Sep 04
A reader requested that I swatch By Candlelight Mineralize Skinfinish and Warm Soul Mineralize Blush side by side to see how similar the shades are. Before I start I should say that the only 2 Mineralize Skinfinishes that are permanent at MAC at the moment are Soft & Gentle and Gold Deposit. The one I’m swatching here, By Candlelight, was a limited edition release from the 2009 Warm & Cozy collection. Warm Soul is permanent.
Warm Soul is a very warm rose color with gold shimmer, while By Candlelight is a gold with shimmer that flashes gold and pink. If you dislike any shimmer on your cheeks, neither of these will probably appeal to you, but Warm Soul doesn’t actually flash glitter in the way that you might expect, so it’s worth trying at least. The specks of shimmer are much more subtle, especially compared to By Candlelight. Warm Soul is more pigmented than By Candlelight in addition to being a bit deeper in color. (It’s not uncommon for Mineralize Skinfinishes to be less pigmented since they are usually used as more of a highlight.) Warm Soul is perfect for light to medium skintones, and warm- or cool-undertones.
Tags: by candlelight mineralize skinfinish, gold, mac, mac collection: warm & cozy, pink, warm soul mineralize blush
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Aug 27
A very small haul for me this time, just 2 products from each line. The palettes didn’t strike me as unique at all, so those were an easy pass. I’d like to get more of the Superslick Liners, though. They’re all gorgeous. I got:
Aristo-cat Lipstick
Last year I got every single color from the F/W Nail Trend collection. Jin Soi is amazing and has done it again–I’d love to have every single one of these. Due to circumstance, that’s not possible this year, but I did walk away with:
Jade Dragon
What did you pick up?
Tags: aristo-cat, beige, green, greige, grey, lipstick, lipstick finish: frost, mac collection: fabulous felines, mac collection: nail trend f/w 2010, mac cosmetics nail lacquer, mac earthly harmony, mac jaded dragon, mauve, polish finish: frost, purple, smoky heir, superslick liquid liner
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Aug 18
Statement from MAC via their Facebook fan page:
This decision will not impact M·A·C ‘s commitment to donate all of its projected profits from the collection to benefit the women and girls of Juarez.
Out of respect for the people of Mexico, the women and girls of Juarez and their families, as well as our M·A·C Mexican staff and colleagues, M·A·C has made the decision not to ship the M·A·C Rodarte limited edition makeup collection. This decision will have no impact on M·A·C’s commitment to donate all of its projected global profits from this collection to local and international groups that work to improve the lives of the women and girls of Juarez. We are currently conducting due diligence to ensure we donate to organizations with a proven record of directly supporting the women and girls of Juarez.
M·A·C and Rodarte are deeply and sincerely sorry and we apologize to everyone we offended. We have listened very closely to the feedback of concerned global citizens. We are doing our very best to right this wrong. The essence of M·A·C is to give back and care for the community and Rodarte is committed to using creativity for positive social change. We are grateful for the opportunity to use what we have learned to raise awareness on this important issue.
I have to say, I am really surprised by this. Over the years, MAC has launched controversial collections–mostly to do with the sexual nature of product names, or controversial promo images–and I have never seen the company act this way. I am impressed with their dedication to doing what is right, but I can’t say I’m not disappointed that there will be no Rodarte for MAC collection. The products look really fabulous, so hopefully we’ll see them under a completely new title, with new names and all.
Tags: mac, mac collection: rodarte
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I had an interview at a potential school last month, and needless to say I was aiming to impress. I decided to go for a polished look: light on the eyes and cheeks with VERY bright lips. In the pictures the lip color looks more red/pink than it was in real life.. it’s actually much more purple/blue toned.
USED
MAC Prep + Prime Skin
MAC Studio Fix Fluid
MAC Showstopper Eyeshadow (brows)
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
MAC Trace Gold blush
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish New Vegas
MAC Bare Study Paint Pot
MAC Goldmine Eyeshadow
MAC Going Bananas Eyeshadow
MAC Soft Brown Eyeshadow
MAC Blanc Type Eyeshadow
MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
Estée Lauder Lash Primer Plus
MAC Opulash Mascara
MAC Vino Lipliner
MAC Gladiola Lipstick (from Dame Edna)
Tags: bare study paint pot, blacktrack fluidline, blanc type eyeshadow, estee lauder, estee lauder lash primer plus, eyeshadow finish: frost, eyeshadow finish: matte, eyeshadow finish: matte², gladiola lipstick, going bananas eyeshadow, gold, goldmine eyeshadow, lipstick finish: matte, mac collection: dame edna, neon, new vegas mineralize skinfinish, opulash mascara, pink, purple, showstopper eyeshadow, soft brown eyeshadow, trace gold blush, vino lipliner
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Jul 28
This is my MAC Mineralize Skinfinish collection following my purchase of Stereo Rose earlier this month. I wish I had some of the earlier limited edition releases, but I am very happy with what I have now. Since I’m so pale, I often use these in place of blush, but I can also combine them with a blush or bronzer to add a beautiful highlight. I haven’t found another product that gives such a beautiful highlight to the skin. I LOVE my MSFs.
In all their glory:
Blonde Mineralize Skinfinish
By Candelight Mineralize Skinfinish
Cheeky Bronze Mineralize Skinfinish
Glissade Mineralize Skinfinish
Light Flush Mineralize Skinfinish
New Vegas Mineralize Skinfinish
Northern Light Mineralize Skinfinish
Petticoat Mineralize Skinfinish
Porcelain Pink Mineralize Skinfinish
Redhead Mineralize Skinfinish
Refined Mineralize Skinfinish
Smooth Merge Mineralize Skinfinish
Soft & Gentle Mineralize Skinfinish
Stereo Rose Mineralize Skinfinish
Triple Fusion Mineralize Skinfinish
Warmed Mineralize Skinfinish
What’s your favorite MSF??
Tags: blonde mineralize skinfinish, by candlelight mineralize skinfinish, cheeky bronze mineralize skinfinish, glissade mineralize skinfinish, light flush mineralize skinfinish, mac, new vegas mineralize skinfinish, northern light mineralize skinfinish, petticoat mineralize skinfinish, porcelain pink mineralize skinfinish, redhead mineralize skinfinish, refined mineralize skinfinish, smooth merge mineralize skinfinish, soft & gentle mineralize skinfinish, triple fusion mineralize skinfinish, warmed mineralize skinfinish
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Jun 30
This is an FOTD from April; sorry I’m just getting around to posting it. Because it’s been a while, I may not remember exactly everything I used…
Tags: archetype lipstick, blacktrack fluidline, blanc type eyeshadow, blue, blue flame eyeshadow, eyeshadow finish: frost, eyeshadow finish: matte², feline eye kohl, fly-by-blu pearlglide eyeliner, instant chic blush, lipstick finish: lustre, mac, navy, nude, painterly paint pot, showstopper eyeshadow, smoky eyes, spice lip pencil, talent pool eyeshadow, viva glam, viva glam v lipglass
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