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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas Everyone!

So, Today is Chrismas Eve and while being bored at home (waiting to go to dinner at my brother's) I decided I'd start my blog! WWeeee!

I'd like to start by wishing everyone a very merry Christmas! I hope that each and everyone of you reading this gets to spend quality time with those that you love. Christmas is a time of joy around the world and it brings so many people together. I will be spending my evening with my Brother, my sister-in-law, their 4 children, my mother and my boyfriend. My family is pretty small but it's always lost of fun. Tonight, I look forward to watching my nieces and nephew open their gift at midnight (family tradition).

Thanks for stopping by!
XOXO,
Awilda

Makeup look for the evening:

FACE:
MAC Moisture Lush Cream
MUFE HD Primer
MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation, NC40
MAC Studio Concealer, NW25
MAC MSF in Medium Plus
MAC Bronzer in Matte Bronze
MAC Lightsweep/Shadester for Contour
NARS Deepthroat Blush
MAC Fix+

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Bare Canvas Paint
MAC Star Violet allover lid
MAC Humid in Crease/Outer Corner
MAC Nylon to highlight
MAC Black Tied to deepen outer corner
MAC Blacktrack to line
Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil ZERO to water line + smudged

Lips:
Prescriptives Lipgloss in Meteor

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Make-Up Art Cosmetics Fall '09 as seen by Maira Kalman, Illustrator

Make-Up Art Cosmetics
Fall '09 as seen by Maira Kalman, Illustrator

We still chuckle (along with all of Manhattan) over the now-famous New Yorker cover illustration of "Newyorkistan." Cheeky, witty, always amusing, Maira's illustrations are cute and colourful, wonderfully child-like, playful...and sophisticated all at once. Technakohl Liners and Maira's Magical thinking Eye Shadows are made for the MAC Artist with a sense of mischief and a deep desire to be defiantly different. Warm and eccentric at the same time, Maira's faces are full of cock-eyed optimism, with the tiniest smidge of city-girl-snobbism...simply, scrumptiously, stupendously sublime!

Eye Shadows $14.50USD/$17.00CAD (LE)

Crest The Wave - Rich yellow frost (Frost) (Repromote from Stowaways 2008)

Off the Page - Mid-tone mustard orange (Frost)

Haunting - Light turquoise blue (Satin) (Repromote from McQueen 2007)

Violet Trance - Deep blue purple (Matte) (Repromote from Balloonacy 2007)

Purple Shower - Medium-tone magenta with silver pearlized pigments (Satin) (Repromote from Turquatic 2006)

Maira's Magic - Yellow pink (Satin)

Technakohl Liners $14.50USD/17.00CAD (LE)

Colour Matters - Bright lime (Cream)
Obviously Orange - Dirty coral (Frost)
Artistic License - Bright turquoise blue (Frost)
Full of Fuchsia - Deep blue magenta (Frost)
Graphblack - Rich graphic black (Cream) (Permanent)

Make-Up Art Cosmetics Fall '09 as seen by Richard Phillips

Make-Up Art Cosmetics
Fall '09 as seen by Richard Phillips

Andy Warhol did a cameo on The Love Boat in 1985...and in the same spirit, Richard Phillips' 1998 painting, Spectrum, made its debut on the scandelous Gossip Girl - a sign of the times! Need we say more? Recylced and re-imagined '50s,'60s, and '70s ads and images, and every colourful issue ever considered when pondering the question of "identity" is what Richard Phillips is all about. Highly technical, a refinement of precise, academic painting, his bold and beautiful portraits seem so relevant to everything MAC artistry is all about. A collection of eye shadow quads, lipsticks, Lipglass, and The Perfect Cheek Blush just leap off the canvas!

Lipsticks: $14.00USD/$16.50CAD (LE)

Front Lit - Light white yellow (Frost)
High Strung - Deep pink silver (Frost) (Permanent)
Lovin' It - Cool neutral with yellow undertone (Lustre)
Hold the Pose - Brown plum with gold pearlized pigments (Lustre)
Full Body - Deep red plum (Lustre)

Lipglass: $14.00/$16.50 (LE)

Young Thing - Yellow Neutral with gold pearlized pigments (Frost)
Personal Taste - Mid-tone rose with pink and gold pearlized pigments (Frost)
New Spirit - Light yellow coral (Frost)
On Display - Purple yellow with pearlized pigments (Frost)

Eye Shadow x 4: $36.00USD/$43.00CAD (LE)

Photo Realism Quad

Photo Realism - Gold shimmer with gold pearlized pigments (Frost)
Fresh Approach - Cool mint green (Veluxe Pearl)
Image Maker - Mid-tone grey green (Frost)
Grey Range - Deep blue green (Veluxe Pearl)

In The Gallery Quad

Lightfall - Pale Pink (Satin) (Repromote from Cult of Cherry 2008)
Look at the Eyes - Light violet (Frost)
In The Gallery - Mid-tone blue pink (Matte)
Private Viewing - Deep brown plum (Matte)

Notoriety Quad

Skintone 1 - Light white pink (Lustre)
Skintone 2 - Mid tone gold (Frost)
Notoriety - Mid tone brown with gold pearl (Velvet)
Rich & Earthy - Rich coral bronze (Veluxe Pearl)

