MAC Nail Transformations
MAC Lorde
MAC Heroine Lipstick
Heroine Lipstick has pre-launched online at www.maccosmetics.com. It will be in stores January 2, 2014. #MACHeroine
MAC Holiday Sets
Here are some swatches from the Stroke of Midnight Face palette in Cool:
Closed compact that looks like a clutch - so posh! |
Packaging for kit |
Full palette with mirror. Also note there is a black flap cover that goes over the lipsticks, so you don't get shadow in them. |
Close up of lipsticks and eye shadows |
Lipstick swatches, Sublime Pleasure on the left, Romantically inclined on the right |
Eye liner and shadow swatches, from left to right: Ebony eye pencil, All Races, Scene, Magic Moor
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MAC Smoky Eye with Gilded Night
MAC Gilded Night |
Before & After |
The look is simple and will take you less than 10 minutes. I started by applying a primer to my eyelids. Next, I applied the gold tone in the mineralize palette using a tapered blending brush—if you don’t have good brushes ladies, invest. Applying makeup with a good brush can make all the difference. After applying the gold, I smoked out the corner of my eye with the charcoal color in the palette. If you’ve never done a smoky eye, there are lots of tutorials on YouTube that can help—the main idea is to start with a small amount of the color and blend, blend, blend, adding slowly more and more until you achieve the darkness that you want. Nobody wants to look like a clown!
After the shadow, I applied, MAC’s Graphblack Technakohl liner. I always put shadow over my liner as well to set it—the powder sets into the kohl making it last longer—especially for those of us with an oilier skin base. Finally, I applied mascara to complete the eyes.
Always do your eyes first before applying your foundation. You don’t want clumps of shadow dust getting stuck in your foundation. After applying my mineral foundation, I finished off the look with some color in my cheeks with MAC’s SWEET AS COCOA, and my favorite MAC gloss, GIRL’S DELIGHT. Now all I need is the date!
--Kelly
Note: This review includes products that I received as samples, provided by the brand company or a PR rep. Please click here for more information regarding my disclaimer.
MAC Cosmetics Paint Pots
I was a skeptic at first. I've never had good luck with eye shadow staying on without a proper primer. Well, there's a first for everything! I've never had a shadow last this long. No primer needed. From 7am to 7pm, a full days work, this stayed on.
My go to eye make up for the past few weeks has been Paint Pot in Rubenesque, black liner, and mascara. Super easy for early mornings when I need to get to work quickly and for traveling. I've been using a shadow brush to apply Paint Pot to my lids. It goes on super smooth and even.
On my wishlist: Paint Pots in Let's Skate (pinkish pearl), Camel Coat (muted beige) and Painterly (nude beige). I love how versatile the nudes are. You can wear them alone during the day, and you can play them up with liner for night. You can also use these along with other shadows as a base shadow. These retail for $20 a pot. It's a little pricey, but you pay for the quality of product. I've been using mine for the past month, every day, and have barely made a dent in the pot. A little goes a long way! Purchase at maccosmetics.com or
shop.nordstrom.com.
Have you ever tried Paint Pots? If so, what did you think? What's your favorite MAC Cosmetic product? Please share!
RiRi (Hearts) MAC Fall
Entire Collection |
Brush |
Eye Shadow - Her Cocoa |
Lipglass - RiRiWoo |
Liquid Last Liner - Pointblack |
MAC Nail Lacquers
MAC by Request
M·A·C is inviting fans to vote for their favorite shades starting March 12 on Facebook. 18 popular lipsticks, lipglasses and eye shadows have been selected from past collections; the three shades with the most votes from each category will come back as an online exclusive, limited edition collection.
Do you have a favorite shade or two? Start your own campaign; tweet about it using #MACBYREQUEST
Ricky & Nicki for MAC Viva Glam
Ricky Martin & Nicki Minaj introduce Nicki's Lipstick in scene-stealing bright pink and Ricky's colourless Lip Conditioner in a tube that goes from day to dance floor! Every scent of the selling price supports MAC AIDS FUND - it doesn't get any better.
