I’ll Have A Flat Matte2, Thanks.
Ooh Wee! How beautiful does this look? M.A.C. has done it again. “It has mixed the intensity of pigments x the high-opacity of flat matte texture= Matte2.” Matte2 is comprised of M.A.C.’s new formula eyeshadows which are pressed pigments that have been formulated to perform like silky, mega long-wearing, crease resistant, powdered ink. All 16 of these intense, yet buildable colourfast shades of highly pigmented bliss are being released with 5 favourite shades of Liquidlast Liners. It’s that beautiful “Old School” M.A.C. that we adore!
Eye Shadow
Poste Haste Bright berry pink
Poison Pen Deep mid-tone purple with grey
Newly Minted Rich sea green
Handwritten Rich chocolate brown
Flourishing Rich moss green
Blanc Type Creamy beige
Fig. 1 Eggplant purple
Copperplate Muted mid-tone grey
Prussian Deep sea blue
Clarity Rich Aqua
Brown Script Warm chestnut brown
Signed, Sealed Black maroon
Graphology Dark black grey with a hint of purple
Tete-A-Tint Caramel brown
Typographic Asphalt black
Pen ‘N’ Pink Pastel pale Pink
Liquidlast Liner
Inky Navy blue with low-level pearl
Inkspill Deep green with green pearl
Electrolady Electric purple with red pearl
Point Black True black
Coco Bar Deep chocolate brown
Matte2 Collection from M.A.C. is available from October 8, 2007 at all M.A.C. locations. M.A.C’s Mattene Collection, which will be serving up semi-matte lips, is also being released as a scrumptious accompaniment to the Matte2. Mattene is on counter from October 8 as well. Stay tuned!
* bottom M.A.C. image courtesy of the Jeremy Scott AW 08 show.
Now This Is How You Nude It.
L’Oréal Paris had wowed us once again with the August 2007 launch of the new Colour Riche Made for Me Naturals lipstick. L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Made for Me Naturals are a collection of 12 nude shades designed to maximize the beauty of each and every woman. L’Oréal has even gone a step further than just stating the claim that the new natural shades are created just for you and have, in fact, developed nude lipstick colours to compliment the gorgeous variety of hair and skin colouring that abound. Made for Me Naturals range of lipsticks come in a selection of colours to suit everyone from blondes to brunettes, porcelain skin to darker skin.
According to James Kaliardos, L’Oréal Paris Makeup Artist Designer,
“Nude lips are all about a clean look, perfect for any occasion. A flawless complexion, impeccably groomed brows and glossy black lashes…neutral but far from dull!”
to blondes…
For blondes, nude flirts with a rosy pink, bringing out the healthy radiance of fair complexions.
From women with light-brown hair…
For women with light-brown hair, nude shades are with hints of powdered pink, boosted by a fresh, radiantly iridescent edge.
To women with chestnut-brown hair…
For women with chestnut-brown hair, nudes have a hint of mauve, softened and brought up-to-date by mother-of-pearl, for an effect that blends with the chestnut tones in the hair to truly light up the complexion.
From darker skin…
For women with darker skin, nude shades are warmed up by caramel, honey and ginger notes, with a little pink and gold to illuminate and warm up darker complexions.
To porcelain complexions…
For women with porcelain complexions, nudes comes with a touch of pink and a dash of apricot to deliciously light up very pale complexions and boost the radiance of Asian skin and porcelain complexions.
L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Made for Me Naturals possess the exceptional formula for which L’Oréal Paris is known. Omega-3 oils and Vitamin E are present to prevent the lips from drying out and the lipsticks creamy texture leaves the lips moisturized and smooth. Plus, who could resist the elegantly designed satin-gold case? It’s gorgeous all-round. L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Made for Me Naturals are exactly how nudes should be done. Just stellar!
Drawing The Line.
I recently received a few fabbo emails inquiring about lip liners and whether or not they were necessary or a thing of the past? My short answer to this is: Yes and No. The long answer, on the other hand, is: It depends… Lip liner done well is a sure fire way to create a wonderfully sculpted lip that will wear well, look great, and more than likely hold on to the colour applied a lot truer. Lip liners done, let’s say, a little less than well can leave you, if unintentional, looking like a preserved beauty from a bygone era. Lip liners are also not strictly necessary when you’re after a more relaxed, whimsical look like on your gloss days or when a more deconstructed lip is the aim. Personally, I only tend to wear lip liners when I am wearing a “tricky” lip colour, like a bold red or an uber vibrant pink or orange, perhaps. Professionally, when colouring up the lips of my clients, I will go with a liner, more often than not, to increase the longevity of my client’s lipstick wear, to even out or create their lip line or to prevent bleeding into any fine lines they may have. Even when using just gloss on clients, I will, on occasion, finish up with a matching lip liner to add definition to the lip and to act as a preventative barrier to lip colour feathering. I’m not really convinced this last step is 100% necessary, in all circumstances, but maybe a case of my “old school” ways sneaking through. Well, it can’t hurt to be sure to be sure, now, can it?
