It's almost time for our big birthday which you should spend in whichever celebratory pursuit will make you feel the most Canadian - paddle a canoe, watch some fireworks, have a few drinks on the patio - but whatever you do, dress it up with some patriotic Canadian pride!
Obviously a tattoo is the way to go if you want to show true patriotism, but those deathly afraid of needles (yes, me) can take the easy (and much less painful) way out with Kiss Body Tattoos - $4.97.

Available now at Walmart stores across Canada.
Do Canadian have the coolest (and hottest) PM ever? Yes, we do! Part of that is down to his love of a funky pair of socks like these Good Luck Sock Canada Maple Leaf Socks - $13 - in size 5-9 and 7-12 - where you can show how much you love Canada (and be Justin's twinsie) with these Canadian themed knitted cotton/poly socks featuring a maple leaf print.

Available online at www.goodlucksock.com.

MAC Vamplify Lipgloss - $24 - is back with seven new hues joining the lineup each loading lips with that same delicious shine for more vamp than ever:

She-Rebel - dark blue purple
Peer Pressure - intense red burgundy
Anything But Demure - mauvey nude
What’s Going On? - hot intense fuchsia
How Chic Is This? - violet purple
Spanking Haute - pinky nude
Saucy Miss - blue
Absolute Score - smoky stone
Sway To The Sound - soft purple
Acting On Impulse - deep turquoise blue
Smart Aleck - intense true red
With Gusto - deep plum
Modern Drama - dark plum
Tuned In - mid-tone rosy nude

Available now at MAC counters across North America and online at www.maccosmetics.com.

MAC Future presents the next generation of hyper-luminous Mineralize products for eyes, lips and skin. Explore a new horizon with Lipsticks and Mineralize Glass, create silvery fusion with ice-lit blues and cosmic greens in serene eyeshadow quads, or try a bit of blush, including new cyber-exclusive, Lured To Love and reinvent the rules of highlighting with Eye Gloss or Lustre Drops massaged onto the face for a supreme glow.
Mineralize Lipstick - $27
Super Nova - cool off-white
Ionized - metallic silver
Cybernaut - neutral pink
Touch The Earth - tone taupe
Meta-Fabulous - soft peach

Mineralize Glass - $27
Inter-Spatial - silver with multi-colour pearl
Telegenius - soft peachy pink with pearl
The Zone - dirty mauve with pearl 

Luster Drops - $25
Barbados Girl - rose gold bronzer
Pink Rebel - soft pink champagne

Studio Eye Gloss - $26
Lightly Tauped - light beige gloss with pearl
Pearl Varnish - white gloss with pearl

Mineralize Eye Shadow x4 - $55
Dark Energy - metallic silver/teal iridescent/metallic blue/black with pearl
Full Orbit - creamy white/dirty olive/deep grey/soft brown with pearl
Nano-Nude - warm beige/neutral beige/soft caramel/gold with pearl
I've got my eye on:

Mineralize Skinfinish - $37
Otherearthly - soft brown/soft pink/silver
Warm Rose - pastel pink with pink reflects

Mineralize Blush - $32
Ray Beams - soft pink
Cosmic Force - dirty nude

Technakohl Liner - $20
Sterling Silver - silver
Graphblack - rich graphic black

Mineralize Multi-Effect Lash - $27
Charged Black - black 

4 Lash - $20

Studio Nail Lacquer - $14
Sweet Potion - soft beige nude (cream)
Moonday - clear with silver pearl (cream)

239 Eye Shader Brush - $30
168 Large Angled Contour Brush - $42

Available April 7th at MAC counters across North American and online at www.maccosmetics.com.

MAC Le Disko intoxicates with glitter, glamour and physical colour - in a dazzling sea of eyes and lips with riotous hues for eyes and hot, colour-popped lips!

