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Last of the 3 new collections coming out on March 3rd. This one is a full colour collection that is limited edition collection which is demin-inspired called Jeanius.
Image courtesy of Nordstrom.com
Jeanius is a celebration of the journey America made a national obsession. M∙A∙C keeps up with a Jeanius collection of moody blues and indigo ink, the quantum of modern cool, with four new limited-life denimized Eye Shadows, Lipglass, Blush and Biker Blue Nail Lacquer. Completely riveting.
On March 3rd, M.A.C. is releasing a brand new collection of creme blushes that are being added to their permanent collection. Finally, something that I don’t have to rush out to get!!! I love creme blushes and I can’t wait to swatch these! Great for those with dry skin or who live in a humid climate. These are very similar to the creme blushes that came out with the M.A.C. in Lillyland collection.
There are six very basic, neutral colours to start with. Nothing to bright or bold.
Hey guys!
So in 2008, Vogue Italia turned the fashion world upside down (at least for a few months), when they brought out “The Black Issue”. An all-black issue, cover to cover, featuring just about anyone who was hot or legendary at that time. The buzz was so great that the magazine sold out around the world in days! This is for a magazine printed in Italian! And it was in such demand that Vogue reprinted tens of thousands of copies in the U.S., U.K. and Italy. That had never been done before! I was certainly one of those that scooped up a copy. Of course, the chatter of ‘could black models on covers sell?‘ was raised to a crescendo. We won’t know for sure as still, in 2011, women of colour in major magazine are still very few and far between.
Anyway, they’ve come back in 2011 with the all-black photo spread ‘The BlackAllure’. Pretty much the who’s who of the black modeling world.
Image courtesy of Coco & Creme
Allyuh!!!
NARS has just announced the date for the grand opening of their new boutique in SoHo and I am super excited!!
Image courtesy of NARS Cosmetics
NARS is one of my favourite makeup lines and I can’t wait to see what they offer! Love their blushes!! More vibes for Bleecker Street!! Check it out February 10th, 413 Bleecker!
Illamasqua has been on my radar for a while now and I will definitely be partaking of some of their goodies this year! Haven’t heard of them? They are a London-based cosmetics line and their slogan is: “Make-up for your alter ego”. They have enjoyed a rapid assent globally since they started out in 2008, especially since they started selling in the U.S. at Sephora. They are on par with M.A.C. and Make Up For Ever, in terms of having products suitable for stage and for screen. I am actually attracted to their line as they feature a lot of bold, intense colours that work quite well with tan to dark skintones. Based on the reviews that I have read, they appear to make good products, with great formulas and colour payoffs. I like that they don’t go for the super safe neutral looks, which in itself is fine, but sometimes you want something more daring, more mysterious or playful! Really feeding your alter ego!
So just in time for Valentine’s Day, Illamasqua has come out with the THROB Collection and I just love the promo images.
Image courtesy of Illamasqua
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