Eyes on MAC Anniversary: Amber Times Nine.

MAC is back with their Eyes on MAC palettes launching tomorrow. Eyes on MAC Anniversary is a collection of 9 pan and 15 pan color-coordinated palettes in perfect shades of Amber to Navy in just about every finish imaginable. I always pick up a few of these palettes because they are just so versatile and I find myself reaching for them time and time again.

"Creating your own bespoke eyes has never been easier. These well-edited Eyes x 9 and Eyes x 15 palettes feature a wave of colour-coordinated hues offering countless combinations.

In colour schemes from Navy and Burgundy to Amber and Purple, and a brand new palette of
soft pastel hues, each offers textures from matte to satin to frost for creating looks for both day and night."

I was able to preview the Amber Times Nine palette and plan to pick up the Cool Neutral palette and the Macy's exclusive as well.

The Amber Times Nine palette is your perfect golden nude shadow palette. I like that it's easy to create everyday eye looks with this palette with different finishes. With the matte pink and peachy gold shimmer and sparkly brown, I am really having fun with this palette for daily looks. You can't go wrong with it.

The Eyes on MAC Anniversary eye palettes:

AMBER TIMES NINE - $32
GEORGIA PEACH dirty rose pink (matte)
COZY GREY cool grey (matte)
CREATIVE COPPER light beige (lustre)
CORK muted golden brown (satin)
RICEPAPER peachy-gold with shimmer (frost)
KITTIES pale bronze (frost)
AROMATIC matte brown (matte)
DON’T TELL sparkly brown (lustre)
PEPPER PLEASE sparkly bronze copper brown (velvet)

PURPLE TIMES NINE - $32
SWEET LUST soft champagne pink with pearls (lustre)
POIGNANT soft lavender (satin)
MANCATCHER matte lavender taupe (frost)
AFTER DUSK soft red wine (veluxe pearl)
BEAUTY MARKED black-red with sparkle pearl (velvet)
SATELLITE DREAMS plum with violet pearl (veluxe pearl)
SHADOWY LADY blackened plum (matte)
LIGHTLY SUGARED soft lilac with pearl (frost)
BON NUIT deep plum (matte)

NAVY TIMES NINE - $32
SILVER FOG silver grey (lustre)
BLONDE MINK pale khaki with sparkles (lustre)
CLOUDSCAPE khaki (velvet)
JG GREY frosty grey-blue (frost)
CLUB red-brown with green pearl (satin)
MULLED OVER matte cool blue-grey (matte)
CAST IRON matte charcoal (matte)
COPPERPLATE muted mid-tone grey (matte)
BLACK TIED black with silver sparkle (velvet)

DUSKY ROSE TIMES NINE - $32
COOL COMPLEMENT cool medium brown (matte)
FRANKLY FROSTY light grey-taupe (matte)
M·A·CNIFICENT ME! pinky white frost (frost)
FABULOUS DNA light pink shimmer (frost)
IN MY ELEMENT cool silver pearl (lustre)
PLEASING TO THE EYE mid-tone rose (matte)
SABLE gold-plum with bronze pearl (velvet)
QUIET TYPE medium bronze shimmer (frost)
DANCE IN THE DARK deep cool brown (velvet)

PASTEL TIMES NINE - $32
NEW NUDE whitish-pink highlighter (satin)
FRESH INNOCENCE ivory frosty warm white (frost)
SPICE BAR greyish-taupe (satin)
FLOUNCE pale pastel pink (matte)
FREE ROAMING dirty lavender (veluxe pearl)
RESTLESS ROSE pinkish-mauve (satin)
SPRING MOON baby blue (frost)
GREYSTROKE pale greenish-silver (satin)
SWEET GREEN soft muted green (satin)

BURGUNDY TIMES NINE - $32
#NOIR deep black-brown with gold pearls (velvet)
HONEY LUST bronze-dipped peach (lustre)
QUARRY soft, muted plum-brown (matte)
ANTIQUED ash brown with bronze (veluxe pearl)
STAR VIOLET pinky brown-plum (veluxe pearl)
HAUX soft, muted rosy-brown (satin)
EMBARK intense reddish-brown (matte)
SKETCH burgundy with red shimmer (velvet)
POPPYSEED mid-tone mauvey nude (satin)

WARM NEUTRAL - $65
HEY metallic coral (veluxe pearl)
WARM BREEZE pastel coral (satin)
GINGERSNAP deep rosy-pink (frost)
DARK BREW deep chocolate with pink pearl (velvet)
DANCE IN THE DARK dark brown (matte)
BRULE soft, creamy-beige (satin)
VANILLA EXTRACT soft, warm yellow-beige (frost)
HONEY LUST bronze-dipped peach (lustre)
AMBER LIGHTS peachy-brown with shimmer (frost)
SADDLE golden orange-brown (matte)
LEMON TART metallic gold (veluxe pearl)
BUTTERFUDGE dirty mocha with gold pearl (satin)
CREATIVE COPPER frosted gold (lustre)
UNWIND dirty olive (veluxe pearl)
DIVINE DECADENCE soft bronze (velvet)

