MAC Party Parrot & Pink Pigeon (Strength Collection)

MAC's latest collection titled 'Strength' featured five pretty awesome Matte lipsticks. There were however, only two that were on my shopping list: Party Parrot and Pink Pigeon.

Crazy bird names for bright lipsticks. Me gusta mucho. 

Top: Party Parrot

Bottom: Pink Pigeon

MAC describes Party Parrot as a bright red pink. It is bright, but for me I would say it is more of a coral color in the tube.

I used an MUA Cosmetics bright orange eyeliner as a lip liner for this, and it worked out pretty good! If you want a matching MAC lip liner, Lasting Sensation would be the best one. Here's how Party Parrot looked on my lips:- 

Pink Pigeon is described by MAC as a bright cleanest pink. I would say that description is bang on the money. 

I used a Barry M lip liner for Pink Pigeon, and it was just a little bit too dark, as you can see my liner in the picture below. MAC recommend Embrace Me as a matching lip liner for Pink Pigeon.

I love both of these lipsticks, and I'm gutted that they're both limited editions. The only small consolation is that Candy Yum Yum is now a permanent MAC collection lipstick, which is very similar to Pink Pigeon. Phew. 

Will you be checking out MAC Strength collection? Have you ever rocked a bright lipstick before?

Calendar Nails!- Chinese New Year

Happy Year of the Snake!

For my Chinese New Year mani, I needed one thing and one thing only:- SNAKE PRINT!

I must admit, the skill level required to do this mani was pretty low. I used some snake print water decals that I ordered off ebay for my middle and ring finger. They are layered over MAC's Hangin' Loose to make the snake print stand out better. On my index finger I have layered a No7 Glitter top coat over MAC's Dangerously Fun. On my thumb is Hangin' Loose again, with '2013' drawn with Dangerously Fun. Both MAC polishes are from the Apres Chic collection.

I love the red with gold glitter combo!

FUN FACT: I was born in 1984, a Year of the Rat. Apparently traits of people born in a Year of the Rat are smart, but also selfish. Hmn.

Next calendar nails: Valentine's Day on February 14th!