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Years from now, in the far-off future, when historical charm buffs/artistic archeologists look back on MAC’s 2015 restricted edition releases, the award for finest dressed Collection might quickly go to MAC Guo Pei.

This one is a beauty! — as well as the packaging is likewise unusual for MAC. The compacts, lipsticks, brushes as well as glosses are all using material accents with floral flourishes (there’s even a adorable bit woman bug on the print) as well as have details like genuine stitching on the material sides.

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MAC Guo Pei Eye shadow X 4 in night Sky
MAC Guo Pei Eye shadow X 4 in morning Light
MAC Guo Pei Lipsticks in Zenith, Ethereal Orchid as well as take on Red
Unfortunately, the designer treatment likewise results in one of the much more costly MAC collections around. The two eyeshadow quads are — brace yourself for it — $70 each (!).

Yes, that’s crazypants.

Thankfully, the shadows are as much as par for MAC. Unlike the shadows in a few of MAC’s other restricted edition quads as well as palettes, which for me are in some cases hit or miss (some feel harder than typical as well as aren’t as pigmented as their long-term collection counterparts), these are of similar high quality to the shadows in the long-term line.

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תודה לאל על כך.

All of the shadows in the two quads swatch beautifully, as well as I haven’t had any type of issues with blending, skipping, after effects or patchy/uneven application.

MAC Guo Pei Cremesheen Glasses in pale Moon, bright Pink Bouquet as well as like of Roses

MAC Guo Pei Powder Blushes in Lotus blossom (left) as well as Red Water Lily (right)
MAC Guo Pei charm Powder in Moonlight
The collection is a partnership with Chinese designer Guo Pei, well-known in China for her fancy hand-sewn creations, a few of which take years to complete. earlier this summertime she made waves on the worldwide scene with a splendid gold as well as canary yellow gown used by Rihanna to the satisfied Ball.

I’ve checked out that the gown, with its voluminous train as well as elaborate embroidery, took two years to complete.

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I can certainly see the fashion influence in the style of these products.

MAC Guo Pei Fluidlines in Darkness of Calm, Blue Fountain as well as palm Tree
MAC Guo Pei Eye shadow X 4 in night sky from the left: Nehru, Celestial Peak, Blue horizon as well as bright Moon
MAC Guo Pei Eye shadow X 4 in morning Light from the left: earthy Scent, Amber Lights, walking Dawn as well as wonderful Vapours
Ironically, in spite of the resilient garden vibe I get from the packaging, the colors inside the products seem like autumn — however they aren’t predictible. The beautiful jewel-toned blues are spiced up with warm coppers as well as golds, touches of red, coral as well as pink on cheeks as well as lips, as well as charcoal grays for the eyes.

MAC Guo Pei Fluidlines in Blue Fountain, Darkness of Calm as well as palm Tree
MAC Guo Pei Powder blush in Lotus Blossom, Powder blush in Red Water Lily as well as charm Powder in Moonlight
MAC Guo Pei Lipsticks in take on Red, Zenith as well as Ethereal Orchid
MAC Guo Pei Cremeshee Glasses in pale Moon, like of Roses as well as bright Pink Bouquet
All told, it’s a pricey, quite collection with jaw-dropping packaging.

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I believe the quads are great. I just desire they weren’t so expensive…

MAC x Guo Pei Collection

מהדורה מוגבלת; coming September 24 to the MAC site as well as October 1 with November 1 to choose MAC counters as well as stores

Eye shadow X 4 in night sky with Matte Eyeshadow in Nehru (a matte black gray), Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow in bright Moon (a warm white), Frost Eyeshadow in Blue horizon (a mid-tone dynamic blue) as well as Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow in Celestial Peak, $70

Eye shadow X 4 in morning Light with Pearl Lustre Eyeshadow in wonderful Vapours (a soft beige with pink duochrome), Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow in walking Dawn (a light medium gold), Frost Eyeshadow in Amber lights (a peachy brown with shimmer) as well as Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow in earthy Scent (a blackened brown), $70

