MAC Après Chic Collection Discussion (December 2012)

linainoz

linainoz

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This collection has just gone up on the Australian website. But it looks like we're only getting 2 of the lipsticks - Cozy Up and Haute Altitude. Bugger! I wanted Hot Chocolate. Why can't we get the whole collection? That's just mean MAC Australia!
 
Mac-Guy

Mac-Guy

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martiangurll said:
The whole combination of products looks great. Was Obscura one of the GP pigments?
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You skipped Obscura?
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MACerette

MACerette

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martiangurll said:
Silly me, missed the link. I skipped because of the negative reviews on the Metal X products. Me and cream e/s products usually don't get along, Paint pots and Fluidlines being a rare exception. My wrinkly eyelids just create creases and I end up looking like the cryptkeeper...
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MACerette

MACerette

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martiangurll said:
It wasn't all that for me either. Just too frosty for me and the fish scale cheek look. I like Redhead (Naturally collection version) WAY better.
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I have to agree so far. I had higher hopes for Stereo Rose. I really wanted it, due to the hype of past release(s) that I missed out on. I expected and hoped it had a little more pink in it, but it is more orangey. The colour itself is pretty though. Yesterday I wore it as a blush and in daylight I had to take my Kabuki to wipe some off, because, wow, it was like I poured some metalish stuff on my cheeks. Waaaay too frosty. It is probably better for me to use a blush and then layer a bit of SR on top so there is a balance in colour and not too much frost. Or perhaps it is even better to do it the other way around: SR and then some blush on top, to take some frostiness off.

Porcelain Pink is the same deal so far. It is ok. I got it because I didn't get it at the time of the Cindy Sherman fall 2011 collection. My first impression is that it is pretty but it doesn't make my heart skip a beat.

In all fairness I have not taken te time to experiment with them, but I chucked them in my traincase for now. I will reach for them later on. After reading the Heavenly Creatures thread, I decided to grab Star Wonder today and that one comes closer to
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Compared to many Specktra peeps I have a pathetic amount of MSF's, but I am building on them.

I have (not including beauty powders and EDSF's)
- Soft and Gentle
- Lightscapade
- Pearl
- Blonde
- Redhead
- Light Year
- Star Wonder
- Center of the Universe
- Earthshine (yes, I caved in the end, and it proved to be usable too)
- Stereo Rose
- Porcelain Pink,

which I mostly gathered last year. I was happy with all those repromotes, because that way I got a chance to get those too, after missing them during the original releases. So far, I gues Lightscapade is the one I reach for the most. I recently rediscovered Soft and Gentle, which I find very pretty too (fell back in love again) and Star Wonder also felt really good this morning. Yup, just checked in the mirror
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: it still looks great :)

Must... reach ... for the others... more...
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MACerette

MACerette

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I really dig the sense of humour of some Specktrettes: BuickMackane and martiangurll to name but a few: you crack me up
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sayah

sayah

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So, should I get Apres chic l/s? I'm NW10, practically see through with very little natural pigment in my lips. I'm worried it would be like a bright orange stopsign on my face.
 
B7uemo0n

B7uemo0n

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If I had to keep one highlighter out of soft and gentle and whisper of guilt what one should I keep? And why? I forgot what color I am in MAC but I usually get a golden medium and can go as far as medium tan in bare minerals.
 
MACina

MACina

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I' d keep WOG because it has the ED texture which I personally really adore!

And which makes it more unique for me than S&G.

B7uemo0n said:
I forgot what color I am in MAC but I usually get a golden medium and can go as far as medium tan in bare minerals.
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N

nikki1387

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yay! surprisingly my HC from the restock should be here today :) seeing the ups man a little too much lately shhhh dont tell the hubby lol
 
N

nikki1387

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ahhhg!!! so glad i got my hands on HC!! I immediately put it on paired with a stronger contour, plum foolery, and a naked lid with a deeper gray in the crease. loooove the look. almost edgy, dare i say!
 
liba

liba

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MACerette said:
I have to agree so far. I had higher hopes for Stereo Rose. I really wanted it, due to the hype of past release(s) that I missed out on. I expected and hoped it had a little more pink in it, but it is more orangey. The colour itself is pretty though. Yesterday I wore it as a blush and in daylight I had to take my Kabuki to wipe some off, because, wow, it was like I poured some metalish stuff on my cheeks. Waaaay too frosty. It is probably better for me to use a blush and then layer a bit of SR on top so there is a balance in colour and not too much frost. Or perhaps it is even better to do it the other way around: SR and then some blush on top, to take some frostiness off.

Porcelain Pink is the same deal so far. It is ok. I got it because I didn't get it at the time of the Cindy Sherman fall 2011 collection. My first impression is that it is pretty but it doesn't make my heart skip a beat.

In all fairness I have not taken te time to experiment with them, but I chucked them in my traincase for now. I will reach for them later on. After reading the Heavenly Creatures thread, I decided to grab Star Wonder today and that one comes closer to
heart.gif
.

Compared to many Specktra peeps I have a pathetic amount of MSF's, but I am building on them.

I have (not including beauty powders and EDSF's)
- Soft and Gentle
- Lightscapade
- Pearl
- Blonde
- Redhead
- Light Year
- Star Wonder
- Center of the Universe
- Earthshine (yes, I caved in the end, and it proved to be usable too)
- Stereo Rose
- Porcelain Pink,

which I mostly gathered last year. I was happy with all those repromotes, because that way I got a chance to get those too, after missing them during the original releases. So far, I gues Lightscapade is the one I reach for the most. I recently rediscovered Soft and Gentle, which I find very pretty too (fell back in love again) and Star Wonder also felt really good this morning. Yup, just checked in the mirror
pretty.gif
: it still looks great :)

Must... reach ... for the others... more...
sigh.gif
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Just my 2 cents, but honestly, the newer MSFs from the past two years (not the repromotes) are SO much better than the ones that came before, it doesn't pay to "catch up" and try acquiring all the old ones - just get the new ones every year plus any EDSFs or other new beauty powders, etc that might trickle out. The newest technology is so much better than stuff from even a couple years ago. Although it's true a great color is still a great color, a great color plus a great texture beats a great color with a heavy texture by a mile!!

I'm in the anti-SR camp, btw, and always warn everyone that it's pretty outdated looking, compared to all the new options out there. At least I tried to be the anti-enabler on this, hehe - I promise to keep that up!
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Audrey C

Audrey C

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liba said:
Just my 2 cents, but honestly, the newer MSFs from the past two years (not the repromotes) are SO much better than the ones that came before, it doesn't pay to "catch up" and try acquiring all the old ones - just get the new ones every year plus any EDSFs or other new beauty powders, etc that might trickle out. The newest technology is so much better than stuff from even a couple years ago. Although it's true a great color is still a great color, a great color plus a great texture beats a great color with a heavy texture by a mile!!

I'm in the anti-SR camp, btw, and always warn everyone that it's pretty outdated looking, compared to all the new options out there. At least I tried to be the anti-enabler on this, hehe - I promise to keep that up!
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SR feels custom made for my colouring - that's a nice treat when even neutral colours typically run too cool for me. :)

I don't wear it as blush (too metallic that way), but it's absolutely divine applied with a fan brush over NARS Deep Throat or Warm Soul.
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