MAC Après Chic Collection Discussion (December 2012)

sayah

sayah

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I got Amber Glow AND Porcelain Pink today! Yay!
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duckrodeo

duckrodeo

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I've had some time to play around with some of my Apres Chic goodies and so far I'm really liking Stereo Rose. I got one with plenty of gold veining, and I've been wearing it as a blush.

Apres Chic is a great color, but definitely in the same vein as Viva Glam Cyndi on me. Though I do love its creamy texture. Apres Chic is like a dream Cremesheen, it's so buttery to apply.

I've tried Hot Chocolate on, but haven't experimented with any looks. It's definitely a unique color, and I'm glad it doesn't pull too brown on me.

Haute Altitude doesn't seem to want to last too long on me. I've only worn it once, so I'm going to give it a few more rounds, but it seems to only want to stick around for about 2 hours on my lips before fading. I tried it with Hip n Happy lip liner, so perhaps next time I experiment with it, I'll try it without a liner.

I got Warm Companion, too, but I've only swatched it on my hand. I think it's vastly underrated, it has such a gorgeous goldy sheen, that I think would look lovely on its own or on top of another color.
 
erinmichelle87

erinmichelle87

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I have to say on my nc15/20 skin, amber glow is seriously the prettiest natural blush! I have been wearing it every day, it's a perfect no makeup blush with just a little sparkle. The only blush I've ever thought about backing up.
 
kirsten

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I am NW15 with very little pigment in my lips. Apres Chic l/s looked too orangish on me so I passed. Plus it reminded me of a lipstick my mom wore my entire childhood. lol
 
Audrey C

Audrey C

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CharlieKelly said:
I have been wearing SR very lightly as a blush with AG on top. I am NC25 and I thought it was working just fine on me. I wonder now if it is looking frosty and I just cant tell :p

Thanks for the fan brush tip. I am going to try that tomorrow.
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I'm sure it's gorgeous on you. I'm older than you, so I'm more conscious of how shimmery/metallic looks appear on my skin now that I'm starting to line around the eyes and because of enlarged pores on my cheeks (courtesy of oily skin since my teens). As blush, Stereo Rose kind of reminds me of NARS Orgasm, only less overtly gold. I love both shades but don't care for a metallic finish on me anymore, so I apply them with a very light hand. :)

My SR has very little gold veining; it's virtually all coral. I'm glad about that. My Light Year has a ton; I wish I'd been able to get one with less gold.
 
lilinah

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On me Stereo Rose is much oranger than NARS Orgasm. I like shimmer but i skipped Orgasm because i thought it looked a bit too much. I do wear NARS Deep Throat. Most oranges most places on me face are not so good, so i skip lipsticks, blushes, and MSFs that will be too orange. I wear pinky peaches on my lips, because they lean slightly cool, but not true oranges. I do wear oranges on my eyelids, but that's about it.

I got Porcelain Pink, which is great on me - it's a cool pink with warm shimmer, and i have neutral skin tone, so it works well.

I'm seriously planning to re-test Amber Glow, which i only tested on my arm, based on all the positive comments i'm reading here - i just haven't been back to my local MAC in a couple weeks. I hope they still have it!
 
Medgal07

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lilinah said:
On me Stereo Rose is much oranger than NARS Orgasm. I like shimmer but i skipped Orgasm because i thought it looked a bit too much. I do wear NARS Deep Throat. Most oranges most places on me face are not so good, so i skip lipsticks, blushes, and MSFs that will be too orange. I wear pinky peaches on my lips, because they lean slightly cool, but not true oranges. I do wear oranges on my eyelids, but that's about it.

I got Porcelain Pink, which is great on me - it's a cool pink with warm shimmer, and i have neutral skin tone, so it works well.

I'm seriously planning to re-test Amber Glow, which i only tested on my arm, based on all the positive comments i'm reading here - i just haven't been back to my local MAC in a couple weeks. I hope they still have it!
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It's on the MAC web site now.
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Prettypackages

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liba said:
My favorite powder is Careblend. It's the only one that doesn't feel heavy and coating on my dry skin and it's got a radiant finish without being showy-glowy. It evens out my skin without looking like I'm wearing powder. It doesn't crease up if I apply it under the eyes, either. The Careblend bronzer from a couple years ago was amazing too - I really hope MAC does something about bringing those back and just generally keeping Careblend's profile high. Discontinuing the MCLPs has gotten me all worried about Careblend now.

I'm not much of a concealer person, but I am very happy with the Mineralize one. It's the only one moist enough to not crease or bunch up under my eyes and it does a good job of concealing everything I need (although I don't mind a few freckles, I do have a couple of age spots near my eyes I like to erase). The other good thing about it is it has caffeine in it, so it depuffs me. Combining it with P&P Vibrancy Eye gives serious depuff-o-rama.

I do think Amber Glow is a particularly great blush for the no makeup look for me - wearing it, I really don't need to bother with a full face of powder. Just a little of it takes my face to the next level. I've never backed up a blush in my life, but I'm actually considering it for AG and maybe Alpine Bronze. If you took away all my other blushes and left me AG, I'd be ok with it.
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I bought careblend tonite. I loved how it just evened everything out. Thanks Liba. Hopefully I won't get any breakouts.
 
CharlieKelly

CharlieKelly

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lilinah said:
On me Stereo Rose is much oranger than NARS Orgasm. I like shimmer but i skipped Orgasm because i thought it looked a bit too much. I do wear NARS Deep Throat. Most oranges most places on me face are not so good, so i skip lipsticks, blushes, and MSFs that will be too orange. I wear pinky peaches on my lips, because they lean slightly cool, but not true oranges. I do wear oranges on my eyelids, but that's about it.

I got Porcelain Pink, which is great on me - it's a cool pink with warm shimmer, and i have neutral skin tone, so it works well.

I'm seriously planning to re-test Amber Glow, which i only tested on my arm, based on all the positive comments i'm reading here - i just haven't been back to my local MAC in a couple weeks. I hope they still have it!
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I got PP too and have not even opened it. I kinda want to use it tomorrow now :D
 
liba

liba

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Prettypackages said:
I bought careblend tonite. I loved how it just evened everything out. Thanks Liba. Hopefully I won't get any breakouts.
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Which color did you get?

I've been fine with it so far and I can get cystic breakouts around that time of the month if I'm not careful. It's much gentler on my skin than MSFN. Keep us posted on how it's working out.
 
sayah

sayah

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kirsten said:
I am NW15 with very little pigment in my lips. Apres Chic l/s looked too orangish on me so I passed. Plus it reminded me of a lipstick my mom wore my entire childhood. lol
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Great, thanks for answering!
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I'll stick with my V.G. Cyndi and Cockney.
 
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