Sandra‘s Closet

Hair we go! The wild-haired dolls that remind us of our childhood bring their rainbow tufts, bejewelled bellies and lucky charms to M·A·C Good Luck Trolls — a crazy-hued collection as silly as the creatures themselves. Being a troll has never been so glamorous!

THE GOOD LUCK TROLLS COLLECTION includes the following products:

LIPSTICK | CHF 31.00 | LIMITED EDITION

Can’t Be Tamed Sheer lime yellow (Cremesheen)
Sushi Kiss Mid-tone coral cream (Satin)
Dance Off Pants Off Frosted hot pink (Frost)
Midnight Troll Rich blue (Matte)

CHROMACRAZE | CHF 28.00 | LIMITED EDITION

Tease and Thank You Bright cobalt blue
Good Luck Locks Bubblegum pink

BRUSH |CHF 67.00 | LIMITED EDITION
187SH Duo Fibre Face Brush

LIPGLASS |CHF 29.00 | LIMITED EDITION

Bubble Butt Magenta with fine pink and blue glitter
Twerkquoise Transparent sky blue with fine pink reflect
Saint Germain Light cool pink
Glitter Grunge Sheer berry with extra fine silver sparkle

EYESHADOW | CHF 28.00 | LIMITED EDITION

Paradisco Bright pinky-coral with pearl (Frost) (Permanent)
Black Tied Black with silver sparkle (Velvet) (Permanent)
Silly Vanilly White with very fine silver glitter (Satin)
Suns Out, Buns Out Mustard yellow with pearl (Veluxe Pearl)
Atlantic Blue Cobalt blue (Matte) (Permanent)

PIGMENT | CHF 35.00 | LIMITED EDITION

Chartreuse Frosted chartreuse green (Permanent)

GLITTER/REFLECTS GLITTER | CHF 35.00 | LIMITED EDITION

Fuchsia Fine fuchsia glitter (Permanent)
Reflects Transparent Teal Very fine reflective teal glitter (Permanent)
Reflects Purple Duo Very fine reflective violet glitter (Permanent)

BEAUTY POWDER | CHF 42.00 | LIMITED EDITION

Glow Rida Soft beige sheen with extra fine gold reflects
Play It Proper Pastel soft pink with sparkles

In stores now and available online.

My favorites are Lipglass in Saint Germain, Eyeshadow in Atlantic Blue (my favorite blue eyeshadow on earth), Beauty Powder in Play It Proper and of course the cute little Brush.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of MAC Cosmetics

Flamingo Park is one of M∙A∙C’s Spring 2016 collections, and it’s exactly what you would expect… bold and vibrant! Plunge into the punchy pleasures of pink in a freshly made batch of scrumptious colours that let you have your cake, and wear it too.
Glisten pretty on a sunny day with Powder Blush, a fun way to bring delicious colour to your cheeks. Paint it pink and get your just desserts anytime, but be ready to share!

Beauty Powder – CHF 33.00
Pearl Blossom – light pink with silver pearlized pigments repromote
Sunny Surprise – soft peach

M∙A∙C Studio Nail Lacquer – CHF 18.00
Miami – warm pink coral
Spoonful of Sugar – soft pink glitter with pink pearl

Pigment – CHF 35.00
Rose – rose with copper sparkle (frost)
Golden Olive – high frosted green-gold (frost)
Tan – muted pinky brown bronze (frost)

Powder Blush – CHF 33.00
Let’s Be Friends – blue hot-pink (satin)
Life’s A Picnic – hot reddish pink (satin)
Oh, My! – reddish mid-tone coral (satin) (online exclusive)
Pink Swoon – soft yellow baby-pink (satin)
Spring Flock – light bright coral (satin)
This Could Be Fun – soft violet-purple (satin)
What I Fancy – soft bright apricot (satin)

