MAC Zac Posen.

MAC has teamed up with womenswear designer Zac Posen for a makeup collection featuring his name, MAC Zac Posen. It's a classic collection, just like his trademark designs. From the packaging to the shades, the makeup and shades are exquisite.

"After dazzling women with his modern but timeless designs on the runway and red carpet for 13 years, New York designer Zac Posen presents his debut colour collection for M·A·C. From the iconic packaging to the square-handled contour and buffer brushes that boast the designer’s mark, every loving detail that Posen adorns on the female form takes on new shape for the face."

I rarely post photos of boxes or packaging, but I was really impressed with everything about this.

I love the simplicity of the products. The bronzer and blush are my favorite (shocker) with the 6 pan shadow palette being a keeper as well. I simply love how wearable the shades are. Worn together, they leaves eyes with a soft, everyday look that can be kicked up just a bit. The mauve and gray together are always on point, and yes, classic. The surprise is the orange lipstick.

The complete MAC Zac Posen makeup collection:

Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder - $27

• Transparent pressed powder

Lipstick - $18

• Sheer Madness - Sheer nude (lustre)
• Darling Clementine - Bright orange (matte)
• Dangerously Red - Blue fuchsia (matte)

Eyeshadow X 6 Eye Z You - $43.50

• Cozy Grey - Soft white pearl (veluxe pearl)
• Phloof! - Frosted off-white (frost)
• After Dusk - Deep lilac (veluxe pearl)
• Performance Art - Soft lilac w/multi-pearl (veluxe pearl)
• Palatable - Deep frost-grey (satin)
• Mauve Over - Soft mid-tone mauve (veluxe pearl)

Fluidline Pen - $23

• Retro Black - Solid flat black

Zoomlash Mascara - $18

• Zoomblack - Rich black

Powder Blush Duo - $29

• Haute Contour- Matte neutral brown/pink coral w/pearl

Brushes
182 Buffer - $54
168 Large Angle Contour - $36

The MAC Zac Posen collection will be available beginning February 25th. Buy it at all MAC stores, counters in Nordstrom, Macy's, etc. and at maccosmetics.com.

Top 25 Mascaras.

Today is National Lash Day!

They have a day that celebrates just about everything these days, but I'm certainly not going to argue with one that's celebrating all things lashes.

If you've been following me for awhile, you know that I am mascara obsessed and I have compiled quite a few top 10 mascara lists already, so for today I thought I would go all out and run down my favorite all-time mascaras — 25 of them.

I am always trying new mascaras and updating my list. For 2018, you need to try COVERGIRL Flourish Mascara. Read my COVERGIRL Flourish Mascara review.

1. COVERGIRL Clump Crusher by LashBlast Mascara 

2. Lancôme Définicils High Definition Mascara

3. L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Mascara

See also: Must Have Palettes

4. Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes! Mascara

5. Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

6. Dior Diorshow Mascara

7. Buxom Buxom Lash Mascara

8. NARS Audacious Mascara

This mascara from NARS gives even the wimpiest of lashes major length and volume with no clumps or flakes. What I really like about it is that it works in one swipe.

9. COVERGIRL Full Lash Bloom by LashBlast Mascara

10. Benefit Cosmetics They're Real! Mascara

11. L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

12. Lancôme Hypnôse Drama Mascara

13. Urban Decay Perversion Mascara

14. Benefit Cosmetics Roller Lash Curling & Lifting Mascara

If your lashes lack curl, Roller Lash is the mascara to try. It not only help to curl lashes, the formula holds the curl really well. 

Roller Lash is not a big volume building mascara, but it gives great length and separation. 

15. COVERGIRL The Super Sizer by Lashblast Mascara

16. IT Cosmetics Superhero Elastic Stretch Volumizing Mascara

17. Clinique Naturally Glossy Mascara

18. Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Mascara

19. L'Oréal Paris Double Extend Beauty Tubes

20. COVERGIRL Bombshell Volume Mascara

If your lashes need extra help in the volume department, this is a good one to try. It is two steps to volume and two steps to HELLO I have lashes!

21. bareMinerals Lash Domination Volumizing Mascara

22. Dior Diorshow Iconic Overcurl Mascara

23. YSL Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils

24. MAKE UP FOR EVER Smoky Lash Mascara

25. COVERGIRL LashBlast Volume Mascara

Don't forget to check out my top 10 mascaras list, my guide to the best mascara for volume, length and curl, top 10 mascaras under $10 and top 10 drugstore mascaras.

The must have eyeshadow palettes 2018 can be found in this post.  

L’Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation.

L'Oréal Paris has recently launched one of the first to mass cushion foundations and this is one that you need to take note of. Not only is this foundation a first of its kind for the brand, it's simply a really great foundation. L’Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation is a buildable liquid foundation, packaged in a way that it is portable, that leaves skin in such a way that it looks sheer, yet luminescent on the skin.

Can you tell that I am really impressed by this one? Well, I am. L’Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation is pretty mistake-proof from the start, like all cushion foundations are. With the packaging of the liquid embedded into the micro-aerated cushion, the formula is always fresh, allowing you to apply just the right amount of foundation you need.

It's so easy to apply by simply tapping the top of the cushion with the enclosed super soft, non-absorbent, anti-microbial puff. I tried other ways to apply, and honestly, the sponges (or specially designed puffs as they call it) that come with these cushion foundations, really are the best way to apply. After you get just a bit of the foundation onto the puff, blend it out over your skin until you have your desired coverage. If you need more coverage, tap and blend on more. Right out of the compact, the coverage is sheer — like your skin just better — but I use a bit more to hide some redness that I have. It does blur away imperfections and make skin look pretty flawless even without a ton of coverage. The end result is a slight glow or the look of luminescence; a real fresh look to the skin.

There are 12 True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation shades that are broken up into warm, cool and neutral undertones that will blend to match a good variety of skintones. I thinking finding your perfect match may be a little tricky, but start with your undertone then look from there. 

The complete shade line-up:

• W2 Light Ivory
• N2 Classic Ivory
• W3 Nude Beige
• C3 Creamy Natural
• N3.5 Classic Buff
• N4 Buff Beige
• C4 Shell Beige
• W5.5 Suntan
• N5.5 Perfect Beige
• C5.5 Natural Tan
• W8 Crème Cafe
• C8 Cocoa

I was sent three shades to try and they were either too light or too dark, but I did blend two of them to give it a try for the day. I liked it enough to run out and buy C3 and N3.5 to see which is a better match for my NC30 skintone. With stores like CVS that have such a great no questions asked return policy, I know that I can try them both at home and return the one that is not right, for a full refund.

L’Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation sells for around $16.99 at your favorite drugstore or mass retailer. Buy it now at Target, Walgreens or drugstore.com.