MAC Strength Collection Discussion (December 2012)

[erine1881]

erine how do you feel about inner strength when it comes to pigment? worse than all woman or not? i usually don't like satin finish  and do i need both?

As far as pigmentation, they were both great! They're both great for a very neutral daytime look, but also great for smokey eyes! Inner strength is more pink (two lighter colours) compared to all woman. I don't think you'd need both, but as a MUA i see the differences between the two. They'd both make great palettes for a MUA kit by the way.

I definitely gonna get these...thanks for the swatch pic..

 

[LadyMisfit]

My 11 year old daughter & 16 year old sister don't like shopping with me when new collections come out but I normally drag them along to keep me in check (OCD). Maybe we could hit up a CCO sometime too since I still haven't visited one yet. Btw, I didn't have my face on the other day b/c I'd only planned to go to MAC for PiPi & go back home (I'm on vacation at the moment). I don't always look a mess..

lol my son is 2 years old and HATES when I walk into MAC, Sephora or Nordies. The moment I enter the store he goes nuts. I now have to leave him with his Daddy so I can focus. That would be great I went to CCO like 3 months ago and picked up Azalea Blossom blush but haven't been there since. No worries I literally took a break to run in the mall to get me PiPi hench the uniform I had on lol or I would've went with no make up in comfy clothes.

 

[LadyMisfit]

Thanks to the lovely nudibelle I am getting Pink Pigeon!! Yaay! Thank you so much hun!

I hope it looks good on me! I am NC20 for reference

It will look really cute on you!

 

[BuickMackane]

Monsy & erine1881 - thank you so much for the swatches!

 

[erine1881]

It had a really good formula - one coat and done, with a nice gentle gloss to the finish.  Shame about the price increases on MAC polish, but at least they're stepping up the quality. China Glaze has REALLY been improving the sophistication of their colors lately (the Safari collection had many amazing shades, in particular), and their formulas are always excellent, so the competition is hot on MAC's heels.

I agree with you on the safari collection! MAC hasn't come up with any colours that aren't dupable with OPI or CG. Hell, even butter london has some dupable colours now, and those, tho pricey, are $2 cheaper! Even with a pro discount on MAC OPI and CG are still cheaper. It does help that i get OPI and CG at half the price too!

 

[Monsy]

thank you erine
and yes you need to start your own blog! i am sure many of us would follow you

 

[erine1881]

thank you erine and yes you need to start your own blog! i am sure many of us would follow you 

 

[liba]

thank you erine
and yes you need to start your own blog! i am sure many of us would follow you

I agree - I bet you'd make it very entertaining and high voltage.

 

[erine1881]

Look at the shimmer!!!

 

[MACupGrl]

All woman on the left, inner strength in the right Heather belles was the only one that was a bit dry when swatching, but that's on bare skin with a qtip. It'll be perfectly fine when used on the eye over other shadows for blending.

Thx so much for swatching both quads. I purchased the Inner Strength quad from online so I'm patiently waiting for mine to arrive.

 

[erine1881]

I haven't had much luck with Butter - the ones I've bought all were a bitch to apply. Every now and then, MAC does a color that's got just this little extra twist to it, like a little extra depth and complexity, and those I go for. Breezy Blue has got to be my #1 favorite blurple and In the Buff and Earthly Harmony were some of the best weirdo mannequin hands colors I'd seen up till then (although now there've been lots of dupes). Gotta be selective with 'em, though, that's for sure. I agree - I bet you'd make it very entertaining and high voltage. :yeah:

That's because my mouth and mind have no filter!

 

[pocketmouse]

Just tried on Firm Form, I really like it! I'd probably want to wear a more opaque black l/s or eyeliner underneath it, but it's actually much more opaque than I thought it was going to be. I love how the gold warms it up, and makes it more complimentary towards my skintone than the average black would be. It also makes my eyes pop strangely enough, the gold with the brown in my eyes just work well together. I really like black lipstick already, but the gold shimmer just makes it that much more interesting and flattering

 

[erine1881]

First column: Absolute Power Red She Said Ruffian Red Queen's Sin Such Flare Second column: Red Racer Russian Red Port Red Heartless Charmed I'm Sure Prolong PLWLC

 

[erine1881]

Grey Friday vs Firm Form

 

[PrettyKitty]

Prolong PLWLC

Thanks!!

Russian Red

 

[Lipstickdiva420]

lol my son is 2 years old and HATES when I walk into MAC, Sephora or Nordies. The moment I enter the store he goes nuts. I now have to leave him with his Daddy so I can focus. That would be great I went to CCO like 3 months ago and picked up Azalea Blossom blush but haven't been there since. No worries I literally took a break to run in the mall to get me PiPi hench the uniform I had on lol or I would've went with no make up in comfy clothes.

I'm so afraid to bring my son into those stores lol. He goes nuts in a regular beauty store lol.

 

[Lipstickdiva420]

I love all the lippies I got especially party parrot. I should've got a back up of it.

 

[BuickMackane]

Grey Friday vs Firm Form

I never realised they were so close. For some reason I thought GF would be a lot lighter than FF. How many times did you swipe each lippie?

 

[erine1881]

Seductive Intent on left Top to bottom: Bust Out UTA Heroine Strong Woman

 

[MzFit]

I was able to pass on this collection quads are nice but I have so much like it already.