MAC Semi precious Collection review and swatches

I had to take these pics with my iphone 4 because I dont want to look  like a complete weirdo taking photos of makeup with a big camera, but Ill manage looking like a partial weirdo taking pictures with my iphone 4. 

I hope this helps to give you an idea of colours and shades etc if your still on the fence as to whether you want to buy certain products or not. 

photos of cosme

I really felt that this collection was really nice but since I have bought so many mac cosmetics over the past 12 months let alone from the mineralize line I felt it would be best if I did not go to crazy.
( I think I bought all of the in the groove eyeshadows)

Tempted to buy atleast 5 of these merged eyshadows but refrained with difficulty, I also like to buy all of the mac limited edition brushes but I think the split fibre does not suit my purposes due to my useage techniques.

(with flash -Above)

(without flash in store lighting -above)

Top row  - Mac semi precious mineralize skin finish MSF's
Bottom row - MAC semi precious Mineralize blush

MAC semi precious lipsticks (above)

Mac semi precious lipglass swatches

I will try and put up the names and descriptions of these products if you want me to then please comment below and let me know, 

I hope these swatches are helpful, I will do a follow up review and haul post of my purchases from the collection.

Have you bought anything from this collection?

Raspcherry <3

Birthday Haul (pic heavy)

MY HUGE COLLECTIVE BIRTHDAY HAUL

for your eyes only

Bobbo brown Gel liners

Benefit Brows a gogo and confessions of a concealeaholic

Clinique ltd ed summer 2010 palette

Nars ltd ed lipgloss set

Ltd ed gift from Lancome bag designed exclusively for Lancome

Frederick Fekkai ltd ed hair kit for Coloured hair also good for dry/damaged hair

Ltd ed Soleil tan de Chanel Bronzer base and liquid illuminator

Spring summer 2010 ltd ed lipgloss by YSL

Summer 2010 ltd ed bikini peach lipgloss by chanel

My regular purchase Chanel lipgloss aqualumiere

Dior Nude compact,

Dior Beige lipstick (regular purchase)

Diors new lace beige lipgloss just launched

Bobbi brown concealer kit in warm beige (regular purchase)

Bobbi brown stick foundation warm beige for palette

Bobbi brown gel liner black and brown (regular purchase)

Bobbi brown gel liners -blue, purple, green

Bobbi brown creamy lip colour -newest fave and repurchase in baby

Mac Brush mini set

Mac trip dazzleglass set

Mac eye set

all ltd ed from CCO

YSL ltd ed collectors kit in YSL case

Faux cils mascara

Touche eclat -regular purchase

and lisse expert -purchased seperately -regular purchase

Lancome ltd ed Genefique beauty set in case

(individual products are regular purchases)

Lancome ltd ed Hypnose drama set

Lancome cleansing oil

HUGE Lancome haul

Serum, moisturiser, foundation, concealer, eyebase,

Eyeshadow, Blush, Eye palette,

Lipstick, lipgloss, juicy shimmer lipbalm

Nail lacquer

(the infamous £300 lancome haul I tweeted about lolz)

Well this was my birthday collective haul may/june 2010

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MAC to the beach beauty buys

MAC to the beach collection , haul and thoughts and bits that have snuck in from other collections

Eyeshadows

Firecracker

Sweet and punchy

Shimmermoss

Free to be -liberty of london

Lipgloss

splashing

Im such a baby I play with my makeup more than I use it

but you have to admit it looks pretty!

here you can see the limited edition packaging from both Mac to the beach and Mac liberty of london

The world famous Mac bag

From the above picture

I have 1 powder bronze

1 cream bronze

1 lustre drops

and I already have both brushes

the 130 is my fave foundation brush

and the 131 is what I use for my Chanel bronze universal

I didnt get the body oil -though I tried it in my hair -but it wasnt all that I prefer more natural hair oils such as nuxe all over oil which is available in plain and bronze shimmer

the Cream bronzer is in the orange packaging with a clear lid

and the powder bronzer is in the green packaging with a covered lid

the lustre drops in sun rush are a pretty peach gold shade and can be used in many different ways and are more travel friendly than my Chanel illuminator

The paintpot is a party crasher called coral crepe from the pret a papier collection

I pictured the bottoms not because Im a perve but so that you can see the details of the above mentioned products

I got these items online from the pro store

Im not a big fan of the colours chosen for the packaging they could have been prettier but they stand out and are easier to reach out to

I did not go for the pencils as they are not eligible for back to mac and I already have lots of liners for both lips and eyes

The beaauty powder is gimmicky as the sea horse is spryed on and its matte below and beauty powders last a long long long long time as you can use them forever and barely make a dent.

I bought both blushes in hipness an amazing coral and get away bronze a dark brown

I love the splashing gloss which is a perfect pink with gold pearls

I didnt like the green avacado nail polish it reminds me of the wicked witch of the west from the wizard of oz

the other coral shade one was gorgeous and is the same as OPI -your such a kabuki queen

I have featured it in a previous post

I bought 3 of the eye shaodws -I already have humid

I did like the lipsticks but I have too many the prettiest are the lustre light pink and also the bronze toned one -which Im still tempted to get

NEW Chanel stuffies

Chanel soleil tan de Chanel

Summer collection

Products featured above

Soleil tan de Chanel bronze universel bronzing makeup base

Soleil tan de Chanel Sheer illuminating fluid

Chanel levres scintillantes glossimer -257

I do tend to use alot of Chanel products as Im rarely upset with the quality

the bronze universel -is supposed to be used as a base in place of your foundation but you can use it under or over your foundation I tend to use it as a contour mostly but I use it in a million different ways, its a cream to powder formula and has a inner lid to stop the formula from drying out it has the most subtle gold shimmer but the shimmer is not visible on the skin

abit like MAC mineralize foundation

Although it seems that MAC have now copied this formula in their MAC to the beach cream bronzer which i will also be reviewing for you.

The sheer iluminating fluid - is a liquid highlighter similar to benefit high beam and is available from most brands but this one suits my skintone exactly so I love it as it blends in so well and it is the perfect prtner for the bronze universel.

Lipgloss in 257 - this is the new summer shade lipgloss it has alot of gold pearls in and is a peachy pink shade I fell in love with this instantly and I had to get it

all the above products are limited edition so they feature the gold double C's

the bronze products also sometimes feature the gold double C's

You can see above Chanels limited edition powder bronzer -I bought this last year and it still seems to be full as you need the smallest amount, Its very shimmery and is a gold bronze shade

My favourite matte bronzer would be bobbi brown or Smashbox.

I hope you enjoyed this post

I would love to know which are your favourite bronzers or illuminators and why

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raspcherry x