Plush Lash Mascara: $13.00USD/$15.50CAD (Permanent)

Plushblack - Black

Powder Blushes: $18.50USD/$22.00CAD (LE)

The Perfect Cheek - Mid-tone pale pink (Matte)

Notable - Mid-tone brick brown red (Satin)

Make-Up Art Cosmetics Fall '09 as seen by Marilyn Minter, Photographer

Make-Up Art Cosmetics
Fall '09 as seen by Marilyn Minter, Photographer

There's that famous close-up of Tom Ford's belly button, part of the "Pathology of Glamour" that this artist renders with luminous, almost hallucinatory colour and painterly photo-realism... Erotic imagery that zooms in on a succulently wet, red lip, a dappled, sequined eye, or a silverized stiletto splashing in the mud. The Whitney Biennial Artist says she's "Never met a model who actually thinks she's beautiful," and that observation goes a long way to explain how she connects to what MAC wants to say about all-inclusiveness - we're ALL beautiful sometimes. Pigments in Push the Edge and Copper or Gold Gliter have the power to make anyone feel like they WILL be seen - and desired.

Pigments $19.50USD/$23.00CAD (LE)

Brash & Bold - Bright magenta (Frost)

Push the Edge - Deep bright purple with pearlized pigments (Frost)

Cocomotion - Mid-tone gold bronze with gold pearlized pigments (Frost) (Repromote from Rushmetal 2007)

Heritage Rouge - Mid-tone brown plum (Frost) (Permanent at Pro Stores)

Glitter $19.50USD/$23.00CAD (Permanent at Pro Stores)

Fuchsia - Sparkling fuchsia

Gold - Sparkling chunky gold

Reflects Glitters $19.50USD/$23.00CAD (Permanent at Pro Stores)

Reflects Rust - Sparkling warm red

Reflects Copper - Sparkling saffron

Gloss Texture $18.00USD/$22.00CAD (Permanent)

Clear Gloss - Clear

Sunday, July 6, 2008

MAC Colour Craft Collection: Launch 7/9/09 (USA)

MAC Colour Craft Collection: Launch 7/9/09 (USA)

Lipstick: (All LE) $14.00USD

Madly Creative - Pink neutral with white pearl (Frost)
Ever Embellish - Plum brown with red pearl (Lustre)
Made with Love - Bright coral pink (Lustre)
Colour Crafted - Milky pink (Frost)
Trimming Talk - Bright fuschia (Frost)
Most Popular - Purple with yellow undertone (Lustre) (Repromote: Hello Kitty)

Lipglass: (All LE) $14.00USD
These have a new marbled texture. They contain three colors that mix into one.

Pretty Pattern - Warm mid-tone beige
Crazy Haute - Blue pink
Nice Mix Up - Burnt ginger
Funky Fusion - Pink coral
Eclectic Edge - Cool violet
Miss Marble - Muted pink

Mineralize Skinfinish: (All LE) - $27.00USD
Three of these are the regular MSF design and three are "striped" with three different complimentary colours.

Sunny by Nature- Rich bronze with pink pearl pigment
Cheeky Bronze - Soft golden coral wth bronze pearl
Porcelain Pink - Soft pinky coral wth gold veining (Repromote: Gold Play and A Muse)
Triple Fusion - Left: Soft champagne gold / Center: Soft golden peach / Right: Rose pink with gold nuances
Smooth Merge - Left: Soft champange pink / Center: Deep rose / Right: Pale cool pink
Warm Blend - Left: Antique gold / Center: Mahogany Bronze / Right: Copper

Mineralize Eyeshadows: (All LE) - $19.00USD
These are a "pinwheel" design that incorporate 4 shades into one pan.

Assemblage - White with silver pearl / Deep grey / Black with silver glitter / Warm yellow gold
Odd Bits - Mid-tone silver grey / Dusty rose with gold pearl / Dark burgundy/ Peachy bronze
Fashion Patch - Ice blue / Off white / Black with silver glitter / Light white pink
Eccentricity - Rich gold / Light violet / Deep plum/ Rich bronze
Natural Flare - Copper / Yellow orange / Mid-tone brown / Rich gold
Girlish Romp - Mid-tone violet / Yellow white with gold pearl / Light pastel coral / Mid-tone pink

Mineralize Blush: (All LE) $21.00USD

Hand-Finish - Light pink with deep gold veining
Fab-dabulous - Mid-tone burnt coral with yellow gold veining
Daft Pink - Deep blue pink with light white gold veining
Improvise - Mid-tone neutral coral with light white yellow gold veining
Cheek & Cheerful - Mid-tone bronzy brown with yellow gold veining
Style Demon - Mid-tone brick red with copper veining

Brush:

#226 Small Tapered Blending Brush - Small tapered blending brush (LE) $24.50USD (Repromote from Brunette Blonde Redhead)
#109 Small Contour Brush - Use on the face to apply, blend or contour powder products. Softly rounded dome tip delivers just enough colour; smoothly blends colour into the face. Of natural fibres. (Permanent) - $32.00USD
#131 Brush - Flat tapered face brush with short natural hairs and long synthetic fibres (LE)

Additional Photos (source: Specktra.net)