Mac Cosmetics Lucky Red Collection for Lunar New Year + Hauling MAC Shiny Pretty Things and MAC x Aalyiah

  I have not bought MAC in forever. Right now I tend to wait, coz everything goes on sale sooner or later. 

I have waited with Christmas Collection and Aalyiah Collection, and just now I picked up few products along the new collection launched for Chinese New Year.
So let's get started with that one as it is the main focus of this post.

The collection launched January 3rd, and I was at Macy's at this time and spotted something eye catching. The collection includes MAC best selling red lippies Ruby Woo, Russian Red and Lady Danger and new limited edition shades Lotus Life and Lucky in Love, as well as duo blush (Melba and Lovecloud)  and  powder blush brush.

 All dressed up red metallic packaging with matte floral print. The floral print is actually a peony flower, flower of richness and honor symbolize royalty and virtue in Chinese culture.
I only grabbed two limited shades and I am wanting to go back and see if Ruby Woo if still available.

Lucky in Love it matte mauve shade which I feel in love.
Lotus Life is intense pinky red in amplified formula.

Here is the display at my Macy's

Along with this collection I placed an online order for few Holiday products and I also grabbed Aalyiah lipstick as I didn't get anything from that collection when it first launched.
The lipstick I bought is More Than a Woman, which is cool deep red and well really gorgeous.
And the Holiday collection right after Holidays went on sale -40% off and I was able to get the lipstick that was on my wish list "Straight Fire" and the Oh darling highlighter. I also put one single shadow but unfortunately it went out of stock and I got my $ refunded .

"Straight Fire" is metallic matte red lipstick that is so stunning! and you cant never have enough reds trust me. In which case I will be getting Ruby Woo in that LE packaging hahah. "Oh Darling!" highlighter I own before, as I purchased few years back also from Holiday Magic of the Night collection. Yes now I have two, but come on I couldn't resist how beautiful this one look! And for $21 it really worth it. Yes you can't beat the sale prices.

 Never the less I am really pleased with my purchases. Cant wait to see what else Mac have in store for us. 

MAC Juicy Fruity Collection ~ my picks

I feel summer already with newest MAC cosmetics collection. 

MAC Juicy Fruity is inspired by tropics, exotic fruits and flowers. Vibrant colors paired with a black background .. ahhhh feels really juicy!

I went day after launched day and surprisingly I was able to get what I wanted :)   

Collection did launched on May 18th here in USA :)

 I , for some reason I love to shop at the store. I just want to feel product and well swatch it! and there was a swatch party! I left the store with only 3 picks :( I kinda on fence here LOL i might pick up two more products ... lets see :) 

First two things that I grabbed were Fix + and Pearlmatte Face powder . 

Can you believe I have never ever tried a Fix+!!??!!?? Yeah  I actually wanted to grab the limited edition scented ones that were available last year but heck they sold out super fast. When i saw that COCONUT one will be available with new MAC collection in cool LE packaging, i knew it will end it up in my shopping bag. Do you know the first thing I did when I got home? I pull that spry out and sprayed my face right away! yes! summer scent indeed! now wonder all the scented FIX+ spray sold out so fast last year, I bet you this one will too! So if you want it I suggest run to your local MAC and grab it , even two! coz it is amazing! Yes baby the hype is real! 

Next up is Pearlmatte face Powder "Oh my Passion" , oh yes the design on it is breathtaking :)  Really look at it ! isn't it gorgeous? :) 

The Pearlmatte face powder is supposed  to be a combination of a highlighter and a blush with excellence color payoff and rich creamy texture. 

In the pan you can see a bronzer, pinky coral and pinky lavender blush and soft yellowish highlight. when swirled together it creates warm peachy blush :) I personally didn't stick my fingers in my , hell if I ever do. Some products you really can't touch it LOL. I did play around with it at the Mac store and I really like the color after swirling all shades together.  My powder is going to DO NOT TOUCH MAKEUP STASH :) 

Lastly I got a lipstick. I always get LE lipsticks:) This time I picked only one , but I really want to get either the pink or purple-ish one :) Again I went home with a nude ~ Calm Heat. 

Pinky beige with satin finish, I read few reviews on it and its not so good LOL, but hey I don;t think I will wear it anytime soon but I guess paired with a lip gloss should be fine. I read that it sinks in the lip lines and that don't look good. I swatched it on my hand only. I didn't wear so can'r tell you much :) 

(promo pic , found on  google. )

I think the packaging is gorgeous on this collection and well any MAC junkie should get something , ya know!?  Like I said I really want to pick up one more lippie and a bronzer. I read that one of them is super nice, matte and cooled toned. 

 Hopefully it will be something left for me :) 

What did you pick up form this collection? 

