My Haul from MAC's Divine Night Collection

This collection was pretty large, but I'm on no spend so I only picked up these three lipsticks. The other two lipsticks were just not for me, so I passed.  I'm learning (slowly) that if it isn't for me, or I won't wear it, to leave it behind.  This collection is available online and in stores, and I'm not sure if everything is still available.  I'm certain Private Party (lipstick) is all sold out, but the other shades are still available.  

The collection features "special" packaging.  Read: packaging we're going to charge you more for.  So while MAC lipsticks are normally $15, these are $16.50 because of the 'special' packaging.

Urban Decay's Holiday Lineup (Fall 2013)

Urban Decay announced it's Holiday lineup today! The collection is available online now, but it looks like a couple of items are not yet available (the highlight powder and the anarchy palette).  The collection will be sold in stores in the next few weeks or so, but for now you can only purchase online.  I have not actually seen the collection yet, but once I do I will update with more details on each item as well as swatches. For now, my info was compiled from Urban Decay.  If you want a full scoop of all the details plus amazing swatches, check out Christine's amazing post at Temptalia.  Also, check out the pics below. 

The set includes two eyeliner pencil sets (Black Market and Ocho Loco 2), a Vice 2 eyeshadow palette, two face palettes (Anarchy and Shattered), Heavy Metal eyeliner glitters, and a Naked Illuminated Shimmering Powder.

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Photo Credit: Temptalia

RiRi Hearts MAC-Fall Release in October-UPDATED INFO!!

**UPDATE**

MAC tweeted last week that this collection will be available sooner than originally expected.  Instead, the collection will be available in MAC stores on September 26th and online September 30th.  The collection will then be available everywhere else on October 3rd.


Word on the street is that the Fall RiRi Hearts MAC collection will be released in early October (allegedly October 3rd).  This release is the largest of the RiRi Hearts MAC collection and will also feature "signature" packaging (which of course costs more).  The packaging is gorgeous! Pretty, gold, and covered with Rihanna's signature or "R" design.  The collages below are images borrowed from hausofrihanna.com!

The collection will feature:

• Lipsticks-$16.50
• RiRi Woo (retro matte blue red) (re-release) 
• Talk That Talk (retro matte deep plum)
• Who's That Chick (mid tone frosty orange)
• Nude Matte (nude cream)
• Lipglass-$16.50
• RiRi Woo will become a lipglass!!!!!!
• Blush
•  Bad Girl Gone Good (warm copper)
• Eyeshadow Palettes-Quad-$44.00
• Smoked Cocoa
• Grey/Champagne/Black w/silver/Charcoal
• Her Cocoa
• Bronze gold/Peach/Antique gold/Chocolate bronze
• Mascara $17.50
• Gigablack Extended Play
• Pro Longwear Lip Pencil-$21.50
• RiRi Woo
• Talk That Talk
• Blush/Bronzer Duo-$26.00
• Hibiscus Kiss (re-release)
• Veluxe Brow Liner-$21.50
• Deep Brunette
• Deep Dark Brunette
• Liquid Last Liner-$21.50
• Brushes 
• 187SE-$42.00
• 282SE-$32.00
• Lustre Drops-$20.00
• Barbados Girl (re-release)
• Eyelashes-$17.50
• #35
• #36
• Cream Color Base-$22.00
• Diamonds (soft pink beige w/gold)
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MAC Antonio Lopez Collection Available Online NOW!

I haven't posted about this collection because it's such a big one, but I've received an email from MAC saying the collection is online now.  The collection will be available in stores next week, 9/12/13.  I will update with collection information later on.

MAC Indulge Collection...Full Info and Swatches from Temptalia

Temptalia, probably one of the go to beauty bloggers, has done a review on all of the items from MAC's Indulge Collection.  Remember I told you guys this was a big one!  It's available online now (some items sold out) and will be in stores this Thursday.  Temptalia did posts on each item, but you can go here for the 'round-up' and click which particular items you'd like to see.  Love her!

I enjoy reading reviews and swatches of products.  They're super helpful, especially if you are ordering online (I'm not ordering anything! *keep repeating to myself lol*).  For example, the fluidelines were absolutely gorgeous in the pictures, wanted to buy them both! Read the review and swatches, and bam they're not like the pics.  Instead, they're glitter with sheer coloring, not the rich coloring I imagined.  

MAC Indulge Collection: Available NOW at MAC Online

MAC released it's new Indulge Collection, which is available online now.  The collection will come to stores next week, August 22nd, so if you'd like to swatch before making any purchases, you'll have the opportunity.  I'm not jumping to purchase anything at this moment (I'm no NO SPEND), but I probably will check out the collection in person and post some swatches for you guys.  FYI, if you plan on buying from MAC's website, there is a free 2-day shipping offer using the code Indulge.

