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Are you feeling MAC’s new Surf Baby 2011 collection?

March 24, 2011

It doesn’t hit stores until late May, but the beauty blogosphere is buzzing about MAC’s newly-revealed Surf Baby collection of limited edition colors and permanent shades. Reaction to the MAC Wonder Woman collection was mixed, with many MAC fans feeling that the collection felt a bit downmarket for the brand. Although the color story for Surf Baby is a undeniably summer-y and has some standouts, the packaging seems to be drawing the same kind of variable feedback.

MAC Surf Baby 2011 relies heavily on saturated aquas, shimmery pearls and peachy coral shades. The theme is repeated throughout, but in lieu of MAC’s signature black packaging, a bright white marks the compacts, pencils and pans. The crowning jewel of Surf Baby seems to be a bright coral blush interspersed with a gold hibiscus. I’m a big fan of peach blush instead of bronzer for fairer skin tones and this is a great alternative that would work well for darker complexions as well:

Lipsticks are a notable outlier in the collection, with a broader range of hues. Colors are Bust Out!, Hibiscus, Mocha, and Naturally Eccentric:

Lipglass shades are more in keeping with the coral/pearl theme, and look wearable and light, offered in Girl on Board, Good Lovin’ , Krazy Kahuna, and Strange Potion:

Of all the packaging depicted, the Crushed Metallic Pigment Stacks are the least impressive- although the colors seem fun to wear and perfect for a bronzed look. There are two options-  Summer Stash (pale pink, gray pink, purple, taupe) and Surf the Ocean (silver, aqua, gold, navy blue.)

The eyeshadows included- five alliterative shades, Saffron, Short Shorts, Sun Blonde, Surf USA, and Swell Baby- call to mind a kind of 80s surf feel. Nail polish options are Hangin’ Loose, a nudish ballerina pink, and Ocean Dip Aqua, a muted teal:

Eyeliners echo the pearl and aqua theme, in Blue Noon and Gilded White. Bronzing Powder in Solar Riche, Studio Careblend Pressed Powder in Gold-go-Lightly, and Tan Tint in Guilty Bronze and Billionaire Bronze provide the base products for the collection. Below is another promo shot for the Surf Baby 2011 color story:

You’ll get my MAC products when you pry them from my perfectly manicured, cold, dead hands, but the picture above really says drugstore a bit more than fashion forward to me. MAC Surf Baby 2011 seems to have actual product going for it, however, and collectors will always snap up limited editions regardless of the collection’s cachet.

Do you think you’ll pick up any items from this particular collection? Do you find the packaging fresh and beachy?

 

 

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Filed Under: Makeup Tagged: MAC, MAC Cosmetics, MAC News, Mac Surf Baby 2011

M·A·C goes Pink only on Fridays!

November 29, 2010

Nicki Minaj MAC cosmetics

M·A·C News

If you love music and lipstick than you are going to loose your mind over this, M·A·C and Nicki Minaj have join forces to create a limited edition M·A·C lipstick! Yes, you read right! To celebrate Nicki Minaj first album release– Pink Friday- M·A·C cosmetics will release a limited edition of M·A·C’s Pink Nouveau lipstick! A Rapper having a lipstick and an album released on the same day is unheard of until now. M·A·C cosmetics are PINK 4 Friday!

The pastel pink toned lipstick is available only on Friday! So on every Friday starting November 26 until December 17, you can get M·A·C’s Pink Nouveau, while supplies last! Nicki Minaji collabo with M·A·C cosmetics is a great look! Check out the M·A·C’s Pink Nouveau lipstick and see if M·A·C Pink Nouveau shade is for you.   For more info to go www.maccosmetics.com or go to the your nearest M·A·C store and go PINK 4 Friday!

M·A·C Gets Industrial

MAC gets industrial

M∙A∙C cosmetics and famous Dutch industrial designer Marcel Wanders, makes a Cosmetics line to die for! From Lipstick to Air of Style Scent Concentrate, the limited edition M∙A∙C & MARCEL WANDERS collection is one of the best design cosmetic collections I have seen in a while. Drawing inspiration from 17th century painting including Vermeer and his famous painting “ The Girl and a Pearl Earring,” this collection is glamorous and dark. The collection range from cute lipstick to great makeup brushes. Today I will talk about come of my favorite items from the M∙A∙C & MARCEL WANDERS collection.

My all time favorite item from the collection is this laced detailed Clutch Bag/Brush Roll. You can use it to store your makeup brushes or as a fab clutch! This is genius! This $65 clutch is great for a night out or a dinner date. The 17th century style bag with a gothic twist is great and elegant.

I also love this solid perfume necklace from the collection. You can dab and go with this Air of Style Scent concentrate perfume. I love the design and how it can be wear as a stylish signature necklace. Jewelry and perfume always makes a great combo and for $30, this is as good as it gets!

This collection is full of design and beauty. The M∙A∙C & MARCEL WANDERS collection is available for a limited time from November 24th until December 26th. Get your hands on this limited edition of Lipsticks, Lip Glosses, Sheer Mystery Powders, Air of Style Scent Concentrate, and a signature brush and clutch bag! For more info to go www.maccosmetics.com or go to the your nearest M·A·C store.

I would like to thank Malik, Amara of M∙A∙C for the exclusive look at the M∙A∙C & MARCEL WANDERS collection and the Pink 4 Friday Lipstick.

Well my Lipstick and luxury readers, that is all the M∙A∙C news that I have today. I will see you next time, XXOO!

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