Not Long Now.
I have quite a few bits and bobs from the gorgeous M.A.C. METAL-X Collection which is due to get all the Alchemists in a lather come Monday December 3rd, 2007. But I could not, to save my soul, actually bring myself to swipe the products in order to sample them. Oh the shame. They were just too darn pretty to touch. *hangs head*
But then, not quite out of the blue, I was able to summon up a bit of courage and give this beautiful collection a spin. I suspect my new found courage had a lot to do with that fact that my darling and ever so cheeky 4 year old daughter asked with the most perfectly straight (albeit angelic) face, with two METAL-X shadows already in hand, if she could use them on her dolls seeing that they were just sitting there! Eek! It was then…that I knew it had to be now, by me or what’s that expression… “If you’re slow, you’ll blow”? Yep. That’s it. So, I took a few deep breaths and planted the brush on the divine cream to powder shadow and applied. Oh.My.Goodness! *then faints* Luckily for me, as I have not yet regained command of speech/type post faint, the M.A.C. brief is 100% spot on:
M.A.C. METAL-X. A simple trace elevated to the richest most opulent extreme found in the creamy, colour-rich METAL-X Cream Shadow. An amalgam of pigment, shine, and dimension that through its intensity forges an unforgettable mélange.
To be perfectly honest, nothing more needs to be said, except for a big “sorry” for being such a big baby and not cracking these beauties open a lot sooner. METAL-X is just pure unadulterated alchemistic magic!
METAL-X Cream Shadow
Virgin Silver White with silver pearl
Pure Ore Metallic green gold
Goldspice Metallic coppery gold
Fusion Gold Light pinky beige with gold pearl
Pink Ingot Mid-toned blue pink with gold pearl
Metalblu Navy blue with silvery pearl
Cyber Metallic silver with silver pearl
6th Sin Forest green with silver pearl
Plum Electric Deep purple with red pearl
Glitter Eye Liner
Blitzed Yellow gold with multicolour glitter
Wonderwhite Silvery white with multicolour glitter
Enbronze Deep brown with multicolour glitter
Pewterpink Blue purple with multicolour glitter
Lime Dandy Mid-tone yellow green with green glitter
*METAL-X Collection is available on December 3rd, 2007 from all M.A.C. locations and online.
For The Travelling Man.
Just because Beauty Marked! knows precisely how important it is to keep our men gorgeously groomed both home and away, we had to point you in the direction of this great travel kit from VitaMan. The VitaMan Travel Kit contains a stellar lineup of holistically minded skin and hair care products that are based on traditional native Australian plant and herbal extracts that have been expertly used by indigenous Australians for thousands of years. Every VitaMan product uses organic aloe vera as its base as opposed to mineral oil or lanolin which is pretty nifty within itself.
The VitaMan Travel Kit contains six 50-ml travel-sized tubes of great grooming products comprising of VitaMan Face & Body Cleanser, Face Moisturizer, Shave Crème, After Shave Balm, Shampoo, and Conditioner. But wait, it gets even better as all of this fabulousness comes in a soft and easily packable water-proof travel case with 6 internal pockets for the products and plenty more room for other grooming incidentals as well. He’ll just adore it…nearly as much as he adores you!
Bust Stress And Bust Not.
Here’s a great stress busting aromatherapy recipe based on three gorgeously effective 100% pure essential oils and is just divine when placed in a vaporizer or oil burner:
3 drops of Petitgrain
2 drops of May Chang (Lemon Verbena)
1 drop of Ylang Ylang
This wondrous mood elevator also works when dripped onto a tissue or hanky and used as a sniffer when a burner is not suitable. Just sniff as needed. You’ll be chilled out in an instant with this rapidly effective little lifesaver. This beauty is definitely worthwhile to keep up your sleeve (or in your burner, pocket, or handbag) for such times when you could do with traveling a little lighter during stressful times.
*The electric oil vaporizer pictured above is a special Beauty Marked!® Limited Edition Burner, which is available for purchase for $49.00 AUD plus P&H for those wishing to get even more gorgeousness about! (International shipping is gladly made available as is any plug conversion required for a small additional fee). Just drop Beauty Marked! an email to arrange purchase or find out more. It’s our complete pleasure to assist!
Culture’s Rarest Pearls.
