MAC is probably the best high fashion cosmetics brand, not just because of their consistently on-trend and hard wearing products but also because of their extensive portfolio of fashion designer collaborations.
The latest sees them team up with Indian designer Manish Arora. The centre piece of the collection will be 'Eyes on Manish', a six-shade eyeshadow palette, £30 which will be packaged with Manish's signature use of vibrant and outrageous colours.
The line which also features two shades of lipstick, two of lipglass and two shades of MAC's wonderful powder blush and will be available in the UK in October.
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Beauty has so far been bold at this week's couture shows, and John Paul Gaultier's Autumn/Winter show was no different.
Models wore their hair piled high, but what was most striking were their vibrant red lips. Bright colours have been huge this Spring /Summer, so just-bitten, cherry red makes the transition to Autumn perfectly.
The key to getting this look right is to use a good quality, highly pigmented red lipstick, and to line lips especially carefully to create a cleanly framed pout. Chanel's Le Crayon Levres in Roux gives a perfectly precise finish and comes with a handy brush to help blend the colour into your lips. When it comes to a good red lipstick, I have never found anything better than MAC's Russian Red, which provides incredibly intense, long lasting colour without drying out your lips.
Models at John Galliano's Spring/Summer 08 show, strutted sultrily down the catwalk with bejewelled lips (pictured). I absolutely love this look, as it is glamorous and edgy all at once.
Now I don't know about you, but no matter how much I love this look for the catwalk, I am not sure I will be stepping out with sequins stuck into my gloss any time soon! It is still possible though, to channel this look without looking like you have gotten a bit over excited at a craft afternoon.
MAC, wonderous beauty genius' that they are, have come up with Dazzleglass, a sparkely new variation on their classic Lipglass. The gloss contains large pearl particles which reflect the light to create a pout comparable to crystals! As with all MAC lip glosses, the product glides easily onto the lips for a smooth, high-shine, non-sticky finish.
Dazzleglass is available in sixteen shades, including this season's essential blue, and is priced at £12.50.
The problem with the British weather is that as soon as the sun comes out and you bare your legs to the world, it disappears behind a cloud and you're back in the 40-deniers. Like an over enthusiastic computer nerd, legs never end up seeing the light of day for more than 20 minutes, and consequently begin to resemble a pair of mini-milks.
Luckily, MAC have come to the rescue with their new Skinsheen. This lightweight gel bronzer sprays effortlessly onto legs, to give a natural bronzed effect. What makes it so special, is the 179 Body Buffer brush designed to apply the product. The ultra-dense natural fibres buff the product into the skin for a smooth even application.
If you want to get in on the MAC bronzing action, get in there quick! This product is flying off the shelves with two of the shades already sold out on the website.
