Summer is just around the corner, believe it or not! It’s really time to get that cute bathing suit you’ve been putting off week after week.. before it’s sold out! I found a super-cute bright coral bathing suit at ::gasp:: Fashion Bug! I never thought I’d set foot in that store, but when I did a web search for coral one-piece swimsuits.. that came up and I just loved it. Only problem is that it’s not long enough for my 5’10 frame and it shows wayyy too much cleavage for me. The quality and color really surprised me though, I am impressed.
So to tip off the summer in a gorgeous way, MAC has something rather impressive in store for us.

MAC To the Beach Summer Collection 2010
MAC says about To the Beach: There is fun in the sun, to be sure, but to the beach is more of a sensual state of mind – a pleasure we all feel near the sea. The girl and boy from Ipanema, from Cap D’Antibes to West Palm Beach…All around the world, the seaside has a romance, and a kind of golden, sexy alchemy we’re all drawn to. This collection encapsulates it, with a new, lapping-wave Lip-Pencil and High-Light Powder in coral shades, Nail Lacquer – A Scorcher! – Eye Shadow, Kohl, and Powder Blush to get away from it all effortlessly. Sandbags, seashells, the magic of marine life decorating packaging in the most soothing sultry shades of summertime. Close your eyes, and go To The Beach!
Coral is yet again a dominant color in a MAC collection.. it matches my bathing suit perfectly!.. and yes, I DO go to the pool / beach with full makeup on. hah!

I don’t currently see the listing on MAC Pro yet for these items. I will post bigger pictures once I find them. As you can see, the collection is adorable, with seahorses, starfish and shells adorned on the packaging and stamped into powder products themselves.

Product Information: I currently do not have detailed info about what is or isn’t Limited Edition. I am assuming most of it is L.E.
Eye Shadow :
- Sand & Sun – Light Peach (Matte)
- Firecraker – Frosted Mid-Tone Red Orange (Veluxe Pearl)
- Sweet & Punchy – Bright Yellow Green (Veluxe Pearl)
- Shimmermoss – Green with Green Pearl (Veluxe Pearl)
- Humid – Intense Green with Shimmer (Frost)
Lipstick :
- BeachBound – Sheer Frosted Pale Peach (Glaze)
- Lazy Day – Light Dirty Blue Pink (Lustre)
- Thrills – Rosy Copper with Gold Pearl (Frost)
- FunBathing – Mid-Tone Bronzed Plum (CremeSheen)
Lipglass :
- Easy Lounger – Light Baby Pink with Multi-Dimensional Pear
- Flurry of Fun – Sheer Sparkly Peach
- Splashing – Mid-Tone Blue Pink with Soft Gold Pearl
Lip Pencil :
- Life’s a Breeze – Soft Pink
- Temperature Rising – Loudmouth Orange
Eye Kohl :
- Float on By – Dark Green Turquoise
- Rosemary & Thyme – Mid-Tone Olive Gold with Shimmer
Powder Blush :
- Hipness – Intense Coral with Soft White Pearl (Frost)
- Get-Away Bronze – Mid-Tone Sun Tan (Frost)
Highlight Powder :
- Marine Life – Multicolor Pressed Powder
Nail Lacquer :
- In the Buff – Muted Taupe Avocado (Cream)
- Scorcher – Creamy Bright Coral Red (Cream)
MAC To The Beach Bag $49.50 US
Note – available at MAC Stores only
Cream bronzers :
- Beach Bronze – Golden Glow with Soft Gold Finish
- Weekend – Mid-Tone Deep Orange Brown with Soft Pink Pearl
- Luster drops
- Pink Rebel – Blue Pink with Gold Pearl
- Sun Rush – Peachy Bronze with Gold Pearl
Bronzing Powder :
- Golden – Muted Golden Tan-Beige with Golden Shimmer
- Refined Golden – Finely Spun Golden with Soft Pearl Finish (a Krista Dior fave!)
Bronze Body Oil :
- Glowing Tan with multidimensional Golden Shimmer
Tools :
Brush 130 Short Duo Fibre
A short, round dual fibre with flat head composed of both natural bristles and synthetic fibers ideal for application with creams, emulsions & various powder products.
Brush 131 Short Duo Fibre Powder/ Blush
Flat, tapered face brush that contains a combination of short, natural, fibers and longer, fibre optic fibries ideal for light application and highlighting/ shading with various face powders. Ideally suited with mineralize skinfinish powder products.
Thoughts? Faves from this line? Drop a comment below!
Ahhh.. Wednesday! The days are longer which means longer daylight shopping time is here! I love going to outdoor malls like Stanford, where I can watch a dog chew up a pair of Louboutins while eating a disgustingly huge hamburger with a shake, then proceed to try on $3,000 designer sweaters at Neiman Marcus. Love it!
I am on a no-buy right now, since I just purchased a few MAC essentials (I am done buying makeup for about a month or two!) I need to work on tutorials! Here is what I want, but probably won’t get:
MAC Give me Liberty of London Spring 2010 Collection

