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Blogging from Glam’s Writer Den
Hello lovely SBN readers, I’ve made the trip up to New York City to attend a few of the Spring/Summer 2009 shows where I will (hopefully) have enough access behind the scenes to bring you information on what’s hot for the season in beauty. I’ve scheduled interviews and will be backstage with your favorite cosmetic lines and plan on sharing this content with you via images, videos and blog entries over the weekend.
Right now I am hanging out in the Glam sponsored Writers Den where Glam Publishers can hang out and work between shows and even get a quick manicure or pedicure. I just had a manicure so I don’t have to worry about keeping my nails looking fresh this weekend. Right now there are a ton of beautiful people in the room representing the Glam team and several Glam publishers. As a small town gal in a sophisticated uptown crowd the experience is intoxicating, but I think that should probably be attributed to the Champagne and other adult treats in the room. 
For my first time to New York I think that I’m doing well, this city can be intimidating but armed with my trusty BlackBerry and Google Maps I’m ready to be your fearless leader through the beauty of Fashion Week!
Note – If you have an aspect of Fashion Week you would particularly like to hear about please feel free to leave me a comment or send me an email! This trip is all about you and bringing you relevant information from S/S ’09.
Ciao Bellas!
Red She Said Product photos!!!!
Ohhhh it’s the beginning of my lusting. I can’t wait.
Outspoken trio:
in sunlight:
swatched (bottom three):
DAZZLEGLASS IN MISS DYNAMITE
From ebay – Closetmustgo
I’ve purchased from Closetmustgo before, and they were legitimate Dazzleglasses, so I’m hoping this is a legit representation of what I can look forward to!
Suite Array looks!
Specktra members come through again to give us a peek at the fairly awesome looks from the upcoming Suite Array collection! 
Click the jump for more!
I am LOVING the Ravishing look. What about you guys?
MAC for Manish Arora – look at the packaging!!
My gracious that’s gorgeous.  Just in case you’ve forgotten (yeah right, I know my fellow MAC addicts better than that!) here are the color story details!
To be available at:
North America – Available at MAC Pro NY, MAC Pro North Robertson, MAC Soho, maccosmetics.com.
International - Asia Pacific (Travel Retail Select Stores), Austria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Middleeast, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand.
Colour story details are as follows:
Eye Palette x 6 – $38.00USD
- Nylon – Pale gold with icy metallic shimmer (Frost) (Permanent Shade)
- Going Bananas – Soft lemon yellow (Frost) (LE – Repromote from C-Shock)
- Playful – Bright clean pink (satin) (LE – Repromote from Barbie Loves MAC)
- Bitter – Vivid bright golden green flecked with shimmer (Velvet) (Permanent Shade)
- Electric Eel – Vivid bright blue flecked with shimmer (Satin) Permanent Shade)
- Deep Truth – Very real truthful dark blue (Frost) (Permanent Shade)
Lipsticks – $14.00USD
- Girl About Town – Fabulous fuchsia (Amplified Creme) (Permanent)
- Kiss Manish – Frosty mid-tone burnt red (Frost) LE
Lipglass – $14.00USD
- Pink Manish – Frosted fuchisa (Frost) LE
- Shine Manish – Frosty bright orange with multi-dimensional pearlized pigments (frost) LE
Blush – $18.00USD
- Devil – Bright iridescent coral orange (Satin) (Permanent Pro)
- Pink Swoon – Clearly pink (Sheertone) (Permanent)
Thanks Bunny!
Check out the MAC for Manish Arora Discussion for the latest spicy dish.
Swatches as they become available.
Confused about all of the upcoming release dates? Check out Specktra’s condensed release date bulletin.
MAC Cosmetics – Overrich Swatches!
Our lovely readers have come through again, Specktra member Sleepyhead has taken the time to swatch and compare the new Overrich pigments!
As you scroll through, I bet you’ll find something (at least ONE, right?) that is a MUST have, so tell me what you’re liking!
Click the jump for more fantastic images.
