MAC Alluring Aquatic Haul + Swatches & FOTD

Edited June 10, 2014: If you are still interested in purchasing anything from this collection, you can still find some items online at MAC Cosmetics, Nordstroms (6% cash back), Bloomingdale's (3% cash back), Belk, Macy's (6% cash back), and Dillards (3% cash back).

 

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MAC's newest collection - Alluring Aquatic - is encased in beautiful teal packaging with real life water droplets.

 

 This collection washed ashore online on May 15, 2014 and instores on May 22, 2014. MAC freestanding stores and Nordstroms released this collection early on May 21, 2014.

 

 

This collection is split into to sections on the MAC website - Colour and Face.

 

 

Here is what MAC has to say about the Alluring Aquatic Colour Collection....

Sirens of the deep inspire an aquascape of shades, as waves of tarnished olive, seafoam and darkened plum surrender to water’s enticing spirit. Sultry eyes take on a subtle radiance, while luminous Extra Dimension Blush washes over cheeks, creating a goddess glow. Under the sea, nails glisten in aquatic chrome and metallic Nail Lacquer, as Lipstick, Lipglass and Lip Pencil dive deep into colour. Limited-edition teal packaging, dramatically accented with sheer water droplets.

 

This half of the collection features:

Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner ($17.50)

Features: Blackline and Blackswan

An eye pencil that provides rich, luxurious colour with a touch of shimmer and sparkle. Smooth, creamy formula glides on for a perfectly intense line, yet its soft texture allows you to blend. Long-wearing. Smudge-proof. Limited-edition teal Alluring Aquatic packaging.

 

Extra Dimension Eye Shadow ($19.50)*

Features: Lorelei, Sea Worship, Silver Sun, Soul Serenade, Fathoms Deep, Legendary Lure

A liquid-powder Eye Shadow with prismatic reflections in six shimmering tints. Impact ranges from sheer crystallized light to a highly polished metallic effect. Lasts up to six hours. Limited-edition teal packaging, dramatically accented with sheer water droplets.

 

Tinted Lipglass ($16.50)*

Features: Clear Water, Peachstock, Water Deities, Seducing Sound, Modern Lure

High-gloss, glass-like finish tinted with colour. Wear it alone or pair it with Lipstick for a perfectly glossed look. Limited-edition teal packaging, dramatically accented with sheer water droplets.

 

Lip Pencil ($16.50)*

Features: What Comes Naturally and Half-Red

A pencil designed for shaping, lining or filling in the lip. Smooth, creamy texture in soft burgundy and light nude. Limited-edition teal Alluring Aquatic packaging.

 

Lipstick ($17.50)*

Features: Siren Song, Pet Me Please, Enchanted One, Mystical, Goddess of the Sea

Colour plus texture for the lips that made M•A•C famous. Limited-edition teal packaging, dramatically accented with sheer water droplets.

 

Nail Lacquer ($17.50)*

Features: Shimmerfish, Neptune, Submerged

Under the sea, nails glisten in aquatic chrome, tarnished gold and sparkling platinum. High-gloss formula contains conditioners and UV protection. Limited-edition teal packaging, dramatically accented with sheer water droplets.

 

233 Split Fibre Eye Shadow Brush ($25)*

Small, paddle-shaped flat brush ideal for applying and laying down product on the eyelid. Features a split of natural and synthetic fibres that deliver two unique results, soft and diffused, or sheer and polished finish. Limited-edition teal Alluring Aquatic ferrule and handle.

 

Extra Dimension Blush ($27.50)*

Features: Seduced at Sea and Sea Me Hear Me

A liquid-powder blush with prismatic reflections in two shimmering shades. Impact ranges from sheer crystallized light to a highly polished metallic effect. Lasts up to six hours. Limited-edition teal packaging, dramatically accented with sheer water droplets

 

 

 

Here is what MAC has to say about the Alluring Aquatic Face Collection....

Bronzing Powders and Extra Dimension Bronzer in gentle, pearlized shades set skin aglow for summer. Limited-edition compacts in aquatic teal are dramatically accented with crystal clear droplets. Anticipate waves of adoration when carrying the coordinated chic, teal clutch, with a texturized water droplet finish and translucent sides in aqua.

 

This half of the collection features:

127 Split Fibre Face Brush ($35)*

Medium to full-sized paddle-shaped brush allows for light pickup and sheer wash of powders, bronzers highlighters and blush. Split fibre brush delivers a soft, diffused look with its unique combination of natural and synthetic fibers. Limited-edition teal Alluring Aquatic ferrule and handle.

 

Makeup Bag ($35)*

Coordinated teal clutch, with a texturized water droplet finish and translucent sides in luminous aqua. 8”L x 4.5”H x 2”W. A M•A•C store exclusive.

