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Monochromatic Makeup With the MAC Loud and Clear Collection and Glow Play Blush: Coral Lids, Lips and Cheeks

February 11th, 2020 by Karen 15 Comments

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I’m a fervent fan / enthusiastic adherent of monochromatic makeup, and that’s because I only have so many brain cells, and I like not having to expend them all thinking too deeply about matching my lids, lips and cheeks.

I’d rather conserve a little more of my life force for other things, ya know? And I need every single drop of life force I can spare to just make it through the day, ha ha ha!

Monochromatic madness!

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The key players in this monochromatic coral look are blush, eyeshadow, lipstick and gloss from the new Loud and Clear collection and the Glow Play Blush collection by MAC, both of which are on counters now.

The eyeliner is an old MAC standby called Teddy… I love me some Teddy! It’s an pearly reddish brown pencil liner and a workhorse staple if you like wearing warm orange browns, reddish browns, orange, or coral shades on your eyes.

I’m wearing Teddy here with matte orange coral Painted by Umber eyeshadow, and I like the contrast between Teddy’s pearly finish and the matte eyeshadow. That’s a minor detail, but I think it elevates the look a little.

I wore this look to the bakery the other day, and it was a day when sugar cookie dough, otherwise known as “the bane of my existence,” was killing me softly… You see, I had to roll out 60 heart-shaped Valentine’s Day cookies, and the temperature in the kitchen was warmer than usual (we’ve had a couple of warm, spring-like days in the low-60s lately).

A toasty outside temp means that everything inside the bakery warms up faster than usual, and that means MISERY if you’re handling sugar cookie dough.

Basically, you wanna keep your sugar cookie dough as cold as possible, because when it’s cold, it “listens” to you and does exactly what you need it to do. It stays thick and retains its shape as you roll it, and it continues to do so as you stamp out your shapes with a cookie cutter and move them to a baking sheet. Yup, when it’s cold, it is very, very good dough.

However, as the dough warms, like it does in an unseasonably hot kitchen, it embraces its inner rebel and becomes progressively ill-tempered and misbehaved. Your sweet, previously kind-hearted sugar cookie dough transforms into @sshole dough. 🙁 It picks up dents and fingerprints, stretches out where you don’t want it to stretch out, and becomes nearly impossible to transfer from the counter to a baking sheet.

WARM SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH HATES YOU.

Anywho, even though I struggled to stamp out those hearts, at least my makeup was cute. 🙂 Small victories, right?!

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mac loud and clear glow play

Key products worn in this look

Eyes: MAC Painted By Umber (lids) and Tromp L’ol (brow bone), MAC Teddy eyeliner (waterlines and lash lines), It Cosmetics Superhero Mascara

Cheeks: MAC Glow Play Blush in Groovy

Lips: MAC Sugar Sweet Cameo Lipstick and Female Gaze Lipglass

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Monochromatic Makeup With the MAC Loud and Clear Collection and Glow Play Blush: Coral Lids, Lips and Cheeks / Originally published February 11th, 2020

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  1. Kim says

    February 11th, 2020 at 8:32 am

    This is a lovely look and that sugar cookie dough should have shown you some respect! 🙂 I’m sorry to hear that it misbehaved and totally agree that warm dough is the devil. Though, most of us don’t need it to be perfect, thankfully. When you’re making them for the bakery, it’s a different story!! This must be one of the busiest times of the year for you guys!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 12th, 2020 at 7:21 am

      It is crazy busy. The dudes from all round the county come in to buy cupcakes at the last minute… And they always buy full-size cupcakes, apparently! They don’t buy the mini cupcakes.

      I’ve stamped out an obnoxious amount of heart-shaped cookies, GAH!

      Reply
      • Kim says

        February 14th, 2020 at 5:50 am

        They have to make up for the fact that they’re shopping at the last minute. Or they know they’ll end up eating half. HAHA! Just think of all that upper body strength you’re building. When people ask about your workout, you can be like “you know, just stamping cookies all day”. 🙂

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  2. Amy says

    February 11th, 2020 at 11:04 am

    I just got Glow Play in Too Peachy, thanks to your recommendation. Love the texture and color – way better application on dry winter skin than powder blushes IMO! My husband even said it looks “fresh,” which is basically his highest makeup compliment (first, he noticed; second, he liked it – haha!).

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 12th, 2020 at 7:18 am

      LOL, Amy! I know, anytime my husband actually notices my makeup is definitely a compliment. 🙂

      Reply
  3. kimkats says

    February 11th, 2020 at 11:26 am

    I laughed out loud (at work!) when I read @sshole dough…. That’s so true, and it’s the perfect description!! And you look lovely- I can’t believe I don’t have Teddy.. I must get him, er, it… Soon….

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 12th, 2020 at 7:18 am

      Yes, Kimkats! You need Teddy in your ASAP. By the way, it looks amazing with another classic MAC standby, Sable eyeshadow.

      Reply
  4. Rachel says

    February 11th, 2020 at 12:30 pm

    Nice look! Any kind of roll out cookie dough is not my friend. I’ve tried gingerbread and sugar cookies and it just doesn’t work. I think I will give all my cookie cutters to my mom in fact!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 12th, 2020 at 7:17 am

      Haha! Your mom will probably appreciate your cookie cutters… Or maybe not. Dough is so fickle (and rude sometimes)!

      Reply
  5. Wendy P Stevens says

    February 12th, 2020 at 1:24 pm

    I love the warm, sunkissed glow. You look beautiful. I am already a fan of Teddy, but will be investigating the other MAC products for sure! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 13th, 2020 at 7:12 am

      You’re welcome, Wendy! Have a wonderful rest of your week.

      Reply
  6. Rachel Runyan says

    February 12th, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    LMAO at @sshole dough. Ain’t that the truth.

    I find this collection no different from all the nudes that are already on the market. Just kind of “meh” IMO. The coral lipstick is really pretty, though.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 13th, 2020 at 7:12 am

      I got no time for rude dough! LOL

      Reply
  7. Anne says

    February 13th, 2020 at 6:21 am

    That reminds me that I still need to bake unicorn muffins for my daughters upcoming birthday…
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    • Karen says

      February 13th, 2020 at 7:12 am

      Happy birthday to your daughter!

      Reply

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