Beauty + Recipes

Things used:

- Constructivist Paintpot
- MAC Chocolate Brown Pressed Pigment
- I Nuovi Metallogy eyeshadow in Gold
- MAC Black tied
- MAC Ricepaper
- MAC Nylon
- Maybelline Brow Define in Grey
- NYX Eyebrow Shadow in Dark Brown

Love,

Diana

Thanks for watching! :)

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Diana

For $6? You get all this great reads plus a calendar and a LANCOME UV EXPERT sample satchet! Haha PLUS great ideas on Christmas Gifts!

Fulll article on DHC Cleansing. Now im contemplating DHC or FANCL. Hmmmm...

What happen to dramatic eyes? Party = DRAMA? no? hmmm...

These are great tips if you want to go to these make up workshops. What to look out for and more.

Perfumes for every personality.

AND A FREE CALENDAR! WOhooooT! iM ALL set for the new year. This magazine is heavy too! So check it out ok! :)

Been a while since i did FOTDs. So here it is, what i wore today.Everything in CORAL (orange) fusions! I am loving my foundation just for now. I shall do a review soon, i needed more time to test it out further before i give you all an honest opinion about it. :)

FACE:

MUFE Primer in No.6

I Nuovi Studio Cake in 4N

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW25

CHEEKS:

Bourjois Blush in Tomette

Wet n Wild Bronzer in Bali Bronze

Stila Illumintaing Liquid

EYES:

Maybelline Brow Define in Grey

LIPS:

Nivea Lip Balm

Revlon Colorstay Lipstick in Natural Cashmere

MAC Dazzleglass Creme in Sublime Shine

Love,

Diana

U.S. Launch Date: December 26th, 2009

Now, i am very excited for the msfs. The shadestick looked like dupes from the sugarsweet collection right? And eyeshadows looked like colours from the naked honey collection..hmmm it can be skipped. The lipstick has to be swatched. Cant be judged by images though. The care blends essential oils are very very interesting. I think this is the one which helps oily skin to control the facial oils, if i am not wrong. But are you planning to buy big on this one? For me, I am going to get the msf..at least one, because i missed the cheeky bronZe msf from color craft, and regretted it. I wouldnt go crazy with this collection. What about you?

For more go to temptalia.

88 WARM PALETTE

There are so much to say. I do not know where to start but i hope you enjoy these hauls. Thank you for your time to read and watch my video! Let me know if you want reviews ya?

Love,

Diana

I was browsing through the internet today to find my work related researches and bumped into this. How cool and dope is it? It a mouthful to read. Take your time, you can always come back to re-read it again ok? But heres something i wanna share with you all to know how it all got started with the ever so famous MAC.

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HOW A RANGE OF HOMEMADE MAKEUP BECAME A TRAILBLAZING global brand is the story of two Franks, partners in life and business: Frank Toskan, a fashion photographer/makeup artist and Frank Angelo, a successful hairdresser. Toskan was the makeup guru and Angelo the entrepreneur.

The flamboyant Angelo was running a successful chain of hairdressing salons in Toronto when he met Toskan. His first venture was a little movie business for neighborhood children that he ran when he was seven. The Franks met in the early 1970s. Their quest for better qualitymakeup for their fashion shoots sent Toskan into their kitchen at the back of Angelo’s hair salon in the Toronto suburb of Cabbage Town. “Commercial cosmetics weren’t working for me, so I had to develop my own,” he says. Toskan enlisted the help of future brother-in-law and nineteen-year-old chemist Vic Casale and they worked on a tiny range of lipsticks, eye pencils, bases, and powders.

Initially, the product was only distributed among friends in the fashion industry, but word soon got out about the dense pigment, the non-oily finish of the foundations, and the color range. The demand inspired Toskan and Angelo to liquidate their property assets and invest the proceeds in Makeup Artist Cosmetics. The business was formally
established in 1984, with Toskan as creative director and Angelo as marketing director. MAC moved out of the kitchen into a 10,000- foot manufacturing plant that they grew out of within twelve months.

