MAC - Dainty Mineralize Blush & Going Casual Cremesheen Glass

A conversation between a MAC SA & me on the day I purchased Dainty:

SA - "You still don't have dainty?!"

Me - "...No..."

SA - "HAHAHA!"

For serious. She laughed at me. Not that I mind, because prior to that, I told her about how I was always "late to the game" when it comes to collections. I've missed out on Stereo Rose TWICE, but thanks to this fiasco, I'm pretty much on top of new releases, thanks to Temptalia and Makeup & Beauty Blog who do all the work for me :p.

 

So the kind SA told me that everyone should have Dainty and Warm Soul and I have to agree; Those two are the most universally flattering and are absolutely gorgeous! I didn't purchase Warm Soul, but I will soon. 

MAC describes Dainty as a "light yellow-pink with gold pearl." I've been wanting a nice, true pink blush that wasn't too cool for my skin (light-medium with yellow undertones) and Dainty definitely hits that mark. It's such a pretty colour and blends well onto the skin; leaving just enough shimmer without looking glittery. 

Going Casual Cremesheen Glass was released in the In The Groove Collection. I have to say, I was all about the MSF's from this collection that I pretty much shut out every other product from my mind. Which is just as well, because when I saw the rest of the collection up close, I was pretty underwhelmed (especially by the eyeshadow trios). 

But I every time I passed by a MAC store or counter, I couldn't stop looking at Going Casual. Of course, being a cool-toned, "sheer lilac" shade, I was convinced this would never look good on me. Finally, I said, "screw it, I'm trying it on!" 

And I fell in love. It's so gorgeous and it's sheer enough to work for a lot of skin tones (even very yellow ones like mine), but still pigmented enough to show the true colour. So lesson learned: swatch products and try them on before passing judgement!

I've been wanting to sport pastel lips for a while but I could never find a way to do it without making my lips look chalky or my skin look washed out. All I knew was that I didn't want to look like those women who were sporting the unfortunate combination of orange skin and pale lips. 

I think that Going Casual is the perfect way to do this look and I'm so glad I wasn't "late to THIS game" because I really do love it. 

Do you use any of these products? What are your thoughts?

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - By Candlelight & Petticoat

Useless Fact Of The Day: Dani is always late to the game.

So when MAC release their In The Groove Collection, it took me a while to actually make any purchases. I had my eye on a couple of items, but what really caught my eye were the MSF's. Now, I was never very impressed with the MSF's. I thought they were too gritty and too shimmery and was hesitant to put anything with that texture on my face. However, when I saw the swatches for the MSF's re-released in In The Groove, I was really intrigued.

Now at this point, Stereo Rose was long gone. I'd feel bad, if they hadn't apparently sold out within 15 minutes. Comfort was much too dark, however beautiful it is. So my choices were: By Candlelight and Petticoat. I swatched both when I was in Metrotown 3 days ago but was a bit frightened of Petticoat as the floor sample had a lot more of the raspberry veining running through it. So I decided to be safe and purchase By Candlelight, it was my very first MSF after all.

But when I got home, I continued looking through reviews and swatches and thought I'd give Petticoat another try. So yesterday while I was running errands, I decided to stop by MAC and take a look at Petticoat again. Well, this time I loved it. So I caved and purchased one for myself.

I have to say, I'm really happy about my purchases! First of all, look at them; they're beautiful! I love that no two MSF's are alike. Add to that the fact that these are Limited Edition, I knew I had to have them. They are gritty when swatched, but I find that isn't the case when applied with a brush. It blends well and is much more subtle when applied than what you would imagine, judging from what you see in the pan. 

I'm so glad I caved and bought these. Looks like I'll have to wait another 5 years before I can purchase Stereo Rose at a reasonable price ($50 on ebay? Um, NO) because it's sold out EVERYWHERE. But I have By Candlelight and Petticoat, which I have a feeling is more suited to my colouring than Stereo Rose would've been. 

Do you have any of the In The Groove MSF's?

Are you as happy with them as I am?

MAC - In The Groove Collection

Mineralize Eye Shadow (Trio)

left to right from top:

Togetherness, Making It Easy, Style Influencer

Love To Love, Soften The Mood, In The Groove

Calm, Cool & Collected, Fresh & Easy, Blue My Mind

POWERPOINT EYE PENCIL

top to bottom:

Navy Stain, Permaplum, Stubborn Brown

ZOOM LASH

Zoomblack

LIPSTICK

left to right:

All Styled Up, Call My Bluff, Creme d'Nude, Go For It, I Like It Like That, Jazzed

CREMESHEEN GLASS

left to right:

Going Casual, Fashion Whim, Chillin', You've Got It, Right Image, On The Scene

MINERALIZE SKINFINISH

left to right:

Stereo Rose, Comfort, Petticoat, By Candlelight

MINERALIZE BLUSH (DUO)

left to right from top:

Happy Together, A Little Bit Of Sunshine, New Vibe, Hang Loose, Band Of Roses

BRUSH

187 - Duo Fibre Brush

Dani's Must Have's:

Eyeshadow - Togetherness, Fresh & Easy, Blue My Mind and Calm, Cool & Collected

Eye Pencil - Navy Stain, Permaplum

Lipstick: All Styled Up, Like It Like That, Jazzed

Lipglas: Going Casual, Right Image

Skinfinish: Stereo Rose, By Candlelight

Blush: Happy Together, Hand Loose, Band Of Roses

Dani's Skip It's:

Zoomlash Mascara & Duo Fibre Brush

What are your must have's?