M-A-C Cosmetics - Official Make-up Brand of the British Academy Television Awards - to Glamorise the Stars of 2009!

LONDON - M-A-C Cosmetics, globally the professional artist’s brand of choice for fashion, film, TV, theatre, music and photography is rolling out the red carpet to glamorise nominees, presenters and actresses for the 2009 British Academy Television Awards.

M-A-C is proud to be the Official Make-Up Brand for the glittering occasion this year, having provided make-up support for over 15 of the nominated TV productions including Mad Men, X Factor, EastEnders, Skins, Doctor Who, Shameless, Outnumbered, Spooks, The Devil’s Whore, The Bill, Casualty, Emmerdale, Merlin, Friday/Sunday Project, Harry Hill’s TV Burp and The Inbetweeners.

M-A-C make-up artists from the M-A-C Pro Team will be on hand to provide make-up services to VIP’s in town for the Awards. M-A-C Pro Artists will be offering their services to VIPs on April 26th in the M-A-C Beauty Suite at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, London - Official Hotel to the British Academy Television Awards - or via one to one ‘at home’ appointments. Previous stars who have enjoyed a M-A-C make-up appointment for the British Academy Television Awards include TV presenters Claudia Winkleman, Kate Garraway and Sarah Cawood, actresses Joanna Lumley, Gina McKee, Miranda Raison (Spooks), Tamsin Outhwaite, Best Actress Nominees Joanna Page (Gavin and Stacey) and Kierston Waring (It’s a Free World) and Best Actor Winner, Andrew Garfield. M.A.C will certainly be creating a bevy of glamorous flashbulb worthy looks again for the British Academy Television Awards 2009!

All celebrities receiving the M-A-C experience will leave with a ‘touch-up kit’, including nine key M-A-C products to maintain their stunning red carpet look. M-A-C artists will also be on hand backstage and front of house throughout the star studded Awards ceremony for ‘on the spot, on the night’ touch-ups.

M-A-C’s hot top five products used in the world of Film & TV over the last twelve months for dramatic moments include M-A-C Mineralize Skinfinish for a camera flawless look! Hot spot proof M-A-C Blot Film is a favourite for sticky moments and quick as a flash application. M-A-C Fluidline is a must for a smudge-proof look during those tear jerking story lines. M-A-C Prep and Prime calms the skin and evens out flushed skins for those, not so innocent encounters and M-A-C Lip Pencil in Spice to provide the ultimate on screen pout! …….All any star needs for the perfect look in the first take!

Source: MAC Cosmetics

For more information on M-A-C’s Beauty Suite at The Mandarin Oriental, London and pictures, please contact: Ruth Wiles t: +44(0)870-034-6858 e: rwiles at mac-cosmetics.co.uk; Jane Walsh t: +44(0)870-034-6514 e: jwalsh at mac-cosmetics.co.uk; Jodi Isaacs t: +44(0)870-034-6775 e: jisaacs at mac-cosmetics.co.uk; Kate Armitage t: +44(0)870-034-6515 e: karmitage at mac-cosmetics.co.uk