Xmas Presents for Myself-Haul!

As I mentioned yesterday I've bought some makeup from Sephora, Target and Walgreens that I promised a haul on! I know for sure there will be another haul in not too long as I want a couple of the different things.

Okay, first off I got the Naked 2 Basics palette from Urban Decay. I'm considering getting the regular Naked 2 Palette as well but we'll see! I got the 2nd edition because I like the cool tones more than the warm of the original Naked Basics.

I also got the Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden which is the skintone colored version. 

Some facestuff is obviously in my haul as well. Two cheapy items and two that are a little more expensive. the ELF Tone Correcting Powder which I've had and finished several off. I got the shade cool which is the one I've had every time I think.

I also got the NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny which has been super hyped up online so I have to try it out! As you probably saw from my post yesterday I've hit pan on my ELF bronzer from the St. Lucia Duo. I'll probably do a review on it sooner or later. 

I also got the Microsmooth Baked Foundation from Sephora in Light Nude. I haven't tried it out at all yet, just the tester in the store, but I have high hopes.

And the MAC product is actually my first MAC blush ever! It's in the shade Immortal Flower and it's a satin finished peachy coral shade like most of my other blushes. I actually got this from the CCS for $14 on Black Friday.

My two other eye-products too. I had to try out the new BrowDrama from Maybelline. I got the shade Soft Brown which is the medium shade of the three avaliable. I have tried it out already, and it's alright, but the ball is kindof big. I'll need some practice with it, but I'm sure it'll be fine as soon as I get used to it.

Then I decided I would get yet another mascara. This time it's the Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara. Haven't tried it yet, but the brush looks fine and the formula seems to be on the drier side which I perfer.

Okay, so the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer was a 100 point perk from Sephora. It's in the shade Nude and I haven't tried it out yet, but I hope it's the right color. It was the only color they had to give away anyways. It's actually a really good sample too at half an ounce!

And so picked up a few other ones that I've been wanting to try. I picked up N1 in True Match in case anyone is wondering. It is also the lightest shade of the three. I haven't tried them yet except as swatches that you can find on my instagram @chrisbeeblack. I'll let you know as soon as I do!

A sidenote too, btw; most of the items I'm buying are staying new and (fairly) untouched until I get back to Europe in Febuary. The plan is to get some reviews going eventually at least!

My Vacation-Palette

On the 17th of July I'm going to Gran Canaria, Spain, and since it's still a month, and I can't wait to go I decided to make the vacation-palette I have had in mind.

For my palette I've used this MAC 15 Pro Palette which I've taken the separator out of so I can fit whatever I want in there.

On the inside I've but blushes, eyeshadows and my powder so I have all my powder-products in the same place. And if you were wondering, I'll have this in my carry-on when we board the plane since I don't want any of this to shatter.

The Powder I'm bringing is by Kubiss Cosmetics, and it's their Face Powder in the shade 1 Translucent. As you can see that thing is huge with 17grams of product!

These eyeshadows are all by ArtDeco, and they are pre-magnetized which is great!

L-R are the colors:

527, 235, 84, 49, 638 and 258.

These eyeshadows are really soft and pigmented, and there's a good variety of colors.

Then I have some more neutral shades, like a matte black and a light matte brown.

L-R, the colors are:

Oriflame Pure Colour Duo Eyeshadow - Harvest Browns 3286

Matte Black from the IsaDora Smokey Eyes Palette

Matte Brown from the IsaDora Matte Chocolates Palette

The white shimmery eyeshadow is from Max Factor, but I don't have the name.

Then I'm bringing this ELF Brightning Eye Color Quad in Drama which has all the colors I need for a nice smokey-eye.

For my blushes I'm bringing these which, again, are my ArtDeco. The top shade is a matte peachy-shade (16) and the other is a light rosy color with a teeny bit of shimmer (24). As the eyeshadows, these have magnets on the bottom. The blushes are alot more pigmented than they seem in the swatches, too!

That was my Vacation-Palette, guys! I'll also do posts on the brushes I'm bringing and the other makeup such as foundation and stuff. I hope you liked this post, and if you did, you can like it on facebook at the top, or follow my blog =) 

Wishlist: MAC Cosmetics

Here in Norway, MAC is crazy expesive... So I like to go on to the American website and drool over the products and prices avaliable. As an example the MAC foundations range around $30, plus/minus $5. Even the difference between the 50ml and the 120ml of MAC Face and Body is just $6 from $27 to $33!

I took the foundation finder on the MAC website, and was matched with the Matchmaster foundation in the shade 1.5 which is the next-to-lightest shade.

Other than that I would love to get my hands on the Face and Body in the shade White, which is just that; white. This is because as I am fair-skinned alot of drugstore foundations don't make shades light enought, and I would have loved to be able to make them lighter, but sadly, the white foundation is only avaliable in Pro-Stores, and there are none of them around me. Actually, there's none in Norway at all!

I'd also like a concealer with very good coverage as the Pro-Longwear or the Studio Finish concealers. For a powder I really want to try the MSFN because everyone RAVES about them, so I'm intrigued - are they as good as everyone says?

Copyrighted by me =)

I also have four MAC-eyeshadow in a quad I chose myself already. In the quad is Gesso, Blanc Type, Amber Lights and Espresso, so it's a very basic natural-eye quad. I would also really like a basic smokey-eye quad. For that I'd like Satin Taupe, Carbon, Nylon and a matte blending-shade, such as Copperplate or maybe Soft Brown, Cork or Wedge to warm it up a bit. I want to try All That Glitters and Ricepaper as well, because again, they're raved about alot.

