M.A.C

M.A.C

All Ages, All Races, All Genders…

Make-Up Art Cosmetics started life in Toronto, Canada. Makeup artist and photographer Frank Toskan and salon owner Frank Angelo launched M·A·C in March 1984 from a counter in a Toronto department store. M·A·C chose to establish itself as the ultimate colour authority. One of the most popular offerings was an intense matte red lipstick, which got a boost with an appearance in a photo-shoot of the fast-rising Madonna, later seen wearing a M·A·C T-shirt. The company took the industry by storm, offering a wide range of products that blended street savvy with glamorous style and panache.

In 1994, as HIV and AIDS continued to spread across the globe, M·A·C made HIV/AIDS organizations the beneficiaries of the company’s charitable focus and the M·A·C AIDS Fund was created. To date, the Viva Glam campaign has raised over $450 million for the fight against HIV/AIDS, with spokespeople such as Lady Gaga, Pamela Anderson and Nicki Minaj. Collaborations with adored names from popular culture, art and fashion have included such names as Rihanna, Lorde, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Brooke Shields continue to enhance M·A·C’s relevance and reach to existing fans as well as new ones, while our makeup Artists’ rock-steady presence backstage at over 200 fashion week shows around the world, working with names from Prabal Gurung to Vivienne Westwood, secures the envied status of M·A·C as the world’s leading beauty trendsetter.