MAC Matte Lipstick in Party Parrot Review, Photos, Swatches and Comparison

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I am so excited to write a post for this lipstick because I feel like it's a long time coming! I have been lusting for MAC Lipstick in Party Parrot ever since the Iris Apfel Collection last year but I sadly missed out on it, so when it was re-promoted in the Strength Collection I knew I had to snatch it right away.

MAC Party Parrot is officially described as a "bright red pink" with a matte finish. Looking at the lipstick tube itself and the swatch below, this shade looks like a neon and very intense.

Since Party Parrot and Impassioned are always touted as dupes I thought I'd do a comparison of the two lipsticks. The one on the left is Party Parrot and the one on the right is Impassioned. From the swatches below, any difference is hardly noticeable except for the finish. Party Parrot is a matte finish while Impassioned is an amplified creme (somewhat glossy) finish. Also, Party Parrot is a true neon while Impassioned is almost a neon.

MAC Party Parrot and MAC Impassioned

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Price: $18.00 CAD

Place to buy: MAC Cosmetics

Nail of the Week: China Glaze Get Carried Away

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For this week's nails I am wearing a polish from China Glaze's Cirque Du Soleil Collection, Get Carried Away over a Sally Hansen's Black Out polish. Get Carried Away is a sheer black with small black and silver glitter, black and orange hex glitter, and black bar glitter. I put a layer of Sally Hansen polish in Black Out to achieve opacity of the base and see the glitters more clearly. 

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What do you have on your nails this week?

January 2013's Topbox

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For today's post I am sharing with you the contents of my Topbox, January 2013 edition. For those who are new to Topbox, it is a Canadian monthly subscription which costs $12.00 plus tax, that provides 4 - 5 high end beauty products. For this month's box, all the products included are from Clinique. Let's check it out!