Musings of a City Girl

Face

• Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundtion– 4,5
• MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural – Medium Plus
• MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer – NW20
• Stila Convertible Color – Camelia
• MAC Mineralize Blush Duo – Light Over Dark

Eyes

• MAC Brows – Spiked
• MAC Eye Shadow – Tissueweight, Rule, Folie
• Stila Kajal Eyeliner – Onyx
• Cover Girl Lash Blast Fusion mascara – Very Black
• tarte – multipleEYE natural lash enhancing primer (sent to me for free by tarte)

Lips

• MAC Lipstick – Dressmaker, Dressmaker
• MAC Lipglass – Fold & Tuck

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Glossy Kissez!

MAC Pret-A-Papier Collection

I stopped by the new MAC store in Times Square this week to check out the Pret-A-Papier collection.  I thought I was not going to pick up anything from the collection because it is for the neutral lovers out there, while I’m a lover of brights, but of course I still walked out with a few items.  My picks were: Dressmaker, Dressmaker Lipstick, Fold and Tuck Lipglass, Light Over Dark Mineralize Blush Duo and Tissueweight Eye Shadow.  Check out more pictures and swatches after the jump:   (more…)

Check out my video on my thoughts of the MAC Art Supplies Collection plus the items I picked for my makeup collection.

View swatches below: (more…)

I was on Twitter today and found out that one of my favorite sites to stalk MAC Collections, Temptalia, posted several  blog entries today on upcoming MAC Holiday/Winter 2009 Collections. Check out my thoughts below and click on the names of the collection for more details (list of products and images when available) over at Temptalia.

Holiday 2009 Collections:

Magic, Mirth, & Mischief Colour Collection – This collection has so many lip and eye products to choose from. I’m excited for the Cremesheen Glass repromotes. I have Ever So Rich. Although they have little color pay-off,  I love the vanilla aroma without the stickiness, and even after the gloss wears off my lips still feel moisturized. The collection contains some new Mineralize Eye Shadow Duos and Mineralize Blush for those mineralize fans out there. There will also be 3 new Dazzleglasses. Release Date: October 15th, 2009

Magic, Mirth, & Mischief Eye/Lip Kits – This portion of the massive holiday collection contains 8 mini palettes for the lips, eyes, and face. Mini palettes tend to collect dust in my drawers but are great gifts for makeup junkies always on the road.  Release Date: October 15th, 2009

Magic, Mirth, & Mischief Lip/Eye Bags – The lip bags sound cute with a coordinating lipstick, dazzleglass and lip pencil in each set. The eye bags contain a fluidline, pigment, mascara, and an eyeliner brush. This portion also contains the brush sets that I constantly warn people about. Do not expect the same quality you get from a full size brush. The brushes are mass produced. The bristles are not cut the same and do not feel as gentle on the face. I got an angle brush last year in a set that was to rough even on my brows. There are some MAC holiday brush set defenders out there that did not agree with my comments in the past and to them I say this is my opinion and that you have obviously not tried their full size counterparts to make that assertion. If you have experienced a MAC full size  brush you will consider the holiday sets a downgrade. The brushes may be cute but are good for touch-ups at best. Some of the brushes are decent (168SE and 190SE for example) but the collective are a lesson in you get what you pay for. Save the $49.50 and buy a full size brush or two. Release Date: October 15th, 2009

Exclusive Holiday Kits/Sets – MAC will also be releasing 2 kits, one of which will be exclusive to Nordstrom and the other to MAC Stores. Available everywhere will be a Viva Glam Lip Kit and their Kids Helping Kids collection to help their HIV/AIDS initiatives. Release Date: October 15th, 2009

Mischief Makers Collection - This collection features sets of miniature liplasses/lustreglasses and pigments/glitters. Magnetique lipglass, one of the lip colors I was obsessed with this year, will be repromoted in one of the sets. The understated Instant Gold lustreglass is also a personal favorite that will be included in the same set. Release Date: November 5th, 2009

Winter Collections: (more…)

MAC is killing us with all of these collections! Launching this Thursday, August 27th, 2009, at MAC stores/counters is Jin Soon Choi for MAC for Fall 2009. 

Jin Soon Choi for MAC for Fall 2009 is a collection of 6 limited edition polishes:

Rich, Dark, Delicious – Rich blackened brown (Cream)

For Fun – Rich purple (Cream)

Dry Martini – Khaki olive green (Cream)

Beyond Jealous – Blackened blue green (Cream)

Cool Reserve – Mid-tone grey lavender (Cream)

Dance All Night – Brick red (Cream)

Check out swatches here.

This collection contains the trendy greens and plums that everyone will be rockin’ this season. Also in the mix are the standard red and brown we usually see this time of year. Word on the street is that the formula for these Nail Lacquers is a little different. They  are more pigmented and you don’t need a ton of coats to get good coverage like other MAC Nail Lacquers.

I’m jonesing for Beyond Jealous and Cool Reserve. Do any of these catch your eye? Vote in the poll below:

Glossy Kissez,

DRBrooklyn730

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Check out what’s coming out this Fall/Winter from MAC*:

07/17 – Graphic Gardens (Nordstrom Exclusive)

07/30 – Baby Blooms

07/30 – Love That Look

08/20 – Make-Up Art Cosmetics

08/27 – Jin Soon Choi for MAC Nail Lacquer

08/27 – Flirt with Fall

09/10 – MAC in HD

09/17 – Fall Trend

09/24 – Dazzleglass  Cremes

09/24 – Style Black

10/12 – DSquared2 Collection

10/15 – Magic, Mirth, and Mischief

11/05 – Mischief Makers

12/26 – Warm and Cozy

12/26 – Chill Out

01/07 – Palm Beach

01/07 – Studio Fix Lash

01/07 – Cool Nudes with Brown

*Collection names and release dates are subject to change. This information will be updated as information becomes available.

For the latest news on MAC collections check out my favorite sites: www.specktra.net and www.temptalia.com.

Glossy Kissez,

DRBrooklyn730

Here is a look using the Bright Future eye shadow from MAC’s Style Warrior collection. (more…)

I took a trip to MAC PRO in New York to check out the Naked Honey collection with Ramnari7 from YouTube. After checking out the items on my wish list, I only picked up 2 items from the collection: (more…)

Check out swatches from my MAC Style Warrior haul: (more…)

MAC’s Naked Honey Collection hits counters next week (June 11th, 2009). From the poll posted earlier in the week, it seems like this is the collection everyone is excited about the most. A couple of things have caught my eye.