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11/17/201111/17/2011

First Look: Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin Pose For MAC’s New Viva Glam Campaign

I’ve been anxiously awaiting this campaign pic ever since we heard that Nicki ‘n’ Ricky would be the new MAC Viva Glam ambassadors, replacing Lady Gaga. In this campaign shot by David LaChapelle, Nicki crouches cat-like on a motorcycle, curves a-blaze in hot pink (vinyl? pleather?) and a rainbow of neon color on her face, while Ricky stands behind her, triumphantly holding an enormous lipstick over his head and making one of his signature, “I’m Ricky Martin and I’m sexy, bitches” faces. Perfection. You can buy their Viva Glam line this February, and all proceeds will benefit the MAC AIDS fund.

10/26/2011

Gareth Pugh for MAC

Gareth Pugh for MAC
Photos courtesy of MAC

Dark and mysterious, very Gareth Pugh. “Infusing his trademark esoteric experimentation into Beauty Powders, Metal-X Cream Shadows, Technakohl Liner, Pigments, Lipsticks, Lipglass, Studio Fix Boldblack Lash, Powder Blushes, Nail Lacquers, Buffer Brush and a Makeup Bag, he delivers an assortment of futuristic yet primal shades in custom geometric packaging.” Definitely going to pick up the Nail Lacquers!

When creating my makeup collection with M·A·C I wanted it to be unexpected – creating something truly beautiful, very sophisticated, and incredibly chic but of course – with an underlying edge of darkness and attitude. With a collection that goes from strong, deep and mysterious to light, fragile, and ethereal, I think we’ve created a truly versatile collection that hopefully you’ll be inspired by and want to wear. Enjoy! ~ Gareth Pugh

Gareth Pugh for M∙A∙C will be available from November 23, 2011 through December 23, 2011 at MAC Cosmetics stores and www.maccosmetics.com.

Gareth Pugh for MAC

Gareth Pugh for MAC
NAIL LACQUER $23·00 U.S./$27·50 CDN
Inert—Creamy mid-tone greyed nude (crème)
Ascension—Grey with blue violet reflective pearl (frost)
Hyper—Deep blue with violet pearl (frost)

Gareth Pugh for MAC
LIPGLASS $22·00 U.S./$27·00 CDN
Vacant—Sheer light lavender grey with violet pearl
Outrage—Sheer berry with blue pearl

Gareth Pugh for MAC
LIPSTICK $22·00 U.S./$27·00 CDN
Restrict—Creamy greyed nude (cremesheen)
Fervent—Glossy blackened berry (satin)

Gareth Pugh for MAC
PIGMENT $32·00 U.S./$38·50 CDN
Guise—Frosty grey
Deceit—Blacked plum with pink pearl

Gareth Pugh for MAC
METAL-X CREAM SHADOW $32·00 U.S./$38·50 CDN
Obscura—Frosty gunmetal grey
Ardent—Frosty blackened burgundy
POWDER BLUSH $30·00 U.S./$36·50 CDN
Strada—Mid-tone nude

Gareth Pugh for MAC
BEAUTY POWDER $60·00 U.S./$72·00 CDN
Elude—Translucent neutral beige

Gareth Pugh for MAC
MASCARA $15·00 U.S./$18·00 CDN
Studio Fix Boldblack Lash—Blackest Black
TECHNAKOHL LINER $19·00 U.S./$23·00 CDN
Greyprint—Rich pewter grey with frost
Graphblack—Rich graphic black
BRUSH $60·00 U.S./$72·00 CDN
Square Handled Buffer Brush

Gareth Pugh for MAC
Gareth Pugh for M·A·C Makeup Bag $75·00 U.S./$90·00 CDN

10/24/2011

Miss Piggy for MAC Collection

Miss Piggy for MAC Collection
Photos courtesy of MAC Cosmetics

A couple of weeks of ago you’ve seen a sneak peek of the Miss Piggy for MAC Collection, now here’s the official announcement. The collection includes a Miss Piggy Pink eyeshadow, penultimate eye liner and false lashes. is scheduled to release on November 14th in North America only at http://www.maccosmetics.com. Love Miss Piggy’s makeover, super fab!

Generous glamour goddess that she is, Miss Piggy is sharing her beauty with the world via a limited-edition, online-exclusive, M·A·C collection for the eyes in celebration of her much anticipated return to the silver screen in Disney’s The Muppets, in theatres November 23. Say “oui” to Miss Piggy for M·A·C today!

