

Globally, as well as in Canada, the bestselling shade is Ruby Woo (four are sold every minute), which originally launched in 1999.

Lipstick is the number one category at M.A.C.Seven of the early colour assortment from the 1980s are still in production including New York Apple, Pink Nouveau, M.A.C Red, Bronze Shimmer, Russian Red, Chili and Mocha. The shape and dimensions of the lipstick inside – called a bullet – have remained the same since inception and are unique to the company (the lipstick is sculpted with a sharper point than other brands).The company’s extensive collaborations with celebrities, fashion designers and artists have resulted in special-edition packaging but the core lipstick range is always packaged in black, which ensures vivid makeup colours stand out. The first was black, glossy and flat on top with a thick metal, logo-embossed band around the centre. Today’s recognizable black plastic case is the fourth iteration of the co-founders’ original design.Make-up Art Cosmetics) from the mid-eighties brainchild of makeup artist and photographer Frank Toskan and beauty salon owner Frank Angelo to the beauty behemoth it is today Nathalie Atkinson charts the growth of the brand (a.k.a. Wherever you are in the world, chances are that when someone pulls out a lipstick, it will be a bullet by Toronto-born M.A.C Cosmetics.
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