Swatchfest: MAC Punk Couture Mini Haul

In December of 2013, Mac Cosmetics launched a few new collections: Magnetic Nude, Huggable Lipcolour, and Punk Couture. Out of those, (of course) Punk Couture piqued my interest the most.

Punk’s rebel spirit has a visual language all its own. Punk Couture: Eye Shadow x 4 builds fierce eyes with extreme black, silvered amethyst, nude matte and blackened plum. Also includes Haute & Naughty Too Black Lash, Penultimate Eye Liner and Eye Kohl. Neon Pigments instigate a chaos of colour, Retro Matte Lipstick attracts in true black, midnight violet, fig and oxblood, while Cremesheen Glass shimmers with golden and purple pearl. Black, beaded Nail Lacquers are pure, polished punk.

I managed to get my hands on a lipstick (before they all got snatched up) and a cremesheen glass.







Studded Kiss (0.1oz) comes in the iconic MAC lipstick tube and retailed for $15.00. It's not my favorite lipstick packaging, but it's small and sleek so I do like it. Unfortunately, this color is no longer available for purchase on MAC's website, but you may still be able to find it at a local store.

Studded Kiss: matte dark oxblood red

Studded Kiss photographed in natural lighting

Studded Kiss photographed in direct sunlight

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Jet Boy is a cremesheen glass. It comes in a rounded tube that contains 0.09 fl oz with a doe foot applicator and retails for $20.00. The tube is transparent, so you're able to see the shade and is made of a really sturdy plastic.

Jet Boy: Sheer black with gold pearl

Jet Boy photographed in natural lighting

Jet Boy photographed in direct sunlight

Although I would've liked to have been able to buy everything from this line, I'm happy with my first purchase! I'm really excited to see how Jet Boy looks over different lipsticks because I don't think I'd want to wear it all on its own. Plus, Studded Kiss is just an awesome oxblood color. I think that even though all of the other lipsticks have sold out that I'll be getting the two other cremesheen glasses as well as all of the pigments.

What do you think of the Punk Couture collection? Did you get anything from it yet?

Social Sunday Vol. 1

I've joined my first link up! Whaaat?! It's no surprise that I love surveys, so this was kind of a no-brainer. I was intruduced to it by Lena B, Actually.

This week's Social Sunday is things in three!
Top three favorite kinds of food: BLT (with turkey!), Terry's Dark Chocolate Oranges, chocolate frosted donuts with rainbow sprinkles (not "kinds," but actual favorites)


First three things you do in the morning: Pee, drink coffee, brush my teeth (sometimes I do my stretches or work out before my coffee)


Last three things you do at night: Put on lip balm, moisturize, tumblr (tumbl? Would that be the verb?)


Three TV shows you NEVER miss: Once Upon A Time, Parks and Recreation, Bob's Burgers (also Sherlock, Doctor Who, and Game of Thrones)



Three places you want to visit: Whitehaven Beach at Whitsunday Island in Australia, Antelope Canyon in Arizona, and Sea of Stars on Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives (omg, soooooo pretty!)


Three people you can always count on: Elena, Brandon, and Kyle (other than my family, of course and I'm counting Ryan as family!)


Feel free to leave your answers (or link to your Social Sunday post) in a comment!



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Wishlist Vol 11: Beauty Travel Accessories

Mary Kay Travel Roll-Up Bag ($35.00) | Henri Bendel Monogram Compact ($38.00) | Rock Rebel The Bride of Frankenstein Cosmetic Bag ($19.50) | Sephora Collection Carry On Airless Travel Set ($28.00) | Sigma Mrs. Bunny Travel Kit ($75.00) | Travolo Classic Excel in Purple ($20.00) | ZUCA Flyer Artist Case in Black ($355.00) | Sigma Brush Case in White ($29.00) | Signature Sedona Lace Travel Tote ($49.95)



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To Do List: 2014

Here's a lovely picture of Magenta totally enjoying her Halloween costume. You're welcome.

December 2013 Goal Updates

→ Keep up with a normal sleep schedule
Ugh, I don't know. I was doing alright, but then I wasn't. So, for all intents and purposes, we'll say I didn't achieve that goal.

→ Bake
Yes ma'am! I made Toll House Chocolate Chip cookies (soooo many!) and a Turtle Brownie thing.

→ Organize hallway closet
Nope. BUT, I was pretty sure that I wouldn't get around to doing this until early 2014 since I wanted to make sure that we had the Christmas stuff all packed up. I don't think this one was a fail, but just not really a good goal for December. Haha.

→ Decorate the apartment
Yep! Check out my awesome Christmas decorations here!

→ Plan a giveaway
I definitely have some things up my sleeve for this year. I'm excited for ya'll! Js.

→ Blog more often
I didn't blog more of my usual blog nonsense, but I think I did nicely with my Countdown to Kitschmas series.

→ Read a full book
Wow. I am disappoint. I have so many books that I'm dying to read, but nope, I did not read even one book in December. Wompwomp.

→ Decide on my next hair transformation
I'm pretty dead-set on keeping my half/half, but doing white and black instead of continuing with blue and pink. Unfortunately I haven't heard back from my friend who does my hair out here and the other lady who has an in-house salon doesn't have the necessary things, so... I'm probably going to ruin my hair by doing it myself.

→ Marathon the Die Hard movies again
You betcha! We watched the first two movies on Christmas (cos they're the Christmas ones) and finished up with movies three, four, and five the next day.

→ Curl my hair
I haven't even opened up my curling iron. Oops.

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→ Explore Kyushu
I have two more years in Japan and I want to be able to say that I saw things and went places while I was living here.

→ Cook more
So far, so good. My goal is to do at least one home cooked meal a week and I've been cooking more than not since the beginning of the year!

→ Start in-home business
My AMAZING husband got me a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer so I can start selling baked goods while we're out here. I hate having to only rely on Ryan's paycheck, plus I love to bake, so it's a win/win!

→ Keep the apartment more organized
I feel like my space is a mess and I never feel calm when things are messy.

→ Enact makeup spending ban
I need to "shop my stash" and review all of the makeup I haven't gotten to yet!

→ Yoga
I actually went to my first physical therapy appointment this morning and I'll be doing daily stretches. I'd like to upgrade to actual yoga at some point. I loved yoga when I was a teenager and I need more zen in my life.

→ Budget better & save more
Ryan and I just redid our budget at the beginning of the new year; saving more and spending less!

→ Start therapy again?
Hm. I'm still not 100% on this one yet, but I figured that I would put it on the list.

→ Start using a blog calendar/organizer instead of just making lists
I bought a binder and filled it full of organize-y printables and I'm super excited. Js.

→ Reorganize blog
I'm thinking of launching a personal blog and turning Kitsch Vixen into just a beauty/fashion blog. I'll post more about that later!

What are your plans for 2014?



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