Disney Magic FAIL

So now that my life has finally slowed down a little bit - I can finally jump back onto blogger & entertain you all once again. Things have just been busy busy busy lately - I've been enjoying my job (hellloooo Sophie & Ana I know you're reading this!), loving this crispy fall weather, & most importantly - trying out some sweet new products to tell you guys about. I'm not into doing half-ass blog posts, so now that I finally have the time to sit down at the end of the day and update, I can officially say I have plenty to talk about :)

While I have some great product reviews on deck for you guys - I would like to take this opportunity to discuss something I'm not exactly pleased about. Because let's admit, we all love bitching.

It's not breaking news that MAC has released the Venomous Villains collection for this fall. MAC's new lines are always real hyped.. us bloggers get our panties allll up in a bunch over them and we anticipate what colors they'll come out with, if there'll be anything super unique, and MY PERSONAL FAVORITE: the goddamn packaging.

Another thing that isn't breaking news is the fact that I am packaging obsessed. If the outside looks good, I'm interested. Such a sucker for shelf appeal.

So obviously, when I heard MAC was teaming up with freakin DISNEY - I was expecting big things. I was expecting to open up the eyeshadows and have "it's a small world" start playing and perhaps some streamers come shooting out at me. MAGIC, PEOPLE. DISNEY MAGIC. 

I did not receive magic. 

Did MAC fire their graphic designers? Did they just say - "ehhh make em black and throw a picture of the villain on the lid - boom, done." I mean, some of the villain decals on the packaging look like straight up stickers. I could have made a Venomous Villain's collection a long time ago by hitting up Party City, buying some Cruella DeVille stickers, and sticking them on my tube of Saint Germain. Limited Edition.

I guess my main problem here is that the reason we makeup lovers buy these limited edition products isn't really because we love the color (we might, but that's not what intrigues us). It's not because we need another lipstick. And it's definitely not because we want something ordinary. It's because we want something from the Venomous Villains collection and we want it to be KICK ASS. I have Disney Princess chapstick from the dollar store that has more shelf appeal than these things. It's just a big bummer for me.

And who the hell is Dr. Facilier? I mean, I know he's from the Princess & The Frog Movie... But was Ursula not GLAM enough for her own lipstick that we had to throw a DUDE in there? That movie just came out like a year ago and I'm pretty sure the target market for MAC makeup is more into the classics rather than the brand new stuff.. It's whatever, just hit up Tink for some pixie dust and get back to me, MAC. For now, I'm mad at you.

Viva New York,Suckas!

So I'm finally back from my nice long weekend in the city that never sleeps & I already want to go back! Like I said, last time I was there was in 7th grade (for band, mind you. I played the saxophone and yes, I was awesome) so I didn't really get to do a lot. We did all kinds of sweet, touristy things & although I didn't get to spend an entire day haggling in Chinatown, I did manage to get an awesome Hello Kitty necklace down from $18 to $8, an amazingly cute crown ring for $10, and a couple of leopard print scarves for $3 each. Successful. Anyways ..

We took a carriage ride through central park with a very angry carriage driver who got in a fight with a cab driver at a red light. I think it was his way of saying: "Welcome to NYC, Kell".. Welcome, indeed..

We took a ton of pics with cute NYC landmarky things. Clearly, JP over there was a little hesitant to climb his ass to the top after boyfriend announced that it was much harder than it looked. Still a cute picture :)

My main goal was to see Strawberry fields in Central Park which was really amazing & gave me and Moll goosebumps. There was a guy there playing "Imagine" on an acoustic guitar which made it even better. For those who don't know - S.F. is a memorial for John Lennon who was shot pretty nearby to where this is located. Def worth checking out.

For those of you familiar with SNL & Andy Samberg's amazingly hilarious digital shorts - they say a line in "Lazy Sunday" that goes "let's hit up magnolia and mack on some cupcakes." Well I just about FAINTED when I saw this. Hit it up we did, and macked we most certainly did. They were AMAZING.

Our buddy Matt was supposed to come along on this trip, but unfortunately the Navy doesn't give much sympathy when you say you wanna go on vacation with your friends when they have other plans for you. So we did this for him as a nice little reminder that we wished he could come with us :)

And of course.. me and boyfriend had to hit up the top of the empire state building. AMAZING.

But through all of these amazing experiences, there was one thing that took my breath away when I saw it. I gasped, I stepped back in awe. My jaw dropped open..

A MAC STORE. NOT A COUNTER. A STORE.

WITH A GIANT GAGA PLASTERED OVER TOP OF IT.

AM I DREAMING????????????

...let's just say it's my favorite souvenier [ xo ]

Saint Germain IN THE BUILDING!

I have been internet stalking Saint Germain for a good 4-5 months now. I've posted about my struggles in attempting to find a color similar to it and failing every time. I've posted about how frustrated I am that my local mall doesn't have a mac counter. And I've posted about how I drove to the shitty mall that does and they told me they discontinued this color.

WRONG. NOT DISCONTINUED. STILL AVAILABLE ONLINE, IDIOT.

I almost let that metrosexual male mac employee ruin my day. almost.

Honestly I don't know why I didn't buy it off the website sooner. I guess I hated the idea of paying for shipping for one measely little lipstick, but thankfully I found a free ship code and that was no longer an issue. I was also somewhat enjoying the hunt of trying to find something comparable - as frustrating as it was. But obviously, everything I found was too dark & made me look like a washed out ghosty ghost.

Well the little bitch came in the mail yesterday (and also let's talk about how I went home on my lunch to get it once I saw it was delivered because it was hot outside and I was afraid it would melt. I am pathetic) & I am happy to report that it's everything I dreamed and more...

EXCITED.

Perfect color of pink for me. Not too dark and not crazy light that I look like I dipped my lips in powder. I also love that it's matte - so you don't get the frosted-1985-extra-in-footloose look going on. When I first expressed obsession interest in this color, I had so many girls e-mailing me like "no! it makes you look like a hooker!" .. but I'm not really getting that vibe? Or maybe I do look like a hooker and I'm in denial?

Either way, I love this color so much & I may possibly use the entire tube by the end of summer. I'm happy to announce that this officially makes two lipsticks that I love and can actually wear without feeling like I look overdone (the other being "natural nymph" by E.L.F. cited here). If you're looking to pick up St. Germain - head to http://www.maccosmetics.com/. I used the coupon code "lash410" & got free shipping plus a free sample of zoomlash mascara.