Posts Tagged ‘M.A.C makeup’

10
Nov
2011

Christmas is coming and I had the great honour of getting a preview of the pretty MAC Glitter and Ice Collection early last month. The best part was learning how to create a MAC Disco Tech Look with MAC Senior Artist Beno Lim using the Glitter and Ice collection. A big thank you to TANGS Singapore and MAC for the awesome makeup tutorial!

When you look at this brand new MAC makeup collection, it will send shivers down your spine. In a good way of course. It is silvery, glittery, pretty, wintry, icy… everything relating to a white Christmas! I am thoroughly enchanted by the moving swirly bits on the Ice Parade Snowglobe eyeshadow palettes. It’s just like someone took them ice crystals and put them in a snow globe for you. Now, you have a portable snow globe in your purse.

MAC Glitter and Ice 2011 Collection Lineup

The new MAC Glitter and Ice Collection is unlike the usual MAC makeup because for one, it’s white! I love everything white because it gives you such a clean feeling. Gimme gimme gimme. As with all their Christmas collections, the Glitter and Ice collection is no different. They launch the entire works for the holiday season including lipsticks, Dazzleglass, Technakohl Liner, Mineralize Eye Shadow, Paint Pots, Beauty Powder, nail polishes and falsies in the lineup.

If you liked the makeup video using the MAC Glitter and Ice Collection, here’s a closer look at the collection itself. Pay close attention to the makeup swatches because you could just win $150 worth of MAC products to glam up your Christmas look!

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18
May
2010

With the intense heat these days, the perfect place to spend and pretend it’s summer is the beach. You’ve got your favourite swimwear, beach towel and sunblock. But just as you’re about to go out, you wonder, OH NO, DO I NEED BEACH MAKEUP too?

I fully subscribe to the idea of wearing makeup when you’re going to the beach. You really, don’t know who’s going to be taking your pictures or you might even spot a beach hunk playing beach volleyball with his hot friends. Haha. But seriously, most foundations come with sunblock, so that’s the ONE reason why you should wear makeup especially if you don’t religiously apply sunblock daily. The key when wearing makeup on the beach is to ensure everything is waterproof.

So when I went to Sentosa recently for a shoot, everything had to be “insured”. Insured with primers, that is.

Here’s the breakdown for the beach look I did:

Face
Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer
M.A.C Studio Fix foundation
M.A.C Studio Sculpt Concealer
M.A.C Pinch-o-peach blush
M.A.C Dsquared Sculpt and Shape powder in Accentuate Sculpt

Eyes
NARS Eyeshadow in Pandora
M.A.C Paint Pot in Rubenesque
M.A.C Royal Assets in Smokey Eyes
Everyday Minerals eyeshadow in Hoodie
Majolica Majorca eyeshadow palette in GR750
Maybelline Define-a-lash mascara (review here)
Majolica Majorca Lash Gorgeous Wing mascara

Lips
Smashbox Oplump Lip plumper

Would you believe me if I told you that this face was the one I did for the photo in the banner above? :D

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7
May
2010

Remember the M.A.C Viva Glam From Our Lips collection featuring Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga I previously wrote about? Well good news Gaga fans, THE COLLECTION IS FINALLY HERE IN SINGAPORE. Hallelujah!

I will be honest with you. I actually first saw the posters in stores when I was in Mall of Asia on the only day I got to go shopping in the Philippines. My main objective during that trip was to bring back as many beauty products that couldn’t be found in Singapore. So when I saw the From Our Lips collection out at one of the departmental stores, I skipped right in prepared to fork out some good money for the lippies just in case they weren’t out in Singapore yet. But when I went in there, as you might have already expected, Viva Glam Gaga was sold out.


See the lonesome Viva Glam Cyndi lipstick sitting alone

I picked up the lonesome Cyndi lipstick and thought about giving it a good home. Red lippies aren’t exactly my thing, but I have been thinking of getting one just to play around with colours.

The colour wasn’t too intense as I thought it would have been. In fact, it had slight orange undertone that would sit pretty well on Asian skin. I toyed with the idea of getting it, but eventually, I decided I really wanted a pink lipstick more than a red one. Okay okay, I really just wanted the lipstick to be the Lady Gaga one. Who isn’t a Lady Gaga fan? She’s an icon of so many fashion and beauty trends of late. Anyone would kill to own a piece of her, which probably explains why the Gaga lipstick was sold out.

So imagine my joy when I walked into the newly opened M.A.C store in Raffles City to find the Viva Glam Gaga sitting pretty in the display. With shining eyes, I grabbed it and quickly asked the salesgirl if it was available. To my dismay, it was sold out too here in Singapore.

The closest I could get to the coveted Viva Glam Gaga one was the tester. Comparing the two colours side by side, I actually do prefer Viva Glam Cyndi to Viva Glam Gaga. The latter is a light blue pink while the former is a light reddish coral. With coral/orange undertones, Viva Glam Cyndi is better suited for warmer Asian skin tones while the cool blue undertones of the Gaga-licious pink lipstick would certainly pop on fairer skin.

If you’re dying to get your hands on the Gaga-licious lipstick, the good news is, the new batch for Viva Glam Gaga is coming in 7th May, today! The girl at the Raffles City MAC store told me when I asked and I thought I’d share it with you because Thank God It’s Friday. It’s time to Just Dance!

Which lippie catches your fancy? Remember every cent raised through the purchase of VIVA GLAM lipsticks goes to the M·A·C AIDS Fund to support the fight against HIV/AIDS. So maybe we should just get both! :P

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24
Jan
2010

Hands up if you love lace!

I know I do.


Image courtesy of M.A.C Cosmetics

With the arrival of a new year, new season, there’s always a good excuse reason to buy makeup.

There’s something very seductive about lace. Something alluring, sexy, sensual yet not too over the top about lace. I love how lace embodies femininity yet at the same time shrouds you in some sort of a mystery. I love a good mystery, dont you?

This new collection captures precisely just that with subtle yet smokey eyeshadows, pale pink lipsticks and tinted lipglass.

The look features primarily the eyes. They are dramatic and bold in cool colours like Suave Intentions and Hypnotizing. The cheeks and lips are kept pale and neutral with just a hint of colour.

A little different from the bright and cheery Spring looks you’d expect, but lace never goes out of fashion. You just might want to consider this look for your upcoming Valentine’s hot dinner date! Always good to seem a little mysterious on your first dates. Haha. ;)

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