You don’t have to be a crazy cat lady (or a rotund tabby cat with a low-hanging belly) to appreciate a strong cat eye liner look with bold lips. It’s an enduring, timeless combination that looks great on almost everyone.
The new 19-piece MAC Stylishly Yours collection, a limited edition release for eyes, lips and face (pieces $14-22 each), embodies this tried-and-true classic in a modernized, 21st century way.
The collection purrs onto MAC counters, stores and maccosmetics.com on December 26 and stays put through January 11, 2011. Tabs, being the ho for brights that he is, can’t wait.
A few MAC Stylishly Yours products clockwise from the mascara wand at the lower left: Zoom Lash Mascara in New Hue, Cream Colour Base in Virgin Isle, Lipstick in Neon Orange, Cream Colour Base in Movie Star Red and Fluidline in Dark Diversion
With Stylishly Yours, MAC offers fans fun, fast ways to give makeup looks a shot of dramatic color (without having to think too hard). Eyes in the look are kept simple, clean, and simultaneously dramatic with matte black and burgundy gel liner and mascara. Bright coral, pink, magenta, red and violet leap onto lips and cheeks in lipsticks, cream blushes (they double as lip colors, too!) and loose pigments with creamy and shimmery finishes. But that’s not all — two pink pressed highlighting powders imbue faces with a lovely soft sheen.
What I really like about the release are how the brights are both sophisticated and easy to use.
When you know you want to wear something bold but don’t want to invest the time into a super complex drag queen eye with teal, gold and purple, you could slip into one of these lipsticks instead, top it off with a layer of Clear Lipglass, and strut out the door.
Or, you could quickly do a swipe of thick burgundy cat eye liner with the blackened plum Fluidline in Dark Diversion, add a few layers of the burgundy New Hue Zoom Lash Mascara to your lashes, and blend one of the Cream Colour Bases (Virgin Isle’s my fave!) on your cheeks and lips.
MAC Stylishy Yours: Swatches on NC35 Skin
Cream Colour Bases from left: Virgin Isle, Tickle Me Pink, Movie Star Red, Madly Magenta
Lipsticks: Neon Orange, Something New, Cockney and Style Curve
Pigments from left: Violet, Follow Your Fancy, Madly Personal, New Fixation
Fluidline: Blacktrack, Dark Diversion
Beauty Powder: Too Chic, Play It Proper
More Pictures of MAC Stylishly Yours
Fluidline in Dark Diversion, Zoom Lash Mascara in New Hue and Zoom Fast Black Lash
Cream Colour Base in Movie Star Red on cheeks; Movie Star Red topped with Clear Lipglass on lips
Cream Colour Base in Virgin Isle on cheeks; Virgin Isle topped with Clear Lipglass on lips
The entire MAC Stylishly Yours collection includes…
Cream Colour Base, $16.50
- Virgin Isle — a vivivid bright coral cream
- Tickle Me Pink — a poppy bright pink cream
- Movie Star Red — a medium-toned blueish red cream
- Madly Magenta — a vivid pinkish purple cream
Fluidline, $15
- Dark Diversion — a blackened plum
- Blacktrack — a solid flat black
Brush, $17.50
- 209 — an eyeliner brush with a pointed tip
Zoom Lash, $14
- New Hue — a blackened burgundy
Zoom Fast Black Lash, $14
- Zoom Fast Black Lash — a deep black
Lipstick, $14.50
- Neon Orange — a bright clean orange
- Something New — a creamy bright blueish pink
- Cockney — a sheer yellowish red with multidimensional pearl
- Style Curve — a bright clean violet purple
Lipglass, $14.50
- Clear — a clear, shiny gloss
Pigment, $10.50
- Follow Your Fancy –a bright coral with small pearl particles
- Madly Personal — a bright pink
- New Fixation — a bright fuchsia red with soft pearl
- Violet — a vivid bright violet purple
Beauty Powder, $22
- Play It Proper — a pastel pink with sparkles
- Too Chic — a soft peachy pink cream with fine shimmer
What do you think? Does Stylishly Yours excite you more or less than MAC Cham Pale?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. In the pic at the top I’m wearing Cream Colour Base in Virgine Isle on my cheeks, and Neon Orange lipstick on my lips.
TJ says
December 23rd, 2010 at 3:15 pmI HAVE been eyeballing that dark diversion. Now that I’ve seen some of these other colors, I will definitely be making a trip down to the MAC store the day after Christmas. I really like that movie star red.
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Tiffany says
December 23rd, 2010 at 3:21 pmI’m more into cham-pale, but I think I’ll get movie star red, after seeing it on you. And a beauty powder or two. I think I have virgin isle already, but I gotta check. Do you know if it’s a repromote?
Katie says
December 24th, 2010 at 8:48 amyes it’s a repromote and also a PRO product =)
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Katie Coleman says
December 23rd, 2010 at 3:25 pmI pre-ordered the Dark Diversion Fluidline and the Zoom Lash in New Hue :0) I am a HUGE fan of MAC’s deep purples!! They seem to be the only ones that are pigmented enough to not look brown on my NC30 skin :0)
Thanks for the great swatches Karen!!
Kristen says
December 23rd, 2010 at 3:32 pmI want 3 lipsticks from this collection. All but Neon Orange. i just can’t see myself rocking an orange lipstick.
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snoopysteph says
December 23rd, 2010 at 3:35 pmNothing really grabs me from this collection – I think the colors are too far outside my comfort zone and I don’t really use the cream colour base I already own. Although Dark Diversion & Lilac pigment are both pretty…but neither are products I’d use regularly. I’ll save my $ for Chanel! 😀
Rae says
December 23rd, 2010 at 3:42 pmMan, I wish I could pull of lips that bright — Movie Star Red looks *amazing* on you! 🙂
Nina says
December 23rd, 2010 at 4:10 pmi want follow your fancy and new fixation and maybe a couple of the cream color bases – i love using them as a base for blush!
Nora says
December 23rd, 2010 at 4:32 pmKaren, I don’t know what specifically, if anything, you did different for this look, but it looks ASTOUNDING on you. You look so bright-eyed! So clean and simple and beautiful. Did you use a highlighter or something around your eyes?
Appu says
December 23rd, 2010 at 4:35 pmI love dark diversion! Overall, I like Cham Pale better though 🙂
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Tracy says
December 23rd, 2010 at 5:08 pmI’m loving that red on you! But I’m eyeing that Style Curve lippie!
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Stephanie says
December 23rd, 2010 at 5:21 pmI really like the violet and follow your fancy pigments!
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steph b says
December 23rd, 2010 at 5:35 pmI’m all over Dark Diversion. Would have preferred more of a purple to go with those brights, but I’ll take a nice shimmery plum.
Elle says
December 23rd, 2010 at 6:48 pmI need that purple fluidline!
makeup morsels says
December 23rd, 2010 at 7:11 pmAs usual, I’m eyeing the lipsticks, but the burgundy fluidline looks very interesting as well.
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lexi says
December 23rd, 2010 at 10:18 pmI am feeling the Neon Orange and Virgin Isles CCB. The Dark Diversion fluidline is interesting too. I’m in a colored liner phase at the moment! =)
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Katie says
December 24th, 2010 at 8:49 amme too! i’ve been loving parrot cay by NARS
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Marina says
December 24th, 2010 at 12:20 amYou look VERY beautiful, Karen! One of my fave looks on you.
As for the collection, it’s been a while since I’ve wanted anything from MAC’s LE but I plan to get
Virgin Isle and Tickle Me Pink. I want the VI ever since I read that it is used on Joan from Mad Men. hahaha
Jen @ My Funny Valentine says
December 24th, 2010 at 4:00 amOMFG I love this collection! I need ‘movie star’ red and ‘virgin isle’ CBB.
Mette says
December 24th, 2010 at 4:37 amI really want Virgin isle!!!
Karen B says
December 24th, 2010 at 5:46 amPretty pretty pretty 🙂 I’m totally going for the pin-up red lip-cat linder combo for New Year’s eve. Got myself some falsies which will look great with my Blacktrack 🙂
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LC says
December 24th, 2010 at 7:28 amKaren, the orange and movie star red look GORGE on you!! I think you should do these bright lips and simple cat-eyes more–your coloring is perfect for them. =)
Saffron says
December 24th, 2010 at 11:08 amThis collection broke my poor heart: see, I have pale skin and copper red hair and I LOVE the contrast of purple lipstick with my hair, but rebel is a little gothy on my pale skin and the lavender shades just don’t have enough purple in them to give the high contrast pop I’m looking for. So I saw the advert for this with the style curve lipstick and have been hoppin with anticipation ever since, but now that I see swatches of it, it comes out a lot more magenta than purple. Not that I don’t enjoy rocking a magenta lipstick but it’s not what I was expecting from the tube.
I have some terribly first world problems. 😛
The dark diversion is lovely, it will pair beautifully with my homebrew rebel/lavender lipstick mix until MAC answers my prayers and gives me midtone purple in a tube. ><
shontay says
December 24th, 2010 at 2:21 pmYou look stunning Karen. What are you wearing on your lips in the first pic? Neon Orange? I have a mufe and ysl orange lippie but I may need this one also.
I went to the pro store and bought Virgin Isle, Madly Magenta and Too Chic. I love them all.
Tina says
December 24th, 2010 at 7:54 pmOMGeeeee Karen!! You look super gorgeous Karen!That red lip just *POPS*!!
Windie says
December 25th, 2010 at 9:44 pmKaren,
You’re makeup here has left me coveting the products and umfathomably envious of how beautiful you look!
Could you please do a tutorial? I will be in a wedding in January and the look you created will complement my dress.
Windie says
December 25th, 2010 at 9:54 pmForgot to ask, what eyeshadow are you wearing?
Arummmanis says
December 26th, 2010 at 6:38 amHi Karen,
Wow…the lipstick Movie Star Red. I am so getting that. Do you think the bold red look is an fotd I can pull of for work? Cnsidering that I am a teacher.
Arum
MAUI says
December 27th, 2010 at 12:44 amOMG! I live everything about this collection. I do have most of it but still, lol. Virgin isle is my all time favorite cream color base. That’s my on-the-go pick almost everyday.
Princesa Livia says
December 27th, 2010 at 5:55 amI love this collection. I only bought Tickle Me Pink CCB so far since I’m trying to cut down on spending, but I am also drawn to Movie Star Red as it gives my lips a just bitten look when used as a lip stain, and Virgin Isle because its just a gorgeous coral!
Sonja says
December 29th, 2010 at 12:13 amThe Movie Star Red looks gorgeous on you! Love it!
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