0 "No Brand" eyeshadow palette

Bought this palette and 2 other palettes from a friend seling them. It's very cheap and value for money which is basically after conversion about USD27 dollar. The palette contains 21 eyeshadow colors and 5 blush colors.

I bought this palette mainly because they are all matte colors and I hardly have any mattes in my collection (I have a few matte e /s by MAC, but most of my MAC e/s are with some frost finish or pearly finish to them and I find that many - Not all though, of MAC's matte are pretty hard to blend and not as intense as they look like in the pan).

And i've to say that I'm pretty pleased with the palette most of the colors have pretty good color pay off, with the exception of 2 or 3 colors. But what else can u ask for when this palette costs only USD27 dollars for 21 eye colors and 5 blush colors? It's good for people who are on a budget for cosmetics..... It's prefectly safe to use - I have tried a few colors in it and so far no problem. I've swatched the colors of the eye in the palettes, but haven't swatched the 5 blush colors in it yet....

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3 MAC Peacocky collection part II - Kissable lipcolors

Part II of my MAC peacocky Haul - the kissable lipcolors. These lipcolors are super duper pigmented. They are not like your normal glosses. They are as pigmented as any of MAC's regular lipsticks, in fact, they are more pigmented than MAC lustre lipsticks. Color payoff and finish is about that of a MAC cremesheen lipstick. They actually kinda remind me of MAC's slimshine lipsticks which is now dced. Creamy, moisturising and adds a nice glossy finish to the lips. I am not a lip make up person, but I'm loving the lippies from these collection. Alas they are limited edition AGAIN.

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Woo me kinda reminds me of Honeylove lipstick, but a more glossy and sheerer version of Honeylove and of course, more moisturising for the lips

I love love love Super. It kinda looks a bit like Bare slimshine (which is now dced unfortunately) which i used to love. It's the everyday kinda color which u can wear it with or without makeup.

So Vain is one of my fav color from Peacocky as well. It's a nice coral pink on my lips. It's somewhat of an inbetween color between MAC Ravishing and Crosswires lipsticks. Have received compliments wearing this color. Lovin' this as well

Exxhibitionist is super pigmented. It can come off as quite a strong coral red color, but if sheered out with fingers over the lips, it actually gives quite a nice pop of color to the face without being too loud

Scandelicious is a super reddish pink lippie which i probably will not wear it everyday. It's a nice color, but i would probably only wear this on days when I'm feeling in the mood for loud make up

Strut your stuff is a very Hot chilli red which is an awesome color. Jus like Scandelicious, this is a bit too loud of me to wear everyday, but i would wear it when i'm feeling in the mood for it.

So this wraps up my review for the Peacocky items which I bought. Stay tuned for the next post. Cheers =)

0 MAC Peacocky collection part I - Mega Metal Eyeshadows

I went bonkers for this collection and bought about 2/3 of the collection - 12 eyeshadows and 6 kissable lip colors and I am lovin all the colors that I bought. As I don't really like browns, I didn't buy the 3 browns e/s in this collection, but I bought all the rest....

Texture of all the mega metal eyeshadows are super smooth and blendable, and the darker colors like obalisque and noir plum and papparazz-she have reallly good color pay off on their own even without using a base. All colors swatched here are swatched without eye shadow base

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Top of Posh: A beautiful shade of pink with some light gold undertones in it. Can be used LIGHTLY as a cheek color or on top of other pink blushers to give a subtle pink glow to the face

Mating Call: Reminds me of a more toned down & metallic version of creme d violet e/s from the regular range

Noir Plum: The perfect shade of dark purple for purple smokey looks. Unlike some MAC purples which look dark in the pan but when applied, become sheer on th eyes. This is just as pigmented as how it looks like in the pan. What u see is what u get.

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Dalliance: The perfect all over the eye base color. Great on both its own and combined with other e/s as well. A very versatile color. Kinda reminds me of Mineralism e/s from MAC's regular range, but without the glitter fallout and slightly more frosty

Peek at you: Great as a brow bone highlighting color, not a unique color though...I think it's pretty dupeable imho.

Prance: This also makes a beautiful wash of color all over the eyes. Has a slight taupe-pink undertone in it if u see it carefully in real life. Very pretty.

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Odalisque: I love turqoises and teal e/s. And this is no exception. Great pigmentation and texture. It's somewhat of a cross between shimmermoss and parrot e/s

Ego: Looks greenish in the pan, but when swatched, the brownish grey undertones to it is more pronounced. I would imagine that this would work great with Club and Humid e/s from the regular range

Dandizette: An excellent navy blue for smokey looks. Blends better than Flashtrack e/s imho.

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Tweet Me: Looks very similar to Expensive pink eyeshadow with the same pinkish goldish undertone. If u have Expensive Pink, you could skip this...

