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This is the month to start all over again, make new beginnings, new dreams, goals, adventures, whatever your heart desires. Saying goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025!!!
Please post your New Year hauls in this thread. I can't wait to see what everyone gets.
Reminder that Beautylish Lucky Bags start shipping at the end of the month and you can find more about it on this thread as well as the trade thread for it
Beautylish Lucky Bag 2025 Trade
Wishing all the January babies a happy birthday month!!!
Those palettes are lovely. It is a shame the glitter crumbed when you went to swatch them @Ispend2much6
@CorgiMommy Thank you! I don't like glitter anyway. 😉
Gorgeous haul! Those palletes are so neat love the designs and shades ❤️ @Ispend2much6 enjoy 😊
The cosmetics portion of a Nordstrom order - I tried waiting to post this til I could retake lip swatch photos, but my patience has run out 😅:
The only MAC LNY item that caught my eye.
MAC MACximal Silky Matte Lipstick shade Royal Emerald - c’mon now, of all MAC’s 2025 Lunar New Year offerings, did anyone really think I’d pass this one up? I think I’ve decided I like the Silky Matte formula. It’s slightly less drying than MAC’s old matte bullet formula (excluding the Retro Matte formula I cannot comfortably wear), and I do like the old formula.
Here’s a lip swatch photo I took last week:
See the bumpy/dry-patchy texture on my bottom lip? A Carolina Reaper (a small bit used in a big pot of chili) did that. 😭 I wanted to redo this lip swatch after my lips have fully healed, but that’ll take a while so… just pretend my lips aren’t flaky irritated beneath the pretty green lipstick. And yes, that chili pepper is stupid hot. My usual capsaicin limit is the ghost pepper, which is very tasty once you get past the heat. The reaper is much spicier than the ghost; moreso than I expected. That pepper learned me that day.
Royal Emerald’s color is close to Bite Amuse Bouche shade Kale and similar to MUFE Artist Color Pencil shade Absolute Emerald (which I always use to keep Kale from bleeding). I prefer Kale in both color intensity and formula comfort, even though Kale’s a bleeder. But Royal Emerald’s a good alternative:
I blotted/sheered out the left end of the Kale swatch to see how close the base color is to Royal Emerald.
Royal Emerald sold out FAST at MAC’s site. I hope that encourages them to release more unconventional shades in the future, like they used to. I’d planned to visit my local standalone MAC store to see if they had it, but then I found it at Nordy while clothes shopping. I happily used a Nordy Note to get this green beauty.
I really like the Royal Emerald on you, @WinglessOne! I wouldn’t have noticed your lip inflammation until you mentioned it, don’t worry! I hope it heals quickly.
Thanks @curlychiquita ! I thought I should mention that texture in case anyone did notice and assumed it was the lipstick’s texture. (Some matte and semi-matte bullet lipsticks leave an obnoxious dry crumbly/grainy texture on my lips.) 😅 My lips are almost fully healed now, hooray!
This is so fun on you @WinglessOne ! I saw it and hoped it would find its way home to you! Glad you’re healing. Ouch.
Thanks @Sunnysmom and @Cissy63 !
A consistent regimen of Aveeno Skin Relief body lotion (to soothe irritation) thinly applied over water-dampened lips and topped with a thick coat of Aquaphor Ointment (plus resisting the urge to lick my lips throughout the day) has healed my lips about 99%. 👍 It’ll be a long while before I try any food containing carolina reaper peppers again. 😅
@WinglessOne Ouch on that stinger 😲. Lipstick is pretty 😍
What a gorgeous case thou @WinglessOne. 😍 I hope they do release more fun and unconventional shades, but good on you for getting your hands on this 👐
Thanks @CynthieLu ! I miss MAC’s more adventurous days. Their name is Makeup Art Cosmetics, for cryin’ out loud; I’d hate to see them slip further away from the colorful side of art. (Tangent: the name “MAC Cosmetics” always bugs me because it’s like saying “PIN number” or “ER room.” 😂)
@WinglessOne Awww I’m sorry your lip is burned. That’s so sad. I hope it heals fast. Does the lipstick irritate it more?? It’s a beautiful colour on you.
Thank you @ather (as long as lipstick’s unscented, it hopefully won’t worsen that irritation, especially since I always use Aquaphor Ointment as lip balm underneath as an occlusive barrier) @SportyGirly125 @CookieGirl1 @CorgiMommy @peculiarzmakeup @lmaster !
Gorgeous haul! Beautiful swatches! Those shades are beautiful on you 💙 enjoy ☺️ @WinglessOne
Gorgeous!! @WinglessOne happy you found it
That is very cool and bold! @WinglessOne
@WinglessOne I get intimidated by colors that look like this in the tube but it actually looks so good on your lips! That's a great shade.
@WinglessOne such a pretty shade on you. When I saw it in the promos I knew you would get it.
Rouge Reward Redemption
PATRICK TA Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo She Left Me On Red
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna You Mist Makeup-Extending Setting Spray 3.4 oz / 100 mL
Sienna Naturals Lock & Seal Hair Oil Split End Treatment 3 oz / 89 ml
I swatched the blush a few days ago in store, swatches are in The Deeper Hues Thread (Swatches, Color Matching, etc.)
Such a beautiful blush @danielledanielle , bet it’s lovely on you! Satisfying reward!