Prep + Prime Face and Pore Minimizer

MAC_Whore · 04-08-2007, 08:26 AM #1 (**permalink**)

This was mentioned in another thread (which is now closed). Do any of you MAC MA dolls know if this is still on the books for a release in April? TIA!

Prep and Prime Face
Release: 4/5/07
SPF 50 sun protecter
Pore Minimizer

Artemis · 04-08-2007, 08:31 AM #2 (**permalink**)

Nordstrom.com has it. I might purchase..is it a primer or just sunblock?

MAC_Whore · 04-08-2007, 08:59 AM #3 (**permalink**)

Thanks!

I'm looking at it as a primer with sunblock. Technically you could use it as both. I didn't see the Pore Minimizer?? Did that release get pushed back I wonder?

Krasevayadancer · 04-08-2007, 06:43 PM #4 (**permalink**)

MAC_Whore, I was wondering exactly the same thing! Where did this product go?

lipshock · 04-08-2007, 06:49 PM #5 (**permalink**)

My freestanding store has the Prep+Prime display up.

I remember seeing the regular Prep+Prime and the Prep+Prime block with SPF 50, and there was another little bottle along with those but I cannot remember for the life of me what it was.

Hope this helps!

sewprecocious · 04-08-2007, 07:36 PM #6 (**permalink**)

i do believe the pore minimizer is asia only

styrch · 04-08-2007, 07:41 PM #7 (**permalink**)

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i do believe the pore minimizer is asia only

I dare say there's a good portion of the other half of the world that could do with some pore minimizing as well... I wonder why they aren't selling it here? Certain ingredients?

MAC_Whore · 04-08-2007, 08:48 PM #8 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by styrch

I dare say there's a good portion of the other half of the world that could do with some pore minimizing as well... I wonder why they aren't selling it here? Certain ingredients?

Amen. Could be ingredients.

Perhaps MAC forgot that people outside of asia have pores as well.

amoona · 04-08-2007, 10:57 PM #9 (**permalink**)

We've released it at our counter and from what I've been told the Prep+Prime with SPF50 has an agent in there that works as a pore minimizer. I'll try to remember to ask what it is that works as the pore minimizer.

ellesea · 04-11-2007, 02:20 AM #10 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by MAC_Whore

Amen. Could be ingredients.

Perhaps MAC forgot that people outside of asia have pores as well.

There is a larger market for certain products. It's not that they don't realize there's a want for it in other places, but there's not ENOUGH of a want (at least in comparison with these countries). It's the same logic as different fast food menus in different countries by the same company.

MAC_Whore · 04-12-2007, 06:16 PM #11 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by ellesea

There is a larger market for certain products. It's not that they don't realize there's a want for it in other places, but there's not ENOUGH of a want (at least in comparison with these countries). It's the same logic as different fast food menus in different countries by the same company.

Understood and appreciated, it's just that pretty much everyone wants small pores, not just asians. If that is why MAC isn't releasing it in the US, it is a poor decision on their part, IMO. Of course all of this is just speculation anyway.

EmbalmerBabe · 04-21-2007, 01:02 AM #12 (**permalink**)

Has anyone tried this yet? Yeah or neh?

stickles · 04-21-2007, 05:27 AM #13 (**permalink**)

I just tried it last night!

Refined Zone (SG$52) It was just released in Singapore yesterday. Such a tiny squeeze tube for so much money... however, when I tried it, it feels nice and silky (a pretty runny consistency), and leaves a matte-ish finish to the skin. The MAC brand manager for Singapore was chatting to me about it, and says to just use a very little bit on the areas you want to minimize the pores, not over the whole face (because it wouldn't last long if you did, that's for sure!)

I'm thinking about picking this up anyways, but I've just taken a look at how much I've been spending on MAC these days, and I gottttta cut down!