I know my posts have been short and sweet lately lovies I just am a little overwhelmed these days, I have the products rolling in, wish the money was too! But I am here and also plan on doing another giveaway soon since we have so many new members, so stay tuned for that xo
My favorite Disney movie growing up was, and still is, The Little Mermaid. It is such a magical tale and that gorgeous red hair.......Well this season MAC came out with their Cinderella collection. I was lucky enough to get some of those pieces to review. The general consensus on the lipsticks, Free As A Butterfly and Royal Ball, was that although beautiful, they were just too sheer.
These were also my thoughts. I also feel that the packaging, although a beautiful iridescent blue, could have much fancier.
But today I want to talk about the Stroke of Midnight eye shadow palette, as this is the star in my eyes. It is absolutely beautiful.
Yes, five of the six shades are available permanently on MAC's site but I like having coordinating colors in one palette. These six compliment each other so well and I have been reaching for this palette almost daily. The palette consists of warm undertones and goes perfect on my skin. Love, love, love. I just recently started playing with matte colors and these two are great.
From top to bottom:
Vapour-a peachy pink color with a velvet finish. It does take some time to build up but is a great muted highlight color.
Phloof-a frosted off white color with a frosty finish. Another great highlight color for under brow and inner eye.
Omega-a beigey, taupe color with a matte finish. I love using this as my base and all over lid color.
Quarry-a plummy, brown color with a matte finish. This shows up more purple on my skin and of course I love that,
Satin Taupe-medium dark taupe brown color with a frost finish. The shimmer is gorgeous. In this swatch it looks almost copper like but if your skin tone is like mine, that is not how it translates.
Stroke of Midnight-black, plummy color with sparkle and a velvet finish. This is great for defining and creating dimension. There is no fallout on this color either but it does look pretty matte once on. This is also the LE color.
Here is the look I came up with when I first used the palette.
Very, very simple with a lot of blending. I wanted it to look seamless. I actually used all the colors. Overall, for the price of $44, I think it was well worth it. Like I said, I reach for it all the time and there is plenty of product for this to last a very long time. Just like the happily ever after of Cinderella.
Did you get your hands on any of this collection?
What were your favorite pieces?
Let me know in the comments below!!
Next up I will be reviewing the Bao Bao Won collection. MAC is really releasing so many wonderful collections one after another and they won't be stopping any time soon!!
Have a great day!! xoxo
This looks gorgeous!
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