MAC Rebel Lipstick Review

  Hey guys, so recently I bought myself a new MAC lipstick as a treat. I wanted a sort of dark, vampy, purple one for autumn so I decided on Rebel. It is a satin finish lipstick and it is a sort of middle ground between red and purple. 

MAC lipsticks are some of my favourites. I only treat myself to them once in a blue moon because they are so expensive so I'd say I only have four in total (except I've lost my Shy Girl lipstick recently which I am pretty upset about because it was my favourite one). The reason why I love MAC lipsticks is their quality. They are so pigment and they last for hours. This is the main reason that I tend to go for MAC if I'm looking for a very bright or bold lipstick; the quality isn't as important for me when I'm looking for a neutral colour. This is my first Mac satin finish lipstick and I really like it. It's very similar to their matte ones and lasts just as long, although I think it doesn't dry out your lips as much as the matte ones.

I've been wearing this lipstick with either a red lip liner or a purple liner underneath because it gives a slightly different look to the shade. I think I prefer wearing a purple lip liner though because when I bought it I had very purple lips in mind, and a red lip liner makes it more winey which is similar to another lipstick that I have.

Penneys/Primark sell a very cheap lip liner that is a perfect match to this lipstick in their PS Love collection. It's called Plum and I think it was only €1:50. I just love pairing this liner with the lipstick because it comes out the perfect autumnal purple colour.

Here is what Plum and Rebel look like together when applied to my lips: 

I really love this lipstick and think I am going to wear it quite a lot over the next few months. I got it mostly for autumn/winter but I love it so much that I've already started wearing it on nights out. What do you guys think of very bold lipstick colours? Do you love them or tend to stay away from them? Let me know in the comments below. Also, if you are interested in getting this lipstick, click here to go to the MAC website. Talk to you soon!

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FOTD: Fall Makeup

Hey guys, here is a new face of the day that I wore yesterday. I rarely wear MAC's Honey Lust but I decided to wear it for this look and I really like how it came out. I hope you like it!

Products used:

Face

Maybelline Better Skin foundation

Natural Collection concealer

Kiko Soft Light powder

Eyes

MAC Honey Lust eye shadow

MAC Espresso eye shadow

Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner (Black Ink)

Seventeen Falsifeye HD mascara

Lips

Essence lip liner (Red Blush)

Collection Gothic Glam lipstick (Seduction) 

FOTD: Bronze Shimmery Eye Makeup

Hey guys, I'm back with another face of the day post. I know I have been doing a lot of them lately but I'm trying to make up for not doing them very often in the past :P Today's look is a neutral everyday makeup look using shimmery brown eye shadows. I think I might try experimenting with some more daring makeup looks soon so keep an eye out for them. P.S. Just ignore my crazy faces in the pictures, I went a bit selfie-mad that day :P 

Products Used: 

Face:

Bourjois Radiance Reveal Healthy Mix foundation 

Bourjois Délice de Soleil bronzing powder

Colletion 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer

Eyes:

MAC Woodwinked (on the lid)

MAC Mulch (in the crease)

MAC Charcoal Brown (to fill in eyebrows)

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear gel eyeliner in Black Ink (to line top lashes)

17 eyeliner pencil in black (to line water line)

Maybelline The Falsies mascara

Lips:

Soap & Glory Super-Colour Fabulipstick in The Missing Pink 

I hope you liked this post :) Leave a comment below if you would like me to recreate a certain celebrity look or if you would like to see some experimental makeup looks for a change :)

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Duty Free Haul On The Way To France

Hey Guys! Well, I've arrived in France, but on the way I did something that I shouldn't have; I went a little mad in the Duty Free. They had a Bobby Brown counter and I'm pretty sure there isn't any where that sells Bobby Brown in my home town so there were two things that I definitely needed to pick up: their gel eye liner and their concealer. I've heard a lot of great things about these Bobby Brown products and I'm looking forward to try them out and reviewing them in the next few weeks. I got the corrector concealer in the colour Beige for €19.95 whereas on Amazon it is at least €25 and I got the gel liner in Black Ink for €19.10 Whereas on Amazon it was around €27.

I also got an O.P.I. nail polish in the colour Dining Al Frisco for €11.70 which I think is pretty normally priced. It might have been a euro or two cheaper than usual. The colour is a gorgeous shimmery blue colour. I'll make sure to do a NOTD soon to show you all how gorgeous it is. I also got a Mac lipstick for only €15.65 when it's usually €18. I got the colour Russian Red because I wanted to get a nice classic red lipstick because every girl needs one of those :)

Sorry this post was rushed or spelt a little wrong. I'm in an internet cafe and the keyboard is weird with the buttons all in different places than usual and i'm running out of time. I'll try to post soon but there probably wont be a Friday Favourite tomorrow because I'm still trying to sort out my internet.

Friday Favourite #12 Mac's Naked Lunch Eye Shadow

Hey Guys! Today's post is of my favourite eye shadow right now, well basically for the last six months since I got it. Naked Lunch by Mac. I absolutely love this eye shadow along with many others women it seems as this is one of Mac bestsellers for eye shadows. I first heard of this eye shadow when Tanya Burr did a video of her favourite Mac eye shadows which you can watch here. I actually bought every single one of those eye shadows after I watched it to put in my Mac 15 palette. I just love the colour Naked Lunch and use it all the time across the lid and then put any colour I want in the crease because is such a nice shimmery nude colour that any colour will go with it. 

