MAC - Hello Kitty and Kitty Kouture Discussion
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SMMY
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Re: MAC - Hello Kitty Feb 2009 Discussion
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I'd say accidental, but Freud says there are no accidents. I feel so dirty now.
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Originally Posted by elegant-one
^^^ 
I love smilies...they're so happy thanks smmy...I needed that! edit: I noticed that you put "sweet" & CoC" together...hmmm, was that intention or subliminal
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I'd say accidental, but Freud says there are no accidents. I feel so dirty now.
elegant-one
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^^^aw smmy...
Did you get the Stark Naked blush? I love that blush! Oh, & love alert
^^^aw smmy...
Did you get the Stark Naked blush? I love that blush! Oh, & love alert
SMMY
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Not yet, but I've been tettering on a MAC order for awhile now. Stark Naked looks gorgeous. How does it compare to Blooming? I'm thinking I need it if it has the same perfect finish as Blooming, which has become my favorite MAC item ever.
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^^^aw smmy...
Did you get the Stark Naked blush? I love that blush! Oh, & love alert |
Not yet, but I've been tettering on a MAC order for awhile now. Stark Naked looks gorgeous. How does it compare to Blooming? I'm thinking I need it if it has the same perfect finish as Blooming, which has become my favorite MAC item ever.
elegant-one
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Re: MAC - Hello Kitty Feb 2009 Discussion
I love Blooming too, but its not the same. SN is more subtle dusty raspberry pink with ever so subtle gold shimmer. The color & finish make your skin look amazing.
I'm so curious to see what the expensive HK dazzleglass colors look like. For that price they better be in a larger vial.
Oh, & the finish of SN is just as smooth & lovely as Blooming
I love Blooming too, but its not the same. SN is more subtle dusty raspberry pink with ever so subtle gold shimmer. The color & finish make your skin look amazing.
I'm so curious to see what the expensive HK dazzleglass colors look like. For that price they better be in a larger vial.
Oh, & the finish of SN is just as smooth & lovely as Blooming
SMMY
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I'm exorcising my inner dirty demons right now. TMI?
and elegant-one - thanks for the info. on SN. It will soon be making its acquaintance with all of my other blushes.
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| Originally Posted by rbella
Oh, SMMY. You feel dirty because you are dirty. Just accept it. I have grown to love it. Doesn't it feel like home again? Sweet CoC. Good times. |
I'm exorcising my inner dirty demons right now. TMI?
and elegant-one - thanks for the info. on SN. It will soon be making its acquaintance with all of my other blushes.
Sanayhs
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Well, my family always gives a full birthday week. And, well, if December is Christmas month, November is birthday season, damn it! And Halifax isn't generally that cold. The ocean helps to keep it from getting too cold in the winter and too warm in the summer.
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| Originally Posted by elegant-one
I LOVE that - Birthday Season! Is that like celebrating your birthday the whole month!? yeah I'd love to come to Halifax unless its really really cold. But I do love Kobri |
Well, my family always gives a full birthday week. And, well, if December is Christmas month, November is birthday season, damn it! And Halifax isn't generally that cold. The ocean helps to keep it from getting too cold in the winter and too warm in the summer.
Sanayhs
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I looooove both Blooming and SN. Both are in my "favourite blushes" palette. Ohhh yes. *snuggles them*
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I'm exorcising my inner dirty demons right now. TMI? and elegant-one - thanks for the info. on SN. It will soon be making its acquaintance with all of my other blushes. |
I looooove both Blooming and SN. Both are in my "favourite blushes" palette. Ohhh yes. *snuggles them*
mizuki~
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Re: MAC - Hello Kitty Feb 2009 Discussion
I don't really like that psychedelic dress & boots Hk got on...but..whatever I'm still excited! I tihnk I'll skip on the bags and the plushie and useless things like that. I can get cuter ones from Sanrio anytime! Probably get all the makeup though @__@
“She may not have a mouth, but she’s going to sell a lot of lipstick,”
LOL
I don't really like that psychedelic dress & boots Hk got on...but..whatever I'm still excited! I tihnk I'll skip on the bags and the plushie and useless things like that. I can get cuter ones from Sanrio anytime! Probably get all the makeup though @__@
“She may not have a mouth, but she’s going to sell a lot of lipstick,”
LOL
nony222
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Re: MAC - Hello Kitty Feb 2009 Discussion
Source: WWD
MAC Cosmetics has teamed up with Sanrio Global Consumer Products to create a Hello Kitty color cosmetics collection.
