blend using the 224 brush.

MAC Spring Colour Forecast 2 (Coral Cluster) Swatches and Review

NOTE: Check out other Spring Colour Forecast swatches and reviews:

MAC Spring Colour Forecast 1 (Pink Cluster) Swatches and Review

Spring Colour Forecast 3 (Purple Cluster) Swatches and Review

Spring Colour Forecast 4 (Beige/Bronze Cluster) Swatches and Review





I think Spring Colour Forecast 1 and 2 are my favorite groups, but I love the Coral cluster the best. These are some of the prettiest corals, peaches and oranges I've seen. I used to not like corals because I feel that the warm tones clash with my already too-warm skintone, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was not the case. In fact, it complements my skintone perfectly. Even those with cool to neutral undertones will find something in this group, as there are soft light salmon or peach colors that are flattering on most skintones.

Lipsticks:





Colour Me Coral is a frosted light coral. This is not very pigmented as this is a frost, but it gives a pretty shine on the lips with a tinge of coral.

Victorian is a frosted light golden pink that most women with cool or neutral skintones can pull off perfectly.

Fresh Salmon is a sheer bright pink orange frost that I am drawn to. I love salmon colors and this is no exception.

Rose Maiden is a frosted light berry that I really don't care very much for. I am not a fan of this color, but would look great on the right skintone.

Lipglass:





Chacha is a super cute mid-tone pink with gold pearl. I purchased this as this is so pretty and very wearable. I can see myself using this almost every day.

Ember Glow is a creamy light apricot that reminds me of my favorite orange lipglass in Orangedescence, but Ember Glow is a cream (no shimmer or pearl) and is a bit lighter than Orangedescence. However, I really like it and reminds me of those orange shakes, kinda like when you combine orange syrup and milk.

Kumquat is a frosty tangerine that is a stunner. I might not be able to pull it off but it is a non-apologetic bright orange lipglass.

Eyeshadows:












These are some of the best eyeshadows from the entire collection, in my opinion.  I just love these coral babies! 

I just had to have Perky, a light salmon pink.  It's satin, so it is not shimmery but gives a soft smooth look on the lid.  I wore it on the lid with Hot, Hot, Hot on the crease the other day, and it was really a great combination.

Straw Harvest is a frosty light yellow orange in the great Veluxe Pearl formula.  I didn't get it because I thought it would be similar to some of the colors I have in my stash, like Evening Aura and Gold Mine.

Hot Hot Hot is a must-have.  I don't have any MAC shadow that looks exactly like this.  I thought it would look like Firespot or Sunplosion, but Hot Hot Hot is a mid-tone coral that also has some pink/red tones, and it is a very beautiful color.  A definite welcome addition to my collection.

Nanogold is a repromote, a sheer yellow beige that I already have.  It's a lustre so it's kinda chunky in texture and in application.  It is pretty though because it's more of a duochrome to my eyes.