Cult of Cherry

We pull out a jar of cherries. "Oh, no!" she moans. "Don´t pull out a cherry stem! Please don´t!" It is too late. We have placed a full jar of maraschino cherries before her and beg her to do what Audrey did to impress management and secure employment at One-Eyed-Jacks. We beg her to do the stem trick. "It´s too intimate," she says, in demure protest. The she lowers the boom: "You know what? You´re gonna be the first person I´ve told the truth to... I can´t do it. I´m telling everyone I can do it, because they´re just so disappointed if I can´t." Sensing our woe, she adds, "Well, I did get drunk one night and did it in a New York hotel bar."

Then we ask this: What does it mean when a girl knows how to knot a cherry stem in her mouth? "It means she´s a great kisser?" she says, knowing we both know better. (Sherilyn Fenn interview, Rolling Stone No 588, October 4th 1990, p.68-71, 170)


MAC's Cult Of Cherry collection will launch in September. Of course, this collection made me think of Sherilyn Fenn on Twin Peaks. You might remember the famous cherry scene and the dark almost sinister-like colors. You can almost hear the Angelo Badalamenti soundtrack. This collection looks fabulous with all the red and plum variations. Fall keeps getting better and better.

Lipstick
Crème Cerise Sheer yellow taupe (lustre)
Lightly Ripe Sheer mid-tone pink (lustre)
Russian Red Intense bluish red (matte)
"O" Intense purplish red with metallic gold (frost)
So Scarlet Clean grape burgundy (amplified)
Suggested Retail Price: $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN

Lipglass
Cherry Blossom Sheer light pink with multi-dimensional pearl (frost)
Rich & Ripe Mid-tone pinkish red with multi-dimensional pearl (frost)
Cult of Cherry Clean red with red pearl (frost)

Liqueur Neutral brownish mauve with multi-dimensional pearl (frost)
Jampacked Sheer grape with multi-dimensional pearl (frost)
Suggested Retail Price: $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN


Mattene
Rapturous Deep berry red (matte)
Kirsch Blackened cranberry (matte)
Chock-ful Blackened brown (matte)
Bing Blackened eggplant (matte)
Suggested Retail Price: $14.50 U.S./$17.50 CDN

PowderBlush
Blooming Frosted deep dirty peach (frost)
Plum de Bois Frosted deep pink bronze with gold pearl (frost)
Suggested Retail Price: $17.50 U.S./$22.00 CDN

Nail Lacquer
Silverstruck Frosty greyed taupe with multi-dimensional pearl (frost)
Illegal Purple Creamy blackened eggplant (cream)
Suggested Retail Price: $10.00 U.S./$12.00 CDN

ZoomLash
Zoom Black Rich black Suggested Retail Price: $11.00 U.S./$13.00 CDN

Eyeshadow X4 – Spiced ChocolateQuad
Nanogold Sheer yellow pink with pink pearl (frost)
Brash Frosty reddish copper (vxp)
Spiced Chocolate Dirty deep reddish brown (matte)
Sweet Chestnut Frosted cranberry (frost)
Suggested Retail Price: $36.00 U.S./$43.00 CDN

Eyeshadow X4 – Tempting Quad
Next to Nothing Sheer yellow beige with pink pearl (frost)
Sharp Frosty bright yellow gold (satin)
Dark Edge Dirty chocolate brown (satin)
Tempting Rich coco (lustre)
Suggested Retail Price: $36.00 U.S./$43.00 CDN

Eyeshadow X4 – Shadowy Lady Quad
Light Fall Dirty light pink (satin)
Smudge Violet Frosty blackened lavender
with multi-dimensional pearl (frost)
Deep Truth Very dark blue (frost)
Shadowy Lady Darkly veiled plum (matte)
Suggested Retail Price: $36.00 U.S./$43.00 CDN

Credits: Youtube, Twin Peaks, and MAC