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Products used:
Josie Maran Cosmetics:
Fingerpaints quad in Sweet
Eye Shaodow:
Valentine
Eternity
Cinnamon
Beach
Mascara in Black
Urban Decay liquid liner in Perversion

Josie Maran Cosmetics:
Bronzing Powder in Beach No. 1
Cream Blush in Sunrise
Lip Liner in Blush
Lipgloss in Radiance

Since I love Miss Lorrainey (and her blog too) I figured I would join in the fun and do a b-day wish list also because hers was so fun.
For those of you wondering my birthday is July 16th (I'll be tha big 2-5...EEEEK)

*This is not an actual list I would give to someone or expect to get all of or anything. These are more like things I would just buy for myself...haha


...which actually is happening! Leaving July 9th with my friend Ashley. The trip began with a simple phone call to her from me explaining how we needed to go see New Kids on the Block again (yeah...you heard that right) toward the end of their tour somewhere close to home. Bad idea sending me to check out the remaining dates...I saw Vegas and my eyes lit up. Vegas...SO not close to where we live...lol. So we're seeing them again at the Palms in Vegas on the 11th and turning it into a full out b-day weekend. So excited!!




I love the classic Speedy design. I have a traditional brown monogram Speedy 30 already and while I love the monogram print, I've always really wanted this particular light blue Damier print. I think it's a little less "flashy" and "WOOO loooka my Louis!!" than the monogram one. Plus I always feel weird when I carry something that is really flashy and has designer labels stamped all over it just because I always feel like a giant ass when I combine that with my Chanel Sunglasses or glasses. It's just too much. So I really love how understated this one is. Plus, it's just a gorgeous bag.
I live kind of close to a few LV stores, but I think it would be exciting to maybe buy in Vegas...?? ;) Especially since there's a LV store at my favorite place in the whole world--The Forum Shops....hmmm



Love this camera....NEED this camera. I was going to buy it a few months ago, but it had been on backorder for a while. It's in stock at my Best Buy now, so I might pick it up soon!



I looove both of these. I think Brad is getting them for me :)








I lOVE these. I have at least one in pretty much every room of the house. Yep. Even the closet :)
My favorite scents are Spiced Cider, Velvet Tuberose, Brown Sugar and Fig, Passion Fruit & Guava, and Coconut Lime Verbena.

I was tickled "pink" this week when I stopped by one of my favorite antique shops and found these two pink first prize ribbons from the late 1950's. Not only are they pink and gold and in pristine condition, but they are from my town's kennel club. Local history buffs rejoice! I needed them like a hole in my head, but who could resist these beauties???? Obviously, not little moi (wink, wink).

Products Used:
MAC Rollickin' Paint Pot
NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencil-Milk
MAC Aquadisiac eye shadow
Aqua eye shadow (pro)
Kelly eye shadow (pro)
Bottle Green eye shadow (pro)
Chill eye shadow
Urban Decay liquid liner-Perversion
MAC Powerpoint eye liner-So There Jade
MAC Plushlash Mascara
Blanc Type eye shadow
MAC blush- Prism
MAC lip pencil-Stripdown
MAC lipstick-Hug Me

6.25.09

July seems to hold some pretty exciting things (MAC collection-wise), AHEM AND it's my 25th birthday!! (July 16, ya know, for those wondering)

So I decided that it would be so stupid to basically rip off other people's information (even if I posted the source, it would be THE SAME information -- just unnecessary) by posting the typical "MAC Color Story" Information for each collection. So instead, I'll link you to the places where I get my information! But I'll outline the collection names and release dates of course :) Then at the bottom of this post, I'll work on my wish lists and initial thoughts about the individual collections. Sound good?? Awesome. :)
*You can also click the "Collections" link at the bar on top of my page for a big post that organizes the collections and my associated collection posts by month.


JULY '09:

Euristocrats2 (already released most places, so whatever)
7/09 Colour Craft
7/09 Graphic Gardens (Nordstrom)
7/09 Look in a Box (Nordstrom)
7/30 Baby Blooms




Thoughts and wishes...


Euristocrats 2
One word..Dazzleglasses. That's my main excitement surrounding this collection. Usually collections centered around lip products really don't excite me much, but if dazzleglasses are involved, I'm there! I've yet to check this collection out in person, but I'm definitely planning a trip to MAC soon. OOO and Saint Germain is making a comeback! So if you missed out on that when it came out before, don't miss out on it this time! As far as products I'm eye-ing, it's mainly dazzleglasses, as you'd probably expect :)
Obviously, this may change when I see everything in person, but this is what I'm thinking...

