WOC: Heavenly Creature Collection - Page 3

 

 

Don't have an extensive brush collection yet but using a huge fluffy brush(ELF mineral brush) I got Earthshine to show up as a highlighter. Not sure I'd use it all over though. Any blush brush has lead to disaster lol but it looked pretty in dark lighting only! So yes a fan brush will be a good idea for this one!

I wouldn't use Earthshine all over either. I've been using it with Sigma's small duo-fiber brush to contour with. I'll probably try it as a blush this weekend.

I've been using a regular blush brush, so that explains it! I guess I need to invest in a fan and/or big fluffy brush. Is it better to use a duo-fibre brush for mineralize stuff? Seems like the brushes that come out with the mineralize collections are usually duo fibre or synthetic. Why is that?

 

 

 

The white bristles are spread out, so they pick up less color. The heaviness of the black bristles help create a soft glow when blending and sheering out. I think the "skunk" brushes are great for this as I love the 131 when applying some of my brighter blushes, I can build color as I want, without over doing it. The 187 and 188 in this collection are good with powders. For liquids, because of the variations of bristle sizes, I could never get a streak free finish, without trying too hard. I do like the 130 for liquid though.

Plus, I think the duo fiber brushes are visually stimulating with collections that look as unique as this one. It's function and it looks good with the products. That's MAC marketing 101, lol

I finally made it down to the Pro store. Sad to say I walked away with nothing. The lipstick colors were again easily duped by other things in the perm collection or something I already had. I mentioned before that I want to love MES but for the most part they end up just sitting there and looking pretty.

Here is my haul from the collection:

  

MSFs

Center of the Universe

Earthshine

Blush

Supernova

Stratus

Ring of Saturn

Eyeshadows

Neo Nebula

Magnetic Attraction

Universal Appeal

 

I didn't think I would like the eyeshadows until I saw them in person.  I really like Neo Nebula and Universal Appeal.  Looks beautiful applied wet.  I haven't used Magnetic Attraction (MA) yet.  I brought MA because the makeup artist was wearing it and it looked so pretty on her.  

 

Thanks so much for explaining this. I want to learn new techniques, but I also want to have a better understanding of what I'm actually doing when I apply makeup. This info is very helpful.

Venus
Astral
Galaxy Rose
Fire Sign
Strictly Platonic
Meteoric
Stratus
Ring of Saturn
Center of the Universe
Earthshine
VAE

I do believe I am done *now*

thats a really nice swirl!

i'm wearing earthshine and stratus today....mixed with loverush.

i just got my ring of saturn and centre of the universe today...so excited to try them out tomorrow!

it looks pretty swatched...but i'll try it on my face tomorrow and report back.  i can't think of anything i have that looks similar...it's kinda sheer tangerine shimmer...i'm thinking it'll look good with immortal flower....

so i wore ring of saturn and centre of the universe today....i think they're kinda perfect for my skintone....i really enjoyed stratus and earthshine too, but i think these are somehow even better... CotU gives me a really nice natural glow. I think it made it more clear to me why people like msfs so much!

 

regarding earthshine - i found it worked better on me higher on my cheeks...when i wore it lower or as a contour as some people are doing it has more tendency to look muddy...

Does anyone have both Metal Rock and Earthshine? How do the two compare?

I do....I can provide swatches later when I get home.  I also heard it being compared to Warm Blend MSF.  I can post swatches of that one too.

 

Same here. I got Venus with my original HC order. I like it and do think it's pretty. If you shop at Victoria's Secret, it reminds me of the soft pink lipstick shades the models wear. When I first swatched it, I thought it was just nice. Nothing spectacular. But I'm slowly wondering if I should get a BU. It's so easy and effortless to wear, as I find with Lustres in general. I just wear it and go. No liner or gloss needed. I'll add that Revlon #680 Temptress is very close to Venus, but a bit brighter. I probably won't get a BU, but I do think it's nice to have.

Fire Sign and Galaxy rose, so beautiful together! I found that Galaxy Rose on its own is very pigmented. It's one of the most opaque cremesheens I've ever seen. The perfect watermelon pink gloss. With Fire Sign, it's warmer and becomes red watermelon pink.Fire Sign and Galaxy Rose are so pretty and unique to me. I love them!

The Earthshine on the counter was on the brown side and blended right in to my hand. I think it would be the perfect skin tone bronzer for me, but I prefer highlighters for the glow as oppose to bronzing since I am already a darker brown. And the micro glitter wasn't really my thing.

Earthshine is a perfect bronzer for browner girls. It's been a long time coming for MAC to release a MSF in this shade! I think a few sprays of fix plus would really make it look great!

I swatched supernova and it was kinda dry and chalky on my hand. I think it was brighter than I thought. It wasn't too complex either. I was looking for something more luxe and deep, but it fell flat. So glad I skipped it during the online rush.
Edited by sss215 - 7/5/12 at 7:06pm

My amazing boyfriend let me get a couple items on his tab since I won't be able to haul til next week. I went to the counter and left with center of the universe and stratus. I think I'm going to pick up earthshine and star wonder of they're still available next week

 

Don't worry, they will be! If not at a counter for sure on the internet!

Thanks Richelle! I really hope so I picked the stuff I really wanted/ thought would sell out first. I'm calling stores Friday to see who still has stuff left so they can put it on hold lol As soon as my check hits Saturday I'm running to a MAC counter lol 

 

Left to Right:

Metal Rock MSF, Earthshine MSF, Warm Blend MSF