Small MAC Haul! (Creme Cup Lipstick, Like Venus Dazzleglass)

I bought a few things at my recent trip to MAC. I didn't end up getting any of what I came for, but I did get a couple goodies that have been on my wish list forever! I was going through the lipsticks, picking out all of the colors I already owned.. lol and then I picked up "Creme Cup", a color I've been wanting for a really long time but never really had the chance to view it in person. I didn't know it was a Cremesheen, which made me extremely iffy, because I do not like the Cremesheen formula at all. All of my Cremesheens have broke.. Either completely smashed, have slanted or melted. It's not like a Glaze or Luster that goes on smooth.. you have to apply a little pressure to get the color on your lips (at least for me) and you can't apply too much pressure otherwise your lipstick will tilt. Anyway, I took a chance and got it. AND, I purchased "Like Venus" Dazzleglass. I also dislike dazzleglass because they run out so quickly and the color doesn't stay on your lips very long, but I thought paired with Creme Cup, it would be very pretty.

I really like Creme Cup. It reminds me of a more intense "Hue". It's a very "wearable" pink. And it is really hard for me to find a wearable every day pink. I don't like pinks that are too cool (have too much of a blue or purple tone to it). I like my pink to be slightly warm, and this one is. :)

Left: Bare Lips with Creme Cup

Right: Creme Cup w/ Like Venus over it

Also, I purchased another bottle of Mineralize Satinfinish Foundation in NC37. I'm a NC40 in Fix Fluid, but NC40 in Satinfinish goes on a tad too orangey for me. NC37 works great. I love this foundation on my more natural days when I want my skin to look radiant and glowing.

And last but not least, I purchased the 224 brush! Ever since I saw pixiwoo using this as a concealer brush, I wanted it. I don't like the regular concealer brush that much that just smears it under your eyes, and I don't like applying concealer with my fingers because my nails are so long and my concealer will end up in my nails (yuck!) Sooo, I am very happy I bought this. This brush is amazing.. it's definitely one of my new favorite brushes. It applies my concealer flawlessly and buffs it into my skin so perfect. It's very dense and it doesn't smoosh or bend during application. It's very sturdy. I absolutely love it. Well worth the $28 in my opinion. You can use it for so many things too.. you can use it to highlight areas on your face.. blend your shadows, contour your nose, etc.

That's all for my MAC haul!

Late Night Purple FOTD!

Face:
Palladio Yellow Concealer
MAC Select Cover up NW25
MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC40
MAC Blot Powder Medium Dark (to set my foundation)
MAC Smooth Harmony Beauty Powder (as a bronzer all over)
MAC Dainty Mineralize Blush (on the apples of my cheeks)

Eyes:
NYX Jumbo Purple Eye Pencil (all over lid as a base)
MAC Parfait Amour e/s (all over lid)
MAC Deep Truth e/s (in crease)
MAC Typographic e/s (to darken the crease)
MAC Cornflower pigment e/s (blended into the edges of parfait amour)
MAC Crystal e/s (as a highlight on top and bottom)
MAC Young Punk Mineralize eyeshadow (applied wet as a liner on lid and on bottom lashline)
Stila Topaz Eye Kohl (on waterline)
Ardell False Lashes #106
Covergirl Lash Blast Mascara

Brows:
MAC Espresso e/s

Lips:
MAC Stripdown Lip Liner
Hard Candy "Fire Alarm" Lip Stick
NYX "Perfect" Mega Lip Gloss

Hard Candy Cosmetics Fire Alarm Lipstick Review, Photos and Swatches!

Hard Candy Fire Alarm Lipstick

Hard Candy Fire Alarm Lipstick ($6) is a sheer, cotton candy pink lipstick with a shiny finish. The color reminds me a bit of MAC Hue Lipstick - one of my favorite pinks.

The color is sheer, but can be built to opaque with a few layers. It has a thin, slippery texture similar to the NYX Round Lipsticks. It feels feathery light on the lips, even after several layers.

I don't find that it accentuates dryness, and it isn't so light that it washes me out.

Here are a couple of swatches..

Hard Candy Fire Alarm on my lips (please excuse the dryness)

MAC Shygirl Lipstick: My favorite lipstick of all time!

MAC Shygirl Lipstick

MAC Shygirl Lipstick is described as a creamy, neutral coral-beige. It's pretty accurate, but there is definitely some pink tones in Shygirl. To me, it's a mixture of pink, coral & peach with a hint of creamy beige. I never really considered Shygirl neutral - but I suppose it's not too warm, not cool - but somewhere in between. It has the tiniest particles of bright pink sparkles which makes the color shine beautifully on the lips.

The pigmentation is amazing, and because of the cremesheen formula, the color applies buttery smooth. It's a perfect every day shade and brightens up my face once applied - which is really why I wouldn't call this a neutral. Neutral (beige) lipsticks typically wash me out.

My only complaint about this lipstick is within the formula. Because it's so soft,
just about every tube of mine has tilted, smashed or melted. You ought to store this lipstick in the fridge if you live somewhere warm!

MAC Shygirl Lipstick

Here it is on my bare lips.

What do you think of Shygirl?