Mineral Line Expansion and Displayer information…
Mineral Line Expansion and Displayer
16 Oct 2008 [US/Canada]
UNK 2008 [international]
A new displayer which is devoted to MAC’s mineral products. There will be several repromotes and a few new mineral items. Here are the preliminary details on what the Mineral Displayer will hold:
Mineralized SPF15 Foundation – Loose (Repromote) – $29.00USD
- All Shades
Mineralize Satinfinish SPF15 Foundation (Repromote) – $28.0USD
- All Shades
Mineralize Skinfinish Natural (Repromote) – $25.00USD
- All shades
Mineralize Skinfinish
- Soft and Gentle – Gilded peach bronze (New and rumoured to be permanent)
Mineralize Eye Shadow Duos
- Engaging – Pink beige and yellow gold with rose veining (Repromote from Antiquitease)
- Earthly Riches – Deep plum and deep grey with pink veining (Repromote from Antiquitease)
- Family Silver – Light and mid-tone silver with gold veining (Repromote from Antiquitease)
- Heat/Element – Rich yellow gold /Rusty red brown (Repromote from A Muse)
- Illusionary/Burning Ambition – White gold with gold pearlized pigments / Chocolate brown with soft gold pearlized pigments (Repromote from A Muse)
- Brightside/Gallery Gal – Champagne gold / Soft olive green (Repromote from A Muse)
Mineralize Blushes
- 6 from the upcoming Sonic Chic line will be choosen at a later date for this line
Brushes: (Repromotes)
- #109 Small Contour Brush – $32.0USD
- #182 Buffer Brush – $45.00USD
- #187 Duo Fibre Brush – $42.00USD
- #188 Small Duo Fibre Face Brush – $34.00USD
- #190 Foundation Brush – $32.00USD
- #217 Blending Brush – $22.50USD
- #239 Eye Shading Brush – $24.50USD
Check out the Discussion for the latest spicy dish.
Swatches – LINK TO BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY as they become available.
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Color collection information credit:BunnyBunnyBunnyatSpecktra.net
Happy Birthday America 2008
Fireworks over Lake Austin, Austin TX by Trey Ratcliff
Happy Fourth of July Specktrites!
Colour Forms looks – I spy a couple that I really like!
Rarely do I try to follow the ‘looks’ MAC puts out…because as much stuff as I have, the looks always make me realize how much stuff I REALLY DON’T have! CCBs and Cream Blushes and things like that…I have not one single CCB in my bathroom, can you believe it?
Anyway, I think these looks are gorgeous, now that our lovely Erine1881 has shared them with us. Which one’s your fave? Are you gonna rock one when you get your goodies?
Skin/Peau
Foundation/Fond De Teint: Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15
Foundation with 187 Brush
Blush/Fard € Joues: Play Around Pink and Sun Centred
Colour Form Powder with 188 Brush
Eyes/Yeux
Brows/Sourcils: Wedge Eye Shadow with 266 Brush
and Beguile Brow Set
Brow Highlight/Touche Lumi¨re: Jardin Aires Pigment
with 239 Brush
Eyelid/Paupi¨re: Bare Study Paint Pot and Jardin Aires Pigment with 217 Brush
Crease/Creux De L’oeil: Dark Influence Richmetal Highlighter with 275 Brush and Soft Brown Eye Shadow (inner)
with 224 Brush
Liner/Eye-Liner: Smolder Eye Kohl with 219 Brush
Liner, Lower/Eye-Liner, Bas: Dark Influence Richmetal
Highligher with 219 Brush
Mascara: All Black Fibre Rich Lash
Lips/Levres
Pencil/Crayon Pour Les L¨vres: Brick Lip Pencil
Lipstick/Rouge € L¨vres: Rose Go Round Lipstick
with 311 Brush and Russian Red Lipglass
Click the jump for more face charts!
