MAC Packed to Go

 MAC Packed to Go  was originally a duty free launch, but it’s landed online at maccosmetics.com now. It features several sets of products, and I’m reviewing three of the offerings.

MAC Packed to Go Warm Smokey Eyeshadow Palette

Includes: Shroom (soft beige with shimmer), Naked Lunch (minimal pink with shimmer), Tempting (sinfully rich coco), Greensmoke (tarnished olive), Stormy Love (dirty brown with green frost), and Showstopper (deep blackened brown). Stormy Love is the only new and exclusive shade here, while Showstopper isn’t available in the permanent range, it has been released several times in the past (it is a favorite to be repromoted).
    •    Shroom is a pale, soft beige with a soft frost finish. It’s a slightly sheered shade and popular highlighter color. This has a satin finish and is part of the permanent range.
    •    Naked Lunch is a pinked beige with a smooth, frost finish. This has a frost finish and is part of the permanent range.
    •    Tempting is a warm, golden bronze. This has a lustre finish and is part of the permanent range. It is one of the few lustres that I like, because it has a smooth texture and doesn’t have lots of glittery bits.
    •    Greensmoke is a blackened olive green with subtle gold shimmer, and it is rather sheer and stiff here. This has a lustre finish and is part of the permanent range.
    •    Stormy Love is a duochrome of teal and brown–it’s like a richer, tealer version of Blue Brown pigment… Club on steroids. This has a frost finish and is exclusive to this palette.
    •    Showstopper is a dark, cool-toned brown. It has a matte finish, and it has been out in several other collections.   

MAC Packed to Go Cool Smokey Eyeshadow Palette

    Includes: Seedy Pearl (chilled lavender pink), Tendersmoke (muted silver lilac), Satin Taupe (taupe with silver shimmer), A Brown Suit (rich deep red), Beauty Marked (black.red with sparkle pearl), and Carbon (intense black).
    •    Seedy Pearl is a pale, cool-toned iridescent lilac pink that is a touch sheer. It has a frost finish and is part of the permanent range.
    •    Tendersmoke is a muted, grayish purple with plum. It had a really smooth texture and was nicely pigmented. It has a frost finish and is a palette exclusive. It is a grayer, less red-toned Satellite Dreams–no dupe in the permanent range.
    •    Satin Taupe is a cool-toned, medium-dark brown. It had excellent color pay off with a really smooth feel. It has a frost finish and is part of the permanent range, but this seems lighter and more golden.
    •    A Brown Suit is a berried red with a soft frost finish. It has a frost finish and is a palette exclusive. It resembles Cranberry quite a bit, slightly less berry.
    •    Beauty Marked is a semi-sheer blackened brown with flecks of burgundy and silver glitter. It has a rather dusty texture and not very pigmented. It has a velvet finish and is part of the permanent range.
    •    Carbon is a dark, blue-based black. It’s a finicky shade that doesn’t always swatch well but works better when applied. It has a matte finish and is part of the permanent range.    

MAC Packed to Go 4 Lips & Pressed Powder 

    •    It contains four lipglasses: Riviera Ready (warm light nude), Poetic License (pale apricot), Rosehips (mid-tone rosy pink), and Quick Change (mid-tone cool blue rose) along with one powder:  Belightful (gilded peach bronze). Poetic License, Rosehips, and Belightful are repromotes.
    •    Riviera Ready is a warm, yellow-based nude with soft gold shimmer. It is semi-sheer on lips. C-Thru is the closest permanent gloss, but it is less warm and creamier.
    •    Poetic License is a milky peach-pink with subtle pink and gold micro-shimmer. It is semi-sheer on lips. It seems closest to Florabundance.
    •    Rosehips is a rosy plum with a creamy finish. It is semi-opaque on lips. It is lighter than Lust.
    •    Quick Change is a rpasberry pink with lots of golden shimmer. It is semi-sheer on lips. I can’t think of a permanent dupe in MAC’s line for this, but it is similar to Korres #18 Peach lipstick.
    •    Belightful is a champagne bronze with flecks of bronze glitter. The glitter is noticeable on skin but not chunky. I did feel it emphasized the texture of my skin, though. Try theBalm’s Mary Lou-manizer as a dupe.

Trend : Elie Saab Spring/Summer 2011 Eye Make up Inspired

Today is May Day or International Workers Day so Happy May Day to every one! Though it is raining here in Helsinki but it doesn't dampen my spirit to do a very nice inspired eye make up for evening out in the city.

As usual, I am solely using Manly 120 palette or I will stated otherwise. ^_^ This look is similar to my other eye make up inspiration from Vintage Make Up using yellow and orange. Now I think of it, I really like using yellow and orange eyeshadow this season...opppss..

