MAC Glitter & Ice for Holiday 2011

I have gotten a hold of some promotional pictures for the MAC 2011 Holiday Collection. They are calling it Glitter & Ice and, Johnny Weir is the campaigns spokesperson. All of the collection's compacts are in white which is probably the most exciting thing about the whole collection for me. Please let me know your opinions below. There are a few must haves but I am a little disappointed this year.

 Let's start off with the MAC Glitter and Ice Paint Pots. 

From Up to Down: Let’s Skate!, Morning Frost, For Effect

 Next are the MAC Glitter and Ice Mineralize Eye Shadow. From Left to Right: Fresh Ice, Snow Season, Hold That Pose!, Frozen Blue, Shimmermint, and Winterized.

I am not really in love with any of these. I feel like the pigment payout will be much lighter then you would expect it to be.

I guess I am most excited about the MAC Glitter and Ice Beauty Powders. I looove the white compact. (I am a sucker for packing..lol) And the colors look really pretty to me. From Left to Right: Snowglobe & How Beautiful!

Next up is the MAC Nail Lacquer. From Left to Right: Unconditionally Fabulous (frost), Get Noticed! (crème), & Festive Finery (crème).

Next are the MAC Glitter and Ice Lipsticks. Again, I love the white tubes and there are some colors I am interested in here. Soft Sable and Eloquent Air look the most promising to me. I am afraid the other colors will either look too dark on me or wash me out. From Left to Right: Whirls & Twirls (glaze), Double Spin (cremesheen), Soft Sable (frost), Eloquent Air (glaze), Such Flare (matte), and What Joy! (satin).

 I am not excited AT ALL about the MAC Glitter and Ice Dazzleglass. The colors look boring and done before. From Left to Right: Pleasure Principle, Dressed to Dazzle, Glitter and Ice, She-zam, Love Alert, and Spanking Rich.

And last but not least are the MAC Technakohl Liners. From Left to Right: Silver Skates, Going for Gold, Seasonally Spicy, Fancy Moves, Practice Makes Perfect, and Smooth Manoeuvre.

Next up for MAC are their MAC Glitter & Ice Eyeshadow Ice Parade Palettes. They usually do some sort of eyeshadow palette every holiday season. Last season's Dashing Lassies and Rockers and Reeler's were amazing! I use them ALL the time and are the perfect size to carry around in my purse. These palettes this year seem bland to me. I of course like the neutrals (as I do in most collections) but that is about it. I even think the packaging is pretty bizarre and not at all enticing. 

The first palette is MAC Glitter and Ice Eyeshadow Palette Cool. The colors from Left to Right are: Howzat, Snowball, Warm & Smoky, Idol Eyes, Illegal Cargo, & Set to Dance.

MAC Glitter and Ice Eyeshadow Palette Warm  is the neutral palette that looks most promising to me. From Left to Right: Buckwheat, Gaelic Gold, Patina, Magical Mist, Winterscape, & Midnight Flurry.

This palette doesn't look too bad either but I can't get over how bad the packing is. MAC Glitter and Ice Eyeshadow Palette Sultry. From Left to Right: Black Tied, Trax, Shadowy Lady, Fun!, Lightfully, and Festive Delight.

Next up are the MAC Glitter & Ice Ice Delights Lip Bags, Brush Sets, and Color Sets. They always do these little combo packages. Last year they were in the tins. This year they are in odd clear plastic bags with those darn silver circles again. Do you think those silver circles are trying to represent the ice skating rinks that Johnny Weir skates on?

 First up are the MAC Iced Delights Lip Bag Winter Cool. This kit includes Fashion Whim Creamsheen, Crème de Nude Lipstick, and Stripdown lip liner.

MAC Iced Delights Sultry Set is up next. This set includes Deelight Creemsheen, I Love Winter Lipstick, and Boldly Bare Lip Liner. I like this set the best however I would probably give the bag that is comes in away..lol

The next sets include a nail polish instead of a lip liner. MAC Iced Delights Nail & Lip Bag Rocking includes Kanga Rouge Lipstick (which is a re-promote), Golden Blanket Lip gloss, and Asiatique nail polish.

MAC Iced Delights Pure Drama is more of a "vampy" set. It includes Hang Up Lipstick, Frozen Lamé Lip gloss, and Vintage Vamp nail polish.

Next we get into the eye kit sets they are offering this year. The firs one is MAC Iced Delights Eye Bag Silver. Again, what is up with this bag?? This set includes Silverwear and Blue Spruce eyeshadow, Graphblack Technakohl, Zoom Fast Black Lash, and 275SE.

Next up is the MAC Iced Delights Eye Bag Pearl. This set includes Taupeless and Celestial Black eyeshadow, Purple Dash Technakohl, Zoom Fast Black Lash, and 275SE.

