MAC Marilyn Monroe Fall 2012 Collection Preview

Hello my lovely readers...MAC will launch a new collection in Fall 2012, Marilyn Monroe collection. When I heard about it I was really excited to see all the products and the packaging and i think many other people too because when you hear Marilyn Monroe you expect something amazing and red :).

 "MAKEUP IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND: MAC Cosmetics will celebrate Marilyn Monroe’s legacy and iconic beauty look with a limited edition color cosmetics collection, due at all worldwide MAC locations in October. Launched in partnership with Authentic Brands Group LLC, which acquired the intellectual property of Marilyn Monroe LLC in January 2011, the range will feature about 30 custom-designed stockkeeping units, priced from $15 to $27, and include eye shadows, lipsticks, nail lacquers and eyeliners".-wwd.com

There will be 30 products in this collection, eyeshadows,liner,nail lacquers,lipstick and more. Here is the picture of all products:

and a closer look:

Eyeshadow

• How to Marry – Soft White (Veluxe Pearl)

• Preferred Blonde – Pale champagne beige (Veluxe Pearl)

• Silver Screen – True silver (Veluxe Pearl)

• Showgirl – Dark blue grey (Veluxe Pearl)

Eye Kohl 

• Smolder – Intense black (Permanent)
• Fascinating – Intense matte white (Permanent)

 Lipstick

• Deeply Adored – Deep scarlet (Matte)

• Charmed I’m Sure – Dark true red (Matte)

• Pure Zen – Warm nude (Cremesheen)

• Love Goddess – Mid-tone pink red (Satin)

• Scarlet Ibis – Bright orange red (Matte) (Repromote)

Lip Pencil

• Beet – Vivid reddish-pink (Permanent)

• Redd – Clearly red (Permanent)

• Cherry – Vivid bright blue/red (Permanent)

Dazzleglass

• Phiff! – Sheer yellow peach (Repromote)

• Little Rock – Soft sheer white with pearlized pigments

 Powder Blush

• Legendary – Pale soft coral (Satin)

• The Perfect Cheek – Neutral pink beige (Matte)

 Beauty Powder

• Forever Marilyn – Sheer pale peach highlighter

 Nail Lacquer 

• Vintage Vamp – Rich deep retro wine (Cream) (Permanent)

• Stage Red – Dark berry red (Cream)

• Flaming Rose – True red (Cream)

• Kid Orange – Coral (Cream) (Repromote)

• Rich, Rich, Rich – Glittery gold (Pearl)

• Clear Brow Finisher   (permanent)

• False Lashes Extreme Black - Carbon Black  (permanent)

• Penultimate Brow Marker Universal - Natural Warm Taupe-brown   (permanent)

• Penultimate Eye Liner Rapidblack - Rich Deep Carbon Black   (permanent)

• Lashes  #35 Dramatic lash with emphasis on the centre of the lashes

I must say that at first I really liked the packaging but after looking at  more photos I think MAC could do better job with the packaging. I'm not excited about the eyeshadows but I do like the lipsticks,the powder blushes and beauty powder. I'll try to save some money and go to my local MAC store to look at those products up close.

What do you think of this collection?

July Favorites

Hello my lovely readers. This is the first time I do favorites post and i don't think I will do them every month as I don't buy new products every month. I've been loving these products not only in July but the past months too. :)

theBalm Shady Lady Vol 2 eyeshadow palette: I love all the color in this palette and have used it a lot throughout  the months of June and July. You can read my review here.

MUA Undressed Palette: This is a gorgeous neutral palette great for someone who loves neutral colors. You can read the review here.

Elf Eyelid Primer: This is a lovely eyeshadow primer. It works the same way as the Elf Mineral

Eyeshadow Primer.

MUA Blusher in shade 2: I wasn't huge fan of blushes until recently. Now that I like wearing blushes I use this one all the time :)

B.U. Rock Mantic Fragrance :  I love this fragrance so much and I've been using a lot these past months. Some people say it smells like Nina Ricci  Nina fragrance.

Priorities Olive Stone scrub: This s scrub I've been using the past 3 months. It works great and it's not one of those scrubs that feel like simple cleanser and don't exfoliate at all,this works great. I bought at Sephora but I don't think you will find it outside Greece.

MAC Lip Pencil in Cherry: It's gorgeous red lip pencil. I wore it few times for night outs.

Sunsilk Hair Conditioner for damaged hair: My current favorite hair conditioner,it really great for my hair. I might do a review about it in the future.

What products are in your July Favorites?

 

Fake MAC Brushes from ebay

For a while I wanted to talk about this brush set. Few months ago I bought a brush set from ebay mostly because I was curious to try those brushes that have MAC label on. Of course I knew that those aren't real, besides most of  "MAC" products on ebay are fake. So I bought  this set , I don't remember the exact seller, for about $13 with free shipping. The set came with 10 travel size brushes with 2 cases. That means that each brush cost me only around $1.30. I know what you think, $1.30 for a brush the quality must be awfull,right? Well wait till you read the review for each brush.

