MAC A Fantasy of Flowers Purpley/Pink Spring Makeup Tutorial + OOTD

Hello everyone!

This is my first makeup tutorial in quite a while. I chose to go with a complete MAC look today, meaning I tried to use MAC products as much as possible, but I had to use my MUFE foundation and powder, since I don't own any by MAC anymore!

And before we get started, I'm seriously OBSESSED with this nail colour. I'll be posting about it tomorrow. Here's a hint, I posted about it yesterday and it's by Essie. It was introduced in her Fall 2013 collection.

For this look, I'm using two products that recently launched in MAC's A Fantasy Of Flowers Collection. I'm using the Mineralize Eyeshadow in Great Beyond and a Cremesheen Glass in Pagoda (which is a repromote, and permanent). I've mentioned in my previous post (the haul post) that I thought the pigmentation was lacking in the Mineralize Eyeshadow in Great Beyond. I felt that the colours didn't stand out on their own once applied. I also felt that the darkest shade in the pan, the dark grey, was the worst. It was not pigmented at all and it was a disaster to apply because I had to go over my liner so many times that fallout became a huge problem. This is something that I would definitely not repurchase. It looks so pretty in the pan, but isn't so great when applied. I would say avoid this one and save your money for a better product instead. The Cremesheen Glass is a repromote in this collection and is permanent. I just picked up Pagoda recently and I have to say I like it for what it is. The entire Cremesheen range are known to be on the sheer side (kind of like the new Urban Decay Naked Lipgloss line). Pagoda is a sheer pink with sparkle. It's meant to enhance the natural colour of your lips and throw in some added sparkle. What it is not, is a pigmented lipgloss. So depending on your expectations, you may be disappointed if you were expecting it to have a colour of its own.

I also decided to try out some of their primers from their Prep + Prime line. I've never tried anything from their Prep and Prime line, so I was excited about finally doing it. I had gotten some samples quite a while ago and I just sort of forgot about them. So now that I finally dug them out, I forgot what their uses were and didn't have time to go researching them online. So yes, I know, I used it wrong. I used the Prep and Prime Vibrancy Eye as an eyelid base instead of an under-eye primer. It did alright as an eyelid base, kept it wasn't that great for blending. I just didn't like the texture of it while I was blending. I will definitely try it again, this time under my eyes, and I'll give a review for that product. I used the Prep and Prime Skin as a face primer. It was okay, I didn't think it was great. I found that some dry spots appeared after foundation and powder, and usually I don't get much of a problem. So I don't think it was moisturizing enough. My makeup did stay in place all day and the foundation applied well over the primer. I think it was good, it did the job decently, but there are better primers out there than this one.

So let's get into the tutorial bit, yes?

MAC A Fantasy Of Flowers purpley/pinkey Spring Makeup Tutorial

I started by priming my eyes with MAC Prep + Prime Vibrancy Eye. Yes I know NOW that it's meant to prime your under-eye area and not your eyelid. But I'm not gonna lie about what I used, or redo an entire look because of a silly thing like that. Next, I used my Mineralize Eyeshadow in Great Beyond. I started with the top right colour (light purple) and I applied it to my lid using a MAC 239 Brush. Next, I took the top left colour (darker purple) and I applied it to my crease and outer V. Then I blended it out. I used a MAC 217 Brush. Next I used the bottom left (purpley white) colour to highlight under my brow and I also blended out the crease colour using a Sephora Pro Crease Brush. I went back in with my blending brush and dark purple shade and deepened the crease. Then to line my eyes, I used the bottom right (dark grey) colour with a Sephora Pro Angled Liner Brush. It's not very pigmented, so you'll have to go over it a few times. I also lined my bottom lash line with the same colour and brush. Then I filled in my top and bottom waterlines with Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline. Then I applied mascara, I used MAC Zoomlash in Zoomblack. The last step for me is to fill in my eyebrows, I used Benefit's Brow Zings in Light.


