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A Bronze, Purple and Blue Face of the Day With the MAC Indulge Fall Collection

September 19th, 2013 by Karen 48 Comments

MAC Indulge Collection
Indulging in the MAC Indulge Collection on my eyes and lips…

Wish I could say I wore this look to someplace fabulous this week, like an exclusive after-hours vampire club (assuming I didn’t get eaten, of course), but alas, no.

No vampire clubs, but I did wear it someplace fun — namely DSW, to look at boots. 🙂

Boots by Roxy, available now at DSW

SIDE NOTE: You know you’re a cat lady when you see a pair of boots with a tiny pocket on them, and the first things you think of putting in the pocket are cat treats.

I posted this smokey eye earlier today but neglected to list a breakdown, so hurr goes.

It features bronze smokey eyes with black cat eye liner, purple eyeshadow along the lower lash lines and a flash of blue on the lids. And the eyes are paired with a glossy plum/berry lip for extra drama-for-your-mama.

MAC Indulge Collection

Since the eyes and lips pack some punch, I kept the cheeks mellow with a bit of contouring, a matte peachy pink blush and a sprinkling of peachy bronze highlighter.

Most of the products I used are from MAC’s fall Indulge collection, which has been available for a hot second. Some of them are sold out on MAC’s site, but you may be able to track them down at macys.com, bloomingdales.com or nordstrom.com.

Or maybe at your nearby MAC counter or MAC Pro store.

MAC Indulge
Do you MAC Indulge?

As for the breakdown…

Eyes

I love this eye look because it has a surprise. When you see it from straight on, it looks pretty basic, right? Like a basic bronze smokey eye with purple along the lower lash line. But then I close my eyes and SURPRISE! — a flash of blue and cat eye liner.

I love stuff like that. 🙂

MAC Indulge Collection
Peek-a-boo, I see you!

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Categories: Face of the Day (FOTD), MAC Makeup

The RiRi Hearts MAC Fall Veluxe Brow Liners in Deep Brunette and Deep Dark Brunette

September 18th, 2013 by Karen 13 Comments

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall Veluxe Brow Liner in Deep Dark Brunette and Deep Brunette
Wearing both (I mixed them) of the RiRi Hearts MAC fall Veluxe Brow Liners in Deep Brunette and Deep Dark Brunette, $21.50 each ($25.50 CDN)

Like Gigablack Mascara, the two brow pencils in the new RiRi Hearts MAC fall collection are re-promotes from the permanent line bedecked in eye-catching limited edition pink packaging.

Even before they were RiRi-fied, I kept both of these brow pencils in various makeup bags and — ahem! — the glove compartment of my car, because I never knew when the urge to wear a bold brow would hit me.

Turns out it happens often. 🙂 One minute you’re driving along, dippity-doo, when you glance at yourself in the rearview mirror and think, “Yeah, those brows could be bigger.”

Not a problem if you have one of these around.

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall Veluxe Brow Liner in Deep Brunette and Deep Dark Brunette
Deep Brunette on the left and Deep Dark Brunette on the right

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Categories: Eyes, MAC Makeup, Makeup

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall: Extended Play Lash in Gigablack

September 18th, 2013 by Karen 4 Comments

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall: Extended Play Lash in Gigablack
RiRi Hearts MAC Extended Play Lash in Gigablack mascara ($17.50 US and $21 CDN)

I’ve been wearing MAC’s Extended Play Lash in Gigablack for a few months now, and it’s still one of my favorites when I want long, separated and curled lashes that don’t look spidery.

Gigablack straight-up STAYS ON, refusing to flake or smudge, and my lashes look stretched, smooth and glossy. Plus, the skinny brush is just so easy to use.

I didn’t think it could get any better until I saw the RiRi Hearts MAC version in its adorabe pink packaging.

How cute!

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall: Extended Play Lash in Gigablack
Wearing two coats of Gigablack on my upper lashes and one coat on my lower lashes

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Categories: Eyes, MAC Makeup, Makeup

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall: RiRi Woo Lipglass

September 18th, 2013 by Karen 13 Comments

MAC RiRi Woo Lipglass
Hey, Red. How’s it going? Are you wearing MAC RiRi Woo Lipglass ($16.50)? Why yes, yes I am.

