MAC

Mineralized Eyeshadow Duos : (LE) $19.50USD

• Devil-May-Care - Base: Rich light violet, Crescent: Silver (Limited Edition)
• Under Your Spell - Base: Light yellow peach pink, Crescent: Rich copper (Limited Edition)
• Mayhem Base - Dirty brown gold, Crescent: Silver (Limited Edition)
• Midnight Madness - Base: Dirty grey brown, Crescent: Gold (Limited Edition)
• It’s a Miracle - Base - Deep blue burgundy, Crescent: Gold (Limited Edition)
• Blue Sorcery - Base - Bright turquoise, Crescent: Silver (Limited Edition)

Softsparkle Eye Pencils: (LE) $14.50USD

Heavenly Dish Neutral Lip Kit - $22.00 USD

• Floating Lightly - Pale neutral pink beige (Limited Edition)
• Heavenly Dish - Sheer mid-tone neutral pink (Limited Edition)
• Barely Visible - Glossy pale nude with pearl (Limited Edition)

Possessed By Pink Lip Kit - $22.50 USD

• Tickled - Dark plum (Limited Edition)
• Laugh A Lot - Creamy mid-tone blue pink (Limited Edition)
• Sweet Smile - Glossy mid-tone pink with pearl (Limited Edition)

6 Sorceress Eye Palette - $36.00 USD

• Magnetized - Light frosted lavender (Limited Edition)
• Altered State - Deep frosted blue purple (Limited Edition)

Art is part of M·A·C’s DNA. M·A·C Makeup Artists are influenced by all forms of art from painting to photography to images in film, using makeup as their personal means of expression. The human face and body are the ultimate canvas for makeup artists. Makeup and brushes are quite literally the tools.

This Fall M·A·C joined forces with three renowned artists to create work inspired by the Fall Colour Collection, MAKE-UP ART COSMETICS. Launching 20 Aug 09, the Makeup Art Cosmetic Collection will be a collaboration between MAC and photographer Marilyn Minter, illustrator Maira Kalman and painter Richard Phillips.

Lipsticks: $14.00USD

Full Body - Deep red plum (Lustre) (LE)

Nordstrom.com now has the MAC Look in a Box available for preorder. I had a chance to check these out the other day and they really are a great idea, a tremendous value and very convenient. Each contains several key pieces, a mini #181 kabuki brush and a few face charts. Genius! Each is $59.00USD and will ship on 17 Jul 09.

Sun Siren Look Box

Bronze bronzer - Bare shouldered bronze

Shroom eye shadow - Soft muted golden beige with opalescent shimmer (Satin) (Permanent)

Amber Lights eye shadow - Golden peachy-brown with golden shimmer (Frost) (Permanent)

Get Rich Quick dazzleglass - Warm yellow brown (Permanent)

I know a lot of you have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of MAC's Nordie's Anniversary collection since Specktra broke the news a few months ago. Well, you can't get your hands on it quite yet, but you can pre-order your items now on Nordstrom.com. Your items will ship on 17 Jul 09.

Remember, this is a Nordies exclusive and will not be available on MACCosmetics.com, MAC Stores or dept stores other than Nordies.

L-R: Graphic Gardens Palette, Fresh Cut Palette ($35.00USD)

Eye Shadow 6 Palette: (LE)

I had a chance to test drive the upcoming Naked Honey products and I have the rundown for you on a few of them: Highlight Powder in Golden Nectar, the Skin Salve and the Creme de Miel shadow.

To be honest, when I first heard of the Naked Honey collection, I was over the moon (as usual, right?) with the details of a new collections. Then, after the initial high dissipated, I was questioning how impressed I would really be once I saw it in person. It was, after all, quite neutral and skin-centric and I tend to go for colourful lip and eye products. I also love the smell of honey when it's done right, but did MAC hit the nail on the head? All questions evaporated once I got a chance to play with the collection. The honey scent is warm and evokes visions of warm summer days. The products, as a collection, meld together perfectly to collectively highlight the face and body in a suitably, low-key glamour summer style.

HIGHLIGHT POWDER IN GOLDEN NECTAR

Following the example of their fabled Queen, Cleopatra, Egyptians bathed in honey and milk. Queen Anne of England used it to silken her hair; from the Ancient Greeks to the Roman Empire, honey has never lost its regal, ever-amber lustre.

Introducing our limited edition Naked Honey collection – three aspects of golden warmth and sun-made sweetness for the body, layered with two decidedly different honeycomb-derived fragrances – celebrating the secret lives of Queen Bees. Complementary shades of High-Light Powder, Eye Shadow and Lipglass are all the buzz for summer.

Buzz

Honey Bee

MAC Cosmetics’ unique breed of beauty — rooted in the tradition of the makeup artist and fusing fashion, fantasy and pop culture — continues to resonate with consumers, driving both trends and sales in an otherwise bleak economy. “I think the cornerstones of the success of the brand are innovation, originality and total inventiveness — plus the makeup artist,” said James Gager, MAC’s senior vice president and creative director, who, along with Jennifer Balbier, MAC’s senior vice president of product development, continues to place a premium on creativity no matter what market conditions might be.

Churning out an ever-evolving portfolio of roughly 50 to 60 makeup collections each year that are carried in more than 1,000 doors in nearly 70 countries, MAC’s formula appears to be working.

Goldyrocks

Sugarrimmed

Moth to Flame

Smile

Utterly Posh

Steppin' Out

Love Alert

Funtabulous

Date Night

Extra Amps

Like Venus

Money Honey

Rags to Riches

Get Rich Quick

Bare Necessity

Girl's Delight

Baby Sparks

Along with the above Dazzleglasses, the Double Dazzle collection includes Dazzlelash mascara in 'Star Brunette' and 'Black Dazzle'. The Dazzleglasses will retail for $18.00USD/$21.50CDN and the Dazzlelash Mascaras for $12.00USD/$14.00CDN. This collection will be available on 28 April at MACCosmetics.com and at all MAC stores and counters on 16 April.