MAC THE SIMPSONS COLLECTION #MACandMarge Product UPDATE!!!

... AND How to get your hands on it early at Comic-Con

My recent post on  the #MACandMarge MAC Cosmetics Collection with everybody's favourite yellow family The Simpsons was my most viewed article yet. So you'll be glad to know we have a sneak preview of some of the products in the collection!

AND if you have to be one of the first to get you hands on it there will be a one day only advance sale on Saturday July 26, at the MAC Cosmetics store in San Diego (234 Fifth Avenue) during Comic-Con. Otherwise you'll have to wait until August 28th where it can be purchased online and September 4th in stores.

MAC THE SIMPSONS COLLECTION #MACandMarge

Well here's a bit of breaking news. Mac Cosmetics literally announced hours ago via Twitter and Instagram that they will be launching a Simpsons Collection. 

Commemorating 25 years of the show this news has already gone viral. With the Hashtag #MACandMarge it is no surprise that the collection will focus around the blue-haired matriarch of the Simpsons Clan. Due out September 2014 no one has info on what we might expect to see from this range although I'm predicting an 'Electric Eel' eyeshadow colour or maybe even mascara or liner to be part of this collection. How about even a yellow nail polish? Well we can only keep guessing at this stage but I will keep you updated with any further developments.

I found a listing of "official" Simpsons colours listed on Pantone (official with quotation marks usually means just the opposite) but might give us a wee insight into colours we might expect to see.. Here's my own 'artist rendition' - purely based on supposition of course!

LORDE'S MAC COLLECTION

Everybody's favourite teenage chanteuse has released a collaboration with MAC embodying her signature purple lip.

Our very own Amber D (Senior Artist for MAC) has been pivotal in developing Lorde's distinctive makeup style both in New Zealand and on her international tours. An awesome example of how a great makeup artist works with a client's personality to develop their own unique look that becomes synonymous with their name.

A massive high-five to Amber!

Penultimate Eyeliner in Rapidblack $19.50 USD 

Lipstick in Pure Heroine $16.00 USD

Look out for this collection in MAC stores in 5th June 2014

Get the Look: Shimmery Smokey Eye

I was lucky enough to shoot with the beautiful Oona Chanel a couple of years ago and I still love this look we created for her for Topshop Magazine, Topman Generation.

Here are the key products I used to create the look

I firstly applied MAC's Fluidline in 'Blacktrack' up to the crease in the eye using Tom Fords eyeshadow brush. 

I then used a clean MAC 217 brush to buff around the edges to soften the shape. 

Finally I applied MyFace Cosmetics 'Blingtones' eyeshadows in 'Black Ice', pressing it on to the lid using the Tom Ford Eyeshadow brush. 

In some of the shots I added 'Gloss Texture' by MAC to the lids, a look that is awesome for editorial work but a bit harder to pull off in your day to day life.