MAC ~ My Lipstick Collection

Hi  Loves, 

I'm not gonna hide that I love MAC lippies. Ok I love their Limited Collection , which I don't quite use, coz you know they are Limited. How crazy right?
I bought my very first Mac lipstick when Alluring Aquatic collection launched and that was about hmmm 3 years ago ? I am not quite sure. Too be honest I was not really happy with the color but the tube on the other hand was breathtaking. After that I tried to buy at least one lipstick in every LE. I can tell you my second and third lippie I bought but as for others I don't remember.
Second was Oblivion form MAC ROcky Horror Picture Show. This is by far my favorite lipstick ever! The most gorgeous red I own. My third was yet another red, this time from Holiday collection and I got it n shade Sparks of ROmance. There was one more red form that Xmas collection I wanted but unfortunately it was sold out.

I will try to show them in order I bought them. I might however not remember exactly hahaha!

Lets start with MAC Lipstick collection,

1. MAC Pet me Please (LE Alluring Aquatic Collection) ~ Light peachy beige, frost. I really don't like the color, but I really wanted something from this collection. I am still trying to hunt down three lipsticks from this LE collection but the prices are out of the world!

2. MAC Oblivion (LE Rocky Horror Picture Show)~ vivid bluish-red, amplified finish. By far my favorite red I own.

3. MAC Sparks of Romance (LE Christmas Heirloom Collection) ~ describe as a true red. medium-dark bright red with cool undertones and barely there gold shimmer. Overall this is a matte formula. MaC Salon Rouge is another one I really want to get my hands on.

4. MAC Oxblood (LE Toledo Collection) ~ light peachy nude, matte finish. I remember this lipstick sold out super fast! I was happy that I could get it. The rest in collection were all reds.

5. MAC Burmese Kiss (LE Bao Bao Wan Collection) ~ bright coral pink with matte finish. I bought it just coz of the name. My hubby is Burmese :) There was a nice purple one in the collection as well, hoping to get my hands on it one day.

6. MAC Free As A Butterfly (LE Cinderella Collection) ~ light golden beige with frosted seen. Lustre formula. Oh men! you guys that collection was sold out within 10min. I had my $$$ prepared coz I wanted almost all! and I ended up getting only one :( till now I am stalking up my local CCO hoping they will get it one day.

7. MAC Petite Red (LE Julia Petit Collection) ~ strawberry cream red with satin finsih. It have blue undertones. This was not the lipstick I wanted form this collection. It was the only one left :(

8. MAC Creme D Nude  (LE Wash and Dry Collection) ~ muted light peachy beige with cremesheen finish. I think it is available in permanted line. I just wanted that cute special packaging.

9. MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus ~ bright fuschia pink, amplified finish. I bought this one off a friend. She sold it to me with a matching lip glass for only $16

10. MAC Please Me (LE Christmas Magic Of the Night Collection) ~  light medium creamy pink. Matte finish. more here.

11. MAC All I Want (LE Mariah Carey) ~ Champagne shimmer. You can read more here.

12. MAC Von Teese (LE Dita Von Teese) ~ vivid tomato red, matte finish. I almost missed out, thank god for good friends! Dora one more time thank you!

13. MAC Dangerously Red (LE Zac Posen Collection) ~ bold, bright fuchsia red with blue undertones. this was my birthday gift from my BFF Snow :)

14. MAC Full Fuchsia ~ bright fuchsia pink, amplified finish.

15. MAC Diva Antics ~dark berry red, amplified finish.

*The first orange in the pic above was for my mom. The name is My Inner Famme.

16. MAC TATS (LE Giambattista Vali) ~ bright hot pink, matte finish. This I bought off a friend on IG. So happy to own atleast one form that collection. Still hunting down Bianca B.

17. MAC Doo-Wop (LE Brooke Candy Collection) ~ bright fuchsia pink, with cool undertones.more about Brooke collection and what i got here. Matte finish.

18. MAC Witching Hour (LE brooke Candy collection) ~ deep, rich purple. Matte finish.

19. MAC Mind Control (LE Brooke Candy Collection) ~ bright, cherry red with cool undertones. amplified finish. This one I manage to get at MAC Sample Sale :) for only $7!

20.  MAC DDDevilish (LE Chris Chang, Poesia collection) ~ pastel hot pink, matte finish.

21. MAC Hot Chocolate (LE Vibe Tribe Collection) ~ muted dark, rosy-plum. more about it here.  Satin finish.

22. MAC Arrowhead (LE Vibe Tribe Collection) ~ light pinky-beige. Matte finish.

23. MAC Only You (LE Ellie Goulding Collection) ~muted rosy pink. Cremesheen finish. This one and other Ellie lipstick I bough on Mac sale. I paid around $12 for each.

24. MAC Without your love (LE Ellie Goulding Collection) ~ warm seashell pink, cremesheen finish.

 Now all these that I am about to mention I got form Sample Sale. I don't know if they are in permanent line or not.

