Mini Haulage

I did a bit of hauling this weekend and I wanted to give my opinion on a few things I got.

So a good while ago, I got some MAC brushes that I really had no use for, so this weekend I finally got around to exchanging them. I went to the MAC counter in Brown Thomas on Grafton Street. I have mixed thoughts about that particular counter; sometimes (rarely) I come out feeling like I got exactly what I had wanted in the first place; most of the time I either feel like I've been convinced into buying something else altogether; or that the sales assistant has no idea what's going on and I leave with nothing.

But actually, I am generally happy with what I walked away with this time.

I had been eying the Studio Sculpt foundation for a long, long time (it was released in Feb/March with the Well Defined Collection) and I wanted to pick that up. It is supposed to be super hydrating and like most MAC foundations it's got SPF 15. I personally think the shades run a bit dark; I was NW15 which is the lightest I've ever been in a MAC foundation, so it's a good idea to get colour matched. It's early days yet, but I overall I like it. It's got kind of a mousse-like consistency and IMO you need to use far less of it then Studio Fix Fluid to get the same result. The only negative I'm noticing is that to me, it feels slightly heavier on the skin, but that doesn't really bother me.

The rest of the stuff is really blah. I got Studio Fix powder in NW20, Select Cover-up in NW15 and Fast Response eye cream. Nothing to write home about.

Something else I got was a Barry M nail paint in 304 Mint Green. I know, I know. I'm waaaay late on this product. I always meant to jump on the 'Peppermint Patti by MAC dupe' band wagon but I never got near a Barry M.

It's a nice mint green and the consistency is good. You need two coats for it to be really opaque, but for €4.50, I aint complainin'. It would have been nice to wear during the non-existent summer; if only to cheer me up :)

This last thing is a bit fashion-y. I saw this in Dunnes and I had to have it;

It's a grey military style duffel coat with a kick 'skirt'. It may be 'so last season' but it is love :)

-Em