MAC Glamour Daze Collection: Easy Manner Blush

Today the reviews of MAC's holiday collection Glamour Daze continues with the one of the three blushes released with the collection. When I was swatching the blushes in the store I thought the other two were gorgeous but were a tad bit too dark for my complexion, so I only picked up this one called Easy Manner.

This is another holiday product that really lives up to its name! While it's not the most unique color ever, I love it because it applies easily and looks so natural on my skin. It leans more towards the powdery side but I don't mind too much because if you don't pack it on that powderiness doesn't translate on the cheeks. It's glowy but not overtly so which makes it perfect for my oily skin! It's also quite buildable so it can be used with a light hand for a natural, easy flush or it can be packed on a little more to make your cheeks more bold if that's the look you're going for.

The only gripe I have with this one is the packaging. I was hoping that MAC would do something a little more unique and holiday-esque with the packaging of the single products (eyeshadows, blushes, lipsticks, lip glosses) but they didn't really, other than making the black exterior glossier and printing the brand name in white. It's a bit of a let down as it doesn't distinguish these holiday products from the permanent MAC products as much as I'd hoped. The face kits, however, are a different story - but I'll save that for another review!

MAC Glamour Daze Collection Haul!

Hi everyone! I'm so sorry the blog hasn't been seeing a lot of love lately, but the weather here has been awful and I haven't really been able to find good lighting to take photographs. Luckily though the weather let up for a little bit today and I snapped some photos of some products I picked up from one of MAC's new collections, Glamour Daze!

- Easy Manner Blush

- Evening Grey, Stolen Moment, and Round Midnight eyeshadows

- Catch My Eye Fluidline

- Talk Softly to Me and Deliciously Demure lip glasses

- Innocence and Outrageously Fun lipsticks

- All for Glamour Touch Up Kit

I am in love with the packaging for this collection! Though the items in this collection are quite expensive, especially with the face kits, I think that you can really see where your money is going in terms of packaging. Some of the other eyeshadow kits didn't interest me because even though the packaging was beautiful, the quality of the eyeshadows themselves were just not worth it, in my opinion. I'm really excited to test all these out and will definitely try to have reviews up as soon as possible!

And since we were on the topic of the weather earlier, I just want to wish all of you east-coasters good luck in the face of the hurricane. Stay safe guys! <3

Agnes b. Rose d'or Monoblush

Before this year I had never tried any Agnes b. makeup products. To be honest, I didn't even know such products were included in their line! I found a counter that sold their makeup when I was in New York this summer, however, and one of the products I decided to try out was their powder blush. The color I bought was Rose d'or.

In the pan, the color is a beautiful rose with gold shimmer layered throughout the product. Unfortunately, this doesn't translate to the cheeks. In the store, this swatched as a really pretty natural color with a hint of shimmer, but they must have done something to the lighting because when I tried it on my cheeks after I had bought it, it seemed like there was almost no color at all, just a ton of gold shimmer. It wasn't even fine shimmer; it looked chunky and glittery and I really didn't appreciate it. It was so unflattering, especially because it draws attention to the problem areas of my face (i.e. acne scarring, spots, dry patches). It has a light floral scent to it as well, which didn't bother me but I know there are some people out there who really hate scented makeup products.

I just can't honestly say that I recommend this product. I really wanted to love it because it looks so gorgeous in the pan, but this just doesn't look as nice when actually applied to the face. I've tried it so many different ways - as a highlighter, tapping off as much of the shimmer as I could...nothing helped. I wish it was as lovely as I'd thought it would be, it might've been almost like a lighter version of NARS Orgasm!

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Have you tried any Agnes b. makeup products? What did you like/dislike about them?