Obviously I’m a MAC addict so the best thing I can get for my birthday is some vouchers to go wild. Once a year I’ll have a major splurge for my birthday and pick up all the bits I’ve had my eye on! My wonderful fiancé financed a large chunk of this trip, as well as generous friends and I was thrilled to pick up some new products from the MAC store in Westfield Stratford after an afternoon of bridal browsing.
MAC Neutral Warm x15 Palette
Scott bought me the Neutral Cool Palette a couple of Christmases ago and it’s one of my favourite palettes! I recently went into my local MAC store and loved one of the eye looks the artists had created and asked her what she used and as she’d said it was this palette, I decided it had to go straight onto my shopping list. They used to cost £65, which I still thought was a bargain (15 x single refill shadows = £150) but now they’ve reduced them to £49.50. That may seem expensive for a palette but you get a lot of product for your money and it’s far cheaper than building your collection up individually. There’s some great shades here and I can’t wait to try them out!
MAC Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Double Gleam
The Extra Dimension Skinfinish products were mainly available in special editions (like the MAC Nutcracker Sweet collection for last year’s Christmas sets), but now they have four permanent shades. I already have Beaming Blush and Show Gold and I really wanted Double Gleam. It creates a wonderful golden glow that’s a bit more strobey than the MAC Mineralize Skinfinish and has a smooth finish, almost like a liquid highlighter. I know I’m going to end up getting the last in the collection too at some point!
MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour in High Drama
I really love the Retro Matte lipsticks so wanted to try a liquid version. As tempted as I was to buy a nude product, I opted for High Drama, which is a dark plum, almost burgundy shade. I love the texture of it and the formula is non-drying, as well as lasting ages! I’m going to use it with MAC Lip Liner in Burgundy for a red wine lip!
MAC Big Brow Pencil in Fling
MAC brow products are fantastic, and I used to love their Brow Pencil but found it ran out way too quickly, or it got lost because of its small size. I’ve just come to the end of my Brow Sculpt which was great, but I wanted to give this a try as it was a larger version of the Brow Pencil and would hopefully last a bit longer! I’d love to venture back to gels but they shades aren’t quite what I want yet.
MAC Sheertone Blush in Trace Gold
Sheertone blushes were some of the first MAC products I truly fell in love with, until they discontinued my favourite shade (Shimmer Sweet) and broke my heart. Sadly that last pot of blush met its maker when it fell out of my handbag onto the road and smashed into a million pieces… Anyhoo. Trace Gold is a bronze colour you’d never think of purchasing but it’s great for creating a sunkissed look as well as being an alternative to bronzer, which can be a bit dark on some skin tones! I bought the Pro Pan refill as I have space in one of my palettes for it.
MAC Powder Blush in Desert Rose
It’s been a while since I’ve bought a MAC blusher, and I really wanted to pick one up that I could use when I’m out and about instead of carrying my NARS palettes everywhere. This is a dusky pink colour which is subtle and matte and good for natural day looks so I’m sure I’ll get a lot of use out of it!
MAC Lip Conditioner
I had my makeup done at the Cardiff store recently and complained to the artist who did it about my dry lips. She handed me some of this to apply and I was really impressed by the effects! It was hydrating and got rid of the cracks straight away. I have so much lipstick I need to be better at prepping my lips so this is going to be a good start!
It’s nice to have a splurge every once in a while but I’m going to be doing my best to save now! I need to put the deposit down on my wedding venue and dress and everything will soon start mounting up before I know it!
What are your favourite MAC products? Or if you could have a beauty splurge, which 5 products would you pick?
I love Mac..Couldn’t help myself to get their lipsticks during their last week 25% sale 🙂
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Oh wow that’s an amazing deal! I get pro discount which is great but means I do spend more when it’s for me! X
These all look like such great products! I really need to try out some more Mac products because I feel like I don’t have enough!
Hope you had a wonderful birthday!
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Aw thanks Hun! Yeah there’s some great stuff there at the moment! X
The palette is amazing and I agree with you, if you consider how many eyeshadows it contains the price is not high. I really want to try the highlighter. I love it!
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It is lovely, I honestly recommend! X
That liquid lipstick looks soo good! Definitely one of my colours. I need to get me some more Mac products! Xox
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It’s so gorgeous and rich! I am obsessed with Mac so if you ever want recommendations I’m you’re girl! X
That’s some serious MAC hauling right there! Love it! The palette looks amazing! I cant wait for you to post swatches on Instagram.
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I know I need to get on that soon! I’m awful for doing swatches!! Xx
I’m really curious about the Lip Conditioner! And I also love the retro matte liquid lipsticks! High drama is such a lovely color!
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It’s so good – really hydrating!!!!! X
I’ve recently fallen back in love with the Pro Longwear concealer. I don’t own a lot of other Mac products so your post have definitely adding a few things to my wish list.
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Their concealer is great, I use it every day and it still last ages! Beauty wish lists are the best kind! X
Love MAC lipsticks! Recently I have been swooning over their Nutcracker collection! That eye shadow palette is gorgeous, such awesome warm shades
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It’s such a good palette, I love it! The Nutcracker collection is gorgeous – picked up one of the lipsticks, an eyeshadow palette and face palette – gorgeous products!x
I love everything you picked especially the extra dimension skinfinish it looks amazing! Hope you had a fantastic birthday
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Thanks very much lovely x
I love this haul! That eyeshadow palette looks so good ?
And I love the new Skinfinishes, I have Beaming Blush & Soft Frost but also wanna pick up Double Gleam!
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Thanks lovely! Oh tell me about it, I’m addicted to them and just saw a post on new ones they’re releasing! X