M.A.C. / NYX Dupes

As promised, I found the side-by-side lists I was talking about in my last NYX post!  This is a compilation of different shades I've collected from 5+ websites (Google: "MAC dupes") that are direct MAC-NYX dupes...with some other drug store options:

Brand Name	Dupe
MAC Amber Lights	NYX Golden, Milani Sun Goddess, Milani Desert Sun, Prestige Melba, L'Oreal HIP Saucy
MAC Band on Blue	NYX Lanikai
MAC Beaded	NYX Sahara
MAC Big T	NYX Wild Fire
MAC Carbon	NYX Black
MAC Coco	NYX Beanie
MAC Coppering	NYX Copper, Milani Flare
MAC Cranberry	NYX Rust
MAC Dazzleray Pigment	NYC Loose Sparkle Eye Dust in Champagne
MAC Electric Coral Pigment	NYX Tropical
MAC Electric Eel	NYX Irises, Milani Atlantis
MAC Emote	NYX Taupe
MAC Eyepopping	NYX Lime Juice
MAC Fab & Flashy	NYX Arica, NYX Golden Orange
MAC French Gray	NYX Iced Mocha
MAC Girl meets Boy	NYX Antique gold
MAC Going Bananas	NYX Yellow Pearl
MAC Humid	NYX Mermaid, Milani Clover, WnW Sensual Sage
MAC Juxt	NYX Springleaf, Jane Rain Forest, Milani Garden Mist
MAC Lucky Green	NYX Lime, Wet n' Wild Marquis
MAC Naked Lunch	NYX Aloha, Wet n' Wild Fine Wink
MAC Parrot	NYX Ocean, ULTA Deep Sea, L'oreal HIP in Showy
MAC Passionate	NYX Sunrise, NYX Redhead, NYX Cherry
MAC Pink Vivid Pigment	NYX Hot Pink
MAC Romping	NYX Hot Pink, NYX Burgundy Pearl, Milani Exotic Berry
MAC Rose Pigment	NYX Flamingo
MAC Satin Taupe	NYX Iced Mocha, NYX Mink Brown, NYX Root beer, Maybelline Silken Taupe, Rimmel Strength, ULTA Twilight
MAC Shadesticks	NYX Eyeshadow Wands
MAC Shimmermoss	NYX Jungle Fever, ULTA Luna
MAC Shroom	NYX Bearly There, Jordana Beige, Jane Magic Mushroom, Wet 'n Wild Flirt Shimmer Stick
MAC Sky Blue Pigment	NYX Cool Blue
MAC Star n Rockets	NYX Luxor
MAC Sumptuous Olive	NYX Herb, Milani Antique Gold, ULTA Golden Olive
MAC Sushi Flower	NYX Cherry, Prestige in Love
MAC Wondergrass	NYX Kiwi

Hope it helps! I know some colors might be discontinued now, but oh well!

NYX Sale

For those who are curious about NYX products, Cherryculture.com is currently having a sale on most of their NYX inventory! For those who don't know, the NYX line is very, very similar to MAC's...just CHEAPER!  (Example: MAC eye shadow $14.50 vs. NYX eye shadow $5.50, but on sale right now for $3.50) Shipping is free for orders over $40 right now too, so stock up!

A few years back I found a website that gave you a side-by-side of like colors from each company. I'll do some research to see if I can dig it back up!

[ Click here to see the eye shadow pots  ]
[ Click here to see all of Cherryculture.com's NYX products ]

UO Makeup

It looks like Urban Outfitters is jumping in with selling beauty products.

Special promo right now: free shipping on any beauty purchase!

What's even more exciting?.... they are selling NYX products! I def. need to check it out!

NYX Product Review: NYX Diamond Sparkle Lipstick in "Sparkling Rust"

NYX Diamond Sparkle Lipstick in "Sparkling Rust" (DS05)
It has a bit of sparkle (not too much like the annoying glitter us teeny-bops used to sport back in the early 90's) and is deep and very pretty. Glides on smoothly, makes my lips feel moist for a good while, but I have to have my tea in the morning at work and it just smears off on the cup--wah, wah). I love how the bottom of the tube actually shows the color of the lipstick! No more having to dig around and open each cap to figure out which is which! I think this will be a perfect color to debut for New Year's Eve!



Picture on the left is the color of the lipstick, the right is what the packaging looks like.

You can purchase online at Cherry Culture or NYX Cosmetics.

NYX

I went to Camarillo Outlets over the weekend (boy was it crowded!) and discovered a store that sells NYX Cosmetic products! It's called "Designer Fragrances" in unit 126. I'd always read reviews online how pigmented their eye shadows were (equivalent to MAC--is it just me or does walking into MAC stores intimidate you?) and I really didn't want to purchase online to find that I didn't like it. So lo-and-behold! A store with a pretty good selection of the makeup that I could see and (sneakily) try!

I ended up getting a makeup grab bag for $10 that had 2 eyeliners, 2 eye shadows, 1 nail polish, 1 set of eyelashes, 1 lipstick, and 2 samples of cologne (yes, for men! where one was nearly empty - I guess they were trying to fill up space). It turned out to be a good deal because one of those eye shadows would've already cost me $5.

My boyfriend's mom ended up getting one of NYX's Black Label Lipstick which looks really good on her (she's in her 50's). Her color was called "Diva". She mentioned that it made her lips feel moisturized from the COLD weather we were having that day.

I'll review my findings on the stuff I got soon.