Huge eyes fringed with long lashes. Pretty, pouty lips. A penchant for drawing hearts on their cheeks.
Meet the Fafinettes - the playfully sexy characters adorning the packaging of MAC Cosmetics' latest spring collection.
They are the creation of French graffiti artist Fafi, who is famed for her cute, curvaceous characters.
She was not involved in developing the make-up, but the exuberance of her work inspired it.
The Fafi range includes six lip colours in coral reds and hot pinks, four shades of frosted lip glosses, two eyeshadow palettes in shades of green, blue and pink and an iridescent pressed powder. Prices range from $27 for a lip gloss to $59 for an eyeshadow palette.
The collection will be available at MAC counters at Isetan Scotts, Ngee Ann City and Robinsons Raffles City from tomorrow. It is currently available at only Tangs Orchard and Tangs VivoCity.
In a recent interview with Women's Wear Daily, James Gager, senior vice-president and creative director of MAC Cosmetics worldwide, said of the tie-up: 'We had the idea on a shoot to capture the spirit of a young woman having fun playing - with clothes, technology, fashion.
'We were inspired by Japanese anime and as we researched the movement, we discovered Fafi. We asked if she would collaborate with us on a photo concept, and the creation began from there.'
And Fafi, it seems, prefers to let her work speak for itself.
In town last weekend for a one-day meet-and-greet session at the MAC counter at Tangs Orchard, she declined to give her full name and age, though our guess is early 30s.
She said she has gone by the Fafi nickname, which was given to her by a friend, since she began painting in 1994.
Married to a DJ with a two-year-old son, she was happy to talk about her work with MAC.
Simply drawing three characters to be used on the packaging was 'too easy', she said. 'I wanted to build a real story behind it and not do something random.'
The three - Monoka, Ermine and Eriko - are the latest residents of Carmine Vault, the parallel world Fafi created in which all her Fafinettes live.
They come from three cities, Paris, New York and Tokyo, with diverse likes and dislikes.
In person, Fafi, with her blunt brown bangs and doe eyes, looks a lot like the characters she draws.
She began painting characters on her hometown walls in Toulouse in 1994. From there, she moved on to Parisian walls and the rest, as they say, is history.
Today, she is a well-known name among graffiti artists and graphic designers. Her signature Fafinette characters can be found in countries including Australia, Japan, Mexico and the United States.
The MAC project is not her first commercial one. She has worked with companies like Sony, French boutique Colette and American accessories brand LeSportsac. Most recently, she animated Lily Allen in Mark Ronson's music video Oh My God.
Urban speaks to her to find out more about her work.
What attracted you to working with MAC?
I was looking for a long time to do something with a make-up brand and when MAC asked if I would like to do something together, I said: 'Of course.'
It's difficult to explain why you work with a brand and not another but it was just a feeling that I had. Graphically, I knew that our two worlds could be combined well and I trusted their taste and their choices.
Do you use a lot of make-up in your daily life?
Most of the time, I wear just blush, mascara and lip balm because I'm eating my make-up all the time.
Which MAC product from this collaboration do you like most?
The iridescent pressed powder because you can really see what I drew on the case.
Do you still paint graffiti?
I do, but less so than before. It used to be maybe once or twice per week, now I do it only five or six times a year.
I do more collaborative painting with other artists these days. I paint less in Paris because I travel so much for work that when I'm home, I will rather spend time with my son.
What do you think about Singapore so far?
Yesterday, I was watching the girls and boys here, looking at the way they dress. I feel that in fashion, there is no specificity in countries anymore. I think it's sad that you've got H&M, Zara and Mango everywhere and all the girls from around the world are dressed the same.
Have you ever been in trouble with the law?
Sure, in the beginning. I would be painting and policemen would come and arrest me and take me to the police station. In France, a lot of policemen are drunk and they'd say: 'You're gonna paint on my office wall?'
I just ignore them when they do that.
I have been arrested four times but they let me go after that. I haven't been arrested recently because I have more friends who can watch out for me and warn me when the police are coming.
Are you going to paint in Singapore?
Maybe, I don't know. A graffiti writer here wrote to me and proposed to paint with me. We'll see.