Dazzleshadow - $26
She Sparkles - light grey with silver sparkles
Last Dance - peach beige with pink sparkles
Let's Roll - red bronze with sparkles
Try Me On - deep blue green with sparkles
Say It Isn't So - dark grey with pink sparkles
Can't Stop, Don't Stop - deep plum purple with sparkles
Let's Boogie - black with sparkles
Boom Boom Room - light burgundy with emerald sparkles
I Like 2 Watch - mid-tone brown with gold sparkles
Slow/Fast/Slow - bronze with red sparkles
Get Physical - purple with light blue sparkles
Feel The Fever - deep blue purple with pink sparkles

Dazzleglass - $24
Rollergirl - nude with pink pearl
Sugarrimmed - pale white beige
Phiff! - sheer neutral beige with orange undertone
Cherry Popping - fuchsia with purple pearl
Boys Go Crazy - dark purple with blue undertone

Superslick Liquid Eyeliner - $24
Nocturnal - bright silver pearl
Pure Show - bright yellow-gold pearl

247 Flat Shader Brush - $30

Available now at MAC counters across Canada and online at www.maccosmetics.com.

Timeless and courageous, the most famous Disney princess of all inspires a limited-edition colour collection from MAC, magical enough to make all your fairytale dreams come true.

Lipstick - $21
Free As A Butterfly - semi-sheer golden nude (lustre)
Royal Ball - fleshy pink (lustre)

Lipglass - $20
Happily Ever After - cool milky pink with bluish pearl
Glass Slipper - light milky pink with pinkish pearl

Eyeshadow X 6 - Stroke of Midnight - $53
Phloof!- frosted off-white (frost)
Quarry - soft muted plum-brown (matte)
Omega - soft muted beige-taupe (matte)
Vapour - peach-pink with violet pearl (velvet)
Stroke of Midnight - black plum with sparkle pearl (velvet)
Sat in Taupe - taupe with silver shimmer (frost)

Studio Eye Gloss - $27.50
Lightly Tauped - light beige gloss with pearl
Pearl Varnish - white gloss with pearl

Fluidline - $21
Little Black Bow - grey with silver pearl
Macroviolet - deep smoked violet with red pearl

Iridescent Pressed Powder - $33
Coupe d’Chic - light golden peach with gold shimmer

Glitter - $28
Reflects Pearl - fine white glitter with pearl sheen

Pigment - $29
Evil Stepmother - black plum with plum pear
Pretty It Up - olive with pearlized pigments

Studio Fix Lash - $22
Boldblack - black

Beauty Powder - $33
Mystery Princess - pink beige with silver shimmer (matte)

217 Blending Brush - $28.50
168 Large Angled Contour - $42

Available March 5th at MAC locations across North America and online at www.maccosmetics.com.

Poetic colour ushers in a new vitality following winter’s deep chill, as uninhibited shades dance across the face in a free-spirited collection inspired by whimsical flights of fancy with MAC Lightness of Being. Liberate yourself from darkened tones and explore the freeform movement of lighter shades - expressive colour for the modern spirit. This is my favourite collection that MAC does every year - the one right after Christmas - it makes me believe that it could be spring again some day...
Mineralize Rich Lipstick - $26
Be Fabulous - washed-out pastel pink
Luxe Natural - light beige cream
Dreaminess -  soft cool pink cream
Style Surge - neutral coral cream
Touch The Earth - light wood brown
Mineralize Glass - $26
Poetic - pale champagne pink with pearl
Loose & Lively Peachy Orange
On Cue - gold pearl
Boundless Energy - violet pink
Beautiful Moves - pale mint with pearl
Mineralize Eye Shadow - $26
Spiritual Life - shimmery pale lemon (half pearl/half frost)
Natural Vigor - shimmery champagne peach (half pearl/half frost)
Just Breathe - shimmery light blue (half pearl/half frost)
Uninhibited - shimmery light grey (half pearl/half frost)
Leap - shimmery lavender (half pearl/half frost)
Force Of Nature - shimmery brown (half pearl/half frost)
Mineralize Skinfinish - $37
Lightscapade - shimmery pale peach with lavender marble
Perfect Topping - shimmery off-white with light pink/blue/yellow marble
Mineralize Blush - $32
Uplifting - peach with bright orange marble
Please Yourself - light pink with plum marble
Nail Lacquer - $14
Lightness Of Being - pale beige
Modern Movement - pale lavender
Eye Pencil - $19
Taupe - dark brown
Slate - dark grey

287 Duo Fibre Eye Shadow Brush - $38.50

159 Duo Fibre Blush Brush - $42

187 Duo Fibre Face Brush - $50.50

Available now at MAC counters across Canada and online at www.maccosmetics.com.

