Maybelline Color Sensation Color Elixir in "Dashing Orchid"

I've been so into berries and plums lately. I picked up one of these Color Elixir glosses by Maybelline in "Dashing Orchid" which is a lovely sheer plum shade.

Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer in "Aurora" and "Stellar"

Been slacking a bit with the blogging (and purchasing of new stuff to blog) because I got a new job! I'm working in a lab now that does blood analysis and I really like it! However, I'm adjusting to a new schedule, working weird hours sometimes and I'm always wiped out.

So anyway, I had grabbed these Rimmel Show Offs awhile back and thought about not blogging them but I love them so much I wanted to anyway. The two shades I bought, "Aurora" and "Stellar" are somewhat similar but different enough for sure to own both.

MAC "Rhythm" Lipglass

I'm mostly doing this post because I'm so excited to have bought a MAC product again after such a long time. Months & months! (Also, the blog has a new layout... Scope it out!)

So of course my one teeny lipgloss (and it is teeny) came in a box far, far too large. I didn't pay much attention and didn't know this collection had limited edition packaging so that was exciting. I get a little too thrilled with the packaging, though, I know. I like this one.... Makes me think ultra-bronzey hot, hot summer.

But you'll know what I mean about me and packaging when I tell you the "ooooh, purple insides" moment I had when opening the box:

Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in "Succubus"

Today I have some "Succubus" swatches. This gloss is from Illamasqua's Throb collection. I love Illamasqua Intense Glosses so much because they have such great pigmentation. This beautiful red is no different...

Hello Kitty Sweet Gloss in "Charmmy"

I bought one of these Hello Kitty sweet glosses from Sephora (you can get 'em for $16). They are more lipstick-ish than glossy in my opinion but they are sheer in color... But not too sheer, actually quite nice if you want a little bit of color but you don't want a sticky, ultra shiny gloss.

Nutra Luxe Luscious Lips Lipgloss in "Copper"

Awhile back, Haute Look had a sale and I bought a Nutra Luxe lipgloss to try it out and see if it plumped my lips. I don't really care to plump my lips but I do tend to like that tingle you get with lip plumping products. Looking at it now (b/c to be honest, I didn't then) the whole Nutra Luxe operation seems a tad overly boastful about their products but let's move on to what I think...

I'll start with what I like about it... It's sheer. It's really lightweight. Sometimes you want that in a lipgloss, sometimes you don't but it went really nicely with my low maintenance no makeup/tinted moisturizer "look" today.

MAC "Wonder Woman" Lipglass

I only bought one item from the MAC Wonder Woman collection. It's also the last thing I bought before I went on the no buy I'm now on (which I already mentioned on Twitter). I have another haul post to post still but until then, no buying for me for a looong time!

So. I love this lipglass and I'm very happy that I bought it. I tried it on as soon as I got it... A light dab on the lips and it adds a VERY pretty red hue. I think I'll be using it as sheerly as possible so it lasts and lasts---plus I'm in love with the sheer color if you don't layer it on. I have sooo many reds but this has that gorgeous golden shimmer to it.

MAC "Ethereal" and "Atmospheric" Lipglasses

These two lipglasses are from the Lightfully Bright MAC collection (available online at maccosmetics.com, $14.50). The blue is "Ethereal" and the sheer plummy color is "Atmospheric."

Ethereal is about what I imagined but Atmospheric is unfortunately sheerer than I was hoping for. They look absolutely gorgeous in the tubes--especially Ethereal. It reminds me of mermaids and pristine water. Soo pretty.

MAC Lightfully Bright Now Available Online!

MAC Lightfully Bright items are now available at MacCosmetics.com. Since they aren't showing up in the "What's New" section, you need to search for any items you may be interested in individually in the search box at the bottom of the left side of the page. Searching for "lightful" will bring up the available skin care products.

Ethereal, Outer Space, Atmospheric, Astro

Lipglasses are $14.50.

Skincare ranges from $24-40.

I'm planning to get the "Ethereal" and "Atmospheric" lipglasses--what do you have on your wish list? Anything?

Urban Decay Lip Junkie Lipgloss in "Peroxide"

Surprisingly enough I don't own any light pink glosses so I picked up this Urban Decay Lip Junkie gloss to try out. I should probably say that I don't love lipgloss--there are a few exceptions but for the most part I just prefer a cheaper lip balm over most glosses. I go big or I go home (haha) and gloss doesn't usually deliver enough pigment for me.

My MAC Peacocky Haul and Swatches

I've been waiting forever for Peacocky! I had a hard time making decisions on what to buy (and I'm not going to promise that I'm done with this collection) and I ended up with:

Mega Metal Eyeshadows

Dandizette

Paparazz-She

Dalliance

Centre Stage

Kissable Lip Colours

Flaunting It

Love Peck

Peacocky

All my photos can be enlarged and I recommend it because these colors so gorgeous and deserve as many pixels as possible!