Meet Baby Peaches!

If you've been following my blog then you'd know forever ago I announced I was pregnant, then stopped posting a couple months back. I left you hanging and I apologize. Babies are demanding believe it or not.

41 weeks, overdue... so not cool.

Baby Peaches has a name. Meet my little man, Gavin! Born 8 days late he drove mommy crazy when he didn't come on time. I kept waiting and waiting then finally one Tuesday morning he decided he wanted to come. Some hours and hours later he arrived and not in a fun way. I had to have a c-section. Dang baby has a big noggin. He was born 8lb's 2 ozs and with a baby toupee. I love that his hair spikes. Right now it's grown so much, it's not as spiky but you better bet he's rocking a rat tail down his back now.



Here's a more recent pic.



Motherhood has been challenging but I find it to be a total joy. Every day he gets bigger and cuter. I just want to kiss him all the time.

MAC MAC Me Over, Fall 2011 (With Pictures)

I hope you're doing fine on this beautiful Friday. If you've been leaving me comments, I apologize for not writing back. My Google Friend Connect hates me and keeps signing me in as "anonymous." Blogger hates me too. It wont let me fix my blog and wont let me preview posts. Silly error messages are just killing me. Until then, thanks for hanging in there with me.

Just in time for Fall, MAC is putting out a GIGANTIC collection called MAC Me Over. Ranges of plums, pinks and mauves, oh yes they know what I like. This is definitely a collection for the cool colored mavens.

MAC MAC Me Over Collection, Fall 2011

US Launch Date: August 25th, 2011
International Launch Date: September 2011

This season, our most epic casting call ever, an online contest with thousands of hopefuls submitting a photo or video, each asked to finish this statement: MAC Me Over! Because… James Gager, MAC’s Senior Vice President, Creative Director, picked six stars who best express the MAC Me Over! Motto – style, heart, and soul – to be the face of MAC Fall Colour around the world. A three-part collection each creating a different look: the first features our artists’ favourite nudes and pinks, including classics and new limited-life shades; the other two go bold, one with the season’s of-the-moment shades while the second plays it icy cool.

Lipstick $14.50 U.S.
Secret Lover -Pale pink with yellow pearlized pigments (Lustre) (Limited Edition)
Peachstock -Neutral peach (Satin) (Permanent at PRO)
Offshoot -Mid-tone neutral pink (Cremesheen) (Limited Edition)
Oh, Oh, Oh -Plum bronze with pearlized pigments (Lustre) (Limited Edition)
Rebel -Vivid pinkish purple (Satin) (Permanent)
Prince Noir -Deep blue-purple (Matte) (Limited Edition)
Smoked Purple -Deep eggplant purple (Matte) (Permanent at PRO)
Runaway Red Rich red-blue (Satin) (Limited Edition)

Lipglass $14.50 U.S.
Illicit -Creamy neutral pink (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
Social Light -Neutral pink with pearlized pigments (Limited Edition)
Curvaceous -Light grey pink (Limited Edition)
Plum Fun -Neutral plum with purple pearlized pigments (Limited Edition)
The Wee Coquette -Naked neutral pink (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
Good Times -Pale mauve (Limited Edition)
Spite -Muted plum taupe brown (Permanent)

Lip Pencil $13.00 U.S.
Spice -Pink cinnamon stick (Permanent)
Chestnut -Intense brown (Permanent)

Evil Eye Eyeshadow Quad (Limited Edition) $38.00 U.S.
Evil Eye -Deep yellow grey (Matte)
Palace Pedigreed -Deep berry with soft pink(Repromote)
Spellcaster -Blackened violet (Matte)
Moody -Blackened green (Veluxe Pearl)

Lady Grey Eyeshadow Quad (Limited Edition) $38.00 U.S.
All Races -Cool light taupe mauve (Matte) (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
Tendersmoke -Muted silver lilac (Frost) (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
Lady Grey -Light frosted green-grey (Satin) (Limited Edition)
Hazy Day -Mid-tone grey (Veluxe Pearl) (Limited Edition)

Eyeshadow $15.00 U.S.
Creamy Bisque -Mid-tone ivory with pearlized pigments (Frost) (Limited Edition)
Moleskin -Nude brown (Matte) (Limited Edition)
Outre -Mid-tone mustard (Matte) (Limited Edition)
Satin Taupe -Taupe with silver shimmer (Frost) (Permanent)
Mythical -Frosty copper red (Veluxe Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Carbonized -Frosty dark brown (Veluxe Pearl) (Limited Edition)

Eye Kohl $15.00 U.S.
Teddy -Intense bronze (Permanent)
Smolder -Intense black (Permanent)

