The early bird catches the news on the latest trend report for the New York MAC Cosmetics Fall / Winter 2010 looks! Check out just some of these crazy styles that hit the runway recently!
L.A.M.B
“The feeling was 1930’s prostitute – trampy, smoky eye, deep “rougeoir” lips and beautiful pale skin” – Charlotte Tilbury
Eyes:
Eye Kohl in Smolder and Fluidline in Blacktrack – blended and smudged around and into the eyelid for a feline-shaped eye.
Lip Treatment – dabbed on eyelid over eye kohl for a wet look effect
Face:
Face and Body Foundation – Applied all over face to give pale, doll-like skin.
Lips:
Lipmix in Crimson (MAC PRO only) and Burgundy – Blended together and applied to the lip.
Lip Pencil in Burgundy – applied around the lip to give an over-drawn shape to the mouth.
PREEN
“The colours of the collection inspired the face – natural tones, with mauve, pinks and lavender for a pretty, romantic yet futuristic look” – James Kaliardos
Eyes:
Eye Shadow in Pink Freeze – brushed along the lower lash line.
Eye Shadow in Quite Spoiled (Available Fall 2010) – softly applied to the crease of the eyelid.
Eye Shadow in Beautiful Iris and Quite Spoiled– layered and winged out horizontally from the outer corner of the eye.
Skin:
Select Moisturecover Concealer – applied to the nose, eyelids and under the eyes, for a satin finish.
Blot Powder – dabbed into the shine areas.
Mineralize Skinfinish Natural – brushed along the cheekbones and temples to contour the face.
Lip:
MAC Pro Cream Colour Base in Pink – dabbed onto the centre of the lip.
COSTELLO TAGLIAPIETRA
“We tried to reference Courtney Love, translucent, clean, pale skin with a strong red matte mouth” – Lisa Butler
ALTAZURRA
“The make-up reflects the collection – the eye is twisted, sophisticated, gentle hard-core” – Tom Pecheux”
Eyes:
Eye Kohl Pencil in Smolder – penciled along upper lash line and smudged into eyelid.
Lipglass in Fancy Cat (Available Fall 2010) – applied and smudged into the eyelid up to the brow bone.
Lipstick in Kittenish (Available Fall 2010) – smudged under the eye as liner.
Studio Fix Mascara in Black Fix – applied to curled lashes.
Skin:
Careblends Essential Oils – massaged into the face for dewy skin.
Studio Sculpt Foundation – applied to the entire face for full coverage.
Blot Powder Loose – to set the foundation for a smooth finish.
Lips:
Lip Conditioner SPF 15 – blotted down and covered with foundation to give a nude, minimal lip.
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
“The look was pulled from Studio 54, 70’s winged eye, sexy, iridescent – like a goddess” – James Kaliardos
Eyes:
M·A·C Pro Crème Liner in Black – applied to the eye area, eyelid to brow bone.
M·A·C Pro Pigment in Corn Flower – brushed out from the inner eye corner on the upper lash line using a MAC 213 Brush.
M·A·C Pro Pigment in Steel Blue – brushed out from the inner eye corner on the lower lash line using a MAC 213 Brush.
M·A·C Pro Glitter in 3D Silver – layered over the pigment in the inner corner of the eye.
Zoom Lash Mascara in Zoomblack – copiously applied to the lash.
Eye Kohl in Smolder – to line the lower inner rim of the eye.
Skin:
Studio Sculpt Foundation – applied to the entire face, for natural yet flawless skin.
Moisture Cover Concealer – applied where needed.
Sculpting Powder in Sculpt and Shaping Powder in Lightsweep – lightly brushed along the cheekbones and temple area.
Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder – swept across the skin to set the foundation for matte face.
Lip:
M·A·C Pro Lip Erase in Dim – applied to the lip.
CAROLINA HERRERA
“Its Biba and Sarah Moon, late 70′s opulent, dark purples and deep reds” — Diane Kendal
Eyes:
Lip Pencil in Nightmoth – penciled and blended along the rim of the eye and the crease of the eyelid.
M·A·C Pro Eye Shadow in Indian Ink – washed across the crease of the eyelid and around the upper and lower lash line.
Eye Shadow in Vibrant Grape – layered onto the eyelid and crease of the eye.
Mineralize Eye Shadow (Duo) in My Dark Magic (Available Fall 2010) – brushed onto the eyelid and into the crease of the eye.
Zoom Mascara in Zoomblack – applied to top and bottom lashes.