This is my inspiration

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Her eye make up is very striking with yellow on inner corner of her eye and it looks like she has brownish orange going on there but of course, I can't be that details about it , that's why it is an inspired look. ^__^

This is the colors I was using for this eye make up. It wouldn't be fair to say I am only using that particular color on that palette but I used a bit of each on the same row because at least I feel I am using all of them ^_^

Have a good weekend, girls !! ^_^

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Reception Dress for new Princess Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

I promise this is the last entry. ^_^ I don't know why I feel happy for this wedding, perhaps indicate that I am getting older or a hint for myself? ^_^

This is dress for reception .. have you seen the cake?!!! 8 tiers of cake!

Does she looks lovely?!!! *dreamy*

This dress is also designed by Sarah Burton. I love her furry cardigan and silver belt, perfectly fit for the whole look.

Now for the cake....

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8 tiers of cake and Chocolate cake.. Oh I wish I was invited... probably very very near to the chocolate cake. ^_^

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Princess Catherine @ Duchess of Cambridge Wedding Make Up

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What do you think of her make up? With all that pressure to marry a Prince, I would think she would lay back and just let others do her make up. Apparently, she do it herself. I would say she is very very courageous! In the end, she looked stunning after all. ^_^ Some other blogger disappointed on her make up with 80's blush and black& silver smokey eye look but then I still give her credit for doing her own make up! ^_^ Self-Reliant Princess.

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Princess Catherine @ Duchess of Cambridge Wedding Dress

I didn't follow through the wedding although it is begin at 11 a.m. just let say I am still in dreamland that moment so I woke up and fortunately the wedding is that long I can still watch some of it.

I love Princess Kate@ Catherine wedding dress. Designed by Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen. Traditional and modern at the same time.

I think she looks beautiful, very princess like!

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What do you think?

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New Header and New Background

As spring coming to give us sunshine and flowers blooming with bird chirping away since 3 a.m. I want to change the layout of my blog in conjunction of spring. ^_^

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Blogger Script Problem

scanned from: Miehenmetsästyskirja

Hey there!

Recently my blog is in a bit of messed so my blog might causing some other bloggers windows crashing. I am sorry! I've already fix it and if there's any other problem for viewing my blog, please tell me , ok? Sweet! ^_^

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Make Up Trend: Spring 2011

Heellooww---;@

I was reading Elle magazine and I love what they do with the blusher on the runaway which they called it "C" shaped blush.

It looks like this:

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So for the fun of it, I give it a try! ^_^. I will be trying to go with orange blusher like these models. Oh I wish I was that pretty to pull that off. ^-^ well.. no need for pathetic complaint. I love my face. ^-^

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Which one is better? With or Without red lips? I don't have orange lipstick. :(

For more on this trend, go here.

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Nail Art: Bloody Merry

Heellooww! ^_^

Anybody feeling a bit squeamish, do not look! ^_^ It is bloody nail art.

I know it is not Halloween yet but I still want to do it. I don't have top coat, that's why I just use Wet & Wild E469- Halucinate,

it has glittery in it, so my attempt to look scary turns into pretty glittery blood. ^_^ I have to give credit for this wet & wild nail polish because it really last longer when I used it as a top coat. ^_^

I hope you like it! Have a nice day!!!

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The Liebster Blog

Thanks to Vintage MakeUp for giving me this award! ^_^ I am still blushed ^-^

As it is mention on her blog that this award is for blogger who has less than 300 followers.If you link this, link back to the blogger that nominated you and nominate 3 more bloggers.

Stacey

http://www.thewritetomakealiving.com/

I like her writing about life. A good reminder and affirmation when I need one.

Heartbreaker (?)

*Sorry, girl I don't know her name* sowiiee!

http://breakingrumours.blogspot.com/

She have cute blog and her post is random in a good way! ^_^

Jhan

http://beyond-my-smile.blogspot.com/

she blogs randomly about her life and her passions.

Alyssa

http://fleur-de-lyss.blogspot.com/

I like her style ^-^

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Easter Look

I got this inspiration from The Vintage Make Up. She used yellow and orange and I think it is very pretty so I tried it with addition of brown on my outer "V" and metallic on my lid. I love it! Thank you The Vintage Make Up! ^_^ I hope you have more make up tutorials! ^_^

I hope you all have a nice Easter Day! ^_^

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Would you like 5 year old do your make up ?

I found this cute little girl from BellaSugar website. It seems she knows all the make up lingo and what powder is for what purpose. How cute! I bet she watch a lot of youtuber doing their make up and pick it up from there. Well, young brain are very easily to absorb. ^_^

I can't show it to you here because embedded was disabled but click here to go to her cute little make up tutorial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCUdKAwPt-Y&feature=channel_video_title

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MakeUpGeek Weekly Challenge

This is my first entry for makeupgeek or any make up challenge. It is so much fun! ^_^ come and join as well..^_^ Just using lavender, aqua and pink! How spring!

My eye look solely using 12o palette.

Happy Good Friday everyone!

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Collection 2000 Summer Competition!

I've got this email from Collection 2000 that they are having Summer competition and winner are going to Ibiza... la la la la.... so join in..probably you and your friends could go to Ibiza for summer of fun.

Personally, summer is always fun, no matter where you are. ^_^

click here to enter

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Quote Of The Day

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