I can’t keep up with all of the MAC collections that are out right now, but this picture sure caught my eye. The graphics on products are so adorable, I think I might scream a little. I want the whole damned collection, especially the Blooming Lovely amplified lipstick!

La Prairie White Caviar Illuminating Cream
$450 @ Neiman Marcus

Ok, I’m getting a little extravagant, but I can’t help but want this. Check out what it does (it’s for old people like me!):
This blissfully light and luxurious cream drenches the skin with moisture as it lightens, brightens, and lifts, giving you a more even skin tone, with improved firmness. Pearlescent powders in the cream give immediate illumination while a complex of brightening ingredients works to control age spots and discoloration on the skin’s surface.
I need a sample of this, stat! Fish eggs and face whitening, gotta love weird beauty products.
Silk’n SensEpil Laser Hair Removal Device
$499 @ Sephora – More information provided at: www.sensepil.org

Yeah, you saw the price correctly, it’s $500 bucks. But, it’s an in-home laser hair removal system, it basically pays for itself within a few sessions! Check it out:
Look no further if you want a quick, gentle, safe, and affordable way to diminish unwanted body hair. This must-have device and replacement cartridges provide a lifetime of personal treatments at a fraction of the cost of physician office visits. (Sephora.com)
Michael Kors Very Hollywood Collection
Starting at $19 from Neiman Marcus.

A lot of these products are already sold out, but I really like that blush! I’d like to see someone wearing it, send me a pic and I’ll post it on here!
One more…
Anything from Illamasqua

This brand has caught my attention and I must try it! Illamasqua is all about drama and I love the looks and color range… this is sooo cool!
That about wraps it up with my Wednesday makeup cravings, what about yours? Anything new that you would like me to know about? Comment below!
Here is the next gem of the MAC Spring Colour Forecast Collection 3 – PLUM


MAC Colour 3 Eyeshadow Palette x 4
- Black Tulip – Frosted dark grape (Frost – Limited Edition)
- Bruised Plum – Frosted mid-tone dirty mauve (Veluxe Pearl – Limited Edition)
- Jungle Moon - Blackened deep eggplant (Matte – Limited Edition)
- Mink Pink – Neutral soft pink (Veluxe – Limited Edition)

MAC Colour Forecast 3 Lipstick & Tinted Lipglass Collection
Lipstick
- Hang-up – Deep berry (Cremesheen) (Permanent Collection)
- Radicchio – Sheer mid-tone blue-mauve (Lustre – Limited Edition)
Lipglass
- Lavender Wind - Lavender with pearl (Frost – Limited Edition)
- Purple Rage – Dark berry with pearl (Frost – Limited Edition)

Spring Colour Forecast 3 – Blush Ombre – Vintage Grape
A powder blush featuring a shade wave of gentle ombre hues. Ultra-fine formula provides the cheeks with flawless, medium-buildable coverage and lightly pearled, natural-looking radiance. Limited edition.
Nail Lacquer in Imperial Splendour – Deep creamy violet (Cream – Limited Edition)
Spring Colour Forecast 2 will be posted within the next few days.. so stay tuned! Subscribe (button on the upper left rail of this blog) to be informed when I post! Don’t forget to check out Spring Colour Forecast 4 below! These collections should be launching Feb. 11th.
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If MAC couldn’t make my heart hurt any worse this spring… here comes another set of 4 delightful limited edition colors. All very wearable, and sexy! Let’s check it out!
MAC : AMBER Spring Colour 4 Forecast



Colour 4 – Eyeshadow x 4 palette
- Aztec Brick- Frosted true copper (Veluxe Pearl Limited Edition)
- Creole Beauty – Frosted dark golden brown (Frost Limited Edition)
- Flip – Bronze gold (Frost Limited Edition)
- Manila Paper – Pale frosted white gold (Veluxe Pearl Limited Edition)

