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December 28, 2010
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Is MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline the Ultimate Black Pencil Eyeliner?

According to Milan of Milan Rouge, it is! In the past few months, the only black eyeliner pencil I've been reaching for is L'Oreal Extra-Intense Liquid Pencil Eyeliner in Blackest Black...which is not really the blackest black I've ever seen. I used it here when I was practicing my cat eye:

Cat Eye with L'Oreal Extra-Intense Liquid Pencil Eyeliner in Blackest BlackUnfortunately, I haven't used it enough to actually form an opinion about it but I will say that when you first use it, you'll notice how creamy (perhaps too creamy because when you sharpen the pencil, the point breaks off sometimes) and how smoothly it applies.

Anyway, from what I've read, the MAC Kohl Eye Pencil in Feline is limited edition (LE) but was recently relaunched with the Cham Pale collection. So what I want to know is: do you think the Kohl Eye Pencil in Feline the ultimate black pencil eyeliner or can another product claim the title?

November 26, 2010
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The MACtrix: Were You Able to Snag Yourself a Tube of Pink Friday 4 Lipstick Today?

Use free shipping code WANDERS (expires 11/28) or do a quick live chat to get free shipping code CS106LIVECHAT!!!

Were you lucky to score a tube of Pink Friday 4 today? Christine from Temptalia tweeted that it was available to purchase around five hours ago. I logged on to the MAC website and was hardly surprised to see that it was sold out. For all of you that were either purchased it at the MAC store in Times Square or online, I hope you'll be able to wear it straight out of the tube like Nikeole from Diary of a Loner:

She is the only Black chick I've seen that has worn Pink Friday 4 without altering the color with a lip liner or with lip gloss. Lighting aside, I think she look hot! When you look closely, you can see a hint of bubblegum pink blush with matching nails too!

What do you think?

November 23, 2010
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The MACtrix: Pink Friday 4 Lipstick Promo Live x Official Date x Details on MAC Website

If you want to get your hands on Pink Friday 4 (if you haven't already), log on to the MAC website on Thursday nights between 9-11 pm.  Click to see swatches of Pink Friday 4 at Scandalous Beauty!!

Just in case you can't read what it says: "A Limited Edition Lipstick personally designed by Nicki Minaj to celebrate the release of her debut album Pink Friday. Featuring a bright, creamy pink satin formula, Nicki's shade is only available online for four Fridays starting November 26, 2010, while supplies last."

It would've been nice to see an ad specifically for the Pink Friday 4 Lipstick. Just the fact that MAC recycled the ad for the Pink Friday 4 CD speaks so many volumes. If you remember, they did the same thing when they teamed up with Fantasia to celebrate the release of her debut album "Free Yourself." At least Fantasia was able to get two lip glosses - Fantabulous 1 and Fantabulous 2 - out of the deal (see official press release in 2004).

Anyway, Pink Friday 4 will be available on November 26th, December 3rd, December 10th and December 17th.

November 16, 2010
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The MACtrix: Snob and Saint Germain Are Dupes for Pink Friday 4

Click to see swatches at Scandalous Beauty!!

Picture courtesy of Great Eclectic.

Since the Wendy Williams Show released the first picture of the Pink Friday 4 Lipstick, we now know that it's not a "bright fuchsia" - in fact, it looks like a dupe of Pink Nouveau, which just happens to be Nicki Minaj's favorite MAC lipstick.

I call the play...now do you see why?

November 14, 2010
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The MACtrix: Who Is Your Favorite MAC Spokesperson of All Time?

On the heels of the Nicki Minaj x MAC Cosmetics collaboration I previously blogged about, it got me thinking about past MAC celebrity spokespeople. Who do you roll with?

Diana Ross
23%(9)
Eve
18%(7)
Mary J. Blige/Lil' Kim
21%(8)
Missy Elliot
3%(1)
RuPaul
26%(10)
Nicki Minaj
10%(4)
Total votes: 39
February 08, 2011
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The MACtrix: MAC and Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 4 Lipstick is Back

Nicki Minaj on Saturday Night Live

Back in December, Nicki Minaj said that she and MAC Cosmetics was working together to bring back the Pink Friday 4 Lipstick. Well, towards the end of January, the limited edition lipstick was live on the site...and it's still available for purchase! Click here to buy or enter for a chance to win it instead. I was hoping that when they brought it back, it would be a revamped shade - like the hot pink hue Nicki Minaj has been sporting lately.

