Lauren1981
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^^ totally agree. lol! i used chestnut with EVERYTHING. no matter what color i was wearing i always smeared on the chestnut. that was the only thing i knew!!
How did you get hooked on MAC?
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chiara
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I discovered Mac in 2004, at the time I was only using drugstore brands and I wanted to try something else. I had read the name "Mac" in a magazine, I think it was about some celebrities using it or something. So I went there, bought a few things.
But I only got hooked and started building up my collection about 3 years ago though, when I started being a lot more interested in makeup, trying new colors, new looks.
But I only got hooked and started building up my collection about 3 years ago though, when I started being a lot more interested in makeup, trying new colors, new looks.
Snootus0722
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I started using MAC in 1996 when good friend let me use her studio fix powder, as we were hitting the club. After that I went and got my own compact, studio fix in c7. Shortly after that I started using lipglass w/the chestnut pencil lol. There was a time when I left MAC and went to BB,(for e/s and l/g) but I never left my studio fix powder.
About 6 months ago.. I found you tube and now
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About 6 months ago.. I found you tube and now
Lauren1981
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we need to start a Chestnut Pencil club. lmao!!!
just like tish said, i think most woc got started on the chestnut lip liner
Originally Posted by Snootus0722
Shortly after that I started using lipglass w/the chestnut pencil lol.. |
we need to start a Chestnut Pencil club. lmao!!!
just like tish said, i think most woc got started on the chestnut lip liner
reesesilverstar
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My story is boring. In May 2008 I got hooked when I finally found a foundation that looked awesome on me - Studio Tech... And all those bright eyeshadows? So many colors? WOOO!!!
TSIZ
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1990-1991 "Gen X", the "grunge" era, etc...
One of my first jobs while at university was working "behind the scenes" and throughout the reception area tending to clients while they wait for their appointments (it's 10 a.m., anyone want a glass of wine? Uh, yeah), at The Spa at Nordstrom San Francisco Centre. The MUA's used MAC on their clients. Everyone that worked at The Spa wore MAC, b/c we had to promote it. I don't think it was even available on the selling floor, only at The Spa. Anyway, I hadn't worn make-up on a daily basis since 9th or 10th grade, so it was weird at first.
My collection grew, but only consisted of lipstick (b/c that's what they're know for!), lipliner, and loose powder (C5: guess what? DC'ed!
They have C4 and C6...WTF?) The loose powders were like 2x the size they are now. Anyway, I got the loose powder only b/c I wanted a reason to use a big fluffy face brush, like Meg Ryan used in one very brief scene in When Harry Met Sally, that I'd just seen the year before. Stupid, huh? My first make-up brush ever was the 101 (now the 150). I also bought the 17 (now the 316? The covered lip brush). That set me back like $50! Holy crap. That's a LOT for a college student, even now.
My lipstick and lipliner collection continued to grow, until I ran out of my faves: "Fatale" and "Red" in the "TONE" Finish. The closest thing I've found to "Fatale" in color and finish is Clinique's "Black Honey", to give you an idea. Well, not only were "Fatale" and "Red" DC'ed
, the whole "tone" finish family was! I ended up buying the two on eBay for, like, 2x retail...and when I received them, I thought, "WTF? are these fakes?" They were BULLET-shaped. WEIRD. Not a big fan of change if it ain't broke, and not a fan of paying 2x retail on eBay. So I quit MAC. This was late-1999? Early-2000? Maybe it was a New Year's resolution.
I dipped here and there into other brands, with only one thing remaining constant: my Clinique foundation (also DC'ed...OF COURSE
). It took forever to find that perfect foundation. So, I just threw in the towel. Fuck it. No make-up. I'm au naturel. Whatever.
My li'l sis (10 years younger) got into MAC (gee, I wonder how) I guess late high school early college (didn't pay much attention). Everytime she'd come home to visit from college, she'd hit up the MAC Pro Store and come home with a haul that I was always dying to look at, but never admitted to it. I'd watch her out of the corner of my eye, putting on eyeshadow (wha?) and blush (huh?) using brushes I hadn't seen before with stiff bristles and angles and...hey! Shut up. I didn't wear makeup, so why would I ever see MU brushes?!?
And she always carried a tube of Lip Glass. I always carried a tube of philosophy's the supernatural clear gloss which I thought was BETTER b/c it wasn't STICKY...guess what? DISCONTINUED.
Whatever. Clearly some force out there was telling me that it doesn't matter which MU line I run to; they will always DC my faves, so get over it, and just buy back-ups.
Here I am, brought full circle, back in MAC HELL/HEAVEN. I was clean and sober for nearly 10 years, dammit. This is my first year back in the loop and it's totally a LOVE/HATE/TOTALLY HATE/DESPISE relationship. I don't even wear makeup. So this is all extra ridiculous. My sis laughs at me. *taunting voice* "I thought you HATED MAC?" "Shut up."
So, what was the question? Oh, "How did you get hooked on MAC?" Uh, Nordstrom made me wear it.
One of my first jobs while at university was working "behind the scenes" and throughout the reception area tending to clients while they wait for their appointments (it's 10 a.m., anyone want a glass of wine? Uh, yeah), at The Spa at Nordstrom San Francisco Centre. The MUA's used MAC on their clients. Everyone that worked at The Spa wore MAC, b/c we had to promote it. I don't think it was even available on the selling floor, only at The Spa. Anyway, I hadn't worn make-up on a daily basis since 9th or 10th grade, so it was weird at first.
My collection grew, but only consisted of lipstick (b/c that's what they're know for!), lipliner, and loose powder (C5: guess what? DC'ed!
My lipstick and lipliner collection continued to grow, until I ran out of my faves: "Fatale" and "Red" in the "TONE" Finish. The closest thing I've found to "Fatale" in color and finish is Clinique's "Black Honey", to give you an idea. Well, not only were "Fatale" and "Red" DC'ed
I dipped here and there into other brands, with only one thing remaining constant: my Clinique foundation (also DC'ed...OF COURSE
My li'l sis (10 years younger) got into MAC (gee, I wonder how) I guess late high school early college (didn't pay much attention). Everytime she'd come home to visit from college, she'd hit up the MAC Pro Store and come home with a haul that I was always dying to look at, but never admitted to it. I'd watch her out of the corner of my eye, putting on eyeshadow (wha?) and blush (huh?) using brushes I hadn't seen before with stiff bristles and angles and...hey! Shut up. I didn't wear makeup, so why would I ever see MU brushes?!?
And she always carried a tube of Lip Glass. I always carried a tube of philosophy's the supernatural clear gloss which I thought was BETTER b/c it wasn't STICKY...guess what? DISCONTINUED.
Here I am, brought full circle, back in MAC HELL/HEAVEN. I was clean and sober for nearly 10 years, dammit. This is my first year back in the loop and it's totally a LOVE/HATE/TOTALLY HATE/DESPISE relationship. I don't even wear makeup. So this is all extra ridiculous. My sis laughs at me. *taunting voice* "I thought you HATED MAC?" "Shut up."
So, what was the question? Oh, "How did you get hooked on MAC?" Uh, Nordstrom made me wear it.
barbieismetal
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When i tried out Carbon eyeshadow and saw how easy it was to blend and how long it stayed on my eyes , with no base at all.
And i thought the lipsticks were amazing
And i thought the lipsticks were amazing
Twinkle_Twinkle
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SOOO TRUE! That could be why I can't stand either.
| Originally Posted by TISH1127
^^ 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 |
SOOO TRUE! That could be why I can't stand either.
L1LMAMAJ
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i used to only use drugstore makeup because frankly, i couldn't afford mac. so in august of 2007, i decided to treat myself to a mac smokey eye palette. i seldom used it because i didn't wanna "waste" my precious mac on everyday looks. so i would just use the mac palette on special occasions. and that was how it started!