Colour Forecast 4 Lipstick & Lipglass
- Beigeland Lipstick - Frosted light pink beige (Frost Limited Edition)
- Bronzilla Lipstick - Frosted mid-tone yellow brown (Frost Limited Edition)
- Almondine Lipglass – Pale gold with pearl (Frost) (Limited Edition)
- Gold Dust Lipglass – Mid-tone copper with pearl (Frost) (Limited Edition)

Blush Ombre in Springshine (Neutral Suntan)
Nail Lacquer in Abalone Shell (Creamy light warm beige)
Coming on Feb. 11th! Check back again to see the rest of the collections! I will post 3, 2 and 1 later this week! Subscribe to get the updates!
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All Ages, All Races, All Sexes Collection 2010

Hmm.. I thought MAC said brows were OUT for Spring ? Uhhh.. “makeup” your mind.
Anyway, here is what MACPro.com has to say about this new collection, which to me, looks like brows decided they were back in for next season, but I do see how this still fits with the “Unglamour” theme:
” Intent on a universal focus, a collection that extends our range with new shades to match every international skin tone. But that’s not all. Because brows speak louder than words, two new products to help you express their style. In every language these are wow! ”
Product List:
Limited Edition Eyeshadow:
Click on a swatch for details.
Limited Edition Brow Set:

Limited Edition Pigment:

Click on a swatch for details.
Limited Edition Lipstick Shades:


Beauty Powder Blush Shades:

Not Pictured:
Impeccable Brow Pencil: Taupe, Dirty Blonde, Blonde, and Black.
Penultimate Brow Marker: Universal
Eye Brows (Self-sharpening pencil): Lingering , Spiked.
Blot Powder / Pressed : Light , Medium, Med/Dark, Deep Dark
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As I am still pondering the possibilities of a New Year’s Eve makeup tutorial look (I’m thinking lots of sparkly stuff), I came across a new MAC Cosmetics collection list, and some of this stuff looks pretty cool.

For the mascara fans, MAC has a new one called Studio Fix Lash Mascara! ($13) The wand looks a lot like the Cover Girl Lash Blast Length wand, dontcha think? I can’t get a good enough look at the puny pic, but I want to check this one out in person for sure.

Love Lace
I looooove lace. Obviously MAC loooves lace, too. The new MAC Love Lace collection is all about muted blues, whites, a nude lip with some type of black lacey clothing or accessory to compliment it. About 4 or 5 years ago, I attended a MAC pro demonstration on how to apply lace to the eyes with lash glue. It was quite cool, but when I tried it at home, the lace hurt my eyes.. I guess I’ll have to try it again. Experiement around with it, it’s really easy to apply, just getting used to feeling it on your skin is the hard part.

MAC Love Lace Limited Edition Color:
Eyeshadow: Pincurl a dusty white frost , Hypnotizing greyed mauve frost, Love Lace a frosted mid-tone grey/blue (Veluxe Pearl), Suave Intentions a light frosted silver blue.
Eyeliner: Sense of Style a black marine blue, Raven an intense red with black pearl.
Lipstick: Intricate a frosty cool icey taupe.
Lipglass: Icescape a sheer pale pink with pink pearl, Utterly Discrete a sheer frosted cool icy mauve.
Nail Lacquer: Light Affair a creamy pale grey taupe.
For more face charts and information: Click here

Warm & Cozy
I’ve heard of comfort food, but comfort cosmetics? I can believe it! Just as a nice warm bowl of steaming chili can make me feel all cuddly inside, so can a new lipgloss or blush. Call me crazy. The new MAC collection, Warm & Cozy has some lovely deep browns, some snuggly neutrals and once I get paid.. this stuff is going to be shipped. I am always looking for good browns!

