MAC Alluring Aquatic summer collection photos and swatches

I I love it when MAC release a new seasonal makeup collection. All MAC fans probably share the same excitement that I do and to rush to get their hands on their limited edition collection goodies.

Alluring Aquatics is MAC’s new summer collection for this year (2014), inspired by water. For their summer collection, MAC have really pushed the boat out (pun intended) with the Alluring Aquatics collection. From the detailed packing design to the different shades available. The packing on the lipsticks really visually appealing. Elegantly decorated with sheer water droplets that appear almost life like. These are also on the boxes of each product. 

 What do Mac have to say about their new summer collection?
 ‘yes take on a subtle radiance in tarnished olive, seafoam and darkened plum Extra Dimension Eye Shadow, lined with the pearlized black of Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner. Luminous Extra Dimension Blush gives cheeks a goddess glow and nails glisten in aquatic chrome. Lipstick, Lipglass and Lip Pencil feature dark, mystical violets and ice-cold pearlized nudes. Limited edition teal packaging, elegantly accented with sheer water droplets, leaves you totally seduced by the sea.

 I have to admit, I was a little late purchasing my products. As soon as they hit the makeup stands they tend to sell out rather quickly. I was lucky enough to visit House of Fraser, who still had a few left of each item. After many minutes swatching, applying and general ‘umming and arring’ over the selection, I opted for two lipsticks and a lipglass. I felt like a kid in a sweet shop, I wanted them all – but-no-can-do on my student budget unfortunately. I finally decided on Pet me please frost finish lipstick, the Modern Lure lip glass and Enhanced one matte lipstick

 MAC Enchanted One Lipstick is described as a “mid-tone neutral pink with a Matte finish.” It’s a muted, medium peachy-coral with warm undertones and a subtle rosiness, and it has a matte finish. When applying this product, I applied it with a brush rather than from the bullet itself. Too much of this colour can look unforgiving on my skin tone. 

 MAC Pet Me, Please Lipstick is described as a “light shimmering mauve with a Frost finish.” It’s a light-medium, peachy-beige with a hint of mauve/gray to it, but it still looked rather warm-toned overall. It had semi-opaque colour coverage, so the natural lip colour is going to influence the tone and colour of the lipstick applied. From what I’ve read, Pet Me, Please is a re-release but this Alluring Aquatics is a more pigmented version.

 Modern Lure lipglass is described as a “deep violet with pink pearl.” It’s a cool-toned, medium berry-red with a smattering of cool-toned, fuchsia pink shimmer. I LOVE this colour. This was the only lip glass I was persuaded to buy purely because of the on-trend purple colour. I think this shimmering lipglass would look gorgeous ontop on MAC’s satin finish rebel lipstick.
 

The Alluring aquatics definitely has to be one of my favourite MAC collections to date. I can’t wait for the other upcoming summer MAC collections.

 What has been your recent MAC purchase?


Lucilla xx

NEW L'Oreal liquid lipstick review and swatches

If you can't decide between lipstick or gloss, try this... you wont regret it.

I was recently sent the NEW L’Oreal liquid lipstick to try which I am very excited to share with you all.

 601 nude ballet (top swatch)401 fuchsia drama (bottom swatch)

I was so excited to try this I screamed and jumped around ( yes actually screamed). It’s the new one of a kind on lipstick drug store makeup scene.  I was sent shades 601 nude ballet a soft neutral pink, perfect for my skin tone as it is a warm nude  - cool nudes don’t agree with my skin tone and often make me look grey. The second shade I was sent was shade 401 fuchsia drama. As the name suggest it a bold punchy pink, perfect for creating that statement lip.

How’s does L'oreal Extraordinaire Liquid lipstick differ from the other lipsticks on the market? 
They’ve expertly replaced  the waxes with oils so that it liquid lipsticks creates a high shine finish yet leaves your lips baby soft with incredible shine and softness. The high pigmented colours as expected from the L’Oreal colour Richie range are incredible true to the swatch on the end of the tube.