Miss Piggy for MAC Collection
Eye Shadow Miss Piggy Pink Mid-tone blue pink (frost) $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN
Penultimate Eye Liner Rapidblack True black $17.50 U.S./$21.00 CDN
Lash 36 Full lash that creates a naturally dramatic look $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN

10/13/2011

Miss Piggy for MAC – November 2011

I am NOT missing this collabo!!! I LOVE MISS PIGGY!! To build up buzz for the upcoming Muppets movie releasing on November 23rd, Miss Piggy and MAC Cosmetics has teamed up to create a limited edition makeup collection. How awesome is Miss Piggy’s makeover by MAC? The collection is scheduled to release on November 14th. I am super excited 🙂 !!

07/25/2011

Nicki Minaj & Ricky Martin for MAC Viva Glam 2012

MAC just announced Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin as its newest spokespersons to represent the 2012 VIVA GLAM campaign launching in February 2012. The two are on a set in Miami today shooting the campaign visuals with David La Chappelle. The sale of products will benefit the MAC AIDS FUND to fight for HIV/AIDS.

It’s no surprise that MAC tapped Nicki Minaj since she’s already launched a Pink 4 Friday Lipstick back in November. Excited for the two new spokespersons? Ricky Martin, I am not too excited about but Nicki Minaj- I am 🙂 !!

07/22/2011

MAC Turquatic, Prime Focus, Seasonally Supreme & Opulash Optimum Black

MAC Cosmetics is launching a bunch of new collections next month, time to save up and go crazy! Introducing Turquatic, Prime Focus, Seasonally Supreme and Opulash Optimum Black, all of which will be in the permanent collection.

MAC Seasonally Supreme: Available August 4, 2011
MAC Turquatic: Available August 11, 2011
MAC Prime Focus: Available August 18, 2011
MAC Opulash Optimum Black: Available August 25, 2011

COLLECTION:

TURQUATIC
Modern girls (and boys) who like to make waves, the ones who’ve become addicted to Turquatic, M·A·C’s sensual sea-spray of a fragrance, bracing with Anemone, Lotus, Orris, and a curious waft of Corsican Blue Cedar from the shore, will love this: we’ve completely recreated and expanded the look of Turquatic with new, evocative packaging to satisfy that legion of mesmerizing mermaids who want more. Just look! A sleek NEW rollerball option, as well as the debut of our larger 50 ml size, artfully reimagined in glass and a folding carton to make it all the more chic. Like Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus,” Turquatic has become a NEW M·A·C Classic.

MAC Turquatic, Prime Focus, Seasonally Supreme & Opulash Optimum Black

MAC Turquatic, Prime Focus, Seasonally Supreme & Opulash Optimum Black
TURQUATIC FRAGRANCE Crisp and energizing! A splash of clear, sparkling mineral water brought chilled through an infusion of fresh lotus leaves and Corsican cedrat, finished with a warm blend of anemone, orris and blue cedar.
TURQUATIC ROLLERBALL $20.00 U.S./$24.00 CDN
TURQUATIC 50ML $49.50 U.S./$59.50 CDN

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PRIME FOCUS
We’ve become THE high-performance Prep + Prime player backstage at Fashion Week. To keep up with the demand to achieve an even more awe-inspiring level of Artistry, M·A·C puts the latest must-haves right in the Pros’ hands again this season by taking Prep + Prime Fortified Skin Enhancer SPF 35 global. This major multi-tasker functions as colour-corrector, face primer, and UV protector with light hydrating properties all-in-one. But innovation never idles; so we’re introducing NEW Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder/Pressed to glide on skin after for an undetectable and smooth, silky-soft, colourless aura, in the form of a compact cache to freshen up on-the-go. Day or night, runway or real time, these Primers are the start-to-finish every girl needs to get where she’s going in record time, ultimate chic! These are fast times. We’re running with it.

MAC Turquatic, Prime Focus, Seasonally Supreme & Opulash Optimum Black

PREP+PRIME TRANSPARENT FINISHING POWDER/PRESSED $23.00 U.S./$27.50 CDN
PREP+PRIME TRANSPARENT FINISHING POWDER $23.00 U.S./$27.50 CDN
PREP+PRIME FORTIFIED SKIN ENHANCER SPF 35 $30.00 U.S./$36.50 CDN
Adjust Light, neutral peach
Illuminate Pale lavender
Neutralize Pale yellow
Recharge Bronzy orange

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SEASONALLY SUPREME
We said “Oui!” to the style-savvy world of Europe with our Euristocrats colour collections, and now we’ve set our sights on the Far East where fashion is a-boom! It’s where the latest runway fads appear overnight to make their gotta-have-it debuts and where fashion addicts indulge their cravings with fierce cult-like fascination. Tokyo scenesters, Seoul trendies, Shanghai’s brand-conscious sophisto-chicks, all are contributing to make Asia a haute-pot that stylishly sizzles. To add to the frenzy: M·A·C’s new collection Sheen Supreme, a sweet and spicy palette of twelve cream-or-frost-finished shades that speaks to the region’s colour preferences in the fusion of Lipglass’ high-shine finish with the saturated colour of a Lipstick. Colour-customized, culturally tuned. What could be more Supreme?

