October Loot & Short Reviews

MAC Venomous Villains Beauty Powder in Her Own Devices

- Another nude/neutral blush added to my stash. I do notice that the ickier-looking the blush, the more natural it looks on me. By icky, I mean blushes which lean more towards muddy-lo0king beigey-pinks/beigey-peaches rather straight-up pinks/peaches/corals. Hhmm..

MAC Venomous Villains Beauty Powder in Oh So Fair

- The reason I got this is because I missed out on the MAC Beauty Powder in Shell Pearl from the "Give Me Liberty of London" collection. But now, I'm ACTUALLY glad I "missed the boat", so to speak, because THIS is way more pigmented than Shell Pearl :P

MAC Venomous Villains Eyeshadow in Sweet Joy

- I already have this in the MAC Intriguing Scarlet palette, and *gasps* it actually has a dent in it. Great neutral - LOVE!

MAC Venomous Villains Nail Lacquers in
~ Bad Fairy
~ Formidable!
~ Mean & Green

- Duochrome (in this case, triple/quadruple-chrome?!?!?) nail polishes is my weakness. I'm not a fan of nail art, so anything which looks unusual with just a coat or two is a must-have! :D I'm one happy girl here *muahahaha*

MAC Pigment in Vanilla

- 'Nuff said. AND in the old packaging! Yessh!

NARS Bronzer in Laguna

- This is probably my first TRUE bronzer. And by that, I mean my other bronzers could usually double-up as blushers. Laguna, NOPE. If anything, I need to avoid the apples of my cheeks because I could end up looking...dirty...

Great for contouring and sculpting a pair of fake supermodel cheekbones, but then, I look more gaunt than I'd like at the moment...So, NO contouring in that area for sure. And with the shimmer (finely-milled as they are), I can't use this to contour my nose. However, I'll figure out some way to use this :P

Marc Jacobs Cucumber

- I mentioned in my Favourite Fragrances  post that I've been lemming for this for ages (years, literally). Finally got my grubby paws on it via Evil-Bay at a very good price.
And at a ginormous 300 mls - this baby is going to last me 3 lifetimes - not that I'm complaining, since I adore the scent and it's a 2008/2009 Limited Edition ~_^

Lancome Teint Miracle in O-03

- This is quite possibly my HG liquid foundation. Been using it for the past 2 weeks mixed with moisturiser  at a 1: 1 ratio (DIY tinted moisturiser) and I absolutely adore the glow, the oil-control and most of all, the colour match. If you care to glance through my Profile, you'll notice I have shades which match my Face OR my Neck, rarely both.

Somehow O-03 manages to transcend both shades and matches me OVERALL perfectly. Granted it could be a tad yellower, but really...I.AM.SO.OVER the Face OR Neck business ~_~

Edited 23 November 2010: Bumped up to BO-02, which works just as well - more brightening if anything :D

Laura Mercier Loose Powder in Translucent

- travel-size for...ermmm...travelling purposes LOL

Laura Mercier Illuminating Powder Quad in Mocha Spice

- YET another nude/neutral blush, but this time round, I wanted something higher-end. Blush colours from this spectrum are rather difficult to come by in the HE range.
Most of which I own from this rather neglected spectrum is from MAC (Tenderling, Perfect Cheek, Personal Style, etc). Obviously, when I caught sight of this, it's a must-have! YAY!

Cargo Blu-Ray High Definition Pressed Powder

- Haven't tried this on my face yet, but from swatching, the texture feels absolutely horrendous. Powdery, chalky, blerrghhh...Gosh! Cargo? HD? :O Surely you kid...

N.Y.C. Blushable Creme Stick (Plaza Pink)
N.Y.C. Blushable Creme Stick (South Street Shell)

- I'm on the fence with these. They're nice, blend well and most importantly, leave a non-tacky finish (unlike the cursed Stila Convertibles and NYX Cream Blushes).
However, my SkinFoods and Canmakes achieve the same, albeit at a slightly higher price point.

N.Y.C. Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder (Sunny)

- Another true bronzer, but the texture of this is far inferior compared to NARS Laguna. Gritty, but since the colour-payoff is pretty weak, it's fool-proof. It's virtually impossible to overdo. Oh! And it's matte, if that's any consolation. I still can't see what all the hype is about though...

N.Y.C. Lip Sliders Tinted Lip Balm (Sugar Coated)

- Something in this causes my lips to sting (similar to the old formulation of Revlon Super Lustrous Lipglosses). Highly over-rated, methinks. Allergy aside, this MAC BoyBait wannabe's colour pay-off and texture are nothing to shout about.

SkinFood Salmon Darkcircle Concealer Cream in 01

- Hello HG Undereye Concealer. I'm a frenzied woman most mornings preparing for work. And I get very impatient with the whole "dab-roll" rigmarole. Thus, I skip undereye concealing eventhough I know it makes a world of a difference.
And voila! This lil' baby makes the tedious task a breeze! LOVE!

Connie's full review is here!

And that's it...For now...UNTIL my Sephora F&F 2010 goodies arrive, that is...

*kisses to my angel in the States*