Mac Impassioned Lipstick Review and Swatches

Funny story about this lipstick. When I went into Mac and was so surprised to see this the recent Mac Fashion Sets collection. In this collection Mac took all the best selling lipsticks from different regions and made matching lipglosses and nail polishes. The first thing I grabbed was the Pink Nouveau lipglass then I saw something neon and pink next to it, I immediately swatched it and fell in love. It turned out to be Impassioned lipstick. My first thought was to get it but then I remembered that its a permanent shade that I could pick up anytime. I went to cash out and one of the mua's asked if I saw Impassioned and he thought that I would love it. So I told him did and I'll get it another time since its perm. He almost screamed at me that its not perm in Trinidad and that I need it. I love that they know me so well! I love this lipstick!

This lipstick comes in the traditional black Mac bullet packaging which I think looks so sleek and modern. Like all Mac lipsticks it also has a yummy vanilla scent which is undetectable when on the lips. 

Mac describes this lipstick as an amped up fuchsia. In my opinion this is a neon red-pink shade with some orange/coral thrown into the mix. It literally is like a watermelon pink. When I said earlier I spotted something neon I really meant it. This lipstick is bright!! Perfect for hot weather especially here in the Caribbean where its always hot! This lipstick imo will also look great on a variety of skintones.

It really does look like watermelon right?

Mac's Impassioned lipstick is an Amplified finish. Amplified lipsticks are notorious for long wear, high pigmentation and for being extremely moisturizing. Impassioned does not disappoint. It literally glides onto the lips leaving it feeling incredibly moisturized with a semi-glossy finish. I cannot get over how pigmented this product is. I love how opaque the coverage is. This lipstick also lasts an incredibly long time. I got close to about six hours wear with Impassioned.  It does leave a stain though as most highly pigmented bright lipsticks do.

SWATCHED ON MY LIPS

The red-pink stain left behind

Here are some photos of me wearing this lipstick

Brand: M.A.C

Shade: Impassioned

Color: Watermelon red/pink

Finish: Amplified

Cost: TT$130/ USD 14.50

 Overall

I really recommend going out and getting this one. It is permanent in the US but is unfortunately not here in Trinidad although it is currently here as part of the Fashion Sets collection. 

That watermelon photo has me craving. Think I'm going to go out and get me a big ole watermelon! What about you. 

Love and watermelon

Manicure of the Moment: Tribal High

Hello lovelies, today I want to quickly share some photos of my first attempt at tribal nails. I really love the tribal trend and love all the manicures I’ve seen sporting the look. Its all free hand and a little messy (I can't draw straight lines to save my life). It was also really time consuming attempting such an intricate pattern, hence the reason I only did my accent finger. For my base I used China Glaze’s Sugar High and the black and white are striper polishes. The yellow is neon yellow from Kleancolor and the teal/blue shade is China Glaze's For Audrey. 

 Are you loving Tribal? How do you wear it? On your nails like me? Let me know in the comments!

Tribal Love

Coral Fever OOTN

Hey dolls this is the first time that I'm doing an outfit post on my blog and I'm super excited. I recently purchased this cute coral top and decided to wear it to the movies last Saturday night. I really love coral and I think that it just looks good with my skintone. The cool thing about this top is how it opens down the back letting a little skin peek through.(Business in the front and party in the back!) I paired it with regular light blue jeans and I'm also wearing my favorite necklace. Its a heart with wings which I think is really cool, plus I paid like $15TT which makes it even better. My shoes are regular glitter ballet flats in gold. I love these (my favorite color is glitter) and I got them at Payless for TT$150. If you've seen me recently I have been wearing these. Amazing! 

The makeup I'm wearing is actually the same eyes from my Sail-ing the Samoa Silk Look except that I switched the lips up. Here I'm wearing Mac's Viva Glam Nicki lipstick. 

I wore this outfit to see the new Battleship movie and let me just say I was actually impressed more than I though i was going to be by this movie and really like it. I highly recommend seeing if you haven't. For those of you who have seen it, what did you think?? 

Till next time

"Sail- ing the Samoa Silk Route" Look

Hey guys, so today i finally have a look for you guys.  I wore a similar look to school (with appropriate "school" lips) and received quite a few compliments.  Since I didnt take any pictures, I decided to recreate the look for you guys but this time spice it up using my new Sail- La- Vie lipstick from Mac. You can see my original review post on this lipstick here. I really love the eyes on this look and you guys might be seeing this combo quite frequently. I used Mac's Samoa silk e/s which I've had for a while and haven't found a use for it other than a transition shade up till now. When I ordered it I though it would be a lovely true peach shade but on me it looked a little light and only peacher than my actual skintone. Maybelline's Fierce and Tangy is a god-send. I love how Samoa Silk just pops (as much as a neutral can pop) over this base. Reviews on Maybelline's Color Tattoos are coming soon. 

Photos
Warning: Excuse the hair I had just washed it and was air drying it for some reason...I also didnt blend out the color tattoo enough since I was using a tiny mirror. Its not noticeable though other than in the close-ups. 

I actually did do a tutorial for this look but i thought it looked sucky but I will be re-doing it sometime soon for those of you who are interested. 

