I’ve been around the World and There Was M.A.C

I’m listening to Christmas songs I’m so happy “war is oooover, lalalalalalaaaaaaaaaa”

So yeah around the world and there was MAC. Now I’m a beauty addict fair? But…..I have just recently come to grow my MAC collection, why is that I hear you exclaim?! Well the long and the short answer is that for the past four years I have been a poor student and even I couldn’t justify spending lots and lots on cosmetics, shocking I know but sometimes we just have to cut our cloth accordingly. Now a day’s however I am employed and happily so big shout out to PoLR woo…and this has enabled me to fall even deeper into a cosmetics obsessed haze not that I’m complaining!

Last week I thought do you know what I’m going to go online and treat myself to some MAC goodies and I did just that. Now as you know that selection available on the MAC website can be overwhelming as in you just want everything but I had an idea of what I wanted beforehand and I think this is the way to go with MAC; think roughly what you want then go for that.

Anyway long story short I decided on the Viva Glam Gaga lipstick and that paragon of virtue Satin Taupe. Here are some pics…

ViVA Glam Gaga

Now for the review well I’ve only had them for a week or so but I feel able to offer my two cents. The lippie; the colour is fabulous a blue under toned bubble gum pink very flattering for all I would say (aarghh The Snowman song is on now!!). The colour payoff is good it’s not knock your socks of pigmented but them again it’s not that kind of product; the formulation is great for me personally it’s a lustre but I feel when it’s just put straight onto your lips it feels like a matt or a long lasting lipstick. If you applied it over a lip balm or put a gloss on top it would be creamier although in saying that it’s not drying it is still very comfortable to wear.

Marks out of ten = 8/10

Satin Taupe

This eye shadow is a stalwart of many a makeup collection for a very simple reason, its brilliant. It is a smoky, soft taupe/brown with a very subtle hint of gold shimmer in it. It’s got a lovely velvety consistency, it’s not massively pigmented but it’s buildable and very bendable hence why it is in every discerning makeup fans kit. This product can be used on its own all over the lid, used in conjunction with a darker shade for a smoky eye, as a crease colour or to blend out the crease and bring a bit of warmth to a dark smoky eye. It’s great for neutral and colour lovers alike, I love it.

Marks out of ten = 9/10

I’m not too sure how everyone feels about MAC I know for the beauty community it is the destination, its permanent line is full of all the products you would ever need and they are good and they work. In the recent few months their limited edition collections have been hit or miss the Venomous Villains and Tartan tale have been met with mixed reactions and many would have rather spent their money on a ….on a ?Brazilian wax than on these collections. That aside these two products are brilliant and I urge anyone who hasn’t done so already to consider adding them to their collections.

*Plus I got a little sample of Prep & Prime with my order, lovely!