For bronzer and eyeshadows I don't really want to pick anything because I never wear it. Same with mascara, I'm pretty sure I'd be fine with drugstore. For eyeliner I'd love to try the Black Trach Fluid Line.

Since I'm not a huge fan of lipglosses anymore, I'd rather have a good lipstick, like a great red. I think I would give Ruby Woo or Russian Red. I'd also like a lipliner, because I don't have a red lipliner, that's JUST red with no hit of orange or pink. For that I'd chose Cherry.

Got these beautiful swatches from henessy85.blogspot.com!

Last thing I can think of is blush, and I'd like a peach, coral or orange-toned blush, but since shades online are not very accurate, I'd just say I'd want a blush. Any suggestions?

I think that was a full face! Phuuuh!

Now, for the money it takes to get everything I mentioned!

Matchmaster Foundation 35ml - $33

Face and Body Foundation 120ml - $33

Pro-Longwear/Studio Finish - $18

Mineral Skin Finish Natural - $30

Satin Taupe e/s - $15

Carbon e/s- $15

Nylon e/s - $15

Copperplate/Soft Brown/Cork/Wedge e/s - $15

All That Glitters e/s - $15

Ricepaper e/s - $15

Black Track Fluid Line - $16

Ruby Woo/Russian Red - $15

Cherry Lipliner - $15

A Blush - $21

Subtotal: $271

Since I live in Norway, I can probably add atleast $100 more to that total to get my accurate amount, so it's safe to say I have to save ALOT or go to the US to get my MAC-wants, haha!

I could get them a little cheaper, however, because if you buy the refill eyeshadows instead of the ones in the pot they are only $11 instead of $15, saving me $4 per eyeshadow. Same goes for the blush which is $17 for the refill and $21 for the pot. If I do those adjustments I will save $4 x 7 which is $28!

What do you want from MAC?

What's your favourite product from MAC?

Cheetah Inspired Makeup

I posted this on my facebook and makeup bee, and now I'm posting it here! If you want to see a tutorial for this, please let me know!

It's washed out, but I didn't get a better picture because it was taken late at night and I had to use a blitz.

I used a felt-tip black eyeliner from L'oreal

Miners VoloptuLash Voluminizing Mascara

Mac E/S Espresso

Mac E/S Blanc Type

What do you think`?

Check Your Cosmetics

You all know how everyone is talking about how important it is to throw out your makeup and skincare items after so and so many months, right?

Well, I have never been able too, because I don't remember how long I've had my stuff, but now it's gotten a little easier, and hopefully it will me even easier in a while!

And the reason for that is an App I downloaded from the Android Market called Check Your Cosmetics. 

When you write in the batch-code and press enter it will tell you when it was made, and how long the shelf-life is, as well as how many months to go. And the best thing? The app is FREE!

It doesn't work with every brand though, which is a shame. Maybelline and ELF is two of the many brands I'd like to have in the app, but what's there is better than nothing.

The brands it works with are:

Arnaud, Aveda

Benefit, Biotherm, Bobbi Brown, Body Shop, Borghese, Bvlgari

Carita, Chanel, Clarins, Cover Girl

Decleor, Dior

Elizabeth Arden, Estee Lauder

Garnier, Givenchy, Guerlain

Helena Rubinstein

IsaDora

Joe Blasco

Kanebo, Kiehl's

La Colline, La Mer, La Prairie, Lancaster, L'Oreal

MAC, Matis, Mavala

Phyto

Tom Ford

Vichy

As you can see it doesn't have alot of brands, but atleast for you MAC fanatics out there, it will work great!

No pictures of this though, as I can't take picture of my reflective phone-screen with my camera, but I really suggest you try the app, and you don't really have anything too lose (except old makeup) since it's free...

Are you good about tossing old makeup and skincare items?

MAC Eyeshadow Dupes

I was thinking about my MAC eyeshadows, and I was thinking about the fact that I actually have some dupes in my drugstore collection!

Here they are, in all their glory!

Now for the exciting part; dupes!

Swatches are on the bottom!

 In the pictures, amber lights look very different. On the top one it looks like a shimmery bronze, while it looks almost orange in the second one. In reality it's a gold, but more on the orange side.

The dupes are ELF Custom Eyes in Golden Glow and Pierre Rene's eyeshadow in Pearl no 38.

The eyeshadow by Pierre Rene is a little bit more orange than Amber Lights while Golden Glow is not as shimmery and not as Gold-like. Golden Glow is more on the yellow side too. It's not as pigmented as Amber Lights either.

 Blanc Type is a very standard eyeshadow, and it mathes my skintone pretty well. The dupe is an eyeshadow that comes from a palette by Isadora, it's called Matte Chocolates, and 2 of these 4 dupes are from that palette. This one is the first shade, and as you can see it maches pretty well. I prefer the quality of the IsaDora eyeshadow better. It's silky smooth and very blendable!

 Not really a dupe, becuase it's from the 120 palette,and I think that palette has dupes for nearly everything, but this is the matte white I use the most, and it's from the Manly 120 Palette. I think it's the 1st edition.

The dupe is a little more powdery, but the pigmentation is also better.

The dupe is the 5th eyeshadow in the Matte Chocolates palette. It's a little darker and more of a true chocolate brown where Espresso can be a little on the orange side.

That was it, guys!

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