MAC for Marilyn

[Haven]

I played around this morning with my goodies. Legendary is very pretty on (NW20), but I do think that I have something similar in my stash. I really like it though and will be wearing it a lot. The bp again all over my face gives me a glowy effect. Amazing! I am going to get a bu if I can. I used showgirl & prefered blonde in an eye look. I would not give them a D or F rating. Are they spectacular - no. Are they dupable - yes. But I like the look that I got with them. Plus there is MM on the pot, so I am keeping them. Finally I am wearing charmed i'm sure today. Way too bright on me full strength. I had to blot this down to let me wear it outside the house. My favorite is still LG though.

 

[lenamonster]

Which liner was meant to be paired with Love Goddess?

Beet. :eyelove:

 

[PrettyKitty]

Beet.

I think my eyes are f*cked up or something... I just swatched them on my hands this morning and LG was lighter and more warm toned. Beet was a good match for my Deeply Adored lipstick.

WTF is wrong with me? I used a dark fuchsia lip liner with LG (not for the pic but when I wore it yesterday)!

Or my Beet lipliner from that collection is different than the one in the permanent line?

 

[liba]

On me they aren't. I wish they were because I think RR is great. DA looks terrible on my lips but I love the swatch color.

The texture on DA is so matte, it changes the basic look, since the light reflection is waaaay down, but skin tone and all that comes into play too. DA would have had to been created lighter than RR to look the same on the lips, just due to how incredibly matte it is.

Sorry it didn't work out on you, mousy. I bet there are some Specktrettes who would take yours off your hands!!

 

[Pinkdollface]

I think my eyes are f*cked up or something... I just swatched them on my hands this morning and LG was lighter and more warm toned. Beet was a good match for my Deeply Adored lipstick.

WTF is wrong with me? I used a dark fuchsia lip liner with LG (not for the pic but when I wore it yesterday)!

Or my Beet lipliner from that collection is different than the one in the permanent line?

Sometimes a liner doesn't look like the best match when swatched, but it can still work perfectly. I used Beet with YSL Rose Crazy and Beet was also deeper than the lipstick, but somehow they work perfectly well together. Beet actually doesn´t change the colour even though it´s darker.

 

[lenamonster]

I think my eyes are f*cked up or something... I just swatched them on my hands this morning and LG was lighter and more warm toned. Beet was a good match for my Deeply Adored lipstick. :blink: WTF is wrong with me? I used a dark fuchsia lip liner with LG (not for the pic but when I wore it yesterday)! Or my Beet lipliner from that collection is different than the one in the permanent line?

Haha I don't think anything is wrong with your eyes! In T's swatches all 3 lip liners looked very similar....the perm one and Marilyn edition should be exactly the same though...I need to buy Beet, they used it on me yesterday when I went to pick up my presale items and I wanted to buy it but it was sold out but now I wonder if the perm one wasn't sold out and they just didn't think of it?

 

[liba]

I think my eyes are f*cked up or something... I just swatched them on my hands this morning and LG was lighter and more warm toned. Beet was a good match for my Deeply Adored lipstick.

WTF is wrong with me? I used a dark fuchsia lip liner with LG (not for the pic but when I wore it yesterday)!

Or my Beet lipliner from that collection is different than the one in the permanent line?

Nothing's wrong!

That LG color is just so multifaceted, it changes all through the day, even just how you turn your head. Different lip pencils are really going to alter its effect too, in a big way. It went from looking totally pink on me in indoor fluorescent light to pure red at night in low light, and every combo in between! It's actually so all over the place, I've been having a hard time thinking up which clothes it's going to go best with in my closet. I'm trying to figure out which outfits will bring out the red the most and right now I'm thinking maybe browns and purples, but I'll have to wait till next thursday to pick up my goodies and really experiment.

 

[Edelmc]

Deeply Adored is the exact matte version of Runaway Red (original RR, at least). CIS isn't as similar to RR - it's lighter and a bit more neutral.

Ah thanks for clarifying. I love bright and strong lip colours but I tend to lean more towards pinks than reds. I have runway red, racer red and viva glam 1 so I think I will give da and cis a miss. Love goddess on the other hand is what I am really excited about! I am also going to check out scarlet ibis and compare it to lady danger. I will end up getting whichever one leans more red than orange. I am curious to to check out pure zen. I find it very tricky to pull off neutral & light shades because I have very pigmented lips so I will have to try it on in store

 

[PrettyKitty]

Nothing's wrong!

That LG color is just so multifaceted, it changes all through the day, even just how you turn your head. Different lip pencils are really going to alter its effect too, in a big way. It went from looking totally pink on me in indoor fluorescent light to pure red at night in low light, and every combo in between! It's actually so all over the place, I've been having a hard time thinking up which clothes it's going to go best with in my closet. I'm trying to figure out which outfits will bring out the red the most and right now I'm thinking maybe browns and purples, but I'll have to wait till next thursday to pick up my goodies and really experiment.