From the very beginning, MAC took a very clear position in the marketplace. The buzz about MAC was built at fashion shows, through Madonna video clips, on the cutting edge of the arts. Originally for makeup professionals, the brand became even more desirable because of its real links to the fashion frontline. The brand also stood for diversity, with its extensive color ranges to suit “all sexes, all races, all ages.” Says Toskan: “I have always resented the image of the nineteen-year-old beautiful blonde, white model being shoved down people’s throats.” To prove the point, MAC’s
first spokesperson was 6’7” drag queen Ru Paul.

“MAC has broken the traditional industry way of selling product,” says Toskan. MAC’s radical approach also included going against the traditional cosmetic retailing strategy of high advertising spend and gift-with-purchase promotions. Toskan and Angelo’s business model relied on a formula of low prices and word of mouth, no advertising, and no gift with purchase promotions. “I always believed in earning your customer, not buying her,” says Toskan. MAC’s first big break was being offered space in a Toronto department store in 1984, albeit a very out-of-the-way counter. MAC
continued to retail differently, with its black-clad trained makeup artists as sales assistants who were, for the most part, not working on commission. Without this sales pressure, the MAC people could concentrate on giving service that would keep the customers coming back.

Apart from maple syrup, MAC is one of the few Canadian exports that has had success out of its homeland. MAC’s first U.S. sales were through the prestigious New York department store Henri Bendel, where women would wait in line for hours on weekends for the lip pencils. MAC opened its first store in New York’s Greenwich Village in 1991. Growth was exponential and caused serious problems for Toskan and Angelo. “We had created such a demand for the product that we were not able to respond,” says Toskan. MAC was also dealing with product being sold in North America only to be taken offshore and sold in other countries, particularly in Asia, and sold on the black market for three times the price. There were also the challenges of expanding globally and negotiating to open new stores in retail environments the Franks knew nothing about. All these business distractions meant less time for product development and marketing and more time on company infrastructure.

Enter one of the world’s biggest cosmetics companies, Estee Lauder, which had never distributed another company’s products before. William Lauder, a senior executive at Lauder, recognized the potential for growth in this cult brand. “They started a category that no one saw coming,” he says. In December 1994, Estee Lauder bought a 51 percent stake in MAC for $38 million with a view to outright acquisition. The deal was kept secret as Toskan and Angelo were terrified that an alliance with an industry giant might impact on the brand’s street credibility, that MAC would be
“Lauderized.” The deal went ahead with MAC continuing to drive its image and Lauder focusing on the business side.
The marriage between David and Goliath was initially a happy one. The Franks worked on their ranges, promoted the brand, and kept up MAC’s VIVA Glam AIDS campaign. Then came the shocking death of Angelo. In 1997, he died of a heart attack while having routine surgery in Florida. At the time, Toskan described Angelo as “the guy who pushed me out there. I was the more insecure one who wanted to stay in the background. He was my pedestal for many years.”
By then the company was turning over $250 million annually.

Toskan sold the whole company to Estee Lauder for an estimated $60 million in February 1998. In December 1998, Toskan resigned as creative director of MAC, no longer wanting to be a part of the company that he built. Estee Lauder has continued to drive sales globally with MAC now sold in forty-six countries with sales of more than $500 million. Viva Glam, the MAC range of lipsticks that donates all proceeds to AIDS research, has raised in excess of $32 million. Toskan still lives in the Toronto area. by Emily Ross & Angus Holland, exclusive online extract from 100 Great Businesses & the minds behind them. Buy Online

And how does a MAC PRO looks like in New York?

Makeup Art Cosmetics (MAC) launched in 1984 when two Canadians, makeup artist and photographer Frank Toskan and beauty salon owner Frank Angelo, opened a single counter in the basement of the now-defunct Simpson's department store in Toronto. Staffed by professional make-up artists, determined to become the ultimate color authority in make-up, and blessed with an outrageous sense of drama and theatre, M.A.C gained huge popularity among professionals and consumers. The Estee Lauder Companies bought 51 per cent of M.A.C in 1995 and the rest of the shares in 1998. Sleek stores, a vast array of color options, and a sense of professionalism and artistry are still the hallmarks of M.A.C that now has more than 750 stores in 50 countries. By Tuija Seipell.

