MAC Tempting Fate

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The 2021 autumn collection from MAC was the stunning Tempting Fate collection. The packaging of every single product in this collection is gorgeous, and the shades of the products are beautiful as well. Let’s take a closer look at the individual products.

The palette in this collection is called Eyeshadow x8: Feast Your Eyes. The shades are beautiful, and they come in three new (I think) finishes; Sparkler, Leather Lustre, and Prismetallic. However, the shades are printed in an incorrect order on the back of the palette, which is quite annoying. The right order was on the website back when the collection launched, but it was all a bit confusing.

I decided to pick up one of the eye kohls. This one is in the shade Cobalt Kohl, which is a pretty good description of the colour, I must say:) I wish that bottom of the pencil was the same colour as the actual pencil instead of being lilac. It’s just a lot easier to see what the colour is that way.

The Strobe Face Glaze was a part of the MAC summer 2020 collection, and I thought it was a beautiful product, so I had to pick up one of the Strobe Face Glazes from this collection as well. I chose the shade Punk In Spice, which might look like a darker orangy shade in the tube, but it’s not that dark at all, when you apply it to the face.

I decided to pick up three of the lipsticks. The shades are Burnished Beige (the warm nude), Tarnished Reputation (the burned terracotta orange), and Dusty Grape (the deep burgundy). Aren’t they just beautiful?

The last product I picked up from this collection was the 224S brush, which is a lovely eye blending brush.

Lastly, as a free gift with my order I got the Extended Play Gigablack mascara, which I’ve been wanting to try for a while. I’ve seen people mainly use it on the lower lashes, because is has such a small, skinny brush, and it does work perfectly for that purpose.

Obsessed with purple

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. It’s no secret that I’m obsessed with everything purple and especially purple make-up.

(Base: primer – Essence Prime+ Studio Poreless + Skin Blurring putty primer, foundation – L’Oreal Paris Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation (shade: 015 Porcelain), concealers – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory) + Maybelline Instant Anti Age Eraser concealer (shade: 00 Ivory), powders – Jeffree Star Cosmetics Magic Star setting powder in Lavender + Catrice All Matt Shine Control powder Healthy Look in 100 Neutral Fresh Beige. Face make-up: bronzer – MAC Radiant Matte bronzing powder (shade: Beige-ing Beauty), blusher – MAC Undercover Heroine powder blush, highlighter – Essence Glow Like A Pro loose highlighter (04 Purple Scandal). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina eyeshadow palette (shades: Base + Celestial) + BH Cosmetics Do Not Disturb palette (shades: Peace Out + Off the Grid + Getting Lost), mascara – MAC Magic Extension mascara, eyeliner – LA Girl Pastel Dream auto eyeliner in Lavender. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: NYX Suede Matte lip liner in Run the World + Catrice Full Satin lipstick in 090 Full of Adventure)

Disappointing palette

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I was wearing the Fenty Beauty Bomb Posse Mega Mix & Match eyeshadow palette on my eyes, and I was a bit disappointed in the quality and pigmentation. I only used the lighter pinky shades in the palette, and to be honest I haven’t used it since, but at some point I have to give the rest of the shades in the palette a chance.

(Base: primers – NYX The Marshmellow primer + MAC Strobe Cream (shade: Pinklite), foundation – L’Oreal Paris Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation (shade: 015 Porcelain), concealers – Catrice Ultimate Camouflage cream concealer (shade: 10 Ivory) + Nars Radiant Creamy concealer (shade: Vanilla), powder – Huda Beauty Easy Bake powder in Sugar Cookie. Face make-up: bronzer – Catrice Holiday Skin luminous bronzer in 010 Summer In The City, blusher – Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Divine blush in Fleurtatious, highlighter – Huda Beauty Glow Obsessions Light highlighter palette (1. & 2. shade 1. row). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Fenty Beauty Bomb Posse Mega Mix & Match eyeshadow palette (shades: Vanilla Cake + Rock & Rose + Fussy + Balla’Rina) + Huda Beauty Glow Obsessions Light highlighter palette (1. shade 1. row on inner corners and browbones), mascara – MAC Magic Extension mascara, eyeliner – Marc Jacobs Fineliner Ultra-Skinny Gel Eye Crayon (shade: (Pink)yswear). Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Essence Stay 8h lipliner in 08 Passionate + Jeffree Star Cosmetics Velvet Trap lipstick in Red Affair + Jeffree Star Cosmetics Supreme Gloss in Red Affair)

Bold and colourful pt. 2

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. A bold and colourful outfit calls for a bold and colourful make-up look.

