Showing posts with label fall 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall 2010. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

MAC Venomous Villains Preview


Tomorrow! It's finally here tomorrow! MAC's much-anticipated Venomous Villains collection hits North American stores on Thursday, September 30th.


Here's what MAC has to say about its collaboration with Disney:

"A potion to poison, an apple to bite, a spell to cast…bad never looked so good. 

A crystal ball of colour created from your favourite Disney Venomous Villains, inspired by the three most infamously frosty, fabulous and formidable of Disney’s Dark Ladies…and one dastardly Dr. Facilier. Don’t you love it? A M∙A∙C and Disney collaboration to celebrate the dark side in every one of us, in a glamorous sort of way. 

Who’s the fairest one of all? Four separate mini-collections, in haute animated couture. The incomparable Cruella de Vil and Snow White’s Evil Queen   each featured on one ultra primary displayer  Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent and The Princess and the Frog’s Dr. Facilier are both up to no good on their own. Uniquely designed iconic packaging you will kill for, cunning characters and bedeviled beauties that are so alluring, you can’t help but wonder: what would it be like to be one?"

I can't wait!




Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmations)

Her Own Devices Beauty Powder
Cool nude
$30 CDN/$25 US
Carbon Eyeshadow
Intense black (matte)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US

De-Vil Eyechadow
Rich copper (veluxe pearl)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Sweet Joy Eyeshadow
Frosted creamy pale gold (frost)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Devilishly Stylish Lipglass
Light nude with gold pearl
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Wicked Ways Lipglass
Deep fuchsia with gold pearl
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Heartless Lipstick
Cherry red (amplified)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US



Innocence, Beware! Lipstick
Light yellow pink (cremesheen)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Rapidblack Penultimate Eyeliner
True black
$20 CDN/$16.50 US


Darkly My Dear Blush
Dirty plum brown (matte)
$23.50 CDN/$19.50 US


Mr Falificent (The Princess and the Frog)

French Quarter Greasepaint Stick
Dirty black green with multi-colour pearl
$21 CDN/$17.50 US








Slick Black Greasepaint Stick
True carbon black
$21 CDN/$17.50 US


Resort Life Lip Gelée
Off-white with pearl pink
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


MAC I'm So Vain Mirror
Compact inspired by collaboration;
interior contains standard mirror on one side
and magnifying mirror on alternate side
$14.50 CDN/$12 US


MAC Magically Cool Liquid Powder in Cajun
Sheer bronze shimmer that reflects gold
$35.50 CDN/$29.50 US


MAC Magically Cool Liquid Powder in Truth & Light
Sheer shimmer that reflects silver and pink
$35.50 CDN/$29.50 US


Brash & Bold Pigment
Bright magenta (Frost)
$23.50 CDN/$19.50 US


 Melon Pigment
Soft bright golden peach (Frost)
$23.50 CDN/$19.50 US


Push the Edge Pigment
Deep bright purple with pearl (Frost)
$23.50 CDN/$19.50 US


Zoom Fash Black Lash
Deepest black
$23.50 CDN/$19.50 US



Malificent (Sleeping Beauty)


Briar Rose Beauty Powder
Soft violet pink with pearl
$30 CDN/$25 US


My Dark Magic Mineralize Eyeshadow DUO
Deep pink with pink pearl/deep plum with purple pearl
$25 CDN/$21 US


She Who Dares Mineralize Eyeshadow DUO
Deep navy with blue pearl/deep forest green with lime green pearl
$25 CDN/$21 US


Revenge Is Sweet Lipglass
Light yellow purple
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Wrong Spell Lipglass
Deep plum with pink purple
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Bad Fairy Nail Lacquer
Red with red multi-changing pearl
$15.50 CDN/$13 US


Formidable Nail Lacquer
Teal green with pink multi-changing pearl
$15.50 CDN/$13 US


Mean & Green Nail Lacquer
Purple with teal multi-changing pearl
$15.50 CDN/$13 US


Evil Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves)


Oh So Fair Beauty Powder
Clean pink with golden pearl
$30 CDN/$25 US


Her Alter Image Eye Shadow
Light violet (velux pearl)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US


Vainglorious Eye Shadow
Bronze burgundy (frost)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US



Vile Violet Eye Shadow
Deep dirty blue purple (matte)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US



