Wednesday, September 23, 2009

MAC Trends A/W '09 - New Romantics

The third trend for MAC this fall is called New Romantics and it is based on soft colors and it is the opposite of Who's That Girl look that was discussed earlier. MAC describes this look as follows, "Call it "silk stocking" makeup: balanced, beautiful, and perfected. The antidote to this season's eighties excess heralds washes of blended shadow, vaporous tints, and soft red lips as low-level glamour essentials. Beauty makeup at it's most modern".

Here's the look...

Eye Shadow - Highly-pigmented powder. Applies evenly. Blends well.
- Woodwinked - warm antique gold (Veluxe Pearl)
- Era - soft golden beige with shimmer (Satin)
- Scene - muted blue-grey (Satin)

Pigment - Pigment is a highly concentrated loose 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.
- Rose Gold - tarnished rose-gold (Metal)
- Cocomotion - dirty gold with an olive undertone with gold sparkle

Cream Colour Base - Versatile and multi-purpose, Cream Colour Base can be applied directly to bare skin, or layered over foundation, moisturizer, or powder. Apply with a brush, sponge, or fingers. Colour effects range from a light veil to highly dramatic, depending on method of application. Fragrance-free.
- Nude - nude

Zoom Lash - This instant volume mascara power-lifts the lashes into length, curls them up...builds them faster than you can wink! Precision control wand glides smoothly down lashes to provide a gorgeously silky upward "sweep". Smudgeproof and long-wearing!
- Lofty Brown - ultra-rich blackened coco-brown

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 grove 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 otehr 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.
- Plushblack - black

Lipstick - Colour plus texture for the lips. Stands out on the runway. Simmers on the street. What made MAC famous.
- Twig - soft muted browish pink (Satin)
- Syrup - cloudy pink (Lustre)
- Creme Cup - light blue pink (Cremesheen)

Lip Pencil - A pencil designed for shaping, lining, or filling in the lip. Lip Pencils have a smooth, creamy texture that is perfect for lining the lips or filling them in. They are long-lasting and available in a wide selection of colours that each work well with many different lipstick shades. The colour of Lip Pencils is protected by Vitamin E, which acts as anti-oxidant, and they contain emollients that moisturize the lips. Lip Pencils can be worn alone, with Lipstick, or Lipglass.
- Spice - pink cinnamon stick
- Stripdown - creamy brown-beige

Sculpting Powder - A powder specially tinted to enhance natural bone structure and sculpt contours into the face. Immaculately shaded to create natural looking shadow effects, the finish is sheer and matte.
- Bone Beige - soft warm brown matte

Powder Blush - Colour for the cheeks and face. Various formulas. Different looks.
- Pink Swoon - clearly pink (Sheertone)

Blushcreme - Luxuriously soft and creamy, this cream blush tenderly flushes the cheeks or brings them into a full-blown rosy bloom. Blends well; layers exquisitely. Gives a vibrant, dewy fresh, slightly shiny look to the cheeks. Apply with a brush or fingers.
- Posey - dewy-fresh rosy pink (Cream)
- Laid Back - ultra rich chocolate berry (Cream)

Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder - A silky finishing powder that provides an invisible way to set makeup. Reduces shine with optically minimizing the look of pores, lines, imperfections. Available in one universal colour that suits all shades. Wear over makeup or on bare, moisturized skin.

Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation - A creamy, luxurious, gel based foundation that provides medium buildable to high coverage with a natural satin finish. Hydrating, instantly revitalizes the skin, while keeping it looking smooth, soft and plush. Long-wearing, water-resistant.

Clear Gloss - A colour-free gel formulated for full-on shine, MAC Gloss adds polish, shine, and highlights to bare or made-up skin. May be used on the face or any part of the body where shine is desired.

Hmmm...I love this look! This one is going to be a keeper for me!

photo courtesy of MAC

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