The Glitterati!

I was reorganizing my makeup collection (again) and "rediscovered" a long-forgotten treasure: my MAC Reflects glitters! When I first discovered these, I had absolutely NO idea how to make them work. Remember what it was like working with glitter as a kid? When you went home, you had glitter specks on your hands, in your hair, in your ears…EVERYWHERE! Well, without the right tools, the MAC Reflects glitters are no different. BUT if you're fortunate to find great MUAs at the MAC store, you will learn how to work the magical power held within these tiny little jars. The key ingredient: MAC Water-Based Mixing Medium! It can only be purchased at a MAC PRO store (or over the phone).

The cool thing about the Reflects glitters is that they are very finely ground. They're not chunky glitter pieces that are designed to wreak havoc on your corneas. The important thing, though, is to make sure you're using a mixing medium of some sort (there are recipes online that call for glycerin and water as a substitute to the MAC version). Below is my collection, a sample look, and swatches (the best I could do, considering that I was taking pictures of glitter--it REFLECTS like crazy! Bad for pictures, but good for real-life looks:) )

l to r: Reflects Transparent Pink, Reflects Gold, Reflects Pearl,

Reflects Blue, Reflects Transparent Teal

l to r: Reflects Transparent Pink, Reflects Gold, Reflects Pearl,

Reflects Blue, Reflects Transparent Teal

(alternate flash setting)

l to r: Reflects Antique Gold, Ref Purple Duo, Reflects Turquatic,

Reflects Rust, Reflects Copper, Reflects Very Pink, Reflects Bronze

l to r: Reflects Antique Gold, Ref Purple Duo, Reflects Turquatic,

Reflects Rust, Reflects Copper, Reflects Bronze, Reflects Very Pink

(alternate flash setting)

Today's "Look" using Reflects Very Pink (applied with Mixing Medium on top of a light lavender eyeshadow (MUFE) )