For my face, I started off by using MAC Prep + Prime Skin and I applied it to my entire face as a primer. Then I used MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW20 and a Sephora Pro Concealer Brush to apply it to my under eyes. Then I used Makeup Forever's HD Foundation in 110 and a Sephora Pro Stippling Brush to apply it. I prefer this method because it doesn't leave any lines or streaks, and it gives an air-brushed finish. Then I use my MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 to cover any redness or acne I especially want to cover up. I use my fingers to apply it. Then I use my Makeup Forever HD Powder and my MUFE HD Kabuki Brush to apply the powder all over my face to set the makeup. I start by contouring my cheeks using my Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless (all-time favourite bronzer) using my MAC 168 Brush. I contour the hollows of my cheeks, temples, and perimeter of my face. Then I apply MAC Powder Blush in Dame using my Too Faced Powder Pouf Brush. I start at the apples and I blend out and down into the contour. I like to take my Kabuki Brush and blend it all together. Next, I take my MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade and a clean Too Faced Powder Pouf Brush to apply it to the tops of my cheekbones, down the nose, forehead, cupid's bow, and top of my brow arches. I've only recently started using Lightscapade and it's become my favourite highlighter. Next, apply MAC Cremesheen Glass in Pagoda and lastly, give yourself a few good spritzes of MAC Fix+ for long-lasting wear!

Eyes

MAC Prep + Prime Vibrancy Eye
MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Great Beyond (LE)
MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline
MAC Zoomlash Mascara in Zoomblack
Benefit Brow Zings in Light

Face

MAC Prep + Prime Skin
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW20
MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
MUFE HD Powder
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade
MAC Powder Blush in Dame
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless
MAC Fix+

Lips

MAC Cremesheen Glass in Pagoda

Products Used

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Grey Beyond (LE)

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Great Beyond (LE) - 25$CAD

MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline - 19$CAD

MAC Zoomlash in Zoomblack - fullsize is 19$CAD

Benefit Brow Zings in Light

Benefit Brow Zings in Light - 36$CAD

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW20 - 23$CAD

MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20

MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 - 22$CAD

Makeup Forever HD Foundation in 110 

Makeup Forever HD Foundation in 110 - 49$CAD

Makeup Forever HD Powder

Makeup Forever HD Powder - 39$CAD, mini is 22$CAD

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade - 35$CAD

MAC Powder Blush in Dame

MAC Powder Blush in Dame - 25$CAD in a compact, 21$CAD just the pan

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless - 38$CAD

MAC Fix+ - mini 12$, fullsize is 25$CAD

MAC Cremesheen Glass in Pagoda - 23$CAD

Swatches:
MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Great Beyond (LE), 4 colours are swatched
MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade
MAC Powder Blush in Dame
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless
MAC Cremesheen Glass in Pagoda

I hope you enjoyed the look! It's a little more toned-down than what I usually go for, but I thought it was quite beautiful! I went soft on the eyes and the face, and seeing how pinks and purples are on trend at the moment, this would have made a killer valentine's makeup look...... if I only had a valentine to dress up for!! Normally I don't do OOTDs, or Outfit Of The Day, but I felt like I had to show off this sweater. Every time I go into Forever 21 I feel like I have to spend at least two hours in there going through the racks to find what I came to buy. Like this black sweater with the should studs pictures above.

Here's another pic so you can see the shoulder studs better. It's a wool knit sweater, so it's quite warm. And trust me, I needed it today. It got really cold again up in Montreal.

So here's what I wore today:

Bandana Hairband: Claire's

Cat Necklace: Gift

Spikey Hoop Earrings: Ardene

Stud Sweater: Forever 21

Ripped Jeans: Dynamite

I wore my winter boots today... I think they're Pajar? Dunno.. my mom bought them.

So I hope you liked that random OOTD and the Makeup Look!! I'm curious to know, which was your favourite product out of MAC's A Fantasy Of Flowers Collection? While the Mineralize Eyeshadow in Great Beyond didn't do much for me, I'm curious to know how the rest of the eyeshadows in this collection fared. The Cremesheen Glass lived up to its expectations... it had a hint of colour but kept it soft. I've been in love with my Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade since I first bought it. I'm obsessed now. It deserves its own post that's how amazing it is. You can tell from the pic that I've used it a lot since buying it. So let me know... what was your fav product from this collection and which product did you love most about this look?

