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What Are the Numbers Behind MAC Tabloid Beauty?

March 9th, 2010 by Crystal

Don’t you hate it when beauty brands make exaggerated claims that never seem to have enough proof and do what they say? How big would your lashes look if they were volumized by 400% anyway? In my opinion, that would be too much!

Not all companies cushion their advertisements beyond belief though. Take MAC Cosmetics for example, their new Tabloid Beauty Collection doesn’t seem too outrageous. In fact, the numbers seems downright reasonable!

MAC Prep + Prime Skin Refined Zone ($19.50 US): Primers nowadays aren’t just for smoothing your skin to prep it for foundation. For example, this one has mattifying properties and helps disguise pores by 37%.

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Get a Gorgeous Hue with Xen-Tan Transform Luxe Self-Tanner

February 23rd, 2010 by Jeannie

I was not prepared for my recent trip to sunny Florida. The glaring whiteness of my natural skin tone would have scared people away on the beach.

I needed to remedy the situation ASAP but did not want to risk the damaging rays of a tanning bed or the inconvenience of trekking to a spray tan salon.

So I took matters into my own hands and went DIY.

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MAC & Milk: A Fashion Week Collaboration

February 10th, 2010 by Lilan

This season MAC Cosmetics & Milk Studios will partner up to create a unique New York Fashion Week experience with an exclusive online only MAC & Milk Collection – a selection of backstage essentials found in every makeup artist’s kit.

“Radiant skin, smokey eyes and beige lips seem to be a part of the beauty trends every season. The MAC & Milk Collection are the iconic products that create these trends. No makeup artist can live without these products during Fashion Week,” says Gordon Espinet, Vice President of Global Makeup Artistry, MAC Cosmetics.

And I certainly agree! I love the basics like a smokey eye with nude lips and find that a few of my go-to products are featured here in the new MAC & Milk Collection, like…

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A Versatile All-in-One: Stila One Step Makeup

February 5th, 2010 by Lilan

Calling all makeup minimalists out there.. Stila One Step Makeup might be just the thing for you!

Stila just introduced their One Step Makeup ($44 US) giving busy women everywhere an easy, breezy face routine to achieve a flawless complexion with just one product.

One Step Makeup promises to prime and protect your skin, conceal blemishes, even out your skin tone and minimize shine.. all in one bottle – can it really be true? I had to try it for myself.

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