MAC x Archie's Girls (Betty & Veronica) Collection Discussion (February 2013)

bluelitzer

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Someone asked for a Moxie vs Ronnie Red swatch. As you can see Moxie is pinker, although RR has some pink in it but it's subtle. They both left strong stains at the back of my hand.
 
ChosenOne

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janette9687 said:
Ugh i missed the MM collection I was overseas in Japan, actually when it launched it was mid day, I had just gotten home and was able to score Scarlet Ibis. I really wanted DA but I had VG 1 and that was dark red enough for me.. i hope lol I looked it up on ebay but i am terrified it be fake and its at $39.99 ugggghhh I am the same way I usually dont have stores around me, but when I do I dont take my chances and I know that i get my items online.
thanks for the welcome!
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Don't give in to ebay!! Once you reach 50 posts on specktra, you'll be able to access the Clearance Bin, where fellow specktra members offer to sell or swap products they bought and decided they don't really want to hold on to. Generally speaking a much safer way to go (and more reasonable in price!) than the evil-bayers.

ETA: I see CC has already jumped in to help you out with DA!
 
deanfour

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CartoonChic said:
I don't think these Pearlmattes will be anything more than a highlighter on deeper skin. That's the impression I got after swatching Flatter Me on my hand.
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I agree. I am NC45/MUFE 173 and after swatching the pearlmattes yesterday, they appeared to be faint highlighters. I have enough of those.
 
ChosenOne

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Starlight77 said:
well we don't fear a power outage we fear no driving for a few days until roads are clear. Where I live we ice up at a few inches and we are now expecting up to 20".

you need milk for the children and the babies :) they don't care if there is a storm or not. they want and need their milk LOL Especially toddlers, they depend upon it :)
I still have tons of dry food from the hurricane leftover so I just got fruit, milk, bread, water and hot chocolate. gotta have the hot chocolate!!


adding in: also if there is an outage, milk survives fine in snow outside :)
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Okay, so it seems the reason is mostly related to being stuck inside for a few days. I still think it's a gamble to buy milk if power outages are expected, but I like the idea of putting it out in the snow!!! I guess my thinking will get more creative with things like that once I start having kids, haha. And Starlight, you'd better believe I already got hot chocolate and a bag of mini marshmallows!!
 
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ChosenOne said:
Don't give in to ebay!! Once you reach 50 posts on specktra, you'll be able to access the Clearance Bin, where fellow specktra members offer to sell or swap products they bought and decided they don't really want to hold on to. Generally speaking a much safer way to go (and more reasonable in price!) than the evil-bayers.

ETA: I see CC has already jumped in to help you out with DA!
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Sorry. I no longer have Deeply Adored to sell, so janette and Vampy still need to find one.
 
ChosenOne

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Knope2012 said:
My nostalgia and love of pretty combinations is making me want even more stuff. That and a stressful week, 3 doctors visits, getting accepted to my university of choice (I'm going back to school in the Fall), and getting paid this morning. Are there any dupes for the pink in Caramel Sundae, Kiss and don't tell, or Feeling Good?
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What a week!!! I'm happy to hear that some good things have been mixed in there too, though. Congratulations on getting accepted to the school you wanted to go to!!

Regarding dupes, I think Da Bling is a near match for the pink shade in the CS quad. I'll compare my K&DT to other glosses in my stash (though I think someone, maybe CartoonChic?, said it's similar to Impassioned l/g, but not an exact dupe?). Feeling So Good I skipped because it looked like it would be a dupe for FoF (most recently from the GD collection), but someone who has both would have to confirm that. HTH!
 
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deanfour said:
I agree. I am NC45/MUFE 173 and after swatching the pearlmattes yesterday, they appeared to be faint highlighters. I have enough of those.
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That's why I didn't get it. It's nice, but didn't make me weak in the knees. If it's only going to serve as a highlighter and for the $30 price tag, I need it to be more than just nice.
 
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ChosenOne said:
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What a week!!! I'm happy to hear that some good things have been mixed in there too, though. Congratulations on getting accepted to the school you wanted to go to!!

Regarding dupes, I think Da Bling is a near match for the pink shade in the CS quad. I'll compare my K&DT to other glosses in my stash (though I think someone, maybe CartoonChic?, said it's similar to Impassioned l/g, but not an exact dupe?). Feeling So Good I skipped because it looked like it would be a dupe for FoF (most recently from the GD collection), but someone who has both would have to confirm that. HTH!
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Yup, that's what I said. I didn't swatch them to make a more direct comparison, but they look like a similar color in the tube. Kiss & Don't Tell seems brighter than Impassioned. I'm not sure if there will be much difference when applied on the lips.
 
Prettypackages

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Ronnie Red is pulling pink and bright on me. Not sure I like it. But I'm not wearing a liner, and it is just dabbed on. My fave red will always be Runaway Red.

I am not impressed with the pink in Caramel Sundae quad at all. It is chalky, but will work in the inner corner and inner crease.
The light brown is a pretty taupe, the yellow is gorgeous, and the dark brown is nice as well. I think I really like the look I created.

Still not sure about Spoiled rich. It is calling me, although, I'm sure I can dupe it.

Flatter me does give a nice sheen, but I think it enhanes every skin imperfection on me. I'll see how it wears throughout the day.
 
Knope2012

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ChosenOne said:
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What a week!!! I'm happy to hear that some good things have been mixed in there too, though. Congratulations on getting accepted to the school you wanted to go to!!

Regarding dupes, I think Da Bling is a near match for the pink shade in the CS quad. I'll compare my K&DT to other glosses in my stash (though I think someone, maybe CartoonChic?, said it's similar to Impassioned l/g, but not an exact dupe?). Feeling So Good I skipped because it looked like it would be a dupe for FoF (most recently from the GD collection), but someone who has both would have to confirm that. HTH!
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Thank you, I have Da Bling so I'll check that out, and I'll have a look at those glosses. I always get really drawn in by the newness of stuff and I'm bad for buying shades that are close to similar colors.
 
Debbs

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Feeling So Good is much darker and more brown based compared to Flight of Fancy. I don't own FSG but from store swatches and T review that's my impression. I do prefer FoF . It is more purple plummish in color Tried Black Poodle sample today with Shell CCB as a light base. I placed a bit in cap and sprayed Fix Plus on 286 brush. It was just plain black, no purple shimmer seen. I had to blend it out with Rich Core to make it wearable (with MM). Am I doing something wrong? I am just getting into pigments
 
Copperhead

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Debbs said:
Tried Black Poodle sample today with Shell CCB as a light base. I placed a bit in cap and sprayed Fix Plus on 286 brush. It was just plain black, no purple shimmer seen. I had to blend it out with Rich Core to make it wearable (with MM). Am I doing something wrong? I am just getting into pigments
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I'm thinking if you want the shimmer to be seen you may need to try the Fix+ with a more dense brush. Maybe the 239?

Also, check out Lauren's swatches. She has both dry and wet swatches of the pigments. For wet, I don't know what kind of brush she used or if she used fix plus or a mixing medium.

http://laurenclarkmakeup.blogspot.com/2013/01/mac-archies-girls-swatches.html
 
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