Thursday, October 23, 2008

Cheap and Chic...sort of

Ladies and Gentleman....drumroll please!! dadadadadadadadadadadad!!!! I anxiously await this magical day every Fall and it is finally here! It is a glorious day when girls can feast their eyes on makeup perfection. Every late October MAC cosmetics unveils their Holiday Gift Sets and the alert arrived in my email box just minutes ago!! The MAC Holiday Sets are worth being on the email list for alone!! MAC is my favorite makeup collection for anything involving color, I use other products for "face" stuff but when it comes to eye shadows, blushes, glosses, and lipsticks MAC is in a class of it's own. The color you see is literally the color that goes on your face and if you've ever walked up to the MAC counter or into one of their stores you remember the rainbow of mesmerizing colors they offer in pigment-rich vibrant hues.

This year's collection plays on a "Red" Theme and the casing is once again a work of art on it's own. Year's past have included ornate gold casing reminiscent of vintage makeup compacts, sleek jewel tone metallic casing, and a black tie theme with different velvet, velour, and satin jeweled cases. Under their Passions of Red Collection you will find 4 eye shadow compact choices that each include 6 different shades. My personal favorite is always the cool eyes collection, this year it's named Infatuating Rose, and it contains shades of purple, plum, rose and navy. They also have five lip compact collections that feature 2 lipsticks and a gloss and all sets come with their own lip brush. In their "Adoring Carmine" collection you can find three choices of small drawstring purses that come with two full-sized lipsticks and a mini lipglass. Scroll down and you will find 3 brush sets, one basic, one for face and one with eye brushes. If you don't own any of MAC's makeup brushes then spend your money on their eye brush set. They are widely known for having a fantastic line of eye brushes and you can't beat the price of 5 for $49.50 when usually they're $14.50-$36.00 a piece. That's there the cheap but chic comes in. MAC already sells at a very affordable price point but if it seems like a lot to spend $14.50 on one pot of color then their Holiday Sets are the way to go because you get 6 colors for $38.00!!! You can't beat that and keep in mind that department store cosmetics NEVER go on sale so this really is the best deal you can get. So head on out to your nearest MAC store or check it out online because MAC gift sets are the hottest holiday ticket in makeup and they sell out every year before Thanksgiving ever arrives. Cheers to our makeup Divas out there!!






1 comment:

Marc said...

arch - this is the first blog you have done where I can't even get through to the end. you us a "guys" topic next.