Remember I was talking about MAC destiny the other day? (well, in the previous post to be exact)
This is destiny working at its best!
My very first MAC haul!!!
And I managed to get the greatly-raved Stereo Rose. That, and Petticoat MSF. Ha ha, I knew my very first MAc products are going to be MSFs, cos I love them so much!
A little story on my MAC destiny - I actually arrived at Tampines Mall's Mac booth at 11 a.m. and the first thing I asked to see were the items from "In The Groove". So the BA showed me the items which were still on the counter and not yet up on display, and I spotted Stereo Rose immediately. I asked for a piece, she said it was sold out even before they opened! Apparently, the MSF was so popular that there was a queue of people outside the shop at 10 a.m., waiting to go in and purchase it. So I was 1 hr late and I resigned to disappointment. I mean, those people deserved it cos they blardy queued up at 10 a.m. for it!
Nevermind, I started swatching the other items and a few minutes later, the BA informed me that there was 1 more Stereo Rose left! That thing was playing hide and seek with me! I felt really euphoric for a moment, until she came back and said it was reserved for a lady who was coming back to exchange another MSf for it. Lol, my euphoria vanished, like, in a split second! Seriously, mood roller coaster ride for me.
Nevermind, resign to disappointment for the 2nd time, went back to my swatch fest. The lady came, tried out her Stereo Rose, exchanged something and left. Then the BA came back to serve me...and in her hand was a piece of Stereo Rose. I blinked at her.
"Didn't the lady just come back to exchange...?"
"Ohh, she exchanged her Stereo Rose for another Stereo Rose." *flat look on the BA's face*
"Oh. Ohhh, ha ha, alright, I'll take that! LOL!"
And that's how I got my Stereo Rose, the last piece in the store!
Alright, story-telling session done, let's get on with the swatches!
First up, the gorgeous Petticoat!
Veinings! I asked to choose the one with more veinings for darker colour payoff. See the gorgeous gold and raspberry swirls? *swoons*
The 1st finger was swiped on an area with no veinings while the 2nd finger was swiped over the vein-rich area. You can see the obvious colour difference, which makes this MSF very versatile.
Left strip is the swatch from the vein-rich area, the right strip is from the area with no veins.
Next up, pic spam of Stereo Rose (my naughty little MSF)!
Veinings...not much though. But still a beautiful coral colour!
Here's the swatch of Stereo Rose, which is the strip on the most right. You can probably see it has much more orangey-coral colour as compared to Petticoat.
However, my MAC virginity didn't go to these 2 MSFs - it actually went to "By Candlelight" which I purchased 2nd hand from naphula!
She bought it as a highlighter but the colour didn't show up on her darker skin tone and she didn't like the sparkles, so I bought it from her since I'm fairer.
Swatch comparisons of the MSFs, with "By Candlelight" at the far left. The colour is really a faint gold-pink unless you buff on more.
Me cam-whoring with all the swatches, and I happen to be wearing "By Candlelight" on my cheeks then. It does show up on me as a very light and natural flush, just that I have to buff in more.
Hope you guys enjoyed this destiny-pic spam entry, cheers!
