MAC Sugarsweet + makeover

MAC seems to be doing better this year compared with last year...I was actually interested in quite a few things from this collection! The preview pictures didn't look that interesting, but once I went in and swatched the products I started liking them more.

Here's what I ended up getting...



Lollipop Lovin' lipstick
Peppermint Patti nailpolish
Seasonal Peach nailpolish
Perfect Topping Mineralized Skinfinish
Refined Mineralized Skinfinish




Lollipop Lovin lipstick


I didn't give Lollipop Loving any thought at all last year, when it was first released with Heatherette, because I thought it would've been too sheer. Actually it isn't, the golden-green sheen in the lipstick helps to tone down the natural redness in my lips and make them look paler (which I like). Also I discovered this produces an amazing coral peach colour when layered under a sheer coral red shade...


Perfect Topping MSF


I didn't think anything of these MSFs at first, but after swatching them I liked how un-shimmery/glittery these were compared with previous MSFs. It gives a subtle sheen of colour thats a refreshing change from the usual shimmer. Perfect Topping is a cooler toned pink due to the beige + purple tones in the mix.


Refined MSF


Refined is slightly more pigmented than Perfect Topping, and swatches as a coral-peach sheen.


Swatches:
Left to right: Lollipop Lovin' lipstick, Perfect Topping MSF, Refined MSF



The products' pigmentation are more similar to the first photo, but I changed the camera settings in the second photo so you can see the colours better:



I haven't had the chance at all to try out the nailpolishes but I will in a future post :)


For the MAC makeover, I basically told the makeup artist to do whatever look she wanted using products from the collection, so she went with a doll-like look.






Here's what she used:

Face

Strobe cream/lotion (?)
Studio Sculpt Concealer NC20
MSF Natural in Light Medium
Dainty blush
Perfect Topping MSF

Eyes
Lemon Chiffon shadestick, blended edges with concealer brush
Red Velvet shadestick
Sugarshot eyeshadow
Dear Cupcake eyeshadow
Kid eyeshadow lightly in crease
Jest (?) eyeshadow to highlight
Rich Ground Fluidline
mascara on top and bottom lashes
Brow pencil in Stripe, and used spoolie to soften them (The pics look ok because she took most of them off for me after I found them looking too harsh)

Lips
Some pink colour lipliner as base and to line
Saint Germain lipstick
Simply Delicious tri-coloured lipglass

I know its odd I didn't buy any of the products that were used on me, besides Perfect Topping MSF but thats because I already own similar enough shades. What I got were that I definitely did not own, and the MSFs because I can't resist MSFs :/

By the way, does anyone know of a great dupe for Seasonal Peach nailpolish? I'm still trying to justify the $$ for it...so a cheaper version would be great! I'd prefer something with similar opacity, because I hate doing zillions of layers just to get the colour I want.

I'm still lemming the shadesticks and Saint Germain lipstick though, ALL because of the makeup artist! Saint Germain looked totally unwearable at first, but once she layered the tri coloured lipglass on top, it warmed up the colour which suited me better. (Cool, blue toned light shades are usually unflattering on me - eg. Melrose Mood from last year's Heatherette collection looked like a total disaster on me).