Ok, it’s truth time. Whatever happened to my MAC Viva Glam Lady Gaga and Cyndi lipsticks?

Well, they both moved on, you see.

My Viva Glam Lady Gaga lipstick has moved on to my….traincase. It’s been in my professional traincase for photoshoots, as I deem it a very interesting color – perhaps to balance a smoky eye. I really love it. It’s such a keeper. It’s not for everyday use, but it’s an interesting color that is just photograph-worthy.

My Viva Glam Cyndi lipstick, on the other hand, has moved on to….my sisters. Once I placed it on our common vanity table, I could not just locate it anymore! There were some instances that I would see it inside a bag of my sister, and another instance, in another bag. Looks like Cyndi was just so wearable for everyday that my sisters have gotten it from my hands! Haha!

But then…all’s not lost, because of my new MAC Viva Glam Lipglasses, in both colors! Wanna take a peek?

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…and yet another reason for us to run to our favorite MAC counters and shop some collectibles like these!

Presenting, the MAC Viva Glam Gaga and Cyndi, in lipglass!

Now, you can match your MAC Viva Glam Gaga, and Cyndi lipsticks, and give them a luscious oomph with these lipgloss!

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Boy, this must be one of my favorite collections so far. When I received some items from the latest MAC Collection, namely Pret a Papier, one look at the shades, and bam. I felt that MAC just solidified the orange revolution. This collection will surely make you think twice of getting another pink lipstick again, and would really make you want to try an orange one!

Okay, let’s make a run thru of each of the items I have over here :
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The MAC Cosmetics Riveting Collection is a collection full of bold, bold shades that reminds me of rock n’ roll glam. One thing’s for sure – the shades showcased here are not the ordinary everyday shades!

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With my third installment of the MAC Spring Colour Forecast, I give you plum and burgundy shades!

Looking at the picture, do you see something different? Look closer, look closer.

Okay, MAC has a totally revamped eyeshadow quad packaging! The new eyeshadow quad looks very sleek compared to the old one, but the old one, with its textured plastic is actually mess-free, as compared to the new eyeshadow quad packaging. Nonetheless, I’m still after the color payoff of the quads.

On to my review,

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Oh, I could only remember last year’s MAC Spring Collection – it was the Hello Kitty Collection. I was in Singapore then, and there were pre-buys ( yes, in MAC! ) and day 1 was so chaotic that I almost didn’t get my MAC Hello Kitty doll. This year, MAC wows us tremendously by coming up with a HUGE Spring Collection.

MAC plays with so much spring colors that I got dizzy – there’s Spring Colour Forecast 1 that is inspired by pinks and lavenders, Spring Colour Forecast 2 that plays with coral shades, Spring Colour Forecast 3 with plum and burgundy, and Spring Colour Forecast 4 with warm yellows and golds. How wonderful. And I thought that spring was only about pastel. Haha!

I’m going to start my notes about the MAC Spring Colour Forecast Collection with numero uno.
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NARS comes up with their version of spring – sexy spring, that is!

Inspired by Catherine Deneuve’s role as Lucille in La Chamade, the NARS Spring 2010 Collection features soft, sexy shades that are as elegant as they are versatile.

“I love Catherine’s makeup look in this movie,” says François Nars, Founder and Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics who chose supermodel Amber Valletta for the campaign. “It’s very sophisticated and bourgeois in a Parisian ‘16th Arrondissement’ way. She is the perfect reference for this collection, and apropos for spring, a time to embrace color and get noticed.”

The items in the NARS’ Spring Collection include :
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As the economy is slowing down and recession is making us cut bank on our spending, as we are being extra careful with our jobs, and finding ways to earn more and save more despite the gloomy atmosphere, recession and beauty products are just one different story. As my last entry about beautynomics goes, as the economy goes down, lipstick sales go up!

With this, L’Oreal, the number one beauty company in the world, in its 100th year, commissioned an international survey of 4,000 women in 5 countries including the United States, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. In each country, 800 women ages 15-65, who use makeup, were asked about their cosmetics products and usage.

The statistics and results are just as interesting, just like men wonder why women would act like this, or like that. Here ya go, with my notes included :

Working for a living:
Nearly half of U.S. women believe wearing makeup gives them an advantage at work and makes them feel more in control.
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Makeup is truly art. There definitely are no boundaries in color. MAC Cosmetics collaborates with three brilliant artists, with their own interpretation of fall,

MAC celebrates the idea of the artist in every shape and stripe…makeup as art form. We’ve selected three individuals who exemplify this idea. Bold, Heroic, Big ; Giggly, Playful, Clever ; Dramatic, Original, Abstract ; Fall’09 as seen by Richard Phillips, Maira Kalman, and , Marilyn Minter. Be inspired!

FALL ’09 AS SEEN BY RICHARD PHILLIPS, PAINTER
Using the expert skills of a photo-retoucher, Richard subjected his own painting to a M·A·C makeover with the new eye shadows, blushes and lipsticks. A collection of Eye Shadow quads, Lipsticks, Lipglass, and The Perfect Cheek Blush just leap off the canvas!
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MAC Cosmetics just keep on coming up with exciting collections, and this one is quite close to my heart – for I love MAC Cosmetics for coming up with really nice lipstick shades. Their Cremesheen line and Amplified Creme line won my heart whole, but this Euristocrats Collection seems quite promising that I can’t wait to see them in counters very very soon!
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