MAC Makeup

The MAC Originals collection eyeshadows have a little somethin’-somethin’ for every girl (or makeup loving boy).

For the neutral lurvin’ ladies and gents…

And here’s some cool shades for the cool kids…

Last, but not least, a few fun shades for your party side!

Are you feeling these? I was really anticipating the eyeshadows in this collection, and so far I have not been disappointed. My faves have been Ochre Style, Frisco, A Little Folie, Clue and Parrot. I thought I’d fall in love with Daisychain, but, honestly, if you already have Shroom or Ricepaper you don’t really need it. I’ll be doing looks featuring these colors in the next few days, and I’ll provide more detailed reviews then.

Naughty or Nice?

Are ya’ll ready for Santa? I’m going to leave out some cookies and milk; hopefully he leaves me some Chanel.

El Hub and I are heading out to the East Bay (beast in pig latin, yo) to hang with my family. Time for some food, fun and karaoke!

Whatever you’re doing tonight, I hope your heart is filled with joy and love. Merry Christmas!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

As promised, here are a few swatches from the MAC Royal Assets Pink Lips Palette ($22.50).

Like the new MAC Tan Lips palette, each of these sets includes two lipsticks and one gloss:

Courting Rose – soft midtone pink lipgloss
Reigning Pink – muted midtone pink lipstick
Ladyship – soft berry with pearl lipstick

The stand-out color in this trio is Lady Ship:

Loves it!

As of this morning, Pink Lips was sold out on the MAC Web site, but if it’s still available at your local counter then snag it, ASAP.

I’m off to the gym to work off the mountains of fried food and carbs I ate at that Puerto Rican restaurant in SF last night, but I’ll be back this afternoon with the Coral Lips swatches for you!

How was your evening? Did ya party like a rock star?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

MAC Royal Assets Lip Palette O’ Rama, Part I

Holiday shopping is hard work. You have to hunt and gather, compare and contrast prices, and use your wits to find the shortest lines. Shoot, just the other day I almost had to wrestle a girl for a purse I wanted to buy for my moms … and you better believe I would’ve taken that girl down right there in the middle of Macy’s too. If we’d had spears we’d have been just like the cave girls of yore.

It isn’t always easy to find the right gift for someone. After a brutal day of shopping, you deserve a lil’ reward for all your hard work. Go on, snag a MAC Royal Assets Lip Palette ($22.50) or two for yourself. I won’t tell Santa, promise.

There are four palettes to choose from — tan, coral, red and pink — with coordinating colors for every lipstick loving gal.

In the tan lips set you get:
Pure Pomp – Soft yellow gold with gold pearl
Sceptre – Light tan with bronze pearl
Privee – Midtone brown with gold pearl

Each case fits easily into a clutch purse, perfect for nights out on the town. Also, each palette comes with a small lip brush, too. Normally, I don’t like tiny brushes because they can be too small to use well, but I decided to keep these for on-the-go spot touchups.

Check back later on for swatches of the other sets. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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A Colorful, Fun Holiday Look for a Casual Get Together with Friends

The holiday party season is here, both the parties we dread and the ones we look forward to. I’m going to a few this month, which means I get to see friends I haven’t seen in a while and try out some new makeup looks, hooray!

I’m very shy when it comes to bold eye colors, but, alas, a girl cannot live on brown eye shadow alone. Lately, I’ve been feeling adventurous, trying brighter colors to really push my look.

But I need a little help when it comes to using bold colors, so I followed the directions for this bright red and purple eye featured on the MAC Website. This is the “Her Fancy” look, one of four Antiquitease face charts.

I’m attending a friend’s birthday dinner in a few weeks (a casual night out in the city). To keep the focus on my eyes, I plan to wear a black top, gold jewelry and jeans along with this fun, colorful look.

Here’s the face chart I used. All the makeup was by MAC.

If you’re new to bright eye colors like I am, then I highly suggest picking up the colors I used in this look: Mi’Lady and Engaging MAC Mineralize Eye Shadows. They’re beginner friendly, and you can easily turn up or down the color intensity.

I hope your Wednesday is going smoothly so far! Hold on, ya’ll! We’re almost there.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

G-L-A-M … O-R … O-U-S!

MAC Viva Glam, you rule. Your lipstick colors work on all shades of skin and you always have the coolest spokespeople (love ya, Dita!).

Buy a lipstick, change a life. Is it that easy?

Well, yes. Every cent of the sale proceeds from MAC Viva Glam goes to the MAC AIDS Fund.

This holiday season MAC’s Viva Glamorous Compacts give you the chance to sample these universally flattering shades and help support a fantastic cause.

Two palettes, each with three Viva Glam classics, await your lovely lips.

You can work the Warm Lips palette:

MAC Viva Glam V Lustre Lipstick – neutral pink with pearl
MAC Viva Glam V Lipglass – neutral pink with pearl
MAC Viva Glam VI Lustre Lipstick – warm terracotta-plum fusion with subtle pearl

Or, rock the Cool Lips palette:

MAC Viva Glam II Satin Lipstick – muted pinkish-beige with subtle shimmer
MAC Viva Glam IV Frost Lipstick – mid-tone rose with a subtle gold shimmer
MAC Viva Glam VI Lipglass – warm plum with multi-reflective, multi-dimensional pearl

Each palette costs $25.00. I love them both, but if you’re a hard-working student or a budget-minded beauty then opt for the Warm Lips palette to get Viva Glam V. I’ve seen the color on so many different women and it always looks great.

I’m feeling a little better today. Blast you common cold (*sniff*)! I’m off to slurp some chicken soup. Don’t forget to take your vitamin C, ya’ll!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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