There is nothing childish about the Barbie Loves MAC collection

This season, the girly look is back. Fresh and fun colors like pink and violet are dominating the spring collections of top makeup brands. ``Pretty in pink'' could have easily been the buzz phrase for MAC Cosmetics' limited edition ``Barbie Loves MAC'' cosmetics collection for spring. Lip colors,Cheap Mac Makeup eye shadows and blush are created in different shades of pink, all designed to turn women into living dolls. This is the first collaboration between Barbie toy maker Mattel and a top makeup brand such as MAC. There is nothing childish about the Barbie Loves MAC collection. The colors are suited for today's hip and fashionable women. The Malibu Barbie Lipglass, a frosted fuchsia color, is one of the best-selling shades, along with the Real Doll and Rocking Chick lipsticks. Among the eye shadows, the pink Playful shade is very popular, as well as the fun mint-green Springtime Skipper. Other popular items are the Fashion Leader glimmer shimmer, a pearly lotion for highlighting the skin; and Pearl Sunshine beauty powder. All the Barbie Loves MAC products have the classic Barbie silhouette imprint. For Barbie lovers, there is even special edition MAC Barbie doll, dressed in a stylish outfit and thigh-high boots with a MAC makeup bag. If pink is too girly, Bobbi Brown's ``Violet Collection" features a more mature but still feminine violet palette. Images of violet orchids have inspired the ultra-modern and fresh make-up collection. To recreate the ``Violet Face," all you need is the best mac cosmetics products limited edition violet face palette which contains three eye shadows, three lip glosses and one blush. You can use Ivory and Mahogany as the base for the eyes, accented with Orchid Shimmer Wash to add color. The Baby Violet blush gives just the right amount of glow to the face. You can choose from Pink Lily, Golden Beige Shimmer and Golden Violet Shimmer lip glosses for the lips.