Remember how I said I was on a No buy April?……well I fell off the wagon. But in my defense it was because I HAD to pick up some things from the In Extra Dimension Collection by MAC which is a limited edition collection in stores April 11th and on sale now online. The collection includes eyeshadows, blushes, skinfinishes, and brushes. And I only got two items which is really showing restraint here because the eyeshadows are gorgeous!
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| MAC In Extra Dimension Collection: Skinfinish in Double Definition and blush in Blazing Haute |
Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Double Definition: Before I say anything about this one just take a look at the compact:
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| In Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Double Definition |
If you’re unfamiliar with Skinfinishes here’s the description from the site:
“A liquid-powder highlighter with prismatic reflections that sculpts, highlights and models the face. The cool, creamy near-fluid formula creates a luminous, well-defined finish. Wears 10 hours.”
The colors in this compact are perfect for African American women. On my skintone which is a MAC Studio Fix C7 or Clinique Acne Solutions Liquid Foundation in Fresh Ginger this shade showed up subtle but gorgeous nonetheless. I was extremely light handed because I didn’t want the design messed up yet lol. You can either apply one shade of this compact or swirl them both together for a different look. The lighter shade would make an awesome highlighter and the darker shade would be good for a bronzer. Check out this post from Temptalia (love this blog!) about the many ways to use a skinfinish.
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| Extra Dimension Double Definition Skinfinish |
In the swatch above you can definitely see that the two colors are distinct. The darker color is almost my same skin color but you can still see the glow the on the right hand side. The lighter color I see as more of a highlight. I’ll be experimenting with this this weekend and I’ll let you know what I end up using it as.
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| MAC Extra Dimension Blush in Blazing Haute |
For everyday wear I am a fan of using subtle peach tone blushes. My current favorite is MAC Powder Blush in Sunbasque which is described as a Peach with Pearl color. I have used my current blush up until there is one little sliver left so it was time for a new one; so this did not count as a No-Buy violation – this is a necessity. Blazing Haute’s color description is “Dirty Peach” which is right up my alley. It was hard to get a good swatch of this one but the color I would say is less red than Sunbasque and more of a true peach color. I had to pile this one up for a hint of the color to show up but I’ll give a better review once I actually use it on my face in the coming days.
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| MAC Extra Dimension Blush in Blazing Haute |
I may or may not go back for some of the eyeshadows. Or a another blush. I think I have a problem…but anyway, will you pick up anything from this collection?
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Great post:) Love the blush it’s so pretty! I think I need it lol!
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I love it! It’s currently one of three of my favorite blushes. lol