SweetShuGaHon's MAC Giveaway

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Golden copper

I was wearing this the night my "relationship" ended - after just two days lol. But I did land 2 dates that night. I work fast ;)





* MAC Oil Control Lotion
* Smashbox Photo Finish Light
* MAC Studio Tech NC27
* MAC Studio Sculpt NC15
* MAC Select Cover Up NW25
* MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural Medium
* MAC Sculpt & Shape in Lightsweep/Shadester
* Urban Decay Primer Potion
* Ardell Wispies
* MAC Eye Brows in Spiked
* MAC Nylon e/s
* MAC Golden Lemon pigment
* MAC Antiqued e/s
* NYX Pearl e/s in Penny (I believe that's the name)
* Beautique brown pencil eyeliner
* Some brown liquid liner from Sally's
* MAC Myth lipstick
* NYX lipstick in Rhea
* NYX lipstick in Bravo
* MAC Love Nectar gloss
* MAC Peaches blush
* MAC Cheeky Bronze MSF

MAC 2009 Holiday

Information on MAC's 2009 holiday collection is out!

This year's collection is called Magic, Birth, and Mischief. The US launch date is October 15, 2009. It will be launched internationally in November 2009.

The collection will contain...

Lipstick ($14.00 U.S.)

• Pervette Soft bright pink with violet opalescent shimmer (Glaze) (Permanent)
• Utter Fun Fuchsia cherry pink (Limited Edition)
• Surprise Me Mid-tone peach (Limited Edition)
• Total Wow! Blue pink berry (Limited Edition)

Dazzleglass ($18.00 U.S.)

• She-Zam Sheer silver with silver and red pearl (Limited Edition)
• Jingle Jangle Sheer yellow peach (Limited Edition)
• Phiff! Yellow pink with red and sapphire pearl (Limited Edition)

Cremesheen Glass ($18.00 U.S.)

• Ever So Rich Sheer lilac (Limited Edition) (Repromote)
• Partial to Pink Light creamy yellow pink with light gold pearl (Limited Edition) (Repromote)
• Boy Bait Light neutral beige with pearl (Limited Edition) (Repromote)

Softsparkle Eye Pencil ($14.50 U.S.)

• Iris Accents Pale violet with silver pearl (Limited Edition) (Repromote)
• Nightsky True black with silver pearl (Limited Edition) (Repromote)

Mineralize Eye Shadow Duo ($19.50 U.S.)

• Devil-May-Care Base: Rich light violet, Crescent: Silver (Limited Edition)
• Under Your Spell Base: Light yellow peach pink, Crescent: Rich copper (Limited Edition)
• Mayhem Base: Dirty brown gold, Crescent: Silver (Limited Edition)
• Midnight Madness Base: Dirty grey brown, Crescent: Gold (Limited Edition)
• It’s A Miracle Base: Deep blue burgundy, Crescent: Gold (Limited Edition)
• Blue Sorcery Base: Bright Turquoise, Crescent: Silver (Limited Edition)

Mineralize Blush ($21.00 U.S.)

• Su Perdu Pernatural Mid-tone coral (Limited Edition)
• Conjure Up Dirty, mid-tone plum (Limited Edition)

Nail Lacquer ($12.00 U.S.)

• $$$ Yes Metallic silver foil (Limited Edition) (Repromote)
• Lucky Number Metallic blue pink (Limited Edition)

Heavenly Dish Neutral Lip Kit ($22.00 U.S.)

• Floating Lightly Pale neutral pink beige (Limited Edition)
• Heavenly Dish Sheer mid-tone neutral pink (Limited Edition)
• Barely Visible Glossy pale nude with pearl (Limited Edition)

Possessed By Pink! Lip Kit ($22.50 U.S.)

• Tickled Dark plum (Limited Edition)
• Laugh A Lot Creamy mid-tone blue pink (Limited Edition)
• Sweet Smile Glossy mid-tone pink with pearl (Limited Edition)

6 Sorceress Eye Shadows ($36.00 U.S.)

• Magnetized Light frosted lavender (Limited Edition)
• Altered State Deep frosted blue purple (Limited Edition)
• White Rabbit Frosted soft white (Limited Edition)
• Edge of Dark Charcoal with silver pearl (Limited Edition)
• Hold My Gaze Mid-tone cool green grey (Limited Edition)
• Hypnotizing Frosted grayed mauve (Limited Edition)

6 Devil May Dare Warm Eye Shadows ($36.00 U.S.)

• Dare Ya! Light frosty peachy pink (Limited Edition)
• Devilishly Dark Rich brown with gold pearl (Limited Edition)
• Oh My Darling Pale frosty cream (Limited Edition)
• Prankster Mid-tone frosted olive (Limited Edition)
• Sorcery Blackened burgundy (Limited Edition)
• Gold Tease Frosty mid-tone gold (Limited Edition)

