MAC Small Vanity Blush - Glamour Daze Collection

Small Vanity Blush is a satin finish blush described as a "dusty rose tan". I know I purchased all three blushes from the Glamour Daze color collection, but this was the only blush that I was interested in and I felt I could get the most use out of.

Tutorial: Can I Steal that Moment?

Since a lot of you makeup junkies on Instagram have been asking me how I did this eyeshadow look I posted yesterday, I decided to post a pictorial on how I achieved this look! I hope you all enjoy!

MAC Glamour Daze Holiday Collection 2012 - Product Info and Some Swatches

So, the Holidays are coming up and cosmetics brands are starting to release their collections one by one for the upcoming months! And you know well enough that MAC likes to go overboard with the plethora of sets and new stuff for everyone to devour over! This year's Holiday collection is called Glamour Daze and I must say, off the bat, that the packaging is pretty cute!

I went to the MAC store and Nordstrom MAC counter today to see the products for myself and so I have photos and swatches of some products for you all!

Styleseeker Inspired

Urban Decay Half Baked on lids, Smog on lower lash line, Virgin on browbone

TheBalm Sexy and Serious on crease

MAC Hidden Treasure blush on as transition color

xoxo, Naomi

MAC By Request Lipsticks

MAC By Request is an online-only limited edition collection that MAC came out with where people voted for which lipsticks, lipglasses and eyeshadows they wanted to come out again in a collection. Everyone did an awesome job at picking the top three lipsticks! Candy Yum Yum, Moxie and Rocker probably represent MAC limited edition lipsticks the best!

Candy Yum-Yum, Moxie and Rocker in artificial lighting

MAC By Request Lipsticks

They're here! Honestly I was so excited by noon when my grandma texted me and told me that my new  lipsticks were home! I just had to share them with you all! I got the all-famous Candy Yum Yum, Moxie, and Rocker. I personally thank my job because I wake up at 4:30am that it's no hassle for me to hussle for these lipsticks!

Now, what to do with these extras?

xoxo, Naomi

MAC by Request Collection (the Results)

Hey everyone! So I found the results of the by Request Collection voting that happened around February/March this year on temptalia.com! Pretty much, this collection is bringing back a few of some old favorites from past limited edition collections! Anyways, I just wanted to share this with you all because I am excited that I can finally get these this month!

Lipsticks ($15.00 USD - new price effective August 1, 2012)

Candy Yum Yum - matte neon pink (from Quite Cute collection - April 2011)

Moxie - matte bright pink (from Retro Matte lipsticks collection - September 1999)

Rocker - burgundy red with glitter (from Time Rocker collection - Fall 1999)

Lipglasses ($15.00 USD - new price effective August 1, 2012)

Bait - frost iris pink with gold pearl (from Lure collection - June 2006)

Cult of Cherry - frost red with red pearl (from Cult of Cherry - September 2008)

Flash of Flesh - frost light nude pink (from MAC D'Bohemia - May 2005)

Eyeshadows ($15.50 USD)

Guacamole - frost light green with gold pearl (from Salsabelle - May 2005)

Jete - veluxc pearl sandy coral (from Danse - January 2006)

Moth Brown - frost soft metallic brown grey (from Madame B - March 2005)

I am most excited about the lipsticks! Def gonna purchase all the lipsticks so hopefully I'm quick enough to snatch them!

These are only available online at maccosmetics.com and WON'T be in counters

Lipsticks will be released Monday, August 6, 2012

Lipglasses will be released Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Eyeshadows will be released Monday, August 13, 2012

Good luck and happy shopping, all!

xoxo, Naomi

(info credit to Christine)

Love Power

Hey everyone! I have another makeup look for you guys! I have been wanting to use another Electric Cool e/s from MAC and incorporate it into a look, so here it is! I mentioned that I did want to pick up another e/s from this collection, and I ended up getting Love Power. I wanted Dynamo initially, but I was disappointed when I found out that it was a corally pink. I wanted it to be more orange.

So here's a really subtle pinky smokey eye that you can totally wear for a night out!

Fashion Circuit Look

Today, I went to The Grove in LA today mainly to check out the Zara and Nordstrom sales. I got a lot of good deals from Zara today (mostly got work-appropriate clothes) and I honestly wanted to get more things, but I had to stop myself! But I do know I will be back soon to pick up more things for myself and the boo. Little did I know that I will get sucked into buying loads of makeup from MAC once again. Surprise, surprise

I did plan on buying the new Fall collection blush and another blush from the Fleur de Lotus collection from Chanel, but after my MAC purchase, it wasn't meant to be in my budget. :( Womps. It made me sad because I swatched the 2 blushes and they were both so pretty!!!

Business Casual + Makeup Look

So I haven't really been posting any outfit looks lately because of work. All I've been sporting are business casual and corporate wear, and pre-shopping, all I have are neutrals, blacks, greys and whites for clothes, which seem so bland and boring. Anyway, here's an outfit that I would wear to work (even though I wore it at church on a Sunday).