If you've seen the promo pics for this collection, they're gorgeous! Rich jewel tone shades and tons of options make this collection super interesting.  Of course, in true MAC fashion, the entire collection is limited edition, so if interested, act fast. This is a rather large collection, so check out the breakdown below. 

MAC Indulge Collection: Lip and Nail

From MAC's website: Revel in a magnificent banquet of colour for lips and nails. Lipstick in deep plum, frosted beige and sheer, golden sparkle get layered with Lipglass, ranging from blackened berry to shimmering taupe. Lacquered nails for that opulent touch, rich in jewel tones and molten metallics.

Lipglass (limited edition, $15)

• Ultimate Dish-light beige with pearl
• Fashion Punch-midtonal neutral pink
• Liqueur-shimmering taupe
• Lust for Life-dark berry
• Utterly Tart-deep red

Lipstick (limited edition, $15)

• Smash Hit (dazzle)-sheer golden sparkle
• By Design (frost)-soft shimmery beige
• Feed the Senses (lustre)-mid-tone mauvey nude
• Just a Bite (satin)-mid-tone blue red
• Sweet Succulence (lustre)-deep glossy plum

Nail Polish (limited edition, $16)

• Sinfully Sweet (frost)-sparkling champagne with gold pearl
• Magnificent Feast (frost)-sparkling true gold
• Discotheque (frost)-super glitter silver
• Impassioned (cream)-bright warm pink
• Screening Room (cream)- bright midtonal teal
• Rebel (cream)-midtonal cream plum

MAC Indulge Collection: Eye and Cheek

From MAC's website:  Fall Colour is a surreal feast for the senses, where no taste is too extravagant and no behaviour beyond limits. On the menu: Cremeblend Blush flushes skin with buildable glow as Eye Shadow defines eyes for the ultimate in temptation, intensified by Fluidline. Haute & Naughty Too Black Lash darkens and lengthens lashes.

Eyeshadow (limited edition, $15)

• Gilty Morsel (glittery light gold)
• S** & The Oyster (mid-tone greyed blue green)
• Three Ring Yellow (bright sulfur green yellow)
• Divine Decadence (soft bronze)
• Beluga (dark charcoal with multi-dimensional pearl)
• Eat, Love (deep emerald)
• Deep Cravings (dark, shimmery gray)
• Palace Pedigreed (dark plum)

Fluidline (limited edition, except blacktrack, $16)

• Gilt Gourmet (sparkling brushed gold)
• Deliciously Rich (shimmering dirty taupe)
• Blacktrack (flat black)

Cremeblend Blush (limited edition, $21)

• Tease Your Tastes (soft, neutral pink)
• Glamour Feast (deep rose)

Haute and Naughty Too Black Lash Mascara ($21):  Two in One mascara, intense carbon black color.

The collection also features two brushes: MAC's 266 Angle Brush ($20) and MAC's 213 Fluff Brush ($24).

Smashbox Fall 2013 Collection: Fade to Black

Smashbox's Fall 2013 Collection, Fade to Black, features gorgeous warm colors, perfect for fall.  The collection has two lipsticks, two waterproof shadow liners, and two eyeshadow palettes.   You can view the collection here at Smashbox online.  The collection is also available at Sephora.  The entire collection is limited edition, so if interested, check it out sooner rather than later.

The collection: 

• Fade to Black Be Legendary Lipstick, retailing at $20: two shades: Cognac (warm raisin) and Black Cherry (deep cranberry). From Smashbox's website: Create any lip look from uptown to underground with these limited-edition shades of our best-selling Be Legendary Lipstick. Shades: Cognac, Black Cherry.
• Fade to Black Photo Op Eye Shadow Palette, retailing at $42: two shades:Fade In (warm) and Fade Out (cool).  Both of  these palettes also come with a brush, which is awesome! From Smashbox's website: Super versatile, seriously cool. This palette of neutrals starts with the most wearable nudes and ends with the fiercest blacks-all in a range of finishes, from matte to shimmer. Shades: Fade In, Fade Out.
• Fade to Black Waterproof Shadow Liner, retailing at $20: two shades: Black Gold (gold with a black undertone) and Blackest Black (matte black).  Per Smashbox's website, these are: Limited editions of our favorite stay-put shadow/long-wearing liner in fierce shades of black.

