MAC Nutcracker Sweet Holiday Collection (2016)

Jayjayy

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Picked up my Copper!! Swatched YYY and the lipsticks.

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Sweet Vision can work more on dark skin than At Dusk in the Peach Compact imo because of the gold in it. I'm probably going to get it.

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I'm over red, purple and links w/MAC, my swatches from their collections always look the same! Loving SLD and KOS though! The latter is more forgiving for dark skin than GV Bianca B because it's a Cremesheen. Again, imo.

I did videos too. I'll put them up later.

I absolutely LOVE the displays for this collection! MAC Holiday is always such a stunner. I just called my store to verify that my preorder is safe haha. I really want the nude lip bag, but I already have 2 backups of the Vamplify gloss in Tuned In.

Eh, I'll probably get it anyway :D
 

montREALady

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I absolutely LOVE the displays for this collection! MAC Holiday is always such a stunner. I just called my store to verify that my preorder is safe haha. I really want the nude lip bag, but I already have 2 backups of the Vamplify gloss in Tuned In.

Eh, I'll probably get it anyway :D

They are! And I asked when they put it up (I was curious), and the guy told me just this morning. Must have been chaos. Another girl told me she's tired already and the day just started, lmao!
 

filio

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Picked up my Copper!! Swatched YYY and the lipsticks.





They didn't have these to test up until yesterday when I went. Looks like they still don't have the pigments.

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Sweet Vision can work more on dark skin than At Dusk in the Peach Compact imo because of the gold in it. I'm probably going to get it.

They both look pretty on you. Happy I orderd sweet vision now thank you!
 

sdsamler

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When you're the first one at the counter but they pre sold all the whisper of guilt compacts and are already sold out....WTF YOURE NOT SUPPOSED TO PRESELL EVERY LAST ONE!
 

montREALady

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When you're the first one at the counter but they pre sold all the whisper of guilt compacts and are already sold out....WTF YOURE NOT SUPPOSED TO PRESELL EVERY LAST ONE!

Yikes, I said that in here yesterday, that my MAC had pre-sold all of them with no stock to sell today and she said most of the MAC's did. I didn't think she meant everywhere! That sucks. Did you call them yesterday to verify or just wanted to take a chance?
 

sdsamler

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I just took the chance :/ you know what tho after swatching it, I'm glad I didn't just blind order it bc it's identical to oh darling from last year and I hardly wear it bc I'm pale and it's super gold on me...I'm more bummed bc I wanted the blush color lol but I ended up with the light compact and it's beautiful ❤️
 

montREALady

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I just took the chance :/ you know what tho after swatching it, I'm glad I didn't just blind order it bc it's identical to oh darling from last year and I hardly wear it bc I'm pale and it's super gold on me...I'm more bummed bc I wanted the blush color lol but I ended up with the light compact and it's beautiful ❤️

I'm glad it worked out! That highlight in the Peach one will look so good on you! I'm going to have to swatch OD with WoG again because yesterday they weren't identical for me when swiped the same amount of times. My Copper Compact is new though so I don't want to swatch it, lmao!
 

NaomiH

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Just hit up MAC and snagged SV &YYY. I think I'll give YYY to my sister,it's beautiful but I had to build it up a lot to see it on my hand and she's a lot lighter than me so to her it goes!
 

Corally

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Quite a few things have sold out already on the Dutch MAC website. I think they will be restocked since it's Holiday but still:
Both magic dust powders
Both face compacts
Nude lip bag
Gold pigments set
Red mini lipstick set
Nude mini lipstick set
 

montREALady

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Quite a few things have sold out already on the Dutch MAC website. I think they will be restocked since it's Holiday but still:
Both magic dust powders
Both face compacts
Nude lip bag
Gold pigments set
Red mini lipstick set
Nude mini lipstick set
Wow all that?? What sold out on the US so far, anyone keeping track? I know both face compacts...
 

filio

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Quite a few things have sold out already on the Dutch MAC website. I think they will be restocked since it's Holiday but still:
Both magic dust powders
Both face compacts
Nude lip bag
Gold pigments set
Red mini lipstick set
Nude mini lipstick set

Did mac stock the mini nude lipkit??
 
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DeAnn Smith

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So I swung by my Mac store to pick up my Copper palette. The sales lady and I both thought the peach palette would look better on me (NC/NW 15) but nope it did not. The Whisper of Gilt popped more on me than Tutu. And At Dusk was too light and was going to need serious work to build it. I thought Pleasure Model would be too coppery and dark for me, but it really wasn't. I'm in love. My store had just a couple of copper left to sell. They did presell and then had already sold a couple this morning (I went by during lunch).

