FOTD: Give Me Liberty of London

So here is my first Face of the Day! (please excuse my poor tired eyes, it is Friday after all!) Yesterday I posted my MAC Give Me Liberty of London haul, and yes, it was quite a lot of product. But, there is a reasonable explanation. I have known for a while that I wanted to splurge on this collection, and my birthday is early next month, so I decided to treat myself to a birthday present. That being said, after today I am storing it all away until the day of my birthday so today was my last day to play with it all, and give you all a look with it.. At least, until next month!

So, here's a rundown of the products I used:
Face: Benefit 'That Gal' Face Primer
MAC Studio Tech in NW 15 (I dont actually like to use this product)
Benefit 'Confessions of a Concealaholic' (Erase Paste, Bo-ing, Lemon Aid, Eye Bright)
MAC Summer Rose Beauty Powder
MAC Shell Pearl Beauty Powder

Too Faced Brow Kit

Eyes: MAC Rubenesque Paint Pot (I will be using Delft when I get it for my birthday from my mom! :) )
MAC Birds & Berries Eyeshadow on the lid
MAC Bough Grey Eyeshadow in the crease
MAC Retrospeck Eyeshadow in the tear duct

MAC Shroom Eyeshadow under the brow

Ulta Black Waterproof Eyeliner on the water line

Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara in Very Black

Lips: MAC Ever Hip Cremeshene Lipstick

MAC Frankly Fresh Lipglass

Review:

It's official. I LOVE this collection! I enjoyed working with every product, with the exception of Bough Grey (it wasnt very easy to blend, but still workable). By far, my favorites are Birds & Berries eyeshadow, and all of the lip products. The pigmentation and color pay off in Birds & Berries is phenomenal! And the way the lipstick and lipglasses feel is to die for. Ever Hip is a little bit strong for this look, so I toned it down with Frankly Fresh and I think its my new favorite lip combo, I just love it all! I can't wait to get the makeup bag in the mail :)

xo

Rachel

Haul: MAC Give Me Liberty of London

Today MAC's Give Me Liberty of London limited edition collection came out in stores, and I was able to pick up my pre-ordered loot! Altogether, I didn't get the entire collection but I did get most of it. I got both of the beauty powders: Shell Pearl and Summer Rose; one blush: Prim and Proper; two eyeshadows: Bough Grey and Birds & Berries; one lipstick: Ever Hip; all four lipglasses: Frankly Fresh, Perennial High Style, English Accents and A Different Groove; and one nail lacquer: Blue India. I didn't pick up two of the eyeshadows (Free to Be and Give Me Liberty of London) because I do own a lot of pinks, and these just didn't stand out to me. Plus, Free to Be is now a permanent shade. I also didn't pick up the Dirty Plum blush because it is too dark for me, and it is permanent (PRO) and is in the Riveting Collection currently out. Finally, I didn't pick up the Vestral White nail lacquer because it was just a simple white and had already come out with Hello Kitty.

Beauty Powders

Summer Rose: this came out with the Rose Romance collection, but I wasn't able to get it then. It's a very satiny pink with plum undertones with a very slight sheen. This product can definitely build up for more color pay off, or can be left sheer. For my light skin tone this is a great blush.

Shell Pearl: this is a light peach-coral with a sheen and I'd say would work best as a high light, even for lighter skin tones. This color is absolutely gorgeous, and has already sold out at my counter (as of 4pm 3/11)

Blush

Prim & Proper: This is the only blush I picked up and I actually picked it up for my mom. It is a beige-nude with some shimmer, and is too dark for lighter skin tones. However, lighter skin tones could use this for a bronzer (like my mom will).

Lipstick

Ever Hip: This was the only lipstick I picked up, but I love it! It's a nude-coral-orange color in a cremesheen finish so it feels wonderful when applied. It looks quite orange in the pictures, but its much softer on the lips.

Lipglasses

Perennial High Style: This is a pink-coral color that goes wonderfully with the Ever Hip Lipstick. It doesn't have any shimmer and has more of a yellow undertone.

Frankly Fresh: Is a bit of a dark peach with gold and pink shimmer. This color is a bit different for me, but can be a wonderful nude with shimmer for some.

English Accents: This is a wonderful milky pink gloss with blue undertones, making it almost purple. It has a sliver shimmer, and is overall quite nice.

A Different Groove: Is a very opaque, dark purple-wine with gold shimmer. This color is too dark for me, but my mom loved it so this one was for her.

Eyeshadows

Birds & Berries: This is a wonderful frosted dark blue-teal with a veluxe-pearl finish.

Bough Grey: Is a soft grey with green undertones and a satin finish. This is quite unlike any other color MAC has come out with before.

Nail Lacquers:

Blue India: This is one of the most beautiful, unique nail polishes I have come across. Especially with such nice packaging! It's a dark blue-teal with grey undertones. This color looks amazing against the Bough Grey and Birds & Berries eyeshadows.

I did also buy the small makeup bag, but since it isn't sold at counters I ordered it online with both Viva Glam Lada Gaga and Cyndi Lauper lipsticks, so reviews and pictures for those to come soon!