There is something diffused about each his aesthetic and his, and now, the Moschino clothier will subsequently have a makeup collection of his very own to bring precisely that. On Thursday, MAC Cosmetics announced that it had teamed up with Scott for a cosmetics collaboration—and sure, it’s quite a whole lot exactly what you’d anticipate. Jeremy Scott x MAC Cosmetics. Photo: Courtesy of MAC.
Described as a “manic color for eyes, lips, and cheeks” inside the brand’s press release, the Jeremy Scott x MAC series is complete of the highlighter colors and shimmery finishes Scott by no means shies far from on the runway. The range includes three palettes, each packaged in compacts that pay homage to ’80s and ’90s hip-hop sensibilities, especially resembling a boombox, mixtape, and CD.
Yeah, you could say it took a while. After forty years, Fleetwood Mac has finally made a follow-up album worthy of Rumours. Although only two of the quintet members are named on the cover, Lindsay Buckingham and Christine McVie, all but one from the band of the Rumours era appear on the album. Stevie Nicks is the lone absentee, but the record holds well despite her contributions.
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Buckingham and McVie chose the same studio to record the album. They also made Tusk, the somewhat disappointing follow-up to the hugely successful Rumours. While Tusk did include several singles, it never came close to garnering the accolades bestowed on its predecessor.
However, this time, that studio did serve to deliver a true follow-up, as nearly every song is deserving of his status. As with Rumours, just two of the tracks, composed by Christine McVie, are not up to par with the others. One of her tunes here, though, is the album’s clear highlight.
The catchy chorus and lush imagery of “Red Sun” would make it worthy of a spot between the grooves on Rumours, perhaps next to “You Make Loving Fun” or “I Don’t Wanna Know.” Buckingham had been the most creative genius behind Rumours, writing the classics “Don’t Stop” and “Go Your Way” as well as “Second Hand News.” He is also the key contributor to this album, coming up with two of its best tracks.
“Lay Down For Free” could be interpreted as a sequel to the Rumours track “The Chain,” only with hearing the sound of rain falling instead of listening to the wind blow on the earlier track. For the song “On With the Show,” Buckingham presents an optimistic message similar to that he delivered in “Don’t Stop.”
The duo’s songs are undoubtedly strengthened by their rhythm section, comprised of two veterans who are certainly not strangers to them. Band co-founders Mick Fleetwood and John McVie provide that service, the former for the drums and the latter for handling bass.
Since those four musicians collaborated to make the new disc, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie would be expected to sound good. Still, it is one thing to make a good record but another thing to make one deserving of mention alongside Rumours.
The collection’s lip palette (“Future Emotion”) features nine shades: matte nude, cool pink, deep wine, colorful purple, and dusty brown. According to the clicking release, the cheek palette (“Acoustica”) comprises a pearly highlighter, matte bronzing powder, and mid-tone purple blush with a satin end. And in the end, the eye palette (“LoFi”) gives up a whopping 29 shadows, ranging from metallics to brown to fuchsia to lime inexperienced and a “white icy shimmer.” The collection will drop on Feb. Eight at choosing MAC locations and on maccosmetics.com.
Click through the gallery beneath to see the collection (with pricing) in action, as well as the cheeky throwback packaging. MAC makeup brushes are hands down the best you can buy. But are the ones you have fake? Unless you actually bought them at a MAC store or through the official website, you might have purchased a knockoff.
Go and grab your MAC makeup brushes, and let’s see if yours are real.
Is There Silver Metal?
One of the big purveyors of fake MAC brushes makes it very easy to tell it’s a fake. The reason? The brush doesn’t have silver metal on it—it is black. Real MAC makeup brushes have an area of silver metal connecting the brush hairs to the handle.
Where is the Name?
The new MAC brushes have the MAC name towards the silver metal area. If you see a new brush with the MAC name centered on the handle, it’s a tip-off for being a fake. One thing to note here, though — some of the older-style MAC brushes did have the name in the center of the handle. But since these brushes are so popular, the chances of you getting a genuine old brush that’s never been used is between minuscule and non-existent.
How Dense are the Hairs?
One of MAC’s hallmarks is that its makeup brushes have dense bristles. The brushes are soft but so densely packed that it’s not easy (and impossible for some) to bend the bristles to the side. If you can pretty easily bend the bristles, or the brush head is thick but not dense, there is an excellent chance you have a fake.
How Much Did You Pay?
These wonderful makeup brushes are not cheap; even one of the least expensive brushes is more than $15, and most cost over $20 each. The 134 large powder brush is $52 all by itself! So when you see a set of 12 “MAC” brushes being sold for $45, you know it has to be a fake!
Did You Buy it on eBay?
While there might be a few sellers on eBay of honest-to-goodness-real MAC brushes, the vast majority are knockoffs. Do yourself a favor; don’t go to eBay and expect to see the real deal.
You Have a Fake — Now What?
If you use and like a brush, keep on using it. Then, one day, when it falls apart (the fakes aren’t made nearly as well), you can go and get yourself a real MAC makeup brush.
Some of the fakes are quite decent in their own right, and if you didn’t pay much money for them, why not go ahead and use them?
However, if you paid a lot for a fake and bought it recently, try to return it.
