Recommendation: MAC's 183

I'm sure you have noticed that as of late I haven't been my normal MAC self. I'm normally one for running to the counter to pick up the latest collection (in it's entirety like the crazy cosmetic demon I am) as soon as it hits the shelf!

However, the last few collections, as tempting as they are, have not made their way into my cart. I promised myself that I'd not buy anything from the last few collections while I was busy with Christmas shopping for others. This normally doesn't prevent me from throwing caution to the wind and just buying it anyway but I'll be honest MAC has overwhelmed me lately. Collection upon collection upon collection is difficult to keep up with (and expensive as bloody hell)!

Up to now I haven't purchased The Stylistics, Metal X, and Finery Collections. It's not for not wanting them because I honestly want something from each of them however I really can't justify the cost during the Holidays at the moment so I skipped (this isn't to say after the Holidays I won't be nabbing some goodies)!

Anyway...I did indeed throw caution to the wind this weekend and casually strolled around the MAC counter at Macy's on 34th. You see I had convinced myself that the crowds were so very big that I'd never find anyone to actually help me so I could look but no way was I waiting for a MA to help me and on top of that, wait on the huge line that was reaching all the way across the floor to the Clinique counter. Sadly, my plan didn't work as well as I wanted and one of my regular MAC MA's was there to "save the day" and help me make two purchases, one of which I'll be discussing with you in this post.

A few months ago (I think it's months. It feels like months!) I had purchased two Beauty Powders from MAC Pro in Manhattan and had them ship them over (I was feeling particularly lazy and decided I didn't want to walk over and do the purchasing myself! It also saved me from purchasing all six colors as I wasn't there to actually try them!). You can click here to read my review on the powders I did get.

Anyway, soon after MAC counters got the Beauty Powders and I soon forgot about the collection and was not tempted at all to purchase the other powders in the color story and other items were higher up on my wish list.

Until Saturday.

On display with the Beauty Powders was the 183 and I fell deeply and completely in lust with this fantastic little brush (I also feel deeply in lust with another Beauty Powder in this collection which I'll tell you about in another post). When I seen the brush it didn't look too familiar and it turns out that's because it's only available with this collection and will be gone shortly so I highly suggest and recommend nabbing this $40 brush! I actually didn't know this at the time and was furiously googling the MAC website on my blackberry trying to find out (as most times when you ask an MA they aren't always 100% positive).



This brush totally makes buffing the beauty powders into your skin a snap! If you're a mineral foundation user this will be a dream for application. I've been using this since I got it on Saturday for my Beauty Powders, for setting powder application on my face, for general blush application, and just for smoothing on whisper set powder under my eyes and it works an absolute treat!

183 is my absolute newest love! The bristles are soft on this with no shedding at all (did you expect anything less from a MAC brush?). The handle is small enough to grasp between your fingers for a nice hold while buffing and it's just a perfect wonderful brush overall!



I wouldn't call this a kabuki but maybe more of a glorified version of one. The bristles are more flat and not rounded as compared to a kabuki so it's quite different!

This is really a keeper for me and well worth it's $40 price tag!

Grab one before it disappears!

The Muse highly recommends the 183!

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