The line will arrive on MAC’s Web site Feb. 10, in North American stores on Feb. 12 and into overseas stores in March.
“MAC has been mining pop culture since the brand was founded,” said John Demsey, group president of the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. “This is a sexy and innocent fashion line, and a true MAC moment. In these times, everyone can use a little fun — and a little Kitty.”
“The partnership was a no-brainer,” said James Gager, senior vice president and creative director of MAC Worldwide. “We cater to people who love to play with makeup.”
While in many licensing partnerships, the licensor shops his or her property around, MAC went after Sanrio, Hello Kitty’s owner, to do the deal. “They had never done makeup before, and I was certain that all those women who already own a bit of Hello Kitty would also want to own branded makeup,” said Gager.We are thrilled to partner with a brand that shares the vision of offering an innovative, authentic and transforming experience to our loyal fan base,” said Janet Hsu, president of Sanrio. Sanrio’s worldwide retail sales of licensed products for 2007 is estimated at $5 billion.
While the 34-year-old Hello Kitty character is usually assumed to be a cat, she is actually a girl, according to Sanrio. And a girl without a mouth, so she “speaks from the heart,” the company said. “She may not have a mouth, but she’s going to sell a lot of lipstick,” cracked Demsey, noting that a waiting list for the items will go live on Jan. 7 at maccosmetics.com.
“To me, MAC Hello Kitty embodies the ultimate beauty icon,” said Jennifer Balbier, senior vice president of product development for MAC Worldwide. “She’s sweet and sexy, slightly edgy, and appeals to a wide range of customers. We wanted to reflect that through a sweet side, but also something slightly mischievous when it came to the colors. I started out by creating a palette of pinks, since they fit and always trend well in the spring. And this look is so much about the eyes that we did two eye shadow quads.” The Lucky Tom quad has violet blue, brown, gold and pink-coral shades, while the Too Dolly palette has mint, blue-silver, pale pink and magenta shades.
“We incorporated glitter eyeliners because she loves anything that twinkles, and we took the coral and hot pink theme and did pretty, poppy [colored] blush,” added Balbier.
While this collection is intended to have a sophisticated presentation, MAC hopes to appeal to younger fans with two shades of lip conditioners.
The Hello Kitty offerings fall into two collections: the Hello Kitty Colour Collection and the more high-end Hello Kitty Kouture. The bulk of the items are in the former category: six shades of lipstick with names like Fashion Mews and Strayin’, each $14; six Lipglass shades, each $14; and two tinted lip conditioners, $14.50 each; two eye shadow palettes, which each contain four shades and retail for $38; two shades of pigment are $19.50 each, and two Reflects Glitter stockkeeping units — one blue, one pink — are $17.50 each. Four Glitter Eye Liners, each $16.50, two shades of Beauty Powder, each $22; three shades of nail polish, each $11; a black mascara, $12, and false lashes, $12, round out the color offerings. Shades range from pinks and turquoises to lavenders and greens.
Hello Kitty Kouture is intended to be the high end of the collection. Two shades of Dazzleglass, each $28, each feature a reusable silver chain pendant with Hello Kitty outlined in white Swarovski crystals on black with a pink crystal bow. Sheer Mystery Powder, $90 and available in three shades, is packaged in a silver powder compact with Hello Kitty outlined in white Swarovski crystals with a pink crystal bow on a black background.
