Fergie's "Centerstage" Collection

This post was a long time coming! Fergie has been seen on several on Wet 'N Wild's giftsets, on their website and also on Rachael Ray's show as well. Now if you have yet to experience it, here is Fergie's "Centerstage" Collection."

I had the opportunity to purchase ALL of the lipsticks, along with a bronzer, primer, gel liner and  2 eyeshadow palettes.

Out of them all, there were only a select few that I would consider having a huge payoff, but even then it reminded me of the signature Wet 'N Wild Megalasts.

The packaging for the "Centerstage" collection is pristene compared the signature WNW collection.

On the left of the picture are the nudes from the signature WNW collection, while on the right are the nudes from Fergie's "Centerstage" collection. They are very similar, with a shade or two difference from the signature.

All in all, I will say that WNW did perform well with the packaging on the lipsticks, but as far as the rest, I'm not very impressed. The gel liner dries out very quickly and the primer is too runny. The bronzer and eyeshadows are quality as well. I would like for them to come out with different colors and textures of the product if they do plan to continue to collaborate with a celebrity.

M.A.C.'s "Grey Friday" VS. Kate Moss' #15 VS. Urban Decay's "Oil Slick"

So, I stepped out of my "Frugal Box" and went ahead and purchased my first M.A.C. lipstick. "Grey Friday" went on sale on Black Friday so I was compelled to purchase. Many reviewers stated that there were dupes to this, so I decided to go on the hunt. After reading several reviews, I decided to compare it to Kate Moss' #15 and Urban Decay's "Oil Slick".

Now the veteran's of M.A.C. stated that "Grey Friday" originally was debuted in the 90's as "Jet". I was only into Avon at that point in time only because my Aunt sold it. The go to color for me was "Cherry Jubilee" lol!

Left: Urban Decay's "Oil Slick", Rimmel's Kate Moss in #15 and M.A.C.'s "Grey Friday"

These lipsticks are very different in color and in texture as I intially noticed. Looking at the textures, I wondered about the payoff in the color.

Urban Decay in "Oil Slick"

Urban Decay's "Oil Slick" is EXACTLY what it says: OILY. I didn't like the texture or the payoff in color. I felt as if I was putting on a lip gloss opposed to an actual stick. I buffed my lips before applying and "Oil Slick" still found a way to find creases and dry skin on my lips to make it stand out. It was a definite thumbs down in my book.

Rimmel London's Kate Moss in #15

Rimmel London's Kate Moss in #15 is more of a purple frosty color. (Think of 80's lipsticks). It is definitely a cool based lipstick, and it can possibly be pulled off for a 9-5. This is definitely the wearable color out of all three.

M.A.C. in "Grey Friday"

M.A.C.'s "Grey Friday" is a frost lipstick as well. Though the color is an absolute go for Gun Metal, I would say that the texture and the payoff in color makes it worthwhile to play in makeup to create different looks. I want to try it with a black lipliner to see how it would look.




All in all, these colors look NOTHING alike. Oil Slick is too oily, #15 is a good frosty purple to wear to the office and Grey Friday is definitely a fun color to play up or down, depending on your mood.









 



Saturday Love...



This past Saturday, I accompanied my husband to his 10 year class reunion. Being that I was 3 1/2 weeks out from having our little boy, I felt compelled to go all out. I purchased a new dress and PRAYED that I looked at least SOMEWHAT presentable. I then did the whole shebang: nails, eyebrows, hair AND professional makeup. I think I looked ok. ;)

While I was getting gussied up, my MUA pulled out the lipstick in the shade of Ruby Woo. I've seen pictures, read reviews and swooned when I saw people apply it properly. I just couldn't bring myself to buy it due to the fact I felt like it was too expensive! I was like "Meh, I'll stick to the drugstore brands." LOL! I'm being completely transparent here, so no judging! It was a very matte Red. I've read that you have to apply as if it is a crayon, and that's very true! Stay inside the lines when applying this lipstick! My MUA did an AWESOME job. Once she finished applying Ruby Woo, she also applied a red lipliner to stop any feathering that may have occurred. It lasted the entire night until the morning! I texted my MUA and told her I was sold! I have to purchase at least ONE tube of Ruby Woo! LOL! But before I did that, I devoted today to find Ruby Woo dupes. After researching for a few hours, I found two.

The first dupe I found was Stoplight Red made by Wet 'N Wild Cosmetics. It's very bright and it's also considered a matte. I will say that it is a semi-matte. It has more moisture than Ruby Woo and it will feather if you aren't too careful. As with any matte, it has a tendency to stain the lips so I used Petroleum Jelly to try and remove as much as I could without leaving any on my lips (or face). I purchased this at CVS at the very low price of $1.49. Can't beat that!

The second dupe is Really Red by Revlon. This tube is more of an orangey-red. Not quite the Ruby Woo color on ME. It is considered a matte Red as well. While researching other blogs and reviews, many people have stated that this tube of lipstick is the BEST dupe. I don't think so. I'm stuck on the Stoplight Red. I purchased Really Red at CVS as well Buy 1, get one 50% off! I was like YES!


Ultimately, I will purchase the Ruby Woo because I've fallen in love with the smell, the color AND the staying power. But until I get to a MAC counter, my dupes will do for now!

Pictured Left to Right: Stoplight Red by Wet 'N Wild, Really Red by Revlon, Ruby Woo by MAC