Skin:
Face and Body Mixing Medium – applied to the entire face.
Blot Film – to blot any excess shine.
Mineralize Foundation SPF15 – layered over the Mixing Medium.
Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder – lightly brushed over the skin to set the foundation.
Lips:
Lipglass in Docile (Available Fall 2010) – applied to the lip.
THREEASFOUR
“It’s a unique take on the classic Egyptian eye, winged out from the lower lash line for a modern twist” – Andrea Helgadottir
Eyes:
Fluidline in Blacktrack – layered along the upper and lower lash line and winged out.
Eye Kohl in Smolder – penciled into the upper and lower lash line.
Skin:
Select Moisturecover Concealer – applied where needed.
Lips:
Lipstick in Fleshpot and Myth – blended together and pressed into the lip with fingertip.
JEREMY SCOTT
“Its extreme fashion – reminiscent of the 90’s supermodel, lips and eyeliner overdrawn to the max!” – Val Garland
Eyes:
Eye Shadow in Vanilla and M·A·C Pro Pigment in White – layered onto the eyelid.
Eye Pencil in Ebony and Fluidline in Blacktrack – applied pencil thin below the lower lash line and along the crease of the eyelid, winged out and connected to the outer corner of the eye.
Eye Shadow in Carbon – layered over the eye liner to set.
Skin:
Face and Body Foundation – applied to the entire face.
Sculpting Powder and Shaping Powder – applied to the cheekbones to contour.
Lips:
Lip Erase in Dim – pressed into the centre of the lip with the fingertip to mute the natural color.
Lip Pencil in Stripdown – penciled around the mouth for an overdrawn, fuller lip.
Lipstick in To Pamper (Available Fall 2010) – lightly washed over the lip.
To view more of the New York Fall / Winter Style Report from MAC: Click Here
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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Let me start first off by saying that I had been using this cloth medical tape method for several years when applying eyeshadow, I had forgotten about it, then I saw a few You Tube makeup tutorials where tape was used, but it was the gift wrapping kind, not the kind that is meant for your skin. I don’t know what kind of chemicals or toxins are in scotch tape (there may not be any, who knows) but I am not using scotch tape on my face. Cloth medical tape is gentle and meant to be put on your skin, it’s very easy to take off. This tape method not only creates a clean look, but it helps the blending process go a little faster and easier. It is SUPER fun to do, too!
I like the Nexcare Gentle Paper tape by 3M. It’s safe for sensitive skin, which is good, because we are using it near our eyes.
I couldn’t find my mixing medium (Makeup Forever brand) so I thought I’d try something a little stronger, which is Sephora brand’s Lip Last fixative (no longer available). I originally bought it to seal in my eyebrows, but it didn’t do a good job like my favorite Irene Gari Lipstick Sealer at #3.50, which works just as good as Benefit Cosmetics $30 She-Laq sealer.
To apply the medical tape, I placed it from the outer corner of my eye, to the end of my eyebrow (see pic below). I pressed it down gently with my finger.
I dropped a couple drops of the sealer on the back of my hand and mixed a little bit of the MAC Pure White pigment with it. It should be creamy and not runny or lumpy. I used a flat, round, synthetic concealer brush to apply the wet mixture to my entire eye area. It’s okay to get the mixture on the tape, it’s waterproof and the wet mixture will not seep through.
The white matte pigment creates a really nice base for creating dramatic looks with bright colors. It also serves as a highligher color for under the eyebrow.
The brush I used to apply the MAC Basic Red pigment is the Bare Escentuals flathead shadow brush.
I carefully dipped the brush into the pigment and patted it down on the inside of the pigment’s lid to take off the excess. I patted the color with the brush at a horizontal angle and worked my way around the crease a few times until the color was packed into the crease.
It doesn’t matter if it’s perfect right now, you are going to blend it next. Using a few more brushes.
I started blending with the MAC 225 Big Fluff brush first, in a circular motion, then back and forth, until it looked blended in. I used the MAC 224 for the final blending. Make sure you do blend right over the medical tape to make sure the shadow colors reach the edge.
I cleaned off my synthetic concealer brush that I used to apply the white pigment and wet it again to use with the MAC Burnt Burgundy pigment. I then patted that color down on the lid, not going over the crease, but going over the tape to make sure the shadow color reached the edge.
I really love Trucco Cosmetics Moonshade Matte black eyeshadow. I used the MAC pencil brush to apply the color to the outer edge and across into the crease.