Next up is the MAC Iced Delights Eye Bag Gold. This set includes Baby, It’s cold… and Woodsmoke eyeshadow, Brown Border, Zoom Fast Black Lash, and 275SE.

There are 3 brush sets this year. I already have all these special edition brushes but only one set appeals to me anyways and they only reason I would get it is because of the packaging. (again) First up is the MAC Make It Perfect Brush Kit. This kits includes brushes 187SE, 130SE, 286SE, and 282SE.

The next brush set is the MAC Essential Brush Set. This brush set includes brushes 190SE, 129SE, 275SE, 266SE, 226SE.

 The MAC Special Edition Brush Set is the one I would consider getting because I like the packaging and I don't have many "white haired" brushes. This brush set includes brushes 167SE, 168SE, 239SE, 217SE, and 212SE.

The next to sets are the Face Collection Sets. The first one is MAC Exclusives Fabulously Festive Face Kit Warm. This set includes Golden Flurry, Soft Brown, Carbon, Omega, Join The Party, Mellowarm, Seasonal Appeal, 129SE, 275SE, and 266SE. These sets give a little bit of everything but will probably be the most expensive.

The second one is MAC Exclusives Fabulously Festive Face Kit Wintercool. This set includes Phloof!, Quarry, Dance in the Dark, Brun, Emancipation, Hot Gossip, Mocha, 129SE, 275SE, and 266SE.

Sorry for such a long post but these MAC holiday collections are always the biggest. This is the last grouping of them and they are the MAC Glitter & Ice Dazzlespheres Pigment and Lip glass Gift Sets. It seems like these are ornament that are stuffed with MAC products to hang on your tree this year. These would also make a great stocking stuffer as well!

First up is the nail set. The MAC Dazzlesphere Mini Nail Lacquer Kit includes Dark Angel, Style Tip, Much Adored, and Mistletoe.

Next we have the MAC Dazzlesphere Crushed Metallics Pigment Kits. The first one is the Dazzlesphere Smoky Berry Ornament. This pigment set includes Pearl, Rose Light, Spicy Smoke,and Roasted Chestnut.

 The second set is the Dazzlesphere Smoky Blue Ornament. This set includes White As Snow, Silver Sleet, Wintersky, and Dark Moon.

 The third set is the Dazzlesphere Plum Ornament. This set includes Light Violet, Grape, Seasonal Cool, and Misty.

Next up are the Dazzlespere Mini Gloss Kits. This year they all seem to be a mixture of Dazzleglasses and Creamsheens which is a departure from their standard mini lip gloss collections. The first set is the Dazzlesphere Neutral Ornament. This set includes Bare Necessity (dazzleglass), Get Rich Quick (dazzleglass),Boy Bait (cremesheen), and Over Indulgence (cremesheen).

The second set is the Dazzlesphere Coral Ornament. This set includes Phiff! (dazzleglass), Eurobeat (dazzleglass), On The Scene (cremesheen), and Richer, Lusher (cremesheen).

And last but not least, the third set is the Dazzlesphere Pink Ornament. This set includes Rags to Riches (dazzleglass), Like Venus (dazzleglass), Fashion Scoop (cremesheen), and Petite Indulgence (cremesheen).

I would like to give a big shout out to the Muse for helping to provide me with all these images and I believe she go them from the Beauty Insider.

What are you thoughts on this years holiday collection? Are you excited or kind of disappointed? I would love to hear your thoughts!

Until Next Time-

XOXO

Miss Make Up Fairy

Miss Make Up's Fairy's 1st Giveaway

To celebrate Miss Make Up Fairy hitting 50 subscribers, I am hosting a giveaway featuring a few of my favorite products!!!

 Products include: My favorite Japanese face wash: Hello Kitty Collagen Wash in Rosette. It makes your face sooo soft. And since I went on a buying spree when T.J. Maxx had The Balm Cosmetics in stock, I picked up a few extras of my favorites to giveaway. We have the "Manizer" set which includes "Mary-Lou-AKA The Luminizer-Manizer" and "Betty-Lou-AKA The Bronzing Bandit-Manizer". This is my favorite highlight and bronzer duo! Next up is the "Shady Lady Vol. 3" eyeshadow set. This includes 9 different eye shadows!! Four great nail polish shades that H&M released in their Spring Collection but work all year round! Finally, a brand new E.L.F. Mineral Brush Set. These brushes are sooo soft!!

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The Balm Cosmetics at T.J. Maxx!!!

