Saturday, May 4th, 2013

Make Up For Ever for Summer 2013
Make Up For Ever for Summer 2013

Make a splash this summer with bright, beautiful, long-lasting colors from the award-winning Aqua range by MAKE UP FOR EVER. With bold new smudge-proof hues for eyes and lips, dressing up your warm weather wardrobe has never been so easy.

Aqua Rouge ($24.00)

With five new vibrant shades in #16 Fuchsia  #19 Pomegranate Pink, #20 Baby Pink, #17 Bright Coral, and #18 Coral, this long-wear lip color is perfect for the summer months. Use the highlypigmented liquid lip color alone or top it with the clear gloss to create beautiful, non-transferable, kiss-proof, and smudge-proof lips. A combination of high molecular weight polymers and volatile oils work to lock color on lips while providing full coverage.

  • #19 Pomegranate Pink
  • #16 Fuchsia
  • #20 Baby Pink
  • #17 Bright Coral
  • #18 Coral

Aqua Lip ($19.00)

Prep your lips with the perfect complement to Aqua Rouge in two eye-catching new shades. Aqua Lip will brighten your lip color and lock in smudge-proof properties. Using evaporating silicone emollients that allow the pigment to glide onto the skin and set, this creamy, matte lip pencil can be used to outline or fill in lips for your desired look.

  • #19C Pomegranate Pink
  • #20C Baby Pink

Aqua Cream ($23.00) (Limited Edition)

For intense color that lasts through even the warmest days, Aqua Cream offers crease-free, smudge-proof color for the eyes. MAKE UP FOR EVER introduces three new shades in #52 Pearly Green Lagoon, #53 Pearly Pastel Green, and #54 Pearly Mauve that will create a multitude of fresh looks for every occasion. Evaporating oils and a special filmogen polymer work together to set pigments and keep moisture out.

  • #52 Pearly Green Lagoon (Limited Edition)
  • #53 Pearly Pastel Green (Limited Edition)
  • #54 Pearly Mauve (Limited Edition)

Aqua Eyes ($19.00)

Define your eyes with two versatile shades that won’t run or smudge. Aqua Eyes delivers long-lasting color that stays put, and glides on easily for precise application. Using a combination of evaporating silicone emollients and microcristallin waxes, this formula sets on the eyelid and improves pigment adhesion to the skin.

  • #25L Matte Brown
  • #52L Pearly Green Lagoon (Limited Edition)

Availability: Now @ Sephora

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Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

RiRi Loves MAC Lipstick
RiRi Loves MAC Lipstick

Rihanna loves M∙A∙C. The global superstar with style-blazing looks as diverse as her musical hits needs no introduction. Now, get ready for RiRi Woo – our cult classic shade Ruby Woo remixed by Rihanna herself. Exclusively online. It launches May 2nd exclusively online at MAC Cosmetics in North America; May 2013 (International). Also available at Barclays Center, M•A•C Pop-Up Store for concert ticket holders.

Lipstick ($15.00 U.S. / $18.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • RiRi Woo Matte cool red (Retro Matte)

5/2 @ 8:50AM PST:  ONLINE NOW @ MAC COSMETICS! Big props to MAC for actually handling this launch really well. Launched on time (hey, 10 minutes early is close enough to on time for me!), streamlined checkout process, and doing their best to limit it to one per customer. FYI, only standard shipping was available for me!

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

Illamasqua Paranormal Collection for Summer 2013
Illamasqua Paranormal Collection for Summer 2013

This summer Illamasqua opens the doorway to another dimension. Dare to come in? To go where you have never been before? This new collection summons you to channel your extra sensory perception and step across the threshold into a parallel reality. After all, why be normal, when you can be paranormal?

It is time to awaken the aura you have repressed for so long by exploring another universe of unexpected textures and formulas. Embrace the distorted reflection in a cracked mirror or the candle that suddenly extinguishes in a sealed room; a window has opened, allowing you to penetrate the fragile membrane of a twin existence, the Paranormal world.

“The Paranormal collection was inspired by unbridled kinetic energy, spectral light and transcendental emotional forces. The things we can’t explain, that we can only feel, the place between dreams and reality; the door of perception is open and is beckoning you through, step into the light!” — Creative Director, Alex Box

“Paranormal is something that is out of your ordinary world, it’s something from a parallel world, a parallel universe, something that is going on at the same time but you can’t really see it or touch it.” — Brand Director, Joseph Corré

“Paranormal is about a sense of something different, a sense of expression through texture and colour that shifts the expected and normal to something from a different dimension, a paranormal part of our expressive and spiritual mind.” — Director of Product Development, David Horne

Paranormal UV Nail Varnish (£15.00) (Limited Edition)

Transmit your acceptance of the paranormal by wearing these otherworldly Nail Varnishes. These 3 new shades and Top Coat not only offer a vivid burst of colour in the normal world, but also glow under UV black light, revealing an alternative, paranormal effect unknown to the naked eye.