Hot House Lipglass
Deep raspberry with pink pearl
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US



Strange Potion Lipglass
Soft coral pink
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US






Sinister Soft Lipstick
Soft brown plum (lustre)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US



Toxic Tale Lipstick
Bright coral (satin)
$18.50 CDN/$15.50 US



Penultimate Brow Marker
$20 CDN/$16.50 US



Bite Of An Apple Powder Blush
Soft coral pink (matte)
$23.50 CDN/$19.50 US


Thoughts: 
  • I like that they included a male villain, but I'm guessing Dr Falicier was included mainly because of The Princess and the Frog being Disney's latest release. There are a few other villains I would've included in his place - The Little Mermaid's Ursula or the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, for example. 
  • I love the inclusion of the Brow Marker in the Evil Queen's collection. Look at those incredible brows!
  • It's a good release in terms of the range of products and colours. There's something for everyone here.

So what's catching your eye? I know Jill has already placed her order for a bunch of stuff! Myself, I'm eying the Beauty Powders, the Liquid Powder (!!), those amazing Maleficent nail lacquers, the Evil Queen's Toxic Tale lipstick, the Maleficent Mineralize Eyeshadow Duos and Cruella's Heartless lipstick.

Who's your villain alter ego?

C.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Bobbi Brown Black Velvet Sparkle Eye Shadows Review and Swatches

Bobbi Brown launches into fall with the Black Velvet collection. Black Velvet is BB's take on an edgy fall look, and the theme is black "infused with red, plum and maple tones". I recently picked up two items from BB's new collection, Black and Black Velvet Sparkle Eye Shadows.

Sparkle Eye Shadows are described by BB as "a grown up take on glitter". They have a very unique cream texture which turns to powder on the lid. These shadows are essentially a clear base with fine glitter throughout. They are nearly identical in texture to the "shine" component of Dior's 5 Couleurs Designer quints. Photos taken indoors with flash on NC 42 skin.


Bobbi Brown Sparkle Eye Shadows in Black Velvet and Black.


Bobbi Brown Sparkle Eye Shadows in Black Velvet and Black.

Black Velvet is an aubergine-black base loaded with multicolour glitter. Black is a straight black base loaded with the same multicolour glitter. Both shades are highly pigmented and very, very pretty. Sparkle shadows are best applied with a very dense firm brush such as the MAC 214 or 239. Avoid the temptation to apply these with your fingers - BB reps tell me that the oils on your skin actually cake up the surface of the product.


Bobbi Brown Sparkle Eye Shadows in Black Velvet and Black.

In general the Sparkle shadows tend to be sheer (especially the other shades such as Mica or Sunlight). Luckily the addition of the black base allows these two to have good impact with very little layering. In real life, the two shades looks more distinct than my photo would suggest. However, the two are not so radically different that its necessary to own both. Black Velvet is a slightly warmer black, but if forced to pick one, I would go with Black because of it's versatility. It is also worth noting that the glitter component is much more pronounced to the eye than in the photo.

I think these are really beautiful and a great way to mix up the usual tried and true smokey eye.



Thursday, August 26, 2010

MAC Nail Trend F/W '10 Preview


Nail Trend F/W 10
Mistress of the art of the sophisticated nail, Jin Soon was inspired this season by the sensual pleasures of the Forbidden City for Nail Trend F/W ’10 – colours taken from the sculptures, tiles, architecture, fabrics, and decorative papers of Imperial China. Jin synthesized this vision to arrive at a collection in exotic and ravishing combinations of orange, blue, taupe, green, purple and, of course, lacquer red. These hues are opaque and rich with pearl essences for a subtle dimension. Six must-have shades will be sold with our top coat Overlacquer to finish off the manicured look.


Nail lacquers are all Frosts and are priced at $15.50 CDN/$13 US. They will be available in North America on August 28th and internationally in October 2010.




MAC Overlacquer

Earthly Harmony
Muted taupe with sophisticated copper shimmer


Imperial Flower
Bright reddish orange with gold and red shimmer


Ming Blue
Cobalt blue with sophisticated teal and red shimmer

Jade Dragon
Emerald green with sophisticated teal shimmer


Concubine
Blackened red with sophisticated red shimmer

Rain of Flowers
Blackened violet with sophisticated violet shimmer

C&J