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Mineral eyeshadow

Crushed Bougainvillea (YES, that’s product sweat–this is brand new, not swatched; the tester looked like this, too!)

Fresh Morning

OVERALL, Ungaro is almost like a relief from the darker, more intense fall and winter launches we have been seeing lately. I suppose if I had to describe it in a word, I would say natural. I picked up both of the CCBs as well as Mineral eyeshadow (which I didn’t think would appeal to me).

What did you haul?

Individual product reviews and swatches…

Lipstick

• Pure Rose is a cool, pale pink. It’s not too frosty, and it feels really creamy. I imagine it would be a bit sheer on the lips, but not overly so.
• Freckletone is a creamy peachy-beige color–it would make a nice nude for warm skin tones for sure.

Lipglass

• Pastel Emotion is a pretty creamy, milky pink with shimmer. It’s not something that stands out, but if you don’t have a nice, sheer pink, it’s not a bad choice.

See Thru Lip Colour

• Not So Shy! is a wine-berry color that lightly stains lips. The color might look dark and intimidating in the tube, but it’s really not so bold once you apply it. I have this from a previous launch, and I never could get it to stain evenly for me. I asked the MA about application, and he advised using your finger to smooth it into lips.

Eyeshadow

• Phloof! is a frosty white highlighter color — it’s not 100% white, it has a little beige in it, but mostly white. I find it is it generally too frosty on my skin tone, though I know others adore it for a highlighter. This is a permanent color, but in limited edition packaging.
• Soft Flower didn’t really show up on me at all. Seriously, I really tried to get it to show up on my skin, but all you could see was the faintest pink tint. The color in the pot is a soft, pink — not too pastel, but not bright — and matte. Pretty, but even when I swatched it over Fresh Morning CCB as a base, it was tough to get it to show up.I was the first to swatch, too!
• Lilac Touch was a subdued lavender with low shimmer (it’s a satin, afterall). It reminds me a bit of the lilacy color from Suite Array. The pay off is slightly better, and the color itself is nice. Reminds me a bit of Creme de Violet.
• Mineral is a cool-toned brown with no real shimmer (satin, again) that you can distinguish. It reminds me a little of Mothbrown, actually, but not as pigmented/intense. (Not that Mothbrown was WHOA! in your face or anything!) I picked this one up, actually.

Cream Color Base

• Fresh Morning is a white-pink color that isn’t eye-safe. I mention this because you might actually use it as an eye base, because of its lightness. Nevertheless, I could see this working as a nice natural skin highlighter for lighter tones and hopefully deeper ones, too. Got this one, too.
• Crushed Bougainvillea is a pretty pink-wine color, almost a soft raspberry. It’s not as dark as it looks, but it still has good pigmentation. I think this would make a really lovely blush or lip stain. This completed my three-piece haul.

Beauty Powder

• Flower Mist Dew is a very fine, soft powder that comes off a milky pink with very subtle shimmer. I personally found it a little chalky, and I didn’t feel like it would do anything for my skin tone. Perhaps on top of one of the CCBs? I wasn’t curious enough to buy to find out, though!

Other Items

• Auto-de-blu Technakohl is a pretty, navy blue liner. I love the technakohl formula!
• Mink Brown Brow Set for your brow filling needs if you’re this particular shade in eyebrow color! I have a colored brow set as well as clear, and I prefer clear and filling in with a shadow instead. Great for keeping brows in place!

Emanuel Ungaro Collection is now available online! Are you getting anything? We’ve heard some confusing launch dates for in-stores, but perhaps with the website getting it up today, then Thursday will then be the launch day.

Also, here’s a hint: type in “RED” in the search box. You’ll see a lot of the holiday sets, palettes, etc. show up Those darling Adoring Carmine lip sets are $34.50, unfortunately for me. Maybe I can convince myself one is enough. (Likely story.) Halloween Face Charts are up, too — WITH photos of the face chart on real models.

MAC for Emanuel Ungaro

Emanuel Ungaro From a Paris couture house long-celebrated for its romantic use of pattern and colour, to the modern evolution of Ungaro today, it’s an exciting debut! Collections, It-Boy designer, Esteban Cortazar, and MAC have come together to create a special colour collection as dreamy, refined, and, well, Parisienne as anything this side of the Avenue Georges V, exclusively ours! A limited edition for lips, cheeks, eyes ‘chez Ungaro, only for MAC.

Lipstick ($14.00)

• Pure Rose Pastel pink with white pearl
• Freckletone Neutral yellow-toned beige

Lipglass ($14.00)

• Pastel Emotion Pastel pink with white pearl

See-thru Lip Colour ($14.00)

• Not So Shy! Jewel-tone berry stain

Eyeshadow ($14.50)

• Soft Flower Clean, mid-tone coral
• Lilac Touch Dirty mid-tone violet
• Mineral Deep cool brown
• Phloof! Frosted off-white (not shown)

Cream Colour Base ($16.50)

• Crushed Bougainvillea Jewel-tone berry stain
• Fresh Morning Soft muted pastel pink

Beauty Powder ($22.00)

• Flower Mist Dew Clean brightening pink

Technakohl Liner ($14.50)

• Auto-de-blu Amethyst

Zoom Lash ($12.00)

• Lofty Brown Ultra-rich blackened cocoa brown

Brow Set (13.50)

• Mink Dirty brown

Available North America October 9, 2008 at all MAC locations, 1.800.387.6707 and www.maccosmetics.com.

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“I knew this was a cool place because I saw all the amazing fun colors, glitter and girls with blue hair running around with outrageous makeup on their faces,” said Cortazar. “I used to have them dress me up for Halloween all the time.”

For fall, Cortazar teamed up with MAC to create a limited edition launch of products in the Emanuel Ungaro collection. In the interview…

Here are some snippets related to the upcoming MAC line!

WWD: What was most important to you when developing the makeup line?

Esteban Cortazar: I wanted it to have a sense of timelessness and be sure it worked for every skin tone and age. I didn’t want it to be something that’s fashion-y for just right now. I wanted her to have something she could always wear and apply to everyday looks.

WWD: When did your relationship with MAC first begin?

E.C.: At 13, I had my first fashion show at elementary school and since I wanted it to be as professional as possible, I asked my friends at MAC to come help me do makeup for the show. Four years later, MAC officially started working with me at my first New York show.

WWD: How would you describe the new direction of Emanuel Ungaro?

E.C.: It’s about a natural beauty look – it doesn’t mean this woman doesn’t want to be feminine and put on makeup but there’s a certain ease about it all that makes it flow. That’s the type of spirit I want to give to the house of Ungaro and the message I’m trying to share with this new collaboration.

WWD: What did you enjoy most about the collaboration?

E.C.: I had fun talking about who the Ungaro woman is and describing in great detail what her sense of femininity and softness really meant in terms of everything from her makeup to the textures used in the clothing.

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