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Welcome to Beauty Wire, where we round up the day's biggest beauty news.
Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams follows Beth Ditto as the latest musical bad girl to land a MAC makeup collab. Now available online, the collection of mostly neon orange and hot pink products was inspired by Williams' hair, which is usually one or both of those colors. It includes lipsticks, eyeshadows, and nail polishes. [Elle]
There are now images of the full NARS x Pierre Hardy beauty collaboration, and they're adorbs. The footwear-inspired collection is heavy on the nail polishes, with ten pedicure-ready shades to choose from, plus blush palettes with shapes inspired by Hardy's shoe boxes. It drops May 1. [BellaSugar]
Leona Lewis is the next celebrity to partner with The Body Shop on a line of eco-conscious products. Although the range isn't out until the 15th, images of all the products (including lip gloss, bronzer palettes, perfume, and makeup brushes) are already on The Body Shop's Pinterest page. The deer you see to the left features heavily on the packaging. [Pinterest]
Estee Lauder's new "Cello Shots" collection features lipsticks, lip glosses, and cheek stains that are meant to "give the appearance of cellophane gel on your face." Translated from beauty editor, that means rich, saturated color with a vaguely wet, shiny look. [Refinery29]
What are your biggest beauty pet peeves and makeup fails? That question inspired an epic thread on Reddit, and it also inspired a funny response in the form of a YouTube makeup tutorial from vlogger Shannon Farrell. [Birchbox]