Updated 6 April 2011: Pink Friday 4 might be gone, but check out Saint Germain, Snob, or Viva Glam Gaga:


December 27, 2010
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My MAC Pink Friday 4 Order Finally Shipped Today

Nicki Minaj MAC Pink Friday 4 Promo

I am pleased to say that I managed to get my hands on the limited edition Pink Friday 4 lipstick. Now I know I said that I was going to skip it but I was hit with a sudden MAC attack (this one particularly vicious) at 7:00 PM on December 17th. I kept refreshing my browser in hopes of adding Pink Friday 4 to my cart. Well, to my surprise, I was able to complete my order without my browser freezing or the lipstick disappearing from my cart. Here is a screenshot of my email receipt with free shipping courtesy of checkout code PINK:

MAC Pink Friday 4 Lipstick Order on BlaqVixenBeauty.comAlmost immediately, I received another email (two days later on December 18) telling me that my order (of course) was on backorder:

MAC Pink Friday 4 Order on BlaqVixenBeauty.com

Then today, to my surprise, MAC sent me an email notifying me that my order finally shipped and that it should be on my doorstep January 4th. I'm not sure if I should just host a giveaway or post ways on how to wear it. What do you think?

Photo courtesy of The Bourgeois and the Beast

November 19, 2010
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The MACtrix: Flashback to Fantasia On Her Fantabulous MAC Endorsement in 2004

Inspired by: "What happened to Fantasia's lip gloss deal with MAC?" (Google search term on Sitemeter)

I don't know about you but I needed a little reminder to "keep it moving" this Thanksgiving. Read what Fantasia said about her endorsement deal with MAC in her book Life is Not a Fairy Tale. Did you know that MAC Cosmetics sponsors some of the makeup products used on Fantasia's show "Fantasia For Real?" Just found this out from Krissy of Addicted to All Things Pretty (opens in new window).

November 14, 2010
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The MACtrix: Nicki Minaj Paints the Town with MAC Limited Edition Pink Friday 4 Lipstick on November 26th

Nicki Minaj for MACFrom Style and Beauty Doctor, K is for Kinky, Brown Bombshell Beauty and Addicted to All Things Pretty---I too am excited for the release of the MAC Pink Friday 4 Lipstick, which was created to coincide with the release of Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday" on November 22nd. The lipstick will be available November 26th!

In addition, I hear that you'll only have four consecutive Fridays to stock up on this limited edition lipstick. Shadyville Caribbean even predicted this happening as they have said that the partnership "could possibly be a nice fit for the rising star." This was back in February. Nicki Minaj will be joining past MAC spokespeople Missy Elliot, Eve, Lil' Kim and Mary J. Blige (Brook-Lynn).

Pink Friday 4 is supposed to be a mix of MAC Pink Nouveau (Satin) and MAC Girl About Town (Amplified Creme). As we all know, Pink Nouveau is the one product that Nicki Minaj can't live without - it even takes precedence over Black soap and facials.

She exclaimed in an interview with celebrity makeup artist Margoux Le Roux, "If I don't have that, I'd probably shoot myself and I am not lying!" Girl About Town is also fitting because this heifer (I mean this in an affectionate way, I really do) is everywhere!

Photo via WireImage

January 23, 2010
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The MACtrix: Play Matchmaker with Temptalia's Foundation Matrix

Editor's note: Click here to go straight to Temptalia's Master Foundation Matrix!

Woman Applying Foundation on BlaqVixenBeauty.com

Have you checked out Christine's foundation matrix over at Temptalia? Such an ingenious idea! As long as there has been beauty blogs, I am surprised no one else have come up with anything similar. Or maybe you have? School me in the comments!

Christine created a Google Spreadsheet with MAC foundation shades (like NW35, NW40, NW45, etc.) as the common reference points, as many women out there have been sucked into the MACtrix at one time or another. I was sucked in May 23, 2009. So far, I've only been smitten with one product. You then scroll down the list to see which other brand (whether it be a department store, drugstore or a MLM (multi leveling marketing) company like meet mark, Avon, Mary Kay, Artistry or Market America.

If you don't see a brand that you regularly use, you can add it in column A, which is a list of all the foundations that have been added so far. I knew on the Iman Cosmetics site, they have a section where you can see which Iman shade would correlate with your MAC, L'Oreal, Black Opal, Revlon or Fashion Fair shade. If you know there isn't a match, you can type in "none" or "no match."

Possible matches for me:

I'll keep you posted on my findings!

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