Make Up Beauty Tips

We've been highlighting MAC Fabulous Felines the past few days and we're showcasing the last, but certainly not the least, set of this collection trio today - Palace Pedigreed.

With mesmerizing emerald eyes and a plush, silvery, sable-like coat, the Russian Blue cat was brought by British sailors from the Archangle Isles of Northern Russia.  Snatched from the palaces of the Tsars at the behest of Queen Victoria, her smile and her great beauty were said to amuse Her Majesty.  In homage to this aristocratic heritage of this silver-and-emerald Royal, MAC has created a collection of color every bit as hypnotic and enchanting as its finely favored feline inspiration. Palace Pedigreed is definitely my favorite!

EYE SHADOW QUAD - PALACE PEDIGREED $36 USD / $43 CDN
Courtly - frosty muted light pink beige (Satin)
Palace Pedigreed - deep berry with dark soft pink pearl (Satin)
Quite Spoiled - mid-tone neutral mauve (Satin)
Russian Blue - Deep neutral grey (Matte)


SUPERSLICK LIQUID EYE LINER $17.50 USD / $21 CDN
Nocturnal - bright silver pearl
Smoky Heir - dark blue violet with soft pearl
Signature Blue - dark navy with soft pearl


PIGMENT $19.50 USD / $23.50 CDN
Mauvement - cool taupe with gold pearl (Frost)
Bloodline - dark dirty browned purple (Frost)


LIPSTICK $14.50 USD / $17.50 CDN
Superior - sheer lavender pink with dazzle pink pearl (Dazzle)
Of Royalty - light creamy blue pink (Cremesheen)
Aristo-Cat - mid-tone frosted purple mauve (Frost)
Cunning - dark berry (Frost)


LIPGLASS $15.50 USD / $17.50 CDN
Docile - dirty lavender with pearl
Best of Breed - light dirty blue with pearl
Lap of Luxury - dark eggplant with pearl


CREMESTICK LINER $14.50 USD / $17.50 CDN
Beurre - dirty plum

MINERALIZE BLUSH $21 USD / $25 CDN
Pet Me - light yellow pink with soft pearl (Frost)

PALACE PEDIGREED MAKEUP BAG $25 USD / $30 CDN
Felt cosmetic bag with faux leather trim


HOW TO ACHIEVE THE MAC FABULOUS FELINES: PALACE PEDIGREED LOOK
by MUA Lyne DesNoyers


A feline’s gaze is glamorous and hypnotic – but can be graphically interpreted via an Eye Liner against muted shades of nudes and lavender. No need to default to the classic “cat’s eye.”

This is new, modern, and flatters all bone structures!

Your starting point is fresh-looking, luminous skin. Apply Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation/Loose with a 109 Small Contour Brush. Use a circular motion on the outer part of the face and a dabbing motion where you need more coverage. If you have any imperfections, use Studio Sculpt Concealer with a 252 Large Shader Brush, then blend it into the skin until it disappears.

Dust the entire lid with Eye Shadow in Courtly. For a smooth application, use the 217 Blending Brush. Over this, apply Quite Spoiled Eye Shadow with the 230 Brush. Best coverage will be achieved if you use a dabbing motion.

Next, mix a little bit of Quite Spoiled and Kid Eye Shadows with a 224 Tapered Blending Brush and sweep gently into the crease of your eyes. The idea is to create skin tone-coloured shadow that provides soft definition but not a defined line.

Now, for the drama. Using the 266 Small Angle Brush, take Blacktrack Fluidline and draw a little “check mark” on the outer corner of your eyes. This mark should follow the line of your lash line and your brow bone. Make sure you keep your black line at the first quarter on the crease. Fill in this “check mark” with the Blacktrack and intensify it with Russian Blue Eye Shadow, using the same 266 brush. The combination of the two will give a very nice, velvety look.

Eyes like the above look best on a face with some definition. Here, we use Pet Me Blush dusted on the apples of the cheeks, while the cheekbones are sculpted with Taupe Blush. The 116 Blush Brush can be used for both applications.

Lips are defined with Beurre Lip Liner and then blended with a 316 Lip Brush. Once again, the idea is not to create a line but to shape and shade the lips. Superior Lipstick should be applied with a brush and then given a grand finale with a lush application of Docile Lipglass.


MAC Fabulous Felines collections available 8/26/10 through October 2010. Visit maccosmetics.com for more information.

The alluring and sensually inspired trios of MAC Fabulous Felines has me all a-purrrrrrrrr for MAC again.  Been a while since I've been this teased and intrigued by a collection.  Not that they don't all have me needing to turn in my coins for cash for a purchase, but these sets in particular have cause my lemming list to come alive again.

Burmese Beauty was showcased yesterday on ftlob, and today we're showing you Leopard Luxe.  Wild, like her sleek sisters of the forest, the OC Elots and lightning-fast lynx, the long limbed, lithe ginger Ocicat boasts legs like a legendary supermodel, and a persona every bit as exotic.

Appearance can be deceiving - this is the kitten that roars, the lion that purrs, the wild thing that seems to possess a tender, kittenish cuddle. To wit:  a color collection as fierce as it looks, but as feminine as it feels ... lips, cheeks and eyes that betray both sensual vulnerability and spectacular power.
EYESHADOW QUAD - LEOPARD LUXE $36 USD / $43 CDN
Wild By Nature - mid-tone camel (Matte)
Style Predator - frosted mid-tone yellow orange (Veluxe Pearl)
Notoriety - dirty brown with gold pearl (Velvet)
Furiously Fabulous - frosted warm black (Veluxe Pearl)

SUPERSLICK LIQUID EYE LINER $17.50 USD / $21 CDN
Pure Show - bright yellow-gold pearl
Marked for Glamour - mid-tone grey with soft pearl
On the Hunt - true black

PIGMENT $19.50 USD / $23.50 CDN
Lithe - frosted warm nude with gold pearl (Frost)
Old Gold - high-frosted tarnished gold (Frost)

LIPSTICK $14.50 USD / $17.50 CDN
Out Minxed - light yellow gold (Glaze)
Drive Me Wild - mid-tone warm coral with gold pearl (Cremesheen)
Powerful - mid-tone bronze dazzle multipearl (Dazzle)
The Prowl - creamy dark chocolate (Lustre)

LIPGLASS $14.50 USD / $17.50 CDN
A Quiet Roar - pale white gold
Schemer - mid-tone yellow camel with red and gold pearl
Wildly Refined - mid-tone coral with gold pearl

CREMESTICK LINER $14.50 USD / $17.50 CDN
Creamola - soft tan

MINERALIZE BLUSH $21 USD / $25 CDN
Utterly Game - warm peach with soft pearl

LEOPARD LUXE MAKEUP BAG $25 USD / $30 CDN
Felt cosmetic bag with faux leather trim


HOW TO ACHIEVE THE MAC FABULOUS FELINES: LEOPARD LUXE LOOK
by MUA Keri Blair


This mix of warm tones and velvety finishes captures the sensual side of feline characteristics. Sultry browns softly sculpt the eye, and by extending the shape, we create a feline-inspired look that’s both powerful and playful. Finish with a sweetly dramatic lip.

Before you start with colour, prep skin with Fix + and Studio Moisture Fix, followed by a small amount of Prep + Prime Face Protect SPF 50 in the T-zone.

Smooth the lips with Lip Conditioner.

For colour, start with the eyes using Teddy Eye Kohl to line the upper and lower lash lines. Using the tip of the pencil, start at the end of the bottom lash line and wing the liner up to create the template for your liner. Smudge the Teddy pencil slightly around the eye.

With the 239 Eye Shader Brush, apply Style Predator on the inner corner of the eyelid and blend towards the middle of the lid. Flip over your brush and apply Old Gold Pigment to the center of the eyelid, layering it over the base colour of Style Predator. Using the 217 Blending Brush, apply Wild by Nature into the crease of your eye. Start in the inner corner and work up into the eyebrow, then follow the natural shape of your crease and pull out the colour to your eyebrow.

In the outer corner, use the 219 Pencil Brush and apply Notoriety to the outer corner of the eye in the same shape of a cat’s eye (blend this over the Wild by Nature).

Use Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light under your brow and pull down.

Using the 266 Small Angle Brush, apply Embark Eye Shadow as eye liner, keeping it tight to your lash line and winging out over the Teddy Eye Kohl. Then, to intensify your liner, use On the Hunt Superslick Liquid Liner in the outer corner of your wing!

Lastly, apply two coats of Plush Black Mascara to the top and bottom lashes. Use the brush to extend your top lashes out and up!

Clean up any debris around your eyes with Fast Response Eye Cream and a sponge.

Using the 187 Duo Fibre Brush, apply Mineralize Satinfinish SPF 15 Foundation. Set with a light powder of Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder.

Apply Utterly Game Mineralize Blush with a 116 Blush Brush. Start close to the ear, and then using circular motions, move the colour over the cheeks, towards the nose.

Blot off the Lip Conditioner and lightly outline, then fill, your lips with Creamola Cremestick Liner. Finish off with an application of On The Prowl lipstick.


MAC Fabulous Felines collections available 8/26/10 through October 2010. Visit maccosmetics.com for more information.

So as promised, we're taking you through each of the three new color stories encompassing MAC Fabulous Felines ... each inspired by the mystique and allure of a particular cat.  Today we're exploring Burmese Beauty.

Shades of sable, champagne and teak-olive, the BURMESE cat is saucer-eyed and sensually compelling, prized for her sophistication and intelligence but woefully ill-equipped for the real world.  Sound like any females, oops, I mean 'felines' you know?  Well, she should never be let outside.

Luxury, pampering, excess - all attend the Burmese in her indulgent glory. A color collection that celebrates the well cared for, and exalts in her high-borne right to be spoiled ... she knows how to get what she wants. She's a creature of luxury, and should be treated thusly!

EYESHADOW QUAD - Burmese Beauty $36 USD / $43 CDN
Prized - pale yellow beige (Satin)
Skintone 2 - dirty gold (Frost)
Burmese Beauty - frosted brown green (Lustre)
Showstopper - deep blackened brown (Matte)


SUPERSLICK LIQUID EYE LINER $17.50 USD / $21 CDN
Desires & Devices - sparkling dark green
Definatly Feline - chocolate brown with soft pearl
Treat Me Nice - emerald green with soft pearl



PIGMENT $19.50 USD / $23.50 CDN
Gold Stroke - high-frosted tarnished gold (Frost)
Antique Green - turquoise green with green pearl (Frost)



PLUSH LASH MASCARA $14 USD / $16.50 CDN
Plushblack - black


LIPSTICK $14.50 USD / $17.50 CDN
Pet Me Please - frosted light dirty mauve (Frost)
To Pamper - creamy mid-tone taupe (Lustre)
Liquid Lurex - light yellow green with dazzle multipearl (Dazzle)
Kittenish - deep red berry (Cremesheen)


LIPGLASS $14.50 USD / $17.50 CDN
Spree - pink champagne taupe
Jealous - light green with pearl
Fancy Cat - dark dirty brown with pearl


CREMESTICK LINER $14.50 USD / $17.50 CDN
Velvetella - blackened plum


MINERALIZE BLUSH $21 USD / $25 CDN
The Soft Meow - mid-tone golden bronze with soft pearl (Frost)
BURMESE BEAUTY MAKEUP BAG $25 USD / $30 CDN
Felt cosmetic bag with faux leather trim


HOW TO ACHIEVE THE MAC FABULOUS FELINES: BURMESE BEAUTY LOOK
by MUA Amber Dreadon

This look is all about drawing attention to your eyes. Soft textures, and rich dark eye shadows blended and buffed with a few M·A·C brushes, can create the wild drama and soft allure of the feline.

First, prep the skin with a generous spritz of Fix+ Spray; then gently massage Studio Moisture Cream over the entire face.

Apply Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation with a 190 Foundation Brush, so the skin appears radiant and flawless. Buff a small amount of Studio Sculpt Concealer over areas that need extra coverage (around the eyes, blemishes, etc). Set everything in place with Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder and a 129 Powder/ Blush Brush.

The Soft Meow Blush is our contouring shade. With a 168 Large Angled Contour Brush, start just under the cheekbone and close to the ear and sweep the brush following under the cheekbone. Use the same brush again (slightly dusted off) with Prized Eye Shadow just above the cheekbone for a sheer highlight.

Brows are slightly extended using a 266 Small Angled Brush with Showstopper Eye Shadow and then combed up using Clear Brow Set. This perfect brow will help enlarge the eyes.

Use Prized Eye Shadow to highlight the eye area. With a 224 Tapered Blending Brush, lightly dust the colour from the eyelid to the brow bone to create a sheer colour wash. Then, using a 239 Eye Shader Brush, swipe Skintone 2 Eye Shadow solidly onto the eyelid.

Create over-exaggerated eye lines above and below the eye by applying a line of On the Hunt Superslick Liquid Eye Liner.

To soften the edges, apply Showstopper Eye Shadow to the side of the 239 Brush Shader, and blend the two shades together. You need only a small amount of Showstopper Eye Shadow on the top of the 219 Pencil Brush, to add depth to the outer crease of the eye, and also to create a shadow on the inner corners of the eyes.

With precision, cleanly line the lash line using On the Hunt Superslick Liquid Eye liner. Follow this by curling the lashes and applying a generous amount of Plush Lash Plushblack to the top lashes only.

Enlarge lips artfully with Velvetella Cremestick Liner; use on the outer corners and blended inward using the 316 Lip Brush. Layer To Pamper Lipstick over the pencil, again using the 316. The whole look is then finished with a dash of Spree Lipglass on the centre of the lip.


MAC Fabulous Felines collections available 8/26/10 through October 2010.  Visit maccosmetics.com for more information.