Skin/Peau
Foundation/Fond De Teint: Select Moistureblend SPF 15 Foundation with 192 Brush
Blush/Fard € Joues: Sun Centred Colour Form Powder
with 129 Brush
Eyes/Yeux
Brows/Sourcils: Cork Eye Shadow with 266 Brush
Brow Highlight/Touche Lumi¨re: Jardin Aires Pigment
with 224 Brush
Eyelid/Paupi¨re: Rubenesque Paint Pot with 239 Brush, Positive Charge Richmetal Highlighter with 242 Brush
Crease/Creux De L’oeil: Dark Influence and Quick Flash Richmetal Highlighters with 275 Brush
Liner, Lower/Eye-Liner, Bas: Positive Charge (inner)
and Dark Influence (outer) Richmetal Highlighters
with 217 Brush
Mascara: All Black Fibre Rich Lash
Lips/Levres
Pencil/Crayon Pour Les L¨vres: Chicory Lip Pencil
Lipstick/Rouge € L¨vres: Inner Hue Lipstick and
Clear Lipglass with 316 Brush
Skin/Peau
Foundation/Fond De Teint: Select Tint SPF 15 with 187 Brush
Blush/Fard € Joues: Sun Centred and Play Around Pink
Colour Form Powders with 168 Brush
Eyes/Yeux
Brows/Sourcils: Lingering Brow Set
Brow Highlight/Touche Lumi¨re: Shroom Eye Shadow
with 224 Brush
Eyelid/Paupi¨re: Bare Study Paint Pot and Rose Bullion
Richmetal Highlighter (outer) with 242 Brush
Crease/Creux De L’oeil: Dark Influence Richmetal Highlighter (inner) with 219 Brush, Circa Plum Pigment (outer)
with 222 Brush
Liner/Eye-Liner: Point Black Liquidlast Liner
Liner, Lower/Eye-Liner, Bas: Female Richmetal Highlighter (inner) and Dark Influence Richmetal Highlighter (outer)
with 219 Brush
Mascara: Plushblack Plush Lash
Lips/Levres
Pencil/Crayon Pour Les L¨vres: Red Enriched Cremestick Liner
Lipstick/Rouge € L¨vres: Rose Go Round Lipstick
with 316 Brush and Viva Glam VI Lipglass
Skin/Peau
Foundation/Fond De Teint: Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation with 190 Brush
Blush/Fard € Joues: Sun Centred and Play Around Pink
Colour Form Powders with 187 Brush
Eyes/Yeux
Brows/Sourcils: Blonde Taupe Brow Shader with 266 Brush, Clear Brow Finisher
Brow Highlight/Touche Lumi¨re: Female Richmetal
Highlighter with 224 Brush
Eyelid/Paupi¨re: Tea Time and Circa Plum Pigments
with 239 Brush
Crease/Creux De L’oeil: Dark Influence Richmetal Highlighter with 222 Brush
Liner/Eye-Liner: Smolder Eye Kohl with 219 Brush
Mascara: Plushblack Plush Lash
Lips/Levres
Pencil/Crayon Pour Les L¨vres: Stripdown Lip Pencil
Lipstick/Rouge € L¨vres: Naked to the Core Lipstick
with 311 Brush and Nice Buzz Plushglass
Skin/Peau
Foundation/Fond De Teint: Mineralize Satinfinish SPF 15
Foundation with 188 Brush
Blush/Fard € Joues: Sun Centred Colour Form Powder
with 182 Brush
Powder/Poudre: Mineralize Skinfinish/Natural with 150 Brush
Eyes/Yeux
Brows/Sourcils: Lingering Eye Brows
Brow Highlight/Touche Lumi¨re: Jardin Aires Pigment
with 224 Brush
Eyelid/Paupi¨re: Fawntastic Cream Colour Base
with 242 Brush, Tea Time Pigment (inner, outer)
with 252 Brush
Crease/Creux De L’oeil: Soft Brown Eye Shadow
