MAC Strength & Aprés Chic Swatches

Hey everyone! I wanted to share with you all some pics and swatches of a few things that I picked up from MAC Cosmetics newest collections. I bought two lipsticks from their Strength Collection and one MSF from their Aprés Chic collection. 

I am in love with the two lipsticks that I got from Strength. The lipsticks launched early online so I was able to place an order right when it came up. Strong Woman is described as a bright violet. The second I put this lipstick I fell in love. It is a gorgeous violet color that has me so excited to wear it out. This is one that I am regretting not getting a few backups of. Party Parrot is described as a bright red-pink and it is a strong vibrant color. I was super bummed that I missed this lipstick when it launched with a previous MAC collection. It is definitely a statement lip and has just the right amount of red and pink. 

The Mineralize Skin Finish that I bought from Aprés Chic was Stereo Rose. I love MSF and Stereo Rose was definitely one that I needed for my MSF collection. Stereo Rose is described as coral with golden/bronze shimmering nuances. I love coral blushes but this one is a perfect mix of coral and gold. 

Stereo Rose

Party Parrot

Strong Woman

Shopping Goodies - MAC By Request

Hello! I had a lovely package waiting for me and my parents house yesterday! My MAC By Request lipsticks have arrived. The whole launch for this collection was pretty intense. MAC released it a bit early so everyone was up late placing their orders. Candy Yum-Yum sold out really fast and I was super happy that I got a chance to get one. I missed out on this lipstick from the Quite Cute collection and let me tell you, this color is so vibrant and gorgeous. I love all of the different lipsticks and they are my favorite matte finish!I can't wait to start using these lipsticks with different looks. What did you all get from the MAC By Request collection?

Moxie

Candy Yum-Yum

Rocker

IMATS Haul

Hey everyone! I am back from IMATS LA!! I had tons of fun. It great meeting all of you and getting to see the Pros at work. I will have a separate post on my pictures that I took from IMATS so for now here are all of the goodies that I got. Beyond excited to try everything out! For those of you that attended IMATS what did you all get this year?

First stop was Sigma Beauty! I was so excited to see all of their different brushes. I need them all!

I chose their Synthetic Kabuki Kit. I read amazing reviews on them and had to buy! I will definitely post on what I think about them!

I also picked up the precision flat P80. 

Lime Crime's new Aquataenia Palette. These colors are gorgeous in person! I will post a look using this look  soon!

Lime Crime Centrifuschia & Coquette Lipstick

Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper. I noticed mine had a crack in it. I wonder if that is normal? :(

Mehron Mixing Liquid. Can't wait to turn my loose pigments into eyeliners.

Graftobian HD Glamour Creme Palette - Warm #2. A must have! I was tempted to buy the bigger one!

Sugarpill Midori Eyeshadow. Gorgeous.

Sugar Pill Royal Sugar Loose Eyeshadow. I mean come on, look how pretty that is?

Ardell Lashes. My favorites.

Lit Cosmetics. I was in glitter heaven!! They had an amazing deal going on. This whole kit was $40. Two brushes, one full size of their popular clearly liquid glitter base, one travel size, one travel size of the h2o proof base and 3 glitter colors!

Margarita

Nightlife

Vegas

So there was my IMATS 2012 Haul. IMATS has been moved to January 2013 next year instead of June. Can't wait to see you all there again! Sigma Beauty is also having a 10% off IMATS promotion. If you click my affiliate banner below you can browse all of their awesome brushes and get 10% off your purchase! 

Shopping Goodies - Lime Crime

Hey loves! I am totally regretting not checking out the Lime Crime booth at IMATS last year. I will definitely make it a priority to check it out this year. I am beyond excited to try out more products from Lime Crime. Such a large variety of colors and the packing alone makes me want to have it a part of my makeup collection!

I bought My Beautiful Rocket lipstick and Candy Apple from the carousel collection. My Beautiful Rocket is an orange lipstick that is perfect for Spring and Summer. It is described as a true, luminous orange with no red undertones. The lipstick smells like vanilla and glide on so smoothly on my lips. I was in heaven. The color has an amazing staying power. I need to make a list of what I need to buy next. Candy Apple is on another level. No matter how many pictures I tried to take I could not capture how gorgeous it looks in person. It is described as a deep ruby-red with crimson glitter. I love to pair it on top of Ruby Woo lipstick for the perfect red lip!

» Price - My Beautiful Rocket Lipstick ($15.99). Candy Apple Carousel Gloss ($16.99).

» Availability - Lime Crime Makeup

» Overall Rating - I will definitely be purchasing more products from Lime Crime. The lipstick and carousel gloss have amazing lasting power. I was very impressed with my first purchase and can't wait to try out more fun colors!

Shopping Goodies - MAC Chenman Love and Water

Hey everyone! I am in love! So a few weeks back MAC released the Chenman Love and Water collection. I saw it up on the MAC website early but I usually like to swatch before I buy so I called my local counter to see if they were doing pre sales on this collection. They said that they were but they were already sold out of the lipsticks! I found some gorgeous swatches on Temptalia.com so I decided just to order it online. I was so happy that I did because it was sold out a few hours later!

These lipsticks are gorgeous. Force of Love is definitely my favorite. It is a matte finish which is major love! This color definitely lives up to it's hype. I am sad that I did not buy backups of this color. It is definitely a statement lip color! Budding Love is a pale lavender that goes on quite sheer at first. It took some packing on to start seeing it on my lips. With a good base I feel like this color can really stand out.

(Left to right: Budding Love and Force of Love)

Budding Love

Force of Love

Shopping Goodies - Inglot

Inglot!! I am so happy that I finally got a chance to visit Inglot. I was having so much fun shopping with my family downtown San Francisco and I was beyond excited to see that they opened a counter at the Macy's in Union Square. I wanted to swatch and try everything on! I started off with the basics. I got the 5 pan Freedom System Palette and the Rainbow eyeshadows. I knew I had to get their gel liners. I will have them all one day. I have been noticing that my MAC blacktrack fluidline has not been staying on my waterline so I will try this one out to see how it goes. I can not wait until I go back. I am going to start making a list! I feel so inspired to try out some new bright looks!

Freedom System Palette 5 Eye Shadow Square

With the eye shadows in place

(Left to Right - 118r , 119r, 103r)

(Left to Right - 104r, 106r)

Gel Liners (Left - 77 Right - 72)

Some pictures I took while I was browsing. I posted them on my instagram. I can't wait to try to some fun looks out!