While I’m hemming and hawing on the White House Black Market dress, MAC’s email on Grey Friday came in. 2 minutes later, that set is mine! I knew they were skipping pink friday this year and I’m on the train. Snap yours up for $31 + free gift wrap + if you enter GREY you will get free 2nd day shipping. How awesome is that?
Anyone that follows this site knows that the simple but exquisite Ruffian nail from Fashion Week 2010 is my favorite nail of all time. Created by CND, it’s a foil moon at the base of the nail, with either black or blue matte. Genius.
Indeed, Ruffian is a line CND has created some of the most arresting looks for on the catwalk, including this monogrammed moon manicure from Fashion Week also during 2010 (s/s 2011)
That’s why I’m both excited and perplexed that Ruffian has released a limited edition collection of these exact nail looks…via MAC?
Demilune
Spectator
Demoiselle
These limited edition nails run $25 a set of 24 and are available only at MAC online or in a MAC store.
I love seeing runway looks jump to real life (another was earlier in the year when Zooey Deschanel attempted the CND Ruffian tuxedo look).
What do you think about this press-on effort? Will you be getting a set of the nails? If so, which one/s?
The calm before the storm
Shiny in front, Matte in back locks to resemble pinned up dreads by Frederic Fekkai team
MAC created a clean look, focusing on strong brows and two new (as yet unnamed) blushes coming out Spring 2012
Beauty shot in progress
Proenza Schouler with MAC
Nails were either yellow or sheer pink, a def trend this Fashion Week
Model prep with finished hair and makeup
ELLE press looking chic
One word: Eel, and lots of it. Skirts, shorts, solids, stripes. Really fantastic
Stingray Shoes
Tutorials and video when I return.
Jason Wu’s show was such an interesting number. The classic clothing with a bit of a Black Swan theme going had gilded hair, lids, heels and nails. And although this was for fall, the gorgeous black on white numbers have been appearing on starlets like Reese Witherspoon all summer. Behold:
One of my favorite details of this show was the bleaching station. Here, models had their eyebrows bleached as if they were shaved off. After the show, they had to return to have them colored back on. What is done in the name of beauty!
The fabrics carried the metallic theme forward:
Find out how to get the CND gilded nail here:
For hair, gold was painted onto the hair in a leaf shape:
Early this year MAC had a call out to beauty bloggers to try their hand at making cosmetics. Over 80 applications were submitted with moodboards, color swatches, and pleas and tears I’m sure, for a chance to brand their own lipglass or eyeshadow (where oh where MAC, was the nail polish love?). The bloggers were flown on a secret mission to the Toronto labs where they worked side-by-side to select, sift and sort their chosen pigments. The end result is a rich collection from 9 very lucky ladies you may even be reading on a daily basis: Bloggers’ Obsession
The collection will go on sale online only as of June 21 for six weeks.
For fantastic photos of the experience, check out Christine Mielke (Temptalia.com), Amber Katz (beautybloggingjunkie), Lianne Farbes (TheMakeUpGirl), Patrice (afrobella), Wendy (nitro:licious), Lesley Ellen (LipstickPowderPaint), Lily (BeautyMaverick), Karen (makeupandbeautyblog)
MAC cosmetics has pulled the Rodarte line and will be donating the worldwide projected profits from the campaign to help those from the town of Juarez, Mexico. The collection will not release.
A preview in July began a firestorm of protest against MAC for the items named after a line by designers Laura and Kate Mulleavy of Rodarte. It was the clothing from their Fall 2010 line that translated into an inspired makeup line. MAC translated the images from a road trip they had taken through Mexico and highlighted “Juarez” and “Factory” as cosmetic name options. As a town with tough living/working conditions with little law enforcement, every year women and children disappear or are found dead on the roads, to and from the factories where the majority work, it was for many considered in poor taste.
MAC has a long history of partnerships and charity and it is doubtful any negative connotation was meant with this line. Even so, it struck a raw chord with too many consumers. MAC remains a great brand and kudos for these plans that will satisfy all parties. Read the official statement below:
M·A·C Decides Not to Ship M·A·C Rodarte Makeup Collection Out of Respect for Women & Girls of Juárez and their Families
M·A·C and Rodarte are deeply and sincerely sorry and we apologize to everyone we offended. We have listened very closely to the feedback of concerned global citizens. We are doing our very best to right this wrong. The essence of M·A·C is to give back and care for the community and Rodarte is committed to using creativity for positive social change. We are grateful for the opportunity to use what we have learned to raise awareness on this important issue.
This decision will not impact M·A·C ‘s commitment to donate all of its projected profits from the collection to benefit the women and girls of Juarez.
Out of respect for the people of Mexico, the women and girls of Juarez and their families, as well as our M·A·C Mexican staff and colleagues, M·A·C has made the decision not to ship the M·A·C Rodarte limited edition makeup collection. This decision will have no impact on M·A·C’s commitment to donate all of its projected global profits from this collection to local and international groups that work to improve the lives of the women and girls of Juarez. We are currently conducting due diligence to ensure we donate to organizations with a proven record of directly supporting the women and girls of Juarez.
