A Beautiful Friendship

Before beginning this blog and my YouTube Channel, (I'm still working on that by the way, it's on its way...I just wish it looked better...) I watched a good handful of beauty videos on YouTube and followed blogs, etc. Something many of them had in common...MAC cosmetics. I had heard of the brand and knew they made makeup that was "high quality" and had great pigment in their colors. Unfortunately, I'm a poor college student and didn't have much to splurge on the makeup just to test it out for my own kicks and giggles. Lo and behold my boy tells me he likes when I wear lipstick. Please cue the Hallelujah Chorus.

Now, with an okay excuse to get a new lipstick I began looking and listing what brand got the most hype and would be best for me and what colors I would like...(it was a surprisingly short list) In the end, MAC won out and then came the time for me to suck it up, go to the kiosk in the mall and test out how each shade matched or looked with my skin tone. For anyone that doesn't know, I have extremely fair skin...like crazy fair. I wanted one that was bold and would be pretty and pink for summer but not to crazy.

Now, for those of you who haven't worn or tried MAC's lipsticks they have different finishes. That is, they have different looks...shiny, matte, shimmery, etc. Each finish has a different name as well as the colors. Though overwhelming, this is extremely helpful. My lips used to be quite dry and cracked all the time. I began using eos lip balm (which will have to be in a different post) and it's helped even out and smooth my lips. However, I've heard lipsticks that dry lips out like no other and I didn't want to bring back a problem that I had just gotten rid of. I spoke to the woman working the small nook of makeup about finishes and the best one to keep my lips nice and soft.

After much deliberation, I decided on a coral-y pink called "Crosswires" and soon after had to add more. (Crosswires is a cremesheen finish) I had to have a more girly pink and decided on "Speed Dial" another cremesheen. Then, I had to work as a photographer in a more business-and-professional setting. This called for yet, another lipstick. This time, a more neutral brown-ish. Viva Glam V, a lustre finish but still quite moisturizing and not as pigmented when you wear it. They all have a vanilla scent like those vanilla tootsie-rolls which I just love. Soon, at my next paycheck...I think I'll need to add to my, currently, small collection. Which colors would you suggest?

MAC...I think this is the beginning of a beautiful, beautiful friendship.





From L to R the colors are: Crosswires, Viva Glam V, and Speed Dial.

The Viva Glam collection is a charity line donating 100% of the proceeds to the MAC AIDS Fund to support men, women, and children living with HIV and AIDS. Viva Glam lipsticks are indicated by the red metal tubing instead of the silver.