 

Bronzing Powder ($27.50)

Features: Golden and Refined Golden

A lightly frosted, tinted powder that gives skin sheer, natural colour and highlights. Ideal for enhancing a skin tone or accenting a tan. Formulated with skin conditioners to provide a smooth, even application on all skin types. Limited-edition teal packaging, elegantly accented with sheer water droplets.

 

Extra Dimension Bronzer ($33)*

Features: Aphrodite's Shell and Delphic

A liquid-powder bronzer with prismatic reflections. Highlights the face in the golden bronze shimmer of Aphrodite’s Shell and soft tan of Delphic. The cool, creamy near-fluid formula creates a luminous, well-defined finish. Wears ten hours. Limited-edition teal packaging, elegantly accented with crystal clear water droplets.

 

 

* - This product is limited edition to this collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Without further ado, onto the haul...... 

 I decided to pick up: Siren Song Lipstick (+ back up) and Aphrodite's Shell Extra Dimension Bronzer

 

This packaging is gorgeous!

 

You can actually feel the water droplets.

 

 

Onto the swatches....

 

Aphrodite's Shell Extra Dimension Bronzer and Siren Song Lipstick (indoors with natural sunlight)

 

 

Aphrodite's Shell Extra Dimension Bronzer and Siren Song Lipstick (in direct sunlight)

 

 

Lip swatch of Siren Song Lipstick

 

 

Aphrodite's Shell is my first "high end" bronzer. I have compared the bronzers in my collection to the newest addition to my bronzer drawer in the pictures below!
 

 

NYC Sunny, MAC Aphrodite's Shell, Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Fair to Light and Light to Medium

 

 

NYC Sunny, MAC Aphrodite's Shell, Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Fair to Light and Light to Medium (indoors with natural sunlight)

 

 

NYC Sunny, MAC Aphrodite's Shell, Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Fair to Light and Light to Medium(in direct sunlight)

Onto the Face of the Day (FOTD)....

Here are some FOTD pictures to showcase these new products!

 

 

(Featuring every product listed below except Flair for Finery Cremesheen Glass)

  

Pictures taken indoors with natural sunlight

 

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC Crystal Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Hustle Eyeshadow

MAC Aphrodite's Shell Extra Dimension Bronzer*

Urban Decay Foxy Eyeshadow

MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

Calvin Kline CK One Color Mascara

 

Face:

MAC Matchmaster Foundation in 1.0

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW 15

MAC Beauty Powder in Natural*

MAC MSFN in Light Plus

MAC Sculpt Sculpting Powder**

MAC Aphrodite's Shell Extra Dimension Bronzer*

MAC Azalea in the Afternoon Mineralize Blush*

MAC Superb MSF*

 

Lips:

MAC Siren Song Lipstick*

MAC Flair for Finery Cremesheen Glass*

 

* - This product is limited edition.

** - This product is only available online, by phone, or at pro locations.

 

Please note: If you are unable to find any of these products from the Alluring Aquatic Collection online or in store, do not fret!!

You can still catch these beauties during the MAC Alluring Aquatic event where they will be receiving another shipment of products just for you! This event will be sometime at the end of May. Unfortunately I do not know the exact dates, but call up to your local freestanding MAC store to find out!

If you are unable to attend an event at a store near you, these products may be restocked on the MAC website or on Nordstroms online. Check any website that carries MAC Cosmetics!


Please let me know if you picked up (or are planning to pick up) anything from this collection and what you are loving!


XOXO

 

September 2012 Shopping the Stash

I haven't done a shopping the stash blog post since my July 2012 one. Here are the makeup items that I plan to use during this month.
 

 

 

Eyes:

Wet n Wild Color Icon Trio in Walking on Eggshells

I've starting using this eyeshadow palette towards the end of August. This is a lovely neutral and natural looking eyeshadow look for back to school. I couldn't find this on the CVS or Target website, however it was on the Walgreens website. I bought this a few months back during a CVS sale.

 

 

Face:

MAC Powder Blush in Plum Foolery

This was the very first blush I bought from MAC. It's a lovely shade for fall and winter. It's a sheertone shimmer so it'll provide a new glow to the face.

 

N.Y.C. Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny

I'm not a huge fan of bronzer however since my face is paler than my body I need to even it out. I cover my face up and use a lot of sunblock when I'm exposed to excessive sunlight.

 

 

Lips:

Revlon  Colorburst Lipstick in Mauve

This is a beautiful lipstick that I picked up at ULTA a few months back. I've used it on and off, however I think this would be a nice shade for the fall.

 

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Airy Fairy

I originally picked this up a year or two ago after hearing about it from The Style Diet on YouTube. This is a nice shade to use during the fall months.

 

Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Rosepearl

I bought this (along with about seven more shades) during a CVS sale. This shade is lovely and will look great for fall.

 

 

If you haven't noticed, many of the products that I've listed are fall related and categorized under the plum family. I think that is a lovely color for fall (and into winter).

 

 

XOXO

 

June 2012 Shopping the Stash & Shopping List

Hey everyone!

