Set the Trend with Mac Make Up - written by Andrew Perry

The latest from MAC - the greatest in new make up. One of the coolest things about MAC cosmetics is how they regularly update their make up line, with new collections that come out in particular seasons. New colors, new skin sensitive products, new make up accessories that promise to keep you at the forefront of all the newest trends. This summer, they've got bold new looks, brand new colors to add to your growing collection and all kinds of shades guaranteed to make the sun blush.

C-Shock

If you love color color color and aren't afraid to try even the boldest of shades, get C-Shock. With shades that are guaranteed to make you stand out at evening beach barbecues, including the striking Blast O' Blue, luscious coral Overrich, light, bright purple Vivacious, and a deeper version called Pomposity. For more supple glamorous lips, get the Lipgelee palette in She-Boom!, Sugar Shock and Lil' Sizzler.

C-Shock your eyes with a set of superb, illuminating eyeshadow tones: Going Bananas is a delicious yellow, Eye-popping is a golden lime green, Passionate is a rich, burning matte red. C-Shock's latest devotee is Eve, who wears C-Shock colors in her music video, "Tambourine."

Strange Hybrid

This summer collection is based on a vibrant flower garden - for those who want just the right blush of color. Pigments come in two skin shades for summer: Jardin Aires for a cool tan, and Provence for those who want to shine while staying out of the sun. The color palette raises the mystery in your eyes with the color-bouquets of Moonflower, Rose Blanc, and Seedling, after lining your lids with waterproof Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Navy Stain and Permaplum.

Make your eyes pop with elegantly harmonizing lips. Shaded Lipglass is available in superbly sheer, fluid colors such as Cultured and Hothouse, while the Lipstick hues are led by the silvery pink Strange Hybrid, this collection's namesake shade. Other colors include Strange and Exotic, Orchidazzle and the peachy Propagate. Of course, you must finish the look with rosy cheeks, using the smoky Petalpoint or darker Fleurry Powder Blush.

Moonbathe

Such a romantic name for beauty, is it not? Awash with luminescent radiance, the limited edition lipsticks include warm and deep shades called Eclipse, Honey Moon and Solar Plum, while the limited edition Lipglass shades Crescent, Elaborate, Moon bathe and Dark Flower will remind you of a night flooded by the full moon.

To look positively iridescent, use Liquid last Liner in Molten Sol, Eye shadow in the limited edition shades of Cosmic, Saturnal and Firespot, Powder Blush in Other Worldly and Glimmer shimmer all over your skin in Astral Rays.

Tendertones

Use Tendertones lip balm this summer and your lips will love you forever. An ingenious blend of a moisturizer and lip-gloss, Tendertones aims to protect your lips from the sun and soothe them all pretty. Check out the names of the shades: Deep Sigh, Warm Smile, Shush!, Hush Hush, Purring, Soft Note, Pucker... I feel all comforted and cozy already.

Sunstrip

MAC has stripped the sun for your face, with Bronzing Powder in Bronze and Refined, and Studio Mist Foundation in Summer and Sun Rays. Additionally, MAC has three kinds of Charged Water products, a hydrating mist with vital ions from different minerals, to protect you from too much sun worship.