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‘Sup, ladies? Happy Saturday. 🙂 I was wondering if any of you MACaholics have tried the new MAC Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation ($32) yet.
The new solid cream foundations just launched, and they’re supposedly great for dry skin.
Chock full o’ minerals, they offer medium, buildable coverage with a lightweight consistency.
Hey, gals. 🙂 Here are some Saturday lip swatches from the upcoming MAC Riveting collection.
Let me know what you think.
And for more MAC Riveting…
True Babe Lipglass
Rock Out Lipglass
Riveting Lipstick
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For a good time, call 
1-800-GO-MATTE. 🙂
LOL! So, last night I decided to play around with MAC’s three new Riveting matte Nail Lacquers ($12), but they turned out to be more trubs than I bargained for.
Both Black Enough? and Wham, Bam, Glam were crazy thick and streaky, but I liked how they looked after three coats. Three coats, though… That’s probably more patience (they say it’s a virtue!) than I have. I prefer my polishes easy like Saturday/Sunday morning.
Of these, the star 
for me is definitely sparkly Studded. It goes on smooth and glimmers like a galactic exploding disco ball, BAM!
Happy weekend eve, ladies. How was your Friday? Mine was tops until I picked up a wee cold. 🙁
Didn’t stop me from playing with makeup, though (few things ever do!). 🙂 I wanted to show you a few items from the upcoming MAC Riveting collection which arrives on counters next Thursday. I’ve got one or two more detailed lip and nail swatch posts planned; this one’s just a quick look.
Powder Blush in Full Fuchsia, $18.50
Lipglass in Rock Out (left) and True Babe (right), $14 each
Lipstick in Metal Maven (left) and Riveting (right), $14 each
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I’ve been a huge MAC fan for years, and they’ve always been easy to love — lots of jazzy color collections, quality products, helpful MUAs, great promotions, fantastic brushes and more. But one of my all-time favorite things about MAC has been Viva Glam. 🙂
Started way back in 1994 to support men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, the celebrity-sponsored lipsticks and lipglosses MAC’s released periodically under the Viva Glam name have raised millions, every dollar of which has gone to support the cause. Pretty cool, yah?
When I heard that MAC was releasing the latest installments this week, Viva Glam Gaga lipstick (as in Lady Gaga, holla!) and Viva Glam Cyndi (as in Lauper), I snapped both up with a quickness!
Which reminds me, are you ready for a giveaway?
One lucky lady will win BOTH Viva Glam Gaga and Viva Glam Cyndi (a $28 value) lipsticks.
Entering is easy. There are two different ways, and you can do both of them for two chances to win.
First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all.
When I was eight, I desperately wanted to dye my hair red and then shave half of it off like Cyndi Lauper. Yeah… my parents were NOT ON BOARD!
Second, enter by following me on Twitter and retweeting (RT) the following message:
RT @karenmbb: RT to win MAC’s Viva Glam Gaga & Viva Glam Cyndi Lipsticks (a $28 Value) http://bit.ly/dhLD1h
I’ll pick the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, February 14.
Suwertehin ka sana!!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Fellow surfer girls and beach bums, put down your board wax and sit your bikini-clad booty down on the sand because the MAC To the Beach collection (available May 27) is going to knock you out of your flip-flops.
This summer release features over 30 (!) pieces for lips, eyes, face, nails and body in beach-inspired colors.
For more on MAC to The Beach…
I haven’t been this stoked about a MAC summer collection since Neo Sci Fi, and I can’t wait to dive into To the Beach’s green, coral and pink color palette. And isn’t the limited-edition packaging cute, too? May can’t get here fast enough…
Eyeshadows
Eyeshadows
From left to right: Eye Kohls, Lip Pencils, Nail Lacquers
Lipsticks
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Hey, gals! I was just about to make dinner (linguine with garlicky clams, om nom…) when I came across some pics for two upcoming MAC collections: Too Fabulous (March 4) and Prep for Colour (April 8).
When it comes to more MAC, the clams can wait, LOL!
MAC Too Fabulous, clockwise from upper left: Mineralize Blush Duos ($23), Lip Pencils ($13), Cremesheen Glasses ($18)
MAC Prep For Colour
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Sheesh! Again with the gray skies? I’m so over winter, ladies. I almost lost my sunny disposition this afternoon until I busted into MAC Spring Colour Forecast, bumped some reggae and pretended I was getting ready for a party at the beach. 🙂
It’s a pink, purple, gold and blue eye with coral cheeks and shiny violet lips. For the eyes, I mixed the shimmery pinks and purples from Crush Metal Pigment in Stacked 1 with MAC Pigment in Melon (a shimmery, peachy gold) and Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Jinx (a shimmery teal). Then, I upped the drama with black liner using MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack (a matte black) along my upper lashline and MAC Technakohl Liner in Graphblack on the waterline.
I wanted to make sure my cheeks wouldn’t compete with the eyes, so I went with something semi-matte, in this case MAC Ombre Blush in Ripe Peach (a coral).
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