MAC has a Mobile Site!
MAC launched a mobile site! Check it out from your mobile at m.maccosmetics.com! Shop the Best Sellers, View New Products & How to Videos from your phone!
Text JOIN to MACTXT (898622) to get SMS and MMS from MAC. Stay in the loop for all things MAC, enjoy special promotions and VIP access with up to 5 messages a month.
You can also sign up here.
M·A·C Haute & Naughty Lash
MAC Haute & Naughty Lash Available July 2010 only at www.maccosmetics.com
MAC alice + olivia
PIGMENT
Later: Deepest black with a hint of purple pearl.
If It Sparkles: Frosty white plus a touch of pink.
Partylicious: Groovy turquoise mixed with silver sparkle.
$19.50 U.S., $23.50 CDN
7.5g / 0.26 U.S. OZ
Gregory’s Tip: “Sweep Partylicious Pigment over your lids with a #252 brush.
Add loads of M·A·C Fibre Rich mascara for eyes that truly sizzle in the summer!”
DAZZLEGLASS CREME
Sparklicious: Creamy, softest pink with multidimensional pearl.
If It’s Pink: Shimmering, hot to trot pink.
I.Want.Candy: Electric yellow with a sparkling edge.
$18 U.S., $21.50 CDN
2.7ml / 0.09 U.S. OZ
Gregory’s Tip: “Transform your matte red lip by applying I.Want.Candy Dazzleglass Creme
on top. It will literally change into a chic orange red with shine and luster.”
NAIL LACQUER
Morning.After: Creamy, get-noticed turquoise.
So Rich So Pretty: A party-ready purple with a hint of frost.
Military: Black matte with silver suede.
$12, U.S., $14.50 CDN
10ml / 0.34 U.S. FL OZ
MAC Venemous Villains
M·A·C To The Beach
Available May 28th – July 2010
MAC Prêt-à -Papier
Craft-paper couture – an inspired idea cut like a pattern and whipped up into a frisky little “Funny Face” frock. The Prêt-à -Papier collection 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, Chromagraphic 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.
Shattered, decimated, blinded by a fantastic, intergalactic lip light! Just when you thought Dazzleglass was the best of bright, along comes Superglass, with secret, snowflake-shaped helicone pearls sparkling in three different facets for triple the dazzle! Lips have gone big bang, explosively dimensional, a rare eclipse! Gloss feels slick and sleek on application with no draggy speed bumps, not a hint of grit. Extreme innovation that's a good reflection on MAC...and the seductress lucky enough to strike upon it.
MAC Post Holiday 2010
M∙A∙C Post Holiday 2010 features nudes and warm, comfy colours in Warm & Cozy and All Ages, All Races, All Sexes and shimmery, icey winter shades in Love Lace. In the Studio debuts MAC Studio Fix Lash, a new mascara that features a synth-rubber moulded brush for ultimate definition, while M·A·C In Lillyland, a collaboration with Palm Beach’s Lilly Pulitzer, brings out the South Florida sun with brilliant colors.
M∙A∙C WARM & COZY
A fireside fantasy far from the maddening crowd is undeniably appealing. Seek refuge in the warmth, the glow of skin rosy with Refined Golden Mineralize Skinfinish, Shadesticks in Cuddle, Nurture and Snuggle shades, cozy as a mug of cocoa on a bearskin rug. Care Blends Essential Oils in Sweet Orange + Lavender, or Grapefruit + Chamomile feels soothing and sultry when elements are harsh and extreme…add M∙A∙C signature innovation with Mineralize All-Over Moisture Lotion, a new permanent product, and see new radiance, revivified lustre, optimum health. Like going on retreat and communing with nature, it’s an earthly way to bring back what the city takes away, and a sensual solution to make life simple, but luxurious. Winter beauty begins here.