We’ve got to hand it to M.A.C.. They really are just too cool for school. They are the cultivators of “New Cool” to be precise. There are no gradations where they’re concerned. The Stylistics Collection by M.A.C. is imminently due to hit our shores in true style. Like they’d arrive in any other fashion.
“The cultivated new cool of 21st century Hepcats. When it comes to style, design, and hip, they’re in the know…they’re the true jazz, culture’s rarest and richest pearls. Act smooth, be soft, but diamond-sharp…super cool. Their paradox is the mystery. There’s glamour in the je ne sais quoi.”
Stylistics Lipstick
In Vogue Neutral mid-tone brown with gold pearl (frost)
Soft Pout Sheer pink peach with pearl (frost)
Stylistic Vibrant yellow red (cream)
The Scene Deep Berry (cream)
Stylistics Lipglass
Conversational Sheer creamy white with pink pearl (frost)
Witty Intense red with red pearl (frost)
Tastemaker Deep wine with red and gold pearl (frost)
Hyper Chic Neutral caramel brown (frost)
Sheerspark Pressed Powder
Solitaire Beige with gold pearl
Warm Ice Soft pink peach with pink pearl
Pave Dirty pink with gold pearl
Fashionette Berry with red and pink pearl
Sheer Mystery Powder
Model Chic Warm beige
Lighthearted Caramel
Dark Secret Deep Caramel
Brushes
316 Stylistics Special Edition brush
224 Stylistics Special Edition brush
129 Stylistics Special Edition brush
Stylistics Clutch Vintage-inspired Evening clutch
The Stylistics Collection by M.A.C. available from December 3rd, 2007 from David Jones’ counters exclusively.
Just Brilliant And A Bargain To Boot!
If you don’t already know about these gorgeous little glosses, please let me have the honour. Talk about pocket rockets when it comes to amping up the glossiness stakes. Nivea Lip Care Caregloss & Shine not only looks after your lips but does so with such dazzling aplomb. Nivea Lip Care Caregloss & Shine’s non-sticky formula contains finely milled and smoothly textured light reflecting particles that give you a super glossy lip on its own or an exceedingly pretty lip when used to glaze your chosen lip colour du jour. *idea* Nivea Lip Care Caregloss & Shine is chockers with vitamin E, shea butter, grape seed oil and hydramine to ensure your lips stay stellar. There’s Red Glamour, Pink Shimmer, and Pure Natural to choose from. But between you and me, I wouldn’t bother choosing because they are just that fabulous and super affordable that you might as well have all three in your arsenal for days when you just have to shine!
Phew! There’s Still Time…
We consider it our beauty civic duty to let you know that there’s still time to enter for a chance to win all these bits of exquisite gorgeousness, but you’ve got to get cracking!
WHO: M.A.C Cosmetics and Net-A-Porter
WHAT: M.A.C for McQueen online competition - No purchase necessary!
MAC and NET-A-PORTER.COM add magic to your Fall with this bewitching combo: The MAC for McQueen collection plus the Alexander McQueen patent leather, suede-lined, mini box-clutch with crystal-jeweled skull clasp.
Approximate total retail value: $1,500 AUD!
WHEN: October 29 to December 08, 2007
WHERE: www.maccosmetics.com.au/mcqueen
Enough said? Good Luck!
-BM! xx
Love A Long Lasting Lip…Gloss?
Finally a long-wearing lip colour that won’t leave your pout puckered-out, pruned, parched or peeling thanks ever so much to Maybelline New York. So get your diary out ladies and start crossing off the days until the launch of Maybelline New York Superstay Powergloss set for February 1st, 2008. I know it seems like an eternity, but well worth the wait for those who are serious about their love for long lasting lip colour and we couldn’t not give you the heads-up about this little glossed beauty. Maybelline NY Superstay Powergloss is a new generation of stay-on gloss that has been expertly designed to give you amazingly shiny lip colour that lasts and lasts!
Here’s the deal: All you have to do is apply the vibrant, highly pigmented, colour at one end of the dual-ended tube, let set for about a minute, and then apply the uber high sheen gloss from the other end. There you have it… lips that pack a moisturizing, beautifully coloured, and long-lasting punch. The clear brilliantine gloss can be reapplied as desired to ensure a supple, shiny, refreshed, and gorgeously glossed lip. Maybelline NY Superstay Powergloss will be available in 14 delectable shades. Ooh and for those of you always on the lookout for a great warm red gloss… #550 Radiant Ruby is your gal. Just Gawjus!
