K-pop fan or not, you’ll likely be familiar with South Korean superstars Blackpink. The all-female group’s music has topped the charts around the world, helped along by collaborations with the likes of Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez.
Along with the music of course, luxury brand alignments are par for the course for the groups members. With 66.3m followers on Instagram, Thai-born Lalisa Manobal, also known simply as Lisa, or Blackpink’s Lisa, has significant clout.
So along with work for the likes of Adidas and Bulgari it was no surprise when she was named a global ambassador for MAC Cosmetics in October 2020.
Now the brand has finally launched is first collection with the star.
The tightly curated collection includes metallic purple-accented liquid lipsticks, an eye shadow palette, black liquid eye liner and highlighter.
“I’m so excited to reveal to you one of my biggest projects so far as Global Ambassador of MAC Cosmetics: my very own full-face makeup collection,” the star said in statement announcing the release.
“I curated the collection myself and designed every piece after things I absolutely love. Every shade, product, name and even the packaging design represents something very special to me.”
Indeed the collection and it’s packaging design involves playful elements unique to Lisa, including eyeshadow names inspired by “my beloved cats and favourite ice cream flavour, with names such as Leo, Louis, Lily, Milk Tea Ice Cream and Candy Rapper.” The Extra Dimension Skinfinish comes in her favourite gold shade, embossed with an edelweiss blossom, her favourite flower.
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“I am so proud of what we’ve created together,” she says of the collection. “I love that MAC gave me the creative freedom to bring my own makeup lineup to life.”
The collection goes on sale at MAC stores and online in Australia on November 12, and in MAC stores and online in New Zealand on December 6.
