Givenchy Fall/Winter 2008 - Dandy Collection

Givenchy's inspiration for their upcoming collection? 19th Century Dandies

Hmmm ... do we like? Well, this collection plays with masculine and feminine elements to create an elegant, edgy, and flamboyant look. The look contrasts a strong dark-toned smokey eye in masculine greys and purples with sweet, delicate feminine baby-pink lips and cheeks, rather than a purely neutral lip/cheek. The collection is set for release in August with the mascara (below) set to come out mid-September.

Interesting is the packaging:


Prism Again! Shimmer'Eyes in Precious Shimmer

Lighter gold, purple, and grey pearlescent shades and a dense matte black base (black dots on white background). When used, the polka-dotted surface disappears revealing the base underneath which can be used to line or blend with the other shadows to alter their appearance.


Prisme Again! Shimmer'Eyes in LE Smokey Shimmer

Dense metallic shades in blue, purple, and silver-blacks accompanied with a a matte white base (white polka-dots on black) to soften the look.




LE Pocket Beauty Case designed to appear like a delicately etched men's pocket watch compact. The case opens to reveal a pink and white pearly highlighter than can be used on the cheeks and lips.






Phenomen'Eyes Mascara - quite different, don't you think? An elegant little spherical brush designed to reach every single lash on the eye; as it applies vertically it is said to reach root to tip coating each lash. Now here's the good stuff - it's a water based, polymer mascara (my favorite kind) which sticks to the lashes, separating and lengthening them and will comes in shades of black and brown.






source: kiss and makeup tv

UPDATE: MAC Colour Forms

And we're back in collection mode with new images and info for upcoming MAC Collections, this one, part of MAC's Colour Forms collection set for release July 18th. A bit more eye candy for you may have you thinking this may be one of the best collections until holiday.

Lowdown on the LE lippies above first: $14USD

• Pop Circle - Creamy bright blue pink outer w/ sheer pale pink pearlized core (L)
• Naked to the Core - Creamy soft neutral pink outer w/ sheer beige pearlized core (L)
• Inner Hue - Creamy mid-tone coral outter w/ sheer golden peach pearlized core (L)
• Rose Go Round - Creamy burgundy outer w/ sheer golden pink pearlized core (L)

Richmetal Highlighters (LE): $16.50 USD

• Dark Influence - Frosty purple w/ pink pearlized pigments
• Deep Deposit - Frosty deep blackened burgundy
• Female - Frosty pale pink w/ green gold pearlized pigments
• Quick Flash - Frosty warm gold
• Positive Charge - Frosty copper w/ gold pearlized pigments
• Rose Bullion - Frosty mid-tone pink w/ gold pearlized pigments

Pigments (LE): $19.50USD

• Steel Blue - Rich deep turquoise greenblue w/ small pearlized pigments (PRO)
• Jardin Aires - Tan w/ gold pearlized pigments (Repromote from Strange Hybrid and Heatherette)
• Gilded Green - Frosty mid-tone green w/ gold pearlized pigments
• Tea Time - Bronzed brown w/ multi-dimensional pearlized pigments
• Circa Plum - Frosty mid-tone lavender
• Royal Flush - Frosty mid-tone red

Colour Form Powders (LE): $24.50USD

• Play Around Pink
• Sun Centered

Lip Palettes: $24.50USD

Warm Lips

• Fresh and Fun (Frost)
• Oh Garnet (Amplified Creme) (repromote Adorn)
• Flash of Flesh - gloss (D'Bohemia, MAC for Y and Kei)

Cool Lips

• Miss Rose Lipstick (Lustre)
• Cassis Royale (Lustre)
• Virginity - gloss

Neutral Lips

• Altered Beige (Lustre)
• Square Root (Frost)
• Lunar - gloss

Eyeshadow Palettes:

Cool Eyes

• Radial Pink, Brown Border, Spot Colour, Blue Spill, Slate

Warm Eyes

• Fertile, Chillproof, Tancentric, Rolled Gold, Rustic

Brush Sets:

5 Basic Brushes - Red Nylon Bag and Brush Holder
129SE, 190SE, 224SE, 242SE, 266SE

5 Advanced Brushes - Green Nylon Bag and Brush Holder
168SE, 187SE, 212SE, 219SE, 275SE

5 Advanced Brushes - Bluish-Purple Nylon Bag and Brush Holder
168SE, 187SE, 212SE, 219SE, 275SE


photos: bjooti

SNEAK PEEK: MAC Starflash Collection

Dubbed the Hollywood Eyeshadows of Tinseltown, the MAC Starflash Collection boasts 12 creamy, jet-milled shadows, four (4) new kohl eyeliners, and is that a mascara in there as well? Yippee...

