C-Shock

AudreyNicole

AudreyNicole

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I am SOOO impatient, and for me, waiting for this collection will be as hard as it was waiting for Barbie. I bought almost everything from that collection and love it all. I see the same happening with this one! I am saving up all my empties to hopefully get a few eyeshadows that way since I want them all except Passionate, which I already have! If MAC keeps going with such great collections, at this rate, my collection may triple within a year!
 
Pink Xenomorph

Pink Xenomorph

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Originally Posted by amy_forster
me too!!! all the e/s are tempting me but at £10 each...yes thats £10 each...they are sooooo expensive!!!! Why do those of us not in the US have to pay so much?!?

Because your countries' economies don't suck like ours currently does? *death* And before anyone takes me seriously, I kid, hurr.

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Originally Posted by AudreyNicole
I am SOOO impatient, and for me, waiting for this collection will be as hard as it was waiting for Barbie. I bought almost everything from that collection and love it all. I see the same happening with this one! I am saving up all my empties to hopefully get a few eyeshadows that way since I want them all except Passionate, which I already have! If MAC keeps going with such great collections, at this rate, my collection may triple within a year!

I hear that. I was impatiently awaiting Barbie for the Rocking Chick lipstick (and I wish I had gotten a backup since I wear it all the friggin' time now) and now I'm going all stir-crazy waiting for the illustrious Blast o' Blue lipstick. If it looks anything like Blueberry Fizz does, I'm going to be able to die happy. I don't have a sheer blue like Blueberry Fizz, but the more I look at that picture the more I like the sheer ultramarine tint on the lips. I'm going to have to save up--more like scrounge up--a few empties m'self to get some of the eyeshadows, since I still plan on buying the Balloonacy quad and two of the Softsparkle pencils. And if I have any money left over, I might just get the blue-violet lipstick from Strange Hybrid. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'm a total whore for blue/blue-hued cosmetics.

I do need to steer away from the blues for a while, though, since I just realized that I have no reds, no oranges, no yellows, no warm-toned greens, and no neutrals in my eyeshadow/pigment collection. And as much as I can't stand beiges, I at least need a few for highlighting and such.

(oh and i need more brushes. and i have a whole list of things i need to order from MACPro. fucking budget, ruin my fun will it? *mutterbitchhiss*)
 
lemurian

lemurian

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Originally Posted by amy_forster
me too!!! all the e/s are tempting me but at £10 each...yes thats £10 each...they are sooooo expensive!!!! Why do those of us not in the US have to pay so much?!?

Because they're imported? Because your cost of living is higher? There's always ebay
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peaudane

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They're making a huge profit in Europe these days because the euro is so high. I don't think the cost of living is higher in most European countries than in the US. England is an exception.
 
lemurian

lemurian

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Originally Posted by peaudane
They're making a huge profit in Europe these days because the euro is so high. I don't think the cost of living is higher in most European countries than in the US. England is an exception.

I was referring to England, of course. I bought a lot of MAC in France not two years ago and the prices weren't much different from ours. 14 euro isn't much more than 14 dollars plus tax in places like California and NY. I guess the prices have gone up since then?
 
j_absinthe

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Originally Posted by glittergoddess27
I really really really NEED a TRUE RED,.. aggh but I will probably buy almost everything from this one anyway

Ben Nye makes a true red. Yes, it's far from high end, but it's TRUE red.
 
Pink Xenomorph

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I swear, each time I see that picture of Blueberry Fizz on that Specktralite's lips, I become more and more determined to buy at least two of C-Shock's Blast o' Blue so that I won't miss it the way I missed Blueberry Fizz. As much as I love my blue shu umeura Rouge Unlimited, it really is a warm-toned blue and warm anything makes me look pale and washed out. Here's to hoping that Blast o' Blue will be a gorgeous ultramarine glaze!

(and goddammit, i'm more determined than ever to find me a tube or four of blueberry fizz. that color is grinding on my mind. it's turned me into a rabid, cave-dwelling lemming! awesome.)
 
Turbokittykat

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Originally Posted by j_absinthe
Ben Nye makes a true red. Yes, it's far from high end, but it's TRUE red.

Personally I would say Ben Nye is better quality than MAC. Ben Nye is a professional theatrical brand whereas these days MAC is just another EL commercial brand. It's not what it used to be when it was genuinely a brand for makeup artists.


I just need to add that the photo of Blueberry Fizz has made me realise I need to wear mine much more often!
 
lah_knee

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i dont think mac's quality has gotten worse, if anything its gotten better. some of the finishes of their shadows before SUCKED! they werent even all about shadows. they started out with other products.
they arent for just make up artists either. they are all ages all races all sexes. if they just made their products for studio uses only. not all of us would like it and it wouldnt be a brand for everyone and thats really the whole point of mac. mac is not theatrical makeup. and for reason.
 
cno64

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Originally Posted by lah_knee
i dont think mac's quality has gotten worse, if anything its gotten better. some of the finishes of their shadows before SUCKED! they werent even all about shadows. they started out with other products.
they arent for just make up artists either. they are all ages all races all sexes. if they just made their products for studio uses only. not all of us would like it and it wouldnt be a brand for everyone and thats really the whole point of mac. mac is not theatrical makeup. and for reason.

The main thing that attracted me to MAC in the first place was their amazing selection of colors and finishes.
I just love being able to go to the website and order my outrageous colors without having to argue with an associate who insists that I "need" to be wearing peach blush instead of magenta.
I'm NW15; green eyes; brunette, but I have good brushes, and know how to use them.
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pumpkincat210

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Originally Posted by Turbokittykat
Personally I would say Ben Nye is better quality than MAC. Ben Nye is a professional theatrical brand whereas these days MAC is just another EL commercial brand. It's not what it used to be when it was genuinely a brand for makeup artists.

ITA, I remember in 1995 things were better, when i got back into mac in 2005 i noticed the quality was just not the same. They were more tailored to teenagers and had more gimmicky products. I also heard that 2006 was not a great year for mac as they had a record number of returns. This year you can definately tell that mac has tried to step up their game with some of the collections that are out. Go MAC!
 
cno64

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Originally Posted by pumpkincat210
This year you can definately tell that mac has tried to step up their game with some of the collections that are out. Go MAC!

If "Barbie" and "C-Shock" are examples of what happens when MAC tries to "step up their game," all I can say is, "KEEP IT COMIN'!"
I'll just have to keep a close eye on my blood pressure and my bank balance.
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Turbokittykat

Turbokittykat

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Originally Posted by lah_knee
if they just made their products for studio uses only. not all of us would like it and it wouldnt be a brand for everyone

That is exactly my point. If you check into the history of MAC, you will find the line was originally created by a makeup artist and photographer and a hair salon owner because they couldn't find existing products that photographed well.

Then it was a high quality, gimmick-free brand used almost exclusively by makeup artists for professional purposes. Now it's just another commercial brand designed to appeal to the general public.

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Originally Posted by lah_knee
and thats really the whole point of mac.

I don't know on what you are basing your claim regarding "the whole point of mac" but I think you'll find that the original "whole point of mac" was absolutely *not* anything to do with being a brand aimed at everyone.

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Originally Posted by lah_knee
mac is not theatrical makeup. and for reason.

Yes, that reason is that EL now own it and they want to milk it for everything they can. That's why everything now is a hyped-up limited edition, it's why there are so many gimmicky products (such as glimmershimmers and glitz glosses), it's why the quality is diminishing (to cut costs) and it's why so many professional makeup artists are deserting to other brands.
 
Turbokittykat

Turbokittykat

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"M·A·C Cosmetics, founded in 1984 to support the needs of professional makeup artists..."

"M·A·C Cosmetics was founded in 1984 by two Toronto natives, Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo. Mr. Toskan, a makeup artist and photographer, and Mr. Angelo, a hair salon owner, recognized the need for cosmetics products that would retain their integrity under the intense glare of high-powered lights found on photography shoots."

Source: http://www.macpro.com/customerservice/about/glance.tmpl


Are you able to quote sources to back up what you have asserted lah_knee?
 
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