A Girl Can Dream: February Wishlist

1. YSL Rogue Volupte in Red Temptation

2. Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray

3. Mac Mineralise Blush in Warm Soul

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Review: MAC 'Saint Germain'

Totally bought this on whim after watching a Youtube video where the girl was wearing this colour and instantly fell in love! Ever since dying my hair purple, I feel like I have free range to wear obnoxious lipstick colours, so I've been making the most of it. I love a good Barbie pink and Saint Germain fits the bill perfectly!

Saint Germain is amplified formula, so it's super pigmented and opaque. The colour in the tube is true to how it appears on the lips, which is actually quite rare! But I love it - the colour is long lasting, slightly offensive but I happily wear it around university because I'm obnoxious like that.

I have no idea why my arm is so ugly omg I'm so sorry.

 As you can see, it as great colour pay off. After 1 swipe on my very sad looking arm, it's opaque. It is slightly more pale on my lips than it appears here, but the swatches are quite accurate.

This colour is said to suit pale cool tones (which I am) and darker skin tones. It's definitely a blue toned pink, so it can look very 'concealer lips' on people who aren't super pale or super dark. If you have any form of a tan, I wouldn't recommend this (I'd go more the route of Girl About Town or Candy Yum Yum for a bright pink). I see this as a more wearable version of the Nicki Minaj for MAC lipsticks.

I find it lasts around 4 hours before I have to reapply, but I find this difficult to judge because I am constantly drinking something, but like all MAC lipsticks, it lasts well with little to no feathering.

I'm looking forward to wearing this on my summer holidays, I feel like it's quite premature wearing such a bright shade while it's still cold (not that it really stops me). Overall, I love this colour. It is difficult to pull off but it's worth giving it go. I bought this for $40NZD at the MAC counter. You can buy them online cheaper but I've heard too many stories about fakes so I never buy MAC products online.

xo Bridget

Review: MAC 'Girl About Town'

I am a total sucker for bright pink lipsticks and Girl About Town by MAC takes the cake in my collection. We all know and love the quality of MAC lipsticks and this lipstick is no exception. Amazing pigmentation, long lasting and it doesn't bleed - even without a lipliner. 

Girl About Town is a gorgeous dark bright pink (does that even make sense?) from their Amplified range. I would honestly believe that this would flatter all skin tones due to it being such a versatile pink, as you can see in the swatches. It isn't bright enough to wash you out, but it isn't a murky dark pink.

Here in New Zealand, MAC lippies retail for $40NZD each, which is insanely expensive but oh so worth it because of the high quality of these lipsticks. You really are getting what you pay for, the customer service at the MAC counter is amazing too. The ladies there always let me try on several lipsticks before eventually deciding on one. I almost never do this but due to mAC having such a wide colour range, how could I not? 

As you can see, pigmentation of Girl About Town is great. Even after 1 swatch it has full opaque colour and it lasts hours. It is quite matte but this can be remedied with a clear gloss, which amplifies the gorgeousness of the colour. 

Perhaps my favourite thing about this lipstick, besides the colour payoff, is the sheer longevity. It's not very often that you find a long wear lipstick that a) actually lasts and b) doesn't bleed/feather/make you look crazy after 6 hours of wear. I have never worn a lip liner with this lipstick and I often wear this to work, so that's 6 hours of constant talking, drinking and my lunch break. It always lasts, and it leaves a subtle stain on my lips too so that if it does wear off, I don't look crazy. 

I've been wearing this all winter but I also plan on continuing this all summer because it's such a versatile shade. It gives a pop of colour in the winter and in the summer it suits a tan (if you're lucky) or if you're like me, it makes you look alive!

This lipstick is well worth the amount it costs - from gorgeous colour to long lasting, it is my go to lipstick when I'm feeling down or want to sass around university like I own the place.

xo Bridget 

Review: Saigon Summer by MAC

As I said in my earlier summer essentials post, I've already started the process of getting my makeup summer ready. I've been tempted by orange lipsticks for a while now and I finally decided to take the plunge the other day. I chose Saigon Summer by MAC because it's a buildable orange - I didn't want full on bright orange in one swipe, so this is good for those of you, like me, who'd rather take baby steps.



Here it is in natural light. As you can see, it's still a bright orange but also has a slight shimmer in the lips which is only noticeable when you're outside. I'm already in love with this colour and have been wearing it inappropriately with my winter coats all week. I love the sheerness of it (it's a cremesheen lipstick) and yet the colour that it still delivers.

Here are the swatches. As you can see, it builds well so it can cater for those who want a sheer orange but have darker lips. My lips are a natural dark pink so regular sheer lipsticks just don't do it for me. I find two swipes of this is perfect - and as all MAC lipsticks do, it lasts all day without feathering (I rarely use lip pencils with my high end lipsticks because I've never needed to).

Due to it being cremesheen, it did come off more easily while eating and drinking, though this is never usually an issue for me because I love whipping out tubes of lipstick mid-lecture and re-applying it. If I'm paying $40 for a lipstick, I want everyone to know what brand I'm wearing.

Overall, I'm super pleased with this lipstick. I can tell it'll be a summer staple for me, I just wish it was a little more matte so it lasted better. I'd highly recommend this because of it's shimmer, buildability  (is that a word?) and the perfect orange.

What is your staple summer lipstick?

xo Bridget

Review: M.A.C 'Girl ABout Town' Lipstick

I am a total sucker for bright pink lipsticks and Girl About Town by MAC takes the cake in my collection. We all know and love the quality of MAC lipsticks and this lipstick is no exception. Amazing pigmentation, long lasting and it doesn't bleed - even without a lipliner. 

Girl About Town is a gorgeous dark bright pink (does that even make sense?) from their Amplified range. I would honestly believe that this would flatter all skin tones due to it being such a versatile pink, as you can see in the swatches. It isn't bright enough to wash you out, but it isn't a murky dark pink.

Here in New Zealand, MAC lippies retail for $40NZD each, which is insanely expensive but oh so worth it because of the high quality of these lipsticks. You really are getting what you pay for, the customer service at the MAC counter is amazing too. The ladies there always let me try on several lipsticks before eventually deciding on one. I almost never do this but due to mAC having such a wide colour range, how could I not? 

As you can see, pigmentation of Girl About Town is great. Even after 1 swatch it has full opaque colour and it lasts hours. It is quite matte but this can be remedied with a clear gloss, which amplifies the gorgeousness of the colour. 

Perhaps my favourite thing about this lipstick, besides the colour payoff, is the sheer longevity. It's not very often that you find a long wear lipstick that a) actually lasts and b) doesn't bleed/feather/make you look crazy after 6 hours of wear. I have never worn a lip liner with this lipstick and I often wear this to work, so that's 6 hours of constant talking, drinking and my lunch break. It always lasts, and it leaves a subtle stain on my lips too so that if it does wear off, I don't look crazy. 

I've been wearing this all winter but I also plan on continuing this all summer because it's such a versatile shade. It gives a pop of colour in the winter and in the summer it suits a tan (if you're lucky) or if you're like me, it makes you look alive!

This lipstick is well worth the amount it costs - from gorgeous colour to long lasting, it is my go to lipstick when I'm feeling down or want to sass around university like I own the place.

xo Bridget