A Sneek Peek at M·A·C Venomous Villains.

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I just received all of the official photos for the upcoming M·A·C Venomous Villains collection that launches on September 30th. Before I rundown the collection, I thought it wise to get the photos up in a Photo Gallery so you can start lusting for the beauties, and planning your purchases. As I love all things Disney and all things MAC, I am more than thrilled for this collection.

"A potion to poison, an apple to bite, a spell to cast…bad never looked so good. A crystal ball of colour created from your favourite Disney Venomous Villains, inspired by the three most infamously frosty, fabulous and formidable of Disney’s Dark Ladies…and one dastardly Dr. Facilier. Don’t you love it? A M∙A∙C and Disney collaboration to celebrate the dark side in every one of us, in a glamorous sort of way. Who’s the fairest one of all? Four separate mini-collections, in haute animated couture. The incomparable Cruella de Vil and Snow White’s Evil Queen, each featured on one ultra primary displayer Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent and The Princess and the Frog’s Dr. Facilier are both up to no good on their own. Uniquely designed iconic packaging you will kill for, cunning characters and bedeviled beauties that are so alluring, you can’t help but wonder: what would it be like to be one?"

Here are just a few of the photographs, but you can view all of the items in the collection over in the MAC Venomous Villains Photo Gallery. Once there, click on the first image, and a large slideshow will come up with large pictures of every item in the collection.

I'll be back with a complete rundown of the items tomorrow.

What items are you lusting after?

When Fashion and Makeup Play Together: Marchesa for Le Métier de Beauté Collection.

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Even though New York Fashion Week is winding up, my head is definitely still in "fashion" mode. Especially today as the Marchesa show, one of my all time favorites, takes place. I thought this the perfect time to let you know about a beautiful collaboration between luxe beauty brand Le Métier de Beauté and Marchesa.

 “Each season,” explains Georgina Chapman, co-founder and designer of Marchesa, “Keren Craig and I introduce a new collection, but with the classic and consistent signature that is Marchesa – we transport our customers back to a time when luxury fashion meant the best in tailoring, design, fabric, etc.  When it came to launching a cosmetics collection, we wanted to do the same and we found immediately that Le Métier de Beauté shared these same core values.”

“The Collection takes the unparalleled textures and formulas Le Métier de Beauté is known for and transfixes them with the essence of Marchesa,” says Joanna Vorachek Austin, President of Le Métier de Beauté.  “From the sleek packaging and the innovative formulas to the flawless application, the Marchesa for Le Métier de Beauté collaboration brings the best of both brands to the forefront of luxury.”

Talk about a true partnership in beauty!

Can we talk about the packaging for a minute? Have you ever seen such a beautiful sleek line? I think not! The mercurial silver for the outer packaging was directly inspired by Sandra Bullock’s silver bugle Marchesa Oscar dress from this past year’s awards. 

As much as I love the sleek packaging, I am even more in love with the products. To see  them up close, view all of the products over in the Le Métier de Beauté Collection Photo Gallery.

 

Palettes
The collection begins with two palettes created exclusively by Marchesa’s co-founders and designers, Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig.  Reflective of their tastes in beauty, each palette offers a complete signature look – eye, cheek, lip and face – to transform into your own.

La Lune Palette - $65.00
Custom-crafted by Georgina Chapman, a quintet of dramatically bold colors brings Georgina ’s signature smoky-eyed feminine look to your fingertips.  This diminutive, credit card-sized palette contains everything you need to design an array of smoldering looks.

  • Translucent Pressed Powder
  • Concealer
  • Lip Gloss: La Cerise Noir
  • Crème Blush: La Peche
  • Eye Shadow: Le Minuit

Le Soleil Palette - $65.00
Hand-crafted by Keren Craig, this collection of gorgeous, warm hues creates a beautiful bronzed look not to be ignored.  This petite palette contains everything you need to make this sun-kissed look your own.

  • Bronzer
  • Concealer
  • Lip Gloss: Le Caramel
  • Crème Blush: La Rougeur
  • Eye Shadow: Le Fauve

Double Entendre Lip Gloss - $38.00
Four dual-ended lip glosses, eight total shades, infinite bespoke color combinations.  Pairing the signature creamy coverage of Le Métier de Beauté’s Lip Crème Lip Gloss with the incomparable, silky slip of Sheer Brilliance Lip Gloss, Double Entendre Lip Gloss brings new meaning to the perfect partnership.  Enriched with emollients and antioxidants for beautiful, supple lips, wear alone or custom-blend your perfect pout. 

  • La Figue/La Raisin   – A creamy combination of plum and shimmering neutral
  • La Feu/La Glace – Radiant red balanced with a lush mauve
  • L’embrasse/Le Passion – A unity between a bittersweet chocolate and blushing bronze
  • La Rouge/La Nue – A shimmering nude matched by a golden raspberry hue

Sheer Illumination Highlighter Pen - $48.00
The ingenious Sheer Illumination Highlighter works instantly to highlight and contour in an ever- flattering sheer golden shade.  Ideal anytime of day or evening, on bare skin, with powder, under or over foundation, this beauty essential brings instant luminosity wherever you want it.

Sheer Illumination Brightener Pen - $48.00
Look refreshed and revived in an instant.  Sheer Illumination Brightener’s liquid to powder formula lightly conceals while brightening.  Redness is reduced, dark circles diminished and your total look revived and refreshed. 

The Marchesa for Le Métier de Beauté Collection is available right now at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus.