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The MAC Bloggers’ Obsessions Collection Is Available Now

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MAC Bloggers' Obsessions Collection and Evolution Revolution Lipglass

Rise and shine, morning glory! Today’s a big day. It’s the summer solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, the official first day of summer. 🙂 That, and it’s also the day the new MAC Bloggers’ Obsessions Collection (and Evolution Revolution Lipglass!) debut on the MAC website.

For now, the nine items in the online-exclusive collection of Lipglasses and Eyeshadows are labeled “Coming Soon,” but that will change any minute (possibly around noon Eastern Time well, some time today the link is live now!). When it does, check out the MAC overview page for pics and video interviews of each of the bloggers featured in the collection and more backstage footage of the MAC Cosmetics Production Facility, complete with oh-so-rockin’ hairnets and safety glasses.

A few things about the collection…

  • It’s only going to be available online, at least for now, which means it won’t be carried at MAC stores or counters.
  • I’m told it will only be sold in North America (US and Canada), which bums me out immensely, but I’m hoping MAC reconsiders that decision. If you’re an international MAC fan, check MBB a little later today because I have something planned that might be of interest to you.
  • Congrats to the gals who were able to sneak in under the radar and successfully purchase items through the MAC website last night (before today’s official release). That’s just cool.

Get ready for an Evolution Revolution… 🙂


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MAC Bloggers’ Obsessions Eyeshadow Swatches

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Last batch of swatches — the four Eyeshadows from the MAC Bloggers’ Obsessions Collection. Can I just say that Tabs is mad as hell right now? I’ve been swatching all morning and haven’t taken him out for his usual walk, so he’s been biting my elbows and swiping my feet. Ah, to live with a diva kitty…


Eyeshadows from the left: Sparkle, Neely, Sparkle; Parisian Skies, Hocus Pocus and Jealousy Wakes

For more on the MAC Bloggers’ Obsessions collection, check out…


Eyeshadow in Jealousy Wakes with Lipglass in Evolution Revolution


Eyeshadow in Hocus Pocus with Lipglass in All of My Purple Life
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MAC Bloggers’ Obsessions Collection Lipglass Swatches

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Lip swatches of the five Lipglasses from the MAC Bloggers’ Obsessions Collection. Please excuse the hair! I took the world’s fastest shower before taking these pics and have absolutely no idea what’s going on with the birds nest on top of my head.

For more on the MAC Bloggers’ Obsessions collection, check out…


All of My Purple Life


Caqui
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MAC Bloggers’ Obsessions Swatches and Pictures

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Clockwise from lower left: Lipglass in Evolution Revolution; Lipglass in Caqui; Lipglass in Sonoran Rain; Lipglass in Nitro:Licious 2046; Lipglass in All of My Purple Life; Eyeshadow in Sparkle, Neely, Sparkle; Eyeshadow in Parisian Skies; Eyeshadow in Hocus Pocus and Eyeshadow in Jealousy Wakes

Super quick look at the upcoming MAC Bloggers’ Obsessions collection which launches exclusively online on June 21.


Lipglasses from the left: Evolution Revolution, Caqui, Sonoran Rain, Nitro:Licious 2046 and All of My Purple Life


Eyeshadows from the left: Sparkle, Neely, Sparkle; Parisian Skies; Hocus Pocus and Jealousy Wakes
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MAC Colourizations: I’m Seeing Double

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MAC Colourizations

Eyeshadow duos play a big role in the upcoming MAC Colourizations collection, a 17-piece collection for eyes launching on August 4 in North America and sometime in the same month internationally.

PRO PALETTE EYE SHADOW X 2 (Pre-filled duos), $25.00 U.S./$30.00 CDN
Double Feature 1: a bright yellow gold (veluxe pearl) and a pinked-up chrome purple (frost)
Double Feature 2: a bright lime (veluxe pearl) and a frosty deep grey (frost)
Double Feature 3: a mid-tone teal (matte) and a deep chocolate (satin)
Double Feature 4: a deep forest green (veluxe pearl) and a mid-tone ochre brown (matte)
Double Feature 5: a pale frosty peach (frost) and a dark brown with green pearl (frost)
Double Feature 6: a light grey taupe (matte) and a mid-tone bronze (veluxe pearl)
Double Feature 7: a bright fuchsia (frost) and a cool black (satin)
Double Feature 8: a mid-tone orange (frost) and a deep navy (satin)

TECHNAKOHL LINER, $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN
Graphblack: a rich graphic black
Photogravure: a soft black with brown undertone
Purple Dash: an intense aubergine
Auto-de-blu: an amethyst
Uniform: a deep khaki green with gold pearl
Jade Way: a pure emerald green with frost

ZOOM LASH, $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN
Zoomblack: a rich black

BRUSHES
222: a tapered blending brush ($29.00 U.S./$35.00 CDN)
275: a medium angled shading brush ($24.50 U.S./$29.50 CDN)


Double Feature 1


Double Feature 2


Double Feature 3


Double Feature 4


Double Feature 5


Double Feature 6


Double Feature 7


Double Feature 8


Graphblack


Photogravure


Purple Dash


Auto-de-blu


Uniform


Jade Way


Zoomblack


222


275

MAC Glamglass Coming Soon!

