Venomous Villains - Maleficent

Okay! I figured I had to get the Maleficent part of the Venomous Villains collection up, as it is now all on the MAC website. I really like the Maleficent collection, although the lip colors seem a little less wearable, but I'll get to that later.

Here are all my goodies closed.

All my goodies open.

Swatched (left to right)
Briar Rose Beauty Powder, Dark Deed lipstick (amplified), Violetta lipstick (amplified),
Wrong Spell lipglass, Revenge Is Sweet lipglass.

Swatched (same as above)
in natural light.

Briar Rose is kind of a purpley pink.
Probably my favorite Beauty Powder of the collection,
even more than Oh So Fair.

Dark Deed & Violetta.
I think both these lipsticks require a light hand.
Dark Deed can look ... well too dark, while Violetta is
obviously purple when done heavy. But applied with
a light hand they both look amazing on. Try them out.
Violetta is a perm item at PRO stores, so if you have
second thoughts, you can wait and think on it.

Revenge is Sweet and Wrong Spell.
I am sure Wrong Spell would look lovely on someone
with darker skin. On me it just looks weird.
Revenge is Sweet is a nice purpley pink shade.
Good for everyday wear.

Bad Fairy, Formidable! and Mean & Green nail lacquers.

Bad Fairy, Formidable! and Mean & Green
nail lacquers swatched. I could not do this on my fingers.
I did such a bad job, and needed to redo my nails for work.
So sorry, nail polish on paper it is! These are really odd.
I love love love Bad Fairy, and think it is the jem
of the nail polishes. They are certainly fun!

I liked the Maleficent collection. I just wish the MAC nail polishes were better quality, but I will love these colors anyway! My favorite items from the Maleficent collection are:
♥ Briar Rose Beauty Powder, Such a lovely color! Really, the beauty powders in this whole collection are stunning.
♥ Violetta lipstick. It can look scary, but play around with it (dab it on, don't smear, and you'll be good). It will look wonderful on.
♥ Bad Fairy nail lacquer. Such a fun nail polish to play around with. It will be great for fall!

As for Dr. Facilier, I only got the lip gelee. Then I regretted it and pre-ordered the Magically Cool Liquid Powders. So ... my one act of restraint didn't go well. Oh well, I'm still looking forward to picking them up on the 30th.

What are you thinking of getting from this collection? Gonna go wild, or try to stay sane?

Venomous Villains - Cruella De Vil

Hello Everyone! Sorry it took me so long to get this up. I meant to do Maleficent after the Evil Queen, but I painted my nails and like it so next I don't want to take it off to do swatches of the Maleficent nail colors. Oh well, I'll get around to it, don't you worry. Anyway! Off to the Cruella De-Vil goodies!

All the goodies (closed)

All the goodies (open)

Swatches (left to right)
Her Own Devices (beauty powder), Sweet Joy (eyeshadow - frost), De-Vil (eyeshadow - veluxe pearl), Carbon (eyeshadow - matte), Innocence, Beware! (lipstick - cremesheen), Heartless (lipstick - amplified), Devilishly Stylish (lipglass), Wicked Ways (lipglass)

Swatches (outside, same order as above)

Her Own Devices Beauty Powder.
Surprisingly wearable. A must
have for Cruella fans.

Sweet Joy (frost), De-Vil (veluxe pearl), & Carbon (matte).
Sweet Joy & De-Vil have amazing color pay off.
Carbon is a perm. item, so you don't need to get this,
unless you love the packaging, like I do.

Innocence, Beware! (cremesheen) & Heartless (amplified).
Innocence, Beware! is a lovely pinky nude, while Heartless is a true red.

Devilishly Stylish & Wicked Ways.
A nice nude gloss, and a nice bright red gloss.

I was actually surprised by how much I loved the Cruella collection. The colors are all wearable. As Cruella isn't my favorite villain, I was expecting to like the mini-collection that much. Well color me surprised, I really liked just about everything from the Cruella collection. I didn't get the blush, because it just looked too dark, but I may give it another look when the collection comes out on Tuesday.

The items I like the most from the Cruella De-Vil collection are:
♥ Her Own Devices Beauty Powder, this will sell well with Cruella fans, but is a lovely color anyway.
♥ De-Vil eyeshadow, such a wonderful red!
♥ Wicked Ways lipglass is so pretty!

I really do like almost everything from this collection. Definitely give this collection a look. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!

