Calling Calvin Klein Beauty!

I heard about Calvin Klein Beauty re-launching into the cosmetics market back in 2005. I remember clearly that it was supposed to launch in Spring of 2007. Then it was pushed back to Fall, 2007.

 

As we are embarking on Spring 2008, I am wondering where Calvin Klein Beauty is? Coupled with the fact that one of their new makeup products was entered into the CEW Awards and that the product demonstrator told me that the line debuted on Sephora.com in January, I am more than curious. I cannot find the cosmetics line anywhere. It is not on Sephora.com. The Calvin Klein website still says it is arriving Fall 2007.  Where is it already?

The product I saw really intrigues me. It is called the Electric Edge Liquid Eyeliner Pen. The liner has a unique felt tip applicator that allows the formula to be evenly distributed throughout the tip. The end result is said to be a thin, smear-proof line above the lashes.

 

I will ask it again, Calvin Klein Beauty, where are you? If anyone has the information or has seen the line up in a store, please do let me know. I am excited, yet frustrated that I cannot find it. Is anyone else excited about this new line, sure to be a hit?

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UPDATE It is selling at Sephora.com! Thank you to the few readers and e-mails that I have received today, I found that it is selling as ck Calvin Klein. I don't know how I missed it.

MAC Fafi has Arrived!

The much anticipated MAC collection with Fafi, the French graffiti artist, is now available. The collection is full of fun, bright,  graffiti like shades - very cool. And the packaging, adorable. Featuring Fafi's exclusive Fafinettes.

 

The Fafi line up:

LIPSTICK ($14)
Fun ‘n’ Sexy Blue pink with blue pearl
Not So Innocent Sheer tan with pink and peach pearl
Utterly Frivolous Rosy coral with pink pearl
High Top Grey purple with blue pearl
Flash-n-Dash Intense tangerine red with pink pearl
Strawbaby Coral rose with rainbow pearl

LIPGLASS ($14)
Cult Fave Blue mid-tone pink with white pearl
Sugar Trance Creamy soft pink with white and rainbow pearl
Squeeze It Brassy plum
Totally It Sheer bright pink with intense pink pearl

EYE SHADOW X4 ($36)
Fafi Eyes 1
Howzat Deep grey with silver sparkle
Hey Neutral tan with white pearl
Pink Venus Washed pink
Vanilla Soft pale-peachy-ivory flecked with shimmer

EYE SHADOW X 4 ($36)
Fafi Eyes 2
Bold as Gold Yellow gold with gold pearl
You’re Fresh Pale green with silver sparkle
Shockwave Intense orange with silver sparkle
Prankster Muted dark blue

PAINT POT ($16.50)
Nice Vice Dirty purple with purple pearl
Girl Friendly Creamy grey pink
Layin’ Low Creamy beige
Cash Flow Green gold with gold pearl
Perky Cream coral with white pearl
Rollickin’ Aqua blue green with white pearl

FLUIDLINE ($15)
Blacktrack Solid flat black

EYE KOHL ($13.50)
Smolder Intense black
Fascinating Snake-eyes matte white

ZOOM LASH ($11)
Zoomblack Rich black

POWDER BLUSH ($17.50)
Hipness Intense coral with soft white pearl
Fashion Frenzy Mid-tone blue pink

IRIDESCENT PRESSED POWDER ($21)
Sassed-up Soft coral pink with gold sparkle
Verve-acaious Intense yellow gold with gold pearl
Belightful Gilded peach bronze

NAIL LACQUER ($10)
Girls Will Be Girls Pink with coral pearl
Boom! Rich eggplant with purple pearl

BRUSHES
210 Precise Eye Liner Firm ($17)
extra-fine tip brush for precision lining with emollient or water-based products.
129SH Powder/Blush with decorated pouch ($34)
Soft natural fluffed dome Brush for application of powder products on cheeks and face.
In a special decorated Fafi-themed pouch.
208 Angled Brow Brush ($19)
Firm, angled tip Brush for precision application of brow and eye-lining product.
182 Buffer Brush ($45)
Ultra-soft, large, rounded dome tip Brush for use with powder face and cheek product.

MAC has come up with a little sister site for MAC Fafi, which you can visit at macfafi.com. It is fun to go behind the scenes there at a MAC press event and meet the artist herself.

All of the MAC Fafi products can be found at your favorite MAC counter or store, as well as maccosmetics.com. 

My daughter wants the little Fafinette dolls, so we will be sure to be checking those out, as well as the whole collection, this weekend.

My Visit with Three Custom Color Specialists.

First stop on my visit to New York City, Three Custom Color Specialists, otherwise known as 3C. 3C is a unique line developed by three New Yorkers with a passion for makeup, art, and custom blending.

This is a stop for many makeup artists big and small. Products are custom blended right on site and ready in such short lead times, that makeup artists flock to the studio right before and during Fashion Week.
 

Makeup Artist bags are sure to have one of their Professional Concealer Palettes inside, while regular gals like me love the Concealer Trio in either light-medium or medium-dark. Another favorite product among both artists and regular folk is their Clarifier Eye Pencil. Available in either light or dark, this eye pencil is used to use on the lower inner rim of your eye, to open up your eye area. This handy pencil is a cinch to use and makes eyes look not only bigger, they appear whiter and more overall fresh. This is a must-have product that I have not stopped using since I picked it up at the studio.

 

3C offers a great service where you bring in your makeup bag, empty it out, and your bag is given a total make over. This will not only help you narrow down the product that you need to use on a regular basis, it helps you to simplify your makeup routine - something I think we all need. To book this service and hear about other services their offer, give them a call at 888.262.7714 or visit their site to learn more. Please note that studio visits are by appointment only, making it a true customized and personal experience.