The collection is set to hit stores in Fall 2008.

Starflash Eye shadows:

• Dreammaker - Frosty yellow gold
• Grand Entrance - Frosty neutral pink beige
• Bold & Brazen - Frosty light copper
• Sunset B. - Frosty mid pink
• Lotusland - Pinky lavender with gold pearl
• Talent Pool - Blue green with gold pearl
• Mink & Sable - Olive green
• Smoke & Diamonds - Frosty dirty taupe
• Go - Frosted bronze
• Glamour Check! - Reddish brown
• Top Hat - Dirty Indigo
• Star by Night - Mid tone blue

source: Kiss and Makeup TV, Spektra, bjooti

MAC Colour Forms Update

Courtesy of Kiss and Makeup TV and Spektra, once again, here we're given a peek at the packaging for the new MAC Colour Forms palettes. The palettes come in a compact covered in an anodized metallic fabric; they'll pair with matching makeup brushes and makeup bags.


The collection is set to contain three (3) lips palettes and two (2) eye palettes, split into warm (red), neutral (green) and cool (blue).

The eye palettes consist of:

• Warm Eyes: Fertile, Chillproof, RTancentric, Rolled Gold and Rustic
• Cool Eyes: Radial Pink, Brown Border, Spot Colour, Blue Spill and Slate

source: Kiss and Makeup TV, Spektra

SNEAK PEEK: MAC Colour Forms

Colour Form Powder (LE) $24.50USD Contains 4 shades
Sun Centered:
Coral w/ gold pearlized pigments
Mid-tone bronze
Soft wheat w/ gold & silver pearlized pigments
Soft peach w/ white pearlized pigments

Play Around Pink:
Intense blue mid-tone pink w/pearlized pigments
Plum
Soft pink w/ pink & white pearlized pigments
Light pink


Fresh on the heels of images from yet-to-be-released MAC summer collections is the exclusive collection by MAC for Nordies. This promises to be a fairly extensive collection with powders, pigments, lipsticks, eye shadow palettes, lip palettes, blushes, brushes and highlighters galore. Expected to launch July 18th.

Eye Palettes $38.00USD
5 Warm Eyes (LE)
Fertile-blackened brown (S) (not the same as strange hybrid/heatherette)
Chillproof - Frosty creamy white (F)
Tancentic - Frosty beige pink (VP)
Rolled Gold - Frosty golden olive (L)
Rustic - Frosted copper red (VP)

213SE Brush - For application of eye shadow to the lid area. This brush has a thick bundle of fibers arranged in a rounded shape.


5 Cool Eyes (LE)
Radial Pink - Frosty white pink (V)
Brown Border - Frosty plum(VP)
Spot Colour-Mid-tone cornflower blue w/ gold pearlized pigments (F)
Slate-Smoke grey (S)

213SE Brush - For application of eye shadow to the lid area. This brush has a thick bundle of fibers arranged in a rounded shape.

Lip Palettes $22.50USD
Warm Lips (LE)
Fresh and Fun (Lipstick) - Creamy neutral coral (F)
Oh Garnet (Lipstick) - Creamy mid-tone red (A) (Repromote from
Adorn)
Flash of Flesh (Lipgloss) - Sheer peach pink w/ multi-dimensional pearlized pigments (Repromote from D’Bohemia. This is also the exact same colour as the Kei lipglass that was released with MAC for Y and Kei.)
316SE Brush - For controlled lipstick or eye liner application and comes with a metal cover. This brush has small, flat, firm fibers and a tapered tip.

Cool Lips (LE)
Miss Rose Lipstick - Creamy mid-tone blue pink (L)
Cassis Royale Lipstick - Sheer mid-tone plum (L)
Virginity Lipglass - Sheer mid-tone pink w/ pink pearlized pigments
316SE Brush - For controlled lipstick or eye liner application and comes with a metal cover. This brush has small, flat, firm fibers and a tapered tip.

Neutral Lips (LE)
Altered Beige - Creamy yellow beige (L)
Square Root - Mid-tone burnt bronze (F)
Lunar - Sheer creamy yellow beige w/ white pearlized pigments
316SE Brush - For controlled lipstick or eye liner application and comes with a metal cover. This brush has small, flat, firm fibers and a tapered tip.

