Remembering Plushglass: A Beauty Staple Lost and Replaced

Thank you, Buxom, and RIP, Plushglass. Plushglass is one of many products that Mac had absolutely no business discontinuing. They were plumping, moisturizing, and the colors were bomb. Colors like Ample Pink, Fulfilled, Posh it Up, Nice Buzz, Wet Wild n Wonderful, and my favorite: Cushy White.

I got the picture of Cushy White from Makeup Alley, a long-time love of mine. I used to visit the website to read reviews before purchasing products, but it seems to be going extinct. And no tea, no shade, Makeup Alley was popular during a time when we were more concerned with a product being a quality staple, rather than the newest, celebrity or influencer-backed trend. In creating this blog, I hope to fill a niche, seemingly empty space that used to be so commonplace before; consumer opinion, sans influencer. A love for individuality, not popularity.

However, this post is not about the ‘buy more and keep buying’ culture that has become the norm. It’s also not meant to be about my frustration with influencer culture. But I am an Aries with ADHD, and I cannot forgo a good old circumstantial rant. Still, I want to give Gin Fizz its just due. And well deserved if I may add.

Gin Fizz is said to be beige, but honestly, does this color look beige to you? It looks straight-up white to me, just like Cushy White, but maybe a bit more opaque than Cushy was. It still looks pretty and natural on the lips, despite the scary white in the tube. I also tend to put more on than it probably needs because I love it so. It provides a cooling plump, it’s comfortable, and it makes the lips look juicy. It’s a color that I’ve purchased again and again. It’s effortless, unique, and allows me to relive my glory days.

The Nostalgia I feel for products that are no more…my gosh. Duping them is always very dialectical, both fun and frustrating, as I really would much rather have the original. Seriously, plushglass was amazing. But a close second isn’t bad either. So if you are like me, stuck in the past, mad at Mac for discontinuing your HG product, I hope this reaches you in kindness. I am still angry as H E double hockey sticks about plushglass being gone. But I want to thank Buxom for sticking around and being consistent. They have the same glosses that existed in the early 2000’s. I appreciate you and the beauty that is Gin Fizz immensely. Please don’t discontinue her.

Sincerely,

-The Lipstick Diaries

Reviving ’90s Makeup: MAC Buffiest Review

MAC Buffiest

I have wanted to blog about makeup forever. Classic makeup blogging does not seem to be as popular anymore. Everyone is tiktoking and vlogging. And I love it but I have always made a conscious effort to move at the beat of my own drum. I also like the anonymity of blogging. We rarely have privacy anymore and I value it. So… here I am.

Outside of my children and hubby, makeup is the love of my life. I simply obsess over it. Specifically, MAC makeup. I mean, I wear it all, but I’m a ’90s baby and MAC IS THE MAKEUP OF THE ’90s. Period. If you like MAC, if you like MOB Beauty, if you like makeup from the late 1900s, as the new kids say, you have found your people!

So I want to start with a new take on the matte lips of the 90’s: Mac Buffiest. If you’re thinking Buffy the Vampire Slayer…you get it.

Buffiest is described on the MAC website as a midtone nudey pink. The powder kiss formula is exceptionally comfortable. Very different from the matte’s of the 90’s, but also providing a similar look. I love it, and it does look like a color that Buffy herself would have worn. It actually looks almost exactly like the color in the picture above.

L to R: Buffiest, It’s Personal, Chestnut, and Rekindled. Last picture is me wearing Buffiest with MAC Chestnut lip liner and further defined with MAC Coffee eye liner.

I think I may do a few other posts on these powder kiss liquid lips. They are so pretty.

This being my first post is so exciting. Looking forward to more to come. 🙂 Peace and chicken grease!

– The Lipstick Diaries.