M.A.C. has just released Trip, a collection that they brought out last year that was exclusive to duty-free shops. It’s now available online and in stores and it contains some permanent and previously limited-edition colours. It’s all eye, cheek and lip compacts with two brush sets. One of the compacts has Waternymph, which is a gorgeous colour that came out with the Lure collection.
As per the M.A.C. website:
A collection of black-and-white graphic compacts, trios and glossy patent bags with sleek, sharp stripes is the simple, sophisticated way to expedite effortless eyes, long-lasting lips, and cheeks. Around-the-world chic is now so stylishly state-of-the-art, it’s trippy!
Yeah, it’s spring and I’m excited!!!! I love warm weather!
So M.A.C. continues to spring forward with their summer collections and next up is Pret a Papier and the colour of the season, coral, appears again. This collection looks like a less intense version of the To The Beach collection, a good transition from spring to summer.
Craft Paper Couture – an inspired idea cut like a pattern and whipped up into a frisky little “funny face” frock. Then, strip it back to its essence for Summer 2010 for a Pret-a-Papier colour collection. It was a Project Runway challenge of sorts, with paper as the source, the instigator of ideas, the beginning of something simply, basically beautiful. Lipstick, LipGlass, Eye Shadow, Paint Pot, Chromografic Pencil, Studio Fix Lash, Impeccable Brow Pencil, Sheertone and Mineralize Blushes, and Nail Lacquer in a seamless spectrum of parchment-to-vellum beiges, with an occasional, clever colour spill, coral among the most au courant
The Products….
Chromagraphic Pencil – $14.50 U.S.
NC 15 / NW 20
NW 25 / NC 30
Note: These are brand new pencils, that appeared at the most recent Fashion Weeks, and they are supposed to be flesh-toned and used on the waterline. I guess it’s supposed to be better than using a white pencil to make the eyes appear brighter and more awake. It has peeked my interest! 🙂
Impeccable Brow Pencil – $15.00 U.S.
Dirty Blonde: Blackened Dark Neutral-Brown
Taupe: Mid-Tone Dirty-Taupe
Studio Fix Lash – $13.00 U.S.
Black Fix: Black
SheerTone Blush – $18.50 U.S.
Instant Chic: Mid-Tone Muted Coral
Garb: Light Golden SunTan
Mineralize Blush – $23.00 U.S.
Light Over Dark: Light Yellow Brown/ Dark Peach (Frost)
Made To Order: Creamy Mid-Tone Dirty Coral (Lustre)
Kraft: Creamy Mid-Tone Warm Brown (Amplified)
LipGlass – $14.00 U.S.
C-ThRU: Peachy – Beige With Shimmer
Fold and Tuck: Mid-Tone Bright Coral W/ Soft Pearl
Pret-a-Papier: Dark Reddened Bronze W/ Pearl
Eye Shadow – $14.50 U.S.
TissueWeight: Frosted Pale Peach (Frost)
Bamboo: Light Beige with Peach (Matte)
Cut To Fit: Frosted Red-Bronze (Frost)
Gazette Grey: Dark Green-Grey With Gold-Pearl (Velvet)
Memorabilia: Dirty Purple (Matte)
Nail Lacquer – $12.00 U.S.
Brown Bag: Mid-Tone Warm Dirty Beige (Cream)
Originality: Sparkly Copper Bronze (Frost)
This collection makes its appearance on April 22nd in US stores and in May 2010 internationally, and no, the packaging is not LE, it’s the regular M.A.C. packaging. It’ll appear online a few days before for purchase.
So M.A.C. is coming fast and furious with their collections. Seriously, they bring out a collection at least once every two weeks!!! Bad for the wallet, but ah still lovin’ it!!! The next collections are right up my alley, bold vibrant colours, great for spring, summer and de blazin’ heat in Trinbago!!!!!!
Art Supplies
I mentioned in one of my previous posts, that the M.A.C. greasepaints were one of the BESS products for 2009!!! This is what the shadesticks were supposed to be…super creamy, highly pigmented, and great as a base or used alone as shadow. So M.A.C. brings back the GPS in a variety of colours. Love the packaging, love the colours even more! OMG, I am super excited!!!!!!!!!! But get them fast, they’ll be around for a limited time. I sincerely hope that M.A.C. eventually makes them permanent, just like they did for the Dazzleglasses (which were super popular). Especially since they have discontinued a lot of the shadesticks.
Release Date (U.S.): April 1st, 2010
Release Date (Int’l): April 2010
Greasepaint Stick ($17.50 U.S.)
Fiyah!!!!!! These colours just spell summer!
Greengrease Blackened forest green
Zinc Zone Dark gunmetal
Slick Black True carbon black
Dirty Blackened taupe with pearl
Brown, Now Blackened burgundy
Below Ground Blackened bronze
Uniformly Blue Blackened navy
Charred Mauve Blackened violet
Pro Longwear Lipstain Marker ($16.00 U.S.)
A lightweight lip stain featuring the look and delivery of a color marker. With its felt-tip nib, it goes on with precision to deliver a sheer, instantly absorbed flush of color that can last all night. Fills, defines and layers for more color when wanted. No need for lip liner. All limited edition.
EDIT: Added pic! I am now interested!!!!
Full of Flare Bright yellow coral
Stylesetter Hot pink
A Classic Rose red
Purposefully Red Dirty red coral
Modern Mocha Light brown
Point of View Light neutral
Tomorrow’s Coral Mid-tone blue red
Runway Ripened Berry plum red
Sunset Coral brown
Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner ($14.50 U.S.)
An eye pencil that provides rich, luxurious color with a touch of shimmer and sparkle. Soft, smooth, creamy formula glides on for a perfectly intense line, yet its soft texture allows you to blend. Long-wearing, smudge-proof.
Almost Noir Dirty plum
Designer Purple Iridescent violet
Petrol Blue Deep navy
Undercurrent Blue teal
Industrial Periwinkle grey
Black Line True black
If these are safe for the waterline, I’m indulging!
First off, biggest congrats to Mo’Nique for winning the Best Actress in a Supporting Role from the Academy!!!!!!! That is HUGE!!!!!!!
I think Mo looked really good and her makeup was flawless!!! But, it usually is……
Overall, I think that people played it safe at the biggest night for film, the Oscars.
My absolute favourite had to have been Zoe Saldana’s dress!!!!!! I love a purple and this one incorporated the ombre style similar to P!nk’s dress for the Grammys. I ADORE IT!!! It’s super glam!! It’s fiyah and sexy and demure all at the same time. And her makeup was very simple but she threw some fierce lashes to play up the shape of her eyes!!! This is by Givenchy Couture, Spring 2010.
Zoe Saldana, Avatar, GORGEOUS!!!!
Even the shoes are hot!
Love these lashes!!!
Here’s Nicole Richie in a sparkly backless number!!!! Her makeup was the best of the night. Quite dramatic!!! This is from Reem Acra.
Nicole Richie
And I’m doing this look!!! It was fabulous using 2 popular features – dramatic cut-crease and a winged/cat-eye!! You could even incorporate colour into this look!!!! LOVE IT!
Cut crease and winged liner!!!
I love, love this red and cream dress worn by Katy Perry. It’s sparkly, and fitted her perfectly!!!! Hot dress!
Katy Perry, Vanity Fair's After-Oscar Party
Ok, so this is the first time in…..FOREVER, that I love what Jennifer Hudson is wearing. She looks amazing!!!!! I could see myself wearing this dress. I want it! It’s looks great on her!!!!! The cumberband-style gives her the perfect hourglass figure. And the hair and makeup complements to dress well too!
I have been on a serious no-buy for the last 3-4 months. I mean, I have bought NOTHING in terms of beauty!
While it has been the winter of the decade in the Big Apple, it has been hazy, HOT and dry in the twin island republic. According to my brother, “…all you can do is drift in and out of consciousness, cuz it’s so hot!” It indeed has been very hot and even drier and not a drop of rain is sight, but I for one will never complain!!
So weeks ago I ran out of lip balm weeks ago and have not bought anything because I wanted something natural, devoid of petroleum products. My lips have been parched! Trinidad has not quite jumped on the natural bandwagon, in terms of consumer goods, so I’ve had no options. Lo and behold, I walked into A Wonderful World at The Falls at West Mall and saw a box of natural lip balms! They were from The Healing Garden Organics collection in Wild Honey.
