Boring Shadows Need Not Apply

Remember when you used to buy eye shadows that were just one color? Not anymore. How boring, right? Ever since the baked eye shadow craze hit a few years back, tons of companies have been coming out with their own creations of wild shadows - swirled, baked, silk-screened, patterned, multi-colored, you name it. Here are some of my favorites - some new, some a bit older:

Vincent Longo

Milani

Rimmel

Maybelline

Milani

MAC's Quite Cute

Burberry

MAC's Semi Precious

MAC's Tartan Tale (Holiday collection)

Laura Mercier Baked Shadows

MAC in Lillyland

Too Faced Baked Shadows

Favorites? I am lusting over the Vincent Longo shade!!!

MAC Viva Glam Campaigns Over the Years

The announcement that Johnny Weir will be the face of MAC's Holiday Campaign got me thinking of all the great celebrities that acted as spokes models for MAC's Viva Glam Campaign - which most of you know 100% (yes, 100%, ALL) proceeds go toward fighting AIDS. Here are some of my favorites from previous Viva Glam Campaigns!

Ru Paul

Think she was the first MAC girl for Viva Glam?

Either way, WORK those red boots!

Xtina

Ohhh Xtina...from the Dirrrty days.

I miss those days.

Pam Anderson

This is certainly an eye-catching ad, huh? =)

Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper

I loved how MAC paired these 2 together

Old and new pop royalty coming together for a great cause

And the ad is just too cute!

Boy George

Giving his very best lippy for the camera

I love the contouring they did on his face!

Lady Gaga

Round 2! She was the first model to be used twice in the Viva Glam campaign,

since her first lipglass was so successful!

Fergie

I love how they dressed her, she almost looks like a robot!

Dita Von Teese

No doubt she is beautiful.

I like that they photographed Dita in a burlesque pose, perfect!

A few of the Viva Glam shades that are sold in MAC Stores

Who's your favorite? =)

Johnny Weir New Face of MAC Holiday Campaign

Fierce! Remember when Johnny Weir was a figure skater? Ever since then, he has exploded into the fashion industry doing photoshoots, walking red carpets and appearing on TV and talk shows. So who better to be the new face of the MAC Cosmetics Holiday Campaign, right?!

Johnny performed at a special MAC conference in Miami, and it was later announced that he will be the face of their holiday program! I love that MAC exercises their mantra "all ages, all races, all sexes" and uses awesome spokesmodels (Gaga, Elton John, even Ru Paul) to represent the brand.

Can't wait to see the collection! xo

MAC Quite Cute Pin

A MAC Cosmetics friend gave me this pin from MAC's Quite Cute launch!

I thought the visual was very cool, love all the bracelets and braids!

It's been on counter for a while already, but this is the line-up.

The stand outs for me were the powders with hearts in the middle!

Lips Gone Wild

Looks like wild lip colors aren't restricted to catwalks and runways anymore. Check out these wild lipsticks - in some cases, they are very wearable!

Green - MIA

Blue - Ke$ha

Orange - Agyness Deyn

Bright Pink - Alexis Bledel

Chocolate Brown - Estee Lauder Ad

White - Ad

Black - MAC's Style Black Collection

True Red - Hayden Panettiere

Purple - Leighton Meester

I love people (celebs and of course, us "normal people") who go out of their comfort zone and try new makeup looks. Not that daring? Try a fun colored eye pencil instead.

Who's your favorite? I think Ke$ha looks hot! =)

Pretty Pink Spring Things

Mini cupcakes I baked for work!

Mini pink clock and Hello Kitty on my desk

No caption needed ha!

My notebook

Pretty tree outside my apartment building

MAC lipstick in Chatterbox / NARS lipgloss in Angelika

Very pink lips!

Just wanted to do a pretty pink inspired post on this lovely Friday! I'm not usually a huge pink person, but I was seeing a theme today - flowers, lipstick, cupcakes, etc so I just ran with it =)

The NARS lipgloss is new, and I've been wearing it an awful lot - love it alone or on top of a lipstick as seen above.

You guys like it? =)

So Good, I Want to Eat It

My new skulls and crosses bracelet by CB Designs / MAC Amplified Lipstick