Brush – CHF 54.00
129SH Powder/Blush

Lipstick – CHF 28.00
Be Silly – hot fuchsia pink (matte)
Flocking Fabulous – bright coral-red (cremesheen + pearl)
Have Your Cake – bright magenta (matte)
Long Legged & Fabulous – soft baby pink (cremesheen + pearl)
Nice to Meet You – deep pink-red (cremesheen)
Please Me – muted rosy-tinted pink (matte)
Saint Germain – clean pastel pink (amplified)
Silly – bright white-pink (matte)
The Fashion Flock – bright pink-coral (matte) (online exclusive)

Lip Pencil – CHF 22.00
Chic Trick – amped-up fuchsia
Embrace Me – vivid pinkish fuchsia
In Synch – bright yellow pink

Cremesheen Glass – CHF 32.00
Look Who’s Here! – soft pink with blue pearl
Petite Indulgence – bright blue-pink
Playful Petal – electric magenta
Such Sweeties – pastel baby pink
Sweet Tooth – warm mid-tone pink

On my shopping list:
Powder Blush Pink Swoon, Lipstick Be Silly and Have Your Cake and Cremesheen Glass Such Sweeties. 

ARE YOU PICKING ANYTHING UP?

The limited edition collection is available from March 2016 at all M∙A∙C counters and www.maccosmetics.ch.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of MAC Cosmetics

Chinese Haute Couture Designer Guo Pei

Do you remember this year’s China-themed Met Gala where Rihanna showed up in the best dress of the night by Chinese haute couture designer GUO PEI? 2015 seems to be definitely the year of Asian domination: MAC has named Guo Pei, who is also known as the Alexander McQueen of the East, as its latest beauty collaborator, joining a long list of greats like Giambattista Valli, Proenza Schouler, Prabal Gurung to name a few.

The absolutely stunning MAC Guo Pei Fall 2015 Collection will include 16 beauty items like lip glosses, eyeshadow palettes, blushes, lipsticks and more.

The collection will hit the shelves this October 2015. In Switzerland at Globus Geneva, MAC store Lucerne and online.

You can explore all the products below.

Rihanna in Guo Pei at the Met Gala 2015

MAC Guo Pei Fall 2015 Collection

Night Sky / Eye Shadow Quad (Limited Edition) – CHF 79.00
· Nehru – black grey (matte)
· Clear Bright Moon – warm white (veluxe pearl)
· Blue Horizon – mid-tone vibrant blue (frost)
· Celestial Peak – dark frosted blue (deluxe pearl)

Morning Light / Eye Shadow Quad (Limited Edition) – CHF 79.00
· Sweet Vapours – soft beige with pink pearl (pearl lustre)
· Waking Dawn – medium gold (veluxe pearl)
· Amber Lights – peachy brown with shimmer (frost)
· Earthy Scent – blackened brown (veluxe pearl)

Beauty Powder (Limited Edition) – CHF 58.00
· Moonlight – translucent powder with fine pearl

Powder Blush (Limited Edution) – CHF 49.00
· Lotus Blossom – light blue pink (matte)
· Red Water Lily – light coral pink (satin)

Fluidline (Limited Edition) – CHF 28.00
· Blue Fountain – dark green blue (cream)
· Darkness of Calm – dark espresso (frost)
· Palm Tree – charcoal with pearl (cream)

Lipstick (Limited Edition) – CHF 44.00
· Zenith – light nude (lustre)
· Brave Red – bright yellow red (cremesheen)
· Ethereal Orchid – mid-tone dirty coral (lustre)

Cremesheen Glass (Limited Edition) – CHF 42.00
· Love of Roses – true red
· Pale Moon – mid-tone pink nude
· Bright Pink Bouquet – nude coral (my favorite)

Brush (Limited Edition)
· 213 Fluff Brush – CHF 44.00
· 129 Powder/Blush Brush – CHF 69.00

The packaging is so divine, I can only recommend those beautiful beauty products!

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of MAC Cosmetics and Getty Images