Made-up: MAC Bao Bao Wan Limited Edition Collection

So while I was doting on the Cinderella Collection, MAC released the Bao Bao Collection right under my nose and the good lippies (matte) are sold out, except for the nude lustre one...which, let's face it, we're all tired of. I mean the Cinderella collection literally just released one. I managed to snag Burmese Kiss (matte bright coral pink) from Bloomies though. Looks perfect for summer. Lavender Jade kind of reminds me of RiRi Boy, which I already have. But I'm curious about that "gold pearl" they speak of in it. In a matte lipstick that sounds unique. Great, do I have to stalk MAC tomorrow when the Cinderella collection is also launching?!

Image courtesy of  Swatch and Review Blog

Style: Nike KD7 Aunt Pearl Sneakers

So I've never been one to buy basketball sneakers so let's blame my 14 yr old niece for this. These particular ones benefit a cause though and I'm all for that. Kevin Durant releases a sneaker every year in honor of his aunt Pearl who passed away from lung cancer back in 2001. The charity the sneaks are linked to is called the Kay Yow Foundation. They are sold out now and retailed for $120, grade school sizing. Almost double the price I've ever spent on sneakers! Another thing is they are a wide shoe and my feet are narrow and my ankles are super skinny. I cannot rock these with skinny jeans without looking like a clown :/ I'm having a bit of buyer's remorse on this one. I do love the wing strap, gold accents and fluorescent pink flywire though. Hmmmmm.

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Hair: My Current Hair- Freetress Equal Bohemian Girl (Curly)

I did a video, check it out.

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Style: Ear cuff

Finally rocked my H&M ear cuff. Got it on clearance last year. I wore it to dress at the a Vivienne Tam Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Show. It does hurt at the top of the ear where the clip is. Never did like clip-ons for that reason. I got a lot of compliments though. As they say, beauty hurts...right? That's the saying? Doesn't sound right... ;)

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Made-up: Ruby Kisses Matte Lipstick

$2.99 at my local beauty supply store and check out the color pay off. Woot woot!

This color is RMLS18-Purple Affair. I used my e.l.f lip primer as I always do, especially with matte lipsticks. Application was fine.

Best,
Kifana

MAC Cinderella Collection- Free as a Butterfly Lipstick

The collection released online on Feb 26th and will be in stores Mar 5th. There are other pieces to the collection such as lipglasses, an eyeshadow palette, mascara, powders, pigments, eye glosses and eye liners. As usual, the two lipsticks were gone minutes after launching. A lot of people were pissed and voiced this on the MAC Facebook page. There is a strategy to this whole thing I've learned...pin yourself to your computer. I always aim for lippies. The other stuff is pretty comparable to other makeup brands I use and have in my opinion. I've gotten a bronzer from Rihanna's collection in the past which I LOVED, but then as soon as the shiny "R" on top was gone after use I was left with a pretty boring bronzer. I have Sharon Osbourne's blush, which I like. I missed the Royal Ball lipstick in this collection because I was literally on the train to work when it launched (in and out of service) so I just got this one instead. The lipglasses were there for a lot longer but I wasn't really interested since I always say glosses are a dime a dozen. Especially nude shades. Of course when it sold out I wanted it :/ I got my shipment yesterday, three business days which is great. MAC always is with that. I checked Macy's on my way to work on Monday and noticed the collection was up (I really should have my office on the train, LOL), so I jumped and ordered two Royal Ball lipsticks, one for my sister and one for me, and threw in the Happily Ever After gloss to make the $50 beauty free shipping minimum. The Glass Slipper lipglass sold out on me because I was so busy Googling swatches on my phone to see which shade I wanted. Turns out I got the one I actually preferred and wasn't settling, yay. Macy's released the collection earlier than the official date which I realized they did in the past with other limited edition collections (I always found out after the fact), so I know to check now. I don't think they had the whole collection up though, not sure if that will be released on the 5th. Apparently they will be the only department store to carry this particular collection. Usually at least Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's would carry them but Nordstrom responded to someone on Twitter a month ago saying they won't be getting it.

Since the lipstick is lustre, it has a shine. I wasn't happy about that when I heard but then I figured it goes in tune with the collection because when you think of Cinderella or princesses you think about glitter and gloss. Matte just wouldn't cut it. It goes on smooth and is not really buildable unlike matte formulas. It also has a little gold tint to it, very subtle. I actually quite like it, go figure since it wasn't my first choice. I do feel like I have a Wet n Wild lipstick (semi-matte) and gloss that are similar from their Halloween 2014 collection. 

Free as a Butterfly lipstick with NYX Nude slim lip pencil

Wet n Wild Please Flash Me! (3 coats) Megaslicks lipgloss from their limited edition Halloween 2014 collection and NYX Nude Beige lip pencil 

The packaging isn't as "enchanting" as I expected. It's kind of in vein with the Osbourne Collection. Pastel-colored tube with the name on it. The plastic also feels different from the regular black tubes (same with Osbourne), not as sturdy. The accents are gold on the box and on the tube though, which is iridescent I should add, so I guess in retrospect, there's your princess right there. Actually it does match my daughter's Fisher Price Little People Cinderella coach, lol!

MAC Cinderella Limited Edition Collection lipstick in the color Free as a Butterfly (lustre finish, no flash).

With flash

For something like Cinderella I was looking for more in terms of packaging though...what? I don't know (the Toledo collection packaging was FIRE!) I still wanted the lippies though. Which girl didn't love Cinderella? I even bought the movie last year when it was out of the Disney vault. *does princess twirl*

Best,

Kifana

Wig Review: Sensationnel Sage (Curly)

Still in the package

I bought this unit with my own money from Hairwigharlem.com last Thursday and got it on Monday. Fast shipping! It cost about $22 shipping included. My first time ordering from them and I will definitely buy from them again.

This wig is part of Sensationnel's Totally Instant Weave collection and the style is Sage. I got the color DXR991 because my last two units had red/wine in them so I wanted to be consistent. This color is a 1B/Wine/Red mix on the top and the back is solid red/wine. The curl is not too tight or loose. Just in between. I had to fluff it to make it look less synthetic. It has a lace U-Part for a more natural look. You can cut it and blend your own hair over it or leave it as-is. But because it's not an actual lace front, I don't find the lace part to make a difference because there are tracks with black thread on either side of the part that are bumpy and not easy to hide. Even though I cut a couple baby hairs to conceal it and tried to lay it down with my Wig It edge control. I'm sure I'm exaggerating but it is definitely emphasized because of the lace part right next to it. Also the area along the part is very shiny and not that convincing, the hair also forms a hump on either side that isn't realistic. All in all it's a good unit for the price. 

I did a video review on YouTube, check it out here.

This is the part. The white under is the styrofoam wig head

Back and under near nape of neck

You can see the color properly here