Pat McGrath Beauty

[elegant-one]

Swatches on my pale hand. All except Donatella show up pretty true on my lips to how they look in their swatch.
1. Realness
2. Donatella. This doesn’t look quite so brown on my lips.
3. Valletta

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Thank you SOOOO much!!!

 

[elegant-one]

How are the eye pencils in comparison to say Marc Jacobs, MUFE, etc?

The eye pencils are phenomenal. I have used MJ in my tight line and waterline religiously since they were launched. I also have a bronze MUFE I use in the waterline when I’m feeling crazy. The Pat McGrath trumps both in staying power for me. I would rank them Pat McGrath, MJ, MUFE

I agree! I love BLK Coffee.

 

[Alysse011]

I agree! I love BLK Coffee.

Yes!! I love that one too!

 

[Sugar & Spice]

Now I have four eyeshadow palettes and several lipsticks. I have two subliminal palettes and now two sublime palettes. I got the two subliminal palettes for free due to the Sephora fiasco. Then I ordered sublime from the Pat McGrath website after loosing faith in Sephora’s promises to send me a replacement palette. Then randomly I just got a shipment of a free sublime palette from Sephora. So I paid for one full price palette from Pat McGrath and got three free palettes from Sephora.

I may order the subversive palette from Sephora during the rouge sale. Still haven’t decided yet.

I have several of her lipsticks and really love them. I use Donatella, beautiful creature, lebeija, Valletta, realness and tropicalia the most.

Well with how Sephora has treated you, you certainly deserve the free palettes.

 

[Haven]

Are Donatella and Valletta similar colors? Can't decide if I need both.

They are different enough on me that I like having both.

 

[elegant-one]

Swatches on my pale hand. All except Donatella show up pretty true on my lips to how they look in their swatch.
1. Realness
2. Donatella. This doesn’t look quite so brown on my lips.
3. Valletta

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Ok, I'm kind of confused about Donatella. Is it brown, mauve or a brown with mauve tones. It looks so mauve on some & brown on others.???

 

[Alysse011]

Ok, I'm kind of confused about Donatella. Is it brown, mauve or a brown with mauve tones. It looks so mauve on some & brown on others.???

On me it has a brown undertone, but it's not overly brown on my lips if that makes sense. Cle de Peau Bamboo is a nude that has mauve undertones one me.

 

[GreenEyedAllie]

Ok, I'm kind of confused about Donatella. Is it brown, mauve or a brown with mauve tones. It looks so mauve on some & brown on others.???

On me, there’s no mauve. It looks peachy beige. I like it well enough to keep, but only just so. Tread carefully if you want mauve since things pull similarly on you and me. I’d recommend swatching if you live near a Sephora that carries the line.

 

[elegant-one]

On me it has a brown undertone, but it's not overly brown on my lips if that makes sense. Cle de Peau Bamboo is a nude that has mauve undertones one me.

On me, there’s no mauve. It looks peachy beige. I like it well enough to keep, but only just so. Tread carefully if you want mauve since things pull similarly on you and me. I’d recommend swatching if you live near a Sephora that carries the line.

Ok, thanks guys for the helpful information. I don't think it will work on me. It looks so pretty & nude slight mauve on so many.

 

[GreenEyedAllie]

Ok, thanks guys for the helpful information. I don't think it will work on me. It looks so pretty & nude slight mauve on so many.

I agree! I was fairly bummed.

 

[Alysse011]

Ok, thanks guys for the helpful information. I don't think it will work on me. It looks so pretty & nude slight mauve on so many.

I hoped it would pull mauve on me too. But in the end i am still happy with how it looks and have worn it multiple times since Friday. I agree with Allie though - tread carefully if you want mauve (go buy CdP Bamboo!! Lol)

(edited bc typo)

 

[elegant-one]

What the heck is wrong with my lip color lol! I may go with Realness. Any objections ???

 

[jasp0810]

OK, sole dissenter, I think it's a nude yes and not for everyone but to me, Donatella has slightly mauve grey undertones. It's am interesting shade and one of the only true nudes I've found works on my complexion. I've attached some random swatch pics I have and a few rough looking pics of me wearing it. Lol.