Shadesticks $17.50 U.S.
Butternutty -Frosted light neutral (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
Cakeshop -Frosted pewter (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
Tundra -Icy silver (Limited Edition)
Heirloom -Light icy pink (Limited Edition)
Street -Cool Mid-tone grey violet taupe (Limited Edition)

Fluidline $15.00 U.S.
Dark Diversion -Darkened plum (Repromote) (Limited Edition)
Avenue -Charcoal black with gold pearlized pigments (Limited Edition)
Midnight Blues -Blackened blue (Limited Edition)
Dark Envy -Blackened green (Limited Edition)

Nail Lacquer $15.00 U.S.
Purple Majesty -Deep purple (Cream) (Limited Edition)
Deep Sea -Deep teal (Cream) (Limited Edition)
Quiet Time -Beige nude (Cream) (Limited Edition)
Fatigues -Army green (Cream) (Limited Edition)

Blush $19.50 U.S.
Equilibrium -Light bronze (Satin) (Limited Edition)
Stunner -Light coral pink (Satin) (Limited Edition)

Cream Colour Base $17.00 U.S.
Take Root Rich red brown (Limited Edition)
Seaside Soft peach rose (Limited Edition)

Brushes
211 Pointed Liner Brush $18.00 U.S. (Permanent)
214 Short Shader Brush ($24.50 U.S. (Permanent)
226 Small Tapered Blending Brush $24.50 U.S. (Limited Edition)

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FOTD: Parisian Skies

Hi everyone! I threw together this face pretty fast for the 4th of July since Baby Peaches let me have 20 minutes to play with my face. I'd just ordered Parisian Skies from MAC's Bloggers' Obsessions collection so I figured why not check it out. It's the perfect night blue sky color without looking too blue.


Face
Lancome Dual Finish Foundation Powder Matte Buff II
YSL Touche Eclat #2
MAC Pink Cult blush
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Petticoat

Eyes- All MAC unless noted
Urban Decay Virgin (highlight and inner corner)
Vanilla(all over)
Parisian Skies(lid)
Wedge(crease)
Powerpoint Eye Pencil Engraved
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Lingering brow pencil
Fairydrops Scandal Queen Mascara

Lips
Marquise d' lipstick




We ended up celebrating the 4th over at the inlaws house with a BBQ and fireworks. They have an amazing view of like 4-5 displays throughout the county. The Duke of Puke slept through the entire thing.

What did you end up doing for the 4th? Or was it just another Monday for you since you don't live in the states?

MAC Semi Precious Haul, Swatches and Comparisons

I'm sure you thought I'd fallen off the Earth by now. Nope, just had a baby and I've been a little preoccupied with the Prince of Poopie. So preoccupied that makeup has been the last thing on my mind, shocker! I'll post soon about his royal cuteness.

I did venture out of the house with the Duke of Barfington to check out MAC's Semi Precious collection when it launched. I ended up hauling Mineralize Skinfinishes in Semi Precious Crystal Pink and Rose Quartz and the 234 split fibre eye blending brush. I wasn't too keen on the mineralize eyeshadows or the skincare this time around. The $20 price tag per eyeshadow just made them not worth it since they had a bit of fallout.

Top: 234 Split Fibre Eye Blending Brush, Bottom left to right: Semi Precious Rose Quartz, Semi Precious Crystal Pink

Semi Precious Rose Quartz

Semi Precious Crystal Pink

I compared Semi Precious Crystal Pink to the Mineralize Skinfinish By Candlelight. The outer circle is very close in color but way more glittery. When blended together it looks like a slightly darker more glittery By Candlelight.
Left to right: Crystal Pink center, Crystal Pink outer ring, By Candlelight, Crystal Pink mixed.


I also compared Semi Precious Rose Quartz to Stereo Rose and Petticoat. I found Rose Quartz to be much pinker than Stereo Rose. It's much more of a match to Petticoat but still ever so slightly pinker and tons of glitter again.
Left to right: Stereo Rose, Rose Quartz outer circle, Petticoat, Rose Quartz mixed.


I'm liking the new 234 dual fibre blending brush. It's supposed to be for packing on the color with the goat hair and blending out with the synthetic fibers. It performed nicely at packing on the color, about what I expect with a MAC brush. However, it performed awesomely with blending. I think this might be my new go to brush over the 239 just because it's an all in one brush.





Did you end up hauling anything from this collection?

PS does anyone know how to fix my right sidebar? I remember Blogger acting all jacked up months ago when I posted and somehow it moved everything on me...

Disclosure: I bought everything pictured.