MAC Turquatic, Prime Focus, Seasonally Supreme & Opulash Optimum Black

MAC Turquatic, Prime Focus, Seasonally Supreme & Opulash Optimum Black
LIPSTICK $14.50 U.S./$17.50 CDN
Tea Ceremony Neutral beige pink (Cream)
Sheer Mandarin Mid-tone yellow orange (Cream)
Blossom Culture Soft pink with pearl (Frost)
Korean Candy Bright orange-red (Cream)
Supreme Style Light coral pink with pearl (Frost)
Fashion City Neutral coral pink (Cream)
Happy Hibiscus Creamy white pink (Frost)
Royal Azalea Bright mid-tone pink (Cream)
Asian Flower Creamy lavender (Cream)
Insanely It Watermelon pink (Cream)
Bare Again Pinky neutral beige (Cream)
Supremely Confident Pale nude (Cream)

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OPULASH OPTIMUM BLACK
Something bolder, better, blacker, badder! The race is on to build the best Dramatic Volume and Curl ever. M·A·C Mascara is on the up, trending big, growing gargantuan – so here it is! M·A·C Opulash Optimum Black is your new way forward for a more impressive, imperious build, a more saturated black, with the vroom of extra-volumization, delivered dramatically with our most bodacious brush yet – it’s bigger than beyond! And Intense! Hence the extreme expansion and curl, formed from a blend of silica plates of mica and natural kaolin to thicken and grab each lash with every application, for an intense lay-down with succinctly sexy separation.

Resists flaking, smudging, and humidity, with multifunctional emollient ester flexibility, superior adhesion, and water-gel instant conditioning for even the most sensitive of eyes. And it lasts 15 hours! The spotlight is on superlative style, state-of-the-art science, and the urge to merge the two….Opulash Optimum Black is the Bat-For-Lashes bomb!

MAC Turquatic, Prime Focus, Seasonally Supreme & Opulash Optimum Black

OPULASH OPTIMUM BLACK Suggested Retail Price $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN

06/16/2011

MAC Prep +Prime Future Length Lash Serum

With all the lash serums in the market I was wondering when MAC would release their own, and finally it’s releasing soon! MAC will launch its Prep +Prime Future Length Lash Serum on July 14, 2011 and it will be in the permanent collection. I’m excited to try it and hopefully get long lush lashes! Are you looking forward to trying this?

This category is so rich with technological innovation, it could practically be called i-Lash! From this day forward, there’s no looking back! Lash Mania is sweeping the nation with advanced future-forward formulas that do more than coat and cover; they actually boost an inherently heftier, healthier-looking, altogether longer and lusher appearing lash, with dramatic results visible in eight weeks when used twice daily. Designed to enhance over time, this is a breakthrough patent-pending treatment that delivers measurable, visible difference. Apply a thin line of serum on clean, dry skin to the base of the upper and lower lashes, morning and evening, and watch what happens. Dries quickly and clearly for mistake-proof application; won’t interfere with eye makeup when used accordingly. Non-irritating, a gentle giant for those who want to go to the next level. This is the future no one saw coming!

06/06/2011

MAC Sized to Go Collection

I love MAC cosmetics and when I heard that they were coming out with this collection, I love them a little bit more. Conviently packaged for easy travel use and God knows how much I love to travel. Son on my next overseas trip I will be packing light along with my new MAC goodies. 🙂

In travel, small has a virtue that goes beyond size. It’s mandatory! And in your M·A·C skincare formula of choice, small universally approved volumes of 30 ml or less are not only more tote-able, they allow you to carry on all of your favorite regime: Fix +, Cleanse Off Oil, Cleanse Off Oil/Tranquil, Pro Eye Makeup Remover, Demi-Wipes, Studio Moisture Cream, Strobe Cream, Green Gel Cleanser and Oil Control Lotion – everything you need to keep your skin cleansed, refreshed and hydrated. In anything but a round-the-world marathon, small is most likely all you need. These handy sizes also favour local jaunts and can be great for the space-challenged.