It's the fleshy almost tan nudes ochre nudes that I tend to have trouble with. Hope this helps! Btw, you can't go too wrong with any of these...I blind ordered 15 and I don't think I got any duds. I'm stretching my luck with the other three shades I ordered though, lol. They're all just....great. Formula, everything

 

[GreenEyedAllie]

OK, sole dissenter, I think it's a nude yes and not for everyone but to me, Donatella has slightly mauve grey undertones. It's am interesting shade and one of the only true nudes I've found works on my complexion. I've attached some random swatch pics I have and a few rough looking pics of me wearing it. Lol.


It's th fleshy almost tan nudes flat look unflattering pm me. Hope this helps! Btw, you can't go wrondoing. They're all just....great!

That’s beautiful on you!!!

 

[jasp0810]

@elegant-one You are so sweet, and your kind words mean a lot to me They're pretty amateur ish videos but at the time there weren't many swatches online and I'd bought 15 shades....so I decided to try it and give it a go. I agree completely about Blk Coffee - it's wonderful. I have used By Terry's Kohl Terrybly in Brown Secret for years but it just might be displaced by Blk Coffee. The eyeliners are fantastic.

Lip liners are similar to CT but a tad creamier, I suspect made by the same manufacturer though. I have since been ordering more Pat McGrath, like many of us I suspect. I have a quick comparison pic with some CT liners below. Manhattan is a similar depth to Hollywood Honey, I forgot to include it, silly me.

Happy to do comparison swatches for anyone who needs them! I bought but haven't yet gotten have Lust Angeles, Unnatural Natural and Madame Greige. Other than that, no Profumo and no La Beija bit I have the rest. From the brights, I have McGrath Muse, Apricult, Tropicalia, Beautiful Creature, Sorry, Not Sorry and Sedition. Only one dark shade, Strangé. I think they pull very dark in general and Sabrina's pics seem a little washed out to me. Overexposed slightly perhaps. Beautiful Creature looks totally different on me than on Christine.

Some swatches I've done, mostly labelled, many of them comparison swatches with other brands (mainly Tom Ford and Charlotte Tilbury). The middle photos with just three colours are top to bottom: Beautiful Creature, Tropicalia, Apricult. I'm wearing Apricult in the other two.

I think the others are labelled but will check later! I swatch mainly outdoors in the shade in the late afternoon because I think the colours are most true to life. Some pics are slightly in the shade. Hope these help

 

[elegant-one]

OK, sole dissenter, I think it's a nude yes and not for everyone but to me, Donatella has slightly mauve grey undertones. It's am interesting shade and one of the only true nudes I've found works on my complexion. I've attached some random swatch pics I have and a few rough looking pics of me wearing it. Lol.


It's th fleshy almost tan nudes flat look unflattering pm me. Hope this helps! Btw, you can't go wrondoing. They're all just....great!

It's very very pretty on you!!! Same with me on the fleshy tan nudes - I cannot wear them either. I did order Realness tonight

 

[elegant-one]

@elegant-one You are so sweet, and your kind words mean a lot to me They're pretty amateur ish videos but at the time there weren't many swatches online and I'd bought 15 shades....so I decided to try it and give it a go. I agree completely about Blk Coffee - it's wonderful. I have used By Terry's Kohl Terrybly in Brown Secret for years but it just might be displaced by Blk Coffee. The eyeliners are fantastic.

I'm so happy that you are here my dear!!! You have helped SO much with all your swatches & color descriptions. You do know color, which I LOVE.
Thanks for everything hun BTW I watched & rewatched your video a few times

 

[elegant-one]

You are SO beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What shade is this?

 

[Sugar & Spice]

It's very very pretty on you!!! Same with me on the fleshy tan nudes - I cannot wear them either. I did order Realness tonight

Realness will probably work out as its flattering on mostly everyone.

 

[Alysse011]

@elegant-one this is Donatella on my lips with no liner or anything else to show it as true as possible