A few Pick Me Ups at MAC

by - March 06, 2014

Okay who is this? Girl walks up to the MAC counter and only needs a concealer and walk out with a bunch of other stuff she didn’t mean to get? Oh wait that’s me! Happens EVERY SINGLE TIME!  

MAC Stars and Rockets, MAC Pro Longwear NW20, MAC Brown Down
MAC Stars and Rockets, MAC Pro Longwear NW20, MAC Brown Down
I needed a new concealer. Well not needed but wanted a lighter one. My MAC NW25 Pro Longwear is to dark for me in the winter. It is perfect for summer but winter not so much. Since I love how long lasting the MAC Pro Longwear concealers are I had to get another one.

This time I got it one shade lighter in NW20. Now that’s a perfect fit for my winter skin. Did you know that the MAC Pro Longwear concealer makes a great eyeshadow base as well? It doesn’t crease so it works great in the lid area. With the little pump top, it can be hard to get just a teeniest amount you only need for under your eyes so I use it on my lids as a primer and now I don’t have extra concealer floating around on the back of my hand. I hate wasting that concealer!!

Of course I can’t buy just ‘one’ thing at MAC, especially when I am waiting to be checked out. I drool over all those goodies at the counter. As I was waiting, I started swatching eyeshadows. I knew I wanted a neutral dark matte brown. Even though Brown Down is a Veluxe Pearl, it blends and acts like a matte. Brown Down looks very warm in the pan but swatches very neutral. I think this had been discontinued but my MAC counter still had it so I got it. Not like I really needed another brown neutral but what the hey? Why not? 
 
MAC Brown Down
MAC Brown Down

My other splurge was Stars and Rockets. I have always wanted Stars and Rockets but the last time I remembered to inquire about it, they were out of stock. Now it is mine. I love how this shadow can look so different depending on what base you use it one. Love this shadow so much! LOVE! It’s also a Veluxe Pearl. Stars and Rockets is a lavender purple with pink pearl. Depending on what it is applied over, Stars and Rockets can have an almost duochrome effect. Like when applied over a black base the shadow takes on a blue hue. While not strongly pigmented it can be packed on for full effect.  
 
MAC Stars and Rockets
MAC Stars and Rockets
Swatches:


Here is a FOTD using Stars and Rockets on the lid over my Tini Beauty Violette, with Makeup Geek Duchess and Annabelle Purple (#203) in the crease and outer V area. 
 

Are you like me? Can’t leave the MAC counter with only one item?

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4 comments

  1. Stars and Rockets is so beautiful! Gonna have to try it sometime x

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  2. Stars and Rockets has been on my wish list for so long. It looks great with brown eyes. You should try it :)

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