The MAC Makeup Thread #2
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does anyone know where I can buy the 'our pick' shade lipstick in the uk?I can't find it on the website.it was part of the Trend F/W '09 Collection.
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They're discontinuing the shadesticks. Why?! I love them 
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First of all Hi,
this is my first post at this forum. I love it. My question is has anyone tried the MAC dazzle lipstick "liquid lurex" ? I like this color but I am not sure if it is too pale.
thx
this is my first post at this forum. I love it. My question is has anyone tried the MAC dazzle lipstick "liquid lurex" ? I like this color but I am not sure if it is too pale.
thx
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tinaki2009: I'm new as well 
I have liquid lurex and it's quite sheer. a deeper base would have been great. I usually put it on top of another lipstick and it looks soo pretty. You can see a little bit of green and pink pop out in the glitter.
I have liquid lurex and it's quite sheer. a deeper base would have been great. I usually put it on top of another lipstick and it looks soo pretty. You can see a little bit of green and pink pop out in the glitter.Are we talking about the same foundation? F&B is water-based and contains only one oil at the bottom pf the ingredients list. It isn't oil that maked acne-prone skin break out anyway, so I don't see how that is relevant either way.
It is my favourite foundation in the entire world. Once you learn how to use it (many people just don't get it), it gives you totally flawless skin. and it is actually waterproof. I've never had a single breakout from this, but most MAC foundations and pressed powders cause breakouts...and their primer too, it made my skin look really disgusting. I might react to some of the silicones? Who knows. I've never reacted to dimethicone in F&B though.
Oh, and can't recommend their mascaras at all
A MUA used one of their mascaras on me...never again, hell no!Oh, and can't recommend their mascaras at all
Why is that?
Uhm. Because it was really bad. The worst mascara I've ever tried...my lashes clumped completely together, they went stick-straight even though I curled my lashes and the mascara dried so hard. I looked like an idiot. Cannot recommend MAC mascaras to anyone.Why is that?
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I have to say, their Face and Body breaks me out terribly, I think thats due to the waterproof nature meaning you can't get it out of your pores perhaps.
Again, I could be using it wrong, I tried the buffing method I saw on you tube...
Again, I could be using it wrong, I tried the buffing method I saw on you tube...
^I don't buff it on, I sort of dab it on. I don't like that "foundation-look" on my skin, and I think buffing it on does just that. I apply it with my fingers or a foundation brush, then I wet my foundation brush slightlly and dab it on to help make the film form. But I do get clogged pores when I buff it on. Probably because it won't let your skin breathe if you sort of push it into your skin...it's not the oil though, it's the fact that it forms a film and becomes waterproof.
Are we talking about the same foundation? F&B is water-based and contains only one oil at the bottom pf the ingredients list. It isn't oil that maked acne-prone skin break out anyway, so I don't see how that is relevant either way.
It is my favourite foundation in the entire world. Once you learn how to use it (many people just don't get it), it gives you totally flawless skin. and it is actually waterproof. I've never had a single breakout from this, but most MAC foundations and pressed powders cause breakouts...and their primer too, it made my skin look really disgusting. I might react to some of the silicones? Who knows. I've never reacted to dimethicone in F&B though.
Oh, and can't recommend their mascaras at all
I am actually a makeup artist and studied makeup chemistry, and do use the face and body foundation alot and know how to properly use it. I think it's great for people that have good skin and don't need much coverage, not so much for people that have sensitive skin or skin that is prone to break outs. Many people I have use it on (including myself) complain of more breakouts and people with sensitivity at times feel stinging as it does have a grapefruit extract in it that some peoples skin may react to. It may not have oil as one of the main ingredients and is water based but but it does still have a bit of oil (you can run a separation test and see how the foundation separates into water and oil, you will be quite surprised). And yes overproduction of oil or overuse of oily products does cause break outs. I struggled with acne prone skin when I was younger and have been advised by dermatologists all my life.
I have the same problem with many primers, I react to the silicones
It makes my skin hook rough and bumpy I agree on that their mascaras are terrible
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Oil does not clog your pores...there is just no way it does. If your skin is acne-prone it means that your skin is prone to infections. Oil does not cause infection and oil does not block the pores.
But for some reason MAC foundations seem to break a lot of people out, and I don't know it the silicones block the pores or if people are just sensitive to them (my scalp f*cks up if I come near it with anything containing silicones
), but I can't even use their MSF without getting really bad skin.
The thing about F&B that I don't get is why they put that citrus extract in it? What is that supposed to do?
And I don't get why they added oil either, they could have added a different emollient. It does separate at high temperatures, which is rather stupid. Nonetheless it has never broken me out after I stopped buffing it in to my skin, and IMO it's the best foundation I've ever used.
It baffles me that a company like MAC doesn't know how to make a proper mascara, they suck so hard
But for some reason MAC foundations seem to break a lot of people out, and I don't know it the silicones block the pores or if people are just sensitive to them (my scalp f*cks up if I come near it with anything containing silicones
), but I can't even use their MSF without getting really bad skin.The thing about F&B that I don't get is why they put that citrus extract in it? What is that supposed to do?
And I don't get why they added oil either, they could have added a different emollient. It does separate at high temperatures, which is rather stupid. Nonetheless it has never broken me out after I stopped buffing it in to my skin, and IMO it's the best foundation I've ever used.It baffles me that a company like MAC doesn't know how to make a proper mascara, they suck so hard
Actually for no reason I've been very sceptical to MAC's products other than their eyeshadows..I've heard that a lot of ppl don't like their foundation tho, but I've never tried it myselfIt baffles me that a company like MAC doesn't know how to make a proper mascara, they suck so hard
I really don't want to argue this but I will
The hair follicles, or pores, in your skin contain sebaceous glands. These glands make sebum, which is an oil that lubricates your hair and skin. Most of the time, the sebaceous glands make the right amount of sebum. As a teen's body begins to mature and develop, though, hormones stimulate the sebaceous glands to make more sebum, and the glands may become overactive. Pores become clogged if there is too much sebum and too many dead skin cells. Bacteria can then get trapped inside the pores and multiply, causing swelling and redness — the start of acne. So yes overproduction of oil does cause acne, but it is not the only thing that does.
The hair follicles, or pores, in your skin contain sebaceous glands. These glands make sebum, which is an oil that lubricates your hair and skin. Most of the time, the sebaceous glands make the right amount of sebum. As a teen's body begins to mature and develop, though, hormones stimulate the sebaceous glands to make more sebum, and the glands may become overactive. Pores become clogged if there is too much sebum and too many dead skin cells. Bacteria can then get trapped inside the pores and multiply, causing swelling and redness — the start of acne. So yes overproduction of oil does cause acne, but it is not the only thing that does.
I'm saying it can increase the sebum on the skin that is not needed. That is why people prone to acne use oil free moisturizers. And yes some foundations can make it hard for your skin to breathe if they are not noncomedogenic.
I'm going to stop trying to argue my point because clearly no one is going to listen to me
I'm going to stop trying to argue my point because clearly no one is going to listen to me
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