The word on the street is that T.J. Maxx's across the country have been getting shipments in of The Balm Cosmetics. Normally sold at Sephora, I was very excited to see if I could get some goodies at half the price! I also had been holding on to a T.J. Maxx gift card for $50 and this was the perfect reason to spend it! I ended up getting 2 eyeshadow palettes, 2 blushes, 1 highlighter, and 1 bronzer all for under $50. I think this is the best steal I have ever gotten from this store. Below are the items that I got: The Shady Lady Vol. 3, Meet Matt(e)., Betty-Lou Manizer AKA "The Bronzing Bandit", Mary-Lou Manizer AKA "The Luminzer", Down Boy, and Frat Boy.

Amazing right!! I love their packaging. I think it is so cute and reminds me of the 1950's and the 1960's. I also love how they name all their colors. I think they are super creative and to me that is part of the appeal of this line. Kind of like how OPI nail polish names are super fun!

The first one I will review in The Shady Lady Vol. 3 I have never used or tested Vol. 1 or Vol. 2 so I don't have much to compare it to but I really like Vol. 3. I think it has really great shimmer to it and I am a big shimmer person.

The first picture is taken with flash and the second picture was taken with out flash. Below are some swatches. I am not the best...lol but getting better.

From left to right is: Guilty Gwen, All the Way Annie, Open to Offers Olwen, Come-Hither Heather, Runaround Rebecca, Safe Bet Annette, Racy Kacy, Envious Erin, and Lusty Lee.

Next up is the Meet Matt(e). eyeshadow palette. I love matte eye shadows as well but was less impressed with this palette. Don't get me wrong, the colors are still very pretty but I felt that they just weren't as pigmented as the Shady Lady Vol. 3 palette.

From Left to Right: Matt Smith, Matt Gallagher, Matt Ramirez, Matt McDonald, Matt Horowitz, Matt Chung, Matt Batali, Matt Schilling, and Matt Patel.

Next is Betty-Lou Manizer which is a bronzer. I love this bronzer, it has just the right amount of shimmer. It looks so pretty when swatched and such cute packaging!

I am also always in search of the perfect highlighter. I think I might have found it with Mary Lou Manizer. It gives just the right amount of glow and not too much shimmer.

And of course I saved the best for last! I loooove The Balm blushes. I currently own Cabana Boy and Hot Mama and they are amazing. I was really lemming Frat Boy so I was so excited to find it.

Such a pretty pink. The next blush is Down Boy which is a little lighter and leans a little to the peach side. Equally as pretty though.

The next picture from left to right is: Down Boy, Frat Boy, Betty-Lou Manizer, and Mary-Lou Manizer.

Amazing!! I can't wait to play with all my new products! Has anyone else gotten the chance to pick these products up at T.J. Maxx? What are your thoughts on The Balm as a brand? There were a few more items at the store that I passed on but I would love to see what other people found at their local stores. I am sure every store has something different. Until next time!!

XOXO

Miss Make-Up Fairy

Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips-Kitty Kitty

I guess I am little late on the band wagon here, but I have finally gotten around to trying out my Sally Hansen Nail Polish Strips. I have them in the color "Kitty, Kitty" which are really just leopard spots. I have been hearing mixed reviews about these strips. Some say easy as pie, others not so much. I am going to go with the "not so much" crowd. I doubt that I will ever get these again. I found them a pain to put on. Maybe it's because I have short nails. Who knows but here we go!

The kit comes with 16 nail polish strips, a cuticle stick, and a mini file & buffer. I actually liked the cuticle and mini file the best..lol I didn't end up using all the strips and have a handful of them left.  The instructions say to use warm hands to make the strips stick and I def agree with that. I think the warmer my hands and nails were the easier it was for the strips to stick. After picking the best nail strip size for your nail you are supposed to peel the clear protective plastic cover off. Then you are supposed to break the silver tab from the strip. Place the strip at the cuticle line and press on. They say to use the flat side of the cuticle strip but I felt it worked better just to press down with my fingers.

You are supposed to file the excess strip away but I found that you had to cut it first before even attempting to file. It also tells you to file with the soft light pink side however if you don't file with the hot pink buffer side you will never get the excess off.

As you can see nails are not my speciality..lol But I tried with whatever nail stubs I have...lol

I am right handed and usually doing my left hand is easier but for some odd reason I thought doing my right hand was easier. Maybe because I was finally getting the hang of it. It def. was not faster then painting my nails.

Full hand shot. It is the best I could do. Below is the aftermath. You can see the amount of work and how many left over items there were. It honestly took me about an hour.

Unfort. this is def not a re-purchase for me. Maybe I am just really horrible at doing my own nails and should stick to make-up...lol I am curious to see if any of you had similar experiences or if it was super easy for you. I am not sure what I will do with the extra strips. Maybe I'll do my dogs nails. (JK)

Until next time-

XOXO

Miss Makeup Fairy