with 224 Brush
Liner, Upper/Eye-Liner, Haux: GraphBlack Technakohl Liner with 266 Brush
Mascara: Coal Black Pro Lash
Lips/Levres
Pencil/Crayon Pour Les L¨vres: Quartz Lip Pencil
Lipstick/Rouge € L¨vres: Pop Circle Lipstick and Dewy Jube Lipgel©e with 311 Brush
Skin/Peau
Foundation/Fond De Teint: Select SPF 15 Foundation
with 187 Brush
Blush/Fard € Joues: Quick Flash Richmetal Highlighter
with 190 Brush, Sun Centred Colour Form Powder
with 168 Brush
Eyes/Yeux
Brows/Sourcils: Omega Eye Shadow with 266 Brush,
Fling Eye Brows
Brow Highlight/Touche Lumi¨re: Jardin Aires Pigment
with 239 Brush
Eyelid/Paupi¨re: Greenstroke Paint Pot with 242 Brush,
Gilded Green and Steel Blue Pigments with 239 Brush
Crease/Creux De L’oeil: Steel Blue Pigment (outer)
with 219 Brush, Wedge and Plumage (outer) Eye Shadows
with 224 Brush
Liner/Eye-Liner: Blacktrack Fluidline with 263 Brush
Liner, Lower/Eye-Liner, Bas: Gilded Green Pigment
with 219 Brush
Mascara: Zoomblack Zoom Lash
Lips/Levres
Pencil/Crayon Pour Les L¨vres: Subculture Lip Pencil
Lipstick/Rouge € L¨vres: Naked to the Core Lipstick
and Clear Lipglass with 311 Brush
Skin/Peau
Foundation/Fond De Teint: Hyper Real SPF 15 Foundation
with 187 Brush
Blush/Fard € Joues: Sun Centred and Play Around Pink
Colour Form Powders with 129 Brush
Eyes/Yeux
Brows/Sourcils: Strut Eye Brows
Primer/Base de Maquillage: Prep + Prime Eye
with 252 Brush
Brow Highlight/Touche Lumi¨re: Nylon Eye Shadow
with 224 Brush
Eyelid/Paupi¨re: Base Light Paint with 242 Brush,
Quick Flash Richmetal Highlighter with 217 Brush
Crease/Creux De L’oeil: Royal Flush Pigment with 224 Brush, Sketch Eye Shadow with 217 Brush
Liner/Eye-Liner: Blacktrack Fluidline with 211 Brush
Liner, Lower/Eye-Liner, Bas: Smolder Eye Kohl with 219 Brush
Mascara: Zoomblack Zoom Lash
Lips/Levres
Primer/Base de Maquillage: Lip Conditioner with 311 Brush
Pencil/Crayon Pour Les L¨vres: Smoothberry Cremestick Liner
Lipstick/Rouge € L¨vres: Inner Hue Lipstick with 311 Brush and Pinkarat Lustreglass
Skin/Peau
Foundation/Fond De Teint: Studio Fix Powder Plus
Foundation with 187 Brush
Blush/Fard € Joues: Rose Bullion Richmetal Highlighter
with 109 Brush, Play Around Pink Colour Form Powder
with 129 Brush
Eyes/Yeux
Brows/Sourcils: Wedge Eye Shadow with 266 Brush
and Beguile Brow Set
Brow Highlight/Touche Lumi¨re: Jardin Aires Pigment
with 239 Brush
Eyelid/Paupi¨re: Deep Deposit Richmetal Highlighter
and Royal Flush Pigment with 242 Brush
Crease/Creux De L’oeil: Tªte-a-Tint Eye Shadow
with 224 Brush
Liner, Upper/Eye-Liner, Haux: Smolder Eye Kohl
with 211 Brush
Liner, Lower/Eye-Liner, Bas: Deep Deposit Richmetal
Highlighter with 266 Brush
Mascara: All Black Fibre Rich Lash
Lips/Levres
Pencil/Crayon Pour Les L¨vres: Dervish Lip Pencil
Lipstick/Rouge € L¨vres: Pop Circle Lipstick with 311 Brush
and Pretty Plush Plushglass
Wanna see some Overrich swatches?