How’s does L'oreal Extraordinaire Liquid lipstick differ from the other lipsticks on the market? They’ve expertly replaced  the waxes with oils so that it liquid lipsticks creates a high shine finish yet leaves your lips baby soft with incredible shine and softness. The high pigmented colours as expected from the L’Oreal colour Richie range are incredible true to the swatch on the end of the tube.

I have to admit I don’t think this would have been a product I would have chosen myself, as I hate drug store lip glosses as they tend to be extremely sticky and need reapplying often. The L'oreal L'Extraordinaire Liquid lipstick has changed my opinion. This is defiantly one of a kind. It feels soft like as it you have applied a lip balm.  No stickiness in sight, just high colour intensity and high shine gloss.  The feather soft wand makes even application and further more makes It easy to apply the product – no need to use a separate lip brush. 

Most lip gloss and lipsticks have unpleasant smell but this smell is pleasantly different a fresh fruity smell. I think is down to the  this enriched with lotus flower, argan, camelia seed and nourishing rose canina fruit oils.  I do have to reapply every  3-4 hours but that has outworn the wear time of any lip glosses I have tired (Apart from the mac pro-long wear).

I will defiantly be purchasing some more of the shades available and recommend you try the new liquid lipstick have not been your thing in the past. You won’t be disappointed .

What’s your favourite lip gloss?Lucilla xx

RRP £8.99. Exclusive to Boots
Available in 9 shades.
*This product was sent to me to review

SEVENTEEN / 17 *New* Lip Lustre Review

Ciao Bella!

As i was browsing through the makeup stands in my Local Boots i came across the new SEVENTEEN Lip Lustre lip glosses. They seem to be a an 'updated' version of the previous SEVENTEEN ultimate lip volume lip glosses. Currently all SEVENTEEN products are 3 for 2, so purchased a few of the glosses at £3.99 each and also a SEVENTEEN supreme shine lipstick (review coming soon!). The shade i got were wild one, ice maiden , hotting up, talk that talk and queen of diamonds.(swatches below).

Left to Right: wild one, ice maiden , hotting up, talk that talk and queen of diamonds

The shades i got were just a selection from the range - there's such a wide range of colour from red to coral to gold. The packaging is quite chic and doesn't look like a  it cost a mere £3.99 (such a great price for lip glosses). Sadly the product itself lets the new SEVENTEEN Lip Lustre lip down. After about an hour of wearing of wearing the lip lustre my lips were left feel sticky and dry. Wearing a non-greasy  lip balm reduced the dryness but didn't combat it. Also the colour in the tubes looked highly pigmented and vibrant, but it took quite a lot of 'layer' to build the colour up, as were very weak. Overall, the SEVENTEEN Lip Lustre  glosses are great buys for the price but i wouldn't purchases them again. 

Without Flash wild one, ice maiden , hotting up , queen of diamonds and talk that talk.

With Flash

Pros: Price, Wide range of colours
Cons: did last on my lips a long , left my lips feeling 'sticky'.  The colours didn't come out as pigmented as they looked in their tubes, which was disappointing,
Bottom line: Great lip glosses for the price, but wouldn't purchase them again as they were drying and didn't last long on lip

What's your favourite 17 product?

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*New* MAC temperature rising collection - SS13

Ciao Bella!

I have been so excited for MAC to release their new spring/summer collections for 2013! 

The new MAC 'temperature rising' collection was released in store today (2nd May) and boasts a range of sultry bronzy & purple hued lipsticks, lipglasses, bronzer, blushes, polishes & eye shadows.

