Let’s take a look at the behind the scenes sexyness of Ricky Martin and Nicki Minaj’s MAC VIVA Glam ad campaign shoot!
The new faces of the campaign discuss why they’ve joined and dish out on why it’s important for them to represent such a stellar endeavor!
Video Source: MAC Cosmetics
Beauty | Nicki Minaj & Ricky Martin For MAC VIVA Glam
$15.00 U.S/$18.00CDN
Six months ago I broke news that the newest faces for MAC’s VIVA Glam charity campaign would be Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin. Fast forward to December, I showed you guys the ad campaign for the collaboration. Now, officially available in Canada, I have the duo’s products; available in stores and online. Sorry, international folks, you have to wait until March!
Nicki goes all out with her trademark bright pink lip colour while Ricky keeps it safe and “man-friendly” with a clear lip moisturizer in a tube. Get yours now because remember 100% of the proceeds goes to help men, women and children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS!
Lip conditioner $15.00 US/$18.00 CDN
Photos: MAC Cosmetics
Beauty | Daphne Guinness X MAC Cosmetics
Following it’s collaboration with Iris Arfel comes MAC Cosmetics’ latest collab with style icon and heiress, Daphne Guinness.
The brewery heiress had every say in the entire collection, by hand selecting each shade, hue and pigment from her collection with the cosmetics giant. Love that, such an independent and opinionated woman! Love her!
$17.00 US/$20.00 CDN
Pro Longwear Lipcreme: Warp Speed light silver, Red Dwarf blue-pink, Seasoned Plum mid-tone lavender and Approaching Storm deep rose.
$15.00 US/$18.00 CDN
Nail Lacquer: Hyperion light grey blue green (crème), Endless Night pale grey pink with iridescent pearl (frost) and Blueblood deep eggplant (crème).
$20.00 US/$24.00 CDN
Pigment: Aurora Pinked taupe (frost), Circa Plum Frosty dirty mid-tone lavender (frost) and Nebula dark greyed brown with pearl (frost)
$18.50 US/$22.00 CDN
Cremesheen Glass: Borealis pale grey pink with iridescent pearl, Japanese Spring pale dirty pink, Narcissus dirty eggplant and Richly Revered deep brown plum
Photos: MAC Cosmetics
Beauty | MAC Cosmetics X Iris Apfel
One of fashion’s most recognizable faces, known more for her eccentric style then her knowledge and work in interior design and Women’s Wear Daily, Iris Apfel, is the latest person/brand to collaborate with cosmetics giant, MAC.
“A colour collection inspired by a rare bird who has always been ahead of her time, Mrs. Iris Apfel. Subject of her own exhibit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and larger-than-life star, Apfel boldly mixed flea market finds with haute couture decades before doing it was considered de rigueur. M·A·C presents Lipsticks, Beauty Powder and Eye Shadows with as much fabulous flair and joie de vivre as the woman who helped create it.”
To be quite honest, MAC’s recent collaborations are coming out far too quickly and within short time spans, like c’mon they just launched Gareth Pugh’s collection, and remember back like 2 months ago was the Miss Piggy capsule collection. You’re over saturating the market, MAC and I don’t know how much longer that’ll last!
$14.50 U.S. $17.50 CDN
Bright cleanest pink (Matte) (Limited Edition), Bright orange-red (Matte) (Limited Edition), Party Parrot Bright red-pink (Matte) (Limited Edition), Flamingo Light milky bright coral (Lustre) (Limited Edition) and Morange Loudmouth orange (Permanent)
$15.00 U.S. / $18.00 CDN
Oriele Orange Bright orange coral (Limited Edition), Toco Toucan Bright blue-fuchsia (Limited Edition) and Sandpiper Creamy pale stone beige (Limited Edition)
$23.00 US/$27.00 CDN
Too Chic Soft peachy cream with fine shimmer (Limited Edition - Repromote)
$14.00 US/$16.50 CDN
Entertain Me Clearly orange (Limited Edition - Repromote), Embrace Me Vivid pinkish fuchsia (Limited Edition - Repromote) and Redd Red (Permanent)
Beauty | Gareth Pugh For MAC Cosmetics
It’s a big week of announcements from the team over at MAC, what with finally giving us the new faces for the VIVA GLAM campaign and now this!