“We wanted to have affordable luxury and a high-low aspect, so it made sense to do the Hello Kitty Colour Collection and Hello Kitty Kouture,” said Demsey.
The Hello Kitty Colour items, a Petite Makeup Bag, $22, and a medium Makeup Bag, $35, will be in all doors, currently about 581 department and specialty stores in North America including Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s, as well as MAC’s 138 freestanding stores in North America and at maccosmetics.com. Internationally, the items will be in 1,307 doors in 69 countries, including 296 MAC freestanding stores outside North America. Hello Kitty Kouture will be available at MAC stores and maccosmetics.com only. At the maximum, the collection will be available for eight weeks.
A plush doll, $42; purse mirror, $22, and three-brush collection, $49.50, will be available at MAC stores, Nordstrom doors and maccosmetics.com only. A mirrored key clip, $16; beaded bracelet, $34, will be sold in MAC retail stores and at maccosmetics.com only, and a tote, $45 and soft vanity kit, $55, will be exclusive to maccosmetics.com. These items are intended to animate the counter presentation and create an entire Hello Kitty world at retail, Gager noted.
While none of the executives would discuss sales projections, industry sources estimated that the limited edition MAC Hello Kitty collection could do upwards of $12 million in North American retail sales. That projection is slightly larger than that of the hit Barbie collection.
In-store visuals, shot by Nick Knight, show the polar opposite aspects of the collection. One is an image of a blonde model holding a black vinyl Hello Kitty doll, which will be part of the accessory line. The other visual is what Gager terms “more of a dominatrix creature.” The point, said Gager, is to show that makeup can be transformative. Makeup was done by Val Garland, with hair by Sam McKnight.
And Demsey promises the surprises aren’t over yet. “There will be more products to come in the next three months with this partnership,” he said
Source: WWD
MAC Cosmetics has teamed up with Sanrio Global Consumer Products to create a Hello Kitty color cosmetics collection.
The line will arrive on MAC’s Web site Feb. 10, in North American stores on Feb. 12 and into overseas stores in March.
“MAC has been mining pop culture since the brand was founded,” said John Demsey, group president of the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. “This is a sexy and innocent fashion line, and a true MAC moment. In these times, everyone can use a little fun — and a little Kitty.”
“The partnership was a no-brainer,” said James Gager, senior vice president and creative director of MAC Worldwide. “We cater to people who love to play with makeup.”
While in many licensing partnerships, the licensor shops his or her property around, MAC went after Sanrio, Hello Kitty’s owner, to do the deal. “They had never done makeup before, and I was certain that all those women who already own a bit of Hello Kitty would also want to own branded makeup,” said Gager.We are thrilled to partner with a brand that shares the vision of offering an innovative, authentic and transforming experience to our loyal fan base,” said Janet Hsu, president of Sanrio. Sanrio’s worldwide retail sales of licensed products for 2007 is estimated at $5 billion.
While the 34-year-old Hello Kitty character is usually assumed to be a cat, she is actually a girl, according to Sanrio. And a girl without a mouth, so she “speaks from the heart,” the company said. “She may not have a mouth, but she’s going to sell a lot of lipstick,” cracked Demsey, noting that a waiting list for the items will go live on Jan. 7 at maccosmetics.com.
“To me, MAC Hello Kitty embodies the ultimate beauty icon,” said Jennifer Balbier, senior vice president of product development for MAC Worldwide. “She’s sweet and sexy, slightly edgy, and appeals to a wide range of customers. We wanted to reflect that through a sweet side, but also something slightly mischievous when it came to the colors. I started out by creating a palette of pinks, since they fit and always trend well in the spring. And this look is so much about the eyes that we did two eye shadow quads.” The Lucky Tom quad has violet blue, brown, gold and pink-coral shades, while the Too Dolly palette has mint, blue-silver, pale pink and magenta shades.
“We incorporated glitter eyeliners because she loves anything that twinkles, and we took the coral and hot pink theme and did pretty, poppy [colored] blush,” added Balbier.
