MAC - Starflash Discussion - Page 33

purrtykitty · 07-27-2008, 10:10 AM #**801** (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by sleepyhead

actually, i asked customer service about this, and they said no, they are NOT suppose to accepted them without metal pans for B2M

See?! And in another thread, I read someone called CS and was told, yes, depots are supposed to be accepted. WTF?!

ali_92 · 07-27-2008, 10:34 AM #**802** (**permalink**)

Does anyone know how dream maker compares to retrospeck? I'm desperately trying to narrow down my starflash list..................

CantAffordMAC · 07-27-2008, 10:38 AM #**803** (**permalink**)

Ooooh I have a question...

Top Hat (the dark purple shadow)....is this an actual purple eyeshadow, or is it one of those blackened, charcoaly colors (basically black with a slight purple to it)?? Some of the swatches look purple, some look charcoal to me (I know you guys know what I mean)

mamadelovesmac · 07-27-2008, 12:02 PM #**804** (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by BlahWah

It does sorta depend on the MA you talk to. I find if I spend some time talking to them about the collection they don't mind the depots. The guy who warned me about them was an Asian fellow, pretty cool and easy going but not a fan of depots. I've been trying to find something other than depots to mix things up too.

Good luck! I think I'll have enough for one b2m and Lotusland shall be my choice. =)

I don't get how an MA would not be a fan of depots. It's not like MA's go to jobs with hundreds of little pots - they bring their palettes.

jenntoz · 07-27-2008, 12:11 PM #**805** (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by CantAffordMAC

Ooooh I have a question...

Top Hat (the dark purple shadow)....is this an actual purple eyeshadow, or is it one of those blackened, charcoaly colors (basically black with a slight purple to it)?? Some of the swatches look purple, some look charcoal to me (I know you guys know what I mean)

Yes, Top Hat is 100% purple, not that purpley-black-blue, it is definitely purple & beautiful

kimmy · 07-27-2008, 02:20 PM #**806** (**permalink**)

it's still beyond me how mac chose the colours for this collection. most of the colours are easily duped with permanent mac products, as i'm sure you'll see in some of the swatches posted by other specktrettes in the swatch forum. the differences between most of these colours and their permanent psuedo-twins are very subtle in the pan and barely distinguishable when applied. i really liked mink and sable though, something about it just caught my eye. for anyone that missed out on lure/bait back in 2006, the light aqua that just came out with starflash is a dead ringer for waternymph.

gigglegirl · 07-27-2008, 03:40 PM #**807** (**permalink**)

yeah kimmy you rock! I had been wanting waternymph so now that i hear that, its great to know i can get something like it!

I think I'll fall for mink and sable--always on the search for a great olivey green type colour, though honestly I think I'll get Smoke and Diamonds since I'm on such a grey toned kick lately. Otherwise, I'm not sure. A lighter colour may just come home with me too, though I'm still loving (and getting HUGE compliments) when I wear Love Connection MES with simple black liner on my eyes. LOL I guess my makeup is crap on the other days, when I wear that look people comment on it.

purrtykitty · 07-27-2008, 03:55 PM #**808** (**permalink**)

But see (and someone pointed this out earlier - Sanayhs, I believe) maybe this is their way of testing the waters with this new formula and these ones are going to replace those colors if they decide to keep Starflash around. It would make sense then, for them to choose colors already in existence, since they have the formulas for those already, and then just to tweak to come up with the new finish. Personally, I don't mind, since the colors that are dupeable with this collection I don't have.

Meryl · 07-27-2008, 04:05 PM #**809** (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by sleepyhead

actually, i asked customer service about this, and they said no, they are NOT suppose to accepted them without metal pans for B2M

So what are we supposed to do with our empties?

They should refuse to take back the metal pan as a B2M. That makes more sense, since it's a tiny thing and the plastic cases (even without the pan) are so much larger. I don't know anyone who takes back the metal pan as part of B2M anyway.

Meryl · 07-27-2008, 04:11 PM #**810** (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by BlahWah

It does sorta depend on the MA you talk to. I find if I spend some time talking to them about the collection they don't mind the depots. The guy who warned me about them was an Asian fellow, pretty cool and easy going but not a fan of depots. I've been trying to find something other than depots to mix things up too.

Good luck! I think I'll have enough for one b2m and Lotusland shall be my choice. =)

Sunset B has my name on it. And probably Dream Maker, Smoke & Diamonds and Go. That's what I'm getting. But I'll only do 1 B2M, even though I have enough for 3... because sometimes I wonder if the MAs don't like it if we do too many.

Which store has the "Asian fellow, pretty cool and easy going but not a fan of depots?"

cno64 · 07-27-2008, 06:24 PM #**811** (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by gigglegirl

I think I'll get Smoke and Diamonds since I'm on such a grey toned kick lately.

Same here, even though I just bought(and am using the heck out of) "Magnetic Fields" from Neo-Sci-Fi, and the two look fairly similar.

To me, "Smoke and Diamonds" looks more gray, while "Magnetic Fields" has brown tones.
If "Smoke and Diamonds" turns out to be a deep shimmery taupe-y grey, it's possible Holy Grail material!