MAC Warm & Cozy Limited Edition Color:
Eyeshadow: Chamomile, a pale yellow (Satin), Modelette warm caramel brown (Satin), Mulled Cider, dark warm brown (Satin).
Shadestick: Cuddle a light golden yellow frost , Nurture a frosted pale peach, Relaxed a frosted dark brown.
Lipstick: Warm Me Up a creamy mid-tone neutral pink (Amplified) , Spiced Tea a warm bronzeed brown (Glaze).
Tinted Lipglass: 2N a neutral yellow pink (Cream) , 3N a brown with gold and pink pearl (Frost) , Feeling Dreamy a pale pink with pink pearl (Frost), Light that Fire! a mid-tone burnt coral with pearl (Frost).
Mineralize Skinfinish: By Candlelight a golden pink, Comfort a golden bronze.
Nail Lacquer: Blissed Out a creamy light nude (cream), Dim the Lights a creamy warm dark chocolate.
For more face charts and product information: Click Here
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Sheesh, we haven’t even opened our holiday gifts yet and already I have the 2010 MAC Cosmetics Trend Report for Spring & Summer. I was actually a little turned off by the whole introductory description of it, but I guess I need some pictures to prove that it’s something to get excited about.
The “Anti-Glamour” season is coming… does that sound depressing or what?
From MACPro.com:
Of difference: we’re at a moment in beauty when identikit perfection looks positively passé. Touching on tribal elements with striking originality (underground society), taking a couture approach to nude makeup (pale ‘n’ dandy), feeling the heat of a carefree, sun-warmed vibe (american nomad) or getting creative with the murano-glass palette being passed about (dye-a-tribe) feels eminently more interesting and appropriate. “The essential point with makeup this season is that it’s about projecting emotion and attitude, about not looking the same as everyone else,” explains Terry Barber.
Gorgeousness of last season has been replaced by marks of urban grooming and freshness; or, of making one unexpected, attitude-projecting beauty statement that employs striking colour and construct to a punchy end. On both counts, the quieter leaders of individuality are important in showing us what’s to come: a mascara-less lash and the ubiquity of a bleached brow both emphasize the features, planes and shadows of the face to instantly underscore its uniqueness. “It’s definitely an anti-glamour season,” confirms Gordon Espinet. Bring on the tribal gathering!
All I could think of is that we are all going to end up looking like bleached out like Tilda Swinton (Narnia). No mascara? Bleached brows? How can this be cute?
Look #1: Underground Society (AKA: The Cullens? Seriously. This is Edward Cullen meets Courtney Love) It’s all about not looking cute.. it’s about expressing individuality by being a minimalist. What if my individuality is multi-faceted..and being cute?


MACPro.com Description: An aerodynamically misplaced streak of liner. A lip packed in Pigment or duo-chromatically constructed…a hardass brow. “It’s more of an attempt to project an attitude of individuality and a sense of ownership than about looking gorgeous in any traditional sense,” explains Terry Barber.
Quotes
Gordon Espinet “These makeups are all about one element on the face. Rather than defining the features, it’s almost more about the product being an accent on a practically naked face… it’s minimal makeup, maximum impact, and definitely with an edge.”
Key Products
Chromaline In Black
Black Chromaline In Cyan
Penultimate Eye Liner In Rapidblack
1 Lash
Crush Metal Pigment In Stacked 1
Glitter In Pink
Lipmix In Ochre
Lipmix In White
Paintstick In Pure White
Eye Shadow In Rule
Eye Shadow In Very Violet
Lipstick In Russian Red
Lip Pencil In Cherry
Pro Pigment In Acid Orange
Lipmix In Blue
Look #2 : Pale N’ Dandy. Wake up and do nothing. Just walk out the door, I guess.


From MACPro.com: Take bleach to your brows… (Ok.. people at home reading.. I caution you.. do NOT bleach your freaking brows unless you have experience doing this. Go to a salon if you really want to do this!)
Or pull them into distinctive focus. A brow, or distinct lack of one, is essential on this season’s uncomplicated face…sit them on skin that’s under-refined yet ultra-alive with gloss and light-reflective textures…ensure your lips are fresh and free of colour…leave lashes bare. Such are the touchstones of this season’s über-nude look. Yet, there’s nothing alien or odd about this pallor. Pulling reference points from English aristocracy and portraiture to grooming on the verge of grunge, this girl is tough, urban and consciously plays with a certain androgynously sensual beauty. (Did I NOT say Tilda Swinton like ten times already?) She doesn’t care a lot, but she cares enough, and minimal amounts of makeup upgrade what’s naturally there. It’s a look brought to life by the dominance of shine-enhancing textures. “It’s about pale with a texture to it,” says Gordon Espinet. Hydrated and bathed in light, this skincare-effect makeup is low-level languid for the most enigmatic feel. “It adds a vulnerability and openness to the face,” says lyne desnoyers.
Quotes
Tiffany Johnston “Gloss texture on the eye and brushed through the brow is officially the most popular product of the season.”
Key Products
Gloss Texture
Strobe Cream
Strobe Liquid
Lip Conditioner
Face And Body Foundation In N1
Cream Colour Base In Luna
Eye Kohl In Fascinating
Brow Set In Clear
Studio Moisture Tint Spf 15
Select Moisturecover Concealer
Care Blends Essential Oils
Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder
Fix +
Set Powder In Invisible
Prep + Prime Lip
Brow Set In Mink
Sculpting Powder In Emphasize
Shaping Powder In Lightsweep
Pro Longlash In Barelash
Lip Erase In Dim
Lip Erase In Pale
Look #3: American Nomad. I’m loving the whole beach girl Chapsticked lips look with the gold eye. Very Brooke Shields in Blue Lagoon.


