MAC Lipglass Lychee Luxe Swatches, Review

MAC Lychee Luxe and Pink Lemonade were the first ever lipglosses I had ever.
But like a lot of you remember me saying (and making enough fun of me to last a lifetime), I thought it was no better than streetwear (which my friend had a tube of) and I loved. it was this hot pink in tube, but translucent in tube. :| with multicolor glitter.

That mug was a gift from my friends from office. If you'll are reading this, I'm thinking of you all and love you! and You're all awesome!:*

It was long back. I dont know what happened to those tubes. :'(
And now, when I look at the MAC Lipglasses, I just want these two first. :|
MAC Hyderabad  was out of stock of the Lychee Lipglass since I can remember. Bah. They still dont have Pink Lemonade. ( For all those who care, I accept late birthday gifts.. so.. (No, I'm not over my birthday yet.. Oh and this reminds me, I had cheesecake for my birthday.. which was OUT of the world!!! :D))

Anyway, I finally laid my hands on this tube and I haven't been happier about this! :) I think I am back to being a lipgloss person after being a lipstick person for like 3 months, :|

Can you see the pretty golden shimmer?

Price Rs 950 (I think)

MAC describes their Lipglasses as

A unique lip gloss available in a wide variety of colours that can create a high gloss, glass-like finish or a subtle sheen. Designed to be worn on its own, over Lip Pencil or Lipstick, Tinted Lipglass is the perfect product for creating shine that lasts. It's pigmented, very shiny and can impart subtle or dramatic colour. It contains Jojoba Oil to help soften and condition the lips. Tinted Lipglass is packaged in a convenient bottle with a sponge tip applicator that provides a quick, smooth, even application.


MAC describes Lychee Luxe Lipglass as Pinky-Coral with golden shimmer.

So Coming back to Lychee Luxe, Its a beautiful, beautiful coral with golden shimmer. It is very pigmented and imparts enough colour with one swipe. But it can be built up to the exact same colour of the tube. :)

It is something that makes you look effortlessly glam instantly. Its a versatile colour,.. and I intend to have more of this! My mum loves this too.. and she was the one who introduced me to the shade.. It  is not one of those colours that only teens or someone in their early 20s are expected to wear. (Yes, there is an age limit apparently..)
This brings a beautiful flush to anyones face! I have seen it on 5 people minimum (in person)
Now that I have declared my love for it, lets get to the good and the bad.

The Good

• Its a beautiful colour. Universally flattering, in my opinion.
• I actually like the sticky-ness of MAC lipglasses, many hate it though. The sticky-ness makes it last on my lips for  a while.
• It lasts for some3-4 hours on my lips easily then it fades.. But one time, I had just one swipe of it on me and I slept with it (shoot me) and I woke up with glossy lips! Apparently, I don't drool or talk in my sleep!:D
• I like the doe tip applicator for glosses, which this has. I hate brushes. :|
• Vanilla flavour! yum.
• Keeps my lips moisturized.
• What else? I dunno. :|

The Bad-

• As you can see in the picture above, it settles into the lines. :|
•  I wish we got this for around Rs 600 or less. :P but when just about every brand is charging so much, I feel MAC deserves it.. but the Indian govt cant kill us with tax. :|

FOTD

Hows Sunday treating you all?? arranging your wardrobes (my mum is nagging me to.. to be fair it does need work.:|) So I'll post 2 super quick FOTDs Ive done and will be on my way.. :|

1, the terrible smokey eye gone wrong with my Vegas Volt lipstick I mentioned here and here and here. :D

Datty pictures datty pictures. :|

Okay so the look 2- This is what I wore when i took my folks out for dinner. :D One of my very few proud moments! :D
Oh and this sure is one of my favourite looks these days. It takes less than 5 minutes and I love it.
Want a break down?

Know the Blogger- 7 Things

I've been reading lots of blogs of late.. and I realized its actually quite fun to know the blogger.. You know random likes ans dislikes and weekly love kinds. Its actually fun..

So I decided to do something like this on a weekly basis.. Say every Saturday.. and list out 3 favourite things of all times, 3 things I'm loving this week and 1 thing I hated about this week..  Or something like that. A fellow blogger, Nicola of A Life of a Beauty Addict (go check hers out too, shes fab!) and me we eventually decided to do this every Saturday.

So its my Saturday now and here is what I have to say-

The first 3 will be of all times

The next 3, of this week

The last one I dislike, of all times or this week.. or just a random pet peeve.

1.

       This obviously goes to my family and then my friends.. I mean obviously this is how I'm going to start! Don't tskk me.. This is how even you would start!

2.

And because I love Bonnie, Caroline and Jeremy,......

Vampire Diaries. I watched 2 seasons nonstop in like a week. I love Vampire Diaries. And of I love Stefan! :D I love Damons character.. but I love Stefan. He is hot!

3.

I have a thing for the British Colonial architecture!

4.

The eclair I'm going to eat now. Oh wait..

I meant the one I'm eating now. :) NOM NOM NOM

5.

MAC Vegas Volt Lipstick. Duh. If you've missed the other posts mentioning this you can see them here and here.

6.

90210 the season 3 finale!

Ivy marries Raj. he comes on an elephant. and oh when hes trying to reason with his parents, he goes something like this- " mata, peeta (mother, father, BTW its pita.):P Ivy and I love each other."

I was rolling on the floor laughing!:P

7.

Oh this one is good too. I got to sleep in till 1 pm today. :D I had a 13 hour sleep. 

Ps: Most of the pictures are taken from Google Images, and I don't claim ownership for those.

In case you own them, and would like me to remove these, please contact me and I will.

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!