Makeup Brand of 2016 | MAC

Hey beaut's!

During 2016 I bought and road tested a shed load of makeup, honestly I have enough makeup to last me a lifetime with some to spare he he but the one brand that stands out to me the most throughout last year was Mac!

I'd say I was quite late to the Mac party and only started buying and collecting their makeup over the last couple of years but once I started I couldn't stop. During 2016 I added more pretties to my collection and got totally addicted to MAC lipsticks in particular, I'd say the lipsticks where actually my all round Mac 2016 favourite, Twig, Faux and Brave have literally been worn by me more or less everyday and I'd never be without those shades in my handbag now.

Eye shadows are something else from Mac that I loved in 2016, I purchased their Burgundy Times Nine Palette to wear throughout Autumn and loved it so much, I also have a bit of an obsession with Satin Taupe and All That Glitters Eye shadows too and wore them to death throughout 2016. 

I also branched out to some of Mac's base products last year starting with their Fix+ Spray which is amazing by the way, and then went on to get the travel size Strobe Cream which if your a lover of a dewy, healthy look to the skin you need in your life.

Overall I've absolutely loved Mac makeup during 2016 and I hope to add a lot more of their pretties to my makeup collection this year, I've already got my eye on some more lipsticks and I'd love some of Mariah Carey's collection if it comes back in stock. 

What are your favourite Mac makeup finds? I'd love to know beaut's!

My MAC Collection So Far....

Hey beaut's!

If your anything like me then you'll love reading makeup collection posts, arhhh I'm just obsessed with them and even watch YouTuber's makeup collection video's too, so today I thought I'd share with you all my Mac Collection. This is in no way going to be a large Mac Collection, I read some peoples collections and I'm left lusting after their 20 Mac lipsticks when I'm over here with my 3 ha ha but I'm so keen on adding to my Mac collection especially lipstick wise and I thought documenting what I have so far would be kind of cool.

Eyes

I'll kick things off with the eyes, my first Mac purchase was actually Mac's Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Bare Study (£16.00), I'd seen this used as an eyeshadow base or as a quick wash of colour over the lid on YouTube video's about 4 years ago and I just had to have it, it's such a pretty soft beige with a gold pearl finish and I have used it to death. I also bought the Painterly Paint Pot (£16.00) last year which is a nude beige and I currently use this every single day as an eyeshadow primer, I love it and would highly recommend it. My Mac Quad was actually a birthday gift a couple of years ago and inside I have All That Glitters, Satin Taupe, Naked Lunch and Omega, after loving those so much and being so impressed by Mac's eyeshadow quality I ended up buying Cranberry and Charcoal Brown singly, I actually want to get one of the large Mac Pro Palettes next and start collecting their eye shadow's as I think their amazing! Next up is my Extended Play Gigablack Lash Mascara (£15.00), I got this because it's so popular for being ussd on your lower lashes because of its very slim wand and I love it, the tiny bristles get to the smallest of lashes and it doesn't run or smudge at all. Lastly for eyes is my Irresistibly Charming Glitters and Pigments in Gold, this was a limited edition gift set from Mac's 2015 Christmas Collection which my boyfriend kindly bought for me, I think these four little pots are going to last me forever as the smallest amount of pigment goes a long way.

Face

Next up is my base makeup items, the first base product I bought from Mac was their Mineralize Skin finish Natural Powder in Medium (£24.00), as you can probably tell I've more or less used this up but I just cant bring myself to get rid of it because there's the smallest amount left round the edges ha ha. Then Skin finish Natural Powder is easily the best setting powder I've ever used, it's actually really pigmented so it just makes your skin look perfect whilst setting everything into place all day! I then got the Studio Sculpt Foundation in NW20 (£25.50) last summer, this is a creamy, luxurious, gel-based foundation that provides medium buildable to high coverage with a natural satin finish. I love using this on my skin when it's really dry because it's super hydrating and quite dewy and you only need to smallest amount to cover your entire face. Lastly I have the Pro Longwear Concealer inNW15 (£17.50) this is my holy grail concealer, it has a creamy, light weight liquid texture and a matte finish with a medium to high coverage that will cover dark circles, blemishes, scars, veins, redness and pretty much anything else that you throw at it, it's also extremely long-wearing and literally wont budge all day once its set, it's amazing!

Lips

Lastly we have my three trusty Mac Lipsticks, the first Mac lipstick I got I actually won on a blog giveaway, I ended up choosing one from the Viva Glam Collection in the shade Viva Glam I (£15.50) this is an intense brownish blue-red with a matte finish, I always tend to use this shade on nights out because it's so intense, vampy and super long lasting. Next I ended up getting Viva Glam V (£15.50) which has a gorgeous lustre finish and is the perfect nude for my skin tone, it has neutral mauve tones to it as well as neutral brown tones and has slight gold shimmer running through it, it's super beautiful and is the only nude I've ever found that I love. Lastly is my favourite lipstick out of the three I own which is called Brave (£15.50), this has a satin finish and is the perfect shade of mauve that goes with any makeup look for any occasion and can be worn anytime of day and honestly I've been wearing it pretty much everyday since last August which is when I got it he he.

And there you have it beaut's, all the Mac makeup I currently own. I did have the Mac Brush Cleanser which is an amazing makeup brush cleaner but I've run out so I'm going to have to re-purchase that again sometime soon.

What's your favourite Mac product that you own beaut's? I'd love to know!

 

MAC Maleficent Collection Summer 2014 | Sneak Peek!

Hey girlie's!!!

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you will know I've been super excited for Disney's upcoming Sleeping Beauty inspired film release of Maleficent! You can only imagine my excitement when I heard MAC had announced that they are officially collaborating with the movies makeup artist to design a Maleficent inspired collection, arrrhhhh cue Hayley dancing around the room ha ha .So today I thought I would share with you all what the line consists of.

The limited-edition line will include 14 products that cover every beauty base, from eyeshadow, lipstick to powder and nail polish, meaning you can recreate the stunning looks from the film yourself. The line really does have an eerie, dark, striking, vampy look to it which reflects the look of the movie, I must admit for a spring/summer release it's not an obvious choice of shades but then again I don't think Maleficent is all about rocking pastels and neon oranges is she ha ha.

Anyway here's the collection in full...

 MAC Pro Sculpting Powder in Sculpt

 MAC Beauty Powder in Natural

MAC Eyeshadow Quad: Ground Brown, Carbon, Goldmine, Concrete 

Prep + Prime Highlighter in Bright Forecast, Eyebrow Pencil in Fling and

Penultimate eyeliner in Rapid black | MAC Pro Longwear Lipglass in Anthurium, MAC Lipstick in True Love's Kiss and MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencil in Kiss Me Quick

Nail Lacquers in Nocturnelle, Flaming Rose and Uninvited

MAC Lashes in 36 & 30

Overall I'm super impressed with the Maleficent Collection, I LOVE the look of the lip products, I'll definitely have to have those and I like the look of the smokey, neutrals within the eyeshadow quad too, the sculpting powder is certainly intriguing too. I cant wait for these to touch down into stores in June.

Are you as excited about this collection as me? What will you be buying from the collection? I'd love to know.

Also if you haven't seen the trailer yet then take a peek here, it looks amazing!