10 posts tagged “mac paint pot”
Here is a look using pinks and reds by Aromaleigh. I used its Gothic Lolita and Elemental Lustre eyeshadow pigments. It was for a girls' night out - we had dinner at one of the finer restaurants in the city, and all fourteen of us girls saw Sex and The City the movie - some for the first time, and some for the nth. It was a fun night! The pigments didn't budge the whole night as well - I was out for seven hours and when I came home, the pinks were still as bright as they were when I first applied them. Here's a step-by-step illustration.
Apply MAC Beige-ing shadestick on lid, lower lashline and smoothed on brows, blend with finger, . Apply MAC Girl Friendly paint pot on inner lid, MAC Artifact paint pot on outer lid. Foil Aromaleigh Gothic Lolita eyeshadow in Little Craving on inner to 2/3 of the lid out.
Foil Aromaleigh Gothic Lolita shadow in Strawberry Despair on middle lid, blending with Little Craving, then apply Aromaleigh Elemental Lustre in Torment wet on outer lid.
another shot under different lighting
Okay, I think I've said for the upteenth time that the paint pots are my favorite items in the Fafi collection. Here is a review on the six wonderful paint pots from Fafi, as well as a comparison with the previous paint pot releases as well.
Nice Vice- This is a beautiful, rich dirty purple with purple pearl. It is shimmery and would be a beautiful base for purple, plum and berry eye colors. In fact, anything can be paired with this (blues, browns) and the effect would still be lovely, in my opinion. I've always longed for a true, rich purple paint pot because MAC has released everything BUT a purple paint pot, and I am really glad we have one in this collection. Here is a comparison swatch with Artifact. The latter has more red undertones and much more wine-ish in color.
I'm talking about a mineral makeup brand that I've fallen in love with last year, but stood at the sidelines for so long because I'd been enjoying my newer mineral discoveries: my J.Lynne mineral foundation. I finally tried it again after so many months lying dormant in my drawer, and I am amazed again by the beautiful finish it gives. Part of it is because it gives the perfect balance of coverage - it is neither too light to melt easily off the face, nor is it too heavy to feel and look cakey. I just really, really, like it, and now that summer is done, I think I'll be using this more frequently from now on.
Here's another green look; the difference however is that I just love the creaminess of the new MAC McQueen paint pots. They are essentially matte, unlike the frost finish of most of the regular paint pots, so it really goes tacky and makes pigments and shadow adhere to the lid like they've been glued. I don't need to foil the pigments as it really sticks to the skin, and of course the paint pots make the eye colors pop vividly. I just love these new paint pots. I wish MAC would come up with more paint pots of the creamy texture instead of the frost.
Here's a look featuring the McQueen Pharaoh paint pot and Pagan eyeshadow. The latter does remind me so much of Bitter and Overgrown shadows, and it is also similar to Chartreuse pigment, so if you have these, Pagan is not really a must-have. Pharaoh, on the other hand, is beautiful under any green shadow. I also used my favorite Indelible gel liner in Endangered. I am really so in love with it, just as I was in love with my MAC Shade fluidline which unfortunately dried up (I think I got an old formula of the fluidline because my newer fluidlines haven't dried up on me yet). I also used my New Vegas mineralize skinfinish and it just gives a subtle golden glow. I used it on top of my blush and it's pretty subtle enough to be used during the day. I also featured a mix of Dayna's foundation in PN and P1 (70-30 mix). I think this suits my autumn skintone better.
When I got my McQueen loot, I didn't know that there were actually three paint pots from this collection. I had to go back and get the other one called Other Worldly, and it would look gorgeous as a base for any teal or blue look. I also tried Masque lipstick and I almost passed up on it because I wasn't used to those dirty-rose/pale lip look. I had to tell myself to get out of the box so I just grabbed it. I'm glad I got Masque because it is the perfect lip look to go with strong/vivid eye colors. It is perfect with White Magic lipglass from the same collection.
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Last Saturday, I trekked to my local MAC free-standing store and exchanged my 12 empty MAC containers for two shadows. I had to drive all the way to the store because my MAC counter at Nordstrom only accepts the empties in exchange for lipsticks. Anyways, I picked All That Glitters and Passionate shadows as my freebies, and I couldn't get any happier with my choices. I also got the 222 and 224 brushes, and although I have a whole barrage of eye brushes in different shapes and sizes, I understand why these two brushes (together with the 217 which I have) are the stars of eye makeup application. These make eye makeup application and blending a lot easier and fool-proof. I sure hope they accept MAC empties for brushes (fat chance, I know), because I wanna stock up on these babies! I also used MAC Backlit 3D glass and I thought it wouldn't be that pigmented, but it actually showed up against my Viva Glam V lipstick.
For my look, I used Bare Study paint pot as base and I love the neutral shimmer it imparted. I used the All That Glitters eyeshadow that I just got on the lids, Satin Taupe shadow on the crease and outer lid, Embark shadow on the crease and outer V, Stila Jezebel shadow on crease and above crease and to blend into Satin Taupe, Vex shadow to highlight, Graphic Brown fluidline, black mascara.
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*As a side note, I'm now a member of The Beauty Blog Network, yay!
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I am directing all viewer traffic to my original blog, Shades of U. I want to unite all my viewers and make my blog the central repository of my photos and reviews so I don't spread myself too thin, and also to boost viewership of my main blog. I would still be here to post comments so please do not hesitate to post your thoughts as well, but I would love to see you over at Shades of U! =) I will continue to post my entries here but will link you to my blog for the photos. Thanks a lot!
