MAC Packed to Go: 6 Cool Smoky Eye Shadows from the MAC Packed to Go travel exclusives collection.
MAC Packed to Go: 6 Cool Smoky Eye Shadows
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MAC Packed to Go: Girl Next Door Look in a Box
The MAC Look in a Box: Girl Next Door kit, one of three Look in a Box kits from the MAC Packed to Go travel exclusives for spring 2011.
Cute, yah?
Two Ways to Win More Than $450 in MAC Wonder Woman Makeup
- WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Janet! Congratulations, Janet! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂
Are you ready to release your inner Wonder Woman, put those makeup muscles to work, and show the world what you can really do? If you are, today’s super-sized giveaway could help.
The winner will take home more than $450 in makeup from the soon-to-be-released MAC Wonder Woman Collection! — a frickin’ sweet prize.
Get ready for greatness, gorgeous, in three, two, one…
Eye Quads in Defiance, Lady Justice and Valiant
Opulash Mascaras from the left: Black, Army of Amazons, Themyscira and Victorious
Penultimate Liner in Rapidblack
Lipglasses from the left to the right: Athena’s Kiss, Wonder Woman, Emancipation and Secret Identity
Lipsticks from the left to the right: Russian Red, Spitfire, Heroine and Marquise d’
Powder Blush Duo in Mighty Aphrodite on the left and Amazon Princess on the right
You know what time it is. 🙂
Mineralize Skinfinish in Pink Power on left and Golden Lariat on the right
- Four (4) tubes of Lipstick in Marquise d’, Russian Red, Spitfire and Heroine
- Four (4) tubes of Lipglass in Emancipation, Wonder Woman, Athena’s Kiss and Secret Identity
- Four (4) tubes of Opulash in Victorious, Army of Amazons, Themyscira and Black
- One (1) Penultimate Eye Liner in Rapidblack
- Three (3) Eye Quads in Defiance, Lady Justice and Valiant
- Two (2) Powder Blush Duos in Mighty Aphrodite and Amazon Princess
- Two (2) Mineralize Skinfinishes in Pink Power and Golden Lariat
- Prize value: $456.50
- There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all. Tell me about a real life superhero or the last time you felt unstoppable; or describe your favorite bracelet or other shiny bauble (because WW is all about the bracelets, LOL!) — you get the idea.
- Second, you can enter by following me on
Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
- Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win More Than $450 in MAC Wonder Woman Makeup http://bit.ly/e4ka4k
- The deadline to enter is Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 11:59PM (PT).
- Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.
- A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.
- Contest is open to individuals of any country who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).
- Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.
- The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.
- Void where prohibited by law.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
- WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Janet! Congratulations, Janet! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂
MAC Wonder Woman Collection Lip Combinations: Just Some Food for Thought
What up, fellow Wonder Women? I thought you gals might like to see some potential lip combinations with the Lipsticks and Lipglasses from the soon-to-be-released MAC Wonder Woman Collection.
Lipglass in Wonder Woman atop Lipstick in Russian Red
These are just to spark some ideas, of course. Let’s get those creative juices flowing! 🙂
Lipglass in Athena’s Kiss atop Lipstick in Spitfire
Lipglass in Wonder Woman atop Lipstick in Marquise D’
Lipglass in Secret Identity atop Lipglass in Heroine
Lipglass in Emancipation atop Lipstick in Heroine
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More MAC Wonder Woman! Swatches on NW20 Skin
Swatches of the entire MAC Wonder Woman Collection for my all my pale beauties. 🙂 Enjoy!
Eye Quad in Defiance swatches from the left: Defiance, Paradise Island, Star Studded and Real Drama
Eye Quad in Lady Justice swatches from the left: Lady Justice, Insurmountable, Deep Truth and Bold Babe
Eye Quad in Valiant swatches from the left: Manila Paper, Valiant, Diana Undercover and Spinning Transformation
Eye Quad swatches with the flash
Eye Quad swatches without the flash
Swatches of the Powder Blush Duo in Mighty Aphrodite from the left: warm peach and bright color blended together; bright coral and warm peach
Swatches of the Powder Blush Duo in Amazon Princess from the left: bright yellowish pink and deep bluish pink blended together; deep bluish pink and bright yellowish pink
Swatches of Mineralize Skin Finish in Pink Power from the left: shimmery peachy, matte brown, shimmery pink and all of the shades mixed together
Swatches of Mineralize Skin Finish in Golden Lariat from the left: shimmery gold, matte brown, shimmery coral and all of the shades mixed together
Swatches of the Blush Duos and Mineralize Skin Finishes with the flash
Swatches of the Blush Duos and Mineralize Skin Finishes without the flash
Swatches of the Reflects Glitters and Pigments from the left: Reflects Glitter in Reflects Pearl, Reflects Glitter in Reflects Bronze, Pigment in Bright Fuchsia and Pigment in Marine Ultra
Swatches of the Lipsticks from the left: Marquise d’, Russian Red, Spitfire and Heroine
Swatches of the Lipglasses from the left: Emancipation, Wonder Woman, Athena’s Kiss and Secret Identity
Reflects Glitters, Pigments, Lipsticks and Lipglasses with the flash
Without the flash
Swatches from the left: Opulash Mascaras in Victorious, Army of Amazons, Themyscira and Black; Penultimate Eye Liner in Rapidblack
For all the details (including more swatches) on the MAC Wonder Woman Collection, check out…
- Are You a MAC Wonder Woman?
