M.A.C Cosmetics Gets Into the Festival Spirit at the Isle of Wight 2009!

LONDON - M.A.C Cosmetics and the M.A.C Pro Team will be decamping to the legendary Isle of Wight Festival to keep a host of top celebrities, performers and guests looking refreshed from dusk until dawn.

The M.A.C Pro Team will be on hand to provide the ultimate (and unexpected!) festival makeup facilities for guests in the coveted Absolute Radio VIP area on Friday 12 June from 2pm - 8pm, Saturday 13 June from 12pm - 8pm and on Sunday 14 June from 12pm - 8pm.

M.A.C Artists will also have their brushes at the ready backstage in the festival green rooms where they will be geared up to provide makeup services to key talent performing over the weekend. Headline acts include Basement Jaxx, The Prodigy, Stereophonics, Maximo Park, Neil Young and Razorlight to name a few.

To make sure the festival goers keep their makeup looking great come rain or shine….or mud (!), M.A.C will be arming guests with the best festival makeup essentials including - M.A.C Blot Film, M.A.C Fast Response Eye Cream, M.A.C Wipes, M.A.C Strobe Cream, M.A.C Studio Moisture Cream, M.A.C SPF15 Tinted Lip Conditioner, M.A.C Splashproof Mascara, M.A.C Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved and M.A.C Paint Pot in Blackground.

Terry Barber - Director of Make-up Artistry at M.A.C Cosmetics - has provided some beauty rules for festival chic this summer:

“Let’s face it - this is a festival, not a red carpet, so go for low maintenance, stay on all day (and night!) rock and roll chic. Choose the perfect blend of glamour and grunge - take inspiration from the queen of festival style, Miss Kate Moss.

Here are a few must haves…For waterproof eyes - this is the British Isles not the Bahamas -M.A.C Splashproof Lash Mascara and M.A.C Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved are your essentials. My tip is - go classic black but with a new wave smudge and smoke - think panda NOT perfect. Channel your inner Debbie Harry and smear the lid with M.A.C Paintpot in Blackground for a bit of added gun metal glamour.

M.A.C Wipes solve the impossibility of multi step skincare - they’re a ‘roughing it’ must have. Use on eyes, face, neck and any part of the body you choose! M.A.C’s iconic Strobe Cream - the cheat’s sleep - gives you an instant ’spa glow’. Use M.A.C’s SPF 15 Tinted Lip Conditioners for super well conditioned lips and a great alternative to lip colour for a low key lip against that mosh pit black eye.”

About M.A.C Cosmetics is the leading brand of professional cosmetics and continuously and actively liaises with the worlds of music, film, television and theatre. The M.A.C Pro Team can be found on-set at photo shoots, high profile celebrity events and behind the scenes at fashion shows throughout the world.

About The Isle of Wight Festival……….

The Isle of Wight Festival takes place 12th - 14th June at Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight. For more information check out - www.isleofwightfestival.com. The Isle of Wight Festival 2009 will be the eighth festival since its reincarnation in 2002. Over the last few years The Who, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, REM, Coldplay, Amy Winehouse, Snow Patrol, Muse, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols and The Police, amongst many others, have taken to the stage in what has become one of the hottest festivals in the UK.

Source: M.A.C.

For further information on M.A.C at The Isle of Wight Festival 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