I used my MAC 224 brush to blend the black shadow into my crease. Once you are satisfied with your blending, it’s time to rip off the tape!! This part is so fun!
See the clean line from the corner of the eye to the brow? No mess and it was easy!
I wanted to do a fun eye liner look using my Bobbi Brown gel liner in Black Ink. I winged the corners out under the line that was created with the medical tape, and after I lined my waterline with the gel, I continued to wing that edge out a bit.
I was looking for a soft, bright burgundy color to compliment the look, and I found a shadow that is probably discontinued from Biotherm. I applied that shadow color under my waterline area with the flat-head shadow brush that still had left-over red pigment on it. I applied two coats of Maybelline Lash Stylist.
Now that the eyes are done (whew! that took a while) I am ready for highlighter and blush. I really love the Milani brand blushes. I found that the brand is now sold in Target stores, so please do buy whatever you like from Milani, everything I’ve tried so far has been really good, especially the eyeshadows and blushes.
I applied Wet N’ Wild highlighting powder above my cheeks, on my forehead and dabbed it very lightly all over. I then applied a generous amount of the Milani Pink Craze blush to the apples of my cheeks.
I applied the Urban Decay 24/7 lip liner in “Naked” and blended with my finger. I applied the vibrant MAC Pro lipstick in Violetta, and a nice creamy coat of Smashbox “Pout” lip gloss to top it all off.
I got a little artsy fartsy and took a MAC Cosmetics style photo of myself. I LOVE the way my lashes turned out! I wanted to celebrate the cutting of my own bangs. I used the “twist and cut” method, which worked pretty good. I found the method on one of those Wiki-How pages.. scary, but it turned out! Hope you guys enjoyed this, I know I did!
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For those who are ready to move on beyond the Hello Kitty launch and onto something a little sweeter, take a look at this new collection from MAC called SugarSweet.
I think the most intriguing items from the limited line include the TriColour Lipglasses, which are three stacked gloss colors within one tube of gloss. With each application of the gloss, the colors will mix more and more. I also like the white lipstick called “Bubbles” which is a shimmery warm white, perfect for that 1960′s mod look.
To see the entire collection, check out the Official MAC Cosmetics website: maccosmetics.com SugarSweet
As if we thought things couldn’t get any better than Hello Kitty… here comes MAC Summer 2009 launch, Style Warrior all the way from the Amazon! Thanks to www.temptalia.com and their post about this product launch, I bring this to Krista Dior readers:
The rest of these products can be viewed here: Style Warrior Summer 2009
MAC Dazzleglass Presents Double Dazzle! Ready to launch on April 30th.
These glosses look like they are a bit glittery, which I know I am going to love!! All 18 shades look amazing.
Rose Romance .. a freaking gorgeous collection of soft hues and vibrant contrasting colors. I am dying to try the “Way to Love” lipstick.
The Rose Romance Collection also includes an exclusive Nordstrom limited edition eyeshadow palette.
I don’t know what I am more excited about.. a Summer full of concerts and fun, or these awesome collections? Hmm.. hard to choose!
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Hmmm.. since MAC Cosmetics launched their new redesigned website, I always wondered what that little rainbow strip on the left was there for. Gay pride? I had no clue until today. Duh.. was I the only person who was totally clueless about the magical rainbow strip?
I accidentally clicked on the tiny rainbow and by the powers of Adobe Flash, the rainbow opened its doors to the world of color picking. Yes.. I could find makeup by color.. my dreams of finding coral coordinating blush and lip gloss had come true. I beg you all to try this at home. FUN!
Hmm.. since I don’t get a Pro card discount for limited edition M.A.C products, I probably won’t be splurging on these gems.
From maccosmetics.com
Cute, but I don’t think I am going to pay $90 bucks for a compact. With finances in crisis, I am a little disappointed with people who are freaking out about this and wanting to buy the whole collection. How about ummm.. saving your money and going to Michael’s craft store to buy your own rhinestones, sticking them on your current compact and calling it a day. I dunno.. is it just me?
On another side note, I’ve been Yahooing, Googling, whatevering on the internet, looking at other makeup blogs to see what the competition is all about. Really.. do these people get paid to promote these items? They never post their own opinions about the products, they just post a picture, the description, and really, no substance whatsoever. A robot could have done that. Anyway, I hope that personality is still in fashion.
PS.. People who eat basil are lame !
Stuffed cabbage?
