MAC - Semi Precious Discussion
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Mac_Aiken- I use count your assets with rare find or mineral mode and luxury touch with smoked ruby. I would recommend both. I originally avoided big bounce shadows cause alot of bad reviews they got but I am glad the mua suggested them cause I am really liking them Piarpreet- thank you so much for the link. I was actually at the nars counter today looking at the cream shadows cause you mentioned them previously but I couldn't remember the name of the colour and didn't see it on display but I think it might of been there and looked more brown in the store lighting. Do you find the nars crram shadows crease or are they long lasting?
Piarpreet
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i always wear them over UDPP and they dont give me issues but alone they do crease. Its called Amarcord and it might not be on display because they sell it as a "vintage" item or something.
Quote: Originally Posted by Edelmc
Piarpreet- thank you so much for the link. I was actually at the nars counter today looking at the cream shadows cause you mentioned them previously but I couldn't remember the name of the colour and didn't see it on display but I think it might of been there and looked more brown in the store lighting. Do you find the nars crram shadows crease or are they long lasting?
Quote: Originally Posted by Edelmc
Piarpreet- thank you so much for the link. I was actually at the nars counter today looking at the cream shadows cause you mentioned them previously but I couldn't remember the name of the colour and didn't see it on display but I think it might of been there and looked more brown in the store lighting. Do you find the nars crram shadows crease or are they long lasting?
ahoythere
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[quote name="Edelmc" url="/forum/thread/174559/mac-semi-precious-discussion/3330#post_2143017"]I am looking for a base to bring out the red in smoked ruby mes. I can find artifact on eBay but it works out 45+ dollars incl p&p to ireland which is too much IMO opinion. I have looked at benefit stiletto but not sure if colour is similar or if this product creases. Also looked at mufe creams (not the aqua creams but the other ones that come in similar jars) and shade no1 looks like it might work but it's a fair stark red and again I have not used this formula before. Do you have any tips on what you use as a base for ruby mes or do you have any advice on the products I have looked at?[/quote] You can check with your local MAC counter to see if they still have Flammable paint (they still had it in NZ a few months ago so you never know). Benefit Stiletto is just a tad more burgundy than Artifact but really similar in color and texture, and holds up really well if used over TFSI, otherwise it did crease on me (but so does everything w/o TFSI). If you can't find either of those you might try a rich brown or copper pp (Quite Natural or Indianwood) to warm up the black a bit. I'm sorry I can't weigh in on the MUFE ones, but good luck hunting!
xasperadastra
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no smoked ruby for me, it was finished at the store 
I've tried Gem of roses and it is a "my lips but better" color... I should use it with naked lipliner to appreciate the real color!! I still have to test my dark indulgence ^^
I've tried Gem of roses and it is a "my lips but better" color... I should use it with naked lipliner to appreciate the real color!! I still have to test my dark indulgence ^^
Mac-Guy
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Aw, that's a bummer. Is there another store you can go?no smoked ruby for me, it was finished at the store
elegant-one
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So, I bought Rare Find today - OMGosh I love it on! Of course I already had ccb Root on so I put it on over that - beautiful! The color made my hazel eye color look so pretty & really pop.
xasperadastra
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ahah I could phone all the stores that make orders (4 or 5) and maybe find it, but of course I have to spend some money for shipment... I could ask if They can send me it with the lash serum when it will arrive so I don't waste too many money for shipment...but don't know if I can... I can try ^^
chromatrix
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I was going to skip but I ended up ordering HoS & BS. We will see if I love them or if they end up in the swap pile.
UrbanSweetheart
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Thank goodness they have great customer service! I hope you receive Clarity soonToday I received my final order from this collection. I was excited b/c I had ordered Goldstone (thanks to the great enabler Mac-Guy) and Crystal Pink, along with some permanent brushes. I open my black box, and what do you think that I find: Goldstone, my brushes, and another Clarity (I already have one). I called MAC to complain, and they tell me to keep the Clarity & they are overnighting me Crystal Pink.
The weird thing is that my new Clarity looks almost exactly the same as my original Clarity. The veining & everything looks almost the same. Out of all of the variations that I have seen in this shadow, I end up with 2 that are almost the same. Bizarre!
UrbanSweetheart
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Thanks for letting us know!
oohh sounds like a winning combination for you!
Anitacska
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I'm wearing Rare Find today too, with Fresco Rose pp underneath and the pink and white shades from Fashion Patch mes (inner corner and browbone), Pleasantry mineralize blush on the cheeks and Flaunting It kissable lipcolour.
luvlydee
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Dupe alert!! Rare find is almost exactly like the darkest purple from the Maybelline Laveder Fields quad. When i swatched them side by side i was dissappointed. I now feel bad that my bf bought it for me :-\ I would post pics but i finished having lasik surgery and i dont wanna mess around to much with the computer and takin pics. Hopefully in a couple of days Ill post it.
oh i hope your sugery went well! i need to get that done one day - my eye sight is terrible! i have glasses but generally don't wear them because i'm naughty
Piarpreet
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but im sure the texture is different and the sparkle might be different too. Can you post swatches?
luvlydee
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^^ the sparkles are more apparent in rare find but i feel like 20 bucks for an eyeshadow that i have a very close dupe for is extreme. Lol. Rare find is still beautiful tho. Ill try posting swatches of them on my arm when i get home depending on how my eyes are holding up.
LittleMaryJane
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I'm going to see Harry Potter tonight and I think I'm going to do a look using Blue Sheen b/c I haven't used it yet.
