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Pink Cherry Blossoms and Blue Skies: Another MAC Chenman Face of the Day

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I was looking through those pics of cherry blossom trees from my walk around the neighborhood last weekend, and this one down below, with the branches reaching for the sky, stopped me in my tracks.

Hmm… pink and blue. How very MAC Chenman!

So here’s my second take on a look inspired by that release. This time, I also incorporated a couple of my tried-and-true MAC faves — Feline Eye Kohl (which I love because it doesn’t turn blue on my skin!) and Dollymix blush.

Wearing just the eyeshadows alone, I thought my eyes in this look were subtler than they were in last week’s eye look, so I added swishes of black liner on my upper and lower water lines to amp things up.

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Hot Pink Lips and a MAC Chenman Face of the Day

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Okay…I went buck wild today with makeup.

So much MAC. So many swatches. I totally lost track of time while snapping pics and didn’t even think about my actual makeup look for today until I put down the camera for a few minutes this afternoon, and then I saw my raison d’être for hump day: a Force of Love.

Nothin’ like a hot pink lip to jolt you wide awake. 🙂

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For this look, which I’m calling “getaway car driver with hot pink lips,” I mostly used products from the new MAC Chenman collection, which hits stores tomorrow (that’s just a few hours from now!).

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MAC Too Supreme Collection Pics and Swatches

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Wearing MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick in Blossom Culture

More MAC for ya, love!

A few pics and swatches of some pieces from the new Too Supreme collection, which kisses lips tomorrow at MAC counters and stores (it’s already available online).


Sheen Supreme Lipsticks from the left: Blossom Culture, Fashion City, Happy Hibiscus and Royal Azalea, $14.50 each

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Sheen Supreme Lipsticks from the left: Blossom Culture, Fashion City, Happy Hibiscus and Royal Azalea

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Sheen Supreme Lipglasses from the left: Fuji Pink, Dress Kimono, Mango Sheen and Asian Butterfly, $19 each

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The MAC & Marcel Wanders Collection Wanders Into More Expensive Territory

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Pics and swatches of three of the 14 items from the new MAC & Marcel Wanders collection, available now online and coming to stores and counters March 1.

An artistic partnership with Amsterdam-based industrial designer Marcel Wanders, this limited edition launch features special chrome packaging, which kicks up the price.

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Sheer Mystery Powder in Light Medium, $60

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MAC & Marcel Wanders Lip Gloss in Kim, $22.50

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Surfing Soon Onto MAC Counters: The MAC Chenman Collection

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Just a quick look at eight of the 18 pieces from the new MAC Chenman collection.

A collaboration with Chinese fashion photographer Chen Man, this release is all wet! — as in colors for eyes, faces and cheeks that are inspired by water. Find it online at now maccosmetics.com and at MAC counters and stores on March 1.

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Mineralize Eye Shadow in Love Cycle, $20

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Mineralize Eye Shadow in Pink Union, $20

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Mineralize Eye Shadow in Supersweet, $20

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Lipstick in Force of Love (left) and Lipglass in Force of Love, $14.50 each
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With These New Illuminating Face Powders, Milani Might Be Making MAC Sweat

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Wearing Milani Face Powder n Hermosa Rose along my cheekbones and Beauty’s Touch on my cheeks

Bargain loving babes and/or fellow fans of the $28 MAC Pearlmatte Powders, these new Milani Illuminating Face Powders do a pretty good MAC impression for $9.49 each.

Designed for all skin types, they even multitask, and can be used as blushes, highlighters and bronzers that deliver a hint of color and glow, just like the pricier Pearlmattes.

And they’re available in three easy-to-wear shades…

  • Amber Nectar: a warm, peachy coral
  • Hermosa Rose: a peachy golden tan
  • Beauty’s Touch: a cool pink

Just look at those cute pans (it’s hard to go wrong with roses)! 🙂

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Clockwise from the powder on the left: Hermosa Rose, Beauty’s Touch and Amber Nectar

The soft glow I get from Milani’s powders reminds me again of the Pearlmattes. The finish is somewhere between a matte and a sheen, and I think the powders from MAC are a smidgen more pigmented and maybe a tad more matte.

Milani even rocked the house with the texture of these. They’re so buttery and soft that I can hardly believe they’re drugstore.

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Swatches from the left: Amber Nectar, Hermosa Rose and Beauty’s Touch

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Wearing Hermosa Rose along my cheekbones and Beauty’s Touch on my cheeks
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You Know What They Say About This Cremeblend Blush From the Shop MAC Collection (They Say It Restores Dazzle!)

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NOVATO, CA — MAC Restores Dazzle! More at 11…

LOL! I’m lovin’ that exclamation mark at the end of this plummy Cremeblend blush’s name. It’s just so forceful and emphatic! — but it also sets some pretty high expectations.

In its pan, like sangria; on my skin, a sheer plum. MAC Cremeblend Blush in Restores Dazzle! ($20) applies surprisingly sheer.

More importantly, does it dazzle?

I think it does. 🙂 A few pats here, a little blending there, and I swear I look a little brighter, even after a bout of insomnia.

A few other things that restore dazzle…

  • A cute new pair of shoes I can actually walk in
  • Fresh roots and highlights after a visit to the salon
  • An afternoon of cheesecake, The Golden Girls re-runs and some time alone with my dog-eared copy of Twilight

One of three limited edition Cremeblend blushes from the Shop MAC collection, Restores Dazzle! looks right at home with the purple eyeshadows and lip colors I’ve been loving lately (like MAC Shop & Drop and YSL Pourpre Preview).

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Wearing Cremeblend Blush in Restore Dazzle! on my cheeks and the colors from the MAC Eye Shadow X4 quad in Shop & Drop on my eyes
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