Review: Mac Blushes

With Flash

Burnt Pepper, Desert Rose, Peaches, Devil, Salsa Rose, Azalea, Rhubarb 

Burnt Pepper, Desert Rose, Peaches, Devil, Salsa Rose, Azalea, Rhubarb 

With Flash

Burnt Pepper - A warm terracotta color with a matte finish.

 Desert Rose - Soft dusty pink burgundy with a matte finish.

 Peaches - Pure peach color with a sheer finish.

 Devil -Bright coral orange with a stain finish.

 Salsa Rose - Light iridescent coraly pink with a satin finish.

 Azalea - Bright Iridescent Cool Pink with a frost finish.

 Rhubarb - Bright magenta with a satin finish.

Price: 8/10 

 The Pro pan blushes are $21 for 6 grams. For the quality I think this is a fair price.  If you get the blushes in the packaging they are $25 a piece.  

Pigmentation: 10/10

Overall, these are very pigmented. I am very impressed with how strong they can apply. One of the reasons I have MAC blushes in kit is because of the oigmentation, since they can be applied very lightly which can flatter 

Texture: 10/10

The texture is lovely.  It's very velvety and easy to pick up on your brush. It's also very easy to blend.

Packaging: NA 

This isn't applicable since I only ordered the pans.

Overall Quality: 10/10 
The pigmentation is very great, you need very little product even for deep skin tones, so the pans will last a long time. The color selection are nice and they blend well together.

Repurchase: Yes

I would repurchase all of these colors.

Pros: Color, finish, texture, pigmentation

Cons: If I find one I'll let you know

Tutorial: Burgundy Eyes for Fall

I posted below a quick review of some Ben Nye eye shadows and blushes I recently purchased and I made this video tutorial inspired by one of the colors.

Here's the tutorial for this look if you want to follow along.

Products Used:

Nars creamy concealer - Chantilly

Sephora concealer - fair

ELF Mist & Set

MAC sculpt - Shadowy

MAC sculpt - Emphasize

MAC - Desert Rose

Ben Nye - Antique Rose

Eyes:

MAC - Blanc Type

Urban Decay - Naked

MAC - Mylar

MAC - Carbon

MAC - Cranberry

Ben Nye - Burgundy

MAC fluid line - Blacktrack

UD 24/7 liner - Perversion

MAC Chromaline - NC20/NW15

L'Oreal Voluminous mascara- Carbon Black

Maybelline Great Lash - clear

MUFE aqua brow - 25 

Lips:

 MAC - Rebel

MAC - Nightmoth

Wet and Wild -Cherry Bomb

Brushes:

Sigma - E60, E45, E25, E30

Here is the blog post I did reviewing the Ben Nye shadows.

Tutorial: Winged Eyeliner

Here's how I do winged liner.  If you'd rather see a video Click Here!
I am also going to show you how I typically do my eyeshadow while wearing winged liner.

Products:

Face: Smashbox Primer - original 

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MUFE HD foundation - 118

Illamasqua Skin base - white

Ben Nye Powder - Cameo

Nars creamy concealer - Chantilly

Sephora concealer - fair

ELF Mist & Set

MAC sculpt - Shadowy

MAC sculpt - Emphasize

MAC - Desert Rose

Ben Nye - Antique Rose

Eyes:

MAC - Blanc Type

Urban Decay - Naked

MAC - Mylar

MAC - Copperplate

MAC - Concrete

MAC - Carbon

MAC fluid line - Blacktrack

UD 24/7 liner - Perversion

MAC Chromaline - NC20/NW15

L'Oreal Voluminous mascara- Carbon Black

Maybelline Great Lash - clear

MUFE aqua brow - 25 

Lips:

Sephora - Nano liner Real Red

MAC - Ruby Woo

Brushes:

MAC - 242

Sigma - E60, E45, E25, E30, Sephora Angled Liner and random paint brush

I am starting out with my lids primed with Urban Decay Primer Potion.

I then used a Sigma E60 to sweep Mac Blanc Type from the lashline to brow bone.

Next, I used Urban Decay Naked from the crease to half way to the brow on a E45 by Sigma.

Still using the E45, I placed Mac Copperplate in the crease.

