More on MAC's Latest Additions to the Prep + Prime Collection.

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As I told you yesterday, part of the new MAC Collection Colour Ready are these three new products that are now a permanent part of their Prep + Prime Collection. Seriously, these are the star products of the line up and I cannot get enough of them.

I am particularly fancied with the Line Filler. It has changed the way my face looks finished. The way it fills in my lines is amazing. The fact that I can use it over my makeup to blend away even more lines as they creep up during the day is just as brilliant.

Take a more in depth look at the latest Prep + Prime products.

Prep + Prime Skin Refined Zone

This product is a partial primer designed for use in the T-Zone. This lightweight, oil-free, soy-based emulsion instantly helps minimize visible pores while helping to control excess surface oil and shine. M·A·C employs High Tech Optics, an advanced technology powder and light diffusers to fill in lines. The result: an invisible, natural-looking, long-lasting matte finish that also helps keep pores clean, clear and unclogged. It mattifies and hides imperfections using advanced powders and microspheres while a Mannose-Phosphate blend gently exfoliates away dead cells giving the skin a more youthful look and silica particles absorb oil. In addition to immediately minimizing pore appearance and shine, 24% experience an increased luminosity and clarity of the skin. Additionally, clinical tests show that over time, the Prep + Prime Skin Refined Zone reduces the appearance of clogged pores and shrinks the appearance of pores to nearly two-thirds of its original size.

Prep + Prime Line Filler


This favorite of mine is a targeted deep wrinkle filler with long term skincare benefits that uses a unique technological breakthrough. Line Filler plumps and smoothes skin and drastically reduces the appearance of wrinkles and expression lines. A combination of Gatuline

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New from MAC: Colour Ready.

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Increased mileage from makeup... Colour Ready revs up the Prep + Prime idea, a true hybrid formula between science and beauty. That pretty much sums up the newest from MAC, launching today - the Colour Ready collection.

These products are what you need to start with and then finish with when putting on your face. For in between, there are a few new shades to have you even more bold and bright for this time of year.

The COlor Ready collection rundown:

LIPSTICK ($14)
Show Orchid - Vivid hot pink
Impassioned - Amped up fuschsia

EYE SHADOW ($14.50)
Bitter - Vivid bright golden green flecked with shimmer
White Frost - Vivid bright white with icy shimmer

PENULTIMATE EYE LINER ($16.50)
Rapid Black - True Black

EYE BROWS ($14.50)
Stud - Deep rich blackened brown

PREP + PRIME LINE FILLER ($19.50)

PREP+PRIME SKIN REFINED ZONE ($19.50)

PREP + PRIME TRANSPARENT FINISHING POWDER ($21.00)

BRUSH ($34.00)
129SH - All-purpose for blush or face powder. This brush is particularly good for blush application. The fibers are soft and form a full, rounded shape.

Pick it up now at your favorite MAC store, counter, or online. Stay tuned for more detailed information on the Prep  + Prime products, which I cannot get enough of.

Say Hello to Flawless Skin.

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Hello Flawless! is the brand new custom powder cover-up with SPF 15 from Benefit Cosmetics.

This powder in a box (which Benefit always does best) is great for the entire face or just spot coverage. Now, girls of my age really need to start pulling away from the powder foundations, which is hard to do. But I am doing it slowly but surely, so I must admit that I did not try Hello Flawless! on me. But my teenaged daughter has been using it and is in love with this powder.

Caci says that the texture of this powder is amazing. She loves how she can easily customize the degree of coverage by either using the sponge or brush provided. I watch her use the brush to apply most often, which simply evens out her skin tone and makes it look flawless. Not heavily made up a all. She is getting good at patting around her nose and under her eyes with the sponge too, for when she needs a bit more coverage.

Hello Flawless sports an built in SPF of 15, whish is absolutely essential, and this beauty powder is available in 6 easy to match shades. You won't find Hello Flawless at the Benefit counter until sometime in April, but it is available right now online at Benefit Cosmetics.