Lauren1981
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^^ i think specktra got me even more hooked. i loved MAC before but after coming here and seeing so many other women & men who all share the same interest/love in it made me like it even more
misha5150
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TISH said:
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
That was also my first MAC purchase but I also bought O lipstick that day.
I first went to a MAC counter in 1999/2000 and some how, never really got into makeup until I started watching Youtube makeup how to's and saw how enthusiastic and knowledgeable the people on there were and it lighted the spark back up. After the Hello Kitty collection came out, my bank account hasn't been the same since and a month later I joined Specktra and now I have developed a serious and expensive obsession/hobby/LOVE!!!
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
That was also my first MAC purchase but I also bought O lipstick that day.
brassdancer
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Youtube youtube youtube. URgh. Thanks alot guys
Laurie
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It was August 2004, we took a family vacation to Canada and I was just ambling around the mall and saw the store.. So I went in saw this girl wearing yellow and orange eyeshadow.. And I'll always remember her!!.. I was a complete dork to makeup.. I was 16 and barely wore anything.. So I asked her how she knew what to put together and she said that it's all up to you.. You can do anything!!.. She was sooo happy and bubbly!! And cute! And smiley! I love you yellow and orange eyeshadow girl!!!! I even remember what she looks like!.. Hehe.. So, my first purchases were Honey Lust, Steamy and Black Tied.. I've been hooked ever since.. Purchasing was stagnant for a while cause there was no MAC store here.. Then they opened one and my collection expanded faster than a pregnant mama!.. I love it.. It makes me happy!.. Makes me even happier when my bf buys for me!.. LOL.. So yup.. That's how it started.. YT Specktra only fuel it!
silviachic
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What made you addicted to MAC?
There's another thread that asked "how did you get hooked on MAC?" or something along those lines... so I was thinking... there's all these super cool stories about what triggered us to get addicted to MAC, but what is it about the MAC products that got us hooked? What makes MAC products different from other cosmetic lines?
For me personally,
It was how pigmented the products are, the vibrant colors, it stays on for a long period of time, the sexy packaging
, how soft the powder products are, the edgy-ness of the store and staff, and of course new collections launching constantly!
I'm not sure if everybody's the same, but I'm sure there are a lot of other aspects I never thought of...
So tell us... What made you addicted to MAC?
(Oh, and if there's another thread that asks the same question, sorry!! if you can kindly post the link to it I would appreciate it
)
There's another thread that asked "how did you get hooked on MAC?" or something along those lines... so I was thinking... there's all these super cool stories about what triggered us to get addicted to MAC, but what is it about the MAC products that got us hooked? What makes MAC products different from other cosmetic lines?
For me personally,
It was how pigmented the products are, the vibrant colors, it stays on for a long period of time, the sexy packaging
I'm not sure if everybody's the same, but I'm sure there are a lot of other aspects I never thought of...
So tell us... What made you addicted to MAC?
(Oh, and if there's another thread that asks the same question, sorry!! if you can kindly post the link to it I would appreciate it
hello_kitty
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Re: What made you addicted to MAC?
Like you, the pigments, colors, how long it lasts... I also like how I could put all the eyeshadows in palettes that were easy to find and buy. Before I was buying things here and there from different companies, and I can't explain it, but that bothers me... I like my stuff to all be from the same company (at least the majority of it)
Like you, the pigments, colors, how long it lasts... I also like how I could put all the eyeshadows in palettes that were easy to find and buy. Before I was buying things here and there from different companies, and I can't explain it, but that bothers me... I like my stuff to all be from the same company (at least the majority of it)
GlamQueen21
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Re: What made you addicted to MAC?
What made me into a MAC addict was the quality of the products because they are so versatile, especially the MSFs. I love how MAC comes out with new collections every month either with new colors and special packaging in which I adore most.
What made me into a MAC addict was the quality of the products because they are so versatile, especially the MSFs. I love how MAC comes out with new collections every month either with new colors and special packaging in which I adore most.
