MAC Russian Red Lipstick

I have fallen in love with a full on true red lipstick - MAC Russian Red is an intensely pigmented blue toned red. It complements my complexion so beautifully it literally lights up my face.

Although it is described as a matte shade I find it to be creamy to apply and personally I don't find it to be drying to my lips but my lips are in very good condition.

For me, confidence has come with age and I have worn red lipstick more times this year than all the other times in my life put together!

An Autumn Make-Up Look - FOTD

My Autumn Face

I have done this makeup a few times now and think it is ideal for daytime. I find it warm and fresh.looking.

Products used 

Primer - Benefit Porefessional 
Eye Primer - Urban Decay EyeShadow Primer Potion Eden 
Foundation - Estee Lauder Double Wear in Pale Almond
Bronzer - Accessorize Baked Bronzer Duo in Bali 
Blushers - Accessorize Merged Baked Blusher in Scandal, Nars Deep Throat Blush
Skin Highlighter -MAC Semi Precious Rose Quartz Mineral Skinfinish (lightly brushed all over face).
Eye shadows - Cult GD Lazy Days, Max Factor Earth Spirits Eyeshadow in Burnt Bark
Mascara - Flawless You Forever Luscious in Black
Eyeliner - Clinique Cream Shaper for Eyes in Chocolate Lustre
Lipstick - Lord and Berry 20100 Shining Lipstick in Intimacy


Have you adapted your makeup colours for winter?

Face Of The Day - Breakfast At Tiffany's, My Interpretation

Some of you may know I recently attended a Breakfast At Tiffany's themed Hen Do.

Dress code was a black dress and pearls. Now I am the first to admit I don't have Audrey Hepburn's figure or facial looks in any way,shape or form but I was willing to embrace her 'look' and after watching Lisa Eldridge's video tutorial I set to work on my own interpretation of Holly Golightly's make-up....

The key things I learnt and followed from Lisa's video -

Use a flesh coloured pencil in the waterline to give more of a wide-eyed look - I used Une Skin Glow Pencil Q01 . Honestly this is one of the best tips I have ever learnt and I now do this quite often, it instantly wakes the eyes up. I used to use a white pencil in the inner corners of my eyes but I love this far more, it looks really natural.

I used a black liquid pen liner to create the girly flick which seems to disappear when I put my eyes in normal position!

Lisa said not to use any bronzer or gloss, the look was to be fresh and flawless so I just used a foundation (Estee Lauder Double Wear) and blush (Nars Deep Throat) and used the centre of Mac Semi Precious Rose Quartz MSF to highlight.

The lips

I lined my lips with a nude coloured pencil and then mixed two lipsticks - MeMeMe Ava a dusty rose shade (review coming soon) and Lancome's Rouge Mars peachy/pink tone to get a really nice, pretty shade.

What do you think ?

My First Ever Mac Piece! - MAC Semi Precious Rose Quartz MSF

I have seen lots of MAC collections come and go and not felt an overwhelming urge to purchase anything...until now. The semi precious collection (out now) was the first that really, really caught my eye and I was itching to purchase something. Having looked at swatches on various sites of the range of products available in this collection I knew I had to buy the Rose Quartz MSF. So I placed an order with Debenhams along with an Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion and impatiently waited its arrival!

MAC Semi Precious Collection - Rose Quartz Mineralize Skinfinish (MSF)

This is described by MAC as - A luxurious velvet-soft powder with high-frost metallic finish. Smoothes on: adds buffed-up highlights to cheeks, brows, anywhere on the body: provides an ultra-deluxe polish to the skin

Semi Precious Rose Quartz Open 

Close Up 

I am delighted, this is so pretty!

Swatches of Rose Quartz MSF in natural light (from l-r outer, centre, blended together)

Swatches of Rose Quartz MSF with flash (from l-r outer, centre, blended together)

I am in total love with this MSF, it is gorgeous, like nothing else I own. It is so soft and powdery making it easy to apply and blend. I love that I can use it in three ways. It has a wonderful high sheen to it and if you are looking for a highlighter this does the job nicely too. The outer pink is stunning in its own right, I adore it as a blush swirled together on my blusher brush and if I really want to highlight my cheeks I just use the centre bit on top of the cheek bones. Amazing.

For my first MAC item I am ecstatic, this is lovely to wear now but it will also take my right through Autumn and Winter. This is definitely a makeup staple that I will use again and again.

And finally a photo of me wearing it, I think it is stunning.

MAC Semi Precious Rose Quartz Mineralize Skinfinish costs £20.50