I had gone back and forth on Sweet Vision. I initially LOVED it based on online swatches. Then wasn't sure about spending $$$ and then saw in store when I walked in and wasn't sure....and then she put it on me...wow. I was stunned by how nice it looked and how nice it felt on my skin. I had planned on getting Warm Soul in next couple of weeks but Sweet Vision swatched really similar on me. Really similar. Warm Soul is more warm but Sweet Vision was so close and it's limited edition...so I got that. I can get Warm Soul anytime since it's permanent. (though sorta regretting not ordering Sweet Vision online so I could get the samples but I was in store and didn't know if would sell out or not.) So I used the rest of my birthday money for my purchases.

Even though I had seen so much stuff online....It was still amazing to see the depth, breath and amount of products in this collection. I was really impressed. I loved, loved the Smokey Mauve in the sweet Plum eyes collection. I would love to buy that if sold alone but I couldn't justify the $$$ for the entire set so I didn't get it. I'm not sure if I would use the pot, don't need the mascara or the liner (though I did like the liner).

I also really liked the Flowers Dance eyeshadow. It felt so creamy and looked so good but again since I was getting two items I couldn't justify the $$$ and I bought 2 MMB in the Selena collection.

I did swatch the Yum Yum Yum fairy dust....and let me tell you...the swatches that made it look like crappy that were posted here...they don't do the crap justice LOL. Wow. I'm pretty darn fair and it looked ashy on me! Ashy on me! It didn't go on near as nice or feel near as good as Sweet Vision. Weird how different two products can be.

I did think of getting a second copper palette but I didn't cause I was getting Sweet Vision and really couldn't justify anymore money. I had planned to get just one thing and here I walked out with two....I'm proud of myself that it wasn't more LOL. I bet my store is sold out by the end of the day.

The only thing that was sold out by noon was the gold glitter set. It was gone based on presale they said.

Hope this helps. Thanks everyone for all your great posts, swatches, insights but damn you for enabling me! :rofl:
 

Prettypackages

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So my Nordies MAC and I must be in some type of an abusive relationship. I called about preordering, but was told no. I called this am and was told copper was sold out b/c of preorders. ***SIGH***. Now I was ticked, but it's been a bad week. The kind where you realize life is more important than makeup. HOWEVEVER, I'm in the anger stage of my grief, so when I went in to swatch, and those heffa's saw me and acted like we were best friends I threw shade. So I'm not angry that you lied, but I'm pissed enough to swatch and place the rest of my order online. Eff your sales goals. THen I went over to shoes b/c I worked 15 hours on set 3 days in a row and my feet were going to die. Dude was the absolute worst sales person ever. TOld him what I was looking for and he offered no help. I wish I got a FT rep and not someone who is there for seasonal help. I always get good suggestions from my normal guys. I walked over to the walking company and almost dropped a 1000 on shoes. I just might and walk back through Nordies like Julia Roberts did on Pretty Woman.
 

lyseD

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Got the last two nude lip bags and my store today. They still had a couple of the palettes with WOG.
 

Tarabotti

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When you're the first one at the counter but they pre sold all the whisper of guilt compacts and are already sold out....WTF YOURE NOT SUPPOSED TO PRESELL EVERY LAST ONE!

Yikes, I said that in here yesterday, that my MAC had pre-sold all of them with no stock to sell today and she said most of the MAC's did. I didn't think she meant everywhere! That sucks. Did you call them yesterday to verify or just wanted to take a chance?

I swung by my Mac counter before work and they said that they only received 30 copper face palettes. I bought one for a friend.

I went at lunch to pick up my pre order from Macy Herald Square (did they change their hours recently? I remember them opening earlier). I was getting worried because the clerk took a long time to get back with my face compact. When she returned she said that the place were MAC was storing the pre orders was disorganized and had no lights. She and another person were trying to find orders using a cell phone flashlight. And of course my order was a way in the back. I finally got it.

I think that I will order SV and think about some of the lipsticks and eye shadows. YYY is pretty but I had to swipe a couple of times to see it. The red lip kit is also nice (yes, I like red lipstick but the bag is nice. How come MAC didn't offer a Nutcracker bag?).
 

DeAnn Smith

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I swung by my Mac counter before work and they said that they only received 30 copper face palettes. I bought one for a friend.

I went at lunch to pick up my pre order from Macy Herald Square (did they change their hours recently? I remember them opening earlier). I was getting worried because the clerk took a long time to get back with my face compact. When she returned she said that the place were MAC was storing the pre orders was disorganized and had no lights. She and another person were trying to find orders using a cell phone flashlight. And of course my order was a way in the back. I finally got it.

I think that I will order SV and think about some of the lipsticks and eye shadows. YYY is pretty but I had to swipe a couple of times to see it. The red lip kit is also nice (yes, I like red lipstick but the bag is nice. How come MAC didn't offer a Nutcracker bag?).

My store had Nutcracker bags. I got one.
 
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