MAC & Marcel Wanders Collection Preview

“If I have a basic motivation, it’s to inspire people to make their life a Masterpiece!” Is that not what we do every day at M·A·C? So it is that the Dutch industrial designer – known for everything from his “Happy Hour” Chandelier to his “futuresonic” way with old Delft porcelain, and for co-founding now-iconic design collective Droog AND the amusing, classicism-meets-futurism objects of his own group, Moooi (from the Dutch word for “beauty,” but with an extra “o” for extra-beautiful!) – wandered HERE...It had to be!


M·A·C partners with Marcel Wanders – his first foray into the world of cosmetics – and design sophisticates (and people with innate and irreverent tastes) will be bonkers for these limited-edition Lipstick, Lip Gloss, Sheer Mystery Powder, Air of Style Scent Concentrate and his signature brush and clutch creations, not least of all for their arresting packaging – fine collectors’ items all! But also for the rich palette, inspired by 17th Century Flemish painting, and particularly Vermeer’s – “Girl With a Pearl Earring” – and the idea of an artist painting a portrait, and falling in love. “Always, with a sense of love in the product...” he says. Marcel speaks our M·A·C language.


In North American stores and at counters on November 24th. 

Air of Style Scent Concentrate solid perfume ($36 CDN/$30 US)

MAC & Marcel Wanders Brush ($90 CDN/$75 US)

M·A·C & Marcel Wanders Brush Clutch ($78 CDN/$65 US)

MAC & Marcel Wanders Aleydis Lip Gloss ($26 CDN/$22 US)
Fuchsia

MAC & Marcel Wanders Lip Gloss in Beatrix ($26 CDN/$22 US)
Golden nude

MAC & Marcel Wanders Lip Gloss in Gertruyd ($26 CDN/$22 US)
Blackened red

MAC & Marcel Wanders Lip Gloss in Mary ($26 CDN/$22 US)
Light gold

MAC & Marcel Wanders Lipstick in Catharina ($26 CDN/$22 US)
Fuchsia (cream)

MAC & Marcel Wanders Lipstick in Digna ($26 CDN/$22 US)
Blackened red (cream)

MAC & Marcel Wanders in Gesina ($26 CDN/$22 US)
Red with slight pinkish undertones (cream)

MAC & Marcel Wanders Lipstick in Martha ($26 CDN/$22 US)
Golden champagne with pearl/frost (frost)

MAC & Marcel Wanders False Lashes in False Black ($21.50 CDN/$18 US)

MAC & Marcel Wanders Sheer Mystery Powder in Light Medium ($72 CDN/$60 US)
Pale ivory

MAC & Marcel Wanders Sheer Mystery Powder in Medium Plus ($72 CDN/$60 US)
Tan beige

So what do you think? I'm saying much of this is overpriced, but of course, it is about the design. The look of this collection is fantastic but I'm not sure how much of the colours are must-haves. I'll be checking it out but nothing is grabbing me from just the images. 

Are you excited about this collection? Any big fans of Marcel Wanders?

C.