MELLOW MODERNS - $65
BEADED light golden beige (frost)
GOLDMINE intense gold with shimmer (frost)
CHAINS OF LOVE mid-tone coined bronze (frost)
CORK muted golden brown (satin)
CARBON intense black (matte)
ORB soft peachy-beige (satin)
PLUMMED shimmering dark plum (veluxe pearl)
LUSCIOUS neutral bronze (frost)
SOFT BROWN soft, golden peachy-brown (matte)
TRAX burgundy-plum with shimmer (velvet)
RETROSPECK beached blonde (lustre)
PERSUADE mid-tone cool grey-brown (matte)
GREENSMOKE tarnished olive (lustre)
FELT cool neutral army green (satin)
PRINT muted grey with shimmer (satin)

COOL NEUTRAL - $65
FLOUNCE chalky white-pink (matte)
SWEET ALLURE soft light pink (satin)
SUN TWEAKED soft frosty coral (frost)
BLACKBERRY muted burgundy-plum brown (matte)
AFTER DUSK mid-tone rosy pink with pearl (veluxe pearl)
PICK ME UP pale ivory (matte)
DECEPTION chocolate gold (frost)
CRUSHED CLOVE dirty gold-olive (frost)
COZY GREY cool grey (matte)
BRUN muted blackish-brown (satin)
SILVER FOG white with silver pearl (lustre)
FRENCH CLAY white-grey frost (frost)
CUMULUS dirty grey-charcoal (frost)
PEARLED EARTH deep blue-grey (veluxe pearl)
BLACK TIED black with silver sparkle (velvet)

The Eyes on MAC Anniversary eye palettes will be available beginning tomorrow at all MAC locations including Macy's and Nordstrom as well as maccosmetics.com.

MAC Zac Posen.

MAC has teamed up with womenswear designer Zac Posen for a makeup collection featuring his name, MAC Zac Posen. It's a classic collection, just like his trademark designs. From the packaging to the shades, the makeup and shades are exquisite.

"After dazzling women with his modern but timeless designs on the runway and red carpet for 13 years, New York designer Zac Posen presents his debut colour collection for M·A·C. From the iconic packaging to the square-handled contour and buffer brushes that boast the designer’s mark, every loving detail that Posen adorns on the female form takes on new shape for the face."

I rarely post photos of boxes or packaging, but I was really impressed with everything about this.

I love the simplicity of the products. The bronzer and blush are my favorite (shocker) with the 6 pan shadow palette being a keeper as well. I simply love how wearable the shades are. Worn together, they leaves eyes with a soft, everyday look that can be kicked up just a bit. The mauve and gray together are always on point, and yes, classic. The surprise is the orange lipstick.

The complete MAC Zac Posen makeup collection:

Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder - $27

• Transparent pressed powder

Lipstick - $18

• Sheer Madness - Sheer nude (lustre)
• Darling Clementine - Bright orange (matte)
• Dangerously Red - Blue fuchsia (matte)

Eyeshadow X 6 Eye Z You - $43.50

• Cozy Grey - Soft white pearl (veluxe pearl)
• Phloof! - Frosted off-white (frost)
• After Dusk - Deep lilac (veluxe pearl)
• Performance Art - Soft lilac w/multi-pearl (veluxe pearl)
• Palatable - Deep frost-grey (satin)
• Mauve Over - Soft mid-tone mauve (veluxe pearl)

Fluidline Pen - $23

• Retro Black - Solid flat black

Zoomlash Mascara - $18

• Zoomblack - Rich black

Powder Blush Duo - $29

• Haute Contour- Matte neutral brown/pink coral w/pearl

Brushes
182 Buffer - $54
168 Large Angle Contour - $36

The MAC Zac Posen collection will be available beginning February 25th. Buy it at all MAC stores, counters in Nordstrom, Macy's, etc. and at maccosmetics.com.

Spring 2016: MAC Cosmetics Flamingo Park Collection.

When I first heard about the brand new MAC Cosmetics Flamingo Park Collection for spring I was immediately excited because A - I read it was pink pink and I love me some pink and B— the theme is flamingo and I am all about the pink flamingo. I travel to South Florida quite often; it's my second home and I've been obsessed with pink flamingos for as long as I can remember. It's as if this spring color collection was made for me. Just one glance at the fun pink shades and you are drawn in and hoping that spring (if not summer) will be here soon. It is very resort-like.