That lipstick is driving me crazy!! You are so right when you say it change color even when you turn your head.

 

[LoveSpree]

Is this the fastest selling MAC collection of all time?

 

[pinkcrush]

Would I be an ass to return my Marilyn items before the collection is out? :haha: I think I'll wait until Thursday or Friday to return the BP and blush. Until then, I think I'll give the BP another shot, tomorrow maybe. The blush (Legendary) is just a lost cause on me.

Too ashy right???

 

[TXBeautyBaby]

Is this the fastest selling MAC collection of all time?

Idk for sure but I wouldn't be surprised if it is

 

[littlelamb]

I played around this morning with my goodies. Legendary is very pretty on (NW20), but I do think that I have something similar in my stash. I really like it though and will be wearing it a lot. The bp again all over my face gives me a glowy effect. Amazing! I am going to get a bu if I can. I used showgirl & prefered blonde in an eye look. I would not give them a D or F rating. Are they spectacular - no. Are they dupable - yes. But I like the look that I got with them. Plus there is MM on the pot, so I am keeping them. Finally I am wearing charmed i'm sure today. Way too bright on me full strength. I had to blot this down to let me wear it outside the house. My favorite is still LG though.

I'm also NW20 and I've been thinking about getting Legendary. I think I will now! I don't own too many different blushes so there's plenty of room for one with Marilyn on it.

 

[singer82]

Since this has been mentioned a couple times here, I was wondering if anyone has any blogs they recommend where they feel the swatches are more accurate to how a makeup item looks in real life? 

I love Vampy Varnish! Esp. Her lip swatches. Karlasugar has awesome swatches, but she doesn't really do MAC swatches as much as she used to. I still look at Ts and Alluras swatches and reviews. But don't rely on them completely. Things always look different on me than on Christine, but think it's just cause our coloring is so different. I like to look at sparkages swatches too. For our darker skinned beauties, Karens makeupandbeautyblog is an awesome one. But imo here at Specktra is the best place to get swatches and reviews. And it's wonderful cause you get them from different skintones and walks of life. Not to mention people to really connect with and of course share our obsession with makeup. :bouquet:

 

[singer82]

Omg LG is so beautiful! I hope I can manage to get my hands on it! Only Concern is, I already have enough fuchsias, I was hoping it would pull more red with pink. And it feels like a lot of times colors are bolder and/or brighter on me compared to most people. And I think that would pull out the fuchsia more. :dunno:

 

[katred]

I'm super-late catching up on everything!!

Is this the fastest selling MAC collection of all time?

My guess is that Venomous Villains was the fastest, but that was before the great crackdown on inventory levels they did, so they were able to keep things in stock a little longer than they are now.

 

[Michelemu21]

So of course now that the boat has left I decided I want Love Goddess, PB and showgirl eyeshadows. I think I will be able to get the eyeshadows but LG??? I can't believe I don't have a color like this in my stash.

I am going to try for Nordstrom.com. They ship fast to me and it is free shipping.

BTW...I called the Valley Fair Mac store and the SA told me they sold out of almost everything at their store event Tuesday but he said they were expecting another shipment. I am going to call the store Thursday morning to check if I miss Nordstrom but I hate to go there when they open. Will their be a line?

 

[LoveSpree]

Sorta feels like I won the lottery cos' I got a few things from the collection before it sold out ... it shouldn't be like this. Kinda makes me feel degraded like I have become obsessed with the items due to the scarcity - supply and demand etc. I even feel guilty! Surely MAC will restock... it's madness.

 

[MACerette]

Does anybody know if the pro discount applies when phone ordering in the UK? I have done live chats and I have heard a yes and a no. I doubt it, but since the discount does apply in the US...?

 

[PixieDancer]

I'm a bit late catching up on the thread, but pixie - LG looks so pretty on you. It seems pretty much every lipstick looks good on you though, so it doesn't come as a surprise!

Thanks cuties! I appreciate the LOVE!

aradhana... you flatterer!

But TBH, I only post a lippie pic when I love it! So I don't capture the ones I've tried that didn't work! LOL!! TRUST ME, there have been lots of lipsticks that I still am trying to figure out! (Yung Rapunxel comes to mind!)

And Pinkdollface... you are making me search darn YSL lippies! That's pretty much the only lipstick brand I have avoided so far! (Have some of their glosses and they are wonderful!!) You and your darn pretty lips!

BTW... I'm LOVING Beet liner too and was just asking myself the same thing today! HeeHee