Before I receive the set a friend of mine bought other brushes from ebay,they kinda looked like bobbi brown brushes, and man they smelled bad and few of them are very scratchy. So after that I though that mine brushes will be the same quality. Surprise surprise they aren't like that at all. I was completely amazed when I got them. Only the cases smelled a bit like plastic but the brushes are perfect. Shape wise they look very
similar to MAC brushes,at least that's what I see comparing those brushes to photos of MAC brushes.
They are amazing quality but I can't say how similar to MAC ones they are as I don't own MAC brushes and probably won't own in the feature because I can't justify myself spending 40 euros on a single brush while I can get 2 MAC eyeshadows for that price. Now here is my review for each brush.

"MAC 187"

This is the only brush that lost 3-4 hairs during this whole time which,I think, is something common with stipple brushes. I must say that I love this brush, it works great with liquid foundation and it's better than the ELF Stipple brush. It's really soft and doesn't scratch my face at all.

"MAC 190"

This is a standard foundation brush, it's well made and densely-packed brush. It gives a nice application although to be honest I almost never use foundation brush to apply my foundation.

"MAC 168"

This goat-haired brush. It's soft and I like to use either for blush or highlighter.

"MAC 129"

This is round but slightly dome-shaped brush. This brush is a bit scratchy and I don't use it a lot as I love my ELF Complexion brush. I've read that the MAC 129 is scratchy too at the begging but gets better later. This was more scratchy at the begging too and now it slightly better. I might only use this as blush brush and not powder.

"MAC 275 and 252"

Let me first say that I love love all the eye brushes. The one is angled the other is flat. They are great brushes,they pack on the eyeshadow really nice and I also use the 275 for blending or adding eyeshadow in the crease. They are both  extremely well made if you ask me.

"MAC 212 and 194"

The 212 has different color fibers from the original MAC one but it is synthetic too and works well as precision lining tool.I love using this to line my upper and lower lash line and to do my brows. The 194 is a good concealer brush but to be honest I don't really use it as I like applying concealer with my finger. 

"MAC 219 and 209"

The 219 looks different from the MAC one. It is soft and firm and works great for me. I mostly use it to add eyeshadow on my lower lash line and sometimes wherever I want a defined crease line. The 209 is, again, different color from the original but it very close in shape. It's an eye line brush and it's made of synthetic fibers. I use this brush with cream/gel eye liners but I would prefer a slightly thinner brush for eyeliner. But it does it's job nicely. 

Now I know many people will say they don't like fake etc etc but that doesn't fit my case as those brushes were never sold to me as "real mac" they just have the logo on them. To be honest  they work great and for that price you can't go wrong. Of course there are some people that don't like the idea of using brushes from ebay but hey if you can and want to spend  $20+ on a single brush then go ahead and buy them but I,like I said, can't justify myself spending that much on brushes.

You probably wondering why did I buy the travel size brushes. Well the main reason is because I didn't have more money on my credit card at that moment . The second reason is  because sometimes I find it easier to work with smaller handles than with huge ones. 

On ebay you can find another set with normal length handles for around $16-18 like this one. Just go on ebay.com type in the search bar "makeup brush set" or "brush set" and you will find many sellers selling the same sets. If you buy from there look for seller with highest feedback and always try to find reviews on that product on the seller's feedback page.

What yo think? Would buy a set like this? Have ever bought brushes from ebay?

BBLOGGERS UNITE: Red Carpet Makeup Challenge

Helloe lovelies,

This is my entry for the BBloggers Unite Challenge. The theme for this challenge is " Red Carpet look"

So here's my look :)

*a close look to eye makeup*

Products used

Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24h in Beige Diaphane

Rovlon Colorstay active in natural beige as concealer

ELF bronze in Warm

ELF HD Powder

ELF Mineral eyeshadow primer

NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk

Max Factor False Lash Effect

Glamorous Liquid Eyeliner(local drugstore brand)

theBlam Devilish Danielle as highlight

The 1st shade from 1st row of NYX Nude on Nude Palette

The 5th shade from 2nd row of NYX Nude on Nude Palette

Mac Lip Pencil in Cherry

Clear gloss

I should had posted this way before but the last 2 exams took most of my free time.

So what do you think?

Orly Space Cadet dupe

Back in 2010 when MAC launched it's collection "Venomous Villains" they released and the polish Mean&Green which is a beautiful duochrome nail lacquer.The dupe for this  is the Orly Space Cadet and the dupe for the dupe is Hard Candy Beetle.Well couple months ago I was at a local beauty store (Hondos Center) and I was looking through the nail polishes and my eye cought this polish,Seventeen #539.When I bought it I actually didn't realise that it was if not exact dupe , a very close one to Orly Space Cadet .
Seventeen is a Greek brand but I think they export their products to few countries like Ukraine and Romania so unfortunately not all will be able to check out this polish.
Enough with the talking,let's see the pictures :)

*direct sunlight*

*direct sunlight*

 *natural light*

*close up*

(For the swatches I applied 2 coats of the polish)

So if you have Seventeen brand near you I would say look for this polish , I love it and it's one of my favs