6 Mystic Cool Eye Shadows ($36.00 U.S.)

• Cool Incantation Opalescent white gold (Limited Edition)
• Shhh, Don’t Tell Pale neutral pink (Limited Edition)
• Blue Enchantment Dark frosted turquoise (Limited Edition)
• Rose Potion Mid-tone frosted rose (Limited Edition)
• Deep Secret Deep frosted indigo (Limited Edition)
• Violet Vow Deep cool brown (Limited Edition)

6 Smoke and Mirrors Eye Shadows ($36.00 U.S.)

• Fire in Her Eyes Frost neutral beige (Limited Edition)
• Black Magique Black with gold pearl (Limited Edition)
• Deception Frosty golden brown (Limited Edition)
• Spell No. 9 Soft muted pink beige (Limited Edition)
• Wide-eyed Wonder Mid-tone frosty grey taupe (Limited Edition)
• (Missing one shadow here — if you know it, let us know!)

Hocus Focus Colourful Face Kit ($38.00 U.S.)

• Pretty Baby Soft baby pink (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
• Peachykeen Mid-tone peach with pearl (Permanent)
• Sunsparked Pearl Frost warm beige with pearl (Repromote) (Limited Edition)

Fab-racadabra Bronze Face Kit ($38.00 U.S.)

• Golden Muted gold tan with gold pearl (Permanent)
• Sunbasque Gilded peach with pearl (Permanent)
• Buffed & Polished Frosty bronzed gold (Repromote) (Limited Edition)

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Piercing Party

Saturday night I went to a piercing party, which was pretty fun :)

My new friend Sarah's husband pierces and tattoos, so she and my friend Leigh set up a piercing party at another friend's (Whitney) house. Got some gals together and Scott came over with a bunch of supplies and his apprentice, and pierced everyone wanted to be for a discounted price. I ended up redoing a few piercings I had previously, but had taken out for one reason or another. I got my lip, my nose, and my nipples done.

Here are some pictures from that :)

Me & Marni


Whitney, Marni, & Theresa


Scott piercing my lip




Scott piercing my nose




Scott & Apprentice Sarah piercing my nipples - Whitney holding my hand


Me, Leigh, & Sarah


Whitney getting her Monroe


Leigh piercing her cartilage


Theresa piercing her nose


So overall, it was a fun time. Definitely a bonding experience for friends. Plus we all got cute piercings for $10 cheaper than we normally would. I would totally recommend this as something to do with your girlfriends if you know someone who can keep things clean and sanitary during the process.

There was girl who got pierced, but she's underage so I'm not going to post a picture of her here. Plus another friend from above got a piercing that's a little private, so I'm not going to discuss it or anything here without her permission.

Sunset challenge entry

This is my entry for Krystal’s Theme Challenge in Glamour Land. The voting happens to be going on right now, so feel free to check it out and vote for me if you think it's deserved.







* MAC Oil Control Lotion
* Smashbox Photo Finish Light
* MAC Studio Tech NC27
* MAC Studio Sculpt NC15
* MAC Select Cover Up NW25
* MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural Medium
* MAC Sculpt & Shape in Lightsweep/Shadester
* Urban Decay Primer Potion
* Ardell Wispies
* MAC Eye Brows in Spiked
* MAC Nylon e/s
* MAC Humid e/s
* MAC Clarity e/s
* MAC Hepcat e/s
* MAC Chrome Yellow e/s
* NYX Orange single e/s
* Random no-name dark blue e/s
* Sally Girl black liquid liner
* MAC Lime Dandy liner
* Flirt! Cosmetics pencil eyeliner in Pool Party
* MAC Nightmoth lipliner
* MAC Cyber lipstick
* A lipgloss I can't remember :(
* MAC Peaches blush
* MAC Cheeky Bronze MSF

New hair!

So I decided to change up my hair :) My favorite hairstyle and color on myself has been when it's short and dark, so I decided to suck it up and go for it. I hate dealing with my roots every 3 weeks, but I'll deal with it to be really happy with my hair. I'm growing out my bangs because I'm over them, so I've been pinning them back a lot until they're long enough to swoop to the side.

These pictures were taken a couple of weeks apart, hence the different makeup. I'm just using these as the example pictures because I happen to be wearing the same shirt in both.

As always with the tiny pictures, click to enlarge

Bridal makeup - Brittany

A little over a week ago, one of my best friends announced that she was getting married! She and her then boyfriend have been together for three years and are expecting their first child in March. Jon is an ex US Marine and currently in the Coast Guard, but he has to leave shortly and will be gone for just a few months for some training and he and Brittany decided it best to get married now, for various personal reasons. I was so excited when she announced that she was pregnant, and even more so when she told me about the wedding. How special for her! She's going to be such a wonderful mother, and she and Jon are so in love.

