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.  

Introducing Skin Laundry.

There are some really unique skin clinics called Skin Laundry that have recently made their way from the west coast (mostly in California and Hong Kong) to the east coast. With two new clinics in New York City and two more planned to open soon, this is a skin care clinic that offers a revolutionary Signature Light & Laser Treatment that is changing the skin of women. To further enhance the treatment, Skin Laundry has launched some skin care products and I had a chance to give some of them a try.

When trying a new line, I always look for a starter set or kit, and Skin Laundry offers one, which I think it a great way to enhance any service or try a new line of products. The Skin Laundry Rejuvenation Essentials Kit ($160) contains everything you need for a nighttime beauty regimen and it's a great introduction to the brand.

The kit contains:

• 5 Rejuvenating Anti-Aging Facial Masks
• Night Renew Treatment (with .2% Retinol)
• Restoring Night Serum
• Renewing Eye Cream

While the products were minimally packaged to match the light and airy feel of the skin clinics, the products themselves feel very luxe. The ingredients are definitely effective. With everything designed to greatly improve the look of the skin from the texture and tone to reducing the appearance of fine lines, everything works in sync together.

Starting with a weekly mask, the Rejuvenating Anti-Aging Facial Mask is a really nice treat. This mask is infused with 19 skin conditioning extracts so skin is smoothed, refreshed and restored — it's like a facial in a mask. It takes just 15 minutes or so.

The rest of the products are to be used nightly, starting with the Restoring Night Serum after your cleansing. This serum is chock full of ingredients that smooth and brighten the skin. It contains glycolic acid to get rid of dull skin that builds up.

Next up is the Night Renew Treatment. This is definitely effective with the addition of Retinol, but it is gentle feeling because it is enriched with Shea Butter and other humectants so the skin is nourished and hydrated while using. This is so different than most retinols and I think that is why I really like it. While most retinols leave skin feeling dry, this one really helps skin retain moisture as it helps to improve fine lines and wrinkles and gives skin a more firm look and feel.

The final step is the Renewing Eye Cream. This eye cream feels so luxe as it smoothes my undereye area. It seems to help reduce puffiness almost immediately. A rich combination of peptides and antioxidants work within the formula to help reduce fine lines over time too.

One other products that I got to try which is not really a skin care product, but something I have been hearing about and one I was excited to try is a specially infused pillowcase. It's called the SleepCycle Clean Skin Pillowcase ($30). I mean, we spend so much time with our faces on our pillow, we might as well do it with special technology to help us look better, right? Well, this pillowcase is treated with charged silver ion technology to provide a natural anti-micobial effect that keeps our pillowcase cleaner so our faces are cleaner while we sleep. It actually reduces bacteria by 99.9%. WE know that bacteria does so much harm to the skin, so it's a very smart solution to a common problem.

All of these products are available at Skin Laundry clinics nationwide as well as skinlaundry.com.

The next time I am in NYC, I will be checking out the Signature Light & Laser Treatment for sure. I'll definitely report back on that.