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MAC A Rose Romance will be available for a limited time starting April 23, 2009: 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!

MAC A Rose Romance The Makeup Collection:

LIPSTICK
Way to Love Creamy light yellow pink

A Rose Romance Mid-tone pink with gold pearl

Odyssey Spiked-up plum

Suggest ed Retail Pric e $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN

LIPGLASS
Virgin Kiss Sheer pale pink with multi-dimensional pearl

Magnetique Frosted violet fuchsia

Steal My Heart Sheer bright pink with multi-dimensional pearl

Suggest ed Retail Pric e $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN

SEETHRU LIP COLOUR
Loving Touch Sheer pearly light pink

Tender Tryst Sheer pearly plum

Secret Crush Sheer red berry

Suggest ed Retail Pric e $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN

EYE SHADOW
Of Summer Frosted light dirty mauve

Et tu, Bouquet? Frosted pale pink gold

CREME DE VIOLET VIVID PINKIsH-VIOLET fLEcKED WITH GOLD SHIMMER

Silverthorn Mid-tone gray with silver pearl

Shadowy Lady Darkly veiled plum

Suggest ed Retail Pric e $14.50 U.S./$17.00 CDN

PIGMENT
Mutiny Clean sky blue with gold pearl

Circa Plum Frosty dirty mid-tone lavender

Suggest ed Retail Pric e $19.50 U.S./$23.50 CDN

SPLASHPROOF LASH
Blacksplash Black

Suggest ed Retail Pric e $12.00 U.S./$14.00 CDN

JUST A PINCH GEL BLUSH
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 ransparent coverage.
Just a Pinch Sheer red pink tint

Suggest ed Retail Pric e $18.50 U.S./$22.50 CDN

BEAUTY POWDER
Blush of Youth Clean pink with gold pearl

Summer Rose Soft violet pink with pearl

Suggested Retail Price $22.00 U.S./$26.50 CDN

FIX + ROSE
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.
Suggested Retail Price $17.00 U.S./$20.00 CDN

NAIL LACQUE R
Love & Frendship Creamy dirty mid-tone lavender
Suggested Retail Price $11.00 U.S./$13.00 CDN

CREATIONS HUE : DE JAROSE
A striking bouquet of lush Bulgarian, Turkish and Tea red roses is ruff led 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. Suggested Retail Price: $22.50 U.S./$28.50 CDN