Fluidline in Blue Fountain, a creamy dark greenish blue, $17.50

Fluidline in Darkness of Calm, a frosty dark espresso, $17.50

Fluidline in palm Tree, a creamy charcoal with pearl, $17.50

Cremesheen Lipstick in take on Red, a bright yellowish red, $30

Lustre Lipstick in Zenith, a light nude, $30

Lustre Lipstick in Ethreal Orchid, a mid-tone filthy coral, $30

Cremesheen Glass in pale Moon, a mid tone pinkish nude, $28

Cremesheen Glass in like of Roses, a true red, $28

Cremesheen Glass in bright Pink Bouquet, a nude coral, $28

Matte Powder blush in Lotus Blossom, a light bluish pink, $40

Satin Powder blush in Red Water Lily, a light coral pink, $40

Beauty Powder in Moonlight, a translucent powder with little sized fine pearls, $70

213 Fluffמברשת, $ 32

128 אבקת סומק, 46 $

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הו, אלוהים שלי. ללא שם: Gimme אלה בועות קצף בכל פעם! הם עושים זמן אמבטיה הרבה יותר טוב.

Buuut, אני לא אומר לא כדי אמבטיה מלחים אם אין אפשרויות תוסס זמין. אני בעיקר בדיוק כמו לשבת באמבטיה … למרות שלא לקחתי אמבטיה אמיתית מאז נכנסתי להריון עם תינוקת. אני רק קצת עצבני על החלקה או לא להיות מסוגל לצאת, כי איזון שלי כבר כבוי.

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אני מתכוון, מקלחת מקבל את העבודה, אבל אמבטיה מקבל את זה נעשה הרבה יותר טוב. אני מתגעגע להם!

השני ish הוא כל ניקוי אמבטיה / מקלחת. האמבט שלי הוא כ -30 שנה. זה ראה ימים טובים יותר, אם אתה יודע למה אני מתכוון, ואת הזמן היחיד שאני אוהב לעשות אמבטיה בו הוא במהלך כמה ימים אחרי שאני לנקות ביסודיות אותו.

מה איתך? אמבטיות עם או בלי בועות קצפות? שואל מוחות רוצים לדעת.

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נ.ב. Tgif!

Fall.

They state it’s fall, as well as it did feel like autumn right here about a week ago. It was cloudy as well as chilly, as well as there were leaves falling everywhere outside, however then summertime struck back as well as said, “CUT! תרגיע! I’m not prepared to go…” We had one more string of 80- as well as 90-degree days.

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Sooner or later, though, it’ll get cooler as well as stay that way. It’s a guarantee. as well as when it happens, I’ll be prepared for it with these five fall-friendly berry lipsticks.

1. NARS Satin Lip Pencil in Hyde Park ($26)

NARS Satin Lip Pencil in Hyde Park
I truly like Reddish berry Hyde Park with bronze, burgundy as well as brown looks. as well as even cranberry smoky eyes (Ooh! — provide it try sometime with a warm as well as shimmery cranberry on your lids as well as a matte orangey brown in the crease). The pencil shape makes it simple to line as well as fill in my lips without needing a lip liner, so yay for skipping steps! Hyde Park is offered now at NARS counters, stores as well as online.

2. Tom Ford Lip color Matte in Plum rich ($52)

Tom Ford Lip color Matte in Plum Lush

This matte plummy berry is a perennial autumn fave of mine. It’s Tom Ford’s Plum Lush, as well as it’s a relatively flat matte that doesn’t truly show any type of light. I believe it looks additional great when paired with contrasting eye looks that do have a bit sheen, like satiny plum smoky eyes, as well as I likewise like it with deep plum winged liner. It’s offered now at Tom Ford counters as well as online.

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3. metropolitan Decay transformation Lipstick in Jilted ($22)

Urban Decay transformation Lipstick in Jilted
Jilted is my “party” berry shade since it’s so much fun! I like its somewhat blue undertones as well as shiny finish. just add falsies as well as draw crisp black feline eye flicks, as well as proceed to par-tay. It’s offered now at metropolitan Decay counters as well as online.

4. NARS Audacious Lipstick in Fanny ($32)

NARS Audacious Lipstick in Fanny
Fanny, Fanny, Fo-Fanny, Banana-Fanny Fo-Fanny, Fee-Fi-Fo-Fanny, FANNY! NARS Fanny will take you from your workstation to the Chevy’s down the street after work, as well as then back at house for a vigorous evening walk with your feline (LOL!). I believe of this rich berry shade as my every-occasion berry, since I can wear it everywhere (and I do!). It’s offered now at NARS counters, shops as well as online.

