I can't believe that is time for Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale Beauty Exclusives already. It seems like just yesterday that I gushed about what I wanted from the exclusive sale last Summer. Anyway, it is here again and start saving or shopping now. Pre-orders for these beauties are being accepted now.

Really - July 18th through August 3rd, shoppers nationwide will rise with the sun and rush to their nearest Nordstrom.  What is the best way to guarantee a successful shopping mission and get the beauties you desire?  The answer, like I said, is to pre-order.

There are more than five pages with great exclusive products, specials sizes and sets available. There is so much to love, but I really have my eye on a few select items.

First the MAC Colour Forms collection. I am not exactly sure which pieces that I will scoop up yet, but I have my eye on more than a few things from the annual addition exclusive to Nordstrom: 

Plus I am sure that I will need this Cocoa Mauve Collection from Bobbi Brown:

And I am longing for this beautiful Lancôme palette, the Color Design Beauty Icon Warm Eye & Cheek Palette:

When I get more time I will be looking a bit closer at more of the exclusives, and I will let you know even more of my selections. What are you longing for?
 

"plan you summer spa vacation on spas of america"

Cool Heat. Gosh, do we need some right now! Thanks to MAC Cosmetics we can look both hot and cool with their gorgeous new collection out today.

Summers' chillest look - yes, it is hot. So hot it is cool.  The Cool Heat collection boasts 5 slimshine lipsticks, 7 eye shadows, and two skin-cooling fragrances. 

SLIMSHINE - $14.50
Tropic Glow -  Blue pink with silver pearl (frost)
By Degrees -  Neutral brown pink (frost)
Gentle Summer -  Light clean yellow pink with white pearl (frost)
High 90’s - Clean pink orange (frost)
Swelter -  Sheer clean red (frost)

EYE SHADOW - $14.00
Solar White -  Frosty muted white gold (frost)
Warming Trend - Frosty light taupe (veluxe pearl)
Warm Chill - Frosty seafoam green with gold pearl (frost)
Gulf Stream - Frosty mid-tone blue green with green pearl (frost)
Cool Heat - Frosty teal with multi-dimensional pearl (frost)
Climate Blue -  Mid-tone violet blue with pink pearl (velvet)
Blue Flame -  Dirty metallic navy blue (veluxe pearl)

CREATIONS - $22.50
Hue: Tuquatic
Keynotes: Lotus Leaves, Corsican Cedrat, Anemone, Orris and Blue Cedar
Hue: Turquatic Heat 
Keynotes: Cedrat saturated with the clear effervescence of Mineral Water, Lotus Flower, Opulent Orris, Jasmine and Tiare Soul.

Pick up these beauties at your favorite MAC counter or online at maccosmetics.com.
 

Life should always be this sweet...

With the most sweet Strawberry-Kiwi flavor and the much needed SPF, these Tendertones Lip Balm from MAC will have your lips super soft, super sweet, and protected this Summer.

In a range of 10 beautiful Summery shades, there is at least one or two of these that should be on your lips.

Tread Gently Soft lime green with yellow pearl
E -Z Baby Sheer milky pink
Honey Bare Rosy blue pink with white and gold pearl
Hot n’ Saucy Soft cherry red
Sweet & Nice Sheer red grape with red pearl
Take A Hint Sheer peach with white pearl
Hush, Hush Sheer gold with yellow gold pearl
Sweet Tooth Sheer coral with white pearl
Pucker Sheer berry with red pearl
Deep Sigh Sheer grape brown with red pearl

Surprisingly, especially when just looking at it in the pot, Tread Gently is my favorite shade. It looks pretty on it's own, but so gorgeous over a bright pink lippie.  

Check these out and let me know which ones you scoop up. They are just $14.50 at MAC Cosmetics, of course.

It has been a few weeks since MAC launched it latest collection and newest product, but they are back now with more and these beautiful collections look better than ever. I cannot wait to get my hands on some of these beauties!

Future Earth

"Lava-licious! The power of Volcanic Ash brought into one dynamic all-black element, Volcanic Ash Exfoliator. Mineral-rich. Cleanses, exfoliates, makes skin look radiant. Its glowing compliment: new Prep + Prime Microfine Lip Refinisher."

Solar Field

"Alternate sun power. Glamour beams across the universe via new Solar Bits: free-formed clusters of rich pigment and pearl. Its full-volt complement: skin made provocatively golden through Bronzing Powder in Solar Riche and Refined Golden."

