Some new stuff, This time I got some NYX.

NYX Cosmetics is a brand that I have heard a lot of good reviews about. This brand is cheap and a lipstick will cost you only $4.00, but I have heard that the quality is supposed to be very good.

I did take advantage of the NYX Sale at Cherryculture.com a while ago and I bought some items for 50% off.

Since the products didn't cost much I decided to be a little bit daring and pick out colors that I normally doesn't wear so I went for the reds and pinks.

So here's a list (and a picture) of what I picked up:


Mosaic Powder in Dare. This is a tan-pink blush with some shimmer in it.

Two Jumbo Eye Pencils in Strawberry Milk (shimmery light pink) and Slate (shimmery dark grey).

Three single eyeshadows in Platinum Pink (shimmer/glitter light pink), Fahrenheit ( a sort of rosy bronze color) and White Pearl (frosty white).

Three Lip Pencils in Hot Red (red), Tangerine (peachy pink with shimmer) and Mauve (it is like its name, mauve).

Two Round Lipsticks in Thalia (mauve) and Sun Flower (red coral).

I was also sent a little freebie, a bubblegum lip balm. I like the scent of this, it's bubblegum so I have actually used this a couple of times since I got it.


I got a little makeup happy and decided to put together an eye makeup using as many of the products as I could get away with. So I used the Strawberry Milk Jumbo Eye Pencil as a base and then all three eyeshadows. I didn't like the result so I added Satin Taupe Eyeshadow by MAC in the crease and Raven Kohl Power Eye Pencil also from MAC as a liner.

The mascara that I used is Double Extension Beauty Tubes Mascara by L'oréal. Lets just say that this mascara and I aren't the best of friends just yet. I am still on the fence about this one.

A little Tip on how to use the Lustre Drops from MAC

The Lustre Drops from MAC are basically liquid highlighters in a small bottle. They were first released with the Style Warriors collection that came out during spring 2009, but they made a comeback in the To The Beach collection released this spring/summer. I own one bottle of Lustre Drops in the color Sun Rush, a peachy bronze color with lots of gold pearl, and I picked mine up when it came out with the Style Warriors collection.

The Lustre Drops are a multipurpose product and when I first bought mine I didn't exactly know what to do with it. So I thought that it would be a good idea to list some different ways you can use this product and also do a little mini review at the same time.

1. Highlighter: You can use this as a highlighter, however I find that Sun Rush is way to metallic and pigmented for my fair skin. It may look better on people that have a darker skin tone, but be careful because there is a lot of shimmer in this one. I think that Pink Rebel, a pink color with gold pearl, would look better as a highlighter on fair skin tones .
If I am using this as a highlighter I dilute it by mixing it with a foundation or a face cream.

2. Mix it with products to give the skin some glow. You can mix your Lustre Drops with your foundation if you want to give your face an all over glow. You can also mix it with your moisturizer if you don't like to wear foundation in the summer.
Another great way to use this is to mix it with your body lotion. This will give your body a nice golden glow.

3. As a cream shadow on your lids. This is my favorite way to use the Lustre Drops. I apply it to my lids and it looks really nice. It gives the lids a subtle peach color but a lot of golden sheen. This is a favorite on hot summer days when I don't like to wear a lot of eyeshadow.

This is three examples on how to use the Lustre Drops. They are a multipurpose products so there is probably more ways to use them than the ones that I have listed, just use you imagination.

So what do I think of the Lustre Drops?

It is a nice product but It isn't a must have product. If you missed it when it was released you don't have to be upset because you can live without it.
It is a product that can be used in many ways but I think that Sun Rush is much too dark and much too shimmery to work as a highlighter. If you don't use it lightly you will end up with a very metallic looking cheekbones and that isn't really I look that you should go for.

I paid for this product with my own money and it is my own opinion.

My first MSF

I visited the MAC counter a couple of days ago to check out the Love Lace and Warm & Cozy collections. The Warm & Cozy collection didn't appeal to me as much as the Love Lace did. But there was one thing that caught my eye, the Mineralize Skin Finish in By Candlelight.


I have never understood the hype around the MSFs. They are beautiful to look at but they have always looked like glitter bombs to me. I have a strong aversion to glitter on my face. I like a soft glow but can't stand it when glitter particles show up on my face.
But By Candlelight isn't glittery at all and it has a beautiful golden pink color that is subtle on the skin and gives it a beautiful warm glow. I am in love with this one.

I don't know if they have change the formulation of the MSFs and made them less glittery, but if all them have this kind of shimmer in them I can see myself buying more of these in the future.

Now if only I could get my hands on So Ceylon.....