Enter to Win MAC Stereo Rose Mineralize Skinfinish from the "In the Groove" Collection!

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I am giving away 1 Stereo Rose Mineralize Skinfinish from the recently released MAC "In the Groove" Collection.

The retail value of this prize is $28.00.  I personally purchased this product from a freestanding MAC store today!  There can only be 1 winner so keep reading for details.

Rant of the Day - Who died and made you the makeup god?!

I hate when I come across someone who thinks they can tell me how I should or shouldn't do my makeup.  I don't do that type of thing.  Now I may laugh at you if I think you look crazy but hell it's your face and who am I to tell you what to do....unless you ask me.

My most recent bitterness is over blush.  I hate when people tell me that since I have a round face, I should do that little side triangle blush thing where most of the color is concentrated on the outer cheek area.  Um, no thank you, I like my little chubby cheeks and I'll blush the apples of them if I want to.  So now!

Oh and some MUA that I know says that you shouldn't do a cat eye if you have wide set eyes.  I've been breaking this rule since day one so I guess you might as well throw me in makeup jail and throw away the key!  And btw, I've worked on some of her clients and they prefer the way I do my makeup...I'm just sayin!

There are several other examples that come to mind when I think of these makeup rules, but I say to hell with the rules!  Do what you want to do and what makes your feel great.  Live a little!

These are a few of my favorite things!

Hi All,

I was thinking today that I should do a my faves post.  However, since I love almost everything I buy, this would be like the story that never ends.  Therefore, I have decided to narrow it down by focusing on five categories and then closing with what I am wanting right now. 

Foundation

Nars Sheer Matte Foundation - I love the coverage, I love the matteness of it all and the shade range is bananas.  I wear New Orleans.


Eyes
Nars Night Flight Eye Shadow - Freakin gorg and that is all.  I could seriously wear this color everyday even though it's a darker color and it's summertime.

Cheeks
MAC Ambering Rose Blush which is like a soft rose color with tiny gold flecks in it.  This color is so pretty on my darker skin tone.

Lips  
Smashbox Lip Service Lipstick Palette - This made me actually enjoy lipstick because I usually only do the gloss.  Thank you Smashbox!

Wants Right Now
Stereo Rose!  Duh.

Random
Loving Sam Edelman shoes right now and soooooo want to pre-order the Una booties from Nordie's upcoming anniversary sale!

Until next time, be happy!

Look of the Day!

So today started off super wack if I may say so myself.  Um, I guess that being new to this MAC collector's world bit me in the butt today.   I logged onto MAC today to check out In the Groove's Stereo Rose MSF re-promote only to find that it sold out in like an hour and a half.  Major disappointment as I was not really expecting it to be up until Thursday.  The loss of this item made me not want the collection at all because I was super excited to see what the hype was about.  So now I have my poor daddy that lives two hours from me stalking Macy's on Thursday and I will need to drop the hubby off at work so I can steal the car and head to Nordie's.  I talked to my girl at Nordie's and she said she was setting 2 to the side for me so I am hoping that she follows through.  WTH all this work for a freakin glorified blush!  I kid I kid!

 Check out my ticked off look above!

Since I was so disappointed, I decided to brighten my day with eye shadow.  Of course, I decided to try out Rated R and I loves it!

 Products are listed in the order used:

1. MUFE Eyebrow Corrector 4 - Used to fill in eyebrows
2. MAC Studio Finish SPF 35 Concealer NW40 - Used under eyebrows for definition
3. Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Original - used to prime face for foundation application
4. Nars Rated R Eye Shadow Duo - Green color used on the upper lid inner corner, around the tear duct area and as a liner on the under the eye near the tear duct and out about 1/3 of the eye. Blue color blended from the middle of the upper lid to the outer corner, blending very lightly in the middle.  Also used as liner on the bottom of the eye starting from where the green shadow ended and blended outwards towards the outer crease area.
5. Nars Kuala Lumpur Eye Shadow Duo - Darker purple shade used on the out v corner of the eye and blended inward to blend out the other shades to soften the lines.  
6. Nars Night Flight Eye Shadow - used on the outer v corner of the eye to deepen the color and blended out. Also blended down to the bottom of the eye to connect the colors.
7. MAC Blacktrack Fluidline - used to line the upper lash line.
8. MAC Float on By Eye Kohl - used as liner on the bottom waterline. 
9. MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer NW40 - used to conceal under the eyes and on any additional imperfections on the face.
10. Nars Sheer Matte Foundation New Orleans - used as foundation to even out skin tone.
11. MUFE Aqua Smoky Lash - used as mascara on upper lashes and later on lower lashes after use of product #12
12. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Medium Plus - used under eyes as a highlight and to set concealer and foundation.
13. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Dark to set foundation on entire face not including under the eyes
14. MAC Marine Life - Used Coral part for blush
15. Rosebud Salve - used on lips to moisturize

MAC products can be found here.  All other products can be found here.

Hopefully, I will look happier on Thursday if I can get my grubby little hands on Stereo Rose.

Nars Haul Swatches!

Happy 4th!  I did absolutely nothing today and it felt great.  Now as promised, swatches of the Nars Haul from my previous post.

 Rated R Eye Shadow Duo

Kuala Lumpur Eye Shadow Duo

Burn it Blue Cream Eye Shadow Duo

All shades taken with Flash

Of course I love super bright colors and Rated R is my favorite of them all!