MAC Forever Marilyn Beauty Powder Review + Swatch!

So I am back with another product review and this is for the MAC Forever Marilyn beauty powder from the Marilyn Monroe collection!
I am so excited to do this review and share with you guys my thoughts on this product!
I know this is so popular because this was sold out in all the MAC counters and also the website.
But thankfully I got my hands on it and I am glad to be doing this review.

The beauty powder is a light peach color and it is very light. This may show up on very fair skin there fore as a use of a blush but other than that I think this is essentially a highlighter. This may look a little bit ashy or chalky on deeper skin tones though. 
Since this is very light it can look powdery and chalky so when lightly dusted on the face it will give a really nice glow.
This powder doesn't have a ton of shimmer like some of the highlighter have. It has tiny bit of shimmer but this is more of a satin. Therefore it's more natural because it's like a glow and I like that WAY more than really shimmery powders like some of the MAC mineralized skin finishes. 

I also LOVE the packaging because it has Marilyn, obviously! It's a glossy black plastic packaging and the picture of Marilyn is gorgeous! The picture of Marilyn is not a sticker so that it really cool! :)

Now onto the pictures and swatches!

MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Industry Review + Swatch!

This is a review for MAC's powerpoint eye pencil in Industry! 

This is the newest edition to my makeup collection. I've been looking for a gray eyeliner pencil because I thought black looked too harsh on me and I wanted more definition than a brown eyeliner. (Yeah, I'm pretty picky...) haha

Anyway, I went to the MAC counter and I was swatching different gray eyeliner that they had. And I came across this one and I absolutely fell in love with the color! 

MAC has a couple of different eyeliner and formulas, I have a couple of Eye Kohls, but this is my first power point eye pencil. 

I find that the power point eye pencils to be more creamy and blendable, which I like because I like smudging the eyeliner on my upper lash line and this does a good job with that. By smudging eyeliner on the upper lash line, it gives an effortless look with a slight definition which I like.:) And once it sets, it doesn't budge!

The eyeliner is 95% matte but it has the tiniest shimmer but its basically unnoticeable. It's very creamy as I said and that's one of the key things that I look for in an eyeliner. The color is really pretty it's a solid gray rather than a silver gray or a blue gray. 

They are also good for the waterline because they stay there until I take it off. This specific eyeliner is VERY waterproof so it is nice for the upperlash line as well as the waterline. 

So, I really like this eyeliner and it's one of my favorite product now!

And, now onto the pictures and swatches!

Blended/Heavier swatch

♡ Current Favorites #2 ♡

So this is my second 'current favorites' post :) 
Hopefully this is pretty interesting to read because I personally love these kinds of blogs :)  


Sooo, here are the products :) 


1. Liquid eyeliner


I realize that I mentioned that I looove gel liner in my last post, but recently I've been wearing liquid liner more. (I still love gel liner :)) Liquid liner is so much easier to use and much quicker to apply especially when you are in a rush in the morning. 
What I do is I line my upper lash line with the liquid liner and then set it with a black eyeshadow to prevent it from smudging throughout the day. 


2. MAC Rubenesque paint pot


This is a product that I recently purchased and I love it! A paint pot is basically a cream eyeshadow that you can use as an eyeshadow base or a primer. I have 1 other paint pot called Bare Study but I am loving Rubenesque at the moment. It is a beautiful golden peach color that I think is going to be beaauutiful for summer. (as you can see I am already in the summer spirit) With paint pots, you don't have to set it with an eyeshadow because it will last all day without it. It's easy and really pretty. Everything you can want in a product! 


3. Diorshow iconic mascara


This is a verrry high end product that I usually don't purchase but I got a sample size of it and I loove it! No wonder high end products are amazing! It has plastic bristles so it allows your eyelashes to be coated but separate them at the same time. Plastic bristles are probably my favorite just because it won't clump up your eyelashes as much. It gives volume and length which is basically everything you can ever want in a mascara! 


4. Blue eyeliner


So apparently for this spring, the makeup trend is to have a pop of color. Whether that would be with eyeshadow or eyeliners. I decided to opt for the eyeliner. I bought a cheap blue eyeliner and I love it! (as i've been saying it about every single product) I was a little skeptical because I thought it wouldn't be flattering on me. But it is! You can either apply it on the upper lash line or the lower lash line and they both give a really pretty effect! I really like it on both but I've been wearing it on the lower lash line a lot. This is probably my go-to spring/summer look :) Pretty, bright, and fun! :) 




I hope this gave you some inspiration on some spring/summer look :) 


xx,mao 

♡ Current favorites #1 ♡

I realize I have been gone for a long time but I've busy with school, exams and blah blah blah.. :/

But hopefully I can put up more posts now that everything have settled down.:)

I decided to do a series called "current favorites". Every now and then I will tell you guys some of the products I've been loving. I don't know if I should do it every month or not but we'll see how it goes :)

SOO, without further ado here are the products I've been loving 

1. Gel liner 

This is a general one but I lovee gel liner! <3 I love winged out liner so gel liner gives me the perfect look. This is probably my favorite beauty looks because it's so retro and classy. I feel like this will never go out of style and I absolutely LOVE it! <3 

2. MAC ricepaper eyeshadow

I love this eyeshadow because it's a neutral shadow which you can wear everyday. I wear this all over the eyelid because it gives a really pretty soft golden sheen that brightens up your eyes. My go-to looks has been just the ricepaper eyeshadow and liner and mascara. It's easy, natural and classy. 