MAC Flighty Collection, Summer 2011 (Preliminary info & pics)

Hey everyone! I'm 35 weeks and hanging in there. I just got some preliminary info for MAC's Flighty Collection featuring Big Bounce Cream Eye Shadows. I hear these are permanent. Are you diggin this collection?



MAC Flighty Collection, Summer 2011
U.S. Launch Date: May 5th, 2011

Let your imagination take flight with caprice as your only guide. Float into a room with a step lighter than air. Elevate your state of mind with a high-altitude collection of sensually. New spongy watercolour whipped mousse cream shadows in hues that fly higher than gravity’s rainbow. Soar sky-high with a flock of sixteen Free As Air shades that Up the Ante for fresh formula innovation in luminescent washes that build from sheer to medium easily. Eye plumage is playful with four limited edition shades of Zoom Lash Mascara certain to unleash a torrent of Tweets. Birds of a feather flock together – individually with colour uncaged…colour that sings!

MAC Big Bounce Cream Eye Shadows
•Free as Air- light blue
•Spread the Wealth -mid-tone olive
•Rich, Sweet -chocolate taupe
•Extra Charged -turquoise
•Count your assets -decadent purple
•My next indulgence -forest green
•Trophy -soft peach •Rich thrills -mid tone silver
•Good Fortune -soft pink
•Sizzlin’ Diva -copper
•Luxury Touch -violet
•Light -cream
•Chocolate -gold
•Bright -peach

MAC Zoom Lash Mascara

MAC 242 Brush

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One of my favs

Yummy smelling bath products are a must have for me. I'm always a fan of Philosophy's bath gels but sometimes I don't feel like shelling out the moola. Baby needs some diapers, ya know? Softsoap Pomegranate Mango Moisturizing Body Wash fits the bill of delicious and cheap. I've gone through numerous bottles of this bad boy and have always been happy to buy more. I purchased my bottle o' bath gel for under $4 at Target. 

What I like about this bath gel is although it's moisturizing it doesn't leave a film on my skin. Once applied to a bath poof I don't need to keep adding product- a little goes a long way! And the best part of this besides smelling awesome but not overpowering is that I can shave without nicking my skin, woot woot! 

Have you ever tried Softsoap brand bath gels before? What did you think?

Disclosure: I bought this myself because I like stuff.

MAC Surf Baby Collection, Summer 2011 (preliminary info and pics)

I'll have had a baby by the time MAC's Surf Baby Collection comes out. Do you think I'll care about this collection by then? Most likely not but I will most likely be ordering via online instead of in store. Surf baby kind of reminds me of a cross between Liberty of London and last years summer collection. Everything is pretty but overall it fails to impress me. Am I burnt out on MAC? This collection seems very been there done that. I do like the hibiscus flower print though. (Click on the collection photo make it a little larger.)

What are your thoughts on this collection?



MAC Surf Baby Collection, Summer 2011
U.S. Launch Date: May 26th, 2011
International Launch Date: June 2011



Grab the board, hop in the Jeep, cruise the Pacific Coast Highway… Surf’s up! The lure of the endless summer starts here with My Paradise Cheek Powder, Mini Blush Sticks, a Summer Stash of Crushed Metallic Pigments, Hibiscus Lipstick and Splashproof Lash Mascara that just won’t smudge. Colourful, lustrous, and full of life… journey to a world where feeling the rush means taking a risk. Hang Ten!




Blush $18.50 U.S.
My Paradise -Coral orange with champagne gold flower

Lipstick $14.50 U.S.
Bust Out! -Soft violet
Hibiscus -Bright coral
Mocha
Naturally Eccentric -Nude

Lipglass $14.50 U.S.
Girl on Board -Sheer gold
Good Lovin’ -Peach pink
Krazy Kahuna -Medium brown
Strange Potion -Pink coral

Crushed Metallic Pigment Stacks
Summer Stash -Pale pink, gray pink, purple, taupe
Surf the Ocean -Silver, aqua, gold, navy blue

Eyeshadow $14.50 U.S.
Saffron -Coral
Short Shorts -White champagne
Sun Blonde -Yellow with gold pearl
Surf U.S.A. -Aqua with teal pearl
Swell Baby -Medium gray

Nail Lacquer $13.50 U.S.
Hangin’ Loose -Beige
Ocean Dip -Aqua teal

Eye Liner $14.50 U.S.
Blue Noon -Teal
Gilded White -Shimmering off-white

Bronzing Powder
Solar Riche

Studio Careblend Pressed Powder
Gold-go-Lightly

Tan Tint
Billionaire -Bronze Soft gold
Guilty Bronze -Copper bronze

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