Finally!

As per requested...here is my entire Mac lipstick collection all lined up. I sincerely hope I don't take heat for posting it here. 

Finally had good light this morning so I grabbed the chance. It was nerve-wracking to say the least. One false move and I'll end up with a bunch of broken lipsticks. I even had to battle out some birds at one point, "kala ata lollipop". Anyways, I chatter too much again. Here it goes.

First Mac lipstick I ever got was the Viva Glam Gaga, my Mom bought it for me in the US. This is my collection now since that first one. Let's just say I never went back after that. I know I went too fast too soon so I have stopped buying for now. 

Lipstick Staple

Speaking from a lipstick addict's point of view, you can never have too much lipstick. Each color from each brand are never exactly the same. All of them have something unique to offer you. 

Realistically speaking though, I think a woman can survive with four shades of lipstick. Signature Red, Standout Shade, MLBB, Perfect Nude. Yes, just four and you're set to go.  The key to this is finding the perfect shade for your skin tone and personality. Not one shade will ever be universally appealing to 100% of the women who tries it. 

First off is knowing your undertone. You can fall under three categories: warm, cool and neutral. Warm undertones tend to have more yellowish skin (like me) and I wanna say cool undertones lean towards bluer skin but that's just wrong. 

Two ways you can determine which category you are. One is check your veins, whether it's blue, green or both. Two is to try on silver and gold jewelry. If you have green veins and gold jewelry suits you more then you're under warm undertone. And if it's blue veins and silver jewelry you have cool undertone. If you're both then it's neutral (lucky you).

These would be my four staples if I were to be forced, coerced and threatened to choose just four lipsticks. Not necessarily my favorites but four that I can live by.  From L-R: Ruby Woo, Candy Yumyum, Gem of Roses and Peachstock. 

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New Additions

Mac My Paradise Blush (LE). It's too pretty to use. 

Bust Out (LE), Hibiscus(LE), Chatterbox, Vegas Volt

Viva Glam I, Ruby Woo, Impassioned, Full Speed. 

For the lack of outfit posts I thought I'd update the make up series of this blog. The first 2 photos were my birthday presents to myself. Ordered from the US because I was too lazy to wake up way way early to catch the launching....and they're cheaper too. 

Last photo are the lippies I mentioned I recently got from my friend V. She bought it from the UK. And to be honest, I didn't realized they were almost the same price here. 100php difference. But I still love them all. 

I know they all look similar in the photos but I swear they're not. I just don't have the best lighting in the world. 

Mac Quite Cute

Candy Yumyum Lipstick

Giggly Mineralized Blush

One can never be too old for cute stuff right?  RIGHT? 

At first I wasn't really excited for this collection. Pastels don't really work well with my skin tone. 

But after seeing video review Candy Yumyum I knew I had to have it. It's the neon-est pink I've ever seen. And it's a matte! and I've read that it works well with yellow based tones. SOLD!

Almost didn't get it, I was late by a mere 10mins and it was sold out in Trinoma. Luckily we were heading out to Shang the same day...so the rest as they say is history. 

And I couldn't pass up the blush either. it has a freakin' heart on it. Too cute!

How 'bout you? Do you think you'd wear this shade? Yay or nay?

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