MAC makeup in 60 and Haul

Happy weekend everyone! 

I hope everyone is having a lovely Saturday.

For Christmas last year I was lucky enough to receive a MAC cosmetics 'Make up in 60' voucher from my parents. So only just yesterday I booked myself in and had my makeup done. The voucher costs £30 and you get your makeup professionally done by one of the lovely MAC make up artists. It's great for a special occasion or date night or something like that. Not only do you get all your makeup done, you get £30 worth of MAC products to choose and buy. So basically the makeover is free! This voucher is such a good idea and I would really recommend it. 

So I had my makeup done yesterday and thought I'd share with you what I got!

1- The lady started off with the Prep and Prime moisture infusion primer. This hydrated my dry skin and provided a really good smooth canvas for my foundation etc. 

2- Next, was my eyes. The lady did this so no fall out from my eyeshadow would drop down onto my foundation. She primed my eyes with a paint pot in the shade 'Camel Coat'. This was a lovely matte brown shade that was slightly darker than my skin tone but provided a great base. 

3- After this was applied, eyeshadow was applied. A product was used from the new 'Fantasy of Flowers' collection. It was a quad eyeshadow in the shade 'Golden Hours'. Before the makeover the lady asked what colours and look I was after and I told her I love bronzes and golds on my eye as they look best with my blue eyes. So she used this gorgeous quad. She used the top left shade all over my lid then took a mix of the bottom two colours through my crease to add definition and depth. Then she took a black/brown eye pencil and ran this along my waterline and smudged the same two eyeshadow colours under my eye to add some drama. She then took the lovely bright gold colour on my inner eye to brighten it up and make it glow. I absolutely loved what she did and was so happy with the results. 

4- Next us was my brows. Normally I make them quite arched and dark but the lady did a slightly different look which I really liked. She used a retractable eyebrow pencil in 'Fling' which was an ashy blonde colour. She lightly filled in my brows and they added to the whole eye look. 

5- The lady who was doing my makeup then asked me if I wanted liner and I said yes. She used on me Fluidline gel eyeliner in Blacktrack. She did a medium thickness line on my lid and didn't wing it out but ended it with a tiny flick which opened my eyes and made them look bigger. 

6- After this came lashes! She applied a few coats of MAC's False Lash mascara. This thickened and lengthened my lashes and made them look great. She coated my top and bottom lashes then applied false lashes. She chose the number 12 lashes and they look so good! 

7- Next my face makeup was applied. I had Studio Fix Foundation put on me. This is meant to be a matte finish but it left a lovely natural finish on me meaning it wasn't too matte or too dewy it was really nice. It also covered the majority of my imperfections and redness so I was very happy with that. Next a concealer was applied to my skin. The makeup artist chose the Pro Longwear concealer that provided medium to full coverage. She used it to conceal anything the foundation hadn't but also to slightly brighten my skin, especially under my eyes. 

8- Next was contouring and highlighting. To contour a browny-plum colour blush was used to contour my cheekbones. I'm not exactly sure what colour was used but it suited the rest of the makeup so well. The blush that was used was a subtle pink colour that was placed on the top parts of my cheeks to add some colour and warmth to my face. Finally, an extra dimension skin finish was used on my cheekbones, down the bridge of my nose and on my cupids bow to catch the light and add glow. This part of the makeover bought the eyes and the face together and really finished the look off. 

9- Last but not least was the lips. Both myself and the make up artist said a natural pinky lip would be best. So she chose a Cremesheen lipstick in the shade 'Cremecup' which was just pink enough but didn't take away from the drama of the eyes. Finally, a lustre glass lipgloss in 'Flusterose' was applied to add shine and complete the look.

I was so happy with my makeup. It was prefect for a dinner out with my boyfriend, and even better, he liked it! I didn't take many pictures (sorry!) but I did manage to get one in the makeover chair showing the eye look which was my favourite part. 

After the makeover I picked up some products. 

The first thing I got was the Prep and Prime Highlighter in the shade Light Boost. I can't wait to try this out to see if its really glowy and lovely. 

The next thing I really wanted to get was a paint pot. I had a paint pot a few years ago when I first started liking makeup but I never really used it. So I picked up one in the shade Painterly. It's a really natural matte coloured brown that will be perfect under any eyeshadow. I can tell I'll be using this a lot. 

The final item I bought was a lipstick. I adore makeup and have quite a big collection but I have never had a MAC lipstick! Now I've bought one I can't wait to start collecting! The shade I got yesterday was  a Cremesheen lipstick in 'Sunny Seoul'. MAC describes it as a frosted light warm pink. It's such a beautiful colour I love it. 

I also got to take home the lashes that were applied during my makeover. 

So that was my experience of a MAC makeover! All the staff were so lovely and it was interesting and fun finding out about their products. I would highly recommend this to any make up fan! 

Have a lovely rest of your weekend 

Ella xo

(All images from maccosmetics.co.uk)