My wishlist:
*Dazzleglasses:
Vie Veneto
Rue de Rouge
Euro Beat

*Costa Chic Lipstick (maybe)

(skipping the liners since they're all permanent)




Colour Craft
EEK! SOOO excited for this one! Mostly because of the MSF's and one brush in particular! I'm also THRILLED that the 226 brush is being repromoted with this one. I only got one when it was released with Brunette, Blonde, Redhead. I definitely could use a few extras :)

My wishlist:
*130 BRUSH!!! (maybe 2 or 3) This brush looks amazing...
*extra 226
*MSFs: (in a perfect world, I'd get all 6...we'll see what happens!)
Triple Fusion, Porcelain Pink -- those are the two shades that I think are most different from what I've already got and what will work with my skin, but I've really got to get my hands on the darker shades for my kit!
*Eye Shadow:
Assemblage, Girlish Romp, Natural Flare, Fashion Patch
*Lipstick:
Colour Crafted

Not sure about the blush...I'll have to see those in person!
About the lipgloss...not a fan of the "mixed up" colors...they look used :X




Graphic Gardens / Look in a Box (Nordstrom's exclusive collections)
For some reason, the Nordstrom collections never excite me much. These aren't really any different. The Graphic Gardens eye shadow palettes definitely look pretty, but I'll be surprised if I end up buying any of them. Nothing really different or exciting. However, if you are starting your collection and need brushes, eye shadows, or lip products, I would consider checking this stuff out! You can get so much more for your money by purchasing these special sets!
For now, planning on skipping both.



Baby Blooms
Ok, this is exciting to me! At first, I wasn't that into it, but after seeing more about the lip products, I'm SUPER excited!! I always get really excited about new foundation/skin products as well!

My wishlist:
*Studio Moisture Tint SPF15- Medium (not 100% about the shade, I'll have to test it in person)
*Sun Tints (lipgloss) SPF15- I WANT THEM ALL!! but to pick a few:
Just a Smidge, Moist Plum, Pink Tinge

Click the links below to get the details!

**Please note, I try to sort all of the MAC collection info by the month they're released. Please understand that the release dates are not always accurate. :)
OH and a lil helpful hint-- Collections will release online 2 days prior to the store release date listed below. :)
Oh and don't flip...if you can't click it, I don't have a post for it yet :) Check back often for updates

July '09
-7/2: Euristocrats2
-7/9: Colour Craft
-7/17: Graphic Gardens (Nordstrom's Anniv. Collection)
-7/30: Baby Blooms

-?/??: Love that Look

August '09
-8/20 - Makeup Art Cosmetics
-8/27 - Jin Soon Choi for MAC Nail Lacquer Collection
-8/27 - Flirt with Fall


September '09
-9/10 - MAC in HD
-9/17 - Fall Trend Collection
-9/17 - Pro Colour Expansion Collection
-9/24 - Style Black
-9/24 - Zoom Fast Black Lash
-9/24 - Dazzleglass Cremes

October '09
-10/12 - Dsquared2

6.22.09

So pretty much every collection that has come out so far this year since Hello Kitty (with the exception of the Dazzleglass collection) has just not excited me much. So recently when I would anticipate the past few collections released, I would get excited and make my little list of things I wanted. So I would excitedly go to the MAC store to check out everything in person and I would just be let down. Yeah, there have been some neat things that have come out recently, but it's like there's no excitement with the collections like there used to be--for me anyways. I just feel like nothing that has been released recently has been very unique.

So I looked ahead to the collections coming out into the summer and fall and I'm actually really excited. It seems that MAC is trying some different things--- Not always playing it safe (think a whole collection of products inspired by the color black--SO me, well, maybe not the black lipstick, but I'll probably get some anyway!), new products and shades (a new dazzleglass formula, new foundation-ish product, the new 130 brush-which I think will change my life, a collection COMPLETLY of nail polish-if MAC doesn't change the formula with this one, they're getting a nasty letter...let's face it, we all know they have the means to create a quality nail polish formula, new pro shades, etc.) Not to mention all the gorgeous, bright new shades that are coming out in lots of upcoming collections I've looked at. Honestly, I'm excited. From what I've seen, many of the upcoming collections just seem different and creative. What you'd expect from MAC.

I know I always mention upcoming MAC collections for the month ahead in my monthly favorites video, but I'm thinking about maybe doing a blog post with the collection info monthly that accompanies the favorites video. What do you think? I think it would be easier and hopefully, more helpful to you guys! I can also post my little wishlists as well :) That way you guys can see what I'm thinking about buying too! Leave your thoughts below...