From MACPro.com: Surfer girls after a day at the beach…
California tans in shades of dusty sands…Peter Lindberg meets West Coast hippie: this summer’s girl has eased up on her spf 50 obsession and faced the elements for a dusky tan. “It almost seems like a non-beach tan…more like she’s been stuck in the desert for a day,” says Gordon Espinet. So she’s got a relaxed athleticism that’s all about skin and sport; a play on boyish bravado with a tawny, tan cheek. It’s about going lo-fi with high-tech products to achieve the most translucently youthful and health-pumped finish possible. Get laid back, soak in the sun-warmed vibe, and think “discreet and effortless” with the season’s gentle take on bronze…
Quotes
Charlotte Tilbury “It’s healthy, honeyed, recession-proof makeup…Sports Illustrated ’80s icons and gorgeous athleticism.”
Key Products
Crush Metal Pigment In Tan
Lipstick In Fresh Brew
Sculpting Powder In Sculpt
Cream Colour Base In Mid-Tone Sepia
Bronzing Powder In Matte Bronze
Mineralize Blush In Warm Soul
Lip Erase In Dim
Powder Blush In Taupe
Powerpoint Pencil In Duck
Lipstick In Twig
Crush Metal Pigment In Stacked 2!
Brow Pencil In Lingering
Eye Pencil In Coffee
Cremeblend Blush In Joie-De-Vivre
Blushcreme In Cherché
Zoom Lash In Lofty Brown
Face And Body Foundation In C5 And C6
Pro Blush In Clove
Crush Metal Pigment In Stacked 1!
Eye Shadow In Electric Eel (How did bright blue eyeshadow get thrown into this list?)
Look #4: Sculpture Club I’m pretty much loving this.. no soft focus, just hard outlined textures. Pretty cool.


From MACPro.com: Natural is a built beauty for A/W09. After seasons where a more scrubbed, virginal pure complexion stood at the fore, what looks new for naturalness now is a distinctly constructed, considered forming of the face. In terms of effect, think ‘surgery’ without the ‘plastic’, but regards technique this is sculpting, highlighting and contouring at its most advanced.
“Highlighting and contouring is seriously back – it’s all about those old Eighties techniques and tricks that makeup artists used before retouching…I’m doing a lot of triangular shapes to contour and thinking about contrasts between matte and shimmer and light versus dark,” declares Charlotte Tilbury. “It’s punk couture,” adds Tilbury, who was also feeling “lots of burnished reds and coppers – offbeat Eighties colours, super super blended,” she stressed. And make that blending professional, please. “This is photoshopping, pre-photoshop,” says Val Garland, commanding that “it’s not finger makeup, it’s brush makeup.”
Quotes
Val Garland “We don’t live in a photoshop world so we need to use technique to get there: the more blending you can do on contours the less literally Eighties they’ll be. Use brushes, and don’t buy cheap, buy well.”
Charlotte Tilbury “It’s recreating that feel of ‘80s album cover beauty.”
Key Products
Studio Sculpt SPF15 Foundation
Face and Body Foundation
Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder
Cream Colour Base in Pearl
Sculpt Powder in Emphasize and Light Sweep
Strobe Cream
Cream Colour Base in Tint
Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light
Sheertone Blush in Gingerly
Eye Shadow in Cork
Lip Pencil in Hodgepodge
Lipstick in Shy Girl
Lip Erase in Dim
Lip Conditioner
As Seen At:
ANNE VALERIE HASH
ALESSANDRO DELL’ACQUA
BALMAIN
BLUMARINE
CHLOÉ
DANIELLE SCUTT
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
GIAMBATTISTA VALLI
JAEGER LONDON
MARIO S SCHWAB
MEADHAM KIRCHOFF
PREEN
PROENZA SCHOULER
RODARTE
TOMMY HILFIGER
VERONIQUE LEROY
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