IT Cosmetics™ New Year, Your Most Beautiful Skin!

If you're looking for a great new makeup collection at a wonderful value to boot, tune into QVC today! That's because IT Cosmetics is having another one of their super special one day only Today's Special Value's today. Today's collection has six pieces in their New Year, Your Most Beautiful Skin collection and it's on that should not be missed whether you are a fan of the brand or a first timer.

The IT Cosmetics New Year, Your Most Beautiful Skin 6 piece collection includes:

CC+ Veil™ Cushion Compact Foundation
CC+ Veil™ Cushion Compact Foundation Refill Cartridge
Blurred Lines™ Lipstick in Je Ne Sais Quoi™
CC+™ Crème Blush in Je Ne Sais Quoi™
Heavenly Luxe™ Angled Radiance Crème Brush
Heavenly Luxe™ Dual-Ended Complexion Perfection Brush

I'm out of town and the products were just delivered, so I couldn't snap photos of everything; the press photo is all I have.

To see the New Year, Your Most Beautiful Skin collection being demonstrated, be sure to tune into QVC today. IT Cosmetics will be on at various times all throughout the day today. Shop at qvc.com with QVC Item #A272018.

MAC Viva Glam Ariana Grande.

MAC is back with another Viva Glam collection and this years collaboration is with the one and only pop sensation Ariana Grande. The collection includes a matte lipstick and lipglass that is quite reflective of the singers public persona itself; good girl/bad girl.

"Good girl? Bad girl? Glam girl? Ask VIVA GLAM Ariana Grande! Go deep dark in her matte plum Lipstick, or good, good in shimmering pink Lipglass. Paint the town glam!"

The collection includes:

Lipstick - $17
Viva Glam Ariana Grande - Deep Dark Plum (Matte)

Lipglass - $15
Viva Glam Ariana Grande - Light Shimmer Pink

While you won't catch me wearing the lipstick anytime soon, it is a very vampy on-trend shade that is gorgeous. It looks especially pretty with the lipglass layered over it. I really like the lipglass. It is too faint to wear on it's own, but it adds a nice touch of shimmer and sparkle when layered over other lipsticks and that's how I will be wearing it.

Like all of the Viva Glam collections, every cent from the selling price of VIVA GLAM Lipstick and Lipglass goes toward helping women, men and children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

Viva Glam Ariana Grande is available at all MAC locations and at maccosmetics.com beginning today.

MAC Matchmaster Shade Intelligence Compact Foundation.

Exciting news from MAC Cosmetics as they just launched their first cushion foundation and I was lucky enough to give it a try. MAC Matchmaster Shade Intelligence Compact Foundation is the brands first foray into this innovative trend of products that delivers true-to-life coverage while not suffocating the skin.

"Who doesn’t want a foundation to look as real as their skin tone? Thanks to our new Matchmaster Shade Intelligence Compact, it can. Its innovative cushion and sheer liquid formula lends true-to-life shade perfection and coverage, while letting your natural skin show through. A cutting-edge delivery system allows the formula to be released in a superfine layer, providing a natural finish and sheer to medium buildable coverage. Launching with a spectrum of 12 light to deep dark shades, and debuting with the new 197SH Duo Fibre Square Brush and Matchmaster Concealer."

Cushion foundations started in Korea and have been here in the US for a few years now. I think MAC took their time to give us something unique and original because Matchmaster Shade Intelligence Compact Foundation delivers in this new category. When they say it offers perfection and coverage, they are not lying.

I am really impressed with the light to medium coverage out of the compact which can be built up. I applied the foundation with the enclosed foam-like sponge that came with the foundation. While MAC recommends applying with the new Duo Fibre Square Brush, I recommend applying with the sponge for a flawless, even finish. The finish itself is very natural and real-looking. My skin has been very dry this winter, and applying this with or without a primer yields pretty good results. It does last longer with a foundation primer, so if you are looking for all-day wear, then that is the way to go. With foundation primer, I didn't see fading for at least six hours. At the end of the day, my foundation was definitely still on and looking natural and pretty flawless.

There are 12 shades in the Matchmaster Shade Intelligence Compact Foundation line-up. I was sent 4.0 as a match to my normal NC30 tone, but it was a bit dark. I just ordered 3.0 which seems like it will be a better match. 
 
    No.1
    No. 1.5
    No. 2.0
    No. 3.0
    No. 4.0
    No. 5.0
    No.6.0
    No. 7.0
    No. 7.5
    No. 8.0
    No. 8.5
    No. 9.0

Buy MAC Matchmaster Shade Intelligence Compact Foundation now at all MAC stores, counters in Nordstrom, Macy's, etc. and maccosmetics.com. Matchmaster Shade Intelligence Compact Foundation retails for $36.