So I’m a M.A.C. fiend, but I’m having a lot of fun discovering other brands. One of the hottest makeup lines out there is Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. OCC is a vegan-friendly, cruelty-free professional makeup artists line and they are best known for their uber-popular LIp Tars. These tars or glosses are made to be mixed with each other for customized lip colours so you find the colours are very intense, and are not really made to be worn by themselves. A very little goes a loooooong way and the chemist in me absolutely cyah wait to start mixing! They also make loose colour pigments, nail polishes, complementary lip balms and airbrush sets.
So I just got word that they may be coming to the Big Apple. They are supposed to be opening up shop on 27th Street and its going to open to the public!!!!! OMG! I’ll keep you posted!!!!
OCC is also available in Trinidad, at Katrianna’s Makeup Studio, 9 St. Ann’s Road, St. Ann’s, Tel: (868) 682-7758.
For more information on OCC, check out their website at occmakeup.com
So I am keeping a limit on what I get at M.A.C. I am just trying to stick to the items that are standout, different, new etc.
Style Black, Cinderfella & Blackfire
As mentioned before, I think that the Style Black collection is quite wearable and sultry!!! I got only 2 items, Cinderfella MES and Blackfire Glimmerglass. Surprisingly I don’t own a lot of grey colours so I snatched this one up. This is going to make a sick smoky eye, and the shimmer is not too large so it does not look gaudy. I had to get one of the Glimmerglasses and Blackfire was my pick. It is basically Beauty Marked in lipgloss form. The formula is similar to the Dazzleglasses, so its a black, sheer, shiny lipgloss with dark burgundy shimmer suspended in it. I did not get the Greasestick as yet because it is supposed to reappear with the DSquared2 collection which is rumoured to come out on Sept 28. September 28 is the date for the DSquared Fashion Show in Milan and they wanted both collections to coincide. I would suggest calling your local M.A.C. counter to check. None of the other items were must haves for me. Check out this cool vid with two different looks from the Style Black collection courtesy MUA Nadine Luke and M.A.C.
So today is a big day in the M.A.C. universe. We have the official launch of Style Black, Dazzleglass Creme and Zoom Fast Black Lash collections. I already previewed the Style Black collection when I attended the sneak peek at the M.A.C. SoHo store on Fashion’s Night Out. I think I am going to get the Greasepaint Stick, MES in Cinderfella and one of the Dazzleglasses, maybe Blackfire.
Continuing on the dark, gothic but sultry theme of the fall, M.A.C. has also added to their mascara collection with Zoom Fast Black Lash. ZFBL is permanent and is supposed to be super duper black!!! I love mascara and I am always on the lookout for the blackest of the blacks. It is also supposed to give dramatic length and volume while taking advantage of sodium hyaluronate which keeps lashes soft, hydrated and flexible. This is definitely another one to add to my mascara wishlist!
Promo Picture courtesy Specktra.net
The M.A.C. community has been buzzing with anticipation for the launch of the limited edition Dazzleglass Creme collection. Dazzleglass lipglosses have been a major hit for M.A.C. since their arrival a few years ago. They sold out in days M.A.C. re-released them this year as part of their permanent lip collection. The Dazzleglass Cremes are supposed to be like the love child of Dazzleglasses and Cremesheen glass lipglosses. Intense, shimmery, glassy shine combined with medium pigmentation and smooth, non-sticky formula. I for one can’t wait for these!!
Colours
Soft Dazzle – Mid-tone peach pink with gold pearlized pigments
Sublime Shine – Light coral brown with gold pearlized pigments
My Favourite Pink – Light blue pink with pearlilzed pigments
Perfectly Unordinary – Bright yellow pink with gold pearlized pigments
Luscious Spark – Light orange with gold pearlized pigments
Do It Up – Bright blue pink with pearlized pigments
Totally Fab – Bright yellow red with pearlized pigments
Amorous – Deep brown red with pearlized pigments
Creme Allure – Bright yellow plum
I will be lookingat Amorous, which looks like a bright, vibrant, cool toned red and Creme Allure which is more pink.
These products will be available at M.A.C. counters nationwide and online at maccosmetics.com
The Crushed Metal Pigments sound exciting!!! Can’t wait to see them!!! Also looks like I could get another backup of one of the best, darkest, blackest, smokiest eyeliner pencils, Feline Kohl Power eyepencil. Do you think I love it enough?????
RODARTE
“Tough beauty coming out of an Edgar Allen Poe poem. A mix between gang girls of early LA and condors – terrifying but devastatingly beautiful.” — James Kaliardos
EYE: Bone Beige Sculpting Powder – brushed into socket and under eye to slightly contour.
Eyelashes curled.
No mascara.
LIPS: Beet Lip Pencil – applied to center of lips for a reddish-wine stain. Black Lip Mix and Fast Response Eye Cream – mixed and precisely outlined around Beet Lip Pencil for a soft-edged, transparent and full lip.
MALANDRINO
by Sudanese clans, Peruvian tribes , Saharan nomads and Polynesian natives.” – Tom Pecheux
EYES:
Feline Kohl Power Pencil (coming soon) – dotted across, then smudged across lash line and onto lid with fingertips. Plushblack Mascara – brushed through eye lashes and smudged through upper and lower lash lines and onto lid for a messy look, then reapplied and coated through eye lashes to finish.
FACE:
Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation (coming soon) – to prep the skin.
Florida and Joie de Vivre Blushcreme (coming soon) – to contour and tan the skin.
Crushed Metal Pigment in Dark Pink (coming soon) – to highlight the high planes of the cheek.
