MAC Trend F/W 09

MAC released a mini collection last week to get us all into the Fall spirit. Now that Fall has finally arrived, the company is getting everyone ready for everything they will need to purchase for the season. Style Black releases in less than a week so this small collection is a bit of preview and should contain shades that can easily be mixed with what is releasing on Thursday.

Here is the overview of the collection from MAC, "As designers deepen their fascination with all things architectural, so too goes the modern face. Structured, constructed, built to beguile. The shapes and steely colors in this collection are an expression of the backstage trends, an ode to the modern woman, rendered with true architectural precision".

The products...

Tone: Grey - A compact featuring four limited edition eye shadows that reflect the key shades found in Fall/Winter 09 collections. Provides a modern interpretation of the smoky eye, with an emphasis of blue with grey.

- Tone: Grey - pale green grey

- A Warmer White - dirty grey

- Waft - dark smoky blue grey

- The Right Smoke - rich blue with white pearl

Lipstick - Colour plus texture for the lips. Stands out on the runway. Simmers on the street! What made MAC famous.

- Hipster - burgundy with frost (Frost)

- Faultlessly F/W - blackened blue violet (Amplified)

- Our Pick - Cement taupe grey (Satin)

- Red Full-Stop - bright neon coral (Lustre)

Tinted Lipglass - A unique lip gloss available in a wide variety of colours that can create a high gloss, glass-like finish or a subtle sheen. Designed to be worn on its own, over Lip Pencil or Lipstick, Tinted Lipglass is the perfect product for creating shine that lasts for hours. It's pigmented, very shiny, and can impart subtle or dramatic colour. It contains Jojoba Oil to help soften and condition the lips. Tinted Lipglass is packaged in a convenient bottle with a sponge tip applicator that provides a quick, smooth, even application.

- New Berry - deep plum (Cream)

- Runway Fave - grey tone neutral with high pearl (Frost)

- So This Season - deep blue violet (Cream)

Asphalt Flower - A deep, dark erotic fragrance that takes its place in our F/W 09 collection as the aromatic complement to this alt-fashion look. Features glossy violet and iris petals, vanilla, and patchoulin with top notes of violet, ylang-ylang; mid notes of iris, heliotrope and a finale of olibanum, patchouli, and MAC signature vanilla. Limited Edition.

The first thing that I really like about this collection is that it will blend perfectly with Style Black and even though it still contains deep, dramatic shades, I find that it might be a bit more wearable than some of the shades in Style Black. After I look at Style Black, I will let you all know my thoughts on this comparison.

With collection, I have decided to branch out and try more dark lipstick and gloss shades. So I resolve to go MAC this week and try every single lip shade that MAC offers in this collection. I don't know how the grey tones will work for me but since I cool toned skin, I might find a bunch of shades that work better for me than I originally thought they would.

photo courtesy of MAC