MAC To The Beach Lipstick

The lipsticks offered with MAC's To the Beach collection aren't revolutionary, but they are a pretty assortment of wearble shades that will look good with a tan and some sunshine.

The three shades I picked up were Lazy Day, Thrills and Funbathing, all are LE ($16.50 CA/14.00 US). First photo taken indoors with flash, second photo without flash NC 35-40 skin.

Top to bottom: Lazy Day, Thrills and Funbathing.

Left to right: Lazy Day, Thrills and Funbathing.

To the Beach Lipsticks LE ($16.50 CA/14.00 US).

Lazy Day - a glossy yet fairly opaque light cool pink. Similar to Viva Glam Lady Gaga, but less intense. This would be a great colour to go with some summer night smoky eyes.

Thrills - a copper rose that can look more rose or copper depending on the angle from which its viewed. If worn lightly it can give a very subtle glow to the lips.

Funbathing - my personal favourite! A very soft rosy red with a golden sheen. A MLBB shade for me with that slight golden edge. Very pretty and a great, soft way to wear a red in the summer.

Anyone pick up some lippies?

J

MAC To The Beach Marine Life High-Light Powder

Here's the jewel in the crown of the To The Beach Collection...the Marine Life High-Light Powder LE ($32.50 CA/26.00 US). Embossed with a golden seahorse floating in a bed of coral, it's easy to see why this is the "must have" item. The golden accent is of course (and unfortunately) an overspray applied to the underlying powder itself, which dissapears after the first few uses.

First photo taken with flash, second natural light. Swatches done in natural light on NC 35-40 skin.

In my opinion, the powder itself is much less a highlighter as it is a blush. This product is surprisingly pigmented and has a satin finish, with a very slight pearl effect. Definetly not your average frosty, low pigmented highlighter.

To The Beach Marine Life High-Light Powder (left to right):

mixed, light pink section, coral section.

When swatched seperately, the results are a deep orange coral blush and a light baby pink blush. This product is very generously sized (same size as a powder compact) and I think it would be possible to use the two colours seperately given that you were using a small brush (eg: MAC's 130 or 188) to apply the light pink shade to highlight the orange coral blush.

Mixed, the two shades become a very pretty coral pink. What's great about this product is that you can intensify the mixed shade by dabbling your brush more in the orange coral portion, or you could contour with the orange coral shade and then add a pop to the apples of your cheeks with the mixed shade.

Generally I don't go in for elaborately decorated makeup, especially those with oversprays (I always wish they could make the overspray colour penetrate the whole product). However, I find myself really liking this product, mainly because the colours offered in this product are very flattering and great for spring and summer. I am also really feeling corals and peaches this season, so this one is a natural for me.

Anyone else in with the hype?

J

MAC To The Beach Collection

The highly anticipated summer MAC collection, To The Beach, hit stores Thursday May 27th, and as I write this several products are already sold out online and in stores.

Knowing the buzz surrounding the To The Beach Marine Life Highlight Powder, I thought ahead and reserved one the morning the collection debuted. I picked up my haul Saturday May 29th, and I arrived to find numerous items already sold out. Luckily, the majority of the sold out items weren't on my pick up list.

MAC To The Beach (left to right, top to bottom): Marine Life High-Light Powder,

Firecracker e/s, Lazy Day, Thrills and Funbathing l/s,

Easy Lounger l/g, and 131 brush.

The items that were sold out when I got to my local store were To The Beach Marine Life High-Light Powder, Float on By eyeliner, Sand & Sun e/s,  Beach Bronze Body Oil, Pink Rebel Lustre Drops and Life's a Breeze and Temperature Rising lipliners.

Obviously this collection is striking a chord with many addicts. I can see why - in general this is a fun summery collection that along with the attractively coloured packaging offers people the requisite flattering corals and bronzes with splashes of fun colour here and there.

Tune in tomorrow for my review on the Marine Life High-Light Powder!

J

MAC's To the Beach - In Stores Today!