Anyway, she asked me to do her makeup for her wedding and of course I said yes :) The wedding was small, with a headcount of 25 people or so (including the bride and groom). It was held at the home of the mother of the bride. Ceremony outside, reception in and outside. Very casual and laid back - keeping the focus on the true point of a wedding, which isn't about spending gobs of money to show off or to feed a bunch of people (who you may not know that well) an expensive meal. It's about the bride and groom being surrounded by those closest to them, whom they love and cherish and who feel just the same about them, while celebrating their official union. It was beautifully simple and simply beautiful.

To give you a taste of the bride: She's a little more tomboy than girlie girl. She loves camping and fishing, off roading and mixed martial arts. She describes herself as being pretty clueless when it comes to makeup, but she loves shopping and getting her hair done. She probably really wouldn't ever wear makeup if it weren't for her job, and she doesn't wear much when she does at all. And lucky her, she doesn't really need it anyway. Up until a few months ago, she only owned one makeup brush, had never filled in her eyebrows, and had never worn false eyelashes. She's a beautiful girl, and she values simplicity so when doing her makeup, I kept that in mind.

And now on to the makeup, which is what you're really here for, right ;)

Please click the photos to enlarge them. Due to their width, I can't post the full size and have each one show up in its entirety











What I used:
Smashbox Photo Finish primer
MAC Studio Sculpt concealer NC15
MAC Studio Finish concealer NW15
MAC Studio Fix Fluid foundation NW15
MAC Studio Sculpt foundation NC25
MAC MSF Natural in light
Ardell InvisiBands #109
Rimmel London bronzer in 021 Sun Light
MAC blush in Pink Swoon
MAC MSF in Porceline Pink
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Savvy eyeshadow quad in Golden Sands
Savvy eyeshadow quad in Victoriana Rose
Sally Girl eyeshadow in Soft Pink
Beautique eyeliner in Light Brown
MAC Eye Brows in Fling
Savvy Infinity All Day Waterproof Mascara in Black/Brown
Beautique lipliner in Soft Pink
MAC Pink Plaid lipstick
MAC Pinkarat gloss

*Normally I would NOT use face makeup with SPF in it. I know better than that. However, Brittany is so pale naturally and I knew when/where the photos would be taken, that I was confident it wouldn't be an issue with the flash photography. I was right.*

Torrid haul

My 23rd birthday is next week (the 19th), and I decided to get some friends together for dinner and dancing on the following Friday (the 21st). Of course since it's my birthday, I wanted to have something new to wear. I'd spent forever looking for something I liked. I mean, I was literally browsing online for hours every night. I had finally found something I was almost positive I was going to get, but I didn't do it right away. Of course when I finally decided to, they were out of it in my size. Major bummer. Being a newer item, I couldn't and specific to that store, I couldn't locate it anywhere else. So the hunt continued...

I invited myself along to run errands with my mom last week. She had to go to the mall for something, so while she did her thing, I journeyed over to Torrid. I was pretty positive there was nothing there that I wanted to wear. I had looked at their website numerous times and found nothing that appealed to me. While trying things on mostly out of boredom, I actually found something I liked. Took a picture, sent it to a friend, and got the approval.

So here's a picture of the dress, along with other things I picked up there. Not all of it is for my birthday, and some accessories will be worn more than my daughter than myself.



White Cherry Chiffon Print Black Halter Dress $78.00


Black Large-Button Cadet Cap $16.00


Fuchsia Mini Butterfly Feather Hair Clip 2-Pack $5.98


White Dahlia Purple Butterfly Hair Clip and Pin $10.98


Pink and Mauve Flower Cluster Hair Clip $10.98


Turquiose Glitter Large Butterfly Feather Hair Clip $7.98


Peacock Fuchsia Turquoise Feather Hair Clip $11.98


Purple and Gold Foil Star Brief $5.98


Hot-Pink and Silver Lurex Lace Brief $5.98


Pink and Fuchsia Mesh Ruffle Brief $5.98


Pink and Silver Ruffle Mesh Cheeky Short $8.98

So bottom line is I went to browse, and bought way too much. Almost all was on clearance... I think the only two things that weren't were the hat and the dress. And I haven't bought so much full-butt underwear since I was 16 lol. But I'm happy with my purchases. And I know my daughter is particularly excited about the butterflies lol. 

Stay tuned for my Icing haul. That one I have to take pictures of myself, so it'll be a few days.

MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics

Is it just me, or is MAC completely ignoring the fact that we're in a recession right now? Releasing such a huge collection at this point leave me scratching my head in wonder. I realize that this huge financial problem is a US thing, and MAC doesn't sell exclusively to the states, but it does suck to see such a big and awesome collection being launched right now knowing that a lot of us will be forced to miss out on some great products in order to save much needed dough.

