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MAC – SHOP MAC colour story swatches
I’ve been such a good girl for ages when it comes to indulging with MAC Cosmetics. My pro card has strictly been for resupplying the basics – endless compacts of Blot Powder, what feels like thousands of Eye Brows wind up brow pencils – and I’ve been steadfastly avoiding all the bright’n’fun stuff. …then ...
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Bloom – Cream Bronzing Duo
Cream Bronzing Duo by Bloom is part of their current Gypsy Glamour collection. What you read is what you get – a cream colour duo in a split-pan compact, ready to give you some highlight and glow. The bronze shade is definitely the hero here – not too orange, not too brown, not too golden, ...
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MAC – various MSFs
As promised before on Specktra.net, a few more random MSF’s to compare in the pan against Stereo Rose. Porcelain Pink is a stripped-back pinked beige with subtle gold highlights, Stereo Rose is a dusty rose with an undertone of coral, Glissade is a bleached-out beach and Petticoat is a plum-based pink. Glissade is, as I ...
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MAC – Stereo Rose
Oh yes. I’ve finally gotten around to taking a quick picture and swatch of MAC’s Stereo Rose – I’ll produce a nicely definitive comparison post tomorrow, have no fear! Stereo Rose is a dusty pink with an undertone of coral.I think calling this an outright coral is a bit of a misnomer – it doesn’t ...
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Korres – Orange
Well, no one could ever accuse Korres of being obtuse with their product names. Orange powder blush is, well, orange. A juicy, bright orange with subtle golden pearl, but orange nonetheless. I’ve written about Korres blushes before, praising them for their excellent pigmentation and texture, and the same applies for this blush. The powder has ...
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MAC – Petticoat MSF
MAC Petticoat MSF is a mixture of rich plum, creamy shell pink and gold that combine to create an earthy peachy shimmer with a strong warm base. The MSF pictured above is from way back in spring 2006; later versions have much less plum veining and are a lot more glittery. Swatched on bare skin, ...
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MAC – Marine Life
Stand up and take a bow, whoever workshopped this concept in product development at MAC. This is how you recapture former dedicated customers and respark a little of that old black magic. A product that’s bang on trend internationally, that has a bit of the flair and sass that I used to associate with MAC, ...
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NARS – Orgasm, Korres – Peach
I thought these would make a nice duo post – Korres Peach blush is often cited along with MAC Peachykeen as being a less wallet-intensive dupe for NARS Orgasm, and on first glimpse they’re pretty close in the pan. Orgasm has more gold frost immediately visible, but generally they’re rather close to each other. Once ...
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MAC – Dollymix vs NARS – Desire
Get ready to rumble, ’cause today is the battle of the candy pink blushes! First up is NARS Desire, a clean blue-based pink without any sparkles or pearls. The texture is very silky and when applied to the skin it attains a medium opacity after a couple of sweeps. I’m particularly fond of applying this ...