MAC Ultimate Lipstick - $28 - combines an innovative design aesthetic with a sumptuous formula in 10 shades:

Soft Pout - sheer pink peach with white pearl
Marque - soft light neutral pink
Ravishingly Rich - bright mid-tone orange
Catharina - fuchsia
Audacious - warm mid-tone red
Dangerously Chic - cool mid-tone red
Vogue en Violet - cool mid-tone violet
The Scene - deep berry

And of course I was all over the pinks... they have a great, richer feeling formula then the regular lipsticks but still have the same vanilla smell that I love - I'm a fan!

Available now for a limited time at select MAC counters and online at www.maccosmetics.com.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show kicks off the celebration of its 40th anniversary in wild style with an untamed MAC collaboration, featuring an outrageous collection of hues and products specially designed to recreate the looks of your favourite characters from the 1975 cult classic film. Transform yourself into a sex-swapping mad scientist, heroic newlywed, alien from Transylvania or even the time-warped Riff Raff, with an orgy of colour worthy of any midnight mayhem at The Frankenstein Place.

Lipstick - $21
Strange Journey - yellowish brick red (matte)
Oblivion - vivid bluish-red (amplified)
Sin - deep dark blue red (matte)
Frank-N-Furter - deep raspberry wine (matte)

Lip Pencil - $21
Vino - intense violet purple

Eyeshadow Palette - $53
Riff-Raff
Graphic Style - deep silver (veluxe pearl)
Oh, Rocky!!! - soft muted white with pearl ( frost)
Carbon Black-  intense black (matte)
Heavy, Black and Pendulous - grayish blue with pearl (frost)
Blackberry - muted burgundy-plum brown (matte)
Crystal - violet duo-chrome with pearl ( frost)

Glitter - $28
Gold - sparkling chunky gold
3D Black - black with silver holographic effect

Pigment - $28
It’s Not Easy Having a Good Time - sparkling burgundy

Chromagraphic Pencil - $21
Black Black - black
Basic Red - primary red

Greasepaint Stick - $25
B - bright yellow blue
Black Intense - black

Superslick Liquid Eye Liner - $24
On The Hunt - true black

Zoom Fast Black Lash - $20
Deepest black
Powder Blush - $28.50
Crazed Imagination - muted plum with a hint of pink pearl

Sculpt and Shape Powder - $33
Bone Beige/Emphasize -  palest cream/tan

Set Powder - $40
Invisible

Nail Lacquer - $16
Bad Fairy - red with red multi-changing pearl
Formidable - teal green with pink multi-changing pearl

Lashes - $22
7 Lash

Available at MAC counters October 2, 2014 and online at www.maccosmetics.com.

Fall in lust with MAC A Novel Romance, a colour collection teeming with luscious shades that will have you feeling overwhelmed with desire. Like fiction brought life, the surging passions of this after-dark adventure seem almost too good to be true.
Lipstick - $19
Myself - soft shimmery nude beige (lustre)
A Novel Romance - light cool dusty pink (cremesheen)
Good Kisser - mid-tone fuchsia (matte)
Hearts Aflame - mid-tone brick red (matte)
Lingering Kiss - deep plum red (matte)
Yield to Love - mid-tone rose (cremesheen) Online Exclusive

Lipglass - $18
Bared for You - soft rose gold
Reckless Desire - sheer pearlescent lavender grey
Pure Fiction - mid-tone violet pink
Wanting More - washed-out lavender
Talk Sexy - dark purple

Haute & Naughty Too Black Lash - $26

Powder Blush - $26
Fun Ending - soft neutral peach (satin)
Animal Instincts - shimmering plum (frost)

