Vine Make Up Video

I posted this on Vine a few days ago but I thought i'd post it here too.

Make Up mentioned:

1. Maybelline Fit Me Foundation

2. MAC Studio Fix Concealer

3. MAC Mineralise Skinfinish

4. MAC Powder Blush in Peachykeen

5. Nars Illuminator in Copacobana

6. Estee Lauder Creamy Eyeshadow

7. Nudes Chi Chi Eyeshadow Palette

8. MAC Gel Eyeliner

9. Lancome Hypnose Mascara

Current Make Up I'm Using:

Recently I went out for dinner for my work, and this is the make up that I chose to wear. I'm going to talk you through all the products that I put on my poor face. :) These are ones that I use regularly, that I have bought, and that I consider amazing products. I don't use these every day, but when I go out and want a natural look, these are the products I pick up. Enjoy!

Starting with a base: 

For my foundation, I'm wearing Revlon Colourstay Whipped Creme Foundation. This foundation is light and not clogging. I've got the colour Nude on. I don't generally like colourstay very much, and I probably shouldn't say that as I used to work for Revlon, but I always preferred Photoready. I didn't actually wear a powder over top, just my MAC Mineralise Skinfinish in Porcelain Pink. It's my new favourite thing. For concealer, I only ever use one and that's my MAC Studio Finish. You can read the post that I wrote about how amazing it is here. I wear colour NW20. I would never go back to wearing another concealer again, this is top notch.

Progressing to cheeks: 

I have on a blusher, a little bit of bronzer and a highlighter. The blusher that I use most days and I love to death is MAC's Powder Blush in Peachykeen. For a bronzer I use Beyu Magnum Bronzing Powder which I will blog about at one point (someday). It's from this German brand and it's a gorgeous colour. Usually bronzers are too dark for my face, but this one is just right. The highlighter that I've had for years and bought when I was on holiday is Nars Multiple in Coppacobana. It cost me an arm and a leg, but I'm so pleased that I bought it! I hate it when people's face looks 2D, so using a bronzer and a highlighter is a must for me.

Eyes: 

I used a creme base and that was Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in Place Shadow Creme in colour 21 Buttercreme to get the shimmery underlay and for the shadow to stay on all night. I then used my Chi Chi Nudes Palette which I love. The browns and nudes are perfect for a natural eye and incredibly cheap too. To line the eye I used the Estee Lauder Stay-in-place gel liner. Finally, the new mascara I have, which I love, is the Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes mascara. For brows, I have the Elizabeth Arden liner in Sabel. This stuff lasts forever. Honestly, I bought mine years ago, and I've yet to run out.

Lips: 

The lipstick used is a Clinique one. Clinque's colours are quite vibrant and moisturising. The one that I've got on is the Long Last in Watermelon. 

MAC Studio Finish Concealer

The best concealer i've ever used has to be MAC's Studio Finish. 

It covers extremely well. You only need the smallest amount on your brush to do every blemish and dark circle on your face. It's thick like a paste but it doesn't cake or feel heavy when on. It actually feels creamy and is lightweight, not heavy at all. Something I hate about concealers is when they go patchy or when your foundation lightens during the day and then you can see where you've put your concealer. This concealer just doesn't do that! It's got good coverage and it's long lasting.

The colour range is also huge so there is bound to be a colour for every shade. When matching skin colours for foundations and concealers, darker women struggle to find their shade, especially here in New Zealand where there aren't many Africans or African Americans. MAC is known for having a huge colour range.

Mine is very well used so as you can see I adore this product. I first bought mine in Dubai when I went a couple of years ago through their airport, which if you haven't been, is amazing. I would marry this concealer if I could, I'd have its babies even. It is that good. I've tried a few concealers, but none of them compare to the greatness that is this one. It's absolutely fabulous.

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish and Girl About Town Lipstick Review

Hi,

So my parents went to Sydney a couple of weeks ago. I sent them on a mission to get me a few things. Some of things were a few MAC products that I have been dying to have but seeing as they're so expensive here in New Zealand, not to mention hard to get a hold of, I asked for them as a present. Firstly, let me just tell you how pretty the bag was. It came with a bow! And I do adore bows.

The first item is a Mineralise Skinfinish in the colour Porcelain Pink. It's a beautiful light iridescent pink colour that leaves the skin with a healthy shimmer. Any beauty addict will tell you just how gorgeous the skinfinish's are. My friend has four! That is how amazing they are. So when they came out with this colour I couldn't resist adding to my collection either.

The second product I asked for is a MAC lipstick in Girl About Town. It's a beautiful pink that's extremely bright. And since I am in LOVE with bright lipsticks at the moment I just had to have it. I know all of you beauty addicts will be going, "that is so yesterday" but just remember that I come from little ole New Zealand and that MAC is not sold frequently here, and for that reason alone I have not bought it. However, I am now near obsessed with the colour.

I also have been a big fan of MAC's statement packaging for a while now, so I just had to put one up of their classy black lipstick cases and the square boxes. So clean and perfect.

I did some swabs on my hand. The first is the Mineralise Skinfinish and the second the Girl About Town Lipstick. It's a shame that the skinfinish doesn't really show up on my hand - It's probably because I'm so pale. But like I said about the lipstick, it is just gorgeous. Pair it with your mineralize skinfinish and some simple natural eye make-up and some long lashes and you are good to go. :)

I'll share some more of my MAC products, because i'm an obsessive person, at a later date. As for now, that is all.

BYE :)