strange love: mac candy yum yum

hihi.
it's been awhile since i last posted but hey im here now (*^_^*)

i think it was last week...
i casually walked into the mac store at raffles city n got into a makeup cardiac arrest.

i was looking at the new archie collection when my eyes locked in and zoomed into something proverbial.

something that is nothing short of a mac legend.

my eyes fixed onto that neon pink lipstick bullet like a hawk and immediately many thought bubbles appeared above my head with silent gasps in between:-
'is this...?'
'could this be...?'
'it couldn't be, it shouldn't be here'
'but it is! ack ack! it's candy yum yum!!!'
'but why issit here???'
'but who cares?! it's candy yum yum!!!'

all that drama in a one man show in the mac store.
all just for that elusive wonder that is candy yum yum.

but somehow that day i didn't walk out the store with her.
i talked it through like an adult.
do i need another neon pink lipstick??

i kept thinking about her though, day after night and i decided finally when my mom went to tangs i wrote down what i wanted on a post-it.
and....
she's all mine.

introducing candy yum yum aa2


hand swatch


im not shy when it comes to makeup love...

on the lips


with no lip balm and applied liberally cos it's no holds barred, baby.

candy yum yum is a matte bright pink neon with blue undertones.

overall thoughts
yours truly would like to thank the 77 517 people/ votes that brought this baby back to the permanent line in the mac by request programme.

and if you are thinking should you or should you not get it, lemme tell you:
just get it cos you won't regret it.
if it's the one pink lipstick you wanna invest... take a leap and go for bold and vivacious candy yum yum.

candy yum yum is a matte but it doesn't feel as dry as ruby woo, the other matte mac lipstick i own.

it doesn't sink into the lines of my lips unlike a certain barry m disappointment, it doesn't hydrate my lips but doesn't feel heavy too.
real nice.

and the best part is it lasts and lasts and lasts.

yesterday i wore candy yum yum out for dinner and it withstood:
2 dinners (yes 2, why not)
2 drinks
and after all the feasting and drinking i still had a good amount of candy yum yum on my lips.
no budging no fuss and muss.

ive been collecting neon pink lipsticks (and other stuff) since this year and candy yum yum is an important addition.

now that it's permanent i need not worry about discontinuation and other limited edition problems.

till the next neon pink wonder,
xoxo
nais.

candy yum yum is out at the mac stores, sg$29

amp up the vamp!: barry m black cherry

hi.
im nais but im such a bad blog mommy.
prettynais my blog baby turned 1month old a few days ago and i forgot all about it (｡-_-｡)

i was busy looking, buying and playing with makeup that i forgot.
i'll get a cupcake later and stuff my face with it to celebrate.

never too late to celebrate
never too late for a cupcake.

can't believe it has been a month this baby has been up and running.
from being clueless, uncertain and a little fearful of what 2013 will bring to me now writing my 13th post on prettynais.

things are gaining speed and a little more clarity but seriously im just happy to blog about the seemingly frivolous (but beautiful) things i like.

to you who have been reading this nondescript blog, thank you and please continue to check in here and then.
if u like, we can be friends too
the world can do with more friends than ___________
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so please do leave your comments and your love *\(^o^)/*

okk! back to the beauty!

today's baby is a vamp
barry m moisturising lip paint in black cherry





i just love how sexxxy these deep dark vamp lipstick bullets look.
totally seductive.

swatched on my hand


barry m black cherry is a dark berry shade with red under tones.

i wore black cherry three ways.

on its own


here i applied black cherry heavily straight from the tube with no lip balm underneath or lip liner.

you can def see the red in black cherry here.
just wearing black cherry with eyes lined to wing tips makes me look made up already without much effort.

but if you want to look more vamp and brooding, then by all means, do the full works with heavily made eyes, pale powdered face and contoured cheeks.

as a lip stain


this look is simply achieved by blotting my lips with tissue.

as a lip stain, black cherry is easier to maintain.
eat& drink all you want without worrying if your lip colour is feathering, smudging or fading.

worn with neutral made up eyes and dewy skin, black cherry as a lip stain can make you look understatedly chic.

i like how black cherry looks as a lip stain. very pretty...

with some shine


all i did here is to dab some lip balm on the middle of my lips (after blotting them).

for more juicy lips, you can opt for lip gloss instead
(or mac clear lip glass)

sadly black cherry looks less dramatic and vamp now but if you are afraid of dark dramatic lips, lightening the said colour by blotting and adding shine helps to make the shade more wearable.

i would wear this lip look with matte skin to draw focus to my lips.

overall thoughts
i would say barry m black cherry is an entry level vamp.
wished it was slightly more blackened.

although this is barry m's moisturising version of her lip paints, it does not feel that slippery. when i apply black cherry on my lips, i feel some grip (hope you get what i mean).

it is just considered more moisturising than the original lip paints.

as always with such vamp and dark shades, it is best to exfoliate your lips first.

black cherry is still a good addition to my vamp makeup collection.
it helps that the lipstick casing is pink. pink!

now on to the next lipstick on my wish list!
barry m lip paint in shocking pink!

yeah it's either very dark or very bright with me.
winter or summer.

if barry m is a steal (about sg$10), my next vamp lipstick review is a splurge.

till then loves!
xoxo,
nais.