Thursday 4 November 2010
Mac A Tartan Tale
We're telling a slightly twisted Tartan Tale to celebrate holiday, in all its posh, punk, ancestral, anarchic, noble and naughty glory. Royal and raunchy, colours and patterns collide, fantasies come true, punk fairies take flight with enchanted new looks. Be transformed!
Peekaboo! Poking a little fun at the kinky part of the kilt, these incorrigible kits for Lips, Eyes and Face have some flasher fun with mirrored compacts, but remain dignified with proper M∙A∙C family crests. New giftables that prove to be seductive, cheeky, good fun.
Once upon a time a bonny lass was in a Scottish ska band. She couldn't just pick one look - punk or princess? - so she chose them all...fancy that! Her loot: the Lip, Eye and Brush Bags from A Tartan Tale, here for every girl who wants to arrive at the ball in flawless fashion, with everything she needs in nifty, handsome, heathery tartan modern mash-ups, trimmed in shiny patent. Throw on your favourite tartan frock (knickers optional) and off you go, perfectly ready to raise a ruckus!
This go 'round, our special project for Kids Helping Kids is Sir Teddy - officially knighted as the international symbol of KHK, at the pleasure of Her M∙A∙C Majesty! All part of the big plan, getting bigger every year: Kids Helping Kids is a tale we're thrilled to tell over and over. And for all the Bravehearts and beautiful souls that keep the M∙A∙C AIDS Fund flowing, we say, 'Tis Noble to Give. With every purchase of this gorgeous, grandiloquent world-clan collectible, you are helping to keep the coffers confident - because every cent from every M∙A∙C VIVA GLAM purchase goes directly to the women, men and kids affected by HIV/AIDS everywhere. It's our heritage, our proud moment...and yours too.
Givenchy: Blooming 2010 Autumn/Winter Collection
"Times are changing and the boundaries between the seasons are blurring.
Desires are merging and fantasies are being realised.
Harness the last of the summer heat when the skies are beginning to look grey and prolong the sensual pleasures and vitality of summer!
The orange that dominates Blooming is drawn from the energy of this resistance to winter.
It is a dynamic, invigorating flame that brings optimism and modernises other colours.
The Autumn-Winter Collection 2010 is a fresh, chic perspective that reflects the season.
A dreamlike metamorphosis in which colour is reawakened and blossoms.
The Blooming woman stands firm in her childlike wish to blossom out of season.
The Must-Haves of this collection, Le Prisme Visage Blooming and Le Prisme Blush Blooming, were inspired by this desire for rebirth and by my discovery of the work of a film-maker and painter, Takagi Masakatsu. His colours endlessly open out as they move with sensuality and energy, creating an impression of perpetual, random renewal.
Two of the new Le Prisme Yeux Quatuor harmonies, the new product representing the identity of the brand, whose harmonies evoke the work of ceramists in terms of their power over the material and the appearance of the colours, are associated with Blooming."
A wish for energy. A desire for light. A need for vitality.
Be Bloom!
Nicolas Degennes
Wednesday 20 October 2010
Illamasqua Art Of Darkness Collection
"Deep in an enchanted forest, the scene is set for a sumptuous feast. The chosen have arrived. Where this night will end no one knows. Not even death is inevitable.
Lured by the promise of immortality, a host of fantastical beings try their hand at creating the ever-elusive Elixir of Life. The resulting potions dazzle the eye and ensnare the senses, a beautiful array of jewel-like substances. They may not deny mortality, but they do make the theatre of life a more colourful stage on which to play.
It’s a melting pot of individuals, where ideas are exchanged, and new ones created. A surreal gathering from which the guests might never awake. Which is why this night can never end, and the game must be played for eternity.
So take your place at the table and let the banquet begin.
This is Art of Darkness."
Lured by the promise of immortality, a host of fantastical beings try their hand at creating the ever-elusive Elixir of Life. The resulting potions dazzle the eye and ensnare the senses, a beautiful array of jewel-like substances. They may not deny mortality, but they do make the theatre of life a more colourful stage on which to play.
It’s a melting pot of individuals, where ideas are exchanged, and new ones created. A surreal gathering from which the guests might never awake. Which is why this night can never end, and the game must be played for eternity.
So take your place at the table and let the banquet begin.
This is Art of Darkness."
14 Characters
Queen Of The Gypsies
Wanton Woman
Looking Glass
Ceremonia
Wolfen
Androgyny
Dark Angel
Faerie
Jester
Tuesday 19 October 2010
Catwalk By Tigi collaborates with Christopher Kane in Another Magazine
Beautiful Hair and Makeup by Tigi...
Mac Venomous Villains
Cruella
Cruella De Vil of 101 Dalmatians. Animated by Disney in 1961. A Dalmatian dominatrix. Famed for her cheekbones, dramatic entrances and trails of absinthe-coloured smoke.
Evil Queen
The vain Evil Queen from Snow White. Unleashed by Disney in 1937. Jean Harlow eyebrows. Joan Crawford's face. She set the standard for glamorous depravity and made us all glad we don't have a mirror that talks back
Maleficent
Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. Brought to life in 1959. Toxic green skin. A darkly diabolical horned beauty with Hepburn eyebrows. She's the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil".
Dr. Facilier
Dr. Facilier, the voodoo witchdoctor from The Princess and the Frog. Created in 2009. Nothing is sacred to this dandy who has stolen moves from the King of Pop and a hairdo from the Godfather of Soul.
http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/whats_new/collection.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT30146
Mac Nail Trend Fall A/W '10
"Mistress of the art of the sophisticated nail, Jin Soon was inspired this season by the sensual pleasures of Imperial China. A collection of hues in exotic and ravishing combinations, opaque and rich with pearl essences for a subtle dimension."
http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/whats_new/collection.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT27238
http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/whats_new/collection.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT27238
Nars Holiday 2010 Collection
Behind the NARS Cosmetics Collection with François NARS
Dramatic. Decadent. Electrifying and mysterious. NARS’ Holiday 2010 Color Collection is brazenly mesmerizing. François Nars, Founder and Creative Director, chose the enchanting Daphne Guinness to echo the season’s perfect balance of rich metallics, soft pastels, and modern neutrals.
Q&A WITH FRANÇOIS NARS
Why did you choose Daphne Guinness for the Holiday 2010 campaign?
“I chose Daphne because she is very sophisticated… her attitude toward fashion, her grace, creativity, eccentricity... I could keep going! She is not afraid of going as far as you can take her.”
When photographing Daphne, what direction did you give her?
“She is always so much fun to photograph – very sweet and vivacious. I didn’t have to give her any direction. Just to be herself, being Daphne Guinness.”
Why did you want to create the Okinawa Trio Eyeshadow?
“I always try to push the envelope, and create products women will love. Since our Duo Eyeshadows have been so popular, it was only natural to take it to the next level. I love the way the three colors come together in the palette – I’ve always had a passion for art – it reminds me of a Rothko painting.”
What mood did you want to convey when photographing Daphne?
“I wanted the image to look very mysterious, elegant and glamorous. Daphne is a living piece of art and I wanted to show her many, many times over.”
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