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MAC Flighty Product Photos and Swatches

April 21st, 2011 by Karen 48 Comments

Whatever Tabby wants, Tabby gets! That’s right, Tabs threatened to swipe the living crap out my ankles if I didn’t take product pictures and swatch the new MAC Flighty collection, ASAP (damn cat).

He’s especially excited about the new Big Bounce Shadows ($16.50), a line of whipped mousse cream eyeshadows with a fluffy texture and pearly finish that MAC’s adding to their permanent line.

The MAC Flighty collection bounces onto MAC counters May 5 in North America and June internationally.

Big Bounce Shadows in Spread the Wealth (left) and Rich Thrills (right)
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MAC Fashion Flower Product Photos and Swatches

April 21st, 2011 by Karen 39 Comments

Hey, buddy. 🙂 Just some quick product pictures and swatches for you from the upcoming MAC Fashion Flower Collection, which blooms onto counters May 5 in North America and internationally this July.

Eyeshadows from left to right: Lucky Green, Groundcover and Bows & Curtseys

Eyeshadows from left to right: Fresh Daisy, Free To Be and Aqua

Beauty Powders in Alpha Girl (left) and Light Sunshine (right)
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MAC Unsung Heroes: Russian Red Lipglass

April 20th, 2011 by Karen 61 Comments

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Heads turn so fast when MAC Russian Red Lipstick ($14.50) enters a room that some of them get whiplash.

The blue-based red, long a favorite of MAC fans (like moi!), lives in the permanent line, but she also guest stars from time to time in limited edition releases like the MAC Wonder Woman Collection as a repromote shade.

I’ve loved the color for years, but I didn’t always know she had a sister, super shiny, highly pigmented MAC Russian Red Lipglass ($14.50).

If any product deserves a share of the MAC Unsung Heroes spotlight, it’s Russian Red Lipglass — one of my go-to colors to pair with cat eyes.

Just how red is it? Well, do you remember how red your cheeks got that time in gym class with the sit-ups (PROOOT!)? Yup, it’s even redder than that. 🙂

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MAC C-Thru Lipglass

April 19th, 2011 by Karen 6 Comments

Do you ever wear MAC C-Thru Lipglass ($14.50)? What do you like to wear with it?

I love those tiny bits of golden glitter!

Go Behind the Scenes at the MAC Cosmetics Production Facility and Estée Lauder Companies Canadian Innovation Centre

April 19th, 2011 by Karen 149 Comments

Last week my adventures in Toronto led me and a group of fellow bloggers to the MAC production facility and Estée Lauder Companies Canadian Innovation Centre, where MAC and some of the other members of the ELC family create makeup magic. Both buildings are located right next to each other in the nearby city of Markham in Ontario, about an hour from Toronto.

The tour was only one of the reasons for my trip. I’ll share the others soon, but for now, help yourself to some steel-toe boot covers, safety glasses and a white lab coat — oh, and you’ll need to stow your jewelry in your purse — because where we’re heading, it’s safety first!

The inside of the production facility looks like a cross between a hospital and Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory (sans the Oompa-Loompas). The scent of vanilla fills the air, and you find yourself looking for MAC Lipsticks around every corner. As luck would have it, they are around every corner here. 🙂
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