"Plunge into the punchy pleasures of pink in a freshly made batch of scrumptious colours that let you have your cake, and wear it too. Glisten pretty on a sunny day with Powder Blush, a fun way to bring delicious colour to your cheeks. Paint it pink and get your just desserts anytime, but be ready to share!"

The collection is a big one with almost everything pink except for the large nine pan eyeshadow palette that offers some really bright shades to go along with the rest of the look.

Flamingo Park x 9 Eyeshadow Palette - $40

• Bird’s Eye View - Hot magenta (Satin)
• Flock & Roll - Light pastel pink (Matte)
• Sushi Flower - Pinky coral with pink shimmer (Satin)
• Elegant Friend - Dirty lavender (Veluxe Pearl)
• Weirdly Wonderful - Royal blue with light blue pearl (Veluxe)
• Naturally Fabulous - Warm mid-tone brown (Matte)
• Flounce - Chalky white pink (Matte)
• Glamour Light - Soft lemon yellow (Satin)
• Floridazzle - Soft lime green (Satin)

Technakohl Liner - $16.50

• Purple Dash - Intense aubergine
• Raisinette - Brown purple

Pigment - $22

• Rose - Rose with copper sparkle
• Golden Olive - High frosted green-gold
• Tan - Muted pinky brown bronze

Powder Blush - $22

• Life’s a Picnic - Hot reddish pink (Satin)
• Pink Swoon - Soft yellow baby-pink (Satin)
• Let’s Be Friends - Blue hot-pink (Satin)
• What I Fancy - Soft bright apricot (Satin)
• This Could Be Fun - Soft violet-purple (Satin)
• Spring Flock - Light bright coral (Satin)
• Oh My! - Reddish mid-tone coral (Satin)

Beauty Powder - $22

• Pearl Blossom - Light pink with silver pearlized pigments
• Sunny Surprise - Soft peach

Lipstick - $17

• Flocking Fabulous - Bright coral-red (Cremesheen + Pearl)
• Please Me - Muted rosy-tinted pink (Matte)
• Nice to Meet You - Deep pink-red (Cremesheen)
• Be Silly - Hot fuchsia pink (Matte)
• Long Legged & Fabulous - Soft baby pink (Cremesheen + Pearl)
• Silly - Bright white-pink (Matte)
• Saint Germain - Clean pastel pink (Amplified)
• Have Your Cake - Bright magenta (Matte)
• The Fashion Flock - Bright pink-coral (Matte)

Cremesheen Glass - $20

• Such Sweeties - Pastel baby pink
• Look Who’s Here! - Soft pink with blue pearl
• Sweet Tooth - Warm mid-tone pink
• Petite Indulgence - Bright blue-pink
• Playful Petal - Electric magenta

Lip Pencil - $16.50

• Chic Trick - Amped-up fuchsia
• Embrace Me - Vivid pinkish fuchsia
• In Synch - Bright yellow pink

Studio Nail Lacquer - $12

• Miami - Warm pink coral
• Spoonful of Sugar - Soft pink glitter with pink pearl

The lip shades are must haves for me. From the Lipstick to Cremesheen Glass, take your pick, you simply cannot go wrong if you are into any shade of pink.  These are all extremely wearable and complementary for all skin tones.

I have two of the Matte Lipsticks in Be Silly, a matte hot pink, and Have Your Cake, a matte blue-pink, almost purple shade. While these are not my typical shades, I find Be Silly a beautiful fuchsia shade that wears really well for a matte shade. I think I rather one of the lighter pink or coral shades like The Fashion Flock, Long Legged & Fabulous and Please Me, all of which I just ordered.

For the Cremesheen Glass, I just love the formula. This gloss offers just the right amount of shine that lasts longer than your average lipgloss, which one me is probably three to four hours. The formula is really creamy with a nice touch of pigment to it, depending on the color of course. I have Such Sweetness, which is a barely there baby pink that just adds a touch of pink to the lips. I like this one dotted in the center of my lips to add fullness to my put. I also have Petite Indulgence which is a really bright blue-pink. This one looks beautiful layered over Have Your Cake or on its own for a bit of a more sheer brightly colored lip.

For the face I have Pearl Blossom Beauty Powder which is a nice light pink highlighter as it has a bit of silver pearlized pigment in it. If used lightly, it looks pretty when the light catches it.  I am probably most surprised by What I Fancy Powder Blush because I am loving this. It is a gorgeous sort of soft, sort of bright coral shade. It is what I would describe as the inside of a not so ripe watermelon and it looks just so pretty on my skin as long as I use a light hand. I layer it over a bit of bronzer and it is just absolutely stunning. I really cannot express that enough. I can only imagine how nice it will look over self-tanner, tanned or a darker skin tone.

Buy the MAC Cosmetics Flamingo Park Collection now at all MAC stores, counters in Nordstrom, Macy's, etc. and maccosmetics.com.