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Posts Tagged ‘MAC’

Two Ways to Win MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipstick

You wanna talk about shocked? I was practically floored the first time I clicked to play this YouTube video of young Stefani Germanotta tickling the ivories at NYU. I’m serious — forget that goofy meat dress. This girl can SING! Flash forward to 2010. It was a cold and blustery February in much of the [...]

Two Ways to Win a MAC Tartan Tale A Lady & Her Tricks Buff & Line Brush Collection Set

So how was your Thanksgiving, young lady? Lots of good food and conversation, I hope. Ours was an overeaters’s paradise punctuated by mounds of turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing, with gravy cascading down it all like a waterfall of YUM! It was a magic carpet ride down a tryptophan dream piloted by my mother-in-law, and [...]

Gray Tartan

Contributor:
Jangsara: http://jangsara.blogspot.com/
Step-by-step tutorial:
http://jangsara.blogspot.com/2010/11/tutorial-gray-tartan-tale.html
Products used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance     (eBay)  (Amazon)
MAC Hold My Gaze eyeshadow – lid  (MAC) (eBay)
MAC The Family Crest pigment – crease, outer half of the lid  (MAC) (eBay)
MAC MAC Silverwear – highlight (MAC) (eBay)
Black gel liner – upper lashline and waterline  ( MakeupGeek [...]

Which Brush Do You Use to Line Your Lashes?

Last week reader JJ was looking for a specific kind of brush recommendation… Wondering what brushes you used to apply your eye makeup… especially for the shadow below your lower lashline. I can never manage to create the thin shadowing you’re sporting here. -JJ Seriously, JJ, it took me a forever and a day to [...]

MAC Unsung Heroes: The Marvelous Multitasking MAC 217 Blending Brush

I was having coffee with my makeup artist friend, Melissa, last week, and in between bites of pumpkin pie we got into brushes. She brought up the marvelous multitasking MAC 217 Blending Brush ($22.50), one of my go-to faves. With a goat hair fiber brush head, it applies and blends powder and cream products with [...]

Saturday Surfing and MAC Strobe Cream

Photo by Ornesllaswouldgo What up, buttercup? How are you doing today? I’m just over here playing with makeup and watching one of the funniest TV shows I’ve seen in ages! It’s called The League. Have you seen it? Seriously, I know almost nothing about fantasy football, but damn that show’s hilarious. Speaking of funny TV [...]

JackTown Orange

Contributors:
Taryn:   Blog / FanPage
Model:   Hillary
Photos:  Natalie Jones
Eyes:

MAC Paint Pot – Bare Study   (MAC)
NYX Single Eyeshadow- Barely There (All over lid)    (Makeup Geek Store)
MAC Fluidline Eyeliner – Blacktrack    (Amazon)
MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara    (ebay)

Face:

Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + Matifying Foundation   (Amazon) (eBay)
Make Up For Ever 5 Camouflage Cream Palette  (Amazon) [...]

Review and Swatches: MAC Pro longwear lipsticks Till Tomorrow, Love Forever!, Goes and Goes & Extended Play

What is it?
Longwearing lipcream that comes in various shades.
They describe it as:
Lightweight texture, creamy finish and comfortable longwear combine in this has-it-all pro-class lip colour. Slick in use, applies without need of a top coat- and still lasts up to 12 hours. Won’t feather or transfer, and the [...]

Review and Swatches: MAC Pro longwear lipsticks Till Tomorrow, Love Forever!, Goes and Goes & Extended Play

What is it?
Longwearing lipcream that comes in various shades.
They describe it as:
Lightweight texture, creamy finish and comfortable longwear combine in this has-it-all pro-class lip colour. Slick in use, applies without need of a top coat- and still lasts up to 12 hours. Won’t feather or transfer, and the [...]

Teal and Purple Look

Contributor:
Tina – The Fancy Face – BLOG
The Fancy Face – YouTube
Products Used:

Eyes:

Urban Decay Sin Eyeshadow (Amazon) (eBay)

light shimmering champagne – tear-duct area and inner lid

A mix of Sugarpill Darling Loose Eyeshadow and MAC Clear Sky Blue Pigment (Sugarpill) (eBay)

sparkly teal and matte light robin’s egg blue -  middle lid

MAC Push The Edge [...]