Oh well! They didn't ask for my opinion ;) On to the information!

The Makeup Art Cosmetics collection has a US release date of August 20th, 2009 (just a day after my birthday!) and an international release date of September 2009. This collection is all about makeup as an art which is really what MAC was originally all about. For those who weren't aware, MAC actually stands for makeup art cosmetics. MAC formed this pretty massive collection with the help of three artists; Richard Phillips, Maira Kalman, and Marilyn Minter.

Lipstick ($14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN)

• Front Lit Light white yellow (Frost) (Limited Edition)
• High Strung A deep pink silver (Frost) (Limited Edition)
• Lovin’ It Cool neutral with yellow undertone (Lustre) (Limited Edition)
• Hold the Pose Brown plum with gold pearl (Lustre) (Limited Edition)
• Full Body Deep red plum (Lustre) (Limited Edition)

Front Lit, High Strung, Lovin’ It, Hold the Pose, Full Body

Lipglass ($14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN)

• Young Thing Yellow neutral with gold pearl (Frost) (Limited Edition)
• Personal Taste Dirty rose with pink and gold pearl (Frost) (Limited Edition)
• New Spirit Light yellow coral (Frost) (Limited Edition)
• On Display Purple with yellow pearl (Frost) (Limited Edition)

Young Thing, Personal Taste, New Spirit, On Display

Skintone Eyeshadow Quad ($36.00 U.S. / $43.00 CDN)

• Skintone 1 Light white pink (Lustre) (Limited Edition)
• Skintone 2 Dirty gold (Frost) (Limited Edition)
• Notoriety Dirty brown with gold pearl (Velvet) (Limited Edition)
• Rich & Earthy Rich coral bronze (Veluxe Pearl) (Limited Edition)

Private Viewing Eyeshadow Quad ($36.00 U.S. / $43.00 CDN)

• Lightfall Pale pink (Satin) (Limited Edition)
• Look at the Eyes Light violet (Frost) (Limited Edition)
• In the Gallery Dirty blue pink (Matte) (Limited Edition)
• Private Viewing Deep brown plum (Matte) (Limited Edition)

Photo Realism Eyeshadow Quad ($36.00 U.S. / $43.00 CDN)

• Photo Realism Gold shimmer with gold pearl (Frost) (Limited Edition)
• Fresh Approach Cool mint green (Veluxe Pearl) (Limited Edition)
• Image Maker Dirty grey green (Frost) (Limited Edition)
• Grey Range Deep blue green (Veluxe Pearl) (Limited Edition)

Plush Lash ($12.00 U.S. / $14.00 CDN)

• Plushblack Black (Permanent)

Powder Blush ($18.00 U.S. / $22.00 CDN)

• The Perfect Cheek Dirty pale pink (Matte) (Limited Edition)
• Notable Dirty brick brown red (Satin) (Limited Edition)

The Perfect Cheek


Notable

Reflects Glitter ($19.50 U.S. / $23.50 CDN)

• Reflects Copper Sparkling Saffron (PRO)
• Reflects Rust Sparkling warm red (PRO)

Reflects Copper


Reflects Rust

Glitter ($19.50 U.S. / $23.50 CDN)

• Gold Sparkling chunky gold (PRO)
• Fuchsia Sparkling fuchsia (PRO)

Gold


Fuchsia

Pigment ($19.50 U.S. / $23.50 CDN)

• Cocomotion Dirty gold bronze with gold pearl (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
• Brash & Bold Bright magenta (Limited Edition)
• Heritage Rouge Dirty brown plum (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
• Push the Edge Deep bright purple with pearl (Limited Edition)

Cocomotion


Brash & Bold


Heritage Rouge


Push the Edge

Gloss Texture ($18.00 U.S. / $22.00 CDN)

• Clear Gloss Clear (PRO)

Eyeshadow ($14.50 U.S. / $17.00 CDN)

• Crest the Wave Rich yellow (Frost) (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
• Off the Page Dirty mustard orange (Frost) (Limited Edition)
• Maira’s Magic Yellow pink (Satin) (Limited Edition)
• Haunting Light turquoise blue (Satin) (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
• Purple Shower Dirty blue pink (Satin) (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
• Violet Trance Deep blue purple (Matte) (Repromote) (Limited Edition)

Crest the Wave


Off the Page


Maira's Magic


Haunting


Purple Shower


Violet Trance

Technakohl Liner ($14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN)

• Colour Matters Bright lime (Limited Edition)
• Obviously Orange Dirty coral (Limited Edition)
• Artistic License Bright turquoise blue (Limited Edition)
• Full of Fuchsia Deep blue magenta (Limited Edition)
• Graphblack Rich graphic black (Permanent)

Colour Matters, Obviously Orange, Artistic License, Full of Fuchsia, Graphblack

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