| MAC | EYESHADOW | COLLECTION |

I remember when my mom let me get my first MAC eyeshadow. I had to be about 11 years old, and I picked the most age appropriate color.....frosty turquoise. And I wore the s*&% out of that eyeshadow, until it "accidentally" went missing....pretty sure my mom hid it from me. I'm not bitter, I swear.

Anywho, fast forward to my junior year of college, when I picked out my first 4 pan palette from MAC.  I can't be sure exactly what colors were in that quad...but it was all neutrals. Go me!  I have a pretty decent variety of shades, and finishes. My personal favorites are the satins. I'm going to swatch each shade with, and without a primer, so you can get a better idea of pigmentation. (using MAC's paint pot in Painterly as my primer)

BTW! I keep my depotted MAC shadows in a Z-palette that my lovely sister got me for my birthday. I think it was a limited edition version. It's the medium size, with a frosted blue leathery trim. Love me some frosted blues :)

You can purchase MAC eyeshadows online at maccosmetics.com, MAC stores, or at select department stores. They run $15.00 if you buy it in the little pot, and $10.00 if you buy them online in pan form. I believe you can also buy the pans at MAC Pro stores, but I know you can't get the pans at counters or normal stores.

Top Row (L-R): Blanc Type, Phloof!, All That Glitters, Sable, Amber Lights
Middle Row (L-R): Patina, Satin Taupe, Handwritten, Sketch, Saddle
Bottom Row (L-R): Coppering, Club, Trax, Humid

Too Faced Melted Liquified Longwear Lipstick Review/Swatches

So I figured I would start out this blog reviewing newer items that I have purchased. When the Too Faced Melted Liquified Longwear Lipsticks (what a mouthful) were first released at Sephora, I was immediately drawn to them. I am a lip product junkie, and the colors caught my eye. Plus, I love trying new lip things. I will review each color, and then give my overall impressions at the end. I own Melted Nude, Melted Peony, Melted Violet, Melted Marshmallow and Melted Fig. Here's a look at all the colors swatched on my arm:

L - R: Melted Fig, Melted Violet, Melted Marshmallow, Melted Peony, Melted Nude

New Journey

As a recent college graduate, I moved to the big city of Chicago like I had always envisioned myself doing. New apartment, new career, new friends. I left my family and friends behind, and immersed myself in city living. Unfortunately, my career that I thought was going to be a perfect fit, was not even CLOSE to what I imagined. (coughchurnandburncough) Needless to say, after 3 months of misery and stress, I'm exploring other avenues. Beauty blogging is something that I've always wanted to try my hand at, and as a self proclaimed beauty hoarder, I figured why not share some of my hoarding with others. I can truly say that makeup is my passion, and I enjoy creating new looks on both myself and others, and trying out the latest and greatest in the beauty world.

I have been collecting makeup for about 5 years now, and my collection has definitely....expanded....over those years (to say the least). Along with makeup, I collect nail polish, hair products, clothes, shoes....excessively. Makeup and nail polish are my true loves however, and my first places to blow a paycheck will always and forever be Sephora and Ulta.

I have been wanting to take the step towards becoming a beauty blogger forever, and right now, as I sit on my couch watching Real Housewives of New Jersey, I made the decision that I am gonna do it. This is my first blog, and I'm both excited and anxious as to where this journey will take me. I do know one thing however, and that is that I am SO ready to share my opinions and trials and tribulations of all things beauty.