M.A.C. Cosmetics has a great looking holiday collection this year, all with a red theme. Here is some information sent by their PR rep:
M.A.C. heats up the holidays with red hot colours, cases and compacts this season. Give jeweled compacts, stylish brush sets, beautiful lip and eye palettes, or gifts that give back.
“RED” SHE SAID
Passion, heat and danger come together to create this simply sparkling holiday collection. Lips are coloured in lusty shades with shimmering Dazzleglass to add resplendent moisture. Two shades of Mineralize Eye Shadows are zipped together by a strip of silver or gold, while shimmery blushes and silky nail lacquers accentuate a radiant holiday look. (pictured below)
Decadent and fiery colours for eyes and lips are housed in brilliant jeweled casings. Beautifully embossed, jeweled compacts create the ultimate gift of glamour. Choose from four Eye Shadow palettes, with shades ranging from warm, cool, classic and smokey. Polish off the look with three luxurious Lip Palettes, complete with two lipsticks, one lipglass and a mini lip brush (pictured below). Each compact is a treasured gift.
Vivid colour with a passion for giving equals the perfect gift. Warm or cool, each lip palette contains two shades of Viva Glam Lipstick and one Viva Glam Lipglass for a chic lip look. Every cent of the selling price is donated to the M?A?C AIDS Fund to support men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS. Give glam, give hope.
ADORING CARMINE
Holiday gifting is in the bag. Lip colours and brush sets in red satin stocking stuffers with patent trim. Adorn lips with Adoring Carmine Lip Bags, filled with 2 full size Lipsticks and 1 Lipglass in holiday shades. Adoring Carmine Brush Bags feature elegant red-handled M?A?C brushes in a perfectly-sized holiday makeup bag that can be used year-round.
LITTLE DARLINGS
Glamourous goodies, perfectly presented. Dazzle and delight with mini-sets of Lipglass & Lustreglass, Pigments & Glitter, Softsparkle & Eye Pencils in our most cherished shades. Each set is encased in an elegant cylinder, wrapped in shiny, red patent paper (pictured below).
Holiday cards that help bring joy. Greeting cards, gift tags and pillow packs designed by children living with, or affected by HIV/AIDS. Attractive and heartwarming, an easy way to give back to kids during the holidays. Proceeds go to the M?A?C AIDS Fund to help support pediatric AIDS organizations around the world.
About the Author: Carleen Coulter
Hi there~
I love your site and hope to peruse it in depth at a later time. Meanwhile though, for the last year or so, I seem to have developed some kind of allergy(?) to my
lip liners? At first it was only Lancome liners I could not wear, but now even my staple MAC is deserting me! Along my liner line, my lips get extremely chapped
and flaky. Lipsticks/glosses don’t seem to be a problem. I would love any recommendations you might have on a liner that is not likely to chap me — I really
NEED to wear liner along with my color (p.s. I am blonde, fair and dry skinned and just turned 40. I do a LOT of moisturizing, including lip treatment, currently by Sisely.) Thanks!
Hi Julie. Are you able to get an ingredient list for any of your liners? I’m wondering if they contain bismuth or perhaps some other potential irritant. I think I have some MAC ingredient lists around, so I’ll look into it more and post a more detailed comment tomorrow. In the meantime, if you have ingredient lists for any of them post them in a comment and I’ll take a look. If we can pinpoint a problem ingredient, then we might be able to find a liner that doesn’t contain it.
One thing that comes to mind is that some of the more creamy liners, like the Nars or Sonia Kashuk lip crayons might not contain some of the powder type ingredients that cause irritation in some people. But I need to do some looking into their ingredients.
Julie: I looked into things more, and I think bismuth is definitely the likely suspect. Most lip liners have that as an ingredient and it is known to cause itchiness and flaky skin in some people. It could be a different ingredient bothering you, but that is the biggest suspect. Anyway, look for natural lip liners or check ingredients for ones without bismuth. Note that other cosmetics also contain bismuth, including many mineral makeups that claim to be “pure” or “natural.”
I haven’t tried these, but Carefree Beauty makes a bunch of lip products, including liners, that are organic and do not contain bismuth or other irritants. Check them out here: http://www.carefreebeauty.eu/lips
Another one you might look at is Greenfeet’s lip liner here: http://www.greenfeet.com/ItemMatrix.asp?GroupCode=7513-04333&MatrixType=1
I hope this helps!