MAC X Aaliyah Haughton Age Ain't Nothing Palette

Today I have a review of the new MAC x Aaliyah Haughton Age Ain't Nothing Palette.

For those of you who do not know, Aaliyah Haughton was an American singer, actress and model that tragically died in 2001 at age 22. She was a really successful and famous R&B singer at the time of her death. I remember hearing of her name, but I don’t think I had ever heard her music. I was 8 years old the year of her death, which may explain why I hadn’t really heard of her.

I purchased this palette for £26.00 directly from MACcosmetics.co.uk. It is a limited edition product, but it is still available to purchase as of today. The packaging is made out of shiny plastic and it was specially designed in a metallic burgundy colour and it has Aaliyah’s signature printed in silver on the front. The packaging is a lot like their other nine shade palettes, apart from you can’t see the eyeshadows from the front, due to the signature design. It has a magnetic opening and the eyeshadows are laid out in threes. I feel like they could have included a little mirror on the inside of the lid because it looks really plain. This is probably why their other nine shade palettes are transparent. The eyeshadow pans are quite small, but you can easily fit your fingers or an eyeshadow brush in them.

You get nine 0.65g eyeshadows in five different finishes; Veluxe Pearl (VLXP), Lustre (L), Satin (S), Matte (M) and Frost (F).

LOVESMOKE - bright warm silver (VLXP)

MAGIC MOOR - warm purplish-brown (VLXP)

CARE 4 YOU - medium plum (L)

CREATIVE COPPER - light warm gold (L)

THAT SOMEBODY - soft golden brown (S)

PRINCESS OF SOUL - medium dirty brown (M)

DECEPTION - bronzy taupe (F)

GINGERSNAP - rosy copper (F)

DANCE IN THE DARK - deep purplish-brown (M)

The colour story is described by MAC as being a “moody deep neutral shade wave”. The eyeshadows should be highly pigmented, apply evenly, blend well and can be used wet or dry.

I am a little disappointed by this palette! The packaging and shades do look beautiful, but the quality just isn’t there. I am not overly keen on the formula of MAC eyeshadows anyway, I think they are dry and lack pigmentation in general and this palette does unfortunately live up to that. The shades Lovesmoke and Deception are the most dry and patchiest shades of the palette, even with primer. The eyeshadows blend ok, but I struggled with inspiration for looks as there is not many matte or light shades. It is definitely a grungy inspired palette with a couple of pops. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this palette and I wouldn’t look at purchasing any other MAC little palettes, especially if the quality is supposed to be like this one!

I just find it a little dodgy when brands do collaborations with deceased celebrities. It is like they are using their name just to sell, in some cases, low quality products and make money off them. If the celebrities were still alive, I doubt some of them would have consented to the collaborations as they are!

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Boots Fragrance Sampler Gift Set for Her 2015

I decided to treat myself to this little fragrance set. As you know, I am a perfume addict and I’m quite addicted to collecting perfume samples too! It’s this year’s Boots Fragrance Sampler set for Her. I saw last year’s advertised but I always thought it was a little expensive for what you get. The set basically contains eight samples of Boots best-selling female fragrances by other brands. The set comes in a small, thin cardboard box and each sample is set inside a plastic insert. You also get a small fragrance guide and the voucher, which is what you’ll need to get your full size bottle of your favourite sample. The eight samples in this year’s set are:- HUGO BOSS - Boss Ma Vie This is a 2ml sample vile in pipette form and can be exchanged for a 30ml bottle of the eau de parfum. “Inspired by the independent spirit of a woman, exuding a glow of femininity and confidence. Created around the cactus blossom, aiming to reinvent and modernize floral green notes ...

Glossybox #19 - December 2015

I have been really looking forward to this box as I knew it would be rose gold themed. All the products were carefully selected by the Beauty Blogger ReallyRee, for this special looking limited edition Christmas box. Here is what I received:- être belle Golden Skin Caviar Eye Roll On | 10ml - £30.66 | This product is a bit odd and really doesn’t appeal to me at all! So Susan Statement Skin Highlighter Pencil in Starlight | 1.8g - £15.00 | This is a very strange colour and the cream shape is odd too. I am not interested in this product one bit. I prefer light pink highlighters and this is a yellow gold shade, not flattering at all for my skin tone! COLLECTION Long Lasting Nail Effects in Touch of Glamour (31) | 8ml - £2.99 | This nail polish looks really pretty and it is definitely my kind of shade (rose gold). I am looking forwarded to trying it on my nails. I think it would look beautiful on it’s own. Hylamide Pore Delete | 10ml - £18.00...

Katie Price 'Stunning' Perfume VS JoJo Siwa 'Be You' Perfume - Are they the same?

I was browsing on AllBeauty.com and looking at celebrity fragrances and I saw that one was listed for JoJo Siwa. I had heard of JoJo before, but I don’t really know anything about her. I clicked on it out of interest and when I first saw the image of the perfume, I thought maybe the wrong photograph had been uploaded until I clicked on it and saw the description of the perfume. When I first saw the photograph, before I clicked on it to read the description, I instantly thought, that’s Stunning by Katie Price! I looked into it a bit more and compared it to Stunning. The JoJo Siwa “version” is called Be You. Photo Source: Perfume.com Stunning by Katie Price · Released in 2007 (12 years ago). · Contains the notes; Mandarin Orange, Jasmine & Patchouli. · Classed as a floral scent. · ...

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