Did you miss out too??

I have been pretty bummed since I missed out on the majority of the limited edition items I longed for from MAC.  I had SO badly wanted the majority of the Style Black collection and the liners from the "MAC" collection...even a few Style Warriors items!  But, I suppose that is how LE items go, they only produce/release so many for sale on a first come, first serve basis.  If you get them...KILLER, if you don't...BOO for you!  Well, like many of you, I am on a strict budget when it comes to makeup.  The majority of stuff I get these days are from me selling my stash or swapping with people.  Just because I am on a budget, doesn't mean I can't look!!

So, last night, I was browsing around the net and decided to hit Nordstrom's MAC site just to see if they had any exclusives I didn't know about.  I got there to find, they still had the Kohl Power Pencils in stock...one of those products I REALLY wanted but missed out on!  Well, that got me to thinking, if they had this product, what other ones did they have that I didn't get??  Well, I found TONS of products that I thought I would end up paying big bucks for in a couple of months when people that bought 5 back ups decide they really don't need that many of one item! 

Low and behold, I am NOT going to have to deal with these crazy women that go to the counter/store and buy 7 of one eye shadow, 4 quads, and 9 lip sticks in the same color because they just LOVE the color and HAVE to be able to have access to it for the rest of their lives.  They never think that they will NEVER use all that product because their vanities are like mine and are full of a million and ONE other items longing for use!!!!!!!!  Okay...sorry for that rant and sorry if you are one of those women/men that do go to the counter and do that!  LOL!  I DON'T BLAME YOU!  I would probably do the same exact thing if I had the cash to do so!  Hell, I can't even pick up ONE item on a whim most weeks!  LOL!  What really gets me about people doing this is that when they decide that they DONT need that many tubes of lipstick in the same color and it is time to sell/swap, they mark the price up to $10-$20 over retail!  I know it is discontinued you guys, but really...I don't want a liner that is going to cost me $30 when I can most likely get something similar in another brand!

So......what this post was getting at before my crazy views got in the way, was that Nordstrom and all of these other department stores that house MAC counters, get these same products!  Just because you local counter doesn't have something, doesn't mean that the online store doesn't as well!!  GO CHECK OUT THESE SITES!!!  You will probably get just about everything you have been looking for!  Nordstrom still had collections all the way back to Makeup Art and there were not many colors sold out of the most popular things!

There you go!  Go shop and find all the things you have been wanting OR you could be the savior of Christmas and get your best girlfriend that eye shadow that she just barely missed out on getting and was so sad about!  :)  Just a thought!


**Dillards MAC Counter online is another place you could go look.  However, most people will go here when their local counter is sold out.  There are, I believe, more Dillard's than Nordstrom stores in the US.  They didn't have as great of choices on the LE items.

***Keep in mind when shopping at Nordstrom online, you will have to pay shipping.  There was a code for free shipping over $100, which can be pretty easy to do when buying MAC!  I was going to only get two of the Kohl Power pencils and the shipping was going to be $8.  That IS one thing to consider!  Just an FYI!

NEW MAC - STYLE BLACK

I just got my email from MAC about the new Style Black Collection that will hit stores tomorrow! I went online to take a peek because this collection is the one I have been waiting for! There are so many great items and colors you can get that are deep, dark, and PERFECT for fall that I just don't know how I am going to say no to any of them!

For starters, their mineralized shadows come in four amazing colors: Guilt by Association, Young Punk, Cinderfella, & Blue Flame. They are just amazing! I hope to be able to get my hands on Young Punk first and foremost! (It's the one in the photo!)

There are a variety of liners you can choose from as well including the Penultimate Liner in Rapidblack (which is a part of the permanent line), another permanent product which is the Kohl Liner in Smolder (love this for a smokey eye), & a Greasepaint Stick in Black which will be amazing for creating that super smokey effect!! All of these liners are in the blackest of black colors so of course, it is fitting they are all a part of this collection!

Now, all the products for the lips are truly amazing and I WILL own them all!!! There is a gorgeous cream lipstick in Black Knight that I have seen in Vouge, InStyle, and Elle Magazines posted as being one of the blackest black lipsticks you can get. There are 2 colors of the Mattenne lipsticks, one being Night Violet (a gorgeous deep, Purple Grape) & the other is Midnight Media (a deep Matte Black).

The Glimmerglasses have me in a trance...wondering what they have changed about the all-time famous Dazzleglasses! I just can't wait to swatch these puppies! There are three amazing colors including Blackfire, Bling Black, & Blackware...go to the website to see these...they are just indescribable! http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/spp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT1795&PRODUCT_ID=6465

In addition to the wonderful eye and lip products I mentioned above, there are a number of face products including 2 colors of Cream Color Bases (a black and a deep grape), the ever popular Volcanic Ash Exfoliator that I am dying to dry, & a Volcanic Ash Thermal Mask. The prices range but all three products are under $20 which makes it all the more sweet!

The brush that is a part of this set is the 214 Short Shader Brush that would be phenomenal for smudging all these fantabulous smokey eye products and the nail colors are beautiful to say the very least!!! There is of course a black - Nocturnelle, a black with gold pearl - Seriously Hip, & blackish/pink-purple - Baby Goth Girl. I know I won't be able to choose so...yet again, I will probably get all of these as well. LOL!

I am truly in love with this collection and cannot wait to make my trip to the counter or just make the order off the web! This collection is perfect for fall and being released right here at Halloween makes it all the better! I know I will take advantage of all the black and purple with my costume...what about you???

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Use the code BLACK at checkout for free shipping on these items at maccosmetics.com!

www.temptalia.com ~ Go Check It Out!

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Check out this site if you haven't already! It is a killer site to see preview photos of all the upcoming & new MAC collections! You will love it!