M.A.C Pigment Samples and New Palette!~

So I finally received my MAC pigment samples from MakeupGeek (Marlena) and they are gorgeous!! I haven’t tried them yet (besides swatching), so still I don’t know what all the hype is about, but they certainly are beautiful.  I also got my 12 pan palette from Ebay the very same day, so I pressed the loose pigments right away using rubbing alcohol.

To press pigments:

~Add rubbing alcohol to pigment, stir in until the consistency is creamy.

~Pour into an empty pan, gently tap the pan to flatten the pigment, and let dry (a few hours).

~When completely dry, take a quarter covered in fabric and press down on the pigment, hard.

~Add the pan to your favorite palette and you’re done!~

Here are some swatches:

From left: mutiny, cocomotion, golden olive, helium, vanilla.

From left: cornflower, teal, kitschmas, blue-brown, circa plum.