MAC Alluring Aquatic Collection (May 22, 2014)

[rocksteadybaby]

Lolita is lovely, and Chanel Boy is one of my all time favorite nudes! I can't remember in I have Bad Girl Riri which is a shame LOL

I love Lolita too KVD makes some great colors but I can't wear them a lot cause to me they smell like crayons I guess I'm just too spoiled by the sweet smell of Vanilla in the Mac lippys

 

[NATlar]

they look really similar did you notice a difference? I was thinking to get SAS but I have smhm on the way...should I get it?

They do look similar but when I applied SMHM it leans more of a pink on me and SAS leans more of a coral/orange on me. I'll try do a picture now to show if not i'll do it in daylight tomorrow

 

[Addict4MAC]

:werd: it's not rocket science. Lots of products are multipurpose, but there are some that just aren't. :nono: I don't leave home without em! I try. Blush goes on the apples of the cheeks and fades back towards the cheekbones into the bronzer. And you can wear either or both. It's a personal preference. Freestanding stores (not pro stores), like counters, don't have contouring products, when a customer wants to contour, they have to use what they can, even when it's not the right product. Even tho they're a great product (my HG face product), MSFNs aren't the right product to use to contour. They just aren't the right colour. The definition of a contour is a shadow. Shadows are grey. MSFNs aren't grey. They just aren't. I actually don't contour on myself. I naturally have stronger cheekbones that are accentuated even more by the way i apply my blush, and i LIVE for highlighting. But i do have Sculpt sculpting for the occasions that i do need to contour, and I'm an NC20. Sculpt is AMAZING!!! MAC customer service and online are completely separate from each other, and don't even share the same inventories. So one wouldn't know a thing about the other. I dunno about that. You could probably mix it with another face powder to give it that grey tone that contours need, but i think it might be too grey. Definitely not by itself tho :nope: Mandy beat me too it, but i agree. Just contour your cheekbones and that's all you'll need to do. Posts like these need to be in the CB thread. Not in the discussion thread. Woohoo! Take your time, and go slow. And start with a crappy shadow that you don't mind ruining :wink:

Thanks Erin!

It really is! My grandmother would have loved it! Wearing it for her funeral.

Sorry for your loss Dolly.  We buried my aunt last Saturday so know how you are feeling now.

Thanks so much!! @Dolly Snow So sorry to hear about your grandmother.  May you and your family find comfort during this time.  I lost my Grandpa last week after a 10 year battle with cancer.  He waited until all his kids made it home and then he asked my aunt who is his caretaker how long "this" was gonna take.  Then he pretty much went to sleep and stayed that way for two days.  My grandma was acting line she really didn't want to be alone in the room with him once he was unconscious so my aunt went in with her and encouraged her to talk to him, and let him know it was ok for him to go because he was so worried about leaving her.  She cried and told him "It's all right now, we are done here." and he stopped breathing.  They would have celebrated 60 years together next month. 

My deepest condolences to you and your families ladies!! :hug:

   [COLOR=0000FF]Hi there Addict4MAC!  I couldn't agree with you more---all of you ladies look so amazing!  By far, seeing the[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]    products on everyone [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]is the best part of this whole crazy process.  So worth the wait.  You ladies are all just[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]    [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]beautiful[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]in your new products!![/COLOR]

Hi Medgal07! What did you get from this collection?

Oh I'm so glad you posted these reviews. I was on the fence about Peachstock.  I will try it with Enchanted One when it comes.  I was curious about the liner.

You're welcome.

 

[Yazmin]

Woah, go on vacation and check in to see 365 new pages of posts. Don't have the time the read all that but wanted to pop in real quick. My SA is holding items for me but I'm planning to release them soon since I already am getting what I want through another. Those of you that have been around for a while know the drill...

I hope you had a fabulous vacation. :flower:

I'm still on it. Flying back tomorrow. :-(

 

[Mac-Guy]

They do look similar but when I applied SMHM it leans more of a pink on me and SAS leans more of a coral/orange on me. I'll try do a picture now to show if not i'll do it in daylight tomorrow

While they look similar in the pan, once applied - at least on fair to medium skin - the difference is very noticeable. They are not even in the same color family.

 

[hitchcockblonde]

That was fast. Glad you found one.