Thats your daily FEEDS of information! Hope i educate you in a way, next time you go to MAC, try and test the BA/MUA there..haha!

Love,

Diana

Here we goo!! ALEY ALEH ALEHHH! GOGOGGO! hahahehehe! okok lets begin shall we?

So my review on MAC CREMESHEEN finish Lipstick in Creme Cup. I think this colour is limited edition. Although, if you want to get this, you can go try Galleria, DFS hopefully they still have it there. Well, it was there when i last visited. Anyway, this is my first cremesheen lipstick. :p

Cremesheen is the new and improved amplified cream formula, so buttery smooth and uber-creamy on the skin, and pigmentation is amazing.

Why Adorebeauty Loves it?

This lipstick is super pigmented, it glides smoothly on my lips. Amazing texture. I have the Luster and Satin finishes, and I really like the cremesheen finishes. The lipstick is so creamy, i do not need a second coat of it. Just once, and my lip colour is off!

Why Adorebeauty Hates it?

However, the finishes is nicely buttery and smooth, it is not at all moisturising. Well, i do not expect MAC lipstick to be "moisturising", but these lipstick is smooth when i apply it on BUT after about 20 mins, i can tell it is drying out my lips. Just like what my satin lipstick does. So what i did was, i apply lip balm before i apply this lipstick, and it helps a tad though. Next, the colour. Creme cup is a cool pink colour. And this colour washes me out totally. I look like im sick! It just shouts "NUDE-FONE-WRONG" for me. So i always apply my Chanel Glossimer in Nebula on top to add a tint of pink on it. And it helps too.

So you can tell that, on its own, i could not wear it as it is. But still i do love the lipstick. Been wearing it for all my exam papers. haha!

Overall Rating?

Love,

Diana

I did not sleep for the whole night before my first paper, ad i managed to capture the beautiful sunrise. My first sunrise after years i think. Haha! OOoops! Anyway, I put on some make up to boost my esteem for the paper today and wore my heatherette trio 2 on my eyes. The camera basically wash it off. And yes i got tanner. For some reason, the sun is scorching hot!It is still me guys. haha! I need those pair for exams..hahaha Dont want to have words blurred out! I am surprise i looked so fresh when i didnt sleep for more than 24 hours..I did not wear mascara. It somehow is such a hassle for me at that moment. But here it is :)

Update + Upcoming post:

2 more papers to go. Feel like forever. I am on study leave so its fortunate for me to get to study at my own time. Althought the office keeps disturbing me. I did asked a friend of mine, who is very close to the PR of MAC if there are any possible sale comiing up, and she said, no. Not anytime soon. So that is a bummer but again good so that i coud save the money if it happens! Haha! So, been a while since i posted much and im really enjoying myself blogging to release my stress and just be happy.

So my post coming up will be:

- Case of my eyebrows. Im going to bring you to my brow trimming session.

- Tutorials! Funny thing is when im sooo stress, i picked up my make up and just do eyelook. Crazy me!

- Tonnes of reviews to be done! Geesh!

- Project FOUR Pan release of breaking news!

- room tour + make up collection (requested by makeupgeek and shamer7977)

Love,

Diana

So before i start muggin, I decide to add an entry.I am SO excited to be tagged by heavenlygorgeous because i got alot of comments and emails on what i used on my face, what is my daily make up regime and what tone im using what colour is that? So this is perfect. Thanks for the one who invented this tag. Well here it is. My everyday WITHOUT FAIL make up items used.

Face:

MUFE Primer in No. 6 (use fingers)

Napoleon Perdis + UV Perfect from L'oreal (mixing it together on my fingers) and Apply using my fingers.

Bobbi Brown Loose Powder in Warm Natural (use the ELF powder brush)

Eyes:

Mac Sculpt Concealer in NW25 (use fingers)

L'oreal De-crease (use fingers)

Mac Rubenesque Paintpot

NYX Wild Flower all over the lids (use MAC 217 brush)

Napoleon Mascara

Cheeks:

Nars Blush in Sin (Brush it through my cheeky apples with my SASA blush brush)

AND THAT IS IT HUH! Touch n GO!

I tagged you. Yes you. You who scrolls down my page...you...*point fingers