Venomous Villains - Evil Queen

I am so excited! The Evil Queen from Snow White is my favorite Disney villain. I just love her, so this mini-collection was the most exciting to me. I got pretty much everything from this mini-collection, excluding the Penultimate Brow Marker. Anyway, lets get started!

All the goodies open.

Swatches, inside (left to right)
Bite of an Apple (blush), Oh So Fair (beauty powder), Hot House (lipglass), Strange Potion (lipglass), Sinister (lipstick - lustre), Toxic Tale (lipstick - satin), Vile Violet (eyeshadow - matte), Her Alter Image (eyeshadow - veluxe pearl), Vainglorious (eyeshadow - frost)

Swatches (outside)
Same lineup as the previous picture.
(only bottom to top)

Oh So Fair Beauty Powder, this is actually
a bit more pink in real life. A lovely blush,
great for fair skin, and buildable.

Bite of an Apple Blush, an amazing coral
blush. Quite opaque, but buildable if you
want bright coral cheeks.

Strange Potion & Hot House.
Hot House is the hands down winner for me.
So sparkly, so pretty. Strange Potion is
lovely as well.

Sinister & Toxic Tale. I think I may be one of
the few that loves lustres. They are completely
buildable, so it is difficult to go overboard on the
color. Toxic Tale is amazing, bright vivid coral.

Vainglorious, Her Alter Image, Vile Violet.
Her Alter Image has the best color payoff.

The standouts of this mini-collection to me are
♥ Hot House lipglass, such a bright sparkly purple fuchsia. This is a repromote, so if you have it already from the Strange Hybrid collection, then you could miss it. I think I want to get back-ups of this one though.
♥ Oh So Fair beauty powder, mostly for the Evil Queen compact. I just couldn't pass this item up. The the beauty powder itself will make a lovely blush.
♥ Bite of an Apple blush, a true coral blush. If you like coral, this is for you. (Along with Toxic Tale lipstick and Strange Potion lipglass.)

I do love the Evil Queen, so buying everything in her collection was easy for me. If you adore Cruella De Vil & Maleficent, expect all your money to fly out to those collections. I would also think the beauty powders will be quick to sell out, as ... well, who doesn't want an Villainous compact?

I'm happy to answer any questions about the Evil Queen items, and will get up Maleficent and Cruella De Vil up as fast as possible.

Venomous Villains

Tonight I had such a fun time. I went to an Preview Party for the MAC Venomous Villains collection. As you can tell, I went wild. I am a big Disney fan, and just couldn't stop myself. I know it looks like a ton, and it is, but I didn't even get everything from the collection. The preview party was a blast, there were drinks and finger foods, and a total party atmosphere. The store was completely crowded, and while I would have liked to take pictures of the displays, it was just too much a mob scene for me to feel like hanging around taking pictures. I'll give a proper run down of what I got tomorrow/later today. For now, I'm just going to do a happy dance that I got a bunch of pretty makeup to play with! Hooray!

MAC X Disney Venomous Villains

I don't know about you, but I am so excited for this collection! A friend told me about it, via the coco perez website, and I just about flipped. I really enjoy MAC, but I love Disney. And you have to admit, the Villains are more fun! At the moment I am busy trying to save every penny so I can go hog wild when this collection comes out. I feel even more lucky because the MAC Pro that is out here will be having a preview party. Joy!!


The Cruella lip colors all look lovely, and I am thinking I must grab the eyeshadows too.



The Evil Queen is my favorite Disney Villain. I am so happy that she is a part of this collection. Out of all the mini-collections in this one mega-collection, the Evil Queen is the one I want just about everything in.


The Maleficent nail lacquers look simply amazing. I do want to try out the lip products though.


The Dr. Facilier is probably the collection I am least interested in, although the melon pigment looks lovely. I'll probably take a closer look at the Magically Cool Liquid Powders, but I don't know if I'll really want them.

If you want to see more info, do check out Temtalia, all the collection info is here. (All pictures in this post belong to Temptalia.)

Are you looking forward to the Venomous Villains collection? Which items do you think look the most promising? Which items do you think you'll pick up?

CCO Haul, part 2

Hello again! I figured I would get the last part of my CCO haul posted. So, this part will be the last part, and will include lipsticks and lipglosses. First up, the lipsticks!

There they are, all sitting in a row. And may I say?

