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MAC Cosmetics Mariah Carey (Reviews & Swatches)
One of the bigger launches for MAC this year has definitely been the MAC x Mariah Carey 2016 Holiday Launch!
Encased in beautiful gorgeous gold with silver glitter lining, this collection definitely screamed glitz and glamour (and Mariah, for that matter!) – perfect for the holiday season! These items are in high demand and keep going in and out of stock online. Definitely call up your local stores if you’re looking for a particular item!
The It’s Everything eyeshadow quad is an interesting neutral quad that has both warn and cool colours – I feel like this is fairly uncommon, but it’s hugely appreciated since it will appeal to a wider range of people.
Every shade swatched out well and quite pigmented, except for Diamond Butterfly which was a really odd shade. It’s listed as a Frost finish, but in my experience Frost finishes are quite smooth and buttery. This shade performed like a Lustre which is ALWAYS disappointing since it’s sooo dang flakey. Regardless of my feelings towards the shadow’s finish, there is no denying the amount of sparkle punch that Diamond Butterfly provides!
The Sweet Sweet Fantasy blush in this collection was the item I was most excited about and it did not disappoint. This is a stunning medium-peach/coral shade and it’s hella pigmented against my skin!
Rounding out the products I have are the Dreamlover lipglass and This is My Night Eyeliner.
Dreamlover is a light peach gloss that basically shows up nude on my lips. The kick to this product is the amount of sparkle and shimmer you get jampacked in the gloss. But don’t worry, it doesn’t feel gritty on your lips!
This Is My Night Eyeliner is a dip post style eyeliner which is not my favourite style of eyeliner (personal preference), but it is exceptionally pigmented in one swipe. It’s a deep blackened brown that dries to a completely matte finish.
MAC Mariah Carey Makeup Look
This full makeup tutorial using all of these items is coming to my YouTube channel tomorrow , – here’s the video! – but in the meantime here’s the look I created using these products!
Let me know if you were able to snag anything in the MAC Mariah Carey collection! I know it was utter madness trying to get a hold of some of the items!
These products are PR samples that were kindly loaned to me by Samantha!
Swatch Sunday: Stila Eyes Are The Window – Mind
Was it a year ago? Maybe slightly longer? Stila revamped their eyeshadow palettes and came out with a slew of these 12 pan ones.
This is the Stila Eyes Are The Window Mind palette and I was drawn in by that bright orange shade! This is an all matte palette.
Stila Eyes Are The Window – Mind Swatches
The Stila Eyes Are The Window – Mind palette can be purchased on sephora.ca for $59 CAD or on sephora.com for $49 USD.
The product featured in this post was sent to me for consideration.
A(nother) Red for the Holidays (featuring Bite Beauty’s Mistletoe)
I don’t know about you, but I feel the need to be wearing a red lipstick on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. It just feels like a seasonal requirement, you know?
Over the years, I’ve changed up what red I wear on that particular festive day. Sometimes it’s MAC’s Russian Red, sometimes Too Faced’s Melted Berry (which is arguably more berry-toned than RED-RED, but hey, whatever!) or the cheap-but-beautiful Wet n Wild Stoplight Red.
This year I’m going a bit deeper in tone with Bite Beauty‘s Amuse Bouche holiday release, the aptly named Mistletoe! Isn’t is a beauty? It’s a beautiful deep, dark red with a faint hint of brown.
As with the rest of the Amuse Bouche range, Mistletoe is exceptionally comfortable to wear and has a light citrus scent and taste. It also has a satin finish, but I would personally classify it as more of a cream since there’s a bit more sheen to the lips than I would expect for a satin.
For me, nothing beats a festive red lip and Mistletoe is a definite stunner!
So how about you? Are you a red lip fiend for the holidays like me? Or do you wear another staple colour throughout the holidays? Let me know! And since today is Christmas Eve, and regardless of whether or not you actually celebrate this holiday, I’d like to wish you a wonderful time spent with family and friends. 🙂
Bite Beauty‘s limited edition Mistletoe shade can be purchased on sephora.ca for $30 CAD or on sephora.com for $26 USD.
The product featured in this post was sent to me for consideration.
VIDEO: Silver & Red Holiday Makeup Tutorial
Products Used
- Maybelline Master Prime
- wet n wild photofocus eyeshadow primer
- Makeup Geek Creme Brulee
- Inglot Matte 382
- Inglot AMC Shine 152
- MAKE UP FOR EVER M-846
- Makeup Geek Bitten
- Makeup Geek Americano
- Makeup Geek Shimma Shimma
- Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper
- Too Faced Glitter Glue
- Tony & Tina glitter in Gateway
- MAKE UP FOR EVER Hydrating Primer
- Dermablend Smooth Liquid Camo in Cream 10N
- Soap & Glory Solar Powder Bronzer
- Clinique Cheek Pop in Cola Pop
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Moonchild – Star
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Taupe
- Urban Decay Perversion mascara
- Femme Fatale false lashes in She-Devil
- House of Lashes lash adhesive
- MAC lipliner in Brick
- MAC lipstick in Russian Red