Cosmetic Case of the Mondays

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend and to my fellow Jewish readers I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year!  I was able to spend time with my sister-in-law (whom I love and adore to pieces) this weekend who was in town for the holiday and I dragged her to the MAC counter to get our makeup done and try out the new collections that had debuted this week.  She doesn’t regularly paint her face as much as I do so I had to coach her along the way, but luckily the new collections were so amazing that I had little convincing to do.

We went into Bloomies originally to test out the new line Office Hours, which features Pro Longwear Eye Shadows, Lipglasses, and Blushes.  These are all meant to last you throughout your busy day (thus the fitting name) and come in great shades, both a little retro as well as neutral.  This all changed when we spotted the limited edition Pressed Pigments (I didn’t sweat the change-up because we were told the Office Hours colors aren’t limited, phew).  Basically these Pressed Pigment shadows are pressed versions of MAC’s crushed Pigments and we just loved them!  They can be applied wet or dry as well as layered on top of one another or with a different shadow.  The possibilities are endless!  One problem: Low supply, high demand (that’s when you know they’re good!).  Moral of the story: If you like what you see, purchase asap!

Here’s the whole collection:

After having the wonderful Ina doll me up, I opted to buy Deeply Dashing, a brown/taupe shade, as well as Light Touch, a champagne shade.  Keep in mind that because of the glitter and shimmer, each color can end up looking differently depending on the skin tone, lighting, and other colors they’re mixed with.  My apologies in advance for what looks like the shiniest shots ever, not sure how my camera even made my uber dry skin look like this.  Just keep your eye on the prize on not your eye on the shine…

We did end up going with one of the new Pro Longwear Blushes featured in Office Hours, Stubborn which is a midtone rose plum. Lastly we paired it with the Sheen Supreme Lipstick color Can’t Get Enough, a beige neutral shade, topped with Lustreglass Luminary gloss.

So, reaching for your wallet yet??

Xo

Leah