The MAC Fafi collection had the prettiest packaging! I just love the Fafi illustrations.

I picked up Blow Dry, Flash-N-Dash, Freckletone, and Fresh Salmon. Freckletone is the odd man out out of my purchases. It is a nude, which is not my usual shade du jour. I want to try something a little different, and for me that is a nude lip.

Next up? The Glosses!

I grabbed Bonus Beat (lipglass), Goldyrocks (dazzleglass), and Gold Rebel (lipglass). I love getting items from past collections at the CCO. Plus, who doesn't like spending less?

I originally fell in love with MAC at the CCO. I grabbed a slimshine and fell in love. Sadly, the slimshines are being dicontinued. Next time I go to a CCO I am planning on stocking up on slimshines!

CCO Haul, part 1

Hello Ladies! It feels so weird that it is August already. Where did the year go?

Anyway, recently I went down to San Diego, and checked out the Las Americas Outlet Center. It was amazing. There were outlet stores that I had never seen before, including Disney, Lane Bryant and Old Navy. Who knew? But for me, I get excited about shopping at CCO, or the Cosmetic Company Outlet. I picked up some lipsticks, some lip-glosses, and some Mineralized Skinfinishes. Generally at a CCO I go straight to the MAC display. I check out the other brands, Estee Lauder, Clinique and Bobbi Brown, but I rarely find anything I want at those displays.

Since I grabbed so much MAC, I figured I would split up the posts into MSFs, lipsticks, and lip-glosses. Todays' post will be dedicated to MSFs. I got three while in San Diego, Refined, Cheeky Bronze, and Porcelain Pink.

Refined is on the top, Cheeky Bronze Bottom left, and Porcelain Pink bottom right.


Cheeky Bronze is a lovely peachy bronze. Probably the most wearable bronze I've been able to find. I think this would look beautiful on darker skin tones.


Porcelain Pink is a really light pink. It works well on my light skin as a lovely blush. It gives just a little glow, nothing too strong or overpowering.


Refined is the MSF I am most excited for. Look at all that veining! This gives my skin just a beautiful glow. For me Refined will be the most multi-purpose. It can be worn as a highlighter or a blush and is lovely on the skin. Out of all three, if I had the chance to re-purchase them, I would definitely buy Refined.

Here are some swatches!


What MSFs do you own? Which one is your favorite?

MAC & Sephora Haul

I picked a few items from the MAC In The Groove collection a few days after it came out. I also picked up some pretties from Sephora while I was visiting my dad in Albuquerque.

First, MAC's In The Groove.



Stereo Rose MSF I was so lucky to get this item. I got the last one at my MAC Pro store. It is a lovely coral with bronze veining.

Jazzed Lipstick A nice coral pink lipstick. Different from most of the other colors I have.

Chillin’ Cremesheen Glass Looks blueish in pictures, but it is a very simple shimmery gloss. I imagine it would look good on top of just about anything.

I also grabbed one item not from the In The Groove collection, a Studio Finish Concealer. While one of the MAC Artists was helping me figure out the MSFs, she put on some concealer over my cheeks to cancel out my natural redness. I was so surprised, and the effect was wonderful. I just loved it. I could go on and on about how pleased I was about learning this. It just made me so happy. I need to hold myself back from going on and on about how great this whole idea is.

Second, a Sephora haul. Now, there isn't a Sephora where I live, so when I'm near one I like to grab some goodies. Plus, it was within two weeks of my birthday, so I got the little Sephora freebee too. Yay!



Bad Gal Lash & Too Faced Lash Injection in travel sizes. I love having travel sized mascaras. Somehow travel sizes make me happy.

Hello Flawless from Benefit. Hello Flawless is supposed to be a good foundation for oily skin, so I will definitely give this a try.

Coralista by Benefit. My first Benefit box! I'm excited. Such a lovely coral color.

24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero by Urban Decay. I already have a few other 24/7 eye liners, but no black. Weird, right? I really needed to get the black to go with all my other colors.

Buxom Travel In Style The packing is what got me. This set includes a Mini Big & Healthy Lip Polish in Monica & a Mini Big & Healthy Lip Stick in Athens. Lovely colors.

Sephora Beauty Insider Birthday Gift includes a white shimmery eyeshadow, a deep green eyepencil and a mascara.

I've yet to try all these items, but now I am back home I will have to try all of them! If you would like any reviews of swatches, please let me know!