What's in my MAC box?

My MAC box came today! YAY! I love seeing those little black boxes waiting for me on my front porch. Today however I happened to be home when it was delivered and I saw the UPS man walk up about 4 feet from my porch and just chuck the box up there. Thankfully nothing was broken, but seriously how much longer would it have taken him to walk the 4 feet and place the box on my porch?
Anyways rant over. Let's see what I ordered! I've been wanting some more neutral shades of eyeshadow from MAC so I placed an order for quite a few.


L-R: Hush, Blanc Type, Era, Patina, Charcoal Brown, Electra, Copperplate




Keep reading for swatches!

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipsticks

As of late I have been loving MAC lipsticks. However when I'm not wearing my MAC lippies I've been wearing my Rimmel Moisture Renew lipsticks. They are, as the name implies, moisturizing and they have good color payoff. Another reason I love them is because of their packaging. The bright purple tubes really stand out when I'm searching through my make up drawer trying to decide on a lip color.

My Mac Neutrals Palette

Typically when I want to wear eyeshadow, I use mainly neutral shades. Of course my favorite eyeshadows are from MAC. They have a great variety of textures and finishes, and a huge range of colors.


Top row: Femme Fi, Mulled Cider
Middle row: All that Glitters, Satin Taupe, Hocus Pocus
Bottom row: Glamour Check!, Smoke and Diamonds, Groundcover



Keep reading to see swatches of all the colors as well as close ups of each individual color!

NYX Lipliners

Lately I've been exploring the lipstick and lipliner side of the makeup world. My favorite lipliners that I've discovered, so far, are by NYX. They're creamy but they don't dry out my lips. They have a nice range of colors and are reasonably priced.
I only own two of the shades but you can bet I'll be picking up more in the future!

Makeup Challenge: July-December 2011

Today I was looking at the color stories for all of the upcoming fall collections and was thinking about how much I wanted. Then I thought about how much makeup and other body products I have that I don't use anymore. So I started a challenge for myself, somewhat similar to a Project Pan, but easier since I don't have a huge makeup collection.
The challenge I set for myself is to completely use up 15 products by December 31st, 2011. If I don't finish the products by then, I won't allow myself to purchase anymore makeup or body products until I finish what's left of the 15.
To find out what the 15 products are keep reading!

Dupe Alert!

Earlier today I was playing around with my Covergirl Tropical Fusion quad (review coming soon) and I noticed that the green/teal shade in it looked very similar to another color I own. So I swatched the colors side by side and noticed that they were almost an exact dupe!

Left to right: MAC Jealousy Wakes, Covergirl Tropical Fusion teal shade, MAC Surf Usa

Mac Semi Precious Haul!

About a week and a half ago I ordered a few things from the new Mac collection Semi-Precious. Today I decided to show the goodies I picked up! I ordered Gem of Roses lipstick, and all four of the mineralize skin finishes.



Welcome to my Blog!

Hi my name is Emily and I love makeup! Over the past few months I've really been enjoying makeup blogs so I thought that it would be fun to start one of my own. I'm a student and I have a part time job so I might not be able to post everyday. None of my friends are as obsessed with makeup as I am so I wanted a place to talk with fellow makeup addicts. I'm a beginner so bear with me until I get the hang of blogging. Thanks for reading!