**edit: Ok, so if you would like to see a blog post about collection info each month, would you rather see a SINGLE BIG post of all the upcoming collections and their descriptions? For example, in June, it would be a big "July MAC Collections" post. OR would you rather see SEPARATE posts of each collection and their descriptions? Or am I thinking too far into this...haha

Thanks in advance for the feedback guys!

<3

Tiffany

When I heard Zoya was releasing a few matte shades, I was super excited. I ordered only one, Dovima, which is the darkest almost black shade. They also have a more gray one and a pretty maroon shade. Well, I can safely say I'll probably be ordering the other two very soon! I was actually shocked to have gotten mine so quickly...From what I knew, these weren't going to be sent out until July 1st since they were technically a pre-ordered item...??? Oh well. I'm excited and I LOVE this stuff. You've got to work fast with it though. As you may be able to see on my thumbnail, it can get a little clumpy if you don't work quickly with it. This is because it dries SUPER fast. Seriously. I received my package literally 20 minutes before posting this! *My rushed excitement will explain the messy cuticles... But overall, the color is even, smooth and VERY matte. It looks MUCH more matte in person. You can also apply a topcoat if you decide you want a more glossy finish and get bored with the matte. I used two coats and no basecoat.

**edit: After the color "sets" and completely dries (it's been at least 6 hours since posting) the color really evens out and looks completely smooth. It's pretty much impossible to show just how matte and even the color is in photos, but it's awesome!

Products Used:
Benefit F.Y.Eye primer
MAC Constructivist Paint Pot
The Balm Shady Lady Eye Shadow Palette:
Caught in the Act Courtney
Shameless Shana
Jet-Setting Jennifer
MAC Tan Pigment
MAC Chromaline in Black Black (Pro)
Bee Lushious Lashes Mascara
MAC Viva Glam V Lipstick
Backlit 3D glass (discontinued, but any golden/yellow would work!)
NARS Madly powder blush
MAC So Ceylon Mineralized Skinfinish

I had so much fun doing Claire's makeup-- If you were curious to see all the products I used, you can now check them all out below!

First Video (Easy, Flawless Skin--The No Makeup, Makeup Look)
MAC
Lightful Deep Ultramoisture cream
Face & Body Foundation C3 (Now Pro, but still available at some stores)
Select Cover-Up NC35
Mineralized Skinfinish Natural in Medium Dark
Select Moisturecover concealer NW25
Benefit Powderflage
Bronzing Powder in Refined Golden
Sculpt Powder in Bone Beige (Pro)
Shape Powder in Emphasize (Pro)
Powder blush in Dollymix
Strobe Lotion
Fix+

Second Video (Party Makeup: Blue/Purple)
Coastal Scents Eye Poxy Primer
MAC
Cornflower Pigment
Violet Pigment
Nehru eye shadow
Vellum eye shadow
Mylar eye shadow
Blacktrack Fluidline
Dazzlelash Mascara
Symmetry eye shadow (Pro) -brows
#36 lashes
Prep+Prime Lip
Dervish Lip Pencil
Saint Germain lipstick
Funtabulous Dazzleglass

Products used:
MAC Lip Conditioner
Benefit Benetint
MAC lip pencil in Cherry
MAC lipstick in MAC Red
Coastal Scents Lip/Concealer Brush
Benefit clear lipgloss
Make Up For Ever Double-Ended lip pencil in no 100 (or just use any concealer in pencil form or with a concealer brush)
Coastal Scents Taklon Flat Liner/Concealer brush









Some helpful tips:
*Make sure your lips are well-exfoliated. I mean, you don't have to do this EVERY time, but just make sure you don't have any bits of dry skin or flakiness going on.
Try a gentle exfoliant like Neutrogena Lip Nutrition Berry Smooth Balm. If you've got some serious flakiness, try a more abrasive product with more "scrubbies". Or, apply some regular Vaseline to your lips and gently massage into your lips in circular motions with a warm, damp washcloth.

*PLEASE don't forget the liner. It will really make all the difference. Even if you're like me and HATE wearing dark or bright lipliner, it's a must where red lips are concerned.

*Just as important as lip liner--Don't forget the concealer "reverse liner" trick. Whether you use a pencil like I did, or just a concealer a shade or two lighter than your skin tone on a lip or concealer brush, it's an important step. It will counteract any redness around the lip area and create a super clean, defined line.

*Resist the urge to draw the liner outside your lipline. The before-mentioned no-no combined with red lipliner is a recipe for disaster. When it starts to wear off (even slightly), you'll look like you have chapped lips or that you're just a really sloppy eater (or smoocher....hehe).

*Don't forget the "finger" trick (see video). Red lipstick and teeth don't mix. Well, red lipstick ON your teeth doesn't mix, I should say.