5. MAC Satin Lipstick in Rebel ($17)

MAC Satin Lipstick in Rebel

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Don’t you attempt tell this powerful plummy berry what to do! It’s a Rebel! — as well as I bust it out whenever I feel like kicking @ss as well as taking names. I like it with strong eye looks — the bolder the better. preferably with lashes, brows, liner as well as perhaps even a bit bit of shine for sparkle. When you feel like going all out, reach for Rebel. It’s offered now at MAC stores, counters as well as online.

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The makeup as well as charm blog Monday Poll for may 25, 2015
אתה יכול להיות תוהה, “אז מה זה tarnation זה יום שני סקר בכל מקרה!?”

ובכן, זה לא בדיוק סקר. It’s much more of a continuously evolving (devolving?), somewhat random listing of concerns I’ve been putting out to visitors every Monday morning for the past seven years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always delighted in reading your answers in the comments, as well as I hope you delight in reading mine.

Are there parts of your charm routine that you won’t let anybody see?
ובכן כן. El Hub doesn’t requirement to see me going to to my upper lip hair, aka “the stash,” as well as I’m extremely self-conscious about my grey hair roots at the end of my coloring cycle.

Sometimes I’ll get these bit white infant hairs at the front of my head that I’ll just pluck out behind closed doors.

Wearing workout clothes when you’re not working out — a do or a don’t?
Honestly, I am so conflicted about this since there are days when I just want the stretchy Spandex to hold whatever in, however I likewise feel that if you’re gonna wear workout clothes outside the home to someplace other than a class or the gym…your butt as well as your woman parts ought to likewise be covered by something else, like a hoody or a long sweatshirt.

What makeup did you wear to your prom (if you can’t keep in mind exactly, do you keep in mind the general idea)?
I don’t keep in mind exactly, since this was roughly… I don’t even requirement to state exactly how long back it was, LOL! Let’s just state “the ’90s,” however I’m quite sure that I used a dark warm brown lip — the exact same one that’s extremely prominent once again best now — as well as I most likely did thick black feline eyeliner.

I didn’t go someplace to get my makeup done, either. I don’t understand why, however it didn’t happen to me, so I just did it at house by myself in my parents’ bathroom, which had the worst illumination imaginable.

But, of course, when I left for the evening, I believed I was hot sh*t (although I most likely appeared like a hot mess).

When was the last time you returned makeup? What was it, as well as why did you take it back?
It was after the last Sephora VIB sale. I purchased a tube of Anastasia remove Brow Gel, since that’s just something I typically do on the VIB sales (I go with brow gels quickly), however then when I got house as well as opened the drawer where I keep my brow products, I realized, “Oh, snap! There are like six remove brow gels here…” So I returned the new one.

Do you own any type of neutral/nude/naked palettes, as well as what’s your preferred one?
My preferred one is the MAC Brooke Shields Gravitas palette, since of its combination of warm as well as great neutrals, as well as since I just believe the colors are extremely flattering. It has a great deal of my preferred MAC eyeshadows like Soft Brown, Satin Taupe, Carbon as well as Shroom, however there are likewise some purples as well as khakis that make it much more versatile than the typical beige-brown neutrals palette.

This time around, I likewise believe that the high quality of the shadows in the combination increased to the level of MAC’s single pan shadows, which hasn’t always been the situation with MAC palettes.

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תורך. רק להעתיק כמו גם להדביק את הציות עם חששות לתוך תגובה עם התשובות שלך. אני מסתכל קדימה לקרוא אותם!

1. are there parts of your charm routine that you won’t let anybody see?
2. using workout clothes when you’re not working out — a do or a don’t?
3. What makeup did you wear to your prom (if you can’t keep in mind exactly, do you keep in mind the general idea)?
4. When was the last time you returned makeup? What was it as well as why did you take it back?
5. Do you own any type of neutral/nude/naked palettes, as well as what’s your preferred one?

Happy Monday, my friend. are there any type of barbeques or swimming pools in your Memorial Day future? אני מקווה. Neither one for me, though, since it’s really type of cold here… The Bay area is doing its strange weather condition thing, where the days begin out cloudy however then warm up a bit in the afternoon, so that’s when I’ll ideally be catching some rays as well as doing some window buying at the Corte Madera mall.

