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MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Purples -- Limited Edition

MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Purples -- Limited Edition

MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Purples -- Limited Edition

I never realized I favored purples more than any other color.  I would have thought green/teal.

What's inside the palette...

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MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Blues & Teals -- Limited Edition

MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Blues & Teals -- Limited Edition

MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Blues & Teals -- Limited Edition

This is kind of a mish-mash of greens, teals, and blues... but I'd say mostly blues.

What's inside the palette...

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MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Greens -- Limited Edition

MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Greens -- Limited Edition

MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Greens -- Limited Edition

Next up, greens! :)

Some clues...

  • All shades are limited edition (I have all permanent shades in separate palettes)
  • 95% of my limited edition eyeshadows are from 2004-2010, with an emphasis on 2009-2010
  • There may be duplicates of some limited edition...

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MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Oranges, Yellows, Golds -- Limited Edition

MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Oranges, Yellows, Golds -- Limited Edition

MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: My Oranges, Yellows, Golds -- Limited Edition

It's Sunday, so why not have some fun and play guess-the-MAC-eyeshadows?  But in a way more epic way, since MAC has put out a bajillion limited edition shades.  Hey, I can't even name all of these without cheating, and I've...

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MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Lipsticks

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Lipsticks

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Lipsticks Review, Photos, Swatches

None of the lipsticks blew me away -- they don't quite seem to make it there. Taken as a whole, they're almost too similar to each other. I think looking at the...

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MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Lipglasses

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Lipglasses

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Lipglasses Review, Photos, Swatches

Three lipglasses released with this collection, but being the coral fiend I am, Fold and Tuck was the one that I liked the most. It was a lovely shade of coral that was there but not...

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MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Nail Lacquer

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Nail Lacquer

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Nail Lacquer Review, Photos, Swatches

Even though there are definitely some products I like in this launch, there is no item that caught my eye more than Originality. If you like nail polish, you gotta get it!

Nail Lacquer ($12.00 U.S. / $14.50 CDN)

  • Brown Bag is a muted,...

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MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Chromagraphic Pencils & Paint Pots

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Chromagraphic Pencils & Paint Pots

MAC Paint Pots: Coral Crepe, Groundwork

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Chromagraphic Pencils & Paint Pots Review, Photos, Swatches

I am both a little surprised--but very delighted--to say that the Chromagraphic Pencils work wonderfully on the waterline. They look lovely--very fresh and awake--without...

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MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Eyeshadows

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Eyeshadows

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Eyeshadows Review, Photos, Swatches

It's funny, despite five eyeshadows being launched in this collection, none of them really spoke to me. I also got more of a fall collection vibe off of them, even though we're heading right into summer. To be honest, I don't think...

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MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Blush & Mineralize Blush

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Blush & Mineralize Blush

MAC Pret-a-Papier Collection: Blush & Mineralize Blush Review, Photos, Swatches

For whatever reason, I must have spaced, because I did not realize that Pret-a-Papier was such a large collection.  I kept thinking it was a dinky little collection, but it's a full collection.  It...

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