Review: RiRi Hearts MAC Collection

I mentioned in a previous post dated back to October last year (still feels weird calling 2013 "last year") that I managed to get my hands on some items from the RiRi hearts MAC collection. Today's post will be just a quick look at them with pictures and swatches.

From this collection, I was only interested in the eyeshadow quad in Her Cocoa, powder blush in Bad Girl Gone Good and the lipstick in Who's that Chick. The packaging was all the hype from this collection with the rose gold and pink colour scheme and to be honest, that was mostly why I caved and bought these items.

Bad Girl Gone Good powder blush.

The blush is a beautiful orange shade with brown undertones, which makes it look very natural on my skin tone. This was definitely the product to catch my eye when I first saw the collection. 

I wanted to get a lipstick from this collection because the packaging is insanely pretty and since this collection is the 'RiRi' collection, it seemed kind of 'duh' to get RiRi Woo. Having said that, when I tried it in stores, i knew straight away that it was too drying for my lips although the colour was absolutely gorgeous. To my surprise, Who's That Chick is actually a very wearable shade. It is a shimmery golden coral shade which looks really nice on the lips. Applying just one layer gives the lips a lovely orange tint. In the lip swatch below, I applied a few layers on to have the colour quite opaque.

Who's That Chick lipstick.

RiRi's signature embossed.

There were 2 eyeshadow quads with this collection release but I gravitated towards the neutral palette since dark smokey eyes aren't really my thing. And this is a truly beautiful quad where every colour in the palette really compliments each other. For me personally, this is a palette which I can use on its own. Packaging of this quad is a magnetic plastic case which I think is a nice touch. The pigmentation and quality is great and I have no complaints about how the perform on the eyes.

Swatches in "Z" order starting from top left corner.

So here's my better-late-than-never review on some of the products released from the RiRi Hearts MAC collection. Definitely glad to add these goodies to my MAC collection. (:

Review: Ciate Corrupted Neon Manicure in Club Tropicana

Today's review also doubles as a NOTD post. My lovely friend got me the Ciate Corrupted Neon Manicure set for christmas and I thought it was the perfect look for New Year's. First of all, the packaging it comes in is an amazing holographic (if that's what is it) box. I usually throw box packagings out but this one i'll hold on to.

This series comes in 4 shades, Club Tropicana (orange), Shout Out (pink), Megaphone (yellow), Foam Party (blue). As you can tell, the one I am reviewing is the orange manicure set. The set comes with a full-sized paint pot nail polish and neon glitter in Cha Cha Cha and Club Tropicana respectively, as well as a mini Black Light Top Coat.

I apologize for the poor manicure swatches. They are 7 days old as of when the pictures were taken. I was amazed they lasted so long hence the decision to write this review. The nail polish was a dream to apply, 2 coats as per normal and the finish is beautiful. No streakiness whatsoever.

Applying the glitter wasn't as easy as the nail polish. In fact, it was a total pain. Not super pleased about the packaging the glitter came in because it spilled all over once you unscrew the cap. But the overall effect of the glitter over the polish does look great, just as long as you clean up afterwards.

Glitter galore!

I have yet to take these nails out to see them glow but when I googled images they actually seem pretty legit. Although I'm not a fan of the application of the glitter, I must say that the nail polish is amazing quality. It lasted on my nails for a whole week, probably because of the glitter I suspect. But even without glitter on my toes, they are lasting beautifully. This is the first time I've tried Ciate nail polish and now I want to try more. Hope everyone is having a great Monday! (: