5 most overestimated MAC products

[igswonderworld]

I have a few that I concur:
1- SMOLDER - I hate that son of a bitch! Switched to Engraved powerpoint eye pencil- now am a very happy and peaceful woman!
2- MES - They break seconds after you get them and minimal color payoff - what a disappointment!
3- TRAX - This might have been only my luck but could not, for the life of me, get that eyeshadow to blend properly - it was waay too chalky for me.. and it was the same with the different pots that I tried in three different MAC stores..
4- PLUSHLASH or any other mascara from MAC - ridiculously lumpy and not at all flattering..
5- NYLON - I suppose it is my coloring, but it looks like I escaped from the circus without completing my clown make-up... Bright, yellow and way harsh..

I'm sure that there are more items like this but can't think of any at the moment..

Whew.. glad to get the hate off my chest

 

[Flossie]

frostlite fluidline - i expected white but it just goes on sheer so i am trying to use it as a base but i need practise on getting even coverage.

pressed powder in belightful - makes me break out everytime i use it!

But that could be just me lol

 

[BlahWah]

1. Trax! One of my first shadows - even used it on my wedding day! - but it doesn't go on like it looks in the pot. I'd love for this to be re-released as a VP or - gasp! - Starflash. =D That way the complexity of the shadow would truly show.

2. P&P skin. Oily mess it makes me.

3. Liquidlast. I like how long it lasts but the applicator and play time make it not worth it.

4. No one really talks about them, but Glimmershimmers. Maybe they're just not for medium tones cuz they just disappear.

5. SF powder or fluid. Powder greases up on me and fluid ends up looking like a mask by the end of the day, no matter how I prep my skin. =(

 

[nadiya]

1. Iridescent Pressed Powders (or glitterbombs as they are otherwise popularly known)
2. Sweet Sienna pigment - looks great on some but not me
3. Reflects Glitters - Are they eye safe or are they not? Frankly they're not worth the angst
4. Slimshines - Too wet and shiny for my liking. Bloom Lip Tints are much more natural looking
5. The 187 Brush - I know I'm in the minority but I really regret getting this. If you're buying this mainly for blush the 188 is a much better size

 

[beauty-junkie]

1. "Trax" - (looks wonderfull in the package but horrible on my eyelids - as if someone punched me and now i have a black eye...

it's just so hard to blend...)

2. "Liquidlast liner" - the colours look amazing and last really long but the applicator is horrible - you need ages to get a half-decent line

3. "Select sheer pressed powder" - it gives good coverage and i found the exact colour of my skin but everytime i use it my skin breakes out after an hour or so...

 

[meanjeanster]

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Originally Posted by NicksWifey I don't know if I can come up with 5 products, but there are a couple I have a hard time working with: Blue Peep f/l-as much as I love the color and love fluidlines in general, there are times when this product works and it doesn't work for me. Sometimes it goes on chunky, sometimes thin. I haven't even had my pot for a year yet. Trax e/s-I don't get along with Trax either. Too bad because it's a gorgeous color, but I honestly don't know what to make it work with. Whenever I apply it, it gets messy.

I got this from one of my FAVE websites to help me figure out what to wear my MAC eyeshadows with.

Here's the site! Try it out, a few of them really helped me not hate my TRAX !

T - MAC Eyeshadow Combinations

That page is just for the MAC eyeshadows that start with the letter T, look for all the combos that you can wear with Trax! I love love this site. Maybe it would help!

 

[miss_bailey]

Silverstroke fluidline - I cant get it to show up!
Trax - Always looks like a dirty mess
All the Mascaras - They suck. Thats all.
Eye Primer - It just seems to me like the stuck Studio Stick Concelaer in a jar and called it primer.
MSFN - I just have to work so hard to make it stay on my skin.

 

[jardinaires]

1. bare canvas paint
2. loose blot powder
3. zoom lash mascara
4. prep + prime lash
5. brow set

some others would be, smut eye shadow, and i'll go ahead and say it: i do not like studio fix fluid!!!!!!!

 

[dollie`MIX]

MSF. I really don't get the hype on that one!
Studio Fix Foundation.

 

[meaghanb2926]

Hmmm...
1. Strobe Cream- I HATE this stuff. It makes my skin feel greasy and clogs my pores.
2. Prep + Prime- What does this really do? It doesnt prime and is sticky...yuck!
3. Shadowy Lady Eyeshadow- I know I am in the minority here but this truly makes me look like i have been punched in the face and have a horrible bruise!
4. Cotton Candy Paint- I look like a sparkly clown with this on
5.MES- hate all the fallout. Way to shimmery and just blegh

 

[darkishstar]

HATE these:

1. Liquid Last Liner. Thank goodness I only ever have one. But it's awful, the brush is AWFUL.
2. Engraved Powerpoint: Does NOT stay on me. Smudges from hell to back.
Overhyped.
3. Lustre lipstick formula. If I wanted a sheer color, I wouldn't want a lipstick then.

Can't think of anymore.

 

[melonella]

I have to say that I agree with quite a few of these...

1. Mascaras - I've never really had a mascara do any better than the good ol' Pink & Green.

2. Blacktrack - I'm really trying to like it, but it's just... not at all precise for me. I'm always disappointed with how it looks on. Though perhaps this is the fault of the user and not the product, eh?

3. MSFN. It just... doesn't do much of anything for me, really. It's not bad, it's just not... spectacular.

 

[hkgirl]

everyone's gonna hate this;

Paintpots, they do work to enhance the color but it feels thick, the extra work and i would have to get every color to work with every e/s when i could just use udpp or too faced insurance.

Shadesticks, same as above.

MSFN, hated it. i don't know why i feels chalky on me.i have oily skin and blot powder solves the problem.

Zoomlash, does nothing for me.

Mineralized e/s. there's always some reason about the texture. either the pigmentation is not good or it's a pain to clean up, what's the point then.

 

[blueagave]

Sharkskin Shadestick... this was a complete disaster on me!!! Never again!

 

[m4dswine]

Paint Pots - they look so great in teh pot, adn I love the colour of the one from the Fafi collection, but they are so difficult to apply!! Why did I buy the black one...

Kohl pencil - its too soft and smudgy. The Technakohls are much better.

The purple Nail Varnish from the first Dita collection (can't remember what it was called). It chips far too easily and is really difficult to apply.

Trax - i also look like i've been punched when I wear this!! Glad I'm not alone though!

Velvet e/s formula - I just can't make it work.

 

[brownsuga lady]

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Originally Posted by cipelica MAC this, MAC that, but sometimes it really doesn’t wok for you or you do not understand what the fuss is all about. What are your 5 most overestimated MAC products?

1. Prep and Prime Eye (does nothing)
2. Prep and Prime Lip (does nothing)
3. Fix+ (it like it enough but its not OMG outstanding)
4. Tan pigment (again alright but not as "every day wearable" as folks make it seem
5. Plushlash/Zoom lash mascara (i'm hating...haven't actually tried it but between my Lashblast and Lash Exact from Covergirl I can't imagine that it would do me much better and I doubt I would pay more than drugstore price for mascara...tis just me)

6. I'm adding shadesticks to the mix (they go on horribly)

 

[rockandregret]

mmmm, lets see:

1. Blue Brown Pigment: i usually only see brown.
2. De Menthe e/s: i get that its L/E, but personally i dont think the color is all that attractive.
3. Most of the fluidlines, blacktrack is a pain in the you know what to get on, and blue peep is not a flattering color on me.

and i agree with the posters who say the mascaras suck. all. of. them. i tried, i really did, but it just wasn't happening.

 

[Nzsallyb]

to be honest, i just cannot love satin taupe at all! it is a shame it is in so many of the quads released though! i hate it!!

 

[whittt8]

1. Shadesticks- they seem to be really drying on my eyes.
2. Mascaras- I've tried all of them and ZoomLash is the only one that I will actually put up with, but that can even tick me off sometimes, lol.
3. Mascara Primer- hated it.
4. Blue Brown/Green pigments- for some reason they are a pain for me. I use all different colored bases and they never come out the way I want them to.
5. The fragrances- I have a friend who loved them and was like buy them, you'll love them... yeah I didnt love them, haha.

 

[cre8_yourself]

rock it yellow and full force violent from the neon pigments collection... it didnt say on the website that i couldnt use them in the eye area.. so now they are just in my kit waiting to be used... i didnt return them cuz they are so preeetttyyy.. cant wait to do something very avant gardeish.. lol

liquid last liner- a mess on my lids and always seem to end up on my lases even tho im careful (im a makeup artist so i know how to apply lol.. but it doesnt ever work)