Brush Sets $49.50USD
5 Advanced Brushes (LE) Black handles & ferrules in a green nylon rectangle bag

187SE - A large full circular brush used for lightweight application and blending of face powder or pigments. Use to create soft layers or add textures. Made from a soft blend of goat and synthetic fibres.
168SE - For expert application of cheek contour. This brush is a large angled contour - the fibers form a buffed edge and are soft and firmly bundled.
212SE - Lines and define the eye with colour. Firmly bristled, flat of shape; applies colour in a stroke to provide instant definition. Use with powder, liquid or cream products. Synthetic.
219SE - For precision shading on lid, in eye crease or along lash line. The soft, smooth fibers of this brush are gathered into a pencil-shaped tip. It is ideal for blending eyeliner into eye shadow to create a smoky looking eye.
275SE - For applying and blending eye shadow. This brush has soft, smooth fibers and a full, angled design.



Lipsticks (LE) $14.00USD

Naked to the Core - Creamy soft neutral pink outer w/ sheer beige pearlized core (L)

Pop Circle - Creamy bright blue pink outer w/ sheer pale pink pearlized core (L)

Inner Hue - Creamy mid-tone coral outter w/ sheer golden peach pearlized core (L)

Rose Go Round - Creamy burgandy outer w/ sheer golden pink pearlized core (L)














Richmetal Highlighter (LE) $16.50
Richmetal Highlighter is a highlighter that can be used to create intense, multi-dimensional, metallic-looking effects on the skin. This product was also released with MACouture, but with different colours.

Female - Frosty pale pink w/ green gold pearlized pigments

Deep Deposit - Frosty deep blackened burgandy

Quick Flash - Frosty warm gold

Rose Bullion - Frosty mid-tone pink w/ gold pearlized pigments

Dark Influence - Frosty purple w/ pink pearlized pigments

Positive Charge - Frosty copper w/ gold pearlized pigments

Pigments (LE) $19.50USD
Royal Flush - Frosty mid-tone red
Gilded Green - Frosty mid-tone green w/ gold pearlized pigments
Tea Time - Bronzed brown w/ multi-dimensional pearlized pigments
Jardin Aires - Tan w/ gold pearlized pigments (Repromote from Strange Hybrid and Heatherette)
Circa Plum - Frosty mid-tone lavender
Steel Blue - Rich deep turquoise greenblue w/ small pearlized pigments (PRO)


Stay tuned for more as information and images surface for this collection.

Source: story - spektra; images - temptalia

MAC: Cool Heat Collection

Just a little note about the upcoming MAC Cool Heat Collection set to launch in the US June 2008. I'll post more information as it becomes available, but for now you can get your drool ready for these items:
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Slimshines:

• Daisy (WN) (LE)
• By Degrees (LE)
• Gentle Summer (PERM)
• High 90s (LE)
• Swelter (LE)

Eye Shadows:

• White Wheat (WN)(LE)
• Malt Stop (WN)(LE)
• Warm Chill (LE)
• Gulf Stream (LE)
• Cool Heat (LE)
• Climate Blue (LE)
• Blue Flame (LE)

Perfumes (Creations):

• Turquatic (REPROMOTE)
• Turquatic Heat (LE)

source: Spektra

MAC Summer Trend Bags 2008

Also expected to launch around the same date as MAC Neo Sci-Fi, Solar Field and Future Earth (5/29) are these trendy, soft patent, cosmetic bags in bright, neon colors.

• Fluore-Citron - mini size - $15 USD
• Infra-Orange - small size - $20 USD
• Neon Sea - medium size - $25 USD

source: risser

MAC UPDATE: Neo Sci-Fi, Solar Field, Future Earth

More information and photos found for some of the upcoming MAC collections. Enjoy ...

NEO SCI-FI

(exp launch date: May 29, 2008)


The mascara for the collection:

Plush Lash

Eyeshadows:

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L-R

• Expensive Pink
• Time & Space
• Evening Aura
• Femme-Fi Frosty
• Magnetic Fields

Sheertone Shimmer Blushes:

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• X-Rocks
• Spaced Out

Cremestick Liners:

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• Summerfruit
• Buerre
• 80%
  

Other products from this collection posted earlier and may be viewed here.

SOLAR FIELD

(exp launch date: May 29, 2008)



Brushes:

239 and 168 (T-B)

Pigments - called Solar Bits:

L-R

• Scatter Rays—soft metallic peach with golden pearl
• Bronzescape—yellow-brown w/ golden pearl
• Black Ore—rich black w/ golden pearl
• Sunpower—light metallic tan w/ golden pearl

FUTURE EARTH

(exp launch date: May 29, 2008)

Future Earth is the skincare collection posted previously; click here for more information/photos.

What will YOU be hauling from these collections, hmmmmm ?

source: int'l cosmo, risser