MAC Cremesheen + Pearl Collection 2012 SWATCHES

UPDATE 8/9/12: see closer swatches and reviews for 5 products from this line here

My local MAC counter had the Cremesheen + Pearl collection out today and I swatched all of the colors I could get my hands on for you girls! It is available in US stores on August 9th 2012 and available internationally in September 2012. These are new, but permanent shades! This collection consists of Cremesheen glass and lipsticks and are relatively light/sheer in color.
You can pre-order yours today, but you won't be able to pick them up till next week in stores.

Cremesheen lipstick is $14.50 listed, but I was charged $15 at my local Macy's.

Cremesheen glass is $19.50
(I did not take a photo of the collection stand so I used one of MAC's ad photos)

Swatches!

I labeled the names of each shade in the picture, but they can be a bit hard to see. Click photo to enlarge.

Mac Heavenly Creature - Star Wonder MSF & Cut a Caper REVIEW and Swatch

Finally got my hands on a couple of the Heavenly Creature collection items :)

MAC Heavenly Creature is a mineral collection that was released on their website June 25th 2012. It will be available in stores on July 5th 2012.

After continuous browsing and back and forth debate, I finally narrowed it down to two items. I think I will need to swatch the rest when they hit stores before I invest in those items.

The two items that I chose are the Mineralize Skinfinish in Star Wonder and the Lipstick in Cut a Caper.

Cut a Caper was repromoted from an earlier collection. The color in the tube does not look a thing like it does on your lips or swatched. See below and give it a try! Star Wonder is a new MAC item.

  

Cut a Caper: a coral pink lustre. It wears pretty smoothly and looks very nice as a summer color.

Star Wonder: A baked MSF that can be used as a blush, highlighter, or maybe even eyeshadow. It is a plumy pink color with hints of gold shimmer. It isn't glittery like other mineral makeup that MAC offers, which is why I like it so much. Wearing each of the three shades separately also gives your cheeks a different flush of color.

                     Mineralize Skin Finish in Star Wonder (7g, $29.00)         Lipstick in Cut a Caper ($14.50)

Philosophy goodies at Big Lots- SALE!

There's a sale! at Big Lots!

I don't shop at Big Lots a lot, but after hearing about a sale on Philosophy items I just had to check it out. I have never tried Philosophy's cosmetic items, but I did like their bath items. They are probably most known for their delicious scents in body washes and shampoos.
Anyway, this post is to show you what I got and some swatches of what I really liked. I noticed there weren't too many reviews or swatches online so hopefully this will help you decide what you want to get at your local Big Lots. Did I mention, each of these items are only $3!!

 From left: Philosophy Grace Angel kiss lip gloss in Pretty please,

Grace eyelighting shadow duo in heaven and earth

Grace shimmering face powder

Milani Pure Love LE collection

I am so excited to finally get my hands on this limited collection! I have been hunting for this set of nail polish and eyeshadow for weeks and finally found them at one of my local walgreens. These retail at $4.99 each, so they are very affordable.

The collection contains three nail polish:

wedding dress- a shimmering pearl white

bridesmaid- a shimmering rose gold

Gray tux- black sheer jelly with glitters

And one eyeshadow trio:

true romance: a champagne highlight color, rose bronze lid color, and a smoky black with sparkles (this seem to match the nail polish colors!)

Overall, I love all the colors in this collection. I am a big sucker for feminin

e and neutral colors. Though the nail polish colors are very shimmery, they still ha

ve a composed manner about them. I have posted some watches below.

one coat of wedding dress