Thanks! To be honest I hadn't done an exhaustive search, just checked all the usual online places and this counter I went to is usually the last to sell out so I figured the other macs would be sold out too so I was trying to convince myself I didn't need it. That only lasted a day. And you're right about the duochrome quality, it is so pretty in the sunlight. Here are pics I took, of course the sun started to go away as soon as I got home. SAS on left, SMHM on right.

 

[Mac-Guy]

Thanks! To be honest I hadn't done an exhaustive search, just checked all the usual online places and this counter I went to is usually the last to sell out so I figured the other macs would be sold out too so I was trying to convince myself I didn't need it. That only lasted a day. And you're right about the duochrome quality, it is so pretty in the sunlight. Here are pics I took, of course the sun started to go away as soon as I got home. SAS on left, SMHM on right.

Stunning!

 

[Dolly Snow]

Siren song before I go work a long day! I love this lipstick, it really is so pretty. I definitely need a BU. I also have AS along with SAS, but they don't show up as well. I'll have to get better pictures of those. Off topic: Marc Jacobs foundations royally sucks! And it stinks. I can't wait to oh home and wash it off.

Beautiful

 

[NATlar]

not sure if it's just me who can see the difference but SMHM leans more pinkish an SAS doesn't probably get a better picture in daylight but they do seem similar at a quick glance i guess.


SMHM left and SAS right

 

[Dolly Snow]

Thank you ladies, I couldn't quote you all! But thank you

 

[MACina]

Thanks! To be honest I hadn't done an exhaustive search, just checked all the usual online places and this counter I went to is usually the last to sell out so I figured the other macs would be sold out too so I was trying to convince myself I didn't need it. That only lasted a day. And you're right about the duochrome quality, it is so pretty in the sunlight. Here are pics I took, of course the sun started to go away as soon as I got home. SAS on left, SMHM on right.

Gorgeous

They are soooooo pretty!!!

 

[DILLIGAF]

Dilligraf
I know your pain, she really has been on a haul roll lately!

Man!!!!

 

[aradhana]

A weird transition here: I wore Water Deities last night and my lips started tingling after a few minutes. I had the thought to check the box and one of the ingredients is bismuth oxychloride. Since when did Mac start putting that crap in their glosses? Is that a new thing or just for this one gloss or collection? It has to go back. Maybe the universe is slowly making it so that I don't buy anymore makeup.

weird. i'm going to check the ingredients for clear water when i get home.

i noticed for the punk couture lipsticks, they all contain phthalates...which i don't understand why it needs to be these lipsticks when the permanent shades don't contain it! i never checked the new retro mattes that i had purchased, come to think of it. it made me angry that they're throwing in random crap into the LE items!

 

[lipstickaddict]

I don't want my lippies lonely

No way! We don't want any lippies to be lonely!

My lippies are in good company here and livin it up la viva loca style---it's a party going on with all these lippies!

btw: just trying to give you a smile my friend! Hang in there, I know it's tough.

 

[Addict4MAC]

Haul video by Carli Bybel http://youtu.be/UPM46ZIVw_U

 

[Mac-Guy]

weird. i'm going to check the ingredients for clear water when i get home.

i noticed for the punk couture lipsticks, they all contain phthalates...which i don't understand why it needs to be these lipsticks when the permanent shades don't contain it! i never checked the new retro mattes that i had purchased, come to think of it. it made me angry that they're throwing in random crap into the LE items!

That's why I (almost) stopped buying MSF & Co.

 

[Dolly Snow]

No way! We don't want any lippies to be lonely! :haha: My lippies are in good company here and livin it up la viva loca style---it's a party going on with all these lippies! btw: just trying to give you a smile my friend! Hang in there, I know it's tough. :bigheart:

Thank you And my poor lippies are telling me to buy WCN or PMP? i can't decide lol

 

[mommyluvsmac]

See I don't think she is.  Very true.   Damn.  It's always times like these that bring out the ugliness in people.  I wish I could tell you to forget about them or ignore them.   I second that. 

 

[lipstickaddict]

Thank you And my poor lippies are telling me to buy WCN or PMP? i can't decide lol

I bought 3 PMP.

I kind of lost my mind.

WCN? help?

 

[CrimsonQuill157]

Enchanted One I really think I need to back this up.