MAC Dazzlesphere 4

Hey Guys!
First I want to wish you a merry Christmas!
So today I'm going to review the MAC Dazzlephere #4. I received this as a birthday gift from my boss.
This set is part of their of their holiday collection, and comes with 2 dazzleglasses and 2 cremesheens. Like Venus and Rags to Riches being the dazzleglases, and Fashion Schoop and Petite Indulgange are the cremesheens.

Fashion Scoop, Rags to Riches, Like Venus, Petite Indulgence

As you can see from the swatches they are sheer, but I like sheer glosses. I especially like the cremesheens a lot, I do like the way the dazzleglases look, but after they wear off the glitter translates everywhere into your face and it's a little bit annoying. But I do like this set especially to try new shades of glosses!

At first I thought that the cremesheens looked very similar to Pink Pop and Peach Petal from Revlon.

Revlon Swatches

As you can see that Fashion Schoop and Peach Petal are not really dupes. I think Petite Indulgence and Pink Pop are very similar.

Overall I'm really enjoying this set, I have been using it alot since the colors are great for everyday.

Xo
Monica

Dupes

Well who doesn't love having the same color and quality on makeup without having to splurge for department store brands? While cleaning my makeup collection I found some really good dupes, so here are the swatches of the products I showed on my video!

Nails
Differences
OPI You don't know jacques Vs Sinful colors Nirvana: OPI is a bit darker
OPI Teenage dream Vs Sally Hensen Strove Light: Sally Hensen has more silver in it
MAC Seasonal Peach Vs Essie Van d'Go: Essie is a bit pinkier
Essie Lilacism Vs Finger Paints aren't you Glad-ioulous? Essie is warmer
MAC Love & Friendship Vs Wet n Wild bite the bullet: Wet n Wilde is more brown
Rimmel Bare Naked Vs Nina Ultra Pro Spunsugar: None

Maybelline is Darker and more Opaque

Revlon is Matte finishMac and Lancome are Identical, Maybelline is a bit more pinkierRevlon: Peacher, Mac Slimshine is a tiny bit browner, rimmel is more orange
No difference at all
Rimmel is more Opaque
These are dead on dupes!!!

Wet N Wild is more coral

Cover Girl is more silver

References
For the part 2 of the video, I do not own any of the products i mentioned they are dupes for, so i'll leave links to other blogs who do have swatches

Nars Mata Hari/Mac Pink Swoon Vs Elf Pink Passion
Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks Vs Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips
Nars Taj Mahal Vs Nyx Mosaic Love Vs Nyx Cinnamon
MAC Mean and Green Vs Orly Space Cadet Vs Hard Candy Beetle
Chanel Jade Vs Milani Dressmaker
Chanel Paradoxal Vx Revlon Perplex
OPI Who the Shrek are you? Vx Sinful Colors Innocent
Nars Turkish Delight Vs Revlon Peach Petal
MAC Up in the Amp Vs Revlon Berry Haute
MAC Snob Vs Revlon Pink Pout
MAC Satin Taupe Vs Nyx Iced Mocha
MAC Carbon Vs Nyx Black
MAC All that Glitters Vs NYX Champagne
MAC Brule, Satin Taupe, Tempting, Night Manoeuvers Vs Maybelline Natural Smokes

Well i hope you find this post helpful because it took me forever!!
But, it was worth it

Xo
Monica

Sinful Colors Innocent

I while back a saw a pretty display of Sinful Colors at Walgreens and this one color caught my attention. I don't have a lot of green polishes, and this one caught my attention. The color is Innocent. Since I bought it when it was very late and dark the color was off, so the next day when i was going to use it the color looked different, but still used it anyways.It is a yellowish green, it is not something very common, but it remided me of OPI Who the Shrek Are You?, which I don't have, so I asked my good friend google, and turns out they are dupes!
The Following Blog has pictures side by side so you can compare them!
http://rastalovenails.blogspot.com/2011/02/comparison-between-sinfulcolors.html

So if you were thinking of buying the OPI you can save big time by buying the Sinful Colors One!

Xo
Monica

A Dupe for MAC Lavender Whip

Hey guys!
I went shopping with my boyfriend this past weekend, and bought a couple of NYX round lipsticks.

Well i bought one of them that did not looked to anything I already in my collection, when i swatched it, I couldn't help to noticed that it was so similar to a super popular lipstick, MAC Lavender Whip from the Creemsheen Collection.

The lipstick name is Power. Below is a Picture.

L to R(MAC Lavender Whip, NYX Round Lipstick in Power)

Now I know, you are like. Monica... this aren't even close to similar.

They look completely different in the tube. Lavander Whip is obviously lavander, while Power is more of a Pink color with purple undertones. But when applied they are like identical twins,

L to R Lavender Whip, Power

The difference I see between those two is Power is more creamier and more opaque. While Lavander Whip is more sticky and glossy, a bit more sheer as well.

So if you were looking for Lavander Whip, but couldn't afford the Ebay prices, NYX has a pretty close dupe you can settle for.

XO
Monica