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I mentioned in my review that I didn't think I would be able to use Artifact paint pot as a base because it was too dark. I was dead wrong. I tried it and I was just amazed at how beautiful it looked on the lids even as a base. I added Whistle eyeshadow on the inner lid, Revved Up pigment on the lid, Cranberry eyeshadow on the crease and outer V and Beauty Marked on the outer corner to give it some depth. I also used Swish eyeshadow above the crease and to highlight browbone, and Almay Amazing I-liner (liquid liner) to line and black mascara. The pictures don't give justice to how smooth it looked in person. Now I know I'd always be using Artifact for those pinks, plums, mauves and even purples to create smooth eye looks. I just love these paint pots; it makes shadow application so much easier.
I used MAC Delft paint pot today (hence the tacky title), but I didn't go all-out with my eye colors because it was the start of the workweek in a conservative office environment, so I toned it down a bit. I used Cosmic and Firespot from the MAC Moonbathe collection, and Scarab from the beautiful Thunder Eyes quad shadow from last year. I also used my favorite Lumiere Lumi Lips in Full of Grace over Tootsie, another one of my faves from this beautiful collection of glosses. I just received my trio lipgloss set from Lumiere this Saturday, and I loved the colors I chose (Flare, Tootsie and Spiced Rum). I followed the description of the colors and got whatever was described as "warm". I'm grateful for the description because the glosses did flatter my warm undertones.
Camellia Rose Skin Smoothing primer
Meow Purrfect Puss foundation in Naughty Angora and Naughty Chartreux (50-50 mix)
Mary Kay undereye concealer in Ivory topped with
Bare Escentuals Well Rested
Bare Escentuals mineral veil
MAC blush in Peachtwist
Lips:
Rimmel lipliner in Epic
Lumiere Lumi Lips lipglosses in Tootsie and Full of Grace
Eyes:
MAC Beige-ing shadestick as base
MAC Delft paint pot on lid
MAC Cosmic eyeshadow innner to mid lid and to line lower lashline
MAC Firespot eyeshadow mid lid
MAC Humid shadow outer lid
MAC Scarab eyeshadow on outer V and crease
MAC Vex eyeshadow to highlight browbone
Indelible gel liner in Magnetism to line
Maybelline XXL mascara
I love Green Stroke! It's the perfect base for all my greens, and application and blending are so easy with the paint pot as a primer. It also makes the greens pop and colors stayed vivid throughout the day. I had this on in the morning and had a million things to do before a dinner with friends later in the day. I was amazed the eye makeup was still intact when I was preparing to retire. I missed my Lauress foundation so I used today, and it never fails to wow me after application. It feels absolutely divine on the skin (I ran my knuckle along my jawline and it was velvety-smooth) and I really like the awesome finish. I likewise used my Meow Feliner in Purr and I really love the color; it's the perfect partner for greens and blues and even neutral colors to give them some oomph.
Camellia Rose Skin Smoothing primer
Lauress mineral makeup in Creamy Yellow and Delicate Yellow (50-50 mix)
Mary Kay undereye concealer in Ivory topped with
Bare Escentuals Well Rested
Bare Escentuals mineral veil
MAC blush in Fleurry
MAC mineralized skinfinish in Northern Light over blush
Lips:
Rimmel 1000 Kisses stay-on lipliner in Wild Clover
MAC lipglass in Sex Ray
Eyes:
MAC Beige-ing shadestick as base
MAC Green Stroke paint pot on lid
MAC Wondergrass eyeshadow innner to mid lid
MAC Springtime Skipper eyeshadow mid lid
MAC Humid shadow outer lid
MAC Black Tied eyeshadow on outer V and crease
MAC Lustre Leaf eyeshadow to highlight browbone
Meow Feliner in Purr mixed with MAC mixing medium to line
Maybelline XXL mascara
I used MAC Fresco Rose paint pot under my pink and plum eyeshadows this morning, and I was really satisfied with the result. It really makes the colors pop and makes the application very smooth and easy. I used the Shadestick as a base for the paint pot and shadows, but even if I didn't, I'm sure the paint pot would have done a terrific job of priming the eye look to make it last hours and hours. The over-all finish was fantastic and the shadows didn't budge under the triple digit heat. I used Other Wordly blush from the MAC Moonbathe collection a few months ago. This blush has a big potential for becoming holy-grail material because the bronzey-gold color is pretty unique for a blush. I also used Racy 3D Glass over my MAC Up-note lipstick to prevent me from becoming too washed out (Up-Note makes me look dead if not layered with anything).
Camellia Rose Skin Smoothing primer
Meow Flawless Feline mineral foundation in Naughty Abyssinian
Mary Kay undereye concealer in Ivory topped with
Bare Escentuals Well Rested
Bare Escentuals mineral veil
MAC blush in Other Worldy
Lips:
MAC cremestick liner in Beurre
MAC lipstick in Up Note
MAC 3D Glass in Racy
Eyes:
MAC Beige-ing shadestick as base
MAC Fresco Rose paint pot on lid
MAC Swish eyeshadow innner to mid lid
MAC Living Pink eyeshadow mid to outer Lid
MAC Playful shadow outer lid
MAC Cranberry eyeshadow on outer V and crease
Lumiere eye shimmer in Deep Plum on outer V
MAC Almond Icing eyeshadow to highlight browbone
Almay Amazing I-liner (liquid liner)
Maybelline XXL mascara
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