I stopped in Sephora today and swatched the lipsticks and shadow liners.  They are all pretty, but I have to say I'm most impressed with the shadow liners.  These babies DO NOT BUDGE.  I've been scrubbing my hands and cannot get them off lol...it takes a good amount of makeup remover and voila, gone.  The black is a matte black, and the black gold is unique, it is a gold color but because of its black undertone, it's grity and multi-dimensional.  I like it a lot, and am considering getting this one (when I have makeup budget money available lol). The black is nice as well, but for me, it is not unlike many of the other black pencils on the market.  The liners are thick pencils, so they give a pretty thick swatch on first application.  As for the lipsticks, they were both pretty, but they were not unlike many other shades already available on the market.  Neither of them screamed, YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BUY ME!  At least to me.

*Sidenote: the packaging for this collection is beautiful.  To go with the "Fade to Black" theme the package starts off a deep pink and darkens to black.  Super cute.* As far as the eyeshadow palettes, both were gorgeous.  I am impressed with the pigmentation of these, and was torn between which one I liked better.  At first it was Fade Out, because it has varying shades of purple, all of which were gorgeous.  The last color was a black color with cranberry glitter, that was so unique! But....after going back and forth between the palettes, Fade In is more 'wearable'.  The colors are all neutrals and again, super gorgeous and pigmented.  There is this one shade, that is absolutely stunning that makes the entire palette worth buying.  It's the fifth shade in the palette (there are seven overall).  It's a golden greenish color with a black undertone, similar to the Shadow Liner.  It's super pigmented and I can imagine a ton of looks with this one. 

From the website.

Picture not mine: from Google Images

Fade Out Palette

Fade In Palette

Left to Right: Cognac, Black Cherry, Black Gold and Blackest Black

NARS Fall Collection 2013

NARS Fall Collection 2013 is available now.  It's a nice collection, featuring warm pretty colors, but I'm not sure if it's cohesive (in my mind).  There are some standout items, but I'm not sure if the entire collection, for me personally, blends.  Or works together completely.  Sometimes collections seem random, or seem that not all the colors in a collection work well with each other.  And I kind of get that impression from this one.  Again, just my opinion.  Check out the details below.

This collection features:

• Pure Matte Lipstick-$26
• La Paz (Deep, orchid purple)
• Peloponnese (Ginger pink)
• Velvet Lip Pencil-$25
• Mysterious Red (Deep, crimson red)
• Paimpol (Pink Chiffon)
• Nail Polish (Opaque)-$19
• Fury (Regal Purple)
• Galathee' (Dove Grey)
• Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner-$24
• Las Rambas (Yellow Gold)
• Via De' Martelli (Chocolate)
• Eyeshadow-$24
• Bavaria (Shimmer-Deep sea blue)
• Yamal (Matte-Maple sugar)
• Namibia (Matte-Grey moon)
• Kamchatka (Matte-Navy smoke)

This collection is available now at Nars Cosmetics (online), and Nordstrom. These are some pics of the products from the website. Nothing fancy, just off my iPhone, sorry.

Too Faced Pretty Rebel Palette-Limited Edition (PICS Only)

Too Faced Fall 2013 Collection

Hey Guys! So here's my first Fall 2013 post.  Too Faced will release, for their fall collection, a new eyeshadow palette, Pretty Rebel, Lip Injection Color Bombs, and Glitter Glaze.  I know for a fact that the eyeshadow palette is limited edition, but I'm not 100% certain whether the lip bombs and the glitter glaze are limited edition as well.  I will look into that and update.  These are available online now at Sephora. 

Pretty Rebel Eyeshadow Palette-Limited Edition-$46

Pretty Rebel is a ten shadow palette, and I won't get into details about it BECAUSE I ACTUALLY JUST GOT IT IN THE MAIL TODAY AND WILL DO AN ENTIRE REVIEW!  Lol...sorry for the caps!  

Lip Injection Color Bombs-$21

Too Faced's Lip Injection Color Bombs are lip pencils that claim to be super moisturizing plump lip tints.  They come in 6 shades: Never Enough Nude, Coral Pop, Plump It Up Pink, Eastwood Red, Bigger Berry and Candy Burst.  These have vitamins A, C, E and mango butter.  I'm sure these will live up to the promise of providing moisture. Pigment? I'd have to check them out first. 

Too Faced Glitter Glaze Transforming Shadow Topcoat-$21

Now these look super interesting to me! I haven't seen anything like it.  These shadow topcoats are available in 2 shades, Goldie Rocks and Silver Spark.  These can be worn alone for nice shimmer, or you can put them on top of your eyeshadow for a"metallic" look. I'm not normally a fan of super sparkle, but I might pick one of these up just to see how it transforms eyeshadow.

It also seems that they are promoting the Better Than S** Mascara with this collection too.