MAC Satin Lipstick in Rebel

I have a secret obsession with bright coloured lipsticks. The bold punch on colour makes me feel happy and slightly more confidant than I really am. When I saw Rebel from the recent Mac collection (though it is a permanent shade) I had to have it. It is a gorgeous plum shade that is bright yet deep. It has a satin texture, so it is slightly matte but still creamy. This colour fades gradually, but my lips are stained from it, so there is no patchiness or lip colour peeping through, like I get from Mac's Ruby Woo.

The satin lipstick's from Mac are comfortable to wear. They are creamy and opaque. This hue has a beautiful intensity. I think it works perfectly without a lip liner.

I wore Rebel with a light apricot pink shadow over my lids and loads of mascara. Nars Deep Throat on my cheeks.

This is not for wallflower's and you will definitely get noticed sporting this shade. But, if it is a pop of colour you are after , then Rebel is for you.

What is your go to bold lip colour?

Makeup Remastered- reinvent yourself daily: Chanel Les 4 Ombres in Variation

Makeup Remastered- reinvent yourself daily: Chanel Les 4 Ombres in Variation: My Chanel counter has received the "mini" collection featuring there new Inimitable Intense mascara. With it came two new eyeshadow quads - ...

Chanel Les 4 Ombres in Variation

My Chanel counter has received the "mini" collection featuring there new Inimitable Intense mascara. With it came two new eyeshadow quads - Variation and Intuition. I chose Variation. Intuition was very pretty, but the shades were in the brown/gold family and I found more interest in Variation. The collection also had 2 Illusion D'Ombre's - Abstraction and Vision, both beautiful additions to the Illusion D'Ombre family.

The quad offers a mix of textures. The top two have more of a iridescent quality. The first shade is a soft satin ballet pink. The next one is a subdued bronze. They are great for base use and highlighting area's of the eye.. The pink mauve on the bottom left has tiny matching sparkles which twinkle silver in sunlight. The only matte shade is an intense brown plum colour for contour, outer corner or lining the eye. This is a wonderful combination of shades which can start at daytime romantic and be amped up for evening vampy! The textures of these Chanel shadows are soft and easily blended. They give quite a soft focus effect, rather than a crisp definition of shades, which I get from my Nars shadows. I could even see this quad used, especially the intense plum, for the new goth look. I would love this paired with Nars Damage sheer lipstick, for the day, which is described as a "sheer muted grape"

This is a great transition quad before the Chanel Fall 2012 hits our shores.

Makeup Remastered- reinvent yourself daily: Le Metier De Beaute Kaleidoscope Blush Kit

Makeup Remastered- reinvent yourself daily: Le Metier De Beaute Kaleidoscope Blush Kit: So as I mentioned, a few weeks back when I purchased my first Le Metier De Beaute Kaleidoscope Eye Kit, I also purchased the blush palette. ...

Le Metier De Beaute Kaleidoscope Blush Kit

So as I mentioned, a few weeks back when I purchased my first Le Metier De Beaute Kaleidoscope Eye Kit, I also purchased the blush palette. I have now had quite a bit of time to play around with my palette and can now formulate a good opinion of it. It has four colours with two textures, within the kit. These are meant to be worn alone or layered to create a more natural blush. The theory is, as I understand it, is that we do not blush one colour, but when we blush it is more multi-dimensional. The concept is great, the execution for me was lacking.

I have to say, I had high hopes for this kit as LMdB is a big favourite amongst beauty bloggers. At first glance (try), the product looks soft, because as you wisp your blush brush across the pan, the powder immediately settles on the bristles. After tapping the excess off, the application, for me still seemed a bit heavy handed. So while pigmentation is a plus when rating makeup, I did find this product too intensely pigmented, if that is possible. I kept on trying to "unbuild" my blush. I have fair to medium complexion with am olive undertone. I think anyone lighter would struggle with this combination of colours. Mabye this palette is more suited to darker skinned LMdB lovers.
The kit consists of 4 shades. The first two are a matte deep orange , and a matte bright rose. The next two have shimmer with the first one been an apricot with gold reflects. I found this one accentuated my pores. The last shade was my a favourite. This was the most workable and buildable shade. This pink gave a lovely glow with sheer colour.

The LMdB concept and packaging is really nice for travel. I bought this unseen, so mabye if I had swatched it instore I would have refrained from purchasing. I tried applying the shades in all the combinations. I will continue to work with them to see if I can find some trick to make them work. I hope so as this palette did not come cheap. I have now had my playtime with this kit and am definitely warming up to it. My new favourite colour is the matte rose which when applied with an extremely light hand, adds a healthy rose hue to my cheeks, while the apricot colour still  does not enhance my skin tone. So I advise to go try it out before purchasing.

As happy I was with my LMdB eye palette, is as ambivalent  I am with this one. But, as I said above the extreme pigmentation gets some getting used to and practise does make perfect.

LMdB is available at Zuneta where I purchased mine.

I would love to hear what are your favourite brands for blush?

Makeup Remastered- reinvent yourself daily: Make Up Forever Aqua Shadows- A hit and a miss.

Makeup Remastered- reinvent yourself daily: Make Up Forever Aqua Shadows- A hit and a miss.: I bought two of the new Make Up Forever Aqua shadows in colours 4E (matte taupe grey) and 8E (matte green). I chose these as they seemed to ...

Make Up Forever Aqua Shadows- A hit and a miss.

I bought two of the new Make Up Forever Aqua shadows in colours 4E (matte taupe grey) and 8E (matte green). I chose these as they seemed to be the most unusual from my own makeup stash. Also, I chose the grey as my conservative choice and the green as my bold one.

Make Up Forever Aqua Shadows in 8E and 4E

I have to say, that I am really liking the grey pencil. It's really good to use to line and smudge out and as a base for  loose pigments. I also used it with my Nars Soft Touch shadow pencils, which are notorious for creasing, and lo' and behold looked beautiful all day. I was less successful with the green aqua shadow. It was a bit less creamy and harder to blend. The dry time, as it were, was minimal to get a good blend. I had to use eye shadow over in a green shade to soften the hard edges. I do think the aqua shadows in the pearly shadows would be more flattering and less hard work. They looked really pretty when I swatched them in the store. Since they are waterproof, the sheerer shades would be great for a summer beach look, when makeup needs to say on, or else!

These two shades seem to lack the creamy formula of Make Up Forever's gorgeous Aqua Eyes eyeliners which glide on with no pulling and tugging. As you can tell from the swatches, application can be a bit patchy in area's. 4E was definitely my better buy, and I think it works fairly well for a smokey eye. My eye makeup did last through the day on my oily lids, so Bravo!
I do not think I will grab for these regularly, but will probably use them when I have time and a more dramatic look in mind. I think this defeats the purpose of the product, as pencils are meant to be handy, on-the-go tools.

What are your experiences with Make Up Forever Aqua Shadows?