Paparazz-she: Bright orange with a brown under tone to it. Kinda reminds me of Firespot e/s from MAC's neo sci-fi collection

Sexpectation: Reminds me of MAC's cranberry e/s when i first swatched this on the hand....

Next part - the kissable lip colors from Peacocky collection which I bought.

0 MAC pink / purple eyeshadows part II

Part II of my pink / purple eyeshadows - in single pot forms.  Products with a * next to them are LE and may not be available in the market any longer.

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2 MAC pink / purple eyeshadows Part I

More pics and swatches of my MAC eyeshadows.... this time round is the pinks and purples =). Products denoted with * are LE and may no longer be available in the market.

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Hepcat (Frost): To be honest for most plummish shades like this I would use them mostly on the outer v of the eyes or as a lower liner or as a eye contour color @ the socket area to contour the eye area. Too much red undertones in it to be used all over the lid

Plum Dressing (Veluxe pearl): Great texture and color payoff. Easy to blend. Has a tad more brownish undertones to it than Hepcat.

Nocturnelle (Frost): Good for smokey eyes. Blendable and good color payoff

Star Violet (Frost): Seldom reach for this, but i do like to pair this with neutrals such as patina e/s 

Passionate* : Bright reddish pink in the pan but sheerer when applied. Needs to be packed on for color to be more intense, but still color is still buildable

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Creme D Violet (Frost): Purple with a slight pinkish  undertones. Beautiful when combined with stars and rockets and navy blue e/s like Flashtrack e/s to create a purplish blue smokey eyes. Has a pretty good texture. Wouldn't wear it by itself though as it may make my eyes look a bit swollen if i wear this just alone. 

Stars N Rockets (Veluxe Pearl): A duochrome eyeshadow that shines a bit of pink and purple at the same time. A very unique color which u are not going to find else where. 

Iris Print* (Velvet): Greyish purplish in color. Very sheer when applied.

Mink Pink (Matte): It feels like Mink and it is Pink :P Nuff said bout this e/s LOL!

Pink Papillon* (Frost): It's one of those pinks that you can wear on your entire eyelid and pull it off without looking like you have swollen eyes. Very wearable. Smooth and blendable.

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Mystical mist (Frost): A dark shade of purple with slight bluish undertones. Good for eye lining, smokey looks and for the outer  v of eyes. Texture is smooth and blendable

Dovefeather (DC-ed): This color has been discontinued and I use this color mainly on the socket area to contour my eyes and make it look more deep set.

Slip Pink* (Velvet): Hate this color and regret buying this. It looks so pretty in the pan but when applied it turns out to be more of a dirty pink color which makes me look that i'm suffering from sore eyes. Duhz!

Pink Venus (Lustre): A nice wearable pink for everyday, only thing I wished for is that the shimmers in this weren't so chunky. It has a pretty decent color payoff for a Lustre e/s.

Da Bling (Frost): Only a little is needed for this color. If u have very crepey like eyes, avoid this as it will make your eye area look even more wrinkly due to the metallic and frosty texture of this e/s

0 MAC natural & nude lipsticks - Part III

More pics and swatches ..... As usual products denoted with * are LE items and may no longer be available on the market

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This is one of the older MAC lipsticks that I own and also one of my favourites. It's the perfect natural pink lipstick that adds just a bit of color to my face and yet still looks like my lip color but better. Applies smoothly, evenly and glossy as with most MAC's lustre lipsticks.

I bought this after seeing how nice it looked on my colleague and on another person. But it wasn't what I was expecting this color. On my colleague and another lady, it looked more pink (But i'd have to say though that they are both darker than me, about NC35) on them, but when I applied this, it looked darker and kinda a muavey pink color. It's still ok for me, but it's not exactly the pink which I was expecting. Anyway, as i've mentioned before, the same lipstick can look different on different people. Nevertheless, I don't mind this color and would wear this often.

One of MAC's best selling natural lipstick. (Some describe this as a nude shade, but i wouldn't call this a nude shade, I would describe this as a natural MLB - My lips but better kinda color). It's more of a brownish pink and has a great texture and finish to it. Love this as well. I have 2 pcs of this color @ home. What happened was, the first pc, I bought it @ the MAC counter. And as for the 2nd pc, I forgot I had this color @ home and I went to the counter to B2M and chose this color and not realizing that I already own this color till I went home. But anyway, it's also another of my favourite day to day lip color from MAC. I would not advise ladies with pigmented lips to get this though, because it's pretty sheer and on pigmented lips, it would like almost like u are not wearing anything. 

I like this color too. It's a nice frosty peachy gold color which helps to give my lips a more 3d look. However, I need to moisturize my lips very well before wearing this. Otherwise, it will look like my lips are cracked........