M∙A∙C LOVE LACE
This salon-intimate collection is all about a dramatic, intense, smoky eye, with shadows that flash frosty grey to deep blue. Kohl Power is brought back for a limited time in favourite shades plus a new blackened marine blue. And naturally, 44 Lash adds the depth and desire. Lips stay pleasingly pale and Nail Lacquer in Light Affair adds a hint of danger. If ever there was a moment to do away with the winter doldrums and add some instant intrigue, this is it.
Available December 26, 2009 through February at all M∙A∙C locations.
M∙A∙C IN THE STUDIO
Dramatic, daring Lashes have been a chic and urbane part of the modern Artist’s persona since Edie and friends made it all happen Downtown, on block-print canvas or grainy 16-millimetre film. Multi-media, counter-culture, the ultimate cool. In The Studio is the epitome of the look updated, featuring new Studio Fix Lash in Black Fix or Studio Brown, with the latest thermoplastic synth-rubber moulded brush, designed to kill clump as it separates lashes. Go for the bold stroke, as they do In The Studio.
Available December 26, 2009 in the permanent collection at all M∙A∙C locations.
M∙A∙C ALL AGES, ALL RACES, ALL SEXES
All Ages, All Races, All Sexes is our credo. Now M∙A∙C takes the “One World” idea further than ever, with a multi-culti colour story, intent on a universal focus – spectacularly shaded and shaped brows for all, because beautiful people come in colours! Miraculously matched to the individual, Impeccable Brow Pencil is the ultimate artist’s tool to fill, lengthen and shape, with a firm tip that sharpens application for high-performance precision. Penultimate Brow Marker, in one shade suits all, is a liquefied glide adept at the all-important arch. But that’s not all: Lipstick, Lipglass, Eye Shadow and Nail Lacquer shade extensions speak your language, a match for every international skin tone.
Available January 7, 2009 through March at all M∙A∙C locations.
M∙A∙C In Lillyland
When M·A·C meets the lore and legend that is Lilly Pulitzer, you get a fabulous and funky fun new chapter: a bit of Mar-a-Lago, some well-to-do winky-wink, and a dash of retro-modern pop culture mayhem in prints and colours that make it hip to be in permanent happy land! A collaboration that feels like the best tongue-in-chic resort retort, with all the wonderful prints and Key West colour combinations Lilly has done so beautifully since, well, forever! Fly down to South Florida, with M·A·C in Lillyland!
Available January 7, 2009 through February at all M∙A∙C locations.
Makeup Break - MACs Fall Collection
This season M·A·C celebrates the idea of the Artist in every shade and stripe…makeup as art form. M·A·C has selected three individuals who exemplify this idea through both the subjects they choose, and the wildly individual styles and colours used to convey them. Bold, heroic, big; giggly, playful, clever; dramatic, original, abstract: Fall ’09 as seen by Richard Phillips, Maira Kalman, and Marilyn Minter. Be inspired!
FALL ’09 AS SEEN BY RICHARD PHILLIPS, PAINTER
Using the expert skills of a photo-retoucher, Richard subjected his own painting to a M·A·C makeover with the new eye shadows, blushes and lipsticks. A collection of Eye Shadow quads, Lipsticks, Lipglass, and The Perfect Cheek Blush just leap off the canvas!
FALL ’09 AS SEEN BY MAIRA KALMAN, ILLUSTRATOR
Famous for her whimsical visual diaries, Maira Kalman performed a bit of magic with M·A·C's new Technakohl Eye Liners and Eye Shadows, instantly drafting a captivating look at a stranger.