One of the things I love the most about all Mac eye shadows is that they are really high quality, the colour lasts for so long that my eye makeup looks the same when I'm taking it off as after I just put it on. I know there are always cheaper alternatives for Mac products that are as good quality, or near enough to it, as Mac, but I really think that their eye shadows are the best. I haven't found any eye shadows as good quality as them.. yet :P I have already used this eye shadow in a blog post I did quite a while ago of my everyday makeup tutorial, pairing it with Mulch, also by Mac, in the crease. To see that blog post click here. 

Naked lunch across the lid, with Mulch in the crease and Nylon in the inner corner.

If you are intersted in buying this eye shadow, you can buy it here on the Mac website or click here to get it in pan form to add it to your palette :)

Hope you liked this post! Do you have this eye shadow? What is your favourite eye shadow right now? Leave a comment below 

Bright Summery Makeup Look and OOTD

Makeup Products to achieve this look:

Wake me up foundation by Rimmel

Charcoal Brown eye shadow by Mac (to fill in eyebrows)

Brule eye shadow by MAC (all over the lid and up to the brow)

Coppering eye shadow by MAC (blended through the crease)

Essence eyeliner pen extra longlasting (to line the upper lashline)

Maybelline Expression Kajal Eye Liner in 33 black (to line the waterline + tightline)

Carbon eye shadow by MAC (to line halfway under the eye from the outer corner)

Sugarbomb blush by Benefit (on the cheeks)

Shy Girl lipstick by MAC (on the lips)

OOTD 

Top- €14.95 Zara

Highwaisted Jeans - €35 River Island 

Shoes - €40 River Island

Bag - Primark (Pennys)

Hope you like this post :) Please leave a comment below if you liked the look. 

Everyday Makeup Look Using Mac Eye Shadows

Products used to achieve this look:

Urban Decay’s Primer Potion

Naked Lunch eye shadow by Mac

Mulch eye shadow by Mac

Brule eye shadow by Mac

Nylon eye shadow by Mac

Carbon eye shadow by Mac

Charcoal Brown eye shadow by Mac

Maybelline Expression kajal gentle precision eyeliner in no. 33 Black

They’re Real mascara by Benefit

Brushes:  Sigma E60 large shader brush

                 Sigma E40 tapered blending brush

                 Sigma E70 medium angled shading brush

                 Sigma E30 pencil brush

                 Sigma E65 small angle brush

                 “17 Eyes” brush by 17 (any angled brow brush will do)

                 

Technique:                                                                                                                                                

1.       I filled in my eyebrows with Charcoal Brown using an angled brow brush by 17

2.       I started the eyes by rubbing Urban Decay’s Primer Potion all over the lid and up to the brow.

3.       Then I applied Naked Lunch all over the lid with the Sigma E60.

4.       Next I took some Mulch on the Sigma E40 and applied it through the crease.

5.       Then I used the same Sigma E40 to blend out the crease so that there isn’t a harsh line.

6.       Next I took Mulch under the eye using the Sigma E30.

7.       For a highlight I applied Brule just under the brow with the Sigma E30.

8.       To brighten up the eye, I used the Sigma E30 to apply Nylon to the inner corner.

9.       I then lined both my waterline and my tightline with the Maybelline eyeliner pencil.

10.   I took Carbon on the Sigma E65 and applied it as eyeliner to the upper lash line, winging it out slightly at the ends.

11.   For the Final step, I curled my lashes and applied Benefit’s They’re Real to my lashes in a zigzag motion.

Hope you like the look :)

P.S. More affordable looks will be posted soon. I just really love this one. For those on a budget, the only Mac eye shadows that you really need are Naked Lunch and Mulch. You can use whatever you want for your eyebrows, liner, highlighter, etc.

-MissLauraBora xx

Friday Favourite #1: Shy Girl Lipstick by Mac

Hey Guys, I’m going to do a feature every Friday called the Friday Favourite. This feature will be about the product that I have been loving the most throughout the week. My Friday Favourite this week is a lipstick by Mac called Shy Girl. I just love this lipstick. I originally wanted to get it because it is very similar to the lipstick colour that Jennifer Lawrence likes to wear and she always looks stunning. It is quite expensive for a lipstick and retails at €18 in Ireland but Mac lipsticks are very good quality and I think that they are worth the money especially if you find a colour that you really love (like I did in shy girl J). I really like the colour for everyday and feel that it isn’t the typical everyday pinky toned lipstick but more of a peachy tone. Although it isn’t the “typical” everyday lipstick, I think that it is still very versatile and goes with a lot of different makeup looks including a dark smoky eyes look like the one Jennifer Lawrence wore to the LA premiere of The Hunger Games which you can see HERE at celebuzz.com.

It is a Cremesheen Mac lipstick which means that it has a very creamy finish and this makes it very easy to apply. It doesn’t tend to dry out my lips like many other lipsticks I have tried in the past. It took quite a long time to get it though because it was sold out at my local Mac counter when I first tried to get it and they didn’t get it back in for three weeks!! But I was so happy when they finally got it back in and I can say that it was worth the wait :)

-MissLauraBora xx