World AIDS Day with MAC & Kiehl's.com

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Today is World AIDS Day and I wanted to remind you of some great beauty products that support the AIDS cause.

MAC Cosmetics, where every day is World AIDS Day, has their beautiful Passionately Red Viva Glam Lip Palettes for sale.

Warm Palette:

Features two Viva Glam VI and Viva Glam V Lipsticks, and one Viva Glam V Gloss.
$22.50

Cool Palette:

Features two Viva Glam IV and Viva Glam II Lipsticks, and one Viva Glam VI Gloss.
$22.50

M·A·C will donate all proceeds from the sale of this Holiday Viva Glam compact to support men, women and children around the world living with HIV/AIDS.

Shop MACCosmetics.com for these palettes and the rest of the Viva Glam products that benefit AIDS charities.

Kiehl's has partnered with YouthAIDS by making a Kiehl’s Limited Edition World AIDS Day Lip Balm #1 to benefit the organization. For the month of December, 100% of net proceeds will be donated to YouthAIDS starting on World AIDS Day, December 1.

This lip balm is $8.50 at Kiehl's Stores and Kiehls.com.

I ordered all three of these today in support of the cause, and I hope some of you follow suit. Great strides are being made in the challenges of AIDS and HIV and I think that every little bit of help for this cause is truly necessary.

MAC says Hello Kitty for a Very Special Collection.

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There have been rumours about this collaboration between MAC Cosmetics and Sanrio for the Hello Kitty Collection and guess what? It is true.

According to WWD.com,

"MAC Cosmetics has teamed up with Sanrio Global Consumer Products to create a Hello Kitty color cosmetics collection.

The line will arrive on MAC’s Web site Feb. 10, in North American stores on Feb. 12 and into overseas stores in March.

“MAC has been mining pop culture since the brand was founded,” said John Demsey, group president of the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. “This is a sexy and innocent fashion line, and a true MAC moment. In these times, everyone can use a little fun — and a little Kitty.” "

From the girl who decorated her bedroom in Hello Kitty as a young teen and decorated her daughters newborn nursery with more Hello Kitty paraphernalia than you can imagine, this is a dream come true for me. I love Hello Kitty and simply can.not.wait..

 

MAC Dazzle Lash Mascara.

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I saw this unique mascara in action last winter at Fashion Week and was so excited about it. Waiting these past 8 months or so has been so worth the wait. I was more than thrilled to see this new MAC mascara, which did not have a name back in February, available to us now. Dazzle Lash is the name, and your lashes will do just that - dazzle them.

What makes this mascara unique is not in the formulation itself, it has more to do with the brush. It is smaller and more compact than other MAC brushes, but the trick to it working so well and coating each lash seamlessly is the spring-like function. I remember seeing the makeup artist

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