Super excited about Cham-pale!

I am so excited for this collection! This is going to be one of the few collections that I actually want pretty much everything. No joke. Everything is so beautiful and shimmery. I'm most excited about the highlight powders, paintpots and the eye kohl and Fix + LAVENDER! I'll also be picking up a couple of goodies for my professional kit, namely the Fix + and 10 million Feline's! I absolutely loved the Fix + rose and love lavender so this seems like a natural thing to get and Feline... well everyone knows that it's the most perfect black eye kohl, so those 2 I'll be stocking up for personal and professional use. I'm not going to bother with the lipsticks as they're mostly permanent and have wayyyyy too many as it is that get no love! However I do like the look of Gel and at some stage I'll probably get it. The platinum polish is unappealing to me as it's not *quite* the right shade. It tries so hard but doesn't quite hit the spot. I'm still not quite sure what I think of the comforting creme but will probably skip it along with the tinted lip conditioner.

My Picks/ What I'll be getting:

Caviar Dreams Eyeshadow Quad ~ I'm still debating this as I already own Et Tu, Bouquet? and 2 of the other shades are permanent... (brule and retrospeck)

All lipgelee's ~ Since getting them all from Lilyland collection I've been hooked!

Both highlight powders ~ so beautiful! And no overspray on these ones so I'm pretty excited about that haha.

I Get No Kick eye kohl ~ So PRETTY!!! Will be getting 2 of these!

Feline eye kohl ~ I already have this but need a couple for my kit, may get a back up for myself.

NW20 chromagraphic pencil ~ Another goodie for my kit

Soiree nailpolish ~ I wasn't going to get this but I just saw Temptalia's swatch so now I will. It's gorgeous!

Fix + Lavender ~ I'll get a few bottles of this, for myself and my kit. Probably one of the products I'm most excited about!

For full swatches at pictures please check them out at temptalia.com

This video is also pretty awesome!

http://www.temptalia.com/mac-cham-pale-collection-video-overview

Picture used with permission from Christine (owner of temptalia)

Orange Overload!

So if you follow me on here you may know that I LOVE orange stuff, now granted I don't wear it often, doesn't stop me from loving and obtaining the stuff. I was originally going to do a "top 10" but then discovered well, I love more than that. This isn't all of the peach/ coral/ orange products I have but just a select few haha (with exceptions to the eyeshadows, each product has a difference eg, texture, finish etc), lets take a look...

1. MAC Ripe Peach ombre blush ~ Released with Spring Colour Forecast collection 2010 (Estee Lauder has a great dupe called Peach Nuance)

2. Bobbi Brown Nectar shimmerbrick ~ Released with Cabana Corals 2010

3. MAC Imperial Flower nail polish ~ Released with Jin Soon Nail Trend 2010

4. MAC Apex 3D glass ~ Released with In 3D 2007

5. MAC Kumquat lipglass ~ Released with Spring Colour Forecast collection 2010

6. MAC Euro Beat dazzleglass ~ Released with Euristocrats II 2009

7. MAC So Bad lipglass ~ Released with Dare to Wear 2010

8. MAC Temperature's Rising lip pencil ~ Released with To The Beach 2010

9. MAC Good to Go Pro Longwear lipstick ~ Released with Pro Longwear 2010

10. MAC Jazzed lipstick ~ Released with In The Groove 2010

11. MAC Hot Sass dazzle lipstick ~ Released with Digi Pops 2010

12. MAC Costa Chic lipstick ~ Released with Euristocrats II 2009

13. MAC Flurry Of Fun lipstick ~ Released with To The Beach 2010

14. MAC Off The Radar pigment ~ Released with Rushmetal 2007

15. MAC Acid Orange pigment ~ Pro product $39 (call your pro stores for this shade!)

16. MAC Lovebud eyeshadow ~ Released with Culturebloom 2006

17. MAC Evening Aura eyeshadow ~ Released with Neo Sci Fi 2008

18. MAC Fab & Flashy eyeshadow ~ Released with C-Shock 2007

19. MAC Firecracker eyeshadow ~ Released with To The Beach 2010

20. MAC Coral Crepe paintpot ~ Released with Pret - a -Papier 2010

21. MAC Peaches blush ~ Permanent product; $40; Available from MAC counters and stores

Other mentions:

OPI Flit a Bit nailpolish ~ I'm DYING to own this shade! It's too pretty. Limited Edition but still available now from David Jones and good salons; $19.95

OPI In my Back Pocket ~ Have this shade but forgot to include it in the pic. Permanent product $19.95

Most of these products are still "available" through means of swapping on makeup alley or through some great sales on livejournal. Some items you may also be able to find on ebay. Obviously some products will be hard to obtain, unless you're willing to spend major $$$ (I'm looking at you RIPE PEACH).

Going out FOTD

I used:

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk 4.5

YSL Touche Eclat #1

MAC Truth & Light magically cool liquid powder

MAC Dainty blush

MAC Petticoat MSF

MAC Pink Opal pigment as highlight

MAC Bare Study as base

NARS Nepal eyeshadow all over lid

Bobbi Brown Pewter chrome eyeshadow

MAC Blacktrack fluidline on upper lashes

MAC Phone Number eye kohl on lower lashline

Givenchy Phenomenon Mascara

MAC Naughty You dazzle lipstick

MAC Gimme That! lipglass

Quick FOTD

I Used:

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation in 4.5

YSL Touche Eclat #1

MAC Light Over Dark mineralize blush

MAC By Candle light MSF

MAC Vanilla pigment as highlight

MAC French Quarter greasepaint stick as base

MAC Moonlight Night pigment all over lid

MAC Mystery kohl power eyeliner

Diorshow mascara

YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick #1

A funny story....