FALL ’09 AS SEEN BY MARILYN MINTER, PHOTOGRAPHER
Minter’s erotic imagery zooms in on a succulently wet, red lip, a dappled, sequined eye, or a silverized stiletto splashing in the mud. Pigments in Push the Edge and Copper or Gold Glitter have the power to make anyone feel like they WILL be seen – and desired. That gift for sparkle is one reason Minter was a natural for the high-key glitter pigments in Make-Up
MAC Colour Craft
Every Artist must be daring if she wants to hone her Craft, and post-summer 2009 colour was conceived with that kind of creativity in mind.
A sensibility that surpasses expectations with inventive new Mineralize Eye Shadow pinwheel designs that combine new hues in modern, neo-geo ways; Lipglass gets a lift too, now with three shades swirled to create a one-of-a-kind marble finish delivered in a new, sleek vial. The small but seriously artful 109 and 226 Brushes are musts… add the newest colour sensations in complementary Lipstick, Mineralize Eye Shadow and Mineralize Blush, and any glamorous gallery will go gaga to give you your own one-woman show!
MINERALIZE SKINFINISH
Sunny By Nature Rich Bronze with pink pearl
Cheeky Bronze Soft Golden Coral with bronze pearl
Porcelain Pink Soft pinky coral with gold veining
Triple Fusi on Left : Soft Champagne Gold; Center:
Soft Golden Pink; Right: Rose Pink with Golden Nuances
Smooth Mer ge Left: Soft Champagne Pink; Center:
Deep Rose; Right: Pale Cool Pink
Warm Blend Left: Antique Gold; Center: Mahogany
Bronze; Right: Copper
Suggested Retail Price $27.00 U.S./$32.50 CDN
Brush
131 Duo Fibre Powder/Blush. Flat, tapered brush
that contains a combination of short and long fibres.
Ideally suited for Mineralize Skinfinish Powders
Suggested Retail Price $40.00 U.S./$48.00 CDN
Lipstick
Madly Creative Pink neutral with white pearl
Ever Embellish Plum brown with red pearl
Made with Love Bright coral pink
Colour Crafted Milky pink
Trimm ing Talk Bright fuchsia
Most Popular Purple with yellow undertone
Suggested Retail Price $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN
LIPGLASS
Three shades swirled together to create a one-of-a-kind
marble finish
Pretty Pattern Warm dirty beige
Crazy Haute Blue pink
Nice Mix Up Burnt ginger
Funky Fusion Pink coral
Eclectic Edge Cool violet
Miss Marble Muted pink
Suggested Retail Price $17.50 U.S./$21.00 CDN
MINERALIZE EYE SHADOW
Four shades create a pinwheel design in one compact
Assemblage White with silver pearl/Deep Grey/ Black with
silver glitter/ Warm yellow gold
Odd Bits Mid-tone Silver Grey /Dusty Rose with gold
pearl/ Dark burgundy/ Peachy bronze
Fashion Patch Ice Blue/ Off white/ Black with silver
glitter/Light white pink
Eccentricity Rich gold/ Light violet /Deep plum/Rich bronze
Natural Flare Copper /Yellow orange / Dirty brown/ Rich gold
Girlish Romp Dirty violet/Yellow white w/ Gold pearl/
Light pastel coral/ Mid-tone pink
Suggested Retail Price $19.50 U.S./$23.50 CDN
MINERALIZE BLUSH
Hand-finish Light pink with deep gold veining
Fad-dabulous Dirty Burnt coral with yellow gold veining
Daft Pink Deep blue pink with light white yellow veining
Improvise Mid-tone neutral coral with light white
yellow gold veining
Cheek & Cheerful Mid-tone bronzy brown with yellow
gold veining
Style Demon Dirty brick red with copper veining
Suggested Retail Price $21.00 U.S./$25.00 CDN
BRUSH
109 Small Contour. For application, blending and
contouring of powder products.
Suggested Retail Price $32.00 U.S./$38.50 CDN
226 Tapered Blending. Small tapered blending brush
for application and blending of shadow.
Suggested Retail Price $24.50 U.S./$29.00 CDN