The MAC Makeup Thread

[fashionista-ta]

^ I love Blot Powder. The new Haute & Naughty mascara is good, and doesn't irritate my eyes at all.

 

[thisismyname]

^ I recently bought the new False Lashes mascara and I've found it to be very good. I think MAC has been improving on their mascara game

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ That was formerly part of the Prescriptives line ...

 

[Milada]

Okay, screw Soft Ochre, I'm in love with Vintage Selection (I think that's what the new Limited Edition paint pot is called). I know it's not a substitute for soft ochre, but it replaced it at the top of my wish list.

I really don't think MAC is a "top of the line" company. They put out so many new collections, the quality is getting really poor, and I wish they'd stick to what they do best instead of just putting out and endless amount of low-quality limited edition items.

Normally I don't get too wrapped up in the new collections. I am more interested in the permanent collection, and from what I've seen MAC has very high quality products for the types of makeup I'm looking for, and its more affordable than other brands that I've already invested in. I want MAC eye shadows, lipsticks, paint pots, and blushes. Not much else. And those are things I think MAC does well.

 

[fashionista-ta]

Chanel brags about the high amount of pigment in their products ... but that makes some of them quite difficult to use. I don't have that problem with MAC.

The only quality issue I've been running into lately is with the brushes in the lip glosses. With some of them, the bristles are all stuck together, and only really start to separate when you've practically used it up. I didn't realize this was a quality issue at first, I really thought this type of gloss came with a spatula kind of thing Then I got another one where the brush was correct

One other thing is that the water content is so high in some of the glosses (like Cremesheen) that they evaporate more than you use them, it seems I really like the texture, though.

Oh, and certain lipsticks (Odyssey for one) don't maintain their form properly. When I returned one they tried to convince me it was a personal problem & I was rolling the lipstick too high, but I have had many, many MAC lipsticks & it's this one color that has the problem. The replacement is starting to lean a bit ...

 

[fashionista-ta]

So I heard at the MAC store today that the back to MAC rules have changed, and you can no longer get any lipgloss. They told me it was just Lipglass now ... can anyone comment on the truth of that?? It is definitely not Dazzleglass, I couldn't get that ... I got Money, Honey (terrible name, pretty color).

 

[fashionista-ta]

Bought Shale and Shroom eyeshadows tonight ... liked one of the Wonder Woman lipsticks, but it was extremely similar to one I just bought.

 

[YoninahAliza]

I've never bought at MAC makeup (shameful I know) but I really want to try out some of their products. Particularly their eyeliner. So any suggestions as to what I try?

 

[The_Ida]

^Depends on what kind of eyeliner look you want. A fine sharp line? Something you can smudge? Something to put on the waterline?

 

[YoninahAliza]

I'm thinking something that could smudge but also something to achieve a really nice cat-eye sort of look.

 

[The_Ida]

Their gel liners would be your best bet. I will say, though, that other brands make better quality gel liners. I wouldn't buy it just for the sake of buying something from MAC.

 

[YoninahAliza]

Okay, thank you so much The Ida for your advice.

 

[The_Ida]

The ELF gel liners should be pretty decent
The things I like the most from MAC is their eyeshadows...they have the most gorgeous neutrals for any skin tone.

 

[fashionista-ta]

Lipsticks are really good too if you wear lipstick ...

Shale (eyeshadow) seems to be similar to my beloved Dovefeather, but I haven't yet done a side by side comparison.

 

[Georgi]

Im lemming the WonderWoman mirror!! I know its cheap looking but sooo fun!

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[fashionista-ta]

^ Interesting choice of words

When I was looking at the Wonder Woman collection, there were these two young girls there, and the bronzing powder they wanted was sold out. The SA told them to go look at another store in the mall, and I said that they could also have the SA order for them from another store. They looked like that was the dumbest suggestion ever, & said that if they were getting it, they would have to have it *right now*

 

[Georgi]

^ Interesting choice of words

When I was looking at the Wonder Woman collection, there were these two young girls there, and the bronzing powder they wanted was sold out. The SA told them to go look at another store in the mall, and I said that they could also have the SA order for them from another store. They looked like that was the dumbest suggestion ever, & said that if they were getting it, they would have to have it *right now*

Oy! Kids these days! I usually have to:
Stage 1: Try it on
Stage 2: Look at it in every possible light for a whole day and night
Stage 3: See if I have anything else in my makeup drawer similar already
Stage 4: Try it on again if it passes the other tests

Very few impulse buys for me.

 

[donnie darko]

Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone could help me out with this lip colour- do MAC do any lipsticks like the deep redish pink one this model is wearing? I would be so grateful if someone told me!!

source:msn.com

 

[lucy92]

^is this a photo from a runway show? if so, you should ask in our runway makeup thread.

 

[donnie darko]

to be honest I don't know, msn uk did a feature on lip colours and used this photo