MAC SIZED TO GO collection will be available June 9th in the permanent collection, exclusively at MAC stores.

SizedtoGo-2 — PRO EYE MAKEUP REMOVER Suggested Retail Price $10.00 U.S./$12.00 CDN CLEANSE OF OIL Suggested Retail Price $10.00 U.S./$12.00 CDN CLEANSE OF OIL/TRANQUIL Suggested Retail Price $10.00 U.S./$12.00 CDN FIX + Suggested Retail Price $10.00 U.S./$12.00 CDNDEMI-WIPES Suggested Retail Price $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDNSTUDIO MOISTURE CREAM Suggested Retail Price $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN STROBE CREAM Suggested Retail Price $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN GREN GEL CLEANSER Suggested Retail Price $10.00 U.S./$12.00 CDN OIL CONTROL LOT ION Suggested Retail Price $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN

Bronzer is key in my daily morning makeup routine. So below I talk about the different kinds and which one can work for you, since there are sooooo many. 😉

Bronzer definitely has a lock on summer. With its universally appealing sun-kissed finish, a touch of bronzer adds an instant glow that evokes a breezy, beachy, weekend look. But it’s not foolproof, or, unlike the bright makeup we’re also loving this summer, something to take creative license with. Read: Over-applying or picking the wrong shade can result in that cringe-inducing, beyond bronzed look. In the hopes of demystify the world of bronzer, we turned to celebrity makeup artist Carmindy for some expert tips, and also rounded up a bevy of new bronzers, including options that go beyond the basics—think shimmer, cream, and liquid formulas. Because, as Carmindy affirms, “everyone can wear a bronzer, it’s just about knowing which shade works best for you.” 1. Pick Your Shade and Go Easy With Application—”Go about two shades deeper than your natural coloring, and don’t dust bronzer all over the face, which can make you look dirty,” says Carmindy. “Instead, strategically brush it on in a C formation. Start at the temples and sweep along the sides of the face and under cheeks for a more natural glow. You can add a slight sweep across forehead, nose, and chin at the end, but very lightly.”

Above, from left Chloe spring '11 images courtesy of MAC MAC Bronzing Powder in Matte Bronze, $23, available at MAC — Above, from left: Chloe spring '11 images courtesy of MAC; MAC Bronzing Powder in Matte Bronze, $23, available at MAC

2. Matte vs. Shimmer—A common mistake Carmindy sees often is applying a too-dark metallic bronzer all over the face. Instead, for day, try a matte bronzer: “Matte looks good if it’s very sheer and applied lightly,” she says. “It’s more natural than shimmer bronzer, so it wears best during the day and on lighter skin tones. If you’re really porcelain, make sure you use a very light shade of bronzer, and if your skin is really dark, use a deep shade with a bit of shimmer.”

imageCA6BBZ70 — Above, from left: Maybelline Fit Me! Bronzer in Light Bronze, $4.99, available at Ulta; Sephora Oversized Sun Disk in Aruba, $22, and Body Buki Brush, $25, available at Sephora.

3. Rules Of Sparkle—”Make sure to only use heavily metallic bronzer at night and stick to shimmer bronzers that have a slight pearlescent glow for day.”

Above, from left: Urban Decay Baked Bronzer in Gilded, $26, available at Urban Decay; Bronze Goddess images courtesy of Estée Lauder.

4. Try A Bronzer-Blush Combo—Carmindy recommends using bronzer and blush separately, with the blush applied on the apples of the cheeks and bronzer in the C formation. But some duos are made for blending and these duos can give you a brightened up tan if you start off light and build from there.

Above, from left: Chanel Soilel Tan de Chanel in Bronze Corail, $50, available at Chanel; Topshop Cheek Duo in Desert Sun, $24, available at Topshop; Too Faced Peach Leopard Brightening & Perfecting Bronzer, $28, available at Sephora; Dior Diorskin Nude Healthy Glow Powder in Aurora, $46, available at Saks; Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Inspired By Carmindy Sunglow Powder Bronzer, $12.99, available at drugstores nationwide or visit Sally Hansen Natural Beauty.

5. Step Into Liquid—”Liquids can be messy and tricky,” says Carmindy. “So, it’s easier to stick to creams or powders. But if you must use liquids, try mixing them in with your moisturizer.” Plus, some of the new products with a foundation-like texture (like Guerlain’s Terracotta foundation and Stila’s One Step), help illuminate and can be applied all over the face or just in the T-zone.