To get this look

1. Apply a eyeshadow primer all over lid. Next blend a matte light peach shade as transition color above the crease. (Revlon blending brush)
2. Add a dark brown shadow to the crease and blend well. (Revlon blending brush)
3. Apply Maybelline's Color Tattoo in Fierce and Tangy all over the lower (mobile) lid. (fingers)
4. Pack on light peach shadow all over Fierce and tangy base. (Mac 239 brush/flat shader brush) 
5. Blend shadows. For extra drama add a matte black shadow to the outer V blending slightly into the crease. 
6. Apply the same matte light peach shadow all over brow bone as a highlight. 
7. Apply black liner to top and lower lid and finish off with some mascara. 

Products Used

Face

Revlon Colorstay Foundation in Caramel

Mac Studio Fix Powder Foundation in Nc45

Mac Studio Finish Concealer in Nc45

Nars Torrid Blush

Mac Superb Highlighter

Mac Blunt Blush (contour)

Eyes

Mac Painterly paintpot

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Fierce and Tangy

Mac Samoa Silk E/s

Wet n Wild Vanity palette (matte dark brown)

Wet n Wild Blue Had Me at hello Palette (Matte black)

Jordana Fine line liquid liner in black

L'oreal Voluminous Millions mascara. 

Lips

Mac Sail La Vie Lipstick

Revlon Coral Reef lipgloss

Till Next time

100th Post! Yeah baby!

I seriously feel as though I started blogging only yesterday, but I've already celebrated my 1 year bloggerversary and now I'm celebrating this, my 100th blog post. And that's not all my blog also crossed 100 followers recently and my Facebook fan page has also recently crossed 100 likes. I feel so immensely blessed to be able to do this and so happy to celebrate what might minute to others but means the world to me. 
I want to say thank you, my gorgeous readers for supporting and joining me on my journey. You guys make it all worth it. So here's to many more posts to come!

P.S Look out for much more to come on Blush Happy including new looks, tutorials, nail posts, outfit posts, hair posts, product reviews and swatches. I'm also interested in hearing what you guys would like to see or see more of on my blog. I love hearing and chatting with you guys and your input is greatly appreciated.  

Till next time...

I'm featured on C'bbean Beauti Blog! Yay!

Hey guys today while checking my blog reading list I was so surprised to find that Jeneille over at C'bbean Beauti Blog is featuring me on her Blogger Highlight Series. To be honest I was totally shocked and quite flattered. I'm really honored to be considered worthy enough a blogger to make the feature.  I really want to say a big thank you to Jeneille, I really appreciate the mention and the compliments. They really mean alot. I'm a recent follow to her blog but I really love everything she does. 

You can find Jeneille's blog HERE and the feature on my blog HERE. 

Mac Viva Glam Nicki Lipstick Review and Swatches

Hi lovelies, today I'm finally doing my review on Mac's Viva Glam Nicki. I've been wearing this a whole lot and its become one of my favorite "look at me" lipsticks. Mac Viva Glam Nicki is part of the Mac Viva Glam program that contributes 100% of all profit made from the campaign to help support the Mac’s HIV/AIDS fund which is responsible for raising awareness about the disease. In all honesty this was my of my few guilt free Mac purchases. The price of this lipstick is inconsequential compared to the cause it supports.

This lipstick comes in the standard Mac black bullet packaging with the exception of the traditional red accents on the inner tube.  Nicki Minaj’s signature is also emblazed on the inner tube, which might be a perk for Nicki fans. The box is also decorated with Nicki’s Signature in red accent.

 I am obsessed with the shade of this lipstick. It is just damn perfect! This lipstick is described as a yellow pink. In my opinion it’s a yellow pink that leans slightly on the coral side. It actually looks a lot more coral in the bullet than on the lips. On my lips it pulls more pink than coral and is definitely is not as scary as I anticipated but is actually really wearable for a lot of skintones. I’ve seen this on light and chocolate skinned ladies and it looks really great on both. Since it does lean yellow Viva Glam Nicki is going to really be great for warmer toned women who find that the blue tones in other pink lippies just don’t look right. For those of you who have troble getting this to work on you remember that lipliner is your friend. Light browns, deep pinks, purple and plums transform this lipstick easily. Adding a little gloss also goes a long way to wearable town.

SIDENOTE: I know some of you might be confused as to what a yellow pink actually is so here’s a quick comparison to show you what I mean. I thought a visual would be the easiest way to explain since the varying tones are more apparent in a comparison. On the left is Viva Glam Nicki and on the right is Mac’s Pink Nouveau. Ok if you look at both then you can definitely see the yellowness in the  Nicki compared to the blue undertones present in Pink Nouveau. I really hope it helps.

Viva Glam Nicki is a Satin finish which is I really like. Its not a matte but its not glossy or shiny in the bit. Semi-matte is always a great compromise. However it is a bit drying so moisturize the lips prior to application. This lipstick applies amazingly smooth and I find that to be consistent with most Mac lipsticks in general. The pigmentation is also amazing with this one and the color payoff really packs a punch with opaque coverage in just 2 swipes. This lipstick gave me close to 5 hours wear.

SWATCHES

 Here's are pics of me wearing this lipstick

Overall I really suggest getting this lipstick I think it’s a gorgeous color, perfect for spring, summer or dry season. Plus all proceeds go to an amazing cause. If you still think Nicki isn’t for you then be sure to check out some of the other shades in the Viva Glam program from years gone by. 

So whether you don't own any Mac lipsticks, are a Mac fanatic or a supporter of persons with HIV/AIDS I urge you to go out and pick up a Viva Glam lipstick today. It could save a life.

VIVA GLAM LOVE