How do you shop at Mac?

[user46]

most of the time i know what i want. but sometimes ... i'll know what i want and STILL do some impulse shopping. lol. im sooo bad at impulse shopping ... i always give in

 

[jennzy]

sometimes i'll have an idea of what i want...
like oh i need a nice brown then ill first look around.
i always make sure i bring my pallet with me to show them the colour i have so the colour they help me pick should go with the ones i already own.

 

[cno64]

Because I'm disabled, I shop for MAC online only. I usually do "research" here and on Makeup Alley, decide what I want, and then order when I have a free ship code.

 

[cinnybuns]

I'm still new to the whole pairing colors/looks theme but I generally get inspiration from fellow specktra members and swatch what's on my list. The only time i've let a MA influence me was my "green e/s" palette which i have no regrets on. I also know what type of colors/finishings I like so it does help with making a decision.

I walk away 8/10 w/o buying anything just swatching etc until I first get the funds, second put together a look I want that can be easily mesh with my other colors.

 

[ductapemyheartt]

i go in with a HUGE smile on my face. and then everyone says 'hey, girl!' and i am like 'hey, whats up?'

and we chit chat.
and i play with colours.
and we chit chat.
and i play with colours.
and we chit chat.
and i play with colours.
and we chit chat.

and three hours later i walk out with a bag full of goodies and no more money in my purse.

 

[melliquor]

I usually have a list of a few things that I may want but other times I know I want a new brown or a blue and swatch the colours when I get there. I always look at the recs on MUA before I buy e/s. I am bad at impulse shopping. I will go with my list and rule out half of it but then end up with another 4 items.

 

[susanks1]

I usually know what I want and sometimes buy some things I didn't plan on after seeing them in person.

 

[MrsRjizzle]

I never know what i want going in .I just know that i want something new. its really important to be to buy somethingthat works with other colors that i have though. to be spendin all that money i want to make sure i can create sveral diffrent looks. a new one ad liven up my old ones. i wear diffent eyes everyday but i never liketo do it the same

 

[a_star]

I usually already have a list of what i want to get, sometimes i go on the MAC website to find stuff to buy. Then when i pop in stores i might even look around and end up adding more to my list.

 

[Shaquille]

When I know what I want, I go in and get it, maybe with some SA's opinions..
Only when I am looking for something but do not know the shade, I'll ask for their help..

 

[mtrimier]

unless I am buying foundation, I am a shopping commando. I have a list, get in, get what I came for, get out.

If I stay any longer than that, they will just have to direct deposit my paycheck.

 

[KikiB]

I usually have a very good idea of what I will go in for although I do browse around. I occasionally will have ideas of a few things and then I'll get recommendations and such before making final decisions. I always get two items though. Very, VERY rarely do I get three, and never more. Pigments I will get suggestions on and I tend to swatch a few before I decide. Pigments are the only things I ever tend to buy from the perm line anyways, occasionally an eyeshadow, but my funds are very limited so I tend to go for the LE stuff.

 

[Susanne]

I know exactly what I want from a new collection or from the perm line

I make a list and the budget at home and take my list with me to the counter.

 

[CantAffordMAC]

I have usually been on Specktra, looking at the collection for months before it came out. So by the time I get to MAC, I tell my MA exactly what i want to try on, and he puts it on, and I almost always get it....

Now that I look back, I've bought very little that HE has recommended to me. I've always known exactly what i want, and the MA's make fun of me for that LOL

 

[miss_bailey]

I usually have an Idea about what I want. When it comes to new collections I get stuff I want(need). If my favourtie MA is working I go in because she has a good idea about whats in my collection already and is always able to reccomend things that I dont have or that I might like.

 

[duddelle]

Wow, so many of us go in with our lists. CUTE. Me too. I love us serious Biz MAC beeches. Browsing online helps me pinpoint what I'm looking for before I go into the store with THE list.

 

[FiestyFemme]

I usually always have an idea of what I want, just a mental list really. Especially now that I've acquired a lot of stuff, there's not nearly as much to want. I like drooling over the LE collections, but more often than not, I buy from the permanent collection over LE. I have most of the permanent stuff I need to buy, so I just pick out a few things I want, and go pick them up. Don't get me wrong, I play and swatch to my heart's content, but I usually go home with what I went in for. I rarely need the MA's help, but I have a few favorite ones, so sometimes I'll ask their opinions on certain things. I usually only buy 2-3 items at a time, and I usually always get something when I go.

 

[HeavenLeiBlu]

I usually have memorized or made a list of what I want, and allow myself just one impulse buy.

 

[NatalieMT]

Usually I'll go to the counter having set myself a limit of what I will buy. Say I want 2 blushes, I'll have made a shortlist in my head of 4/5 to look at (I'll do this browsing online or on Specktra swatches).

MAs come over pretty quick and offer help and I'll tell them what I'm interested in or looking for. Everytime we'll have just a general chat and a makeup chat whilst we swatch. I'm more than happy to listen to their recs which are always really good, sometimes this influences my decision, other times not.

I'll then choose the colours best suited to me, pay and then go before I'm tempted anymore. I'm quite strict on myself though if I've decided beforehand I'm not going to buy something or I'm going to pass up a collection I will stick to it.

This is almost always the scenario for LE stuff, if I feel like buying products from the perm line it happens randomly. I'll just be walking by the counter, stop by and then come out with a whole bag full of products.

 

[doll.face]

I usually know what I want when I go in. I almost never ask for help.