Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez know their fans. They love the brand’s downtown-chic and pops of bright colour against contemporary urban-sportswear-for-grownups. Which is why this new MAC colour collection is perfect for them. There’s no foundation or eyeshadow; instead, bright lips and neutral nudes that complement their cool garb.
Below: Proenza Schouler Spring Summer 2014 with a nude lip and ‘bare’ beauty.
What really stands out at first glance though, is the limited-edition packaging. The holographic-esque metallic finish, that shimmers like a beetle’s wings in emerald through to purple, is unique and immediately covetable. Buy it for its product packaging? Why not – come for the package, stay for the product.
My stand-out product in the range would be the ombre blush, as you get a 2-for-1 with this in that you can swirl the blush tones together or use the lighter shade as a highlight above your blusher. I’d go for pink (Apricot Sun/Sunset Beach pictured below) but many women would adore the orange/peachy (Tangerine Dream/Ocean City) and it’s extremely ‘fashion’. I could see it being used as an eyeshadow, too, as there are no eyeshadows in this colour collection and MAC makeup artists often multi-task products for a variety of uses.
Here’s the collection in full:
MAC Proenza Schouler Blush Ombre
Sunset Beach- Pink coral/tan ombre
Ocean City- Vivid orange/tan ombre
MAC Proenza Schouler Pro Longwear Eyeliner
Black Ice
Rich Experience
MAC Proenza Schouler Lipstick
Woodrose- Light pink w/ beige (luster)
Pinkfringe- Vivid flamingo pink (matte)
Mangrove- Bright orange red (matte)
Primrose – Sheer berry plum (luster)
MAC Proenza Schouler Pro Longwear Lip Pencil
Dynamo – Pink cream
High Energy – Orange red cream
MAC Proenza Schouler Nail Lacquer
Thimbleweed- Pale nude
Dayflower- Plum
Bougainvillea- Bright orange coral
Nocturnelle
Below: There are four Nail Lacquers including this modern nude.
Blush Ombre in Sunset Beach and Ocean City are described as face powders in cool pink and warm peach, fused into fuchsia and coral gradients.
Mangrove- Bright orange red (matte) is similar to MAC Lady Danger, and Primrose – Sheer berry plum (lustre) is a perfect goth shade for fans of Lorde.
Eyeliner in Rich Experience and Lip Pencil in Dynamo.
M·A·C Proenza Schouler is on counter May 26, 2014 at select M·A·C counters:
M·A·C Britomart, Atrium on Takutai, Auckland. Smith & Caughey’s Queen St, 253-261 Queen St, Auckland. Smith & Caughey’s Newmarket, 225 Broadway, Newmarket. Kirkcaldie & Stains, 165-177 Lambton Quay, Wellington. Ballantynes, City Mall, Christchurch.
Megan Robinson
20th April 2014
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