Hey Glossies,

For the beauty mavens that skipped or missed out on MAC Heroine lipstick from the Reel Sexy collection,  Tish, a fellow beauty maven, suggested a possible dupe, Lancome #381B Violette Coquette.  The color is not as intense as MAC Heroine, but I think it is similar enough to do the job.

What do y’all think?

Mix Maven

Hey Glossies,

I was in my local MAC store to catch up on some collection releases.  I saw the “Reel Sexy” collection and instantly fell in love with MAC Heroine (matte) lipstick.  I was shocked to learn that the product was sold out…like “I almost cried” shocked.

MAC Heroine lipstick swatch

I wanted this color so bad that I asked the MA for a dupe recommendation. She recommended MAC Magenta Lip Liner and Funtabulous dazzleglass.

I think the dupe is pretty, but the color is more red than the MAC Heroine, which has more blue.  What do you think?

UPDATE – My beauty fairy godmother found me a tube of MAC Heroine lipstick and sent it to me.  I am, indeed, a very happy camper.  I plan on wearing Heroine with the Magenta lip liner and Funtabulous dazzleglass.

Mix Maven

Hey Glossies,

I have been a fan of Sephora* brand products for a long time. I have added the Prisma Chrome Eye Shadow to the long list of Sephora brand products that I enjoy. The Prisma Chrome Eye Shadow is similar to the MAC’s Extra Dimension Eye Shadow. The shadows are high shine and have a pretty good color payoff. Payoff is more intense if used wet or with an eyes shadow base.

The shadows come in (about) 11 shades. I saw a green shade at the local Sephora. The price is $15 and each comes with a built-in mirror.

I purchased 2 Prisma Chrome Eye Shadows in Shimmery Sand and Sapphire Shine.

Sephora Prisma Chrome Eye Shadow Shimmery Sand

Sephora Prisma Chrome Eye Shadow - Shimmery Sand Swatch

Sephora Prisma Chrome Eye Shadow Sapphire Shine

Sephora Prisma Chrome Eye Shadow Sapphire Shine Swatch

FOTD Details

Face

• Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Primer Skin Transformer
• Perfekt Skin Perfection Gel – Decadent
• MAC MatchMaster Foundation 7.5

Eyes

• Cosmedicine Oil control lotion
• MAC Rubenesque Paint Pot
• Sephora Collection Prisma Chrome Eye Shadow – Shimmery Sand
• Purely Cosmetics – Cream To Powder – Bronze
• MAC Rich Life pigment
• Revlon Bronzed Copper e/s
• Shiseiso Gel Eyeliner – Black
• Ruby Kisses 24 Hour Eye Define Liner
• Dior Diorshow Extase mascara

Cheek

• Revlon ColorStay Mineral Finishing Powder – Sunkiss

Lips

• Chanel Rouge lipstick

Sephora Prisma Chrome Eye Shadow - Shimmery Sand - FOTD

Mix Maven

*Sephora is owned by Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton (LVMH), which is the same company that owns Guerlain, Dior (Cosmetics),  Benefit Cosmetics, Makeup For Ever and other high-end brands.

Hey Glossies,

I decided to post swatches of the Posh Paradise paint pots that I have (6 of 8). I do not have Idyllic (looks similar to Artifact p/p) and Imaginary (reminds me of Blackground p/p).  I  want to stress (again) how awesome these paint pots are!!

Posh Paradise Paint Pots - Nubile ,Treasure Hunt, Genuine Treasure

Posh Paradise Paint Pots - Hyperviolet, Half-Wild, Pure Creation

Hope this helps, Tams!

Mix Maven

Hey Glossies,

I had a great weekend. The Wolverines and the Lions won, so I am feeling good.

I have been, totally, enamored with the Posh Paradise Collection because of the new paint pots!! I love MAC paints pots.  They are one of the few cream shadows that do not dry out over time. I have other creamy shadows that dry out within a year (NOT cool!!)

So, I started off with Treasure Hunt, Hyperviolet and Half-Wild.  When the shipment arrived, I was as giddy as a school girl fawning over a young Leonardo DiCaprio.  After seeing the paint pots in-store, I also got Pure Creation, Nubile and Genuine Treasure (Lawd, this color is PRETTY!!)

Maybe it is just me, I feel that these paint pots are longer lasting and creaseless than the original paint pots.   I, definitely, would use them as eye shadow.  I know a lot of people use them as eye shadows, but I never felt comfortable wearing them  with my oily eyelids, BUT now, I do!!

Here is the look that I created for Ladies’ Day Out!!