3. MAC mineralize blush in Gentle

You might have seen the post that I did about this blush but I love this blush soo much! It's a pretty raspberry shade with golden shimmer. It's instantly gives a healthy glow to your face without being too overpowering. It's an easy everyday blush to use :) 

4. MAC Teddy eye kohl

This is a really pretty bronzy brown eyeliner. I use this on my lower lash line to give my eyes a little bit of definition without being too harsh like putting black on my waterline. It's a really pretty eyeliner that can be worn on every eye color :)

5. White eyeliner

I've been really loving putting white eyeliner on my waterline because it makes your eyes look bigger and awake. This trick has helped me a lot because I've been needing that extra kick to my makeup since I haven't had much sleep. (Studying!)

So that it's for my favorites :) I hope you try out some of the products that I mentioned and if you have favorites that you have been loving, let me know! :) 

xx,mao 

☮

MAC Bronzer in Refined Golden

The MAC Refined Golden Bronzer ($23) is a "finely spun golden with soft pearl" bronzer that "enhanced your skin tone" and "strengthen your tan". I use bronzer mostly in the summer because I feel like I can't pull off bronzers in the winter without making my face look muddy.

            This bronzer has little golden shimmer, which may look intimidating that it will look like you have glittery specks on your face but it's actually very subtle on the skin.  What I do is I use a big fluffy brush and do the "3" "E" motion. I start at the temple of the face and swoop it across the hollow of my cheek and lastly run it done my jaw line.

            It looks beautiful with a tan because it really enhances your already-there tan and it adds a sun-kissed glow to your complexion. You could also use this to contour your face, by concentrating the color onto the hollows of your cheeks.

            If you notice, the packaging is orange because it is a limited edition packaging. This was from the summer collection "To The Beach" which is unavailable now but the actual product is permanent. (It’s in a black packaging) 
           There are 4 other colors to choose from so that it can be matched to your skin tone. If you want to pick a right shade of bronzer for your skin tone, I recommend going to a counter to get the right color because a wrong shade of bronzer can make you face muddy and unnatural.

　MAC Bronzer (23ドル)は、肌全体をソフトなパール系で包んだ印象と鳴る一方で、褐色を強調した表情にも仕上がります。私が使用するのは夏。ウインターシーズンで使うと、クスんだ雰囲気になるので使用しません。

このブロンズのゴールド系はかなり光沢感があるので、私の場合「３Eモーション」という使い方で沈着させます。3Eモーションとは、最初にコメカミから下降し頬のラインで一旦内側へ、その後、下顎ラインに合わせて円を描くようにブラシを入れます。そうすることで美しい日焼けトーンとなり、太陽の輝きのようなシャイニーな雰囲気に仕上がります。また別のテクニックで、頬骨の下あたりを集中して沈着させる手法もあります。この場合、顔の輪郭がはっきりしシャープな印象に仕上がります。

私の買った商品はオレンジのパッケージで限定品でしたが、黒のパッケージでレギュラー商品として現在でも販売されています。

　ブロンザーは自分の肌の色にマッチしていないと逆効果となるので、カウンターなどで自分にマッチした色を購入するこをおすすめします。

MAC Mineralize Blush in Gentle

  The MAC mineralized blush ($23.50) the newest product in my collection. I've wanted this for a long time because I've never owned a MAC blush before. This blush is a really pretty raspberry shade with gold shimmer.

            It's a really pretty blush for when you want a more natural looking color on the face and also adds a really pretty glow to your face. The blush is pigmented so you want to be careful not to pick up too much of the product.

            It does have shimmer in it so if you're not a big fan of it, this may not be for you. I'm not the biggest fan of shimmer blushes but I couldn't resist the color so I had to bear with the shimmer. But after I put it on my face it wasn't as shimmery as I thought it would be so I was relived! :)             

            I like to apply it with an angled blush brush but this can be applied with different brushes to get a different look. For instance, a duo fiber brush would give you a more sheer finish for a more natural look but a dense brush would give you a more concentrated look, which would be pretty for evening.

           

   MAC Mineralize Blush（23.50ドル）は、最近購入したばかりのものです。 MACの頬紅は今まで持っていなくて、長い間欲しかったもののひとつでした。この頬紅は、ゴールド・ラメが入っていて、本当にかわいいラズベリー色です。

  少しブラッシュアップしただけで、ナチュラルな雰囲気に仕上がるほか、濃淡が出てキュートな印象になります。ただ、濃くつけてしまうとインパクトが出てしまうので、つけ過ぎには気をつけたほうがいいと思います。それからこの商品にはラメが入っているので、ラメ系があまり好きではない人には向いていないかもしれません。私もラメはあまり好きではないのですが、この色は本当にかわいいので買って良かったなぁと思っています。しかも実際に顔にのっけてみたら、そんなにラメは気にならない程度でした。

　私はアングルドブラシで少々沈着させるのが好みですが、ほかのブラシを使用すると異なる雰囲気のフィニッシュとなります。たとえばデンスブラシ（密度の高いブラシ）だとはっきりとした色つきなどなど…。