213 Fluff Brush - $28.50

224 Tapered Blending Brush - $38.50

A Novel Romance Quad - $48
My Fantasy - pale neutral olive (veluxe pearl)
Fall in Lust - mid-tone cool grey mauve ( frost)
Dance in the Dark - deep blackened brown (matte)
Rising Passions - greenish charcoal with gold pearl (velvet)

An Amorous Adventure Quad - $48
Sable - gold plum with bronze pearl ( frost)
Sex & The Oyster - mid-tone seafoam green (veluxe pearl)
Brawn - mid-tone plum brown (satin)
Black Tied - black with silver sparkle (velvet)

A Passionate Quest Quad - $48
The Wrong Man - light cool dusty pink (satin)
Serenade - mid-tone orchid pink with blue duochrome pearl (veluxe pearl)
Brazenly - rich eggplant (veluxe pearl)
Stay Sultry - deep violet navy (satin)
Studio Nail Lacquer - $14
Before Dawn - green grey
Midnight Storm - deep magenta
Sunset Sky - mid-tone crimson
Midnight Strata - dark violet
Midnight Ocean - dark royal blue
Midnight Sky - deep charcoal

Fluidline Eye Pencil - $19
Atomic Ore - gold
Earth Sign - deep brown
Deep Blue Sea - deep ocean blue
Metropolis - deep metal gray
Water Willow - deep khaki green
Evil Twin - blue purple
Black Brilliance - black

242 Shader Brush - $30

Electric Cool Eye Shadow - $25
Pure Flash! - pale champagne
Love Power - soft shimmering rose
Superwatt - light shimmering taupe
Coil - copper bronze
Gilded Thrill - gold ( frost)
Switch to Blue - rich cobalt
Highly Charged - rich purple with pink pearl
Blacklit - black with multidimensional pearl

Available August 21, 2014 at MAC counters across North America and online at maccosmetics.com.

MAC Studio Nail Lacquer - $14 - combines luscious colour with four high-gloss finishes: cream, frost, pearl and glitter. Featuring a brand new formula, formulated without toluene, formaldehyde or DBP, and fortified with conditioning vitamins E, C and B5, applying smoothly with a newly designed brush featuring flattened, streamlined fibres for effortless application. From trendy to timeless, and scorching to sweet, there’s a shade for every mood.

Overlacquer - clear gel-like texture top coat
Underlacquer  - gel-like texture base coat
Matte Overlacquer - matte - effect top coat (matte)
Quiet Time - beige nude (cream)
Coffee Break - mid-tone cool taupe (cream)
Delicate - pale sheer ballet pink (cream)
Erogenous - light milky peach (cream)
Skin - light peach beige (cream)
Snob - light neutral pink (cream)
Saint Germain - light cool pink (cream)
Instant Crush - bright coral (cream)
Only in Florida - mid-tone orange coral (cream)
Morange - bright cream orange (cream)
Impassioned bright warm pink (cream)
Girl About Town - bright blue fuchsia (cream)
Shirelle - classic bright red (cream)
Flaming Rose - true red (cream)
Sour Cherry - dark berry red (cream)
Rebel - mid-tone rich plum (cream)
Midnight Ocean - dark royal blue (cream)
Nocturnelle - rich true black (cream)
Sunset Sky - mid-tone crimson (cream)
Midnight Storm - deep magenta (cream)
Anti-Fashion - mid-tone dirty purple with pearl ( frost)
Midnight Strata - dark violet (cream)
Before Dawn - green grey (cream)
Midnight Sky - deep charcoal (cream)
Screaming Bright - super glitter gold (pearl)
Soiree - sparkly light bronze gold (pearl)
Girl Trouble - super glitter pink (pearl)
Mean & Green - purple with teal multi-changing pearl (pearl)
Formidable - teal green with pink multi-changing pearl (pearl)
Rain of Flowers - deep violet with pink and blue pearl (pearl)
Silver Dew - gold glitter base with multi coloured large glitter
Quick Million - gold glitter with large particle pink glitter
Tropical - black with rainbow multi-pearl (glitter)

MAC Nail Transformation Topcoats - $14 - transform the look of your lacquers into totally new shades.

