Before heading out, i prepped myself for All About Orange: i put on Royal Sunset, which is a very workable strong coral on me (nope, not pink on me), a little Chanel Notorious to contour, and NARS Albatross to highlight. On my eyes i used my beloved Preferred Blonde on my lid and up to the crease, Performance Art from the Temperature Rising Quad on the outer half of my lids, and Powerchrome Copper Strip (which had arrived Tuesday) to line my eyes, work into the crease and V, and for a hint of a cat eye - it blended well with my finger tip, but i did know i needed to work fairly quickly.
And there i was, 9:30 AM, sittin' on a bench in front of my local MAC in the cold cloudy greyness with my warming large latte and a big thick book. It's a stand-alone store, but they seem to get such limited quantities of so many LE things! And since i promised to do a CP, i couldn't miss out.
9:45 the lights went on in the store, 9:50 a nice young lady showed up with a very patient baby snuggled into a stroller, and 5 minutes later another woman showed up - she looked a little familiar - maybe i've seen her here.
10 AM the store opened. The other two women huddled around the testers, but since i'd swatched last week, i knew exactly what i wanted and i rushed in flapping my arms and crying, "Flamingo! Sushi Kiss! Sweet & Sour!" (ok, not really, that's just for dramatic effect)
Yes, after seeing so many photos here of everyone looking so beautiful in their lipsticks, and after hand swatching S&S against Blossom Culture, a coral which i like and wear, i caved and got S&S which is lighter and brighter. Sushi Kiss was my CP. And i am now happily wearing Flamingo, which is a very pretty light pink-y coral on me and which i think is flattering to my coloring - and great to wear with Royal Sunset.