MAC's newest sand, sun and sea inspired collection is released this week in North America. Think coral, bronze, gold, shimmer and teals. The To the Beach collection contains two new products - cream bronzer and bronze body oil - adorable seaside-inspired packaging and an awesome tote bag.

Check out the Marine Life High-Lite powder with an embossed golden seahorse - guaranteed this will be the first product sold out!

Read on for lots of photos (click for larger images) and info and let us know what you're loving!

MAC Bronzing Powder in Golden ($27 CDN/$22 US)

muted golden tan-beige with golden shimmer

MAC Bronzing Powder in Refined Golden ($27 CDN/$22 US)

finely spun golden with soft pearl finish

MAC Bronze Body Oil ($27 CDN/$22 US)

glowing tan with multidimensional golden shimmer

130 Short Duo Fibre ($45.50 CDN/$38 US)

a short round dual fibre with flat head composed of both natural bristles and synthetic fibres ideal for application with creams, emulsions & various powder products

131 Duo Fibre Powder Brush ($48 CDN/$40 US)

flat, tapered face brush that contains a combination of short natural fibres and longer, fibre optic fibres ideal for light application and highlighting/shading with various face powders, ideally suited with Mineralize Skinfinish powder products 

MAC Cream Bronzer in Weekend ($30 CDN/$25 US)

mid-tone deep orange brown with soft pink finish

MAC Cream Bronzer in Beach Bronze ($30 CDN/$25 US)

golden glow with soft gold

MAC Eye Kohl in Float on By ($17.50 CDN/$14.50 US)

dark green turquoise

MAC Eye Kohl in Rosemary & Thyme ($17.50 CDN/$14.50 US)

mid-tone olive-gold with shimmer

MAC Eyeshadow in Firecracker ($17.50 CDN/$14.50 US)

frosted mid-tone red orange (veluxe pearl)

MAC Eyeshadow in Humid ($17.50 CDN/$14.50 US)

intense green with shimmer

MAC Eyeshadow in Sand & Sun ($17.50 CDN/$14.50 US)

light peach matte

MAC Eyeshadow in Shimmermoss ($17.50 CDN/$14.50 US)

green with green pearL (veluxe pearl)

MAC Eyeshadow in Sweet & Punchy ($17.50 CDN/$14.50 US)

bright yellow green (veluxe pearl)

MAC High-Light Powder in Marine Life ($32 CDN/$26 US)
multicolour pressed powder

MAC Lipglass in Easy Lounger ($16.50 CDN/$14 US)

light baby-pink in multidimensional pearl

MAC Lipglass in Flurry of Fun ($16.50 CDN/$14 US)

sheer sparkly peach

MAC Lipglass in Splashing ($16.50 CDN/$14 US)

mid-tone blue-pink with soft gold pearl

MAC Lip Pencil in Life's A Breeze ($15.50 CDN/$13 US)

soft pink

MAC Lip Pencil in Temperature Rising ($15.50 CDN/$13 US)

loudmouth orange

 

MAC Lipstick in Beachbound ($16.50 CDN/$14 US)

sheer frosted pale peach (glaze)

MAC Lipstick in Funbathing ($16.50 CDN/$14 US)

mid-tone bronzed plum (cremesheen)

MAC Lipstick in Lazy Day ($16.50 CDN/$14 US)
light dirty blue-pink (lustre)

MAC Lipstick in Thrills ($16.50 CDN/$14 US)
rosy copper with gold pearl (frost)

MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel ($22.50 CDN/$18.50 US)

blue pink with gold pearl

MAC Lustre Drops in Sun Rush ($22.50 CDN/$18.50 US)

peachy bronze with gold pearl

MAC Nail Lacquer in In the Buff ($14.50 CDN/$12 US)
muted taupe avocado

MAC Nail Lacquer in Scorcher ($14.50 CDN/$12 US)

creamy bright coral red

MAC Blush in Get Away Bronze ($22 CDN/$18.50 US)

mid-tone suntan (frost)

MAC Blush in Hipness ($22 CDN/$18.50 US)

intense coral with soft white pearl (frost)

MAC To the Beach bag (available at MAC stores only) ($59.50 CDN/$49.50 US)