When lining lips, line and totally fill in the lip area with liner. Not only will a complete line and fill smooth the surface of the lip and fill in any fine lines, lay a moisturizing foundation for your lippie, but when your lipstick starts to head off to greener pastures, it will leave you with an even fade of colour, not a patchy one that leaves you with an exposed lip outline. Oh, the shame. *wink* When choosing a colour to line your lip with, should you decide liner is the way to go, be sure to pick a suitable liner colour. Red and other bold coloured lips are best lined with the closest matching bold coloured lip liner. When wearing nude lipsticks, a nude liner of the same colour is good or a liner that matches your natural lip colour will also work a treat. There are colourless liners also, but they are generally used in conjunction with your coloured liner and lippie and best used to line just outside of your natural lip line. Colourless liner’s forté is to act as a physical waxy barrier to prevent your lip colour from breeching the perimeter. They are handy, that’s for sure. Especially, if you have a mouth like mine, that has this uncanny knack of depositing a little bit of lippie just under my bottom lip. *throws hands in air* I don’t know how I manage it, but I do. Just lucky I guess.
The long and short of it is, really…that lined and totally filled in lips absolutely have a place in your makeup repertoire, should you wish, but unlined lips can also look pretty spesh too, if that’s what you’re feeling on the day. As always, it should be about whatever works for you.
Nothing Beats Your Full Potential! xx
Who said Hollywood’s Celebs don’t kiss and tell? Well, judging from the All Star line up of A-listers puckering up to tell us all about their favourite shade of Clinique Full Potential Lips Plump and Shine, I wouldn’t bet on it. 10 Hollywood vixens have virtually planted one here, on this very Blog, to reveal their favourite shade of Clinique’s newest range of colourful lip plumpers to enter into the Clinique lip gloss family. These lovely ladies are here to tell you all about the multi-purpose, high shine, non-irritating Full Potential Lips Plump and Shine!
Teen queens Amy Smart and Rachel Bilson keep it sweet choosing Sugar Plump as their favourite shade. Whilst Nicky Hilton, Rosario Dawson and Garcelle Beavais-Nilon choose Cherry Bomb as their handbag favourite.
Ginny Goodwin chooses Peach Plump as her must have on the set of House, as she prefers a more fruity lip fill.
Luscious Lilac is a favourite of Grey’s Anatomy’s Kate Walsh. While the inquisitive Kristen Bell, the star of Veronica Mars, chooses Play-full Plump.
It is no surprise that glamourous Desperate Housewife Marcia Cross chooses Glamourfull as her favourite shade and gorgeous teen star Michelle Tratchenburg prefers a deeper colour, selecting Voluptuous Violet as her Full Potential Lip shade of choice.
Clinique Full Potential Lips Plump and Shine is on counter now and available online in Blackberry Bloom, Cherry Bomb, Play-full Plump, Luscious Lilac, Pure Plump, Mimosa Blossom, Peach Plump, Sugar Plump, Voluptuous Violet, and Glamourfull.
BM!xx
Never Underestimate The Power…
Of a great red lipstick! What’s so great about a fabulous red lipstick? It’s not its emollient base, its brand or its long lasting capabilities, but its ability to be a powerfully amazing confidence boost. Since our relationship with all things beauty is really about harnessing the abundance of inner beauty that lay within us and displaying it through our gorgeous exterior. Why keep your beauty a secret? Go on, grab that great red lipstick, put it on, and go forth and spread beauty and light.
You’re beautiful!
One Click And Magic Happens.
Yes, I know they are not due to be released until August 2007 in Australia, but these beauties are too good to keep under my hat until then. Maybelline New York has “cast a spell for luscious lips” with new Shine Seduction Glossy Lipcolor. A magical lip gloss wand filled with captivating colour, shine and feel.
Maybelline NY Shine Seduction Glossy Lipcolor comes in 20 super spellbinding, ultra moisturizing, and beyond enchanting colours. A click or two of the base of the wand will release the perfect amount of bewitching potion that will deliver brilliantly alluring colour. No spongy tip applicators either, but a clever new sculpting tip that makes precision application a dream. It gets even better, because the wand clicks back in the opposite direction to ensure that not a skerrick of Maybelline Shine Seduction Glossy Lipcolor droplets made from aqua botanicals (algae and lotus flower extract) and Vitamin E are wasted.
Let’s say for the record, that out of the 20 highly reflective, multidimensional colours released, Beauty Marked! wouldn’t want to be without a single one. Too fabulous to choose!
Monday Makeup Madness!
Frenzied? Freaking out? Feeling over it already and it’s only Monday? I hear ya sister! Don’t fall prey to a Mojoless Makeup Monday. What you need is a bold lip. Be it a ridiculously ravishing red, a beautifully brazen bronze, an outrageous orange, a punchy plum, a bumptious brick, or particularly precocious petal pink. It matters not which lipstick you choose, but that you choose one that pushes your boundaries.
To combat Monday and all its madness, first choose your statement lip and build the rest of your face around it. More than likely, all you will need to go with your lip du jour is lashings of mascara on curled lashes, brows, an innocent cheek, and away you go! Trust me, whatever Monday throws at you, when rocking a bold lip, you’ll be ready. Enjoy!
