In the CCO we went to, at Portsmouth Gunwharf Quays, the MAC stuff is at the end of the shop, so without a second thought we walked straight over. At first, I was a bit disappointed. If you know CCOs, you will know they are a sort of mish mash with pretty worn out products out which you exchange at the till. I looked at the lipsticks but none really took my fancy, with one being horribly dry and 'tuggy'. On the first visit we left, but we shortly came back after a lovely meal at Giraffe by the harbour in the sun!
This time it was less busy, being near closing time, so we had a free look at everything. I spotted the DKNY be delicious perfumes to the left of the MAC area and went for a sniff! I have always been intrigued by the be delicious perfumes as they were apple shaped... it’s the small things for me! Anyway, I settled on the be delicious Fresh Blossom one, which is sported in pink packaging. It smells divine! It was £21-24, I can’t remember which is just under 33% off! Initially, I couldn't decide if I should get it or not, but decided, What the hey!, I just got an A* and I'm proud of it!
I was looking in the ‘pot’ things they do, which is the gift sets but where you are able to see the products, and they are colour coded towards the set. I was searching between the different ones and came across the ‘Vain and Glorious Lip Bag’. It includes a tartan purse/pouch, A Lustre lipstick and a Dazzle Glass. At £19.25 it is great value, as separately they would be £30!
The lipstick is beautiful and what made me want the set, and being lustre isn’t full on which is perfect for me! It has a lovely glossy finish and just adds to my lips without being in your face, I can tell from this it’s my new best friend! It sports the usual MAC bullet but with gold detailing which I love! Its called ‘Mellow Mood’ but being part of this set from an old collection, you will need to pop into a CCO to get it, but they weren’t running out!
The dazzleglass didn't draw me in alone, but being my mum’s favourite product I figured even if I didn’t like it she could have it. Oh how I was wrong… It is a beautiful pale pink colour named ‘Baby Sparks’ which is actually in the permanent line, which on top of the lipstick gives it even more. It’s not as sticky as everybody makes out MAC dazzleglasses to be, which is very nice! It has blue/purple specs of glitter in it which give it an extra WOW.
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| Swatch of the lipstick on lower lip for comparison, sheer but enhancing. |
I love CCO's, but you do have to look to find something nice! I was slightly disappointed as the majority of things were blue/purple/green eye shadows or GREEN?! lipsticks. However the Metal X eye shadows, big bounce eye shadows and Bare Study paint pot were there along with studio tint!
My mum bought an eye shadow from the tartan collection, Golden Crown along with a pigment from Alice and Olivia collection and a Shadestick! Next time I visit a CCO I'll be on the look out again!
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