After I heard that Megan Fox was single, I immediately started looking for photos of her.. was she sad, happy.. did she dump Brian for another man?? I was obsessed. I really like how she does her makeup, especially the coral bronze look, so I wanted to experiment a bit and see what I could do.
Note that some of these products are discontinued!!
From left to right: Perfekt primer , Revlon Colorstay in Tawny Fauve, MAC 180 Brush for foundation, Prescriptives concealer in Warm 01, DiorSkin Nude 10 powder foundation, Bare Escentuals Handy Buki brush, & Benefit Ooh La Lift.
Time to get the skin perfected. I currently am broken out really bad due to a foundation stick that I was trying out, my skin is red and blemished.. sorry I am not posting the “before” pic.. I just don’t want to humiliate myself on that level! I started out using the Perfekt primer just on the T-zones to smooth out enlarged pores. I only use my finger with this stuff. Right over the top of that and on the entire face, I apply the Revlon ColorStay foundation with the MAC 180 brush until I get the desired affect, which is blended and smooth skin. I always apply concealer AFTER I apply foundation because sometimes the foundation does a good enough job covering imperfections. I applied the Prescriptives concealer with my ring finger under my eyes and on my nose, where an annoying zit is brewing. I finished everything off with a light dusting of my new favorite powder, DiorSkin powder foundation, using the B.E. Handy Buki brush for extra coverage. I applied Ooh La Lift on both top eyelids and patted until the puffiness was gone.
Lord help me.. I am brave for posting this.
I applied NARS Zen blush (on left) as a bronzer right under my cheekbones, on the sides of my nose and dusted a little on the forehead, under the chin and anywhere I think I needed a little tan. I applied a light dusting of Wet N’ Wild shimmer Silk Finish Blush (it’s a champagne color) to highlight my face (cheekbones, bridge of nose, above lip, forehead). In honor of Megan Fox, I decided to go for a dark, exaggerated, thick brow. Since I do not grow thick brows naturally, I had to do a lot of work with my Anastasia eyebrow stencil (pictured) and chose the High Arch tempate. Using MAC’s dark brown matte eyeshadow in Showstopper, I patted and brushed my brows in using an angled brow brush made by Brandon (avail. in drug stores, beauty stores) It takes practice and patience to use brow stencils. It’s very hard to get both brows to match up, at least for me. Sometimes I have to use a straight edge of paper just to find the place to put the stencil. In the picture below, you can see the brow, and where I used a Q-tip to wipe excess powder away.
Don’t worry, we will clean up the area.
Next I need to prime my eye area. I’ve already used Ooh La Lift to take away the puffies, next I need to smooth the skin and prep it for eyeshadow application so that it will last through the day. First I used a little bit of the MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study (on left) on the outer corners of my eye, using a light touch with my finger. I also use this Paint Pot to highlight areas on my face, like the bridge of the nose and cheekbones. Next, I drew a couple dashes under my brows with Benefit’s High Brow big pencil (second from right) this highliger pencil is great for smoothing out and concealing fine hairs that are growing back after your brow waxing. I then patted Urban Decay’s new ‘Sin’ primer potion on the bottom lid and into the crease, also touching a bit into the corners of my eyes with a finger.
One of my favorite products is Bare Escentuals Shimmer powders. There are so many colors to choose from and I have A LOT of these to play with at home. I dipped my Beauty Strokes eyeshadow applicator brush (drug stores, beauty supply stores) into the B.E. Shimmer powder in the color Tropics. It’s a pretty gold/coral shade that also works great as a blush.
If you want to go for a really natural look, you can just throw on your mascara at this point, but since I am going glam, I am taking further steps to glamness.
I thought I took a picture of this product, but I didn’t see it coming off my memory stick.. SOOO.. I used the Bobbi Brown cream liner, black, with the brush that the kit came with (it was a limited edition kit, expensive, and not sure if it’s still avail.) You can also try MAC’s Fluidline cream liners too.. they work just as good and are more affordable. I started at the inner corner of my eye and worked the liner across, making a little extended tail at the end. I applied a small amount of matte black powder shadow on top of that to soften the look and seal the creme liner in.
Everyone always hears me bragging about Maybelline Lash Stylist. The above picture speaks for itself. That is ONE coat of the product. No primer, nothing fancy, just the best mascara ever. There is proof that it can make puny, light red lashes into nearly fake looking glam lashes.
I said we were going glam, right? So I decided to take my lashes to another level. I used MAC’s Hello Kitty Lashes.. they are corner lashes, not a full strip, and they are so comfy and easy to wear.