P.S. Here's a little sneak peak (above) of tomorrow's nail post again. I'm obsessed with this colour. Photos cannot do it justice, it's duo chrome, so it's much better seen in person than photo.

Steph xo.

Dark Smokey Sparkly Green Eyes using MAC

Hello glamies!!

Well, this look certainly can't get any smokier. I seriously went insane and made it so smokey and dramatic. What I love about it is that it isn't your typical smokey eye, it's a dark green smokey eye that just looks stunning. I know I did a similar look on my mom, but I changed up mine completely and it looks awesome. I've only recently discovered MAC's Mineralize Eyeshadow line but I am hooked. I love love love the sparkle payoff and the fact that it actually sticks to the skin when used with a proper base. I find a lot of sparkle shadows just end up falling down and no sparkles actually stick to the eyelid. No such problems with Mineralize Eyeshadows!! Just make sure you use MAC's Paint Pots beforehand, they really make a big difference in creating a sticky base that your eyeshadow and sparkles will adhere to. Since I started using Paint Pots in the last month, I've noticed a dramatic increase. I can wear my makeup longer without it creasing!! And the color stays vibrant and as sparkly as it did upon application. I used to use Too Faced's Shadow Insurance, but I find that for anything with sparkles, you need a stronger, stickier base for it to adhere to. I also tried using Shadow Insurance before applying my Paint Pot, but I found that it made it worse! I'm guessing because it ends up slipping all over the eye?? But since I started using Paint Pots as my sole primer, I've seen a huge difference. I tend to have watery eyes and my makeup always comes off in my inner corner and going up along into the crease. Today, after 12 hours of wear, the tiniest bit of makeup in my inner corner came off. Not bad considering my lids. I'll stop rambling and get onto the look, but seriously, I love those 2 products.

Now, the trick to this look is blending. You can never blend too much.

As a sidenote, my mom went and bought some makeup for herself which I ended up stealing. She got the MAC Illustrated Face Kit by Rebecca Moses in Plum. So jeals! If I had to pick between the plum and the brown I would definitely take the plum. I found the colors were much better and also more suited to me. In this kit you get 4 eyeshadows, 1 blush, 2 lipsticks, and a double-ended brush. I'll post pics of it in an upcoming tutorial. I can't wait to use it!! She also got a couple lipsticks, I know one of them is Pervette which is her favorite lipstick ever. She got me an eyeshadow, Plumage, which is such a beautiful green. She also got Ricepaper and Sketch because she wanted to try out a look to bring out the green in her hazel eyes. She'd be using those 2 and Fig.1 which I already have. They're being housed in my palette of course. She also got me another 217 brush!! I knew mine was mangled but holy crap when I put the two together, mine was clearly shorter and fatter.Oh well, I'm still keeping it because I wanted to have two to use at the same time. She also went to Illamasqua and bought the lipgloss I was dying to buy. For herself. She kills me sometimes. It's an Intense Lipgloss in Divine. It's a bright almost neon pink and it looks bad ass. And anyways, onto the makeup look!