...Well not really, but it was amusing, well to me at least...

So I was browsing the net and some of my fave beauty blogs and came across this picture of a stunning girl wearing a BEAUTIFUL shade of lipstick. The lipstick of tale being NYX Narcissus. Now for those of you in Australia know how we can't obtain t

his product or line unless we have super awesome American friends who can buy/ CP us these goods. So here I was in awe of this shade, placing it on my wishlists and frantically searching makeup alley to see if I could swap something with someone somewhere so I can say that "yes, I have this shade Haha Lucky me!" Suddenly I remember that I had been involved in a swap on makeupalley.com and someone had sent me a NYX lipstick. I couldn't remember for the life of me what shade was it, So with a quick check I find that yes, I actually do already OWN this product and it is the only NYX lipstick/ product I actually own. Haha jokes on me! Don't you just hate it when that happens, although it usually happens when you've just purchased something and discover hey, now you're the owner of TWINS!

* I don't usually like to show you guys things that are unavailable in Australia/ New Zealand but I simply adore this shade and it had a story. If you happen to travel overseas you can pick this lippie up (and many more great shades) at drug stores for a minimal price.

Lady Gaga back for more!

Lady Gaga has returned for her second stint as a MAC Viva Glam AIDS spokesperson for 2011.

"MAC Cosmetics has signed Lady Gaga on for a second year as the spokeswoman for its Viva Glam campaign. Gaga teamed up with Cyndi Lauper for the 2010 campaign, which launched earlier this year. The company said the Gaga-Lauper campaign was the most successful ever for the MAC AIDS Fund, which has raised more than $190 million for the cause since its founding in 1994."

Source: WWD (wwd.com)

Photo taken by Nick Knight

Styled by Nicola Formichetti

My Thoughts: I personally think this is fantastic, not only as I'm a MAC and Lady Gaga fan but I have seen many public speeches that she has attended and very vocally supported the awareness, education and prevention of AIDS. She has used her fame and publicity for the benefit of others, and this is such a worthy thing to be proactive about and to help spread the message about this horrible disease!

Quarterly Faves:

So you might have been wondering where I've gotten to. Well, lately life has been so crazy for me and I've been pulled every which way in my life, with work and growing up. I've recently had a LOT of unnecessary drama my way and I've needed to clear my head and deal with these problems, now it appears the drama has "died down" so I can now focus on the more fun side of life for me, so here I am with a QUARTERLY faves post! (I didn't realise it had been 3 months since I last posted anything! The time is going so quickly!!!! Arrggghhh!). Anyways, TO THE BAT MOBILE... UHH, I MEAN, REVIEW! HAHA!

The things I've been loving these past 3 months!

* MAC Style Snob eyeshadow ~ I was very late to the game in getting this! (thank you LJ sales!). I absoloutely LOVE this shade! So pretty, can be dressed down or up!

* Estee Lauder Twilight Petal lipgloss $42 ~ Such a pretty shade. A nice shade to make a nude feel a bit more special!

* Laura Mercier Peacock Sequin eyeshadow $44 ~ First ever LM product and I love it! The perfect teal shade I've come across.

* MAC Imperial Flower nailpolish $22 ~ Awesome Orange!

* MAC Bite Of An Apple blush $44 ~ Okay so I bought this on pure hype (as one does lol) and I'm actually stunned as to how beautiful it really, actually is. No Joke. Perfect "I've just come in from the cold" shade. This is one hyped up product I wholeheartly agree with!

* MAC Undercurrent pearlglide liner $34 ~ My fave pencil was Float on By, until I used this. This is more intense and sparkles. To me it's Float on By but better!

* MAC Jest eyeshadow $32 ~ I've wanted this for a long time, finally obtained it and honestly, why didn't I get this sooner. It's gorgeous!!!

BONUS: 2 Lip Combinations I've been Loving!

Creme 'd Nude lipstick + Fashion Whim cremesheen glass = PERFECT NUDE!

Temperature's Rising lip pencil + Beachbound lipstick + Flurry of Fun lipglass = Sexy Bright ORANGE! *I'm going to try out TR lip pencil with Goes & Goes prolong together for some REAL Orange Magic to see how that looks hahaha. I suggest pairing with Imperial Flower nailpolish for orange overload!*

Products I'm NOT Loving:

Now this is hard for me to say coz I'm a hardcore MAC fan but a couple of their products have been over rated for me *sad face*:

*My Dark Magic eyeshadow ~ Now I own Young Punk (style black) and it's basically the same shade, I couldn't get the pink to stay pink, because of the black streaks, it too came out purple. I'd never use up Young Punk and think it is the better of the two.

*Bad Fairy nailpolish (throws hands up to avoid being hit...) ~ Yeah I know, I wanted to love this so bad but not as great as I thought it was going to be. The shimmery red from OPI's burlesque collection is much better, a bit different but just nicer.