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Friday, February 25, 2011

MAC Wonder Woman Mighty Aphrodite Blush Review

MAC's Wonder Woman collection is in stores now. I only picked up one item, the Mighty Aphrodite blush that was recommended to me by Jill. It's a dual-blush, with a large shimmery peach bit and dusty bright shimmery rose bit.

The official description is Warm peach coral with gold pearl/Bright coral pink with gold pearl (satin/frost).

Let's take a look at the packaging which is, well pretty spectacular.

This collection has bright, cartoony packaging which doesn't appeal to me particularly but is certainly fun and very American!

I like the reflection on the surface of the blush - it's like Wonder Woman's golden lariat.

The peachy portion is about twice the size of the coral portion. Both are shimmery with gold pearliness but the peachy portion has more shimmer.

Mighty Aphrodite swatched on NC15 skin, coral on the left, peach on the right.

It's difficult to use just the coral shade since it's so small, but you could use a small brush, with a lighter amount on the brush. I've been wearing it blended, by swirling the brush and twisting it in the palette so that I get an even amount of each colour. It's a sheer, shimmery blush so it's not intimidating to wear at all. It's meant to go on almost like a bronzer, which makes it a good blush for fair skin and a pretty pop of highlighter colour for darker skin. It's definitely a blush you can build up or wear softly, like I am below.

Mighty Aphrodite on me, NC15 skin.

Not to mention that the Wonder Woman blushes are twice the size of a regular blush. They're $29 CDN/$24 US while regular MAC blushes/Mineralize MAC blushes/MAC Beauty Power blushes are about $24 CDN. How's that for value?

I recommend Mighty Aphrodite - check it out!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

MAC Wonder Woman: What Will You Haul?

As most of you already know, MAC launches their Wonder Woman Collection February 10th in stores and TODAY online. There has been a lot of buzz on the blogs about this collection, some overwhelmingly excited and some not-so-much. A lot of the criticism surrounding this release is the jumbo sized versions of products and their corresponding increase in price.

For an incredibly in depth, well organized and thorough review of this collection, look no further than Christine's blog at Temptalia: http://www.temptalia.com/mac-wonder-woman-overall-recommendations

Usually, I'm chomping at the bit to buy almost everything associated with a specialty MAC release, but with the gigantic sized products and increased prices I'm not so sure...I mean I barely make a dent in the regular sized products I buy on account of the large and ever growing stash I already have. So do I really need a Mineralize Skinfinish that's twice the size of a regular one? Not really.

We want to know if you are jumping on this bandwagon - what do you think of the collection, and what if anything are you going to be hauling? Let us know what your picks and rejects are...here are my preliminary picks:

1. Amazon Princess Blush

2. Mighty Aphrodite Blush

3. Pink Power Mineralize Skinfinish

4.Valiant Eyeshadow quad

5. Opulash Mascara in Army of Amazon's

What do you intend to get? Let us know in the comments!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

MAC Wonder Woman Preview

Just when the fate of the world is careening toward disaster, cue theme music! It’s Wonder Woman! She Kicks Sass! Her mission: Collaborate with M∙A∙C to fight the supervillains of the world – criminally outdated colour, evil, un-dimensional skin finish, the disasters that drain drama – with that famous spin, a double-cuff of her wicked wrist bracelets and shazam! M∙A∙C Spring Colour 2011is the feminine force (with a dash of comic fun) that saves the day! No nemesis can match the stamina, agility and speed of her SUPER-SIZEDMineralize Skinfinish, bold Eye Shadow quads, Pigment, Opulash, Lipsticks and OVERSIZED Lipglass, JUMBO-BIG Powder Blush and Penultimate Eye Liner, Nail Lacquer and Lash for this larger-than-life transformation! Our Artists work wonders every day – now with the help of one of entertainment history’s most exciting feminist figures…Since 1944, Wonder Woman is the original incarnation of what makes women forever wonderful!

No one understands the importance of a bag of tricks quite like our M∙A∙C Spring 2010 heroine! Her legendary bracelets were made from remnants of the Goddess Athena’s all-powerful shield, to award her The Sign of the Champion…In that same spirit of fantasy and wonder, M∙A∙C creates a vivid collection of accessories that are sure to bring you a sense of feminine infallibility, totally peerless power – you ARE Wonder Woman if you want to be. Bright, bold, superhuman designs in Makeup Bags – from raging Red to Bulletproof Blue, Utility Belt Brush Sets that Superman secretly covets, and exclusively online, the WW T-shirt and Invincible Mirror to make your mission – kaboom! – complete.

Available in North American MAC stores on February 10, 2011!

Bulletproof Blue Makeup Bag ($36 CDN/$30 US)

Red Makeup Bag ($36 CDN/$30 US)

Invincible Mirror ($24 CDN/$20 US)

Eye Quad in Valiant ($48 CDN/$40 US)
Valiant (light lime with yellow pearl (frost))
Spinning Transformation (deep olive bronze with yellow pearl (frost))
Diana Undercover (dark forest green (satin))
Manila Paper (pale frost white gold (veluxe pearl))

Eye Quad in Lady Justice ($48 CDN/$40 US)
Lady Justice (bright silver with white pearl (frost))
Insurmountable (dirty blue grey (veluxe pearl))
Bold Babe (deep metal blue with white pearl (frost))
Deep Truth (true dark blue (frost)