I applied the Bobbi Brown creme liner to the inner bottom lid area, then added a bit of the “Tropics” shimmer under my bottom lash line with the angled brow brush dipped in water. I wiped the brush off, then applied a little of the matte brown MAC Showstopper shadow to the outer corners, blending it into the Tropics shadow below my lash line. I forgot to apply mascara to the bottom lashes, but oh well, I don’t think it needed it now!
I wanted a really POP coral lip. Like miss Fox! I thought that MAC Lipglass in Red Devil, & MAC Dame Edna lipstick in Coral Polyps would be perfect to pack that coral punch. I lined my lips with RIMMEL’s 1,000 Kisses lipliner in Red Dynamite, which is an orange-based red. I applied Coral Polyps, and blotted, then Red Devil Lipglass topped everything off just right.
On the balls of my cheek, or the apple, whatever you want to call it.. the fat part? I applied Coralista by Benefit,which is a total copycat of NARS Orgasm, but I thought the box was totally cute.
Ta-da! The finished face. The only thing I wished could have happened here was tanner skin. I was planning to go out this evening with my man, so I didn’t want a tan face and white arms, so for this photo, I didn’t use as much bronzer as I would have liked for this look. I also wished I would have waxed my lip, but I can do that next time!!!
I love doing these tutorials, don’t get me wrong, but I have no time for these! I will try to do one at least per month. (Once per week would be great.. but.. )
I am a little behind on fashion week posts… but I made this cute little chart of all of the MAC looks from fashion week. Hope you enjoy!
I was thinking about putting together a little intro for you folks out there. Whoooo am I? Well, I could just tell you to look at my bio on my lovely page, but there is a little more to me than what is just written there.
I basically lived most of my life as student. Let’s see.. kindergarten.. high school.. college for 11 years!?!? Wow, this adds up to a lot. I went from wanting to be a marine biologist, to an elementary school teacher, to a computer programmer, to web designer, to makeup artist, hell, throw rockstar into the mix, too. Very broad, right? Well, thing is, I am scared of sharks and other sea creatures that may bite my legs in the ocean, so being a marine biologist wasn’t such a great idea. The computer programming thing, I thought it would be a great money making career, but it was incredibly boring, and there really wasn’t anything sexy about typing codes all day.
When I started to take art classes, I really started to enjoy school. I looked forward to sculpture class, glass fabrication class and most of all, my graphic design classes. I starting making websites for people who wanted to get their small business somewhere on the web, when the web was fresh and new. I was getting paid for these gigs and started feeling like it was going somewhere. I was going to college at the time and decided that I really needed to declare a major: Digital Graphics. Wow. While I was going to school, I needed to work, so I applied at Macy’s during Christmas time and had a group interview. In this interview, there were about 30 people wanting jobs in various departments. I really wanted to stand out from the crowd and start talking about myself, loudly. I made a few jokes, talked about my excellent customer service reputation, and I was approached by a woman who thought I would be perfect for sales in cosmetics. She sent me to the Benefit counter and I was “tried out” by one of the sales girls. Basically, I had to stop people as they were walking past me and had them sit down and try a few products. At first this was really intimidating, and people were either really loving the products, or thinking I was nuts for making them sit down on a stool. I honestly didn’t like forcing people to do things they didn’t want to do, and although the products were pretty good, I would have liked for them to come to ME. I looked around for jobs all the time. I wasn’t making money at Macy’s and I was getting pretty sick of it.
I ended up working at the Benefit Cosmetics boutique store in Berkeley, CA, and it was a whole new world. Waxing brows and bodies, lash tinting, eyebrow tinting, the works! I loved working in such a beautiful store, I had the time of my life! The thing is, I really wanted to branch out. I wanted to try different brands and have a more intimate experience with my clients. When I started doing a little bit of freelancing work, I felt like I was the one in control. I had a little bit of M.A.C. products here, a little bit of NARS there, and with a dash of Chanel, I was feeling like a real makeup artist. I had a wide variety to choose from and my cosmetics collection was growing like crazy. With 5 years experience under my brush belt, I was feeling confident and thought that maybe it was time to really go wild and start my own cosmetics company. This is something I’ve researched and thought about for a while.. and it’s my current project besides trying to establish an awesome website to go with it. Do I have the brains and the braun to go forward with this project? Let’s allow this blog to be a starting point, see if it creates a buzz and then move towards the bigger things.
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