This is my fave MAC collection to date, friends. I especially love the gel blush (it fits in so well with my anti-powder lifestyle!) and the See Thru Lip Colour is a WELCOME addition to my lippie repertoire. One part stain and one part gloss, it’s the formula I’ve been looking for. LURVE. Secret Crush is my fave hue. Here are the deets on the collection.

Suggesting sonnets celebrated for centuries: Come into my garden, I would like my roses to see you!” poet Sir Richard Brinsley Sheridan once said, and what lady could resist such flattery? A tradition in haute-couture, an enduring Icon of Love and certainly the only flower acceptable to throw on stage at the Met or clench between teeth in a Buenos Aires tango salon, the rose remains beyond reproach. M·A·C creates a very modern Rose Romance, our lovely new colour collection for the summer season. Spring buds blush in fragrant new hues when Just A Pinch Gel Blush debuts; Fix + Rose refreshes; and our bring-back favourite fragrance, Creations Hue: Dejarose, whispers anew… But with great beauty there is always pass ion and peril… mind the thorns

Lipstick ($14)

• Way To Love Creamy light yellow pink
• A Rose Romance Mid-tone pink with gold pearl (pictured)
• Odyssey Spiked-up plum (Permanent)

Lipglass ($14)

• Virgin Kiss Sheer pale pink with multi-dimensional pearl (pictured)
• Magnetique Frosted violet fuchsia
• Steal My Heart Sheer bright pink with multi-dimensional pearl

See Thru Lip Colour ($14)

• Loving Touch Sheer pearly light pink
• Tender Tryst Sheer pearly plum
• Secret Crush Sheer red berry (pictured)

Pigment ($19.50)

• Mutiny Clean sky blue with gold pearl
• Circa Plum Frosty dirty mid-tone laevnder (pictured)

Eyeshadow ($14.50)

• Of Summer Frosted light dirty mauve
• Et Tu, Bouquet? Frosted pale pink gold – I love this shade almost as much as I love its Julius Caesar shout-out name. Super clever, MAC. (pictured)
• Creme de Violet Vivid pinkish-violet flecked with gold shimmer (Permanent)
• Silverthorn Mid-tone gray with silver pearl
• Shadowy Lady Darkly veiled plum (Permanent)

Nordstrom Exclusive Quad (approx. $38)

• Solar White Golden white (Frost)
• Contrast Dark purple/blue (Velvet) (Permanent)
• Seeds of Love frosted peach (Frost)
• Petal Worship Light, blue-based pink (Frost)

Just A Pinch Gel Blush ($18.50)

Sheer gel cheek blush in a pot delivers a rosy glow of coverage for a healthy complexion. Dewy texture blends into a thin film on skin, giving low to medium transparent coverage.

• Just A Pinch Sheer red pink tint

Beauty Powder ($22)

• Blush of Youth Clean pink with gold pearl
• Summer Rose Soft violet pink with pearl

Nail Lacquer ($11)

• Love & Friendship Creamy dirty mid-tone lavender

Creations Hue: Dejarose ($22.50)
A striking bouquet of lush Bulgarian, Turkish, and Tea Red Roses is ruffled with dewy watery and luminous green nuances. Velvety petals of exotic orchid, lily, jasmine and peony are teased with a hint of crimson red raspberry and the gentle texture of pink pepper. The interplay of light and dark woods, weathered teak contrasting with patchouli, adds to the intensity, while hypnotic incense vapours and amber crystals lend a sense of intrigue and allure to this sensuous creation.

Fix+ Rose ($17)
An aqua-spritz of vitamins and minerals, infused with a Calm-the-Skin blend of green tea, Chamomile, Cucumber, topped off with the scent of 100% natural rose water. Adds radiance, finishes makeup.

Available: April 23rd, 2009 (North America), May 2009 (International).