How did you get hooked on MAC?

[MacAddict09]

Until recently I havent been that into makeup but on a whim I typed something in the search box, I cant remember, and one of fafinettex3s videos popped up and I ended up subscribing to a bunch of other gurus and Ive been hooked ever since.

 

[dolcekatiana]

I got hooked on MAC about a year ago. I went from drugstore makeup -> Clinique -> Bobbi Brown and I was never really happy with my makeup routine. Well, a friend of mine always looked flawless, face, eyes, everything. So I asked her what kind of makeup she used and she showed me her makeup bag full of MAC so I went to the counter and started trying things for myself... started with Studio Fix Fluid foundation, Naked Lunch and Sable eye shadows, and Plushlash mascara... and it was love!

 

[AmberElizabeth]

Back in 8th grade for me... I started wearing makeup in 6th grade and kept using my mom's Clinique makeup so she brought me to Nordstrom and told me to find some makeup I liked and she'd buy it for me. I picked the MAC counter because the artists had "awesome makeup" and that was it for me. My makeup bag staples have come from MAC ever since.

Now it's just a rediculously expensive hobby

 

[Lauren1981]

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Originally Posted by AmberElizabeth it's just a rediculously expensive hobby

aint that the truth...
but i love it

 

[FiestyFemme]

I got hooked on MAC in October 2002. I bought a mini lipglass set, which was quickly followed by an e/s palette. I haven't looked back since. Love my MAC.

 

[buddhy]

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Originally Posted by Lauren1981 aint that the truth... but i love it

Tell me about it!

 

[AudreyNicole]

It was January 2006, when my sister-in-law came to visit from California with a box full of MAC eyeshadows. I started playing with them, and promptly looked up the closest place to buy, and we went the next day. I have been hooked ever since.

 

[hawaii02]

A "I just got over the flu" makeover in Feb 2008. My husband was overseas and I needed a bit of a pick me up. Now, everyone at the counter knows me I go so often

 

[kittykit]

I bought most of my makeup from Red Earth and Bloom before I started using MAC. I discovered MAC in 2000 but didn't get anything until summer 2002

My first purchases were Eye Brows and Blot Powder. When you're hooked on MAC, there's no turning back

 

[Miss QQ]

My addiction for MAC started last year in May. I was searching online about Chanel's summer collection when I read about Naughty Nauticals. I liked the theme and colours.

At that time, I was going through sort of a difficult time with dental issues. A dentist I visited screwed up and left a chip of the wisdom tooth he was supposed to remove inside my gum. I didn't know it until I took a dental x-ray when I scheduled to remove another wisdom tooth in May. So I had two dental surgery within two weeks and my cheeks were badly swollen. I was in pain and the antibiotics I took made me nauseous and gave me insomnia. I had to find a way to distract myself and make myself feel better so I indulged in Naughty Nauticals and MAC make me very happy!

 

[RockStar]

I'm a complete newbie MAC addict and I got Hello Kitty to blame for my empty wallet

But my first buy was last December i got a Hug Me lipstick (that i lost in a club a week later

) and contrast e/s
I was amazed by the quality but couldn't afford to buy anymore but when Hello Kitty came out...my brain kinda froze and I started going on crazy MAC hauls since then

 

[Boasorte]

Well I got my first MAC lipglass from a friend when I was 11, it was so sticky and I hated it. But just a few months ago, back in October I really started paying attention to makeup and wanted to cover my flaws, and look pretty.
I remember buying this Wet n Wild creamy eyeshadow quad that looked gross(I'm actually wearig it in my pic) I happened to be walking by a MAC store one day, popped in, bought my first concealer, and MAC inter-view mineralize shadow, and I FELL IN LOVE, my next purchase was the holiday set basic brushes, since I'm still a noob

I realize MAC was thie SH** for shadows, great colour payoff, althogh for some reason only my mac brushes work with my mac products, my Coastal Scents brushes don't work with the shadows

 

[cocomia]

I was initially looking for Lychee Luxe but the MA accidentally gave me Plus Luxe! I ended up loving the color, so instead of returning it, I just bought Lychee Luxe the following week. It was around the time Cult of Cherry was being released so I looked around the counter and ended up buying Rich & Ripe.

I started out with lipgloss but eventually admitted that I was hooked when I justified a fairly huge haul with the reason "Oh it's for the wedding I'm attending!" when I could have had my face done for half the price

No regrets, I love my MAC!

 

[NatalieMT]

I always used high end brands because my mother insisted as my skin was bad. We walked past the MAC counter one day, I was probably 13/14 or so and we saw all the foundation shades and were very impressed, as being so pale I had found it hard to find a good match and wanted to cover up my acne. That day was my first haul got a couple of brushes I think one was the 187 and I got foundation, powder, Golden bronzer and Pink Swoon blush.

I didn't go back for a long time after that, I think when I next returned was just after Barbie was released, bought eyeshadow and l/g and then I majorly hauled around the time of Flastronic for things for my birthday. I guess it was the rush of spending that much money in one go that got me then.

Now my buying hads changed I just love the products, I see their high quality and am more selective of what I choose when I haul as I think I understand the art of makeup more and yes I do think it's an art. I've moved on a lot since I started buying and now want to created different looks, experiment and better my skills. I enjoy building a collection of useful and fun items. I don't see anything wrong with any of us doing that. All hail MAC!

 

[atwingirl]

I started working for an airline as a Flight Attendant in 1994. Alot of the Senior, more seasoned veterans so to speak wore MAC. Because of the harsh lighting, long hours(sometimes 16 hour days), horrid recycled cabin air and different climate changes one might face in a single day, a "Stew" really needs a good makeup. MAC held up and met all of these challenges, especially the lipsticks. And I swear by the clear lipglass for anyone taking long flights. Smear a glob on your lips and it will protect them from drying out and cracking.

 

[Mindy!]

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Originally Posted by nursee81 Mine began almost 8 years ago. I was pregnant with my daughter and felt horrible, fat and swollen and told my husband that I need make up and that I need to feel pretty. So he took me to MAC and bought me everything I wanted and since then I haven't gone back. I loved everything about it.

OMGosh we have like the same story exsept I just had my first son and i hated the way I looked. So my husband sent me on a pamper day and i got my makeup done at a MAC counter. And well the rest is history. Now all he gets me for my birthday is MAC giftcard.

 

[blinkymei]

when I got my smoking eyes quad as a birthday gift... went on youtube to figure out how to use it and found more youtubers who loved other MAC products, found specktra and the gorgeous fotds... and it went all downhill from there

 

[TISH1124]

I am not sure at what point I became hooked...I remember many many years ago reading a magazine that Mary J. Blidge wore MAC and I went to the counter because I wanted everything she had on her face in that picture...Because I was gonna look like her for sure

If I bought everything she was wearing.

I started with a foundation, lipstick, Chestnut lip pencil

, Still did not look like Mary ...but after that I had to have everything MAC made. Never knowing at that moment...this would become a Major obsession!!

 

[Lauren1981]

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Originally Posted by TISH1127 I started with a foundation, lipstick, Chestnut lip pencil

omg! chestnut lip pencil is what i bought with the studio fix (well, my godmother bought. lol). i LOVED it

 

[TISH1124]

^^ I think Chestnut was the standard for all WOC when I first started buying...It was like you must have Oh baby and Chestnut....I would ask what lip liner do you recommend...it was always Chestnut...LOL