I admit, now that I’ve seen these pigment swatches, I’m pretty excited. Blonde Gold, Museum Bronze…well. Essentially all of them…They shall take up space in my armoire in their little pretty pigment row.  What are you putting on your list?
Overrich Collection
21 AUG 2008 [US/Canada]
Sep 2008 [international]
Colour story details are as follows:
Pigments: $19.50USD
- Blonde’s Gold – Light tan with gold and white pearl (LE)
- Antique Green – Turquoise green with gold pearl (LE)
- Vintage Gold – Tarnished green with green pearl (LE)
- Museum Bronze – Rich taupe with gold pearl (LE)
- Mauvement – Cool taupe with gold pearl (LE) (Repromote from Rushmetal)
- Mega-Rich – Frosty burnt orange with gold pearl (LE)
- Copperbeam – Rusted brown with red pearl (LE)
- Heritage Rouge – Deep burgundy with red and brown pearl (LE)
Check out the Overich Discussion for the latest spicy dish.
Swatches as they become available.
For product images and swatches, click the jump!!!
Artifact PP on left, Heritage Rouge on right.
Pictures courtesy: Primula @ Specktra.net
Blonde’s Gold on the left
Pictures courtesy: Alliestella @ specktra.net
Mauvement Pigment (Repromote from Rushmetal)
Top: used dry; Bottom: used wet on top of Inglot Duraline (similar to MAC Mixing Medium)
In the jar:
Pictures courtesy: Lian_qiu @ Specktra.net
Swatches and products pictures of the Overrich pigments…..
Pictures courtesy: Tinkerbelle2001 @ specktra.net
What’s the right age?
This is completely unrelated to the article. It’s just a picture of me super exhausted at the gym last night. Glamorous, yes?
We’ve talked about it in the forums before, we’ve talked about it amongst ourselves privately, and we were going to talk about it on Glam Soup one day…
What’s the right age to let the girls start wearing makeup? I confess, I’ve got an 11 year old daughter (soon to be 12!!) and I let her wear makeup. Not much, just a little. Some people have told me it’s ridiculous, some people have told me it’s okay, some people have told me I should be ashamed of myself (heh. Of all the things I’ve done in my life to be ashamed of, that’s NOT the icing on the cake, mkay?), and some have told me I’m doing a reasonable job of being an aware mom.
I like to be a moderate on this subject, frankly. She can wear makeup, but I get to choose it, and if I feel it’s too heavy, she’s got to tone it down or she loses the privilege completely. No eyeliner yet, no heavily pigmented lipsticks, no smokey eyes, things of that nature. She agrees, and generally she’ll stick to lipgloss and maybe (if there’s a recital or something at school that day) a swipe of mascara.
My decision had more to do with me wanting to let her evolve naturally into her own person than anything else. I don’t believe in living vicariously through my children, and I want her to have her childhood. At the same time, she has taken an active interest in cosmetics (really, is that surprising? Anyone?) and I want her to be able to wear makeup right and not look foolish when she’s 15 or 16 years old.  I don’t want her to be “that girl” at the mall, with her over straightened hair, super thick black eyeliner, too dark foundation, too pale pink lips, and spidery mascara. I don’t want her to be the “rainbow girl” either, who discovers makeup and decides to wear the equivalent of a bag of skittles smeared all over her face everyday. I want her to look at makeup and cosmetics and see the potential for playing up her beautiful eyes and gorgeous lashes, and maybe for a day, look like someone else. I don’t want her to look at makeup as a way of hiding from the world.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a handbook when she or her brothers were born, so I have on idea if I’m doing this whole ‘mommy’ thing right, I can only gauge my progress based on the character of the children as they grow up. So far, looks like all systems are go, but I recognize that can change in the blink of an eye.
What about you? When did you start wearing makeup? When did, or will, you allow your daughter to wear makeup? Will there be limitations placed on the privilege? Do you even consider it a privilege, or do you consider it a right of a teenaged girl? Is it a rite of passage into womanhood?
Talk to me people!