TOP 5 MAC BLUSHES

Hello beauties!

I hope everyone's ok!
This one was quite a difficult post to make, as blush is my favourite product to use and purchase, so over the past years I've accumulated quite a few blush products. The majority of them being from MAC as I believe they have a wide colour range as well as finishes. So I decided to make a top ten series of blogposts and what's a better way to start than posting my top 5 favourite MAC blushes?

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Blusher in Trace Gold:
Thrace Gold was an easy pick. It is definitely one of my favourites, if not my favourite blush by MAC. And I say than in the way, that i always reach for it, whether it is summer, spring, winter or autumn. It may be my most used blusher ever. It's a golden bronze with gold shimmer. It gives such warmth and a wonderful healthy glow to my cheeks, i feel like i can use it during the day and of course during the night. People with porcelain skin wouldn't necessarily suit this blush but it never hurts to try. Leaving this aside, i think most people would look good wearing Trace Gold, I'd recommend this to most of my friends :)


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Blush Ombre in in Springshine(LE):
Springshine is a dirty-medium brown that i mainly use to bronze up my face. I don't use it to solely contour my face but rather to give it a glow and more definition. It has glitter but it's so subtle that i don't mind. I prefer using this after I've given my face a bit of a self-tan or during the summer as i find it looks muddy when i'm pale.


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Blusher in Prim & Proper(LE):
Prim & Proper holds a special place to my heart as it was released in one of my favourite collections by MAC, the Liberty of London collection and more importantly as it was part of my 18th birthday present which was given to me by my best friend. I find that it's the perfect in between blush. Not too brown, not too peachy, not too pink. It's a softly shimmered beige-y nude with a little bit of plum and a champagne sheen. I reckon one can wear it during the day as well as during nightime as it, in my opinion, goes with pretty much any make up look that I've ever created. Too bad it's a Limited Edition product, if MAC ever get this out again, you should denititely have a look at it!

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Blusher in Fleur Power:
Fleur Power is a relatively new addition to my blush collection. I'd been eyeing this for quite some time, the colour seemed interesting so i have no idea why i didn't buy it any sooner. It is described as a softly bright pinkish coral and I'd say that's just spot on. It is matte and gives such a wonderful lift and an air of freshness to my face when i use it. Be careful though, as it is extremely pigmented so i only lightly dab my brush in it and sweep the majority of it on my hand to prevent myself from looking like a clown with pink cheeks. I like the fact that it's not a cool pink but more of a very warm pink due to the coral undertones in it.


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Blusher in Daft Pink(LE):
Daft Pink defines and era in my life in which every blush i purchased had a ton of shimmer and glitter in it. I don't deny it I'm still more keen to shimmery blushes than matte ones(except for glittery ones, i loathe glitter). So Daft Pink was Heaven in a blusher pan. It's pink, it's shimmery, all set. It's a soft pink with pinky-peach and very fine shimmer. It's fairly pigmented and it gives an amazing sheen, i woudn't use this during daytime as i think it'd look a bit extravagant but it's a great product to use during the night! I don't want to use it very often because i don't want it to run out, if MAC ever come out with a collection having it again I will definitely purchase a back up!

NOTABLE MENTIONS:
I'm sorry i'm not including these, i was getting ready to make the post and suddenly i dropped my pallete which resulted in getting them completely shattered. I'm absolutely gutted over this and cannot wait to purchase them again to feature them in a post.


Well Dressed: a cool pale pink with silver glitter, absolute LOVE of mine.


Style: Best coral blush in my opinion. A true coral with gold shimmer. Best to use during summertime.


Swatches:
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What do you think of these blushes? Have you tried any of them? If so, what do you think ?




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EMILY BLUNT: THE NEW FACE OF YSL'S OPIUM.


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The house of Yves Saint Laurent is pleased to announce that the talented British actress Emily Blunt is the new face and ambassador for their perfume, Opium.

Emily Blunt has become one of the most popular and respected actresses in our days. Her versatile talent, can been seen through a series of very different roles. Her memorable interpretation of Emily, the senior assistant as seen in the the award-winning comedy "The Devil Wears Prada". Equally impressive was the dramatic depiction of a new queen in the film "The Young Victoria�. Both appearances, won Golden Globe and were nominated for the BAFTA awards. Finally television gave her one of her best roles, playing Natasha in the series "Gideon's daughter", for which she won a Golden Globe for Supporting Actress.

"It is my great honor to have been selected to be the face of OPIUM. I have great admiration for the house of Yves Saint Laurent and I think that YSL always truly understood the expression of elegance - the mystique and untold strength. This is a truly exciting experience to incarnate this legendary perfume, which has stood the test of time, without ever reducing its charm. Being part of this new campaign and being able to tell the story of this very symbolic fragrance is really exciting, "said Emily Blunt.

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Opium is an Oriental-spicy perfume created for fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent by perfumer Jean Amic and Jean-Louis Sieuzac of Roure, first marketed in 1977. Its top notes are a mixture of fruit and spices, with mandarin orange, plum, clove, coriander and pepper, as well as bay leaf. Its floral middle notes consist predominantly jasmine, rose and Lily of the Valley, in addition to carnation, cinnamon, peach and orris root. It is underlined by the sweet woody base note containing sandalwood, cedarwood, myrrh, opopanax, labdanum, benzoin and castoreum, in addition to amber, incense, musk, patchouli, tolu and vetiver. ~ Extract taken from wikipedia~

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I am personally really excited for this, Emily Blunt is one of my favourite actresses, and Belle D' Opium is one of my favourite perfumes. So this one won't differ that much. I'm very eager to get this on my hands as soon as i can!

What do you think? Have you ever tried Opium? Have you ever purchased it?

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autumnal FOTD


Hello everyone!

Thought i might share with you another FOTD post. This time, being in the middle of September, i wanted to create a look that was autumnal, mixing plums and deep peaches along with antique golds.

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FACE:
MAC Strobe Cream
MAC Prolongwear foundation in NW25
MAC studio sculpt concealer in NW20
MAC blush in Harmony to contour

EYES:
MAC Shadestick in Beige-ing (discontinued)
MAC e/s in Expensive pink all over the lid
MAC e/s in Amber Lights on the crease and lower lashline along with v
MAC e/s in Cranberry on the upper lash line
MAC e/s in Phloof to highlight
L'Oreal One Million Lashes in Black

LIPS
MAC l/s in Freckletone (could have also used Cherish to make it look more autumnal but didnt want to )

CHEEKS:
MAC blush in Style

What do you think of it? Do you like it or not? Let me know in the comments below! Always appreciated!

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