Then I blended with a Sigma E25.

 

 Next, I added Mac Concrete to the outer part of my crease.

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Blend.

Using an E30 pencil brush I run Urban Decay Naked under my lower lash line.

Then Mac Concrete about a quarter of the way in.

Blend those shadows. I also used the Sigma E45 to add Mac Floof in the inner corner and Mac Mylar along my brow bone.

Using a thin paint brush I draw a line that follows the line of my lower lash line. I am using Mac Blacktrack gel liner.

The line doesn't go over the crease or it will look odd.

I then draw a line back towards my lashes to create the wing.

I then fill in the wing.

Then I extended the wing a bit.

Using a Sigma E65 I press the liner against the lashes.

I then smooth over the line and make it the desired thickness.

I am now using a Sephora angled liner to press Mac Carbon over the liner.

Tightline and line your waterline with a nude liner, then add black mascara.

This step is optional: take an angled liner brush and run a nude to white line right under the wing.

Blend of the white line a bit.

And you're done!

Wearable Orange Eyeshadow Tutorial

This blog post goes with my YouTube tutorial 

Here is a list of the products I used.

Products:

Face: Smashbox Primer - original 

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MUFE HD foundation - 118

Illamasqua Skin base - white

Ben Nye Powder - Cameo

Nars creamy concealer - Chantilly

Sephora concealer - fair

ELF Mist & Set

MAC sculpt - Shadowy

MAC sculpt - Emphasize

MAC - Desert Rose

Ben Nye - Antique Rose

Eyes:

NARS Mediteranee

MAC - Brown Script

Urban Decay - Naked

MAC - Mylar

MAC - Carbon

MAC fluid line - Blacktrack

UD 24/7 liner - Perversion

MAC Chromaline - NC20/NW15

L'Oreal Voluminous mascara- Carbon Black

Maybelline Great Lash - clear

MUFE aqua brow - 25 

Lips - Mac Brave

Brushes:

MAC - 242

Sigma - E60, E45, E25, E30

Here's the video!

Simple Eyeshadow Tutorial: My Lazy-Day Makeup

If you prefer video tutorials, I have one up for this look on my YouTube Channel

Prime your lids. I am using Urban Decay Primer Potion.

Apply a cream shadow; it'll help hold the shadow. I am using NARS Soft Touch shadow pencil in Goddess. It's a pink-champagne color. Blend with your finger.

Apply a champagne colored shadow. I am using a Mary-Lou Manizer by The Balm shadow (I have yet to use this as a highlighter...) and applying with a MAC 242.

Sweep a shadow that is close to your skin tone from the crease to your brow. I am using Mac Blanc Type with a Sigma E60.

Using a tapered blending brush (Sigma E45) I am putting Mac copperplate (satin medium gray) in the crease a little above.

With the tapered blending brush (Sigma E45), I am applying Urban Decay Naked (matte light brown).

Blend (Sigma E25)

Using a pencil brush (Sigma E30), I am applying Urban Decay Naked under the lash line.

Then add Mac Copperplate under the lash line.

Blend

Tightline with black (I am using Urban Decay Perversion) and line the waterline with a nude liner (Mac NC14, NW20). Curl lashes and apply black mascara.

Products: Face: Smashbox primer - original MUFE HD foundation - 118 Illamasqua Skin base - white Sephora concealer - fair Nars creamy concealer - chantilly ELF mist & fix MAC sculpt - shadowy Mac - emphasize MAC - azalea Eyes: UD primer potion The balm - Mary-Lou Manizer MAC- Copperplate UD - naked UD 24/7 liner - perversion MAC chromaline - NC20/NW15

L'Oreal Voluminous mascara- carbon black Maybelline Great Lash - clear MUFE aqua brow - 25 Lips - OCC Pretty Boy sheered down, which I learned to do here: prettygirlscience.com
Maybelline Great Lash - clear MUFE aqua brow - 25

Lips - OCC Pretty Boy sheered down, which I learned to do here: prettygirlscience.com

Also, pink hair!

Here's the same shadow with NARS Train Blue. This eyeshadow look can really be changed up depending on the lip color and it transitions from summer to fall quite well.