  • Omen Paranormal bright green
  • Ouija Paranormal bright pink
  • Séance Paranormal bright violet

Paranormal UV Top Coat (£13.00)

  • Geist Paranormal clear/glow

Paranormal Palette (£34.00)

This palette boasts textures of the unexpected. The unique formula of water-resistant eye shadow provides a silky unknown consistency with a soft vivid finish for effortless application and blending. The shadows contain a spherical fine particle silicone, which ensures ease of use and long-wearing hold.

  • Paranormal Vivid cerise
  • Aura Warm copper
  • Possession Cool green
  • Trance Soft violet

Hydra Veil (£27.50)

A first from Illamasqua, part hydrator, part primer, Hydra Veil is cosmetic-care created to enhance make-up application through skin rehydration for an optimal base. Hydra Veil’s self-levelling futuristic gel texture is proof that all is not as it first seems.

Lipstick (£16.50)

In an intergalactic colour scheme, Illamasqua’s new Lipstick shades are both in bold, purple shades. Providing an intense matt coverage, ESP and Posture are designed to honour the connotations of purple in parapsychology – a symbol of intuition and psychic activities.

  • Posture Cool mauve
  • ESP Vivid violet

Precision Gel Liner (£18.00)

New Precision Gel Liner soon to be a mainstay in the make-up bags of any beauty enthusiast, Precision Gel Liner recreates the fluidity of a liquid liner with the ease of a gel. Creating a smooth rich line from the first application, the long-lasting waterproof formula is guaranteed to stay in place all day, and night. The eyes are the windows to the soul, go forth and frame them.

  • Infinity Black

Gleam (£18.00)

This lightweight compact highlighter with golden iridescent formulation lifts, highlights and creates a halo of extraordinary light wherever applied.

  • Supernatural Warm bronze

Availability: Now @ Illamasqua; Sephora date to be announced (a few products may be excluded)

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Saturday, April 27th, 2013

Bobbi Brown Nude Beach Collection
Bobbi Brown Nude Beach Collection

Face & Body Bronzing Duo ($42.00) (Limited Edition)

Bobbi’s cult classic bronzer goes double-duty for face and body so you get a true, allover glow. Use each shade separately or blended together—the generous compact makes it easy to sweep bronzer over the face, neck, décolletage and arms. Create a sun-kissed, natural-looking tan whether you’re headed to the beach or want to look like you just came from one.

Sheer Color Cheek Tint ($26.00) (Limited Edition)

Bobbi’s new Sheer Color Cheek Tint gives cheeks natural-looking color. The translucent, lightweight formula glides on and blends evenly into skin. Packaged in a travel-sized swivel-up stick for convenient and easy application.

  • Nude Beach
  • Summer Pink
  • Sunlit Nude

Tube Tint ($19.00) (Limited Edition)

Bobbi has brought back her most popular shades from past collections for pretty, hint-of-color glosses. A range of limited edition shades in easy-to-use tubes give lips a sheer, beachy tint. Wear them solo or over your favorite lipstick – without ever feeling heavy. Ideal for warm weather beauty.

  • Air Kiss
  • Bronzed Pink
  • Naked
  • Pink Cloud

Sunless Tanning Gel for Face & Body ($32.00) (Limited Edition)

Skip the sun and achieve a natural-looking tan from head to toe with Bobbi’s Sunless Tanning Gel.

Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick ($28.00) (New)

  • Golden Bronze
  • Sunlight Gold

Shimmer Nail Polish ($18.00) (Limited Edition)

  • Pink Pearl

Availability: Now @ Nordstrom; May 2013 at Bobbi Brown counters

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Friday, April 26th, 2013

OCC Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer Duo
OCC Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer Duo

Celebrity drag queens Willam, Detox and Vicky Vox become the first faces of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. These drag queens are amongst Hollywood’s most famous and can be seen on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Rihanna’s music videos, Nip/Tuck, American Wedding (to name a few) and now on to the packages of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics.

