Look, ma!  I do buy beauty products!  Here I am, showing off my new MAC 239 eyeshadow brush.  While I normally use baby shampoo to clean my brushes, I got really fancy and also bought some MAC Brush Cleanser, as well.  Wild times!

Yesterday, I received a few publicist-sent products from the MAC Cosmetics Magic, Mirth and Mischief 2009 Holiday Collection and immediately dug into them.  I’ve been slow to the MAC party these past couple of years, mainly because I liiiike makeup and all, but skincare and haircare are more appealing and enchanting to me.  (After all, if your skin is glowing and your hair is shining, do you really need layers of paint?  Methinks not.)  Still, makeup is fun and one of the pleasures of being a girl, and I enjoy playing with dramatic colors and interesting textures. 

The new MAC collection features several brush kits, including the Do the Trick Buff and Line set, and Morning, Noon and Knight Everything Eye Brushes, both a great value at $49.50 for 5 top brushes.  I recently wrote a post for AOL about the best MAC brushes, so I was excited to faff about with them this morning.  I took this video last night: