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MAC SuperGlass

Just in case DazzleGlass wasn’t enough, MAC has the limited edition MAC SuperGlass.

SuperGlass is a lip gloss blended with small, medium, and large pearls to create a three dimension look full of flash and dazzle with sheer to medium coverage. It comes in vanilla flavor, although I don’t think MAC’s vanilla really tastes all that much like vanilla.

These super sparkle lip glosses are not my personal preference, but for those who want a lot of glitter and glam, this is the one to buy for over the top sparkle!

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Yellow Lip Gloss Anyone? MAC Alice + Oliva Dazzle Glass Creme Swatches

I love the bright shades of the MAC Alice+Oliva Collection, due out on July 8, 2010. If you want to see some nail polish swatches and a comparison of Partylicious Pigment (also pictured here) to MAC Parrot eye shadow, head on over to my post at Beauty and Fashion Tech: MAC Alice + Olivia Nail Polish Swatches

Below are swatches of the Dazzle Glass Creme shades from the line. Partylicious Pigment is tossed in there as well since I was being efficient and did a swatch for multiple blogs at once!

Shades: If Its Pink , I Want Candy, and Sparkilicious

It is pretty lip gloss, but I just can’t see myself wearing the yellow. Sparkilicious works nicely over various lip shades for me, and the Partylicious pigment really is stunning, as are the nail polish shades.

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MAC Too Fabulous Collection. New CremeSheen Lip Glass!

The Mac Cosmetics Too Fabulous limited edition collection has some great new shades of MAC CremeSheen Glass . If you haven’t tried CremeSheen, you should! This highly pigmented gloss wears wonderfully and, unlike some of MAC’s regular lipglasses, it isn’t particularly sticky.

The line also includes some great limited edition MAC Lip Pencils. These are creamy smooth and come in a nice variety of shades.

For great results, don’t just line your lips. Fill them in entirely with a pencil before applying additional color.

Note: This post is based on products given to me by a representative of the company. For more, please see my Disclosure Page.

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MAC Art Supplies Pro Longwear Lip Stain Marker

MAC has once again assured themselves a place on my best of the year list with their new MAC Pro Longwear Lip Stain Markers, which are part of their Art Supplies Collection. A year or so ago, CoverGirl came out with something similar, which I liked, but did not feel really lasted well. Here is the previous Cover Girl review: CoverGirl Outlast Lip Stain. MAC’s lip stain markers are an improvement on that idea.

MAC lip stain markers look and feel much like a standard magic marker. They have a felt-like tip that dispenses lip stain. The stain itself is decent quality. The pigment is good and it wears quite well. I wore mine through a can of diet cola and a light meal with no loss in color. MAC also has released the markers in a variety of shades for flexibility. One note though: Go darker than you think you might want—the lip stain wears fairly sheer.

Below are MAC Lip Stain swatches in Full of Flair, Style Setter, and Purposefully Red (my favorite):

Because they are sheer and light, lip stains are great for a natural look. Lip stains can feel a bit dry, so I recommend wearing a light gloss over them. Another great use for them is as a layer for creating a long lasting lip look: Apply stain, then lip pencil and then lip color.

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MAC Viva Glam Swatches, Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper

All proceeds from sales of MAC cosmetics Viva Glam go to AIDS charities through the MAC AIDS Fund. This year, the MAC Viva Glam spokeswomen are Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper. Great choices in my opinion! Also this year, the lip shades are not deep reds, unlike many past years.

The new VIVA GLAM collection has two lipsticks – Viva Glam Cyndi (Light Coral Red) and Viva Glam Gaga (Light Blue Pink), as well as corresponding makeup bags.

Both MAC Viva Glam shades are quite nice. For the pink lovers, the Lady Gaga is a pretty, but still a bit vibrant light pink. the Cyndi Lauper Viva Glam shade is my favorite though. It is a nice coral red that gives a sheer neutral to warm rosy red look. It lean toward coral, but not as much as the description would make it seem.

Below are swatches of the two shades. It is a total coincidence that they happened to perfectly match my Hello Kitty Band-Aid. Yes, I really do wear Hello Kitty Band-Aids (blush)!

Here is a better look without the Band-Aid

I suspect that I will be wearing the Cyndi Lauper Viva Glam shade quite a bit this spring.

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Five Top Holiday Beauty Gifts

Here are my top five holiday lip items that are great either as gifts or for yourself!

(1) Sephora Favorites Lip Service Deluxe Sampler ($119 Value) Lip Service Deluxe Sampler: Sephora Favorites are a great way to try a number of products at a great price. Sephora does a nice job at putting these together with quality items, and they make a great gift or a good personal sampler.

(2) Fresh Sugar Rose Lip Treatment SPF 15 : Fresh Sugar Rose is delightful, but a bit on the expensive side. That is why it is a great gift or personal splurge item.

(3) MAC Lip Kit : MAC Cosmetics always put out a nice set of lip kits for the holidays.