At the end of January I decided that I deserved a mini MAC haul for enduring a horrible exam period. So as I headed home for a 5 day break in Essex, I stopped off at MAC at St Pancras Station in London.
I went in with a list of what I wanted apart from the exact shade of lipstick, however a sales assistant was more than willing to help.
Here is what I ended up with:
- MAC Prep & Prime Fix+
This product smells like watermelon which is an absolute treat to spray on your face everyday, thank you MAC gods. I asked the sales assistant how this product should be used, and she told me to spray before make-up application as a primer/skin illuminator but also after make-up to create a dewy look and eliminate a cakey-looking base. It really is a dream come true as I am obsessed at the moment with creating a bright and dewy make-up look. This bottle is going to last me ages, but I can guarantee I will be repurchasing.
- MAC Mineralize Powder in Lightscapade
I can't even handle the beauty of this product, a beautiful pale pink highlighter with blue veining throughout. I did my research before I visited MAC and read that this was perfect for pale skin; I can confirm this. This further creates the bright and dewy look I am aiming for in this cold winter season. I just sweep it across my cheekbones, under my eyebrow arch and down my nose using my real techniques contour brush.
- MAC Prep & Prime Lip Primer
I've mentioned my dry and cracked lips a billion times now. I asked the MAC sales assistant and she agreed, YES, this product would be perfect for me. Not only does it smooth your lips, but it also creates a moist and tacky surface for your lipstick to stick to. So far I am impressed with this product, however my lipstick still comes off relatively easy when I eat/drink. I am yet to try it out when I want my lipstick to last for a long time, such as a night out. I also want to try it with a few of my non-MAC liquid lipsticks.
- MAC Satin Lipstick in the shade Faux
All I can say is, thank you MAC sales assistant. I was all about the matte MAC lipsticks before discussing what formula of lipstick would best suit my lips. She told me satin lipsticks aren't ridiculously shiny, so get a similar effect to the matte shades but don't dry out the lips as much. She swatched a lot of different nude shades on her hand, before I finally decided on Faux. Its a perfect everyday nude, which is a little bit lighter than the natural colour of my lips and has a slight sheen. It looks best when I overdraw my lipliner slightly and use a darker pencil.
Before lip primer and Faux |
Faux adding a magical girly colour to my look |
Oh happy days.
Hope you all enjoyed my haul, hopefully I'll be visiting again very soon. Let me know if you want me to do any other make-up product reviews.
XOXO