An interview with Heatherette for MAC
MAC makeup, in general, isn’t known for its subtlety. You want nude…quietly chic…effortly tasteful? Go Bobbi Brown. Raucous color, wild shine, anything-goes fun? It’s all MAC, baby! A collection with fashion house Heatherette (they of the glitter and sequins and hot pink everything) was inevitable; I went to the launch party at the MAC store on Robertson Boulevard Thursday night, where I interviewed designers Traver Rains and Richie Rich–before they attacked me with a makeup brush and plied me with cocktails!
Jolie: How do you sum up the line?
Richie: It’s paint-by-numbers–
Travers: But you don’t have to stay within the lines!
Richie: We were going for a Kabuki-feel. We think Halloween is the best holiday, and we wanted to capture that, like a drag-queen stumbling home at 4am.
Travers: It’s fun and bright, but nothing that makes you look like a clown!
Jolie: Which products are your favorites?
Richie: I love Phone Me Text Me. It’s a double-ended eyeliner (in Charcoal Gray and Metallic Silver), that’s both creamy and hard.
Travers: Alpha Girl! (This is a coral-colored blush that Richie proceeds to spread all over my face–very brightening and flattering!)
Jolie: Before you get stolen away (at this point, a woman in a Heatherette creation starts hanging on Travers), tell me quickly, who’s your style insipration?
Richie: Madonna, circa 1987–love that!
And then we snapped a quick picture (for a photographer, not for my personal collection alas!) and I was whisked away, a fruity martini presented to me. Apparently Kim Kardashian and other Q-list celebrities (including The Blogger Who Shall Not Be Named) showed up later, but I was quickly off.
My personal favorite products: The Eyeshadow Trios (Trio 1 is peach, turquoise and army green; Trio 2 is light pink, hot pink and dusky violet); Beauty Powder in Alpha Girl; And $$$$$ Yes nail polish in attention-grabbing silver (a shade that will soon be everywhere!)
Trio 1
March 26th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Ha! I was so confused with the name of the nail polish! Awesome colors though! I love MAC stuff for a night out with the girls!
March 26th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I’ll be heading to my local MAC counter right after work today! I was talking to one of the artists last week, who was absolutely raving about the new line they were about to introduce. Now I know why!
I might want to consider forking my credit card over to my significant other before I go as a means of damage prevention…
March 26th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I bought the alpha girl beauty powder which I really like…It is very light, and looks great on my cheeks.
next up i want that coral colored nail polish for my toes this summer..overall what a fun collection, I can’t wait to see what MAC comes out with next!
April 2nd, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I actually managed to show some restraint, which demonstrates huge progress on my part! I picked up the Sock Hop Lipglass and the Nighthawk/Front Row dual-edge eye pencil (as well as eyeshadow in Naked Lunch to pair with it). LOVE it so much! The fabulous packing is just an added bonus.