Thursday, February 12, 2009

MAC Hello Kitty



The day has arrived, Hello Kitty has finally been released by MAC! I have been hearing about this collection since last fall and the secrecy around this collection is only rival to that of the Inauguration speech made several weeks ago. The pre-orders are in and everything that is left of the collection will be sold out by the end of the day. Hello Kitty is one of the only cartoon characters than women of all ages with pay top price for the memorabilia and will even make it onto the red carpet.


The big question will be, “Was this collection worth the wait, the secrecy, and all the hype?” Well, we are now able to find out. First thing to realize is that the collection is broken down into two parts, Hello Kitty Wild and Hello Kitty Mild.


The description from Hello Kitty Wild from MAC is, “The icon adored by millions around the world is causing a commotion with our special, limited-edition collection of colour, finishes, glitter and shine, and a fanciful range of exclusive, It-Kitty accessories: the season's most sought-after collectibles!”


Hello Kitty Eye Shadow x 4 - Four Eye Shadows – including three new limited edition shades – in a shiny black Hello Kitty compact featuring her iconic image with a pink bow on the front.
- Yogurt, Romping, Too Dolly, Stately Black


Pigment - Pigment is a highly concentrated loose colour powder that contains ingredients to help it adhere to the skin. Create a subtle wash of colour or an intense effect. Does not streak or cake. Easy to blend and long-lasting.
- Deep Blue Green - rich, deep bluish green
- Milk - frosty, pale silvery pink


Hello Kitty Lipstick - Limited edition Hello Kitty Lipstick featuring shiny black casing with Hello Kitty figure on a pop art pattern background. Cap features the logos of both M∙A∙C and Hello Kitty in this collection’s signature pink.
- Fashion Mews - sheer pale lavender
- Strayin’ - frosty mid-tone mint
- Most Popular - sheer deep berry


Hello Kitty Lipglass - Limited edition Hello Kitty Lipglass featuring a shiny black cap with Hello Kitty figure on a pop art pattern background. The vial features the logos of both M∙A∙C and Hello Kitty in this collection’s signature pink.
- Nice Kitty - sheer neon pink with blue pearl
- She Loves Candy - pale blue pink with gold pearl
- Fast Friends - sheer bright intense purple with pearl


Hello Kitty Tinted Lip Conditioner - Limited edition Hello Kitty Tinted Lip Conditioner featuring a shiny black cap with the Hello Kitty figure on a pop-art pattern background.
- Pink Fish - soft neutral pink


Hello Kitty Beauty Powder Blush - A limited edition Beauty Powder Blush in a shiny black window-style compact. Features both M∙A∙C and Hello Kitty logos in pink.
- Tippy - mid-tone blue pink


Glitter - M·A·C Glitter can be applied directly to the skin or combined with products to create high-level glitter and sparkle effects on all areas of the face, skin and hair.
- Reflects Blue - sparkling blue
- Reflects Very Pink - sparkling fuchsia pink


Hello Kitty Nail Lacquer - Limited edition shades of Nail Lacquer in a bottle featuring Hello Kitty and M∙A∙C and Hello Kitty logos.
- Something About Pink - blue pink fuchsia
- On The Prowl - light creamy grey
- Vestral White - creamy white


Now for Hello Kitty Mild. This is the description from the MAC website, “Hello Kitty Mild, meet Hello Kitty Wild! Sweet and innocent or out on the prowl: when she's good, she's very good, but when she's bad, she's unmistakably M·A·C!” As we all know, I am completely Hello Kitty Mild but sometimes attempt to be Hello Kitty Wild, so this might be the better of the two collections from me


Hello Kitty Eye Shadow x 4 - Four eye shadows – including three new limited edition shades – in a shiny black Hello Kitty compact featuring her iconic image with pink bow on the front. Limited edition.
- Crème Royal, Paradisco, Stylin’, Lucky Tom


Glitter Eye Liner - A glitter liner that goes on fluidly, evenly to sparkle the eyes with micro-fine glitter. Good for evening: beautifully eccentric for every day.
- Girl Groove - clear/white teal reflects and multidimensional pearl
- Kitty Power - pink with multi-dimensional glitter
- Glitterpuss - orangey bronze with multi-dimensional glitter
- Her Glitz - blackened gold with multi-dimensional pearl


Plush Lash - A mascara formulated to instantly plump up lashes for extreme voluptuous effect. Works fast. Builds volume smoothly and evenly from root to tip. Delivers a silky, flexible, full fan of lashes. Fluid formula lightly coats lashes one layer at a time without smearing, smudging or clumping. Goes on via an innovative, specially patented wand with a v-shaped groove that prunes the bristles on one side while leaving the other side full and lush. The short bristles coax the lashes upward to an extraordinarily sophisticated yet flirtatious curl, while the other side separates and combs the lashes root-to-tip creating a long, well-defined glamour lash. Volumizing, lengthening, curling, lifting. This mascara features everything you want, with all the top mascara no’s: no clumping, spiking, smudging or flaking.
- Plush Black - black


Hello Kitty Lash - Exclusively created for the Hello Kitty collection, a half-lash with criss-cross overlapping effect on the outer corner. Provides the look of big, wide “kitten eyes.”


Hello Kitty Lipstick - Limited edition Hello Kitty Lipstick featuring shiny black casing with Hello Kitty figure on a pop art pattern background. Cap features the logos of both M∙A∙C and Hello Kitty in this collection’s signature pink.
- Fresh Brew - creamed coffee
- Cute-Ster - sheer peachy pink with pearl
- Big Bow - sheer bright intense blue pink


Hello Kitty Lipglass - Limited edition Hello Kitty Lipglass featuring a shiny black cap with Hello Kitty figure on a pop art pattern background. The vial features the logos of both M∙A∙C and Hello Kitty in this collection’s signature pink
- Mimmy - light creamy pink with pink and gold pearl
- Nice to be Nice - sheer bright intense orange with pearl
- Sweet Strawberry - sheer berry with blue pearl


Hello Kitty Tinted Lip Conditioner - Limited edition Hello Kitty Tinted Lip Conditioner featuring a shiny black cap with the Hello Kitty figure on a pop-art pattern background.
- Popster- lively coral pink


Hello Kitty Beauty Powder Blush - A limited edition Beauty Powder Blush in a shiny black window-style compact. Features both M∙A∙C and Hello Kitty logos in pink.
- Fun and Games - soft orange peach


Hello Kitty Beauty Powder - A limited edition Beauty Powder in a shiny black compact featuring the logos of both M∙A∙C and Hello Kitty.
- Tahitian Sand - soft coral pink


This collection also includes a range of other products with the Hello Kitty insignia on it, including makeup brush holders, charm bracelets, makeup bags and other items designed to appeal to the Hello Kitty lover. MAC really went all out on this collection, the packaging is amazing and even the lipsticks have Kitty printed right on them. If I loved Hello Kitty, I would buy every single product in both of these collections.


So what do I want? I will break it down by each collection. From Hello Kitty Wild, I want to get the Milk pigment, the She Loves Candy Lip Glass, and the Pink Fish Lip Conditioner. And of course, I want much more from the Hello Kitty Mild line. I really want the Plush Lash mascara, the Hello Kitty False Lashes, the Glitterpuss and Her Glitz Eye Liners, the Mimmy Lip Glass, and the Eye Shadow Palette.


This collection will inspire madness. If you want it, get to your local MAC counter now.
photo courtesy of Nordstrom

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