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# Spring/Summer 2001

The M·A·C·Pro Team does a almanac cardinal of shows (over 70!) including such plums as Alexander McQueen, Ungaro, Alberta Ferretti, Cacharel and Diesel Style Lab.

# October: M·A·C was on everyone’s aperture back supersoul accompanist and M·A·C Viva Glam III spokesperson, Mary J. Blige accent the United Nations Development Programme’s Race Against Poverty accident on October 23 at the UN’s General Assembly Hall, New York., M·A·C President John Demsey, co-host of the event, accepted the M·A·C AIDS Fund abutment of UNDP AIDS-relief projects in Africa by announcement a additional donation (see April) of $250,000 to go appear acknowledging bodies in Africa active with HIV/AIDS.

# Asp and you shall receive… Back M·A·C artists requested “snakeskin” textures for use in this year’s python looks, they accustomed it - in the anatomy of M·A·C Snake Eyes. M·A·C refines acid bend colour technology by surrealistically replicating snakeskin-link textures in attach polishes and shadows.

# November: Rudi Rocks! The blithe division gets a shiver of colour abatement as M·A·C launches Merry M·A·C Mas - a arctic out colour accumulating depicted by affiche girl, RuPaul.

# Body art and baudy fashions met and melded as Fashion Cares Vancouver - M·A·C Viva Glam Floating World about-face a admixture accident into a night of aerial performance. Participating bounded luminaries included Catherine Regehr, Seizal Virani, Tiko and John Fluevog. Proceeds from the event, which included a bashful auction, went to bounded AIDS charities: the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation, A Loving Spoonful and the St. James Community Service Society.

# December:M·A·C celebrates the ability and affection abaft World AIDS Day while sales of the fundraising lipstick, Viva Glam III move afterpiece to attaining $1,000,000 in sales.

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2000

# January: Forget Nirvana! M·A·C launches into the fresh aeon with Huetopia.

# February: Doggone! Violet, spokespoodle for M·A·C’s Puppy Love Valentine’s collection, makes a bedfellow actualization at Saks Fifth Avenue.

# VIVA GLAM III launches. VGIII spokespeople, Mary J. Blige and Lil’ Kim sing its praises.

# In Fresh York, M·A·C President John Demsey presents a analysis on account of the M·A·C AIDS Fund in the bulk of $500,000 to the United Nations Development Programme to advice abutment UN-sponsored HIV/AIDS abatement in Africa.

# The M·A·C·Pro Team creates a red anarchism backstage at the Fresh York, London, Paris, Milan F/W 2000 collections...

# April: Extra-revolutionary Hyper Real Foundation launches. Under a branch “Immaculate Complexion,” American Elle addendum that Hyper Real manipulates ablaze to accomplish a “synthetic bark texture.”

# M·A·C Viva Glam Floating World Bout launches at Toronto’s 14th Fashion Cares event. The bout highlights the amorous hue of Viva Glam III with designs from some of the world’s top designers. Touch-down spots accommodate Bahrain, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Chicago and Los Angeles.

# May: C’est bon! M·A·C shows off the chi-chi fresh blueprint and attending for all accessible M·A·C food aback it opens its Montreal flagship abundance on artery Saint-Laurent. Helping rev up the celebrations: the M·A·C Viva Glam Floating World Tour, and singer, Martha Wash.

# John Demsey presents a donation of $500,000 on account of the M·A·C AIDS Fund, in the name of the backward Frank Angelo, co-founder of M·A·C, to La Maison du Parc, an AIDS auberge in Montreal.

# Inspired by the assignment of 1950’s “pinup” photographer, Bunny Yeager, M·A·C launches its Summer 2000 colour collection, Bombshells, and in accomplishing so dares to accompany aback the lure, brio and antic female of awakening bank glam!

# June: M·A·C adds a calamus to its fez and opens up in Bahrain- the 2nd abundance in the United Arab Emirates.

# July: Click, click, hooray! M·A·C turns common M·A·C addicts’ World Wide Wait into super-reality with the much-requested barrage of maccosmetics.com.

# August: M·A·C Pro-Preferred Skincare launches, authoritative pro-style backstage fixes accessible for all. Models, actors and bodies with a 24/7 activity ascertain the fast animating claim of Strobe Cream and the abundant luxe-de-luxe of Cold Cream, while alike the unbabies amidst us booty to the calmly carriageable and stylishly packaged Wipes.

# September: To personify the Fall 2000 colour collection, M·A·C creates “Lady Danger” - giving fall’s fresh adjustment of karate-kicking femme-power a adult and able boost.

# Flash blessed stars were athrill to acquisition the M·A·C Artists on alarm for their blow up and makeover needs during the party-frenzy of the anniversary International Toronto Film Festival. A zoom-lens zoo, M·A·C Artists ensured that the stars’ eyes were ablaze as the paparazzi bankrupt in for their close-ups.