One of my favourite avant garde designers, Gareth Pugh, has collaborated with the world’s leading CANADIAN cosmetics company for a limited-edition collection of make-up based on the Pugh aesthetic! Dark, progressive and friggin edgy!
MASCARA $15.00 US/$18.00 CDN
Studio Fix Boldblack Lash—Blackest Black
TECHNAKOHL LINER $19.00 US/$23.00 CDN
Greyprint—Rich pewter grey with frost
Graphblack—Rich graphic black
BRUSH $60.00 US/$72.00 CDN
Square Handled Buffer Brush
METAL-X CREAM SHADOW $32.00 US/$38.50 CDN
Obscura—Frosty gunmetal grey
Ardent—Frosty blackened burgundy
POWDER BLUSH $30·00 US/$36·50 CDN
Strada—Mid-tone nude
NAIL LACQUER $23·00 U.S./$27·50 CDN
Inert—Creamy mid-tone greyed nude (crème)
Ascension—Grey with blue violet reflective pearl (frost)
Hyper—Deep blue with violet pearl (frost)
Ad Campaign | Nicki Minaj & Ricky Martin For MAC Viva Glam
Remember when I first told you guys that the Pink Barbie herself, Nicki Minaj and latin heart-throb, Ricky Martin would be the new faces for MAC VIVA GLAM campaign a few months ago?! Well here’s the first look of the Spring/Summer 2012 campaign!
This shot landed in my inbox late yesterday. And. I. Nearly. Passed. Out.
My Puerto-Rican-bon-bon-shaking-boyfriend, looking as gorgeous as ever with his biceps and my latest musical obsession, Nicki Minaj in the first look to the charity campaign! Shot by David La Chapelle, in an over-the-top shoot featuring, Martin with an over-sized lipstick and Nicki in her most, suggestive position ever has me and the world, going nuts!
Both shades of lipsticks are sold entirely for charity, with 100% of the sales donated to help fight HIV and AIDS. Products go on sale in February 2012!
Photo: MAC Cosmetics
Beauty | Miss Piggy For MAC Cosmetics
The unconventional style icon, Miss Piggy collaborates with MAC Cosmetics for a small limited-edition collection based on her signature high-maintenance-Diva-style. I freaking love her so much!
Now all of you can look as stunning and glamorous as the chic Muppet, and why not she works that screen like the rent is due tomorrow!
The unusually-small (compared to Wonder Woman & Disney Villains) collaboration for MAC features an eyes-only collection consisting of eye shadow, eye liner and fake eyelashes. Boo!
“Generous glamour goddess that she is, Miss Piggy is sharing her beauty with the world via a limited-edition, online-exclusive, M·A·C collection for the eyes in celebration of her much-anticipated return to the silver screen in Disney’s The Muppets, in theatres November 23. Say “oui” to Miss Piggy for M·A·C today!”
Eye Shadow
Miss Piggy Pink Mid-tone blue pink (frost) $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN
Lash
36 Full lash that creates a naturally dramatic look $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN
Penultimate Eye Liner
Rapidblack True black $17.50 U.S./$21.00 CDN
The collection is available now until December 5th, available online and instores! What are you waiting for?! Go get it, now!
Photos: MAC Cosmetics
Julio Reyes
Lady Gaga and Nicola Formichetti team up yet again with MAC Cosmetics for the cosmetic giant’s VIVA GLAM campaign.