Dark Smokey Sparkly Green Eyes using MAC

Start by applying a dark base, I like MAC Paint Pot in Blackground because it's sticky enough for the sparkles and color from the Mineralize Eyeshadow in Smutty Green to stick on and stay the whole day. Apply this base to the lid and crease using a large shadow brush (Sephora PRO Large Shadow Brush) and make sure you get the inner corner. Take a blending brush (Sephora PRO Crease Brush) and blend out your crease. Keep blending until there are no harsh lines. If you have to, go back in and put more Blackground on your lid if it faded during blending. Again, if you get a harsh line, blend it out gently. Now take Mineralize Eyeshadow in Smutty Green and pat it onto your lid using a medium shadow brush (Sephora PRO Medium Shadow Brush). Take a blending or crease brush (MAC 217) and apply MAC Eyeshadow in Greensmoke to your crease and bring it into your inner corner. Next take MAC Eyeshadow in Vex, and using a small shadow brush (Sephora Collection All Over Shadow Brush), apply this under your brow and bring it into the corner of your eye and also use it so blend out Greensmoke. I like to go back in and blend Greensmoke again and also apply another coat of Smutty Green on my lid to make it more sparkly. For the bottom lid, I lined it with MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Undercurrent and then I went over that with MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Smutty Green. I lined both top and bottom waterlines with Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black for an extra black waterline. Finish your eyes off with a couple coats of MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash in Black. For your brows, use Benefit Brow Zings and Benefit Instant Brow Pencil to fill in your brows and create a dramatic arch so people are drawn into your captivating eyes.

Now it's time to do the rest of your face. Prime your face using Too Faced Primed and Poreless. Cover up your under eye circles with MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20 using a concealer brush (Sephora PRO Concealer Brush) and apply a foundation such as MUFE HD Foundation with a stippling brush (Sephora PRO Stippling Brush) or your method of choice. Go over any imperfections with MAC Studio Finish Concealer. Once you're happy, apply MUFE HD Powder all over your face using a kabuki brush (MUFE HD Kabuki). To contour, I used Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless with a folded powder brush (Sephora Collection Powder Brush). Suck in your cheeks as a guideline and go from the top of the ear towards the upper mouth. Also contour the perimeter of the face, the temples, the sides of the nose, etc. Apply Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph and a blush brush (Too Faced Powder Pouf) to the apples of your cheek and blend outwards as well as down into the contour. Apply a highlight, like Benefit High Beam, to the tops of your cheekbones, top of your brow bones, cupid's bow, etc. The finishing touch is to apply Illamasqua Lipstick in Plunge.

Eyes:

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground
MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Smutty Green
MAC Eyeshadow in Greensmoke
MAC Eyeshadow in Vex
Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black
MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Undercurrent
MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash in Black

Brows

Benefit Brow Zings in Light
Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium

Face:

Too Faced Primed and Poreless
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20
MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
MUFE HD Powder
Benefit High Beam
Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

Lips:

Illamasqua Lipstick in Plunge

Products Used:

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground - 22$CAD

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Smutty Green

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Smutty Green - 25$CAD

MAC Eyeshadows (14.50$CAD each for palette refill) in:
Vex
Greensmoke

MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Undercurrent - 19$CAD

Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black - 25$CAD

MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash in Black - 19$CAD

Benefit Brow Zings in Light

Benefit Brow Zings in Light - 36$CAD

Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium - 25$CAD

Benefit High Beam - 32$CAD

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph - 26$CAD

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless - 38$CAD

Illamasqua Lipstick in Plunge - 24$CAD

From left to right:
MAC Paint Pot in Blackground
MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Smutty Green
MAC Eyeshadow in Greensmoke
MAC Eyeshadow in Vex
MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Undercurrent
Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black
Benefit High Beam
Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless
Illamasqua Lipstick in Plunge

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the look! This was my own personal take on the look I had done for my mom. I just wish she would have let me post a pic of the whole look, it looked great! And I also love how mine turned out. I'm really a big fan of Mineralize Eyeshadows, I love the sparkle in them! I can't wait to try out the purple one I got, Young Punk. The green liner was also super beautiful. You really have to swatch Undercurrent to be able to see how beautiful it is. It's a color I've always overlooked until I decided to actually swatch all the green liners. I love it.

You can expect to see new posts coming soon where I'll be using a ton of the new stuff I got! Time to mix and match the new with the old! I'm still on my quest to to build the ultimate palette collection, so I want to know: What is your top 15 MAC eyeshadows? Basically, if you could build your own palette with your favorite shadows, what would they be? I'll be doing a post soon on my favorite picks, as I think it's interesting to see what different people consider their staple products.

So anywayz, hope you loved the look, as always you can comment and say what you loved or didn't love about it. I also want to hear which paint pot is your favorite and why.

Steph xo.