25. MAC Silly ~ bright pink cream. Matte finish.

26. MAC Long Legged & Fabulous ~  soft baby pink. CremeSheen.

27. MAC A Sprinkle Of Magic (LE Faerie Whisper Collection)~ medium pink coral with golden shimmer. Frost finish.

28. MAC Nice To Meet You ~ deep pink red. Cremesheen finish.

29. MAC Flocking Fabulous ~ bright , medium pink coral. Cremesheen finish.

each of the lipsticks I got on Sample Sale cost me only $7! what a steal!

now my newest addition to my small MAC family :

30. MAC Midnight Troll (LE Good Luck Trolls Collection) ~  medium dark navy blue, with cool undertones. I am in love with this shade! and that was the only one I wanted from this collection :) It is a matte finish.


My friend over at Vanity Flair Customs makes amazing brush holders and her new design is MAC inspired. Check it out . You can get yours here.
In my I keep some of my Mac Lippies.

Mix from my IG.

MAC Vibe Tribe ~ what I got form the collection.

Hi Loves,

I been really excited for this collection. Inspired by music festivals (Coachella and Burning Man). Each year Mac Summer collections are stunners! Last year we had Wash and Dry and a year before, my favorite Alluring Aquatic.  Alluring Aquatic is the collection I kinda passed on and I cry every time I think of it. My very first MAC products were form that collection. And since I was just starting my makeup adventure I didn't buy much.... why oh why! I trying to get few prices online but the prices are ridiculous! Starting from that day I made sure I get at least one product form LE collections. Lately I been getting more then and I am so happy about it :)

Anyways back to Vibe Tribe collection. What I like about all LE is the packaging. This year packaging is freaking amazing! Love the tribal design and the pop of colors! Its so summer! 

So as much as I love the design I hate the quality of the packaging! MAC what happened? The plastic feels rather cheap, like really really cheap. That's the reason I didn't pick anything else. I really wanted both blushes, but I won't be paying $25 each for a cheap packaging. Sorry MAC packaging quality is really bad! and I am not the only one who thinks that way. 

Aside form compacts the lipsticks are great. Packaging is you typical MAC tube and it feels good! So if you want something from this collection go for the lipsticks. 

With that said I pick only 3 products. 

The star of the show is definitely Gleamtones powder in Dunes at Dusk. Multicolored powder. Combination of 4 shades: pink, champagne gold, peach and rose mauve. This powder highlight is freaking gorgeous! Perfection and to be honest I don't even want to touch it. I swatched all the shades in store and then swirled them together and OMG I was hooked! The only reason I don't want to swatch is that some of my MAC products are collector items. I could get second one but well I don't have extra $$$ to spend and I wish I could though. This little compact is very versatile. You can use all shades together or alone. they can be also used as an eye shadows! Imagine that champagne gold in your inner corners! Perfect! 

This highlight is a LE, so get it while you can. I know the packaging sucks but I you need this baby in your collection. 

Also I pick two lipsticks:

HOT CHOCOLATE ~ lipsticks that screamed my name from the first time I saw it. It is Limited Edition shade, but re-promote, which mean it did appear in collection before this one. Its gorgeous dirty plum with satin finish. I would say it is a dark nude with berry undertones. It might not be your summer option but it will work great fall/winter time. I am a fan of nudes, and I find this color perfect! 

ARROWHEAD ~ Light pinky nude. Matte finish. I pick this one up =, because I like the swatches online. This can look prefect in summer with a nice lip gloss on top or under a colorful lip liner. 

So that is my MAC Haul :) I have few more lipsticks to show you I picked up recently. But that will be in the next post. 

xoxo  Monica

MAC x BROOKE CANDY Collection~ Summer 2016

Woohoo! MAC Cosmetics will launch new collection for Summer 2016. 

Trendmood1 on IG posted a sneak peek of new Mac x Brooke Candy Collection and I am of course in love! The packaging is on point you guys!

Definitely getting lipsticks!
 GOD pls send me money before that collection launches...

collections will include:

LIPSTICKS :

* Whirl ~ dirty rose (matte)

* Mind Control ~ bright cherry red ( amplified )

* Witching Hour ~ rich purple ( matte )

* Doo-Wop ~ pink pop (matte)

LIP PENCILS:

* Night Crawler ~ deep plum

*Whirl ~ dirty rose

VAMPLIFY: (creamy pigmented gloss)

* Till Death Do Us Part ~ dark purple

* Pamela ~ dirty rose

BRONZING POWDER:

* Golden 

EYE STUDIO GLOSS :

* White-Yin ~ shimmer white with multi colored pearl

* Black-Yang ~ black with red and blue pearl

 LIQUID EYELINER :

* Boot Black

LASH MASCARA 

STUDIO NAIL LACQUER 

* Madame Candy ~ nude

Black Stallion ~ midnight purple 

What do you guys think?