Face

• Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Primer Skin Transformer
• Face Atelier Foundation #11

Eyes

• Cosmedicine Oil control lotion
• MAC Pure Creation Paint Pot
• NARS Bateau Ivre e/s
• MAC Infallible e/s
• Revlon Bronzed Copper e/s
• Shu Uemura Paint Liner – Navy(M)
• MAC Black Russian Pearlglide e/l
• Dior Diorshow Extase mascara

Cheek

• NARS Desire blush
• MAC Porcelain Pink MSF

Lips

• Chanel Scintillantes lip gloss – 146

Mix Maven

Hey Glossies,

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

I hope you had a great weekend and that the new week started off on a great note!

The beauty destination for today, I do not need a ticket or passport to enter this wonderful place…..my Stash.

I haven’t played with the Naked pigments since I got them in the summer.  I am glad that MAC has expanded the Naked pigment to include darker shades:  Nude Dark and Nude Deep Dark. I decided to play around with Dark, tan with a hint of beige.  Dark is similar to the Lithe pigment ( From the Fabulous Felines collection, LE), but Lithe has a significant amount of shimmer.

I was feeling extra naughty and sassy, so I decided to add red lip to the look.

FOTD Details

Face

• Primer
• MAC Select Cover-Up – NC50
• NARS Sheer Glow Foundation – Cadiz and New Orleans
• Clinique Blended Face Powder – Transparency 5

Eyes

• Cosmedicine Oil control lotion
• MAC Indianwood P/P
• MAC Naked Dark pigment
• MAC Go e/s
• Laura Gellar Baked e/l – Dutch Chocolate
• Revlon Bronzed Copper e/s
• Dior Lash Primer
• CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume mascara
• Shu Uemura Paint Liner – Black (M)
• MAC False Lashes mascara

Cheek

• MAC Gleeful Blush

Lips

• MAC  Chestnut Creme l/l
• NYX Sunrise l/g

My Swoon Look

Mr. Maven and I do not have any specific Valentine’s day traditions, but we do have favorite artistic works that we enjoy sharing with each other.

Mr. Maven loves Anita Baker and Sade.  Before we we started dating, we had been friends for a few years before taking the plunge.  He re-introduced “It’s Been You” to me and I think the song really fits our experience well.

It’s Been You – Anita Baker

I like to refer to myself as a former poet.  My poetry was scathing and bitter.  I know that will be shocking as I am such a wonderful person, paragon of perfection even. Ok, that  might be bit much! LOL

One of my favorite poems is “Perfumed Moments with My Man” by Dee Dee McNeil from the anthology, “A Rock Against The Wind” edited by Lindsay Patterson.  I found this book when I was in college and I had to add it to my library.  A definite must-have for poetry lovers who love love and passion.

An excerpt -

• Dip me.
• Flip me.
• Dew me.
• with the nectar that you spray.
• Taste my bouquet.
• Pollinate my day.
• Inhale me.
• De-rail me.
• Ride me like a train.
• Remember when I came
• time and time again?
• Quick as a hummingbird,
• Rowdy as a hawk.
• Dancing like the Jabber-Walk!

Dee Dee McNeil

Do you have any love traditions?

Mix Maven

McNeil, Dee Dee. “Perfumed Moments with My Man.” A Rock against the Wind: African-American Poems and Letters of Love and Passion. By Lindsay Patterson. New York: Berkley Pub. Group, 1996. 100-104. Print.

Hey Glossies,

Hope the weekend was full of fun and joy!

I have been a very good girl as far as my wallet is concerned. Ok, well not that good, but I have not purchased as much collection makeup as I have in the past.  When the MAC Peacocky collection was released, I was intrigued (as usual) because of my love for Veluxe Pearl and Starflash textured eye shadows.   So, I had to check out the new Mega Metal shadows. (And, Boy, they are mega and metallic!)  In-store, after talking myself out of purchasing Dalliance and Odalisque, I did purchase Unflappable, which reminds me of a deeper Moth Brown e/s (from the Barbie Collection).  So, I felt like a total winner. I may or may not have poplocked and shimmied as I went out to the parking lot.

A few days later, after seeing a  Sex-pectations swatch online (even though I saw it in the store, and, obviously, did not want to purchase it), I decided I needed to have it. Even had a great blog title for the FOTD post. But when I received it, it reminded me of the cranberry/burgundy in NARS Kuala Lumpur duo. I went to the local Nordies to exchange the shade for another shade of the Mega Metal, Dalliance was calling me and still calling my name, but I got Paparaz-she instead.  I do not own many orange shadows because I am not a huge fan of the color, but this shade is pretty and metallic in a big way. lol

FOTD Details -

Face

• CoverFX Nourishing Foundation Primer
• MAC Select Cover-Up – NC50
• NARS Foundation
• Clinique Blended Face Powder – Transparency 5

Eyes

• Cosmedicine Oil control lotion
• MAC Paint Pot – Indianwood
• MAC Paparazz-she e/s
• MAC Coppering
• Laura Gellar Baked e/l – Dutch Chocolate
• MAC Flip e/s
• Shu Uemura Paint Liner – Brown (M)
• CoverGirl Exact Eyelights mascara – Black Pearl

Cheek

• Revlon ColorStay Mineral Finishing Powder – Sunkiss

Lips

• NYX Dark Brown l/l
• NARS Sex Machine Velvet Matte Lip Pencil
• Urban Decay Sparkler Pen Lip Gloss in Rocket

Mix Maven

Hey Glossies,

Here is a quick FOTD post!