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MAC Glamglass

Oh, the new MAC Glamglasses ($13 each) look promising! MAC says they feel silky, non-sticky, featherlight and boast a new brush applicator.

The 19-piece collection of glosses and pencils arrives at MAC stores and counters on July 28 in North America and internationally in August.

GLAMGLASS, $14.50 U.S./$17.00 CDN
Casual Air: a frosted pale pink
It’s a Wow: a mid-tone blue-pink (“rose pink”)
Check This Out: a coral with ‘transforming’ yellow-pink pearl
Rich & Witty: a neutral dirty pinked beige
Comfort & Joy: a mid-tone frosted dirty mauve
Famously Fab!: a purple-lavender, slightly pearled
Tour de Fabulous: a clean/bright yellowish pink with pearl
Style-Packed: a bright, vivid fuchsia
Knockout: a red with pearl
Rich Bounty: a deep red-brown with pearl
Real Posh: a deep berry, slightly pearled

LIP PENCIL, $13.00 U.S./$15.50 CDN
What Comes Naturally: a pale peachy beige
Hip ‘n’ Happy: a dirty blue pink
Have to Have It: a soft warm beige
Just Wonderful: a dirty mauve
Entertain Me: a clear orang
Lasting Sensation: a bright coral
Embrace Me: a vivid pinkish fuchsia
Just My Type: an intense warm brown


Casual Air


It’s a Wow


Check This Out


Rich & Witty


Comfort & Joy


Famously Fab!


Tour de Fabulous


Style-Packed


Knockout


Rich Bounty


Real Posh


What Comes Naturally


Hip ‘n’ Happy


Have to Have It


Just Wonderful


Entertain Me


Lasting Sensation


Embrace Me


Just My Type

MAC Unsung Heroes: This Lip Pencil Is In Synch

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Can I tell you a secret? Okay, first, you have to promise not to tell. It’s not that I’m embarrassed or anything… Well, maybe a little, but here goes: sometimes, when I’m alone, I rock out to old ‘N Sync songs.

There, I said it.

Hey now, don’t judge! 🙂 Their Celebrity album was actually pretty good.

Someone at MAC even named one of the company’s Lip Pencils after the band (well…), and it happens to be today’s Unsung Hero, In Synch ($13).

Fate is such a fickle mistress, isn’t she? I almost never met this yellowish pastel pink because for a long time I’d always just assumed it would be too light for my coloring (I’m usually more of a Subculture kinda gal). Then I decided to give it a try one day on a whim.

And I’m so glad I did! In Synch hasn’t left my side in almost a month, and it hasn’t been away from my lips for long during that time. As a matter of fact, I wore it practically every day when I was Vancouver last week. I just love the look — a very pretty nude lip a la Kim Kardashian.


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MAC Unsung Heroes: Soba Eyeshadow

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mac soba eyeshadow

It’s easy to see how casual beauty bystanders and makeup window shoppers could mistake MAC as primarily purveyors of bold, bright eyeshadows. The brand does love brights, after all, but that doesn’t mean they skimp on their neutrals.

Take warm golden brown Soba Eyeshadow ($14.50), for instance. With just a hint of golden sheen and very little red or orange in it, Soba is one of my very favorite browns, and I wear it often in the crease.

Like MAC Soft Brown, another one of my favorites, I think of Soba as an “anchor shade” — one of those colors I know I can build entire looks around, and my pan sees plenty of exercise (LOL!), mostly in my crease and, for contouring and to contrast shimmery shades, below my lower lash line. I think it’s a great substitute for Soft Brown, particularly if you’re looking for something either more golden or less orange/red.

At least once a week I’ll wear a look starring Soba on my lids and in my crease, incorporating MAC Feline Eye Kohl on my upper and lower waterlines and black mascara on my lashes. It an easy, clean look that only takes a couple of minutes to do, and because it’s also neutral, it looks great with almost any lip color.

mac soba eyeshadow pan

mac soba eyeshadow swatch
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