Sunday, March 15, 2015

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Probably one of the better moves MAC has made as of late, the new Eyes on MAC collection for 2015 includes four complete palettes containing nine specially coordinated shades for each color family.

Amber Times Nine




Cozy Grey - Cool Grey (Matte)
Kitties - Pale Bronze (Frost)
Georgia Peach - Dirty Rose Pink (Matte)
Ricepaper - Peachy Gold with Shimmer (Frost) Permanent
Creative Copper - Light Beige (Lustre)
Cork  - Muted Golden Brown (Satin) Permanent
Don’t Tell - Sparkly Brown (Lustre)
Aeromatic  - Matte Brown (Matte)
Pepper Please - Sparkly Bronze Copper Brown (Velvet)

Permanent Shades: Ricepaper and Cork

Burgundy Times Nine



Honey Lust - Bronze-Dipped Peach (Lustre)
Poppyseed - Midtoned Mauvy Nude (Satin)
Quarry  - Soft Muted Plum Brown (Matte)
Antiqued  - Ash Brown with Bronze (Veluxe Pearl)
Embark - Intense Reddish Brown (Matte)
#Noir - Deep Black Brown with Gold Pearls (Velvet)
Haux - Soft Muted Rosy Brown (Satin)
Star Violet - Pinky Brown Plum (Veluxe Pearl)
Sketch - Burgundy with Red Shimmer (Velvet)

Permanent Shades: Honey Lust, Quarry, Antiqued, Embark, Haux, Star Violet and Sketch

Purple Times Nine



Sweet Lust  - Soft Champagne Pink with Pearls (Lustre)
Lightly Sugared - Soft Lilac with Pearl (Frost)
Poignant - Soft Lavender  (Satin)
Mancatcher - Lavender Taupe (Matte)
Satellite Dreams - Plum with Violet Pearl (Veluxe Pearl)
Bon Nuit - Deep Plum (Matte)
After Dusk - Soft Red Wine (Veluxe Pearl)
Beauty Marked - Black Red with Sparkle Pearl (Velvet)
Shadowy Lady - Blackened Plum (Matte)

Permanent Shades: Satellite Dreams, Beauty Marked and Shadowy Lady

Navy Times Nine



Silver Fog - Silver Gray (Lustre)
Blonde Mink - Pale Khaki with Sparkles (Lustre)
Copperplate - Muted Mid-Toned Gray (Matte)
JG Gray - Frosty Gray Blue (Frost)
Mulled Over - Cool Blue Gray (Matte)
Cast Iron - Charcoal (Matte)
Cloudscape - Khaki (Velvet)
Club - Red Brown with Green Pearl (Satin)
Black Tied - Black with Silver Sparkle (Velvet)

Permanent Shades : Copperplate, Club, Black Tied
Price: $40
Retail Value: $53

I’m not exactly sure if these are going to be permanent items to MAC’s collection, but many of the shades are already permanent which might tilt the scales  for a consumer.

I don’t have a lot of MAC shadows at all. To be exact I only have four full-sized pans and three pigments. I just can’t bring myself to fork over $10 for a pan of shadow unless I’m #FeelinSpendy.  I personally find the MAC Times Nine collection appealing because it offers a  quick and relatively inexpensive way for someone to build a small or nonexistent MAC  or  makeup collection. Great for a beginner or an artist looking for neutral staples from a prestigious brand.  For those who already have an extensive MAC collection the Amber, Purple and Navy Times Nine palettes still offer a majority of limited edition shades that compliment the MAC classics, possibly making a purchase worthwhile for a collector or makeup enthusiast.

Watch Weekly: Marco Polo

Hello Everyone and Welcome back to Saving Face Beauty!

Today is a skin day so we’re talking about TV.



My boss recommended a show to me that he’s been really in to lately.
The 10 - episode Netflix Original series ‘Marco Polo’  follows the young adventurer on his journey east to Mongolia ultimately to be left behind by his father and uncle to serve Kublai Khan (grandson to Genghis Khan) thereby ensuring the favorable passage of young Marco’s  kin along the Silk Road.



My boss, Justin, suggested it because  he knows I’m an archer and the series does feature the Mongolian horse bow, though not extensively.
Although I’ve never studied Sino-Mongolian history in depth, Marco Polo  seems to be very historically insightful. Whether or not the history it presents is accurate I can’t say.



The way Justin described it I was expecting something with a little more action and blood. There is blood, and there are some pretty decent fight sequences but they don’t overpower the show,  which I appreciate. Instead, from a military standpoint, it’s much more politically and strategically inclined, which I also appreciate.



Additionally, in the show the other characters  single Marco out by calling him “Round Eyes,” among other things, which for some reason I found hilarious.
Make no mistake, there are a lot of boobies. Justin says that’s not why he likes it, but I think that’s why he likes it. To be completely honest, if nudity in a show is important to you, Game of Thrones does it better. #justsayin, #donttripchocolatechip

Spoilers!
One of the latter episodes shares an ancient homemade recipe for Chinaman soup, which  I thought was pretty uh...interesting?
The end of the last episode leaves the interested viewer completely mind fucked!
Yumm…
Can’t wait for season 2!

I would describe the show as Vikings meets Kingdom of Heaven, meets Da Vinci’s Demons with the emphasis being placed on an ‘outsider’s perspective.’


Don’t ask me why it reminds me of Da Vinci’s Demons.  I don’t find Marco Polo to be corny, it’s probably more historically accurate (aside from advising Kublai Khan), and the male characters are much  more realistically attractive. *cough* Blake Ritson. *cough, cough*
But it still reminds me of Da Vinci’s Demons.  

I would give the show a solid 3.5 stars.
If you’re at all interested, what’s the harm in watching the first few episodes? Just take the plunge, you may or may not thank me later.

Yumm…..
Chinaman Soup.