INTRODUCING: M·A·C Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow

I happen to think that these little palettes will prove to be perfect for the lady on the go who wants variety and loves what the brand has to offer but can't fit a large makeup bag in a cute summer clutch.  Genius!  See below for more info:

It’s eye shadow innovation like you’ve never seen before. A versatile powder that brings out the pigment’s pure and true colour. The result is a glamorous, creamy and lightweight hybrid offering two distinctive effects: applied wet for a super saturation of colour that glistens with metallic brilliance, or dry for sheer coverage with a soft, sparkling finish. Six palettes feature five complementary shades that glide on and blend beautifully for infinite day-to-night looks: Pinkluxe, Bleuluxe, Pastelluxe, Greenluxe, Smokeluxe and Brownluxe.

INTRODUCING:

M·A·C Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow

Available June 20, 2013 in the permanent line

The Truth About The Mineralista Peacock Collection

PEACOCK PURPLE
PEACOCK MIDNIGHT
PEACOCK LIME
PEACOCK GREEN
PEACOCK BLUE

As promised above are the swatches from The Mineralista Peacock Collection. Again, these were done with no base and no mixing medium. I tried to make sure the colors came through on my camera as true to real life as possible however I still think they are more vivid in person. Check out my vid to see the look I did with these pigments.

The Truth About The Mineralista Skittles Collection

SOUR RASPBERRY

MANGO

KIWI LIME
CHILLI BERRY
BLUE RASPBERRY
BERRY PUNCH
BANANA BERRY

Hello everyone! My apologies for the lack of posts as of late but its been a very trying time in my neck of the woods. Thankfully my mood was lifted yesterday once I discovered my package from The Mineralista!

I first learned of The Skittles Collection via Xsparkage on Twitter. Yeah the colors looked nice and vibrant on her but how well would the color pay off be on a woman of color such as myself (NC50 right now to be exact in MAC terms)? Well as you can see its not that bad! The swatches above were done using no base and no mixing medium, just my eye and the loose pigments.

It looks like Chilli Berry and Sour Raspberry are the same right? In real life however (in the containers) they look slightly different. Maybe it was my camera or my skin, who knows. I am sure one of my friends will take it off my hands either way.

All I did was the swatches but I do plan on banging out a video since I have two looks in mind for these babies so stay tuned for that. I will also have a post with the swatches from the Peacock Collection up soon. BEAUTIFUL!

I TRIED The Mineralista Skittles Collection and the TRUTH is I say it was well worth the money. For $20 I was able to get the Skittles Collection as well as the Peacock Collection INCLUDING express shipping! You can NOT beat that! I swear by ordering sample sizes for any and everything I can and this was way before the economy took a nosedive. You get to try every color under the sun (at least in pigments) without breaking the bank. I would definitely say to use these with a base for them to adhere to as well as a mixing medium of some sort or MAC Fix +. The formulation is very finely milled and seem to be even more so than MAC or the L'oreal HIP Pigments.

So go on over and check out The Mineralista and tell her Shana sent you, or not, whatever just check her out. LOL

Essie Great Expectations and Laura Geller Sugar Free Baked Shadow-Biscotti/Toast

So one day I went on the hunt for OPI You Dont Know Jacques (which I tried and did not adore by the way) and decided to stop in Pure Beauty. Well as luck would have it they not only had You Dont Know Jacques but also OPI The It Color which I had been searching high and low for. SCORE! Well what usually happens with me and beauty products is I go for one thing and end up purchasing WAY more than that, so of course that day was no different. Within my polish haul I ended up getting Essie Great Expectations. I figured it fit in with my latest gray craze...


ADORE or ABHOR? Well to tell you the truth I am on the fence with it. The color is fine. I find it a nice neutral color that I can wear to work with no problem, my issue is with the lasting power. I have had to polish my nails every day for the past three days because it keeps chipping! Whatever, I can deal with it but its just a pain. It was a long weekend so I have the time to touch up my mani, but on a normal week, this would not do. Will I swear off Essie polish because of it? Uh no, I ADORE my Essie Pama! I will just have to find a better top coat.

My second try occurred because I just had to have an eyeshadow look that was not only neutral but something I could wear to work just about everyday, be free of overdone shimmer/glitter yet not have the consistency of a non-blend able matte shadow. So browsing Beauty 360 one day (why they put this store right across the street from my job I will never know, my poor wallet weeps...) I happened upon the Laura Geller baked shadows. I have seen these before. I even have another one but again its too much glitter/sparkle. I was just about to leave when I spotted Biscotti/Toast...



ADORE or ABHOR? ADORE!!!! Consistency? Like butta (if butta was made of powder HA!) pay me no mind, it was just smooth, easy to blend, the perfect color (like my skin but better) and just overall beautiful. I have never felt this way about a matte shadow, I usually HATE matte shadow. I dont know if its because its baked or what but its great. It is now my HG shadow. I use the lighter color (I think biscotti) all over and the darker (toast) in the crease & outer V. I put a little MAC Embark in there to darken it up and voila - success! Here is a pic of me wearing it to the absolutely awesome We Are One concert at the Lincoln Memorial (please excuse my facial expression, it was cold and I was trying to snap a pic and walk at the same time FAIL - in case you were wondering thats my mom with me)

At $23 the shadow is far from affordable however I really like it so I dont mind the splurge.