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Have a great holiday. I’ll speak with you soon.

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The makeup as well as charm blog Monday Poll
You may be wondering, “So what in tarnation is this Monday Poll thing anyway!?”

ובכן, זה לא בדיוק סקר. It’s much more of a continuously evolving (devolving?), somewhat random listing of concerns I’ve been putting out to visitors every Monday morning for the past seven years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always delighted in reading your answers in the comments, as well as I hope you delight in reading mine.

On a scale of 1-10, exactly how skilled are you with your hair (with 10 being salon-caliber elegant updos as well as elaborate braids)?
Well, based on the trendy method I’ve been using my hair lately, otherwise understood as “The Mop,” I ought to most likely state a unfavorable 10, however no, no, I believe I’m a bit much better than that when I put in the effort… So perhaps a six or seven? If I’m trying.

I can do a few different updos as well as braids, like the untidy reverse French braid I was using a couple months ago.

Flower crowns: do or don’t?
It seems like they get a great deal of flak sometimes, however they’re a do for me. I believe they’re fun as well as playful, as well as even though they kind of dominate the music celebration circuit, I desire they would likewise dominate routine life, since I would not mind it if women walked around all over with flower crowns. I believe it would be type of pretty.

What’s something you do at least when a day?

Feed Tabs some wet food, since if he doesn’t get at least a taste of gravy, he gets extremely vocal as well as crabby.

לצחצח את השיניים שלי

לשתות מים

Check my emails

התחבר

Put on lotion

Go outside to breathe some fresh air

Open a window

A bit cleaning, believe it or not

Fill in my brows

Have a cup of tea (usually eco-friendly tea in the morning as well as afternoon as well as Sleepy Time Tea at night)

Clean off my desk

I likewise go with phases (and I’m in one now) where I modification some aspect of my attire at least when a day, which I want to do at this extremely moment since I’m currently uncomfortable.

What were you like as a child?
Very timid as well as peaceful as well as happy. as well as artistic, too, which wasn’t extremely valued in my family…but let’s not even go there now best meow.

What’s a type of music you just don’t get?
’70s rock, however I believe that’s partly since I haven’t been subjected to a great deal of it. What I have heard, though, hasn’t truly linked with me yet.

Sometimes when El Hub as well as I go on our road trips as much as Redding, California, we’ll listen to traditional rock stations (which they have a great deal of up there), as well as I’ll hear a tune as well as say, “I’ve never heard this tune before,” as well as it’ll be by Pink Floyd or something, as well as El Hub will turn his head to me with a look of total shock. “I can’t believe you’ve never heard this tune before!”

לא. as well as I’m sorry, however it’s not doing anything for me either.

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תורך. רק להעתיק כמו גם להדביק את הציות עם חששות לתוך תגובה עם התשובות שלך. אני מסתכל קדימה לקרוא אותם!

1. On a scale of 1-10, exactly how skilled are you with your hair (with 10 being salon-caliber elegant updos as well as elaborate braids)?
2. flower crowns: do or don’t?
3. What’s something you do at least when a day?
4. What were you like as a child?
5. What’s a type of music you just don’t get?

שלום חבר. Here’s a hug, one from me as well as one from Tabs. He asks that you pet him for a bit, however please don’t mind when he starts to look somewhat annoyed. That’s just exactly how he looks on Monday mornings.

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אני מקווה שהיה לך סופ”ש נעים. I have to admit I’m still in weekend mode… I haven’t rather gotten into gear yet. I believe I’ll certainly requirement a second, as well as most likely likewise a third, cup of eco-friendly tea.

The weekend went by method as well fast… On Saturday night we viewed the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight with some friends. I’m type of bummed about exactly how it turned out, however it was still fun to get together. as well as then yesterday I just did a great deal of high-intensity unwinding around the house.

I started viewing this great BBC documentary series on Netflix called Egypt. It’s part documentary, part, kind of, lifetime channel historical movie. Anyway, I’ve been completely sucked in.

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I hope you’re having an easy, calm Monday so far. I’ll be best back… Can I bring you a cup of tea? Something with caffeine, perhaps?

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