MAC Heavenly Creature "Star Wonder" Mineralize Skinfinish

Star Wonder is a "plumy pink with multi-dimensional pearl". The compact has a swirl of plum, gold and pinky champagne in it. It is a pinky purple with a golden sheen.

MAC Heavenly Creature "Ring of Saturn" Mineralize Blush

Ring of Saturn is a "terracotta and gold melange" swirl of baked minerals pressed into a compact. It is a coral blush with red-copper undertones to it, and has golden shimmer. This is a very warm blush and can complement warmer skin tones.

MAC Heavenly Creature "Cut a Caper" Lipstick

Cut a Caper is a "midtone peachy pink" with a lustre finish. It is a repromoted shade from the MAC Tartan Tale collection back in late 2010 and I think it is gorgeous! I only own probably a couple of lustre finish MAC lipsticks and that is because I don't quite like how they don't have great staying power. Although lipsticks only last for four to six hours, on average, I think lustre finishes last about half that. To me, this finish isn't worth the price, but this shade just caught my eye!

MAC Heavenly Creature Collection

MAC releases a mineralize collection for the Fall every year, and since I totally missed out on last year's collection, I wanted to pick up some mineralize face and eye products. This year's collection is called "Heavenly Creature" and it is a space-themed collection, which really does fit because baked products do look like galaxies in the sky. There were skincare products, lip products, face products and eyeshadows. I was mainly interested in the cheek products, though.

So here are the things that I got:

Ring of Saturn mineralize blush

Star Wonder mineralize skinfinish

Cut a Caper lipstick

I wanted a few more things from this collection, so I probably will come back for them once payday comes around. I really want Lightyear MSF, Supernova mineralize blush, and Meteoric Cremesheen Lipglass. I am hoping I can snatch one from a counter before they all sell out!

What did you get from this collection? And which ones did you want for your arsenal?

Ombre Lips

Hi everyone! I know it feels like I've abandoned my blog, but it's just been so hectic the past 2 weeks for me! I just recently start my new job the past week and I have been so tired! I wake up at 4:30am every single day and my hours start from 6:30am to 4:30pm, which doesn't sound so bad, but I just think I'm not used to the early hours just yet. But I am really excited about this job because all my coworkers are so nice and friendly! They're all so helpful and I feel like I am going to learn loads from this job! It's my first REAL big girl job (I really don't consider my previous job a real job bc it was technically slavery, HAHAHA) and I am so stoked to see what's in store for me in this big corporate company.

Anyway, I have a lip look for you all. Since nowadays I really don't want to put a lot of effort onto my eye makeup, I have just been doing winged liner on my eyes. I've always been a fan of having a pop of color on my face, so I tried this ombre lip makeup look!

8th Grade Promotion Makeup Looks

Hey everyone! So these two adorable 8th graders from my small group at church asked me to do their makeup for them. I know I got my makeup done at a salon for my 8th grade promotion, but I didn't even know ANYTHING about makeup back then (that was 10 years ago!). And these girls knew more about makeup than I did at their age. Of course I couldn't say no because (1) it's more practice for me to do makeup on other people, (2) they're my babies in Bible study and (3) it's good for my portfolio. Anyway, here is what I came up with for their promotion makeup (yes, it's not a graduation, lol).

Caylin's makeup

MAC Beth Ditto Dear Diary Prolongwear Lip Creme

My apologies in advance for having my review too late (since it is probably sold out everywhere now!), but I just wanted to share you all my thoughts on this!

Anyways, I wasn't really intrigued to get anything from the MAC Beth Ditto collection. I saw swatches of the products from other beauty bloggers, but I wasn't too excited for anything but the two lip colors! I went to my local MAC counter and they didn't even have the collection out until I asked for them (that's when you know I'm a MAC fiend!). I swatched and tried the colors and I ended up just getting the Dear Diary prolongwear lip creme, which sold out quick (and I'll tell you why in a bit).

Orange Prom Makeup Look

It's prom season again. Since I am a pretty new makeup artist, it is a toughie to really get your name out there. A really good friend of mine went to her prom this past weekend, and given her busy schedule with work and school, setting up an appointment at a MAC or makeup counter at the mall was out of reach for her. Plus, it was out of her budget since most counters (probably all counters) require you to purchase a certain $ amount of products.

Anyway, here is the look I came up with for her.

MAC Hey, Sailor! Fleet Fast Blush

MAC released two blushes in this big summer collection, and since I am slowly building my blush collection as I am becoming a blush fiend, I picked Fleet Fast, which is the darker blush of the two. Since I did pick up Crew, which is pretty close to Launch Away! blush, as I said in my previous post, I didn't feel the need to get the other one.

MAC Hey, Sailor! Crew Highlight Powder

Just like in every MAC collection that they put out, I have to try out every product before I actually buy them. Since MAC products tend to get more and more expensive every year (especially with the special packaging), I have to make sure that I am buying pieces that are worth my money. The products that I purchased in this collection were the ones I felt represented the collection well, and Crew did just that.