MAC Cremeblend Blush Collection, Spring 2011

For every contour control freak, for every persistent perfectionist comes this wondrous way to play with blush that gives you the most magnificent flexibility you’ve ever had…Starts creamy, stays creamy and proves once and for all that powder is NOT your only prerogative. You can get back to a new build for that retro “rouge” look Old Hollywood Glamour made modern or stop at subtle and natural; it’s all in your hands. In three aspects, two shades of each: One matched to skin, one for a brighter glow and one darker for cream contouring, it’s perfect for all skin colours, minus the silicone, particularly adept at preventing ashiness on darker complexions. Make powdery a thing of the past.

Release date:
USA: March 3, 2011
Nederland: March 12, 2011

Cremeblend blush ($18.50 €?)
So Sweet, So Easy: bright yellow pink
Something Special: light coral
Posey: warm peach
Ladyblush: warm neutral coral
Brit Wit: dusty rosy mauve
Tea Petal: mid-tone reddish brown

These will become part of the permanent collection. The official prices for the Netherlands are still unknown but I will update this post as soon as I know more. I own one cream blush from Illamasqua and I absolutely love it. I will do a review on it soon.

Have you ever tried cream blush? Do you like it? Why (not)? Do you want to try out these new Cremeblend blushes?

xoxo Kelly

Beauty on a Budget: Essence Silky Touch Blush, 30 Secret It-girl

Looking beautiful doesn’t have to cost you a lot. In Beauty on a Budget I’ll share with you my favourite budget beauty products and I’ll review them for you.

Colour/Formula:
Secret It-girl is a peachy-orange, with shimmer. A lovely quite neutral colour. It’s actually quite pigmented, I still remember the old blushes from Essence, which weren’t pigmented. I really had to swirl my brush into the pan and I hit pan in no time. This blush is not like that at all.

Packaging:
Clear plastic, looks cheap but hey, it is cheap!

Price/Quality:
This blush costs €2,49 for 5 grams of product, a bargain and brands like Essence are often on sale.

Overall:
+ Really cheap
+ Good colour pay-off
+ Often on sale
- Only 4 colours available
- No matt colours available

Do you buy a lot of drugstore brand make-up? Which brands do you like?

xoxo Kelly

MAC Jeanius Collection

Release date:
USA: March 3, 2011
Nederland: March 5, 2011 (Uitsluitend te koop bij: MAC counters in Parfumerie Douglas)

Eyeshadow ($? €?)
Diva In Distress: Mid-tone gray with silver pearl (Limited Edition)
Motorhead: Mid-tone blue with copper pearl (Limited Edition)
Stove Pipe Black: Black with copper pearl (Limited Edition)
White Jeanius: White with silver pearl (Limited Edition)

Lipglass ($14.50 €17,50)
Docile: Chrome pink peach with gold (Limited Edition) (Repromote from Fabulous Felines, ’10)
Indigo Pink: Deep burgundy with blue pearl (Limited Edition)
Painted On: Grayish beige with gold pearl (Limited Edition)

Lipstick ($14.50 €17,50)
Acid Washed: Grayish beige with gold pearl (Limited Edition)
Pretty Please: Pale pink pearl (Lustre) (Permanent)
Riveting Rose: Deep burgundy with blue pearl (Limited Edition)

Nail Lacquer ($13.00 €12,00)
Biker Blue: Black base with purple and blue pearl (Limited Edition)
Frayed-to-Order: White matte with soft pink duochrome pearl (Limited Edition)

Blush ($18.50 €19,50)
Overdyed: Bright magenta (Satin) (Limited Edition)
Pink Cult: Mid-tone neutral pink (Matte) (Limited Edition)













Penultimate Brow Maker ($16.50 €?)
Penultimate Eye Liner ($16.50 €?)

So this is the next limited edition collection by MAC. I don't know all the prices yet but I'll change the post when I get more information. No special packaging this time but those eyeshadows look lovely with the denim print. I think that they will be bigger than the normal eyeshadows, just like the Tartan Tale and Peacocky ones. I just don't see the point in that because I never finished a normal size MAC eyeshadow. I think I’ll wait for the swatches on Temptalia before I decide what to buy.

Are you planning on buying something from this collection?

xoxo Kelly

Blast From The Beauty Past: MAC Instant Chic Blush (Pret-a-Papier)

In Blast From The Beauty Past I will tell you about Limited Edition products I bought. Are they really that special? Or were they just over-hyped and do I never use them?

Brand: MAC

Collection: Pret-a-Papier (Spring 2010)

Product: Blush

Colour: Instant Chic

Colour description: Mid-tone muted coral

Finish: Sheertone
Amount of product: 6g/ 0.21 US oz

Price: €19,50

Pret-a-Papier is a very neutral collection with lots of browns but also a lot of corals, and I like corals. This collection didn’t have special packaging. The only product I bought from this collection is the blush in Instant Chic. It’s a beautiful shade of coral and it applies really smoothly. I love this colour so much, ever since I bought it it’s my go to everyday blush. I used this colour a lot but you can’t see that, it doesn’t look brand new anymore but it doesn’t look like it’s used a lot because you don’t need a lot, really MAC blushes last you forever. It’s not like any of the blushes in MAC’s permanent line, so it’s definitely a special colour and I don’t regret buying it at all!

xoxo Kelly