MAC and Macy's (STL Edition)

First let me say that I have never met a mall that I did not like..especially when it has a beautiful make up counter.  While in St. Louis on business, I decided to stop into Macy's and see what I could buy.  The first thing that I noticed when I walked in and made my way to my favorite counter was a beautiful Carol's daughter counter.  I was a little disappointed that I straightened my hair for the trip and was not in curly girl form as usual.  I decided that I once I got home I would look into some products and make up for not being able to stop in.

After walking past a few other things, I happened across what I had been looking for...(cue angelic harmony) the MAC counter.  The first thing that I noticed was that there was a woman at the counter that looked like me.  Do not get me wrong I have no color preference when it comes to shopping for make up.  It does not matter what color you are as long as you understand how to work with my skin tone I am good to go.  But it was good to see another chocolate girl with beautiful skin and some RED..I mean Red lips!

Anyway...on to my finds--my first stop was the blush area. I just dived into the blush wearing arena a couple of weeks ago with my purchase of Raizin during my last big MAC purchasing event and I figured I was ready for something with a little more color. After testing a few different powders, the chocolate MAC associate recommended a cream (Laid Back).  After I gave her the 'side eye' I decided to let her do her thing and apply it to the apple of my cheek and I am here to tell you--I loved it.  The color is a very rich berry with brown undertones and it did wonders to add dimension to my normal matte finish. Overall, a little went a long way and she introduced me to my favorite brush's  little brother, the 188 brush (not pictured, but purchased).

Next came my quest for a lipstick. I am generally a lip gloss kinda girl but I wanted something a little more mature and with more color pay off. I decided to go for a color from the Viva Glam collections so that I could not only be fly but I could also do something, albeit a small something, in the fight against AIDS/HIV.  I decided on Viva Glam VI, it is a beautiful pearl plum that goes on smooth and when paired with a chestnut or nightmoth lipliner and my new Decorative Lustreglass lipgloss gave me the prettiest purple lips ever (not purple like the hyena in Lion King purple--purple as in Purple Kisses by The Dream purple!!)

As I was walking to the counter to pay for my addiction purchases, out of the corner of my eye I spotted the prettiest reddish/orangey eyeshadow on a small yet colorful display in the middle of the sales floor. I walked over and saw that it was the new To The Beach collection and it had just debuted that day.  The first thing that I noticed was the packaging, the shadows were housed in a green (the website says chartreuse) container with a seashell on the lid. Once I got past that, I reconnected with the shadow I saw moments earlier and her name was Firecracker! I had to have it, I also picked up a MAC staple color that was rereleased in this collection, Humid--in all its green glory.  I could not leave without something 'beachy" for my soup coolers so I grabbed a new tinted lipglass in Flurry of Fun that I can only describe as peachy golden goodness. It looks great alone or paired with your favorite liner, lipstick combination (and it has a seahorse on the cap--it's the little things that please me. 

When I got home I felt like a kid in a candy store with my new summer colors and my second blush.  I rate this business trip a sucess!!