FOTD

Face

• MAC Select Cover-up – NC50
• MAC Studio Sculpt concealer – NC45
• Iman Foundation Stick – Clay 5 and Earth 2
• MAC MSF Natural – Dark
• CARGO Blu-Ray Pressed Powder – Dark

Eyes

• Cosmedicine Oil-Control Lotion
• MAC Greengreast greasepaint stick
• Purely Cosmetics Cream-to-Powder – Bronze
• MAC Golden Olive pigment
• Wild and Crazy You Rock e/s
• MAC Sassy Grass e/s
• CoverGirl LashBlastLuxe mascara
• Maybelline EyeStudio Liner – Blackest Black
• MAC Black Russian pearlglider
• Lorac Style Star trio (Gold e/s)

Cheek

• NARS Lovejoy blush

Lips

• MAC Love Venus d/g

Hey Glossies,

I hope you all have been having a great summer.  I am having a great summer and getting my energy up.

A few weeks ago,  I received my first ever Chanel quad, while the heavens did not opened and there no were choirs of angels singing in the background, my heart was filled with glee. The Chanel Enigma quad (19),  from the fall 2010 collection, is comprised of ( top – pinkish peach, a brown gray {smoky taupe}) and (bottom – gray plum and violet purple) – All with small flecks of glitter. (Not in a glitterbox kinda way!) The colors are great for fall and will allow the creation of a soft  daytime  smoky eye that can be intensified into night time smoky.

Chanel Engima Quad (Fall 2010 Collection)

The pinkish peach shadow is a bit sheer while the other shades are a tad deeper, but definitely buildable. Do not let the colors fool you, this quad is by no means drab.  The hint of glitter morphs each shadow into magical eye candy adding luxury and glamour. I definitely like this quad!!

Face

• Laura Mercier Primer
• Iman Foundation stick – clay 5
• Estee Lauder – Double Wear – Truffle
• Face Atelier translucent powder
• MAC Iridescent Powder Loose – Golden Bronze
• MAC  MSF – Dark and Medium Deep

Eyes

• Cosmedicine Oil Control Lotion
• Dirty Greasepaint Stick
• Purely Cosmetic Cream to Powder – Bronze
• Chanel Quad – Enigma
• MAC Naked Deep Dark pigment
• Tarte EmphasEYES™ Waterproof Clay Shadow / Liner – Black
• Chanel Inimitable mascara

Cheeks

• NARS Multiple Tint – Cadaqués

Lips

• MAC Double Dare Creemsheen Glass
• NYX Current lip liner

Mix Maven

Hey Glossies,

I think most of us are looking forward to Spring (especially the colors – the yellows, corals, pinks, purples and even browns [tans]).

It seems that MAC is preparing us for said season. MAC Spring Colour Forecast collection was not really on my radar until a few days prior to the official date, well except for the ombre blushes. I saw the excited tweets and status messages, so I had to go check out the other items. One of the items that I did not want was the Colour #3 quad. The swatches on Specktra were underwhelming and I decided to opt out….until I saw it in person at Nordstrom. The colors are probably dupable, but I really feel in a strong like with Bruised Plum e/s.  (Yes, it is  Veluxe Pearl!!)

My other Nordstrom purchase was the Viva Glam VII – Lady Gaga.  The color is described as a light blue pink. I like this color and I think it can be women of color (WOC) friendly.  I used a mauve-colored liner to reduce the coolness of the shade.  I think this lippie is a “should-have!”

Face

• MAC Select Cover-up – NC50
• NARS Macao Sheer Matte Foundation
• Prescriptives Custom Blend Foundation (Base #5)
• MAC MSF Natural – Dark
• Prescriptives Custom Blend Powder (Base #5)

Eyes

• Cosmedicine Medi-Matte™ Oil Control Lotion SPF 20
• MAC Paint Pot – Artifact
• MAC Colour #3 Quad (Bruised Plum, Black Tulip, and Jungle Moon)
• MAC Colour #4 Quad (Manila Paper)
• Shu Uemura Paint Liner – Night Blue
• Lizzie Pour Moi duo mascara – Black
• Urban Decay 24/7 eye liner – Zero

Lips

• NYX lip liner – Mauve
• MAC Viva Glam VII – Lady GaGa

Mix Maven