MAC Heavenly creature discussion

Mac-Guy

Mac-Guy

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elegant-one said:
I got a smashed Star Wonder yesterday - but MAC is sending me another - HOPEFULLY very pink & plum colored & little gold. I didn't see much plum or pink in the crumbles. I brushed on some of the plum that I could find & then buffed it out - very very very beautiful. Too bad the re-send will not arrive until next week now. :(
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Aw, I hope you get lovely pink-plummy swirls.
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Mac-Guy

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peachsuns said:
Yes, we get almost too much sunshine here. LOL
I don't have any of the MSFs you mentioned, but I cannot wait to see Star Wonder next week! I'm curious now! Thank you, liba!
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I like her video reviews, too. I say the lighting is more accurate in her videos than in her swatch pics. She's excellent.
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You know which swirl you should get, Mac-Guy. LOL I'll keep your recs in my mind when I'll be at my counter next week. I'm excited! Thank you, Mac-Guy!
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So sorry, your got a smashed Star Wonder, elegant. I'm glad MAC is sending you another one. Hope you'll get it very soon! MAC has an excellent customer service. MAC is re-sending me Light Year, too. They accidentally sent me MSF Natural (a random shade) instead.
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I love to order Star Wonder online, but I better get it at my counter next week. Hope I can wait.
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Thanks, hun!
 
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Genn

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Richelle83 said:
August is a busy month for me. Sister, husband and I believe 3 or 4 of my nieces and nephews are august babies. Sooo many Leos!
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and Virgos! August is a busy B-day month for me and NOVEMBER. I have about 20 b-days in nov between my family and my husband's family....sooooo many Scorpios
 
Mac-Guy

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liba said:
I'd say if you are feeling skipper's remorse, don't get too worried. Ring of Saturn is gorgeous, but it looks like there will be similar colors in standard powder blush coming up in Style Seeker.

Venus is a beautiful color - you of all people shouldn't miss it. On my red lips, it looks like a very soft rose pink with a touch of a lavender/plum cast (but very subtle). It'll be a great year round color you'll get lots of use out of.

Invincible Light is actually one of the best of the MES. If you love Young Venus, but wish it was a little sheerer and less sparkly and a bit more natural colored, you will go crazy for Invincible Light. I've got prominent brow bones and can't wear a lot of different highlight colors without it looking aging and "fake", but Invincible Light is one of them!!! I get excited when I can find one that works on the brow for me as well as this one.

Earthshine is very problematic for light skin, especially if you can't pick your own swirls. Even if you can, you may need to find a burgundy swirl so tiny that they just don't have one with small enough swirls. It seems like some pale gals are making it work, but OMG it did NOT work for me at all (NC15, but very warm toned NC15 now that it's summer). The tester I was using didn't have much burgundy in it, either, especially compared to a lot of the unopened MSFs my MA showed me. Center of the Universe was way more flattering, as was Star Wonder. I think the main issue for me is the fact I have freckles that Earthshine managed to blend in with in just a way to make my skin look like one big dirty age spot. Stratus MB was a much better brown shade for my warm toned skin and was much easier to deal with as a contour color for me. Your mileage may vary, but if you're looking to save money here and there, you don't have to feel too bad about Earthshine in the long run. If you're light skinned but don't have freckles, it might be a lot easier to use too. Also will probably be better on NW than NC. I DID want to love it so bad! It's a beauty.

So overall, how about Venus and maybe Invincible Light if Young Venus isn't everything you need? Skipper's Remorse is no fun, but neither is over-spending on products that might be hard to use or dupeable.


A Sky with lots of the cobalt blue would look amazing with dark red hair!!!



If I was more of an NC20, I could maybe have gotten away with Earthshine, but wow it didn't work the magic on me. It's like a darker version of Lush Light Bronze, but also a touch cooler than LLB too. I cleansed my face three times and tried re-applying it with different brushes and from more targeted parts of the pan and just had to admit it wasn't working and looked dirty as all get out. Semi-Precious Goldstone, it is not, sad to say.
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Stratus MB was gorgeous, on the other hand - those undertones make all the difference!

If you want it to pull plummy and you're just wearing it as a blush or contour anyways, you should check out Stratus! Also, Star Wonder for plumminess too (with pink, of course). The burgundy swirl in ES looks more reddish in the pan than it does on the face. Try it before you buy it is a good motto with this one if you're fair!

Lol, I feel like the Doom Bringer about Earthshine, because it really is stupendously gorgeous, but it could wind up sitting gathering cobwebs for some gals, if you don't have a skin tone that's dark enough or cool enough. I AM glad to see MAC do some colors that aren't universally flattering, though, because more targeted colors always wind up looking extra-beautiful on the people who they're suited for; more than the colors that are trying to be all things to all people.
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IMO, it's definitely better suited for NW complexions. It is more cool-toned due to the burgundy - even the tiniest amount of burgundy will turn with MSF more cool.

And yup, it's a plummy version of LLB, but also more brown. Just gorgeous!


For those who can't pick Earthshine themselves but want a specific swirl, just get a CP.
 
Spanky

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Naynadine said:
I never pay attention to my freckles when applying makeup, I'm not trying to cover them at all, but wouldn't mind if they were less visible either.
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I've got so many freckles, but when I look in the mirror I don't even notice them! Lib a made a really good point about ES mixed with freckles can make ur face look dirty. It will be interesting to try it on. Good luck with ur decision.
 
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liesierre said:
the dermarolling is probably the best thing that has helped though... it sorta tricks your skin into thinking it needs to heal itself, so more collagen, more firmness, etc...
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I didnt know you could use a dermaroller for so many things....I need to use it all over my body....I think I need one for each hand.
 
Spanky

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Naynadine said:
:roflmao: Thanks for reminding me of the 'Thong Song', LOL! I was a major Sisqo and Dru Hill fan back in the day, and I have a photo of me and Sisqo when I was ... err, 14? And I look so horrible in that pic, chubby and with no makeup on of course, and I have the most stupid look on my face, probably because I was so starstruck. It's really embarassing. So thank you very much for reminding me of that. :lol:  I'll go look for the 'Thong Song' on YouTube now... :rasta:  :haha:
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Glad I could make u laugh Naynadine! Would love to see ur picture. I know ur gonna blast thong Song now for oldtime's sake. I had my 1st teaching job (elementary Special Education- learning & behavioral disabilities & mild mental retardation) when that song came out. We went on a field trip & the bus driver had the radio on & when this song came on all of us were singing along. It must have been a hilarious site- us crusing down the highway, in a short bus having a sing along to thong song. Good memories.
 
Naynadine

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Spanky said:
Good luck with ur decision.
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I was gonna write the same thing! I really don't see them when I look in the mirror, it's so weird. And then I see a picture of myself and I'm like: oh, right, I have freckles, I totally forgot! LOL!
 
xbarbiieex1

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Today I try Magnetic Attraction MES all over the lid, Ring Of Saturn mineralize blush and Cut a Caper lipstick, this is the result :) I LOVE ALL OF THEM !! (sorry, in the picture I'm in my Sephora uniform for work !)

 
aradhana

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this thread has been the most fun so far...
(although it always takes me ages to catch up each time i log in!)
 
berryjuicy

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Ok folks -

Now that I've worn Sky I'm thinking it reminds me of Big T - so if you've been collecting for awhile and already have Big T, Cool Heat, Pompous Blue or something along those lines you really don't need it. I also found that the frost really didn't transfer onto my eyelid for any significant period of time. I like Big T more, and this will probably be going back.

In the midst of getting ready for the evening I had to run an errand so I'm not dressed but my face is mostly done here.

Natural sunlight, colors are true

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