MAC - Strobe Discussion

lara · 03-01-2008, 04:09 PM #1 (**permalink**)

Has anyone else played with these yet?

Strobe Liquid was so thin and so sheer, it was a little disappointing. It wasn't so much candlelight finish as it was almost invisible. I didn't get it because I can get the same effect by adding a dab of Strobe Cream or PX luminiser or Benefit High Beam and mixing it with my moisturiser.
The strobe lip conditioners are very sheer and the pearl is very, very subtle. I was thinking about getting Strobe Kiss and Strobe Blossom, but the containers/packaging is so flimsy and cheap-feeling that I could almost see it cracking in my make-up bag.

jeffreygirl · 03-01-2008, 06:38 PM #2 (**permalink**)

Thanks for the info, sounds like money saved!

elegant-one · 03-01-2008, 07:29 PM #3 (**permalink**)

Well now thats disappointing. I read where someone used the strobe liquid with a 187 & buffed it gently after blush and supposedly it made her skin look flawless. I love the strobe cream

thewickedstyle · 03-01-2008, 07:38 PM #4 (**permalink**)

I wanted to try the liquid as well, only because I heard the cream causes breakouts. My skin can be sensitive sometimes, but I love the dewey look.

MAC_Whore · 03-01-2008, 08:23 PM #5 (**permalink**)

Damn.

I am pretty fond of mixing some sort of luminizer with my Mineralize Satinfinish. I generally go between:

Benefit's Hollywood Glo or High Beam
MAC's Glimmer Shimmers in Astral Rays, On the Town or Fashion Leader
Lorac's Luminizer in Gold

I was hoping the Strobe liquid would be another option, but maybe not. I am interested in trying this out to see how it does.

maclay · 03-01-2008, 10:38 PM #6 (**permalink**)

Aw, I was really excited for the tlcs

Thanks for the info though! Flimsy packaging isn't going to work in my jungle-like bag.

Krasevayadancer · 03-01-2008, 11:22 PM #7 (**permalink**)

I wasn't too excited about these to begin with, ah well

yummy411 · 03-01-2008, 11:33 PM #8 (**permalink**)

=((( so so so upset about the strobe lipglass boo!

lara · 03-02-2008, 02:24 AM #9 (**permalink**)

I had high hopes for the Strobe Liquid as well. I applied it to the back of my hand as well as liberally to my arm to see what the glimmer was going to be like, and it was so, so subtle. It just looked damp rather than glowy.

I can think of a nice use for it, though - it'd look great applied to the décolletage and shoulders when you're going out at night and want to have that very subtle sheen to your skin.

Susanne · 03-02-2008, 07:14 AM #10 (**permalink**)

Strobe came out here yesterday and I was disappointed, too.
The liquid couldn't convince me at all. And I didn't buy one of the lip conditioners neither. I tested "Strobe Rays" and "Strobe Kiss", but I didn't like the texture and the packaging. This is the first time I have to say it is a better choice to buy a drugstore's lip care.

miss_emc · 03-02-2008, 08:21 AM #11 (**permalink**)

I love the strobe lip conditioners on the lips, when u try them on the back of the hand they are too subtle to see. As for strobe liquid, i LOVE it! Sometimes if you mix a liquid highlighter into a moisturiser it goes too shimmery or too shiny, this pearl in the liquid is soo subtle and ultra-fine that it literally looks like your skin glows instead of shimmers. You guys do know that both strobe cream and strobe liquid are moisturisers and not highlighters?

glam8babe · 03-02-2008, 09:38 AM #12 (**permalink**)

i really wanna try strobe liquid coz i think strobe cream would be too thick for my oily skin.. but it people are saying its crap then i think ill have to pass

Jacq-i · 03-02-2008, 01:09 PM #13 (**permalink**)

I really want to like these... The descriptions sounds so pretty!

I'll have to wait and see.