Making their debut on May 7th, 2013 you can find this dynamic trio wearing their favorite matching Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tars and Nail Lacquers in a collection exclusive to Sephora.com and select Sephora stores. The celebrity drag queen collection of Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer Duo Packs will each come with a mini Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Brush and an inserted card that Willam, Detox and Vicky Vox can be seen on.

This makeup-loving trio is a natural choice to sport Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics long-lasting Lip Tar, which goes on slick and moist but dries down to a satin finish and densely pigmented Nail Lacquer. Celebrity drag queen Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer Duo Packs will be offered in Anime, Black Dahlia, and Kava Kava at a special price of $22.50 each.

Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer Duo ($22.50) (Limited Edition)

  • ANIME (Featuring WILLAM) – Bright Neon Pink Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer
  • BLACK DAHLIA (Featuring DETOX) – Super Blackened Red Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer
  • KAVA KAVA (Featuring VICKY VOX) – Neutral Peach Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer
  • NSFW (Featuring WILLAM) – True Balanced Red Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer
  • STRUMPET (Featuring DETOX) Deep Purpled Burgundy Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer
  • GRANDMA (Featuring VICKY VOX) Clean, Classic Coral Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer

Availability: May 7th online @ Sephora and select Sephora stores

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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

MAC Temperature Rising Collection for Summer 2013
MAC Temperature Rising Collection for Summer 2013

M•A•C captures the steamy nocturnal scene in a vivid summer colour collection. Powder Blush sets the tone, Eye Shadow Quads smoulder and Powerchrome Eye Pencil illuminates with molten metallic. Lipstick and Lipglass speak volumes as lacquered nails glisten in the night. Take back the night with M•A•C Bronzing Powder as Pro Longwear Bronzer stays stunning all evening long, Bronzing Oil’s botanical blend transforms skin with lush moisture and Strobe Liquid flashes its sexy afterglow in a new shade.

Lipstick ($16.50 U.S. / $20.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Altered Beige Creamy yellow beige (Lustre)
  • Feel My Pulse Vivid magenta violet (Cremesheen)
  • Sheer Seduction Super dazzle bronze (Dazzle)
  • Caliente Super dazzle violet (Dazzle)

Lipglass ($16.50 U.S. / $20.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Liquid Passion Creamy nude
  • Soft Serenade Mid-tone neutral pink with pearl
  • Rhythm Vivid magenta violet with pearl
  • Underdressed Bronze plum with multidimensional pearls

Powerchrome Eye Pencil ($21.00 U.S. / $25.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Rich Glance Light gold
  • Copper Strip Frosty mid-tone copper
  • Life’s Luxury Deep bronze brown
  • Polished Jet Charcoal with pearl

Bare My Soul Eyeshadow Quad ($44.00 U.S. / $52.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Bare My Soul Frosted gold (Lustre)
  • When in Rio Deep green with copper pearl (Frost)
  • Friendly Deep bronze chocolate (Veluxe Pearl)
  • Romantico Light taupe bronze (Veluxe Pearl)

Temperature Rising Eyeshadow Quad ($44.00 U.S. / $52.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Circus/Performance Art Frosted gold mauve (Veluxe Pearl)
  • Swelter Mid-tone grey violet (Frost)
  • Temperature Rising Light warm tanned peach (Lustre)
  • Beauty Marked Charcoal black with red pearl (Velvet)

Powder Blush ($23.00 U.S. / $27.50 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Ripe for Love Mid-tone peach (Satin)
  • Hot Nights Mid-tone berry pink (Frost)

Nail Lacquer ($18.00 U.S. / $21.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Scorching Haute Super glitter magenta (Frost)
  • Tropical Super glitter bronze (Frost)

Bronzing Powder ($25.00 U.S. / $30.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Soft Sand Golden bronze with fine gold pearl
  • Refined Golden Finely spun gold with soft pearl finish

Pro Longwear Bronzer ($30.00 U.S. / $36.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Nude on Board Bronzy yellow tone
  • Sun Dipped Dirty red tone

Strobe Liquid ($31.00 U.S. / $40.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Golden Elixir Golden shimmer

Bronzing Oil ($22.50 U.S. / $27.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Man Rays Glowing tan with multidimensional golden shimmer

Brush ($35.00 U.S. / $41.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • 167SE Face Blender

Bag ($34.00 U.S. / $41.00 CDN) (Limited Edition)

  • Temperature Rising Makeup bag

Availability: Online May 16th, 2013. North America: May 23rd, 2013 at all M·A·C locations. International ex. Asia: May 2013 at all M·A·C locations. Asia: June 2013 at all M·A·C locations.

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