0 MAC natural & nude lipsticks - Part II

Part II of pics & swatches of my MAC natural / nude lippies. Products denoted with * are LE items and may no longer be available on the market

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Lovin' this lippie. It's moisturisng, glossy and is the perfect nude pink on my lips and doesn't clash too much with my warm undertones. But I do have to put on some make up as with many nudes so that it does not look too out of place on my face

It's definitely not a nude. It's more of a natural brownish pink shade which helps to brighten my NC20 complexion. I can wear nothing else on my face but only this lipstick. It makes a good color for everyday wear to work. Am loving the finish and texure of MAC's lustre lipsticks.

Bought this after my friend recommended me this lipstick. If u  like lipsticks such as MAC's hue, high tea or Innocence beware (which was a LE btw), you will probably like this natural nude shade of peachy pink lipstick as well.  Can be worn with or without make up. 

This one of the Nudest shades from MAC (yeah, and it's pretty famous too. It's always being featured in mags as far as I know). I cannot get away with wearing this without wearing any eye make up. I would look soo soo dead. But it's a very pretty shade to pair with smokey eyes. The only rant I have with some MAC's cremesheen lipsticks like creme d nude (not all though), that they kinda apply unevenly and I have to spend quite sometime trying to even them out. I am sorry that in this pic, the lipstick is still not really evenly applied, but yeah, this is the color you would expect how creme d nude would generally look like on the lips.

2 MAC natural & nude lipsticks - Part I

Pics and swatches of the few natural and nude lipsticks which I have from MAC (Not a big lipstick fan, so I don't have much lipsticks. I m more of a gloss girl). As usual, products denoted with * are limited edition and may no longer be available on the market.

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Ooops. Sorry for the typo error in the pic, The finish of this lipstick is a frost and not Frot. Sorry! One thing about frost lipsticks is that though they can give a nice frosty, metallic pouty look to the lips, but if the lips are dry and not moisturized properly, they can enhance your fine lines of the lips instead. So be sure to moisturize your lips a lot people wearing frost lipsticks.  

Honeylove is one of the few natural shades that most people, including myself can wear without looking washed out even with minimal make up on. I will usually add on a gloss over this to enhance the color as sometimes I feel matte lipsticks can make my lips look a bit "flat" despite the strong color.

Being pretty fair (NC20 to be exact), Half and Half looks a bit dark on me. I mean I love this color, but on my skintone, I wouldn't exactly call it a natural lipstick. But i've seen this one on ladies with medium to dark skin tones, it's the perfect natural lip color for them. Therefore, I'm a firm believer that for lipsticks, just by looking at swatches on other people's lips is not enough. What might work on one might not work for another. Better to head on to the counter to try the lipsticks first before deciding whether to buy or not. I do love the amplified creme textures a lot - they are pigmented, creamy and pretty moisturizing for the lips as compared to the frosts and mattes and sometimes even the Satins which can be a little drying @ times

Blankety is the perfect nude pink on me - it's slightly on the cool sight, but it's not too cool toned as to totally wash me up or look weird on my Yellow as banana skin tone. I still can get away with wearing only this lip color and some blusher on my cheeks without having to do up my eyes.

0 Topshop cream blushers & Bronzers

Yes, you've heard it. The UK fashion label has now its own make up line to coordinate with its fashion. Prices are very affordable - a cream blush cost SGD$13 (about USD$10.20) and their bronzers cost SGD$19 (USD$14.90). And they are made in Italy (yep, you heard it, not some made in China cosmetics products - I am very skeptical about made in china cosmetics), so they are perfectly safe to use. I bought 3 cream blushers from the label and 2 bronzers when they first launched in my country. 

Cream blushers

Packaging is kept minimalistic - a bit tacky imho, but still acceptable. After all, it's priced reasonably, what more can I ask for. Oh, and all its cheek products and bronzing powders have mirrors in side as well

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All the cream blushers are of a cream to powder finish and applies more sheer on the cheeks (when spread out with the fingers) than in the pan. Texture wise, they are very smooth and blendable. My favourite almost the 3 (although i love all 3) is Flush - it gives a really nice healthy coral pink flush to the face. The only downside to these cream blushers is that they don't last too long but I guess that's ok for me cause it's not a high end brand after all. So I don't have too much expectations from it. But i am loving the colors and texture. So i probably won't mind touchin these up again and again.

Bronzing powders

 Packaging of the bronzers

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The bronzing powders are pretty matte for the much part with just the slightest hint of shimmer, but not much and you can hardly see. The powders are finely milled, easily blended and pretty pigmented. Each of them has 4 individual stripes of colors which can be used individually as e/s colors or swirled around together for an even mix of color as bronzing powder on the face. They are pretty good buys and value for money.