(Base: primer – Wet n Wild Prime & Set Prime Focus The Impossible primer, foundation – L’Oreal Paris Infaillible 24H Fresh Wear foundation (shade: 015 Porcelain), concealer – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory), powder – Dior Backstage Face & Body Powder-No-Powder in 0 Neutral. Face make-up: bronzer – Hourglass Ambient Lighting bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light, blusher – MAC Glow Play blush in Totally Synced, highlighter – Huda Beauty Glow Obsessions Light highlighter palette (1. & 2. shade 1. row). Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 05 Granny Pants + Jeffree Star Cosmetics Pink Religion palette (shades: Pink Religion + Diva + Pink Fever + Princess Crown), mascara – MAC Magic Extension mascara, eyeliner – LA Girl Shockwave Neon Liner (shade: Vivid). Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Essence Invisible Kiss transparent lipliner in 01 Multitalent Wonder + Essence The Big Glam Caring Glitter Lip Glow in 04 Bam, Bling, Glam!)

Bold and colourful

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Here’s what I wore Friday September 24. I just love this bold floral suit. I can just style it with a plain T-shirt and some sneakers and then I have this super fun and colourful outfit which is still really comfy.

(Blazer + T-shirt + trousers – Monki, sneakers – Nike)

First impressions: MAC Magic Extension mascara

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It’s been quite a few months since I last did a ‘first impressions’ post, so it’s time for another one. This one is a bit overdue, since I’ve already featured the MAC Magic Extension mascara in my 5 favourites post from September 2021. However, as you might have guessed, I really like this mascara, so I still wanted to write this post.

The mascara has a big but more classic bristle brush wand. The formula appears a little sticky, but that makes the product grip on to the lashes, and it dries down quite quickly. I think my lashes looked really good; the mascara gave my lashes both length and volume, but especially volume. I did wear two coats on my top lashes to achieve this look. I used a spoolie to remove the mascara marks I got on my eyelids and underneath my eyes (there were very few though), and it was very easy. There was only a little transfer to my browbones/top of my eyelids after a few hours of wear but nothing too bad and the transfer was very minimal the rest of the day. I removed the mascara with regular eye make-up remover, and it was not the easiest mascara to remove; it took a bit more time and effort to remove than it does with most of my go-to mascaras. However, this mascara has a lot of good things going for it and only a few less good things, so overall I really enjoy this mascara. Since I wrote down my first impressions I’ve used up the mascara (which is a travel size), and I continued to enjoy it throughout the couple of months I used it.

Monochromatic mustard

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. You might know that I love a monochromatic make-up look, and I think this might be my first mustard one, but I’m sure not my last one.

(Base: primer – Essence Wanna Bee My Honey? luminizing primer in 01 You’re Bee-autiful!, foundation – Maybelline Dream Urban Cover foundation (shade: 100 Warm Ivory), concealers – L’Oréal Infaillible More Than Concealer (shade: 322 Ivory) + Fenty Beauty Bright Fix Eye Brightener (shade: Golden Ivory), powder – Essence Brighten Up! Banana powder in 10 Bababanana + Fenty Beauty Pro Filt´r Instant Retouch setting powder in Butter. Face make-up: bronzer – Essence The Glowin’ Golds Vitamin E baked luminous bronzer in 01 Live Life Golden!, blusher – Catrice Blush Box Glowing Multicolour blusher in 010 Dolce Vita, highlighter – Revlon SkinLights Prismatic highlighter in 201 Daybreak Glimmer. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – BH Cosmetics Chillin’ in Chicago palette (shades: Chicago Dog + Riverwalk + 312 + Millennium), mascaras – Essence Volume Booster lash primer + Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High mascara, eyeliner – MAC Studio Chromagraphic pencil in NC15/NW20. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Essence Invisible Kiss transparent lipliner in 01 Multitalent Wonder + Jeffree Star Velvet Trap lipstick in Extending the Olive Branch)