MAC Crosswires Review, Swatches, FOTD

MAC Vegas Volt Lipstick, Review Swatches and FOTD

The post on coral lips yesterday did generate a good response. I  decided to review the Vegas Volt Lipstick hence! Oh and this is a picture heavy post. [teeheee I got carried away] :P

This is a bright coral lipstick that demands attention. It is summery, bright yet very flattering. I was skeptical initially cause I'm not someone who experiments much. I stay away from nudes and super bright lipsticks. So this was pretty big for me. I wear it strictly at night.
Oh but you can easily wear it in the day time if you use it as a stain..(with your fingers) or even wear it with gloss.

Note: Pictures are taken without flash, unless otherwise mentioned.

Its an Amplified lipstick and the MAC website describes it as a Full Power Coral.

For reference, I am a NC 40 in MAC, I own the NC 42 Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation though. Review here.
I dont know what it is about winters that make me dark! Its so weird. Its generally the other way round for people. And since I dont bother wearing foundations in summer, (Actually I hardly ever do) I dint bother getting a lighter one. :D

Hand swatch (compared with the Exxxhibitionist Kissable Lipcolour from the Peacocky Collection)

Natural Light

The pictures are with me wearing the NC 42 foundation.

Lip swatch

Oh and I did Half FOTDs. :P

This is the makeup I'd pair it with-

FLASH

No Flash, (Artificial Lighting)

Oh I did another look too.. But it was quite bleh. Should I post? Let me know! I have no qualms making a joke here!:P

Doll Up with Corals This Summer!

Summertime summertime jollybubblegummertime summertime summertime its a summertime song...

~ Nancy.

You know Nancy was a comic strip that once came in the Times Of India. 

Okay anyway the point it, I love this month.. just cause its my birthday month.. Summer in India is HOT. Like really hot. thankfully Hyderabad is not humid. But its very easy to get roasted here.

So what does one do to make the season that dominates the year more bearable? You know add colour and stuff.. to your wardrobe to your face. I am absolutely loving dressing up in neutrals like whites, off whites, beiges with a pop of colour on my mouth! :P

I think I'll do a post on my makeup routine soon. Oh so getting back to topic, Coral lips have been in since I can remember. There are loads to colours to choose from lots of looks to get.

I'm posting pictures of a few coral, orange lip colours from MAC. sometime back I decided I wanted some corals, but I dint find swatches of certain colours side y side. So hope this helps. 

Went to the natural-est lit spot in the store to click the pic

Picture clicked in Store lighting

I dont know all the finishes. But few, I know- See Sheer (Lustre), Crosswires (cremesheen), Vegas Volt (Cremesheen), Neon Orange is from the Stylishly Yours Collection (I dont know the finish. :P), Morange (Amplified), Lady Red (Matte) This is definitely more red., So Chaud (Matte) Exxxhibitionist (Kissable Lipcolour).

I forgot to include the Exxxhibitionist Kissable Lip Colour from the Peacocky Collectionhave. When I finally did and 1got one hurried picture (read horrid). I think I'll include that too :P

Store lighting

Store lighting

I'm also going to do a post on the corals I own and how I team them up. If there is something else you'd like to see, please let me know. I'd be glad to do it!