Lady Gaga continues her work as Viva Glam embassador with the latest video ad for the world’s biggest and most popular charity campaign benefitting AIDS research. Gaga called out to her fans to partake in the production of the video by asking them to contribute to AIDS awareness by submitted photos all of which flash at the beginning of the video. Alongside this fashion-forward video comes the new shades that Gaga has worked on for MAC one that I have my eyes set on! I’ll show you those soon!!
Video Source: MAC Cosmetics
Julio Reyes
Beauty | Nicki Minaj & Ricky Martin New Faces Of MAC Viva Glam Campaign
This is fun! Super Bass rapper, Nicki Minaj and my favourite, Ricky Martin are set to be the new faces for MAC Cosmetics’ Viva Glam Campaign! The pair are currently on set in Miami shooting with famed photographer, David LaChappelle.
Set to launch in February of 2012 the duo will come out with some brilliant shades of lipglass and lipstick for the charity campaign. And knowing Minaj it’ll be super obnoxious pink shade! Can’t friggin’ wait! Minaj too to her Twitter and said this:
“Can’t wait for my barbz & ken barbz to wear this new shade of lipstick! Wait til u see it! Sickening!!!!”
My Pink Friday for SURE! God, I can’t wait! Minaj and Martin follows past VIVA GLAM spokes models including the likes of Lady Gaga, Eve, Mary J. Blige, Christina Aguilera, Cyndi Lauper and Minaj’s arch nemesis, Lil Kim.
This also isn’t Minaj’s collaboration with MAC, last year, the raptress teamed up with the beauty brance to release a limited edition “Pink 4 Friday” lipstick.
Photo: Getty Images
Beauty | MAC Cosmetics Jeanius
Acid Washed Grayish -pearled beige. Pretty Please – soft pink pearl shade. Riveting Rose Deep – burgundy/violet pearled shade. $17.50 CDN
Followed by the likes of recent successful collections of Wonder Woman, Lady Gaga, and Disney, MAC launched yet another new collection recently. Jeanius is a celebration of the journey America made a national obsession.
Shades (clockwise from top): White Jeanius - White with silver pearl. Stove Pipe Black Black with copper pearl. Diva In Distress Mid-tone gray with silver pearl (My personal favorite! White toned eyeshadows always brighten and work wonders with Asian eyes!). Motorhead Mid-tone blue with copper pearl. $23.50 CDN.
Docile chrome pink peach with gold. Indigo Pink deep burgundy with blue pearl. Painted On grayish beige with gold pearl $17.50 CDN
Dark blue was a colour we saw a lot of this season making it a big make-up trend, surely all denim lovers would rejoice in the riveting denim-inspired collection of moody blues and indigo ink, with four limited-life eyeshadows and four shades of lipstick, lipgloss, blush and nail lacquer.
Pink Cult mid-tone neutral pink. Overdyed bright magenta. $23.50 CDN
Biker Blue -Black base with purple and blue pearl. Frayed-to-Order -White matte with soft pink duochrome pearl. $14 CDN Always wanted to experiment with blue colors, Biker Blue sounds like a perfect start up!
Photos: MAC Cosmetics
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Lady Gaga has been in the news everywhere, with the release of her new video heavily anticipated on Monday, endorsing the Regza ISO4 phone, The Grammys, Mother Monster has been on the tip of everyone’s tongue.
Now we see the Born This Way singer in the video commercial for her MAC VIVA Glam II campaign. Eerie music, sheer fabrics and dark visuals has Gaga looking creepy yet totally glamorous.
Have you bought your lipglass or lipstick yet? I have, 3 of each! What? It’s for a good cause!
Beauty | Lady Gaga for Viva Glam II
Lady Gaga teams up with MAC Cosmetics once again to release a second shade of her uber popular collaboration with the Canadian cosmetics line.
Good news is that all of here in North America get to grab our Mother-Monster-loving-fingers on the shade on February 17th. Bad news for everyone else is that International sale of the lipstick and lipglass is sometime in March.
Viva Glam Gaga II Lipstick - $17.50
Viva Glam Gaga II - $17.50
Photos: MAC Cosmetics
