Quite Cute by MAC

'Quite Cute' 

Spring 2011 Collection

by MAC Cosmetics



MAC's colourful makeup inspiration for Spring 2011 is called 'Quite Cute'. 

If the promo picture (bottom right) is anything to go by, we can can expect a supremely girly range. It's like getting lost in a pastel coloured candy shop. This supersweet collection includes shimmery eye shadows, three new nail lacquers, candy gloss colours, five bubblicious lipsticks and three blush compacts.

The Mineralize Blush comes in sweet shades of pink, lavender and beige. The design is adorable with two colours of pearly blush, the darker shade placed in a tiny heart in the middle. Get rosy cheeks with Giggly, which is a frosty shade of pink (top right). The beige blush shade, Miss Behave, is a bit baffling, as it comes with a green heart highlighter. What is one supposed to do with it? 



The PlushGlass lipgloss is available in a pale pink, nude, soft lilac and peachy pink (top left). Nail Lacquers are 'cutie-fied' in Little Girl Type lavender, Ice Cream Cake pink and Mischievous minty green (pictured above right).



The sugary shaded Eyeshadow Quad has a satiny pink Goody Goody Gumdrop, a shimmery Boycrazy lilac, Moshi Moshi frosted white gold and Azuki Bean violet. 



The lipstick colours are bright, unusual and not for the reserved. They range from a peachy pink Playing Koi, Saint Germain pastel pink, bright lilac and deep violet to a neon pink Candy Yum-Yum (bottom middle).



MAC's new collection has undoubtedly carried the 'Quite Cute' theme to it's full colour potential. It looks pretty but are all the shades wearable? Maybe if you're throwing a Princess party for 5-year-olds.



MAC's Quite Cute range will be available worldwide from 7th April 2011 . 

The Wonders Of My World

• I really need to stop buying things just because they're pink. Sometimes it's just not functional nor smart and turns out to be completely useless. But it is oh so pretty.


• Thank you to everyone who has invited me onto WhatsApp. Sadly, I cannot get this application on my 'smartphone', as apparently, it is not smart enough. But it is pink.


• It's possible to watch P.S I Love You for the 300th time and still get teary-eyed. Although it's the saddest movie I've seen, I don't think I will ever tire of watching it.


• Expresso should be labelled as either a) A drug b) Food poisoning or c) The secret to staying awake for eternity.


• It isn't fair to judge someone on a bad decision they've made, unless every single decision you've made in your own life was the right one.


• It's easier to buy a firearm than a memory card in South Africa. Purchasing a Micro SD card from a well-known franchise required me to place a special order through a glass window, pass several security checks and pay for it at a separate part of the store, then return with the stamped receipt to receive my card. I then had to leave my name, number, ID, address, blood type, next of kin, etc with the sales lady (who tried to dissuade me from buying it in the first place). When I tried to leave the store with my newly-bought card, the security alarm went off and all the shoppers turned to look at me like I was a Lindsay kleptomaniac Lohan (so embarrassing). Finally, the security guard cleared my purchase and I was free to go. Needless to say, I won't be showing my face around there for a long time.


• Buy the March 2011 issue of South African Elle and receive a free L'oréal Glam Shine lipgloss (my ultimate fav). You won't find any copies left in Small Town, SA, 'cause I've cleared out the stands. 


• If someone doesn't pick up their phone after the 10th ring, it probably means that they're very busy, unavailable or they just don't want to speak to you. Either way, after the first 5 failed attempts, you should really just stop calling.


• In an attempt to reduce my caffeine intake, I decided to try decaffeinated coffee. In Small Town, SA, there are only two types of decaf brands available. One that tastes like coffee-flavoured sand, and another that's slightly worse - decaffeinated gravel.


• I am really not a violent person, but the next time someone starts chatting away while I'm watching The Vampire Diaries, I will have to stab them with a spoon. You have been warned.

A Tartan Tale

Holiday Make Up Collection

by MAC Cosmetics

I adore all things tartan, so when I discovered A Tartan Tale by MAC Cosmetics, I was delighted. It is a beautiful make up collection inspired by the Scottish Highlands, Celtic Charm and Posh Punk. Royal jewel tones and pretty patterns combine to create an interesting quilted collection with fanciful names like Follow Your Fantasy, The Faerie Glen, Magical Mist, Noble Knights and Storybook Ending. Plaid printed eyeshadows are the highlight of the collection, with my favourite being Golden Crown. The Pearlglide Intense Eyeliners are easy to apply and the glittery Pigments provide an iridescent glow to eyes. My pick from the 5 shades of Dazzleglass Crème is Gone Romancin', which is a lustrous lavender lipgloss. You can also buy the set of A Lady and Her Tricks make-up brushes which come in a cute checkered cling bag. 

Add these opulent shades of purples, greens, greys and golds to your make-up bag for the Dashing Lassie look. Go to your nearist MAC store to get this limited edition collection or visit www.maccosmetics.co.za for more information.

The Wonders of My World

• The most pleasant holiday surprise was paging through my favourite fashion magazine and discovering that I won 'Letter of the Month' for January 2011.


• 30 Seconds is a tremendously fun, creative, quick thinking, fast talking game that anybody can learn to play. Buy it for R183,20 from www.makro.co.za


• Playing Scrabble requires a whole lot of patience, practice and free time. Studying the dictionary beforehand may help secure a win.


• I bear testimony to the fact that 22 people can fit (almost comfortably) into a Caravelle Minivan. I would have posted the pictures, but reputations had to be saved ;)


• Wasabi Peanuts can be used as an alternative to dental anesthetic. Once you pop one into your mouth, your ears ring, nose zings, you feel dizzy and before you know it, you can't feel your face anymore.


• Don't wear sticky lipgloss on a really windy hair. You will end up looking like a human windshield. Not pretty.


• Why is there always a brilliant TV line-up on the one weekend of the year that nobody has time to watch?


• We are loving Lovesick by Durban girl group The Arrows. Watch the video on www.artistdirect.com and check out their site at www.thearrowsband.com


• Those who cannot rap, (especially on Eminem tracks) really shouldn't. Unless they plan on going into stand-up comedy. 


• Do not be surprised if your clothes don't fit after having strawberry cheesecake, malva pudding, checkerboard cake, sweet pear tart, Bar One cake, Turkish Delight dessert and cupcakes all in one weekend.