Neo Sci-Fi 

"Spinning glamour into another orbit: our magnetic field of hot fluorescents, modern buffs, beiges and flesh tones are destined to test the laws of your style gravity. With these supersonic shades and neon orange compacts, go shock the galaxy!"

They are all so summery, don't you think? I love the colors - not sure which ones will work best on me, but I cannot wait to find out. The bright orange packaging of the Sci-Fi Collection is collector worthy, as you never see bright orange making it's way into cosmetic packaging that very often. Beautiful!

Which new products are you longing for in these new MAC collections? 
 

No one quite does a lipgloss like MAC. Their lipglass' rank amongst some of my favorite glosses, ever. Their newest collection is a brand new collection of gloss called Dazzleglass. Like the names says, these glosses will dazzle your lips with super duper shine and a pop of color.

"High-shine + large particle quartz and opal crystal captured in a great new formula with light-reflecting, crystalline iridescence." I am sure these beauties are on the list (and soon to be lips) of many.

Sixteen shades in all:
Comet Blue
Funtabulous
Ms. Fizz
Like Venus
Baby Sparks
Money Honey
Rags to Riches
Date Night
Spanking Rich
Get Rich Quick
Bare Necessity
Steppin' Out
Glamour O.D.
Sugarrimmed
Pleasure Principal
Love Alert

These are limited edition glosses, I repeat, limited edition so grab one or two, or all of them, while you can. 

My favorite MAC is back with a pre-summer collection called Naughty Nauticals. Look how gorgeous it looks with deep shades or blue and red.

Get ready for this new collection, as it launches May 1st, online and on counter. I can't wait, as the only time I can wear a red lippie is in the Summer with my more golden (faux-tanned) skin. 

Lipstick ($14)
Buoy-o-Buoy Creamy neutral pink brown (lustre)
Port Red Clean yellow red with gold pearl (frost)
Party Mate Sheer mid-tone pink (lustre)
Ahoy, there! Sheer light dirty pink with multi-dimensional pearl (glaze)

Lustreglass ($14)
Hey Sailor Blue plum pink with white pearl flecks (lustre)
Love Knot Sheer pink with blue & white duo chrome (lustre)
Bateaux Neutral brown peach with white frost (lustre)
Ensign Peachy pink with white and gold pearl (lustre)

Small Eye Shadow ($14)
Shore Leave Pale frosty cream (veluxe pearl)
Illegal Cargo Mid-tone frosty grayed plum (frost)
Meet the Fleet Matte midnight blue (matte)
Pandamonium Frosty gunmetal with white pearl (lustre)
Submarine Mid-tone frosty clear blue (frost)

Pigment ($19.50)
Lark About Sheer frosty white blue (frost)
Mutiny Clean sky blue with gold pearl (frost)
Bell-Bottom Blue Frosty blue with white pearl (frost)
Lovely Lily Dirty lilac with red pearl

Technakohl ($13.50)
Smoothblue Ocean blue with frost
Greyprint Rich pewter grey with frost

Pro Lash ($11)
Coal Black Honest-to-goodness-black

Nail Lacquer ($10)
Naughty Nauticals Dark royal blue (frost)
Shirelle Classic “she’s a dame” red (cream)

Is there anything special from the collection you are looking forward to? 

Looking online simply does not do many of the Heatherette shades justice. In person the Heatherette for MAC Collection has exceeded my expectations. From the hot hot-pink to the metallic fuchsia along with the holographic foil decoration of the packaging, to the beautiful shades inside the palettes, compacts and tubes.

My favorite piece of the collection is the Eye Shadow Trio 1.

The shades in this palette:
Hoppin’ Clean Pastel Peach (frost)
Mood Ring Pastel Mint Green (veluxe pearl)
Cloudburst True Black with Subtle Green Pearl (velvet)

When looking at the photo of this  trio on MAC, I thought it was too bright. But I was wrong. The shades are simply gorgeous and appear much softer in real light. 

I am using the peachy/pink shade all over my brow bone and eye lid with the teal shade (really, it is much more of a teal than a mint green) on  the outer two-thirds of my lid. I then take my MAC 211 Brush and use the darkest black shade that has sparkles of the teal shade in it, as an upper and lower liner. It is beautiful. The sparkle is subtle, but it softens the black and brings the teal shade out more.

The Heatherette Trio's (which are back in stock over at maccosmetics.com) retail for $32.50. And if you are a gal that loves the pink and lilac shades, then you will want to check out the other eye palette, Trio 2.