MAC Lovely Love Lace Collection

“Every couturier has forever had a fascination with the mysterious and alluring qualities of lace. From Evita to marlene Dietrich to some of the best-dressed of our red-carpet modern stars, it’s a long love affair. This salon-intimate collection is all about a dramatic, intense, smoky eye, with shadows that flash frosty grey to deep blue. Kohl Power is brought back for a limited time in a favorite shades plus a new blackened marine blue.

And naturally, 44 Lash adds the depth and desire. Lips stay pleasingly pale and nail lacquer in Light Affair adds ahit of danger. If ever there was a moment to do away with the winter doldrums and add some instant intrigue, this is it.” –MAC Cosmetics

The collection has a release date of Dec. 26 and includes:

Lipstick ($14)
Pretty Please Pale – pearl pink
Intricate Frosted – cool taupe

Lipglass ($14.00)
Icescape Sheer – pale pink with pearl
Utterly Discrete Sheer – icy mauve

Eyeshadow ($14.50)
Pincurl – dusty white
Hypnotizing – frosty grey mauve
Love Lace – frosty grey-ish blue
Suave Intentions – frosty silver blue

Kohl Power Eye Liners ($14)
Sense of Style – deep dark blue
Raven – red with black pearl
Feline – black

Nail Lacquer ($12)
Light Affair – creamy taupe grey

Swatches at The Next Best Thing to Going Shopping Yourself.

New MAC Releases--Warm and Cozy

NEWS FLASH: Available now---early!! This collection should launch on Dec. 26th (that's soon!). I tend to choose warm shades as evidenced by my ridiclous collection of bronze eyeshadows and coral blushes. I also think this is a great name for a winter collection!  It includes:

Lipstick  ($14.00)

Spiced Tea Warmed bronze brown (Glaze) (Limited Edition)

Warm Me Up Creamy mid-tone neutral pink (Amplified) (Limited Edition)
Siss Muted golden beige (Satin) (Permanent)

Lipglass  ($14.00)
2N Creamy neutral yellow pink (Cream) (Limited Edition) (Repromote)
Feeling Dreamy Pale neutral pink with pink pearlized pigments (Frost) (Limited Edition)
3N Neutral brown with gold and pink pearlized pigments (Frost) (Limited Edition) (Repromote)
Light That Fire! Mid-tone burnt coral with pearlized pigments (Frost) (Limited Edition)

Eyeshadow  ($14.50)

Chamomile Creamy pale yellow (Satin) (Limited Edition)

Modelette Mid-tone warm camel (Satin) (Limited Edition) (Repromote)

Milled Cider Dark warm brown (Satin) (Limited Edition)

Embark Deep rich brown-black (Matte) (Permanent)

Shadesticks ($16.50)

Nurture Frosted pale neutral pink beige (Limited Edition)

Relaxed Frosted dark chocolate brown (Limited Edition)

Cuddle Frosted light golden yellow (Limited Edition)

Warm & Cozy Frosted burnt amber with red and gold pearlized pigments (Limited Edition)

Mineralize Skinfinish ($27)

Comfort Golden bronze (Limited Edition)

By Candlelight Golden pink (Limited Edition)

Nail Lacquer  ($12)
Blissed Out Creamy light nude (Limited Edition)
Dim the Lights Creamy warm dark chocolate (Limited Edition)

Tinted Lip Conditioner   ($14.50)
Close for Comfort Pinkish brown (Limited Edition)
Feelin’ Good Light neutral beige (Limited Edition)

Lip Conditioner Stick SPF 15 &Tube ($13.50)

Mineralize Face & Body Lotion  ($29.50)
This gentle non-sensitive, rich moisturizing lotion can be used on the face and body and is free of fragrance and colour.

Care Blends Essential Oils  ($19.50)
Sweet Orange + Lavender This nourishing oil leaves skin feeling energized and moisturized with the look of a healthy glow

Grapefruit + Chamomile This oil will help soothe, calm and clarify the skin with a soothing aroma

As usual, check out swatches at my friend Karla's blog here.

Chanel Noirs Obscurs 2009 - Deep, Dark & Tantilizing

In a departure from the classic Chanel offerings, Global Creative Director of Chanel, Peter Philips has created the dark, vampy and mysterious Noirs Obscurs collection. Comprised of traditional jewel tones emerald, sapphire, ruby & violet infused with dramatic black. At first glance I thought 'I'm too old to be wearing Goth makeup' but the more I look at the pictures and think about it, I think it's damn sexy!

The Noirs Obscurs Collection includes:

Les Folies Noirs Eyeshadow Quad ($60.00)

Exceptionnel de Chanel: Noir Obscur and Inimitable: Noir Obscur, see my previous post here. Eyeliner in Demoniac, three new Rouge Allure lipsticks: all dark and vampy, Obscure, Maniac and Hysteria, a Aqualumiere Gloss in Furious, a sheer gold, three nail polishes in Diabolic, Forbidden and Vendetta. With names like these, it sounds more like The Matrix rather than the tweed suits of Chanel. However, no one does black like Chanel. I'm looking forward to checking out the collection in person this weekend at my local Chanel counter, I'll let you know then how appropriate and wearable it is. It certainly has me intrigued!