While this collection is intended to have a sophisticated presentation, MAC hopes to appeal to younger fans with two shades of lip conditioners.
The Hello Kitty offerings fall into two collections: the Hello Kitty Colour Collection and the more high-end Hello Kitty Kouture. The bulk of the items are in the former category: six shades of lipstick with names like Fashion Mews and Strayin’, each $14; six Lipglass shades, each $14; and two tinted lip conditioners, $14.50 each; two eye shadow palettes, which each contain four shades and retail for $38; two shades of pigment are $19.50 each, and two Reflects Glitter stockkeeping units — one blue, one pink — are $17.50 each. Four Glitter Eye Liners, each $16.50, two shades of Beauty Powder, each $22; three shades of nail polish, each $11; a black mascara, $12, and false lashes, $12, round out the color offerings. Shades range from pinks and turquoises to lavenders and greens.
Hello Kitty Kouture is intended to be the high end of the collection. Two shades of Dazzleglass, each $28, each feature a reusable silver chain pendant with Hello Kitty outlined in white Swarovski crystals on black with a pink crystal bow. Sheer Mystery Powder, $90 and available in three shades, is packaged in a silver powder compact with Hello Kitty outlined in white Swarovski crystals with a pink crystal bow on a black background.
“We wanted to have affordable luxury and a high-low aspect, so it made sense to do the Hello Kitty Colour Collection and Hello Kitty Kouture,” said Demsey.
The Hello Kitty Colour items, a Petite Makeup Bag, $22, and a medium Makeup Bag, $35, will be in all doors, currently about 581 department and specialty stores in North America including Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s, as well as MAC’s 138 freestanding stores in North America and at maccosmetics.com. Internationally, the items will be in 1,307 doors in 69 countries, including 296 MAC freestanding stores outside North America. Hello Kitty Kouture will be available at MAC stores and maccosmetics.com only. At the maximum, the collection will be available for eight weeks.
A plush doll, $42; purse mirror, $22, and three-brush collection, $49.50, will be available at MAC stores, Nordstrom doors and maccosmetics.com only. A mirrored key clip, $16; beaded bracelet, $34, will be sold in MAC retail stores and at maccosmetics.com only, and a tote, $45 and soft vanity kit, $55, will be exclusive to maccosmetics.com. These items are intended to animate the counter presentation and create an entire Hello Kitty world at retail, Gager noted.
While none of the executives would discuss sales projections, industry sources estimated that the limited edition MAC Hello Kitty collection could do upwards of $12 million in North American retail sales. That projection is slightly larger than that of the hit Barbie collection.
In-store visuals, shot by Nick Knight, show the polar opposite aspects of the collection. One is an image of a blonde model holding a black vinyl Hello Kitty doll, which will be part of the accessory line. The other visual is what Gager terms “more of a dominatrix creature.” The point, said Gager, is to show that makeup can be transformative. Makeup was done by Val Garland, with hair by Sam McKnight.
And Demsey promises the surprises aren’t over yet. “There will be more products to come in the next three months with this partnership,” he said
christineeee_
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Re: MAC - Hello Kitty Feb 2009 Discussion
hmm i don't want anything based on that picture.
hmm i don't want anything based on that picture.
l1onqueen
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Re: MAC - Hello Kitty Feb 2009 Discussion
*sighs*
My Wish List
HK Doll (is that a dress camp dress?)
Orange DG
Lucky Tom pallet
Travel train case
bracelet (I think its cute)
purse mirror (only because I wont be getting that $90 compact)
LG's and LS's-will have 2 c the colors/swatches
Maybe a medium bag if Im lucky
*sighs*
My Wish List
HK Doll (is that a dress camp dress?)
Orange DG
Lucky Tom pallet
Travel train case
bracelet (I think its cute)
purse mirror (only because I wont be getting that $90 compact)
LG's and LS's-will have 2 c the colors/swatches
Maybe a medium bag if Im lucky
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