MAC Holiday 2008 Collection…

LOL...tis the season for holiday sets, isn't it? This time, it's MAC on display - I reckon they come up with these collections on purpose to make us blow our budgets! (and to get their hands on our year-end bonuses - if we get them, that is!)

Passions of Red

Bewitchingly bejewelled. Glossy, glamorous, insistently erotic lip and eye compacts to covet in five shades of passion. Features new and bring-back shades for red-hot exclusivity. The quintessential Holiday colour revamped. Passion like this simply can't be contained!

Intriguing Scarlet: 6 Warm Eyes

Eye Shadow compact made of red snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Features: Warm Suede, Grand Entrance, Real Drama, Gentle Heat, Well Spiced and Sweet Joy. Includes a black-handled Eye Brush 213 SE. Limited edition.

Infatuating Rose: 6 Cool Eyes

Eye Shadow compact made of purple-red snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Features: Platonic, Cavort, Satisfy, Bon Fête, Deep Feelings, and Feast. Includes a black-handled Eye Brush 213 SE. Limited edition.

Devoted Poppy: 6 Classic Eyes

Eye Shadow compact made of red-orange snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Includes: Young Thing, In Awe, Fall Deeply, Amorously, Sweet Eyes and Awaken. Includes a black-handled Eye Brush 213 SE. Limited edition.

Fascinating Ruby: 6 Smokey Eyes

Eye Shadow compact made of ruby snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Includes: Scant, Satin Taupe, Dark Devotion, Gorgeous, Ambiance, and Carbon. Includes a black-handled 213 SE Eye Brush. Limited edition.

Devoted Poppy: 3 Coral Lips

Lip compact made of red-orange snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Features two Lipsticks in Devoted and Soft Talk; and Gloss in Transparent Love. Also includes a black-handled 316 SE Lip Brush. Limited edition.

Fascinating Ruby: 3 Plum Lips

Lip compact made of ruby snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Features two Lipsticks in Marvel and Insinuate, and a Lipglass in Mutual Attraction. Includes a black-handled 316 SE Lip Brush. Limited edition.

Intriguing Scarlet: 3 Cool Pink Lips

Lip compact made of red snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Contains two Lipsticks in Make Me Melt and Overjoyed, and a Lipglass in Sheer Vision. Includes a black-handled 316 SE Lip Brush. Limited edition.


Alluringly Red

Alluringly red. Passionately perfect. Adoring Carmine: our limited-edition Holiday Lip and Brush bags. Restrained to risqué, a selection of Lipsticks, Lipglass or professional brushes are always at the ready. Choose your passion and apply with confidence.

Adoring Carmine: 3 Red, Neutral and Rose Lips

Small drawstring purses of red-orange patent with wine satin gusset sides. Features two full-sized lipsticks in glossy wine-red packaging, and a lipglass with a glossy wine-red cap. Limited Edition.
Red Lips: Lipsticks in Adore It and Racy, Lipglass in Frostlight.
Neutral Lips: Lipsticks in Soft Spot and Real Treasure, Lipglass in My Dear.
Rose Lips: Lipsticks in To Swoon For and Romancin', Lipglass in Delicate Crush.

Adoring Carmine: Basic, Face and Eye Brushes

Medium-sized round brush bag in wine-coloured satin with red-orange patent zippered enclosure and wristlet. Also includes a fabric brush holder with four or five (depending on set) professional gloss black handled brushes and a metallic red M∙A∙C logo. Limited Edition.
Basic Brushes: 129 SE, 219 SE, 239 SE, 266 SE and 316 SE
Face Brushes: SE, 187 SE, 190 SE and 194 SE
Eye Brushes: 209 SE, 212 SE, 217 SE, 252 SE and 275 SE


MAC Viva Glam - Passionately Red

Always eagerly anticipated, MAC VIVA GLAM compacts debut in Passionately Red splendour...Two palette choices for lips, each one featuring three fabulous finishes. All proceeds from the sale of these Holiday VIVA GLAM compacts go to support men, women and children around the world living with HIV/AIDS. Limited edition.

3 Warm Lips

Lipstick compact made of deep red snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Features two VIVA GLAM VI and VIVA GLAM V Lipsticks, and one VIVA GLAM V Gloss. Includes a black-handled 316 SE Lip Brush.

3 Cool Lips

Lipstick compact made of deep red snakeskin-embossed metal with a lavish faux jewel. Features two VIVA GLAM IV and VIVA GLAM II Lipsticks, and one VIVA GLAM VI Gloss. Includes a black-handled 316 SE Lip Brush.


Kids Helping Kids

The glorious gravitas of give-and-do-good! This year's collection of greeting and gift cards illustrated by children for children affected with HIV/AIDS everywhere now includes a collection of three giftable pillow packs (in-store only) to sweeten the season. 100% of the selling price goes to support pediatric AIDS organizations around the world. Limited edition.

2008 Kids Helping Kids Cards, Gift Cards & Pillow Packs

Kids Helping Kids Cards: A set of six assorted Kids Helping Kids greeting cards with envelopes in a shiny red metallic carton.
Kids Helping Kids Gift Cards: A set of 12 assorted Kids Helping Kids gift cards with envelopes in a shiny red metallic carton.
Kids Helping Kids Pillow Packs: A set of three pillow gifting packs (small, medium and large) of shiny metallic. Comes with matching gift tags.


Oh my...after seeing all these holiday collections, it's hard to keep with the resolution to stay within budget this Christmas!! No wonder I always have to make it a New Year's resolution instead! :p