Yeah, it’s coo’, RiRi Woo. You and I can be BFFs. We can get dressed up and storm the city sidewalk, stopping strangers in their tracks. They’ll stare at your opaque, crimson color and admire your glistening finish…which shines bright like a diamond (shines bright like a diamond).

MAC RiRi Woo Lipglass lip closeup

Of course, they’ll be compelled to ask about you! I know I’d want to know your name if I saw you stroll past me on the sidewalk.

Of all the lip products in MAC RiRi Hearts for fall, RiRi Woo Lipglass is my favorite of the bunch, and if I had to pick just one lip product from the release, it would be the one dropping into my (already overstuffed) makeup bag.

MAC RiRi Woo Lipglass swatch
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Categories: Lips, MAC Makeup, Makeup

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall: Hibiscus Kiss Powder Blush Duo

September 18th, 2013 by Karen 16 Comments

MAC Hibiscus Kiss
The Hibiscus Kiss Powder Blush Duo is blooming on counters with the rest of the MAC RiRi Hearts collection for fall.

One of the themes in last summer’s RiRi Hearts MAC summer collection was the idea of opposites — rich, opaque lips contrasting against sheer cheeks — and MAC seems to have weaved that same idea through RiRi Hearts fall as well, with bold lipsticks balanced with sheer eyeshadows (see: the Smoked Cocoa quad) and cheeks via the re-launched Hibiscus Kiss Powder Blush Duo.

Remember Hibiscus Kiss from last summer? This new version’s basically the same flower, but with updated plumage/attire.

MAC Hibiscus Kiss
Limited edition rose gold RiRi packaging

There’s a super sheer matte bronze (well, at least it’s super sheer on me!) and a cool coral with a satin finish inside.

MAC Hibiscus Kiss
Hibiscus Kiss Powder Blush Duo, $29 US and $34 CDN

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Categories: Face, MAC Makeup, Makeup

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall: Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow X 4

September 18th, 2013 by Karen 9 Comments

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall: Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow X 4
Wearing the new RiRi Hearts MAC Fall Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow X 4 ($44)

It’s all about classic smokey grays in the new Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow X 4 quad from the MAC RiRi Hearts collection for fall.

If it weren’t for the packaging, I’d swear this palette was by Bobbi Brown!

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall: Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow X 4
Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow X 4 ($44, US, $52.50 CDN)

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall: Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow X 4
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Categories: Eyes, MAC Makeup, Makeup

Are the RiRi Hearts MAC Lipsticks in Nude, Talk That Talk, Who’s That Chick and RiRi Woo Channeling the ’90s?

September 17th, 2013 by Karen 41 Comments

RiRi Hearts MAC Lipsticks
The new RiRi Hearts MAC Fall collection includes four Lipsticks at $16.50 each

Well pass me a button-down flannel and fire up the Soundgarden, because I’m getting a decidedly ’90s vibe from the four lipsticks in the new RiRi Hearts MAC fall collection.

I wore lippies similar to these back then, when I wasn’t wearing MAC Paramount. The colors take me back to a kinder, gentler time…back when tiny black backpacks, spaghetti-strap dresses and baby tees ruled the world! — and when Lil’ Kim wasn’t so frightening.

RiRi Hearts MAC Lipsticks from the left: RiRi Woo, Talk That Talk, Nude and Who's That Chick
From the left: RiRi Woo, Talk That Talk, Nude and Who’s That Chick
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Categories: Lips, MAC Makeup, Makeup

RiRi Hearts MAC Fall: Bad Girl Gone Good Powder Blush

September 17th, 2013 by Karen 27 Comments

RiRi Hearts MAC Bad Girl Gone Good
Good girl gone goofy… That’s RiRi Hearts MAC Bad Girl Gone Good Powder Blush ($23) on mah cheeks!

The name of this powder blush from the RiRi Hearts MAC fall collection is a play on Rihanna’s song, Good Girl Gone Bad, but for real though, when I wear it, I feel much more like “Good Girl Gone Goofy.”

There’s just something about this satiny copper! It makes me giddy in the best possible way. 🙂

RiRi Hearts MAC Bad Girl Gone Good

RiRi Hearts MAC Bad Girl Gone Good
Bad Girl Gone Good Powder Blush, $23

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Categories: Face, MAC Makeup, Makeup

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