Unbagged - ipsy May 2013

This month's ipsy glam bag was so awesome. The the theme was "Spring Fling". Most of the products were full sized and well known brands. Not sure how the company can afford to provide us with these items when we only pay $10 a month, but I am not complaining!

• yaby concealer refills in Pecan
• Zoya Nail Polish in Blu (full size)
• Pacifica perfume Roll-On in Island Vanilla (full size)
• Mirabella Colour Sheers in Pixie (a sheer orangey color)
• Juice Beauty Reflecting Gloss in Pink (goes on sheer, very slight hint of pink)
• Bonus: Urban Decay Moondust eye shadow in Moonspoon (full size)

The concealer is actually not too bad, but I don't really use concealer on a daily basis. I haven't tried the Zoya nail polish yet because the color is really light for me, but I will post a blog when I do try it out! The perfume is good but I don't normally use vanilla scents. The Mirabella lipstick goes on sheer with a slight tint of orange/coral and the Juice Beauty gloss is a sheer light pink. The Urban Decay eye shadow was a nice surprise. I love Urband Decay shadows because they a very pigmented and last a long time. The one I received is a silvery color, but I have to tried it yet. 

MAC - RiRi Woo

MAC Cosmetics has teamed up with Rihanna to create a Rihanna loves MAC collection. The first item ( RiRi Woo lipstick) was released on Thursday May 2nd and sold out in a matter of hours. I was lucky enough to snag one before they sold out, see pics below!

 

My thoughts: It is a really bright red, great for going out at night! Being African-American, there are not a lot of "reds" that will show up on our lips, but this one shows up very well and lasts a long time. I normally wear neutral colors on my lips so it is taking me some time to get used to its brightness, but I am loving it!

MAC will be releasing more of the Rihanna collection in June and this will include a re-release of the Ri Ri Woo color. Stay tuned!

What I bought this weekend...

I really did NOT plan on buying makeup this past weekend (I swear!), but I happened to be in Macy's near the MAC counter and decided to take a look around. I ended buying a lipstick and a blush (not too bad, right?). See swatches and pics below.

I feel like all I ever do is work, so I was looking for some work friendly colors. I ended up getting MAC's Viva Glam IV (mid-tone rose with gold pearl, frost).

For the blush, it was the same case. I was looking for something not too bold and work appropriate. I decided on MAC's Powder Blush in Desert Rose (soft reddish-burgundy, matte). 

     

 So far, I am liking both for work!

Complete Look - MAC Neutrals

I don't post a lot of pictures of myself and my makeup, because I don't consider myself to be a makeup pro (by any means!) just someone having fun. Occassionally, my makeup doesn't come out tooooo bad. Below is a look I created using all MAC products.