Mini Haul

Apologies for not being active for awhile, being a student nurse is well and truly eating up all of my time! But not to fret retail therapy is always the answer, as well as other things I picked up three products, Mac Prolong wear Paint Pot in Bare Study, Mac Lipstick in Creme Cup and Urban Decay Vemon. I'm absolutely in love with all of these beauties. 

Mac Prolong wear Paint Pot - Bare Study

I've heard a lot of good reviews about the Mac Paint Pots yet until this point I did not own one, as a treat I picked on up in Bare Study. This is a soft beige colour with a gold pearl which looks stunning on the eyelid alone or great to build eyeshadow onto.  This product is extremely long lasting, I would go as far as staying this product would last all day without moving or fading away. As a nursing student this product is perfect for just quickly applying on them early mornings, it also doesn't look too much. I would definitely purchase another MAC prolong wear paint pot, probably in Camel Coat or Painterly - Comment below your favourite shade, I'd love to have a little collection. 

Mac Creme Cup 

I finally said 'hello' to Creme Cup, the fifth addition to my growing Mac lipstick collection. I'm normally not a pink lipstick girl but I couldn't say no to this creamy light blue pink shade. I feel this would be suitable on any skin tone and any for occasion day or night. This lipstick is a cremesheen which means it is super creamy on the lips, not drying but also not as long lasting as a matte lipstick.

Urban Decay - Vemon

Creamy badass luxury, indeed, once again Urban Decay you have completely done it for me. Finally, for a while I've been meaning to pick up autumn lip colour for the new season. As berry lips are very now I wanted to originally pick up a dark berry shade but when found 'Vemon' by Urban Decay it was love a first sight! This is a stunning dark pinkish purple is creamy, long lasting, hydrating and nourishing all in one. Next I can't wait to buy 'Shame' which is Urban Decay's darkest red berry shade, also perfect for this time of year.

What's your favourite shade?
HolleyMaire

MAC had me at hello

Its true, MAC has well and truly stolen my high end virginity. I used to believe that high end makeup was nothing but a name on a bottle that you paid triple the high street price for. But it turns out I couldn't have been more wrong. 

After what feels like forever of trying to hunt down a foundation that suited my skin tone, didn't break me out or make my skin dry up a friend suggested that I tried MAC. Reluctant of wasting another £6-15 on foundation that would only be used once then sit in my bottom drawer, I took her advise and visited my local MAC counter.

I explained my skin type to the girl working there and she suggested I took a sample of the MAC studio fix fluid foundation in NW13 home with me before committing to the purchase, since I'd been having some problems in the past. I found this gesture very welcoming, I mean who doesn't like a tester or a freebie! Turns out this foundation formula and colour has been the best match I have found as of yet.  

The oil free foundation has a natural matte finish with a medium yet buildable coverage. I found this absolutely perfect for my pale skin, this will be great for other redheads out there, as it blends with freckles rather than giving a 'caked' face appearance. Embrace your features, never hide them away! This foundation claims to last 8 hours and I think it would be completely true in the winter months, lets just say humidity can put a downer your flawless finish in the summer! 

Since I intended to buy a MAC foundation there then I felt unsatisfied that I didn't have any goodies to take home with me, this left me starring at the lipstick section. You probably don't know this but I have a quite the lipstick obsession so finding out that MAC has one of the biggest lipstick collections I have ever seen was pretty dreamy. I bought both Viva Glam I and Spirit.

Viva Glam I is an absolute cult classic and a beautiful shade of red.  Its matt finish makes it long lasting, around 4-6 hours, my new favourite go to 'night out' lipstick. One downside is that because of the matt finish this lipstick can be drying on the lips, not to worry this can be quickly sorted by applying a lip balm before the lipstick. 

Spirit is not a shade I would usually go for but recently I've been craving new colours, I'm so happy I decided to buy it as it goes with my skin tone very well. I enjoy a darker lip that I can pull of in an everyday look. The satin finish is a lot like the matt but with an added small amount of sheen,  it is less drying however does not last as long (around 5 hours).

So whats next? I want to build my MAC lipstick collection,  I'd love to buy Plumful, Kinda Sexy and Russian Red. If you guys have any suggestions I'd love to hear! 

HolleyMarie