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1998

Supporting its pro roots, the M·A·C·Pro abstraction abundance launches in New York as a one-stop ability for architecture professionals. Key industry spots, Toronto and L.A., bound chase suit.

1999

# Globe-trotting M·A·C alcove over 300 locations worldwide!

# Jet set, go! The M·A·C·Pro Team attends the collections in New York, London, Paris, and Milan to do Spring/Summer 2000 for over 45 designers, including Alexander McQueen, Richard Tyler, Oscar de la Renta, Collette Dinnigan, and Julien MacDonald.

# The M·A·C AIDS Fund alcove $14 actor additional (U.S.).

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1996

Getting hauter! The M·A·C·Pro Team makes its official mark backstage at Katharine Hamnett in London and Matsuda in New York.

1997

# Declaring “I abhorrence makeup, but I adulation M·A·C,” all-embracing recording artist/actor k.d. lang signs on with M·A·C as agent for VIVA GLAM II.

# VIVA GLAM II, a aerial mauve-pink, launches in affiliation with the “Girlie Party” tour. With the abutment of k.d. lang, VIVA GLAM II raises added than $1 actor aural its aboriginal few months.

# From chichi to shriek: Neve Campbell sports M·A·C for Scream II!

# M·A·C mourns the casual abroad of cofounder, Frank Angelo.

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1994

# M·A·C AIDS Fund gets congenital as a alms and admiral up its attack to accession funds for bodies active with HIV/AIDS.

# Drag queen diva RuPaul declared the Aboriginal Face of M·A·C back the “Who is the M·A·C Girl?” attack launches at a star-studded affair at the M·A·C Henri Bendel location, New York.

# Million dollar lipstick! Twelve months afterwards its launch, VIVA GLAM raises its aboriginal million!

# Kids Helping Kids melancholia greeting agenda fundraising affairs launches to abutment accouchement active with HIV/AIDS.

1995

# M·A·C hits Hollywood. Loni Anderson and Roseanne acclaim M·A·C; accompanist Michael Jackson takes his orders to M·A·C on Santa Monica.

# Ooh la la! M·A·C opens in Paris.

# VIVA GLAM Couture Colour accumulating launches at Fashion Cares, Toronto, again takes off for Montreal, London, Tokyo and Melbourne. Starring RuPaul, featured designers accommodate Todd Oldham, Rifat Ozbek, Cynthia Rowley, Zapata, Marc Jacobs, Philip Treacy and Katharine Hamnett.

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1992

# Studiofix, the artefact that fuses foundation with crumb to actualize a absolute matte finish, launched to absolute raves. Since its sell-out introduction, Studiofix has remained a top admired amidst M·A·C aficionados.

# M·A·C becomes presenter of Wigstock - New York’s exciting anniversary of city culture.

1993

# VIVA GLAM Lipstick launches in North America - every cent of its affairs amount is donated to allowance bodies active with HIV/AIDS. This avant-garde affairs makes M·A·C one of the aboriginal architecture companies to booty a account appropriate to the counter.

# M·A·C’s “Twenty Aboriginal Century Techno Rave Glam Tour” takes VIVA GLAM on the alley for a promo-tour extravaganza. Live-action, full-on fun, and featuring glamatron versions of Cher, Marilyn, Naomi and Madonna, this bout takes M·A·C’s accelerating bend uptown, city ... everywhere!

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1988

M·A·C hits Fifth Avenue with its aboriginal U.S. area at Henri Bendel in New York. Roll out the red carpeting - M·A·C launches its anon to be acclaimed matte lipsticks!

1990

Russian Red Lipstick beat by Madonna on her absolute Blond Ambition World Tour. The attending for the bout was created by all-embracing architecture artisan Joanne Gair and M·A·C’s own Frank Toskan.

1991

M·A·C on Christopher Street, N.Y. opens and the abominable Lady Bunny becomes its aces hostess/receptionist

N.Y.’s M·A·C addicts blitz the abundance - and discharge out into the street.

Lip service! Supermodel Linda Evangelista makes Spice Lip Pencil her beloved backstage choice. Sales skyrocket!

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1984

M·A·C (Make-Up Art Cosmetics) founded in Toronto, Canada by architecture artisan Frank Toskan and business partner, Frank Angelo, as a architecture for professionals.

M·A·C’s mantra/mission statement: “All Races, All Sexes, All Ages” conceived to embrace all consumers.

First M·A·C retail area opens in Toronto at the celebrated Simpsons administration abundance (now The Bay).

1986

M·A·C wows the crowds at the Festival of Canadian Fashion in Toronto with its avant-garde looks and bald-headed bride.

1987

Fashion Cares launches in Toronto as an anniversary fundraising accident in abutment of bodies active with HIV/AIDS. A high-energy, hyper-creative presentation of joy and celebration, M·A·C creates 40 altered looks on 40 altered models.

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