Here’s the most recent look that I have done! I wore this twice already for the week and I people seem to love it. Another simple quick look. I rediscovered my love for Deep Blue Green pigment. It’s a M.A.C. Pro colour but sometimes appears in limited edition collections like the Hello Kitty Collection. This look is a little on the bright side, because of the contrast between the silver and the green, but a great nighttime glamour look!
The Products
TFSI
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
M.A.C. paintpot in Delft (a beautiful shimmery turquoise, optional)
M.A.C. Rondelle e/s (LE, from the Gentle Fume quad)
M.A.C. Deep Blue green Pigment (M.A.C. PRO colour)
So I have been impatiently waiting for my shipment of the latest Zoya matte collection. I ordered these since mid-Septmeber and they took about a month to come. Boy, I checked my mailbox every single day! The folks at Zoya tweeted that they had to rework the formulas to make them more matte hence the delay in the shipment. Glad to hear that they really try to put out a quality product.
I’ve had lots of fun testing out polishes using the Essie Matte About You topcoat, but sometimes you have to just buy the matte polish as it is just that gorgeous!!!
Enter the Winter collection for Zoya. I can tell you it was well worth the wait for these colours! Once again Zoya brought out three A-mazing colours encased in a frosted glass container with easy-to-use rubberized cover. I really, really like this packaging. At first glance, the colours in the bottle are really rich and pigmented with silver shimmer. These colours are beautiful! Especially that purple one! You KNOW I had to get that one! They all applied great and took a little longer to dry which allows you to smoother, cleaner finish and once again, they dry matte but the tiny shimmer particles give it great dimension so it’s not flat. They really created some unique matte colours. These are must haves and they’re one of the best matte collections out there. Get them!
All have 2 coats. These also were not the easiest to photograph. Still working on my photography skills. Any tips?
Harlow is a midtone rose with a hint of purple. Almost fuschia. It’s on the cooler side but it’s a really nice colour. This photo’d mostly true to colour.
Harlow
Veruschka is a deep, hunter green and the silver makes it very festive, great for the holidays. This is my second favourite! For some reason this photo’d grey, it’s a dark, but bright green.
Veruschka
Savita is a rich, royal purple. What a regal colour!!! Of course this is my favourite one!!!! It’s dark but still bright enough to be seen as purple. This one is coming across as more of a blue-purple. It’s actually a true purple. It would look great with a grey sweater or something – especially on darker/tan skin. I need to play with these colours in a manicure, maybe mixing the matte and adding some gloss. Oooooooo!
Savita
Oh and one more…….
So, I ordered only one of the Zoya Ultra Glitter polishes. I got Astra, which is a reddish pink jelly polish base with red, pink and silver glitter. I only applied 2 coats, but I think you need 3 for full coverage.
Astra
The glitter is bright and applied fairly smoothly and the surface was pretty smooth. You’ll need to use extra nail polish remover to get all the glitter off of your fingers. You might shimmer for a day or two. I think I’ll get the other two colours but I am not sure I’ll wear this all day everyday. I think they’ll make a good accent colour or added as a top coat for the holidays.
M.A.C has added two more stars to their M.A.C. Aids Fund campaign.
From WWD,
Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga have been named the latest faces of the MAC AIDS Fund. The newest campaign, dubbed “From Our Lips,” will break on Feb. 25. MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipstick and Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick, $14 each, will launch in North America on March 18 and globally throughout the month, with 100 percent of the proceeds being donated to the MAC AIDS Fund. The MAC AIDS Fund has invested more than $150 million to organizations in more than 67 countries since its founding in 1994.
So almost a year after this mascara launched, I finally caved and bought it! I’m always in search of the ultimate mascara and I had heard a lot of great things about this one.
The Claim
Givenchy promises a mascara that can grip even the tiniest lash from the roots, separating and curling to give a fanned-out, panoramic effect.
The Description
The most striking feature is the wand. Usually wands are cylindrical or conical in shape but Givenchy came out with a revolutionary, spherical shaped wand. The sphere is covered in short, fine but firm bristles.
The other thing that drew me into the mascara was the colour. Since I am dark-skinned, I love wearing the blackest, deepest mascara and liner I could find and this one is certainly black! On first application the Phenomen’Black colour was very black and very shiny, another plus.
The mascara comes with a little instruction booklet and it directs you to use the brush vertically, horizontally and diagonally to draw the lashes out in multiple directions for that panoramic effect.
The Verdict
Eyes without mascara
With 2 coats of mascara
I found this mascara to be easy to use and made my lashes stand out. Especially on my tiny, almost non-existant lower lashes. I was very impressed with how well-defined each lash was and how black it made my lashes. The length was incredible and I looked like I was wearing falsies. I also found that the volume was really good as it nicely thickened my lashes. I got a bit of a curl but I did not think that they were super curly. I don’t care as much for curly lashes so this gave just enough. I got used to using this newly-shaped wand very easily and I have been wearing this mascara just about everyday, on the top lashes alone. With this mascara, I reserve the lower lashes for night-time because the effect is so dramatic. In the photo I have 2 coats of mascara, and I found little to no clumping, my lashes were still soft and very little smudging even after a loooong workout at the gym!!
I would recommend this mascara to anyone looking for some eye drama. The only drawback is of course the price. At $28, its is not in the reach for a lot of people, but I think this is well worth it as I have found few mascaras that give this kind of effect!!