- MAC Wonder Woman Collection Lip Combinations: Just Some Food for Thought
- The MAC Wonder Woman Collection: A Quick Look at Some of What We’ve Seen Before
- MAC Wonder Woman: Saving the World One Lipglass at a Time
- Tabs for the MAC Wonder Woman Collection
- MAC Wonder Woman: Random Acts of iPhone Photography
- MAC Wonder Woman Collection Highlights Video
What Are Your Top 5 MAC Must-Haves?
MAC Viva Glam V Lipstick
I was digging through my MAC favorites this morning when I remembered a question asked by reader Sheila Z in the comments yesterday.
“Karen, I’ll be getting my makeup done this saturday at MAC for my brother-in-law’s engagement party. Part of the process requires that I buy at least 5 items. What are the top 5 you recommend?”
— Sheila Z
Hey Sheila,
Pardon me for this, but right now I feel Ready For The World! “Oh, oh, oh, oh, Sheila!”
(Please tell me you’re familiar with that song.)
With that out of the way, let’s get back to beauty. 🙂 You’re going to have such a blast at the MAC counter on Saturday. For what it’s worth, here are my five (current) MAC must-haves.
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217 Blending Brush ($22.50)
I wield this multi-tasking goat hair fiber brush Every. Single. Day. It has its way with both cream and powder products, and I use it for everything from loose pigments to under-eye concealer.
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Fluidline in Blacktrack ($15)
This black gel liner stays put no matter what! I’ve shed a million tears with this stuff on, and it doesn’t budge for nothin’.
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Pro Longwear Concealer ($16.50)
I really fancy this miracle working liquid concealer. Not only does it cover my dark circles well with its water-resistant formula, but it lasts all day long without fading, too. My one caveat? — it has a tricky pump.
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Soft Brown Eyeshadow ($14.50)
If you like the look of browns with orange undertones, this matte shadow could be your new best friend. I wear it in the crease with smokey looks to give my eyes depth and dimension.
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Viva Glam V Lipstick ($14.50)
LOVE
this shimmery neutral pink! I think it looks great on almost everyone, and 100% of the proceeds go to support men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS.
I also asked the gals on Twitter what their MAC must-haves are, and here’s what they had to say:
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Ready, Set, Jet! The MAC Packed To Go Travel Exclusives for Spring 2011
Planning any trips soon? If you are, and they happen to involve a short airport layover, you might be able to MAC 🙂 good use of your wait time with the new MAC Packed to Go travel Exclusives for spring 2011.
Travel exclusives are limited edition sets, and sometimes individual products, special to travel hubs like airports and duty free stores (you won’t find them at regular stores or counters).
A lot of the bigger beauty brands like MAC, Dior, Estee Lauder, Chanel and Guerlain (to name just a few), have them, and they’re a boon to beauty obsessed travelers like us.
MAC Packed to Go is being released in two “phases” for spring.
The first, available now, features three MAC Look In A Box kits, each one designed with a different themed look in mind using products for eyes, cheeks and lips.
The second phase, which launches in March, will encompass 11 MAC Packed to Go sets organized by category, like lipstick, Lipglass, mascara and brush.
I always try to keep an eye out for travel exclusives because some of them contain hard-to-find limited edition pieces from long lost (but not forgotten!) collections, making them great opportunities to snag something you might not have had the chance to get the first time around.
In my case, it was the MAC Trip Cool Eyes Palette Travel Exclusive that finally put me in touch with the Springtime Skipper Eyeshadow from the 2007 Barbie Loves MAC Collection.
And the MAC Packed To Go sets also appear to have some familiar faces, and they’re taking me waaay back to 2008-2009 (LOL!).
Iridescent Powder in Belightful hails from 2008’s Fafi Collection; the Eyeshadows in Grand Entrance, Smoke & Diamonds and Glamour Check also appeared in 2009’s Love That Look; and the Cremesheen Glass in Looks Like Sin starred in 2009’s Creme Team.
There’s just something about travel exclusives that appeals to my primitive makeup hunter-gatherer instincts… 🙂
Skim through the product listings below, and let me know if anything strikes your fancy. Pricing and availability varies from airport to airport with these, but approximate US prices are shown.
Phase One: The 3 MAC Look In A Box Sets
- Girl Next Door — (about $40) Comes with the Eye Shadow in Grand Entrance, Eye Shadow in Smoke & Diamonds, Iridescent Powder in Belightful, Cremesheen Glass in Deelight and Zoom Lash Mascara in Zoom Black
- A Very Stylish Girl — (about $40) Comes with the Eye Shadow in Dreammaker, Eye Shadow in Glamour Check, Bronzing Powder in Golden, Cremesheen Glass in Looks Like Sin and Zoom Lash Mascara in Zoomblack
- Rocker Chick — (about $48) Comes with the Eye Shadow in Electra, Eye Shadow in Black Tied, Lipstick in Huge, Lipglass in Oyster Girl, Eye Kohl in Smolder and Dazzle Lash Mascara in Black Dazzle
Look In A Box in Girl Next Door
Look In A Box in Stylish Girl
Look In A Box in Rocker Chick
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Note: Prices TBD (they’ll vary)
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Hate Makeup Hair Triggers? Try This Simple Tip to Waste Less
I love MAC Pro Longwear Concealer, but that dang pump dispenser’s hair trigger has given me trouble from day one.
Even when I carefully apply the slightest pressure it dispenses way more product than I need, which means I’m wasting, grr… Seriously, MAC, what happened to my doe foot? Anyone?
I’ve tried to remove the pump to no avail (thing’s securely fastened), and it looks like I’d have to crack the plastic to pull it off.
At the MAC counter the other day, I vented about it to one of the makeup artists, and she handed me an empty sample jar with a smile. 🙂
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