I am big fan of MAC lipsticks as i find they last on the lips all day & they are highly pigmented (what you see is what you get in terms of colour). The new lipsticks released in the MAC temperature rising collection are:

• Altered Beige Creamy yellow beige (Lustre)

• Feel My Pulse Vivid magenta violet (Cremesheen)

• Sheer Seduction Super dazzle bronze (Dazzle)

• Caliente Super dazzle violet (Dazzle)

Left to Right:
Altered beige ,Caliente ,Sheer seduction & Feel my pulse

I couldn't choose between the caliente & feel my pulse at first , as there both stand out colours. But went for the 'Caliente' as, i felt feel my pulse was similar to Strong woman from the previous MAC strong woman collection. I love love love it! The packaging is a matte soft touch brown and looks very classic. The lipstick its self  appears a dark bronze but with hints of purple & gold dazzle. I feel as it limited edition i can justify spending £15.50 on this. 






I’m planning to wear this to my birthday night out next week as i feel its appropriate  for special occasions. As i had items from the collection througout the summer ill post reviews & pictures on my blog.

Other items from the collection which i yet to try are :

Lipglass 

• Liquid Passion Creamy nude
• Soft Serenade Mid-tone neutral pink with pearl
• Rhythm Vivid magenta violet with pearl
• Underdresses Bronze plum with multidimensional pearls

PowerChrome Eye Pencil 

• Rich Glance Light gold
• Copper Strip Frosty mid-tone copper
• Life’s Luxury Deep bronze brown
• Polished Jet Charcoal with pearl
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Bare My Soul Eyeshadow Quad 

• Bare My Soul Frosted gold (Lustre)
• When in Rio Deep green with copper pearl (Frost)
• Friendly Deep bronze chocolate (Veluxe Pearl)
• Romantico Light taupe bronze (Veluxe Pearl)

Temperature Rising Eyeshadow Quad 

• Circus / Performance Art Frosted gold mauve (Veluxe Pearl)
• Swelter Mid-tone grey violet (Frost)
• Temperature Rising Light warm tanned peach (Lustre)
• Beauty Marked Charcoal black with red pearl (Velvet)

Powder Blush 

 

• Ripe for Love Mid-tone peach (Satin)
• Hot Nights Mid-tone berry pink (Frost)

Bronzing Powder 

• Soft Sand Golden bronze with fine gold pearl
• Refined Golden Finely spun golden with soft pearl finish

Pro Longwear Bronzer  

• Nude on Board Bronzy yellow tone
• Sun Dipped Dirty red tone

Strobe Liquid & Bronzing Oil

• Golden Elixir

• Man Rays Glowing tan with multidimensional golden shimmer

Brush

• 167SE Face Blender

Nail Lacquer 

• Scorching Haute Super glitter magenta (Frost)
• Tropical Super glitter bronze (Frost)

Have you tired any of the new MAC  collection yet?

Vogue xx
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Revlon colour stay Ultimate Suede lipstick review

Ciao Bella!

I am a big fan of Revlon cosmetics , whenever a new Revlon product launches i am always eager to try!

After much deliberation i  persuaded myself to try out a shade i wouldn't normally go for, and purchased a medium orange shade named 'designer'. I chose this after seeing how orange toned lipsticks complimented the skin tone olive/dark skin of others.

I tried this on the next day and teamed it with bonjour intense eye shadow in shade 02  (review coming soon!) ,a feline flick of eyeliner and my favourite mascara.  I was disappointed as the colour isn't as pigmented on my lips as it was when i swatched it on my hand.

After about an hour of wearing the suede lipstick it made my lips feeling dry and tacky and made them look like the lipstick was just 'sitting on top'- not attractive atal. I was disappointed deeply by this as i was excited to try out the new product and also a new shade. I've found that if i wear a lip balm before applying the colour stay lip balm, it does combat some of the dryness and the texture the lipstick leaves.


Pros: Staying power, Range of colors, Price is relatively reasonable

Cons: Leave lips feeling dry and tacky, doesn't look as orange as expected

Bottom line: Wouldn't recommend or purchase again due to the way it made my lips feel would opt for a different lipstick with a  similar shade.

Swatch in shade 'Designer'

What new colour have you braved to try?

Real technique have recently posted a spring trend for lips. Orange & citrus shade are set to take off this spring.   http://realtechniques.com/the-blog/2013/04/11/spring-lip-trend-citrus-lip-gloss/

Vogue xx