MAC Archie's Girls Blush: Cream Soda

Cream Soda is from the 'Betty' half of the collection. It's a satin finish peach. It's actually fairly pigmented and doesn't feel dry. I think it's a great Spring color! I'm happy with this purchase.

bareMinerals The Natural High Blush swatch

The Natural High was released as part of bareMinerals' Spring Remix launch. It's a pretty, shimmery peachy pink. It's not so shimmery as to emphasize pores, but gives a nice glow. It can be built up in intensity, so it should work in a variety of skin tones.

MAC Prolongwear Eyeshadow: Sweet Satisfaction

Sweet Satisfaction is a shimmery, medium brown It has awesome pigmentation and lasts all day without creasing or fading. The Prolongwear line of shadows are (generally) really great and easy to work with.

MAC Antiqued Eyeshadow

Antiqued is a gorgeous, shimmery red bronze. It has great payoff and no fallout. This color really makes blue eyes pop!

Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eyeshadow: Rose Gold

Rose Gold is a beautiful, pinky gold. The formula is great; soft, pigmented, and doesn't have fallout. The shimmer is subtle and appropriate for day.

Bobbi Brown has some amazing shadow formulas and colors. Definitely worth checking out!

MAC Forever Marilyn Beauty Powder

When I heard MAC was releasing a Marilyn Monroe inspired collection, I could barely contain my excitement. Visions of soft, matte shadows and red lips raced through my brain... Imagine my disappointment when I saw very shimmery shadows. The lip colors are stunning, but I missed out. I so wish MAC would have adequate supply to meet demand...

Anyway, I did get the beauty powder, Forever Marilyn. It's a light peachy pink with very subtle shimmer. (YAY for not emphasizing pores!) It can be a bit chalky if you are heavy handed. So far, I really like this. It's not an everyday product for me, but fun to own!

MAC Office Hours Shadows: Linger Softly and Fashion Fix

MAC released there Office Hours collection a couple weeks ago and I wasn't sure I would pick up anything. Quite a few of the initial reviews I saw were less than favorable...but I have a hard time resisting so I gave the shadows a swatch. I ended up with two: Linger Softly (a blue grey) and Fashion Fix (a taupe).

Linger Softly is really pretty. It has a soft sheen to it and looks lovely as a crease or outer V color.

Fashion Fix is matte and goes on fairly sheer. It can be built up for more opaque coverage.

I do believe these are permanent. These are part of the long wear line and I haven't had issues with wear over a primer.

Swatches below are on bare skin, two swipes of color.