In The Groove Buys + Alot of Rambling

MAC's In the Groove Collection left me wanting so bad and I did some damage to the pocket.
This was a collective haul, I got these on 2 occasions.

Ok so, first story: On Friday morning when the collection launched in Singapore, I had to be in school by 11am for PAL Programme which is a CCA-thing for lower primary. And knowing how hyped and sought-after Stereo Rose was, I didn't want to end up disappointed again like the To The Beach collection where I missed out on the Highlight Powder and the Hipness Blush.

So umm.... I woke up early and went to Tangs Orchard before school. Yes, I admit I was one of those who waited for the store to open so I could rush in like a mad woman and grab that *preciousssss*. But I swear, there were 5 other women waiting around with me and once the doors opened, they started swatching and bought 3 Stereo Roses at one go!

I ended up with a Stereo Rose MSF, Band of Roses Mineralize Blush and a huge smile on my face at school.

Group Picture! Top from left to right -> Petticoat MSF, Stereo Rose MSF, Band of Roses Mineralize Blush, Jazzed Lipstick, Club Eyeshadow (not from collection) and Right Image Cremesheen Glass.

So now you're wondering, I got 2 odd things and the rest just fell out of the sky and landed on my lap? Prrftt. I held out until the pay came in on Saturday and dragged D to JB Aeon Tebrau to haul some more! Why JB? Coz I wanted to get an empty palette to depot some shadows. Oh and coz we wanted to eat Sushi King!!

Ok I digress, pictures.

Jazzed: This is my first cremesheen lipstick and I'm beginning to think it's my favourite finish! Lustres are a little opaque on my extremely pigmented lips and Satins tend to dry out. This one left a waxy feeling on my lips and it just made it real smooth and moisturizing. Havn't tried Frosts nor Amplified though.

Two lovely ladies trying to catch my attention. I love you both, no worries!

Stereo Rose -> Coral and not shimmery which is awesome coz I hate shimmer in my blush.
Petticoat -> Frosted pink with raspberry veins, I think I got a good amount of veins in mine so it showed up on my skintone thank god. Not much gold thrown in though, but I like it that way = less shimmer.



Band of Roses since it's been described as a dupe for Dollymix. I've always wanted Dollymix but never got around to purchasing it.

And last which is not from the collection but I just picked up anyways was a Satin eyeshadow in Club. A brownish bronze with green reflects.

Ok story number 2: At Aeon Tebrau, D and I went to the MAC store, me with minimal makeup coz we've been out since early morning to do some errands and it was almost 8pm when we reached JB (MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM AT CAUSEWAY!)

So I got served by a very nice Chinese lady and she helped with my purchase. I wanted to get 'On the Scene' lipgloss as well as a mineralize eyeshadow trio but that lipgloss was OOS and the eyeshadows were not brought in at JB's MAC.

Ok so nevermind, two less items mean less money spent! :) I asked for the eyeshadow palette and it was also OOS. D said, nevermind just pick out something else since we're already here and I changed a specific sum of dollars into ringgit to get my MAC fix.
And so I went to the eyeshadow stand and started swatching neutrals coz you never can have enough neutrals right?

And this malay guy with funky hair in a ponytail came over and asked which colour I'm looking for in kind of a bossy tone, like he wants to rid of me from the store. When only D and I were the only ones there. I asked for Wood-winked.

And he went, "Oh we don't have that colour here, it's limited edition kot?" And I was kind of shocked when he said that, since when was Wood-winked LE?
So I went, "Umm...no, I don't think it's limited edition..."
And he pressed on, "It must be limited edition. Or else I would have found the colour for you already from the stand."

Fact is. He wasn't even near the stand when he threw that comment to me. He was at the cashier table.

And D said my face just changed totally. It's one thing to not know your products, but it's totally another to insult a customer and insinuating that I don't know crap about makeup.
And that said, they didn't have Patina either. If I asked, he'll probably say it's also LE!

I was so pissed, I just ignored him and continued searching. And the previous lady whom served me came over and thank god for her, really. She made the effort to recommend me Club instead which she claimed was her favourite brown shadow. And so I got it....it took me another hour after leaving the MAC store and bitching to D before I calmed myself down enough to enjoy my dinner at Sushi King.

Ok, rant over. Sorry for the lengthy post and I apologise if I sound spoilt or something..

Anyway, a shout-out to Vonvon from Vonvon's Interests! Thank you for your advise when I left a tag on your message board! And I hope ur MAC store brings in the mineralize eyeshadow trios soon coz I know ur holding out for those! :)

Labels: beauty, boyfriend, food, MAC, shopping, travels

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