In addition to my monthly favorites & etc (see my other blog post), I will also be doing a post about the items that I want to buy and use up in my collection for the coming month. This new idea is from another blogger that I follow, The Sunday Girl, called shopping the stash. She does hers every Sunday, however for now I am going to do it every month.

June Shopping the Stash:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance (in my project pan)

Max Factor lip gloss in first kiss (part of my gloss out 2012)

Rimmel lasting finish lipstick in airy fairy (in my project pan)

Burt's Bees beeswax lip balm (in my project pan)

N.Y.C. smooth skin bronzing face powder in sunny (in my project pan)

Wet N Wild mega protein mascara in black

Prestige eyeliner in black




This tube of Too Faced Shadow Insurance has been in my collection for around 2 years now. I'm not sure if you can tell from the picture (you should be able to zoom in), but it's getting pretty flat! I like it but I want to use it up so that I can try other similar products. Let me know what eyeshadow primers you love.

Max Factor lip gloss in first kiss is a product that I've had since high school (5+ years). I don't think this product is available anymore. It's a pretty pink color, although it's on the sheer side. This is a product in my project gloss out. If you've seen my blog post about gloss out 2012, I consider my lipgloss collection pretty big. Maybe not as big as some peoples, but there are plenty of products that I have been neglecting over the years.



Rimmel lasting finish lipstick in airy fairy is a product that I was originally introduced to by Anna Saccone or The Style Diet on YouTube. I like this shade, however sometimes it's a little to frosty for me. I've used quite a bit of it in the year or two that I've had it. This is a product that I've included in my project pan since it's not my favorite lipstick.


Burt's Bees beeswax lip balm was a product that I bought at my school bookstore after losing my only chapstick. This is a product that I'm surprised so many people like. I don't think this helps with my chapped lips at all. It actually makes them more chapped than before I put it on. I do enjoy the smell though. I wish this performed as my all time favorite chapstick - Blistexs.

N.Y.C. smooth skin bronzing face powder in sunny is another product that I don't like as much as everyone else does. This is just an ok bronzer. Maybe it's because I've never found the right technique for putting on bronzer without looking unnatural. I've had this for about a year, however it doesn't look like it! Don't drop this product - my lid broke off the first time I dropped it. I still use it though. This is a product that I've placed in my project pan. What's your favorite bronzer that you'd recommend me trying after I've finished this one?

Wet N Wild mega protein mascara in black is not my favorite mascara. I would not recommend this even though it is super cheap. This doesn't apply as black and smoothly as I would like. It also smears and wears off throughout the day. Save your money for something else.

Prestige eyeliner in black is a nice eyeliner in my opinion. The reason I want to use it up though is because I have a brand new black eyeliner that I've never opened and my Urban Decay duo from the Naked palette. I find that this eyeliner goes on smoothly and doesn't irritate my eye. It even goes on the upper lash line which has been rare in my experience with pencil eyeliner.

June Shopping List:

MAC Powder Blush in Peony Petal ($20.00) - MAC describes this as a bright blue pink and is classified as a satin. This blush came out in the beginning of April in the Tres Cheek collection. At the time, I wanted this blush in addition to the other two blushes I bought - lovecloud and full of joy. I didn't buy it because I couldn't afford the $60 price tag at the time. I'm glad it's still avaiable online because it's beautiful. I actually ordered this last night (June 1). Did you buy this when it originally came out?

Sephora Collection Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover ($9.50) - I want to try this out when my current eye makeup remover runs out (Olay). This has a lot of good reviews on Sephora's website. Also, if you are a fan of the Vampire Diaries, I recently found a picture of Elena's bathroom and this was on her counter. So if you want to use the same eye makeup remover as Elena Gilbert, you can buy this. :) Have you ever used this before? I've only recently got into eye makeup removers. I used to use cold cream. How do you remover your eye makeup?

Dillard's Tailored Goldtone Chain Necklace ($28.00) - I've wanted a necklace like this ever since I started watching deanne5253 on YouTube. I've also seen this type of necklace on pinksofoxy on YouTube. I like that this can be worn long or layered since it's 65 inches long. This necklace comes in goldtone, silvertone, rose goldtone, and hamatite-tone. I'm leaning toward the goldtone, however I would have to see them in person to compare them. This is the cheapest version I've found of this necklace. It looks like such a nice necklace for everyday and for when you're dressing up a little bit.

Blue Sky Weekly/Monthly Planner ($16.99-$18.99) - I have been using these planners for the past two years. This planner has tabbed weekly and monthly calendar views. I usually buy these from Office Max. I like the larger versions (8.5x11). On their website, I'm liking the circa, mulberry clear (shown), fiona clear, linnea, and victoria patterns. Some of these planners run from January - December while others are July - June so be careful which one you buy. There are some January - December patterns that I like however I need the July - June planners.

XOXO