Smokey Eyes & Pale Lips

The MAC Fairy paid a visit and came baring gifts! I've put every single one of these items to good use and gained a few new favourites as well. 

Three beautiful lipsticks in neutral and nude shades. I've been using Cherish a lot lately- it's the perfect your lips but better shade that has the perfect mix of pink and warm brown undertones that I find compliments my NC20-25 skin tone. It's perfect when applied with a light hand topped off with sheer nude or clear gloss. Honeylove and Peachstock are on regular rotation as well. 

I was also generously gifted with four pretty eye shadows to add to my collection. All four compliment each other, Fig.1 being a colour I've been using for years.

Antiqued- A luxurious rusty red, bronze-y brown shade in a slightly metallic (veluxe pearl) finish. It's super pigmented, easily bendable, rich and buttery. For those with green or blue eyes, this shade will make them really sparkle and pop!

Ricepaper- Perfect for highlighting, this shadow has a frost finish, but it's not too shiny and most importantly not too stark as it has a nice balance of ivory, peach and the slightest bit of gold shimmer.  I sometimes dust a little on my cheekbones on top of my blush to add a complimentary highlight. Double duty!

Fig.1- M.A.C. describes this colour as "eggplant purple" and that is exactly what this colour is. I've adored this shade for forever as I tend to lean towards plum/berry/burgundy shadows to smoke out my eyes. It's not the easiest and most pigmented eye shadow (Matte2), but with a little work it and a good emollient primer, it works in beautifully.

Sable- I asked for bronze/plum shades and this embodies it all. Sable is warm with gold and bronze with just enough plum to keep it cool. It looks fabulous smoked out with Fig.1 or my favourite, Sketch! The eye shadow is buttery, has great blend-ability and is superbly pigmented. It would look fab on anyone and is super versatile; a "go to" shade for sure.

Thanks again MAC Fairy for keeping me pretty!