M.A.C cosmetics has done it again.. just like they do every single year.. they created yet another kick ass holiday gift set. WOW.. these are cool. Check it out:
The retro-starlet allure of Hollywood glamour, with a modern twist. A season where lips connive, then confess in shades of provocative holiday reds. Party season and passions flare! “Red” She Said, and no one could resist her…
The mineralize eyeshadows in this line are AMAZING. They are also really huge. They are like big domes of wonderous shimmer. The color I am REALLY wanting and hopefully will get soon, is Danger Zone.
Check out the look you can get with this:
If that’s not hot, I don’t know what is!!!
My other favorites of the holiday collection are the six eye shadow sets. FREAKING amazing. All in a red jeweled compact. Tres Chic!! Tres MINE!
Now, if you are in need of a basic brush set, this is the time of year to purchase. For only $49.50, you can get this set of 5 basic brushes in a cute metallic bag:
Even the brushes are adorable!!
Check all of this out and more on the M.A.C official website: M.A.C Holiday 2008 Collection
LIMITED EDITION Night Sky Long-Wear Eye Palette: Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
$55.00 retail price.
Well, is it worth the money?? I’d have to strongly say NO. After trying this palette out for a month, I am impressed with only one thing about it.. the Black Ink Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner. The gel eye liners cost about $21.00 alone, but I was unimpressed with everything else in the palette besides the liners. I was tempted to return the palette and buy two gel liners instead.. but I think I will stick with what I got and see if I can work with the two cream shadows that come in the set. The double-sided application brush that comes in the set is really good quality, but I feel that my finger is the best applicator when it comes to those cream shadows.
Cream Shadows: the colors are pretty amazing.. very rockstar-glam. The cons about the creme shadows is the consistency. The formula tended to get a little clumpy during the application and it was a bit hard to work with.
Gel liners: great consistency, very long lasting and doesn’t move! The trick is to use very little and work it around, it goes a very long way. I tried the product with a slanted eyeliner brush and it worked great, the brushes in the kit are thicker, so you may have to purchase a thinner brush for a smaller line result.
Not too much of a Kat Von D. fan (after she broke up with Orbi.. what was she thinking??) but I decided to give her cosmetics line a whirl and see what the hype was about. I only tried the lip glosses in the store and decided to purchase the black gloss called “Gunshine”.
Well, it’s not like the black lipgloss I used to own back in my goth days (Wet N’ Wild during Halloween time) but it’s a more sophisticated shade that is very flattering when worn alone (no lip liner or lipstick). Gunshine is a sheer dark silver shade that turns my lips a really nice plum shade. The gloss is very comfortable to wear, great scent and taste, and surprisingly long-lasting. The packaging is adorable, even the cool clear wand that you use to apply the product with is awesome. I hate to say it, but I love it. Speak of the devil.. L.A. Ink just came on TV as I am typing this. Check out the line only sold at Sephora (Please let me know how the shadows are): Kat Von D. Lip Gloss
The art of makeup.. ahh.. isn’t it a beautiful thing? Doesn’t it piss you off when someone comes along and shits on your cosmetic parade? For instance, I worked in Berkeley for a few years and a lot of my local clients were very granola-hippie. They wanted to know the ingredient lists and what chemicals and cancerous carcinogens were contained in the makeup. Hmm.. why is it that I totally blew them off? It’s simply annoying. I had a job to do : sell. I didn’t have time to bullshit about weather, ex-boyfriends and the latest colon cleansing products. If you are concerned about a products ingredients, please go online to find out the info yourself. Not trying to be mean.. just warning you. Most salespeople don’t know a whole helluva lot about ingredients and what causes cancer, most salespeople are only there to sell and make commission, so they don’t have time to sit and talk to you about that kind of stuff.
There are great resources online for the people concerned about getting cancer from cosmetics: http://preventcancer.com
Here is also a list of cosmetics companies who have pledged not to use chemicals: Signers of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics
A blog that lists 11 lead-free lipsticks: Lead-Free Lipsticks
Here’s the last link I will give you.. you gotta Yahoo or Google your own queries to get more answers to your chemical questions. Here is the Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database. You can see ratings to popular cosmetic products on this site.
Am I worried about chemicals in cosmetics? Not at this point in my life. There are chemicals everywhere and cancer-causing agents all over the place.. I would have to live in a bubble to protect myself from it all, and what fun would that be?
Tis the season to be spooky! I really liked last year’s MAC Halloween looks, this years.. well.. judge for yourself. M.A.C cosmetics Halloween Looks
I am really digging the Midnight Bloom flower child look:
Nothing is really grabbing me.. so I am going to stick with my plan: I am going to be Samantha Ronson for Halloween. Yes. My friend Jenn is going to be Lindsay Lohan. We are going as “Lezlo”. Don’t ask. We are just being silly. =) This is probably the first Halloween where I won’t be required to wear makeup.
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