Texturize - clear leather-effect topcoat
Highlight - sheer blue pearl transformer
Liquid Pigment - Pink Pearl sheer pink pearl transformer
Liquid Pigment - Green Pearl sheer green pearl transformer
Liquid Pigment - Gold Pearl sheer gold pearl transformer
Shadow - sheer blackening topcoat

Both transformations were added over the swatches seen above:

Available now at all MAC locations and online at maccosmetics.com.

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips All-in-1 Custom Nude Palette For Face & Eyes - $16.79 - contains 12 radiant nude shades in one multi-tasking palette for an endless amount of ultra-chic nude looks for face and eyes. Use the shades individually as eyeshadow and liners or blend together to use as a bronzer, blush or highlighter - they can also be used dry for sheer radiance or wet for more intense, dramatic colour. Available in Natural Nude or Warm Nude and includes a how-to "Nude Glam Guide" that gives you step-by-step instructions on how to create a complete nude look with the compact.

Available at fine drug and mass-market stores across Canada.
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - $37 - a luxurious, velvet-soft powder with a high-frost metallic finish that smooths out tone, adds highlights and gives an overall radiance and perfect look to the skin. It comes in a bunch of different shades but I like Lightscapade which blends together several different colours for a very natural looking finish.

Available at MAC counters across Canada and online at www.maccosmetics.com.
NYC Color Wheel Mosaic Face Powder - $5.99 -  made up of four harmonizing hues to enhance skin tones - when blended together, they create a perfect single shade that balances and enhances all skin undertones. There are six palettes available for every skin brightening need and I especially like the Bronzed Pink one which adds a touch of colour and just enough brightening to make skin look perfect.

Available now at drugstores and mass retailers across Canada.

The most fabulous mother-daughter duo is coming to MAC with a limited-edition colour collection
with the inimitable Sharon and Kelly Osbourne. Featuring a vibrant selection of statement making hues for eyes, lips and face, this two-part collection is encased in limited-edition packaging inspired by the duo’s signature red and violet colour palettes.

Lipglass - $20
Pussywillow - light neutral gold
Bijou - soft rose

Patentpolish Lip Pencil - $25.50
Innocent - nude beige
Patentpink - washed-out lilac
French Kiss- warm caramel
Ruby - mid-tone rose

Lip Pencil - $20
Cranberry - soft yellow pink

Powerpoint Eye Pencil - $21
Bountiful Brown - brown rinsed with bronze

Duchess Quad - $52.50
Femme Fatale - golden brown (satin)
Embark - dark reddish brown (matte)
Sexy Eyes - soft warm bronze (veluxe pearl)
Sweet Eyes - light golden nude (veluxe pearl)

Mineralize Skinfinish Duo - $38.50
Refresh - light summer peach tan/golden pink

Powder Blush - $26
Peaches & Cream - mid-tone rose (satin)

275SE Medium Angled Shading Brush - $33

167SE Face Blender Brush - $46
Lipstick - $21
Strip Poker - light nude (matte)
Riot House - light vivid orange (matte)
Kelly Yum-Yum - bright blue pink (satin)
Dodgy Girl - light lavender (matte)

Lip Pencil - $20
In Synch - bright yellow pink

Jumbo Penultimate - $26
Rapidblack - true black

Eye Kohl - $21
Smolder - intense black

Bloody Brilliant Quad - $52.50
Tickety Boo  - soft muted plum brown (satin)
Fizzy Rose - pale lilac (satin)
Spoonful of Sugar - sparkling platinum (veluxe pearl)
Shadowy Lady - blackened plum (matte)

Morning Mister Magpie Brow Duo - $26.50
Soba - soft taupe (satin)
Brun - dark brown (satin)

Powder Blush - $26
Cheeky Bugger - peach brown (satin)

Mineralize Skinfinish Duo - $38.50
Jolly Good - light cool beige/soft pale pink

219SE Pencil Brush - $33

183SE Flat Buffer Brush - $70

Available June 12th at MAC counters across North America and online at www.maccosmetics.com.