MAC Alluring Aquatic Collection (May 22, 2014)

[MissAileen]

Enchanted One

This is how it looks on my lips too, such a gorgeous nude!

btw, love your glasses.

 

[Dolly Snow]

What makes it worse is that she had the opportunity to swatch stuff but didn't and the fact that if she had looked she would have found swatches on darker women like me

I understand, I suppose people don't do their research. This is why I love Specktra so much you can see it on everyone and we are all so helpful.

 

[MACina]

Lmao!
I have mixed emotions over it.

Maybe it takes just a little longer until you discover your love for it

 

[heirloom94]

Okay, this is super off topic, but who likes movies like Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc, Frozen, How to Train Your Dragon, etc. Am I the only one?

I love finding nemo and frozen. It was great when she said you cant marry a man you just met

 

[pretty_melody]

Uh... yeah. Lol. I do haul videos but 7 products is a really big deal to me! It would be difficult for me to find a collection where I love everything enough to buy it. Although I did get every lipstick from Playland, but I'm a sucker for bright lipsticks and the amplified creme creme finish, so I knew I would be all over that! Lol

Yeah! I loved your playland video and all the lipsticks you got really suit you and you loved the colors. I just hate seeing all these girls buy an entire collection and its like "meh" to them. I wanna see someone using and loving them. I feel like they buy to buy and it sits in a drawer forever until the next collection comes out in a week and its the same cycle of them buying the same colors they most likely already own.

 

[Lipstickdiva420]

agreed!


I haven't seen the collex so I can't say if it is WOC friendly or not.
However, I could tell she just didn't know how to work with certain products. It seems like she likes bolder/louder makeup.
I didn't like the video though. Nothing against her, but I'm really impatient with YT videos. Stop with all the extra jibber jabber and just show the product and swatch....

I also agree with Syd Vicious. Sheer doesn't mean bad. It means sheer, buildable, a light application. That's why I don't think she knows how to use them. TO me, the first blush she swatched looked gorgeous on her. I was never a fan of frost until... was it cozy up that came out with apres chic? She swatched it on her hand but not on her... You have to try. You never know what is going to work.

I just didn't agree with her on the blushes. The blushes are gorgeous and the main stars of the collection is the eyeshadows.

 

[SydVicious]

Didn't she say once that she can't wear liner?

Then imma need her to get a mixing medium and a pigment and work it out.

 

[Dolly Snow]

I might be having *ahem* a PMS moment but I saw that Pedro Lourenco look and I wanted to punch her in the eye.

I have it too, and lmao I know how you feel sometimes I am like beautiful shadows, terrible application. Not even just her but a few Youtubers aswell.

Quote: Originally Posted by MandyVanHook


That's always the best thing to do. Unfortunately my nearest counter is nearly an hour away, and with work, I just can't make that work. It did work in my favor working out of town today, though! But anyway, when I buy online, I always do an obsessive amount of research first. Lol

See you do it the right way mandy, you research before hand if you are forced to order online.

 

[Suhsealeh]

I don't know about you guys, but PMP and SS look sxc on my lips, and I'm NC44. They all look kinda nudy/sultry on my lips.

Top to Bottom: Seduced at Sea Enchanted One Pet Me, Please Siren Song Edit: I don't know why SS and PMP look whitish in the pics, but they look really great.

 

[lipstickaddict]

This is exactly why I hate buying online!
People buy so much and HOPE it works for them.
Then they return and it goes up for everyone else.
I prefer to swatch in store! Make my own judgements and buy!

Exactly! I really wanted to love Siren Song, but I tried it in store and no matter how much I tried, it just didn't work for me---and the girls were honest and agreed. This is exactly why in store is the best if possible (mind you then I see everything and buy way more even---LOL). At least I know I love it though!

 

[Prettypackages]

Yeah! I loved your playland video and all the lipsticks you got really suit you and you loved the colors. I just hate seeing all these girls buy an entire collection and its like "meh" to them. I wanna see someone using and loving them. I feel like they buy to buy and it sits in a drawer forever until the next collection comes out in a week and its the same cycle of them buying the same colors they most likely already own.

RIGHT! and how they are using them.

But yes, the cycle you mentioned is real. I even got into it until I realized I was barely using stuff.

 

[MandyVanHook]

Yeah! I loved your playland video and all the lipsticks you got really suit you and you loved the colors. I just hate seeing all these girls buy an entire collection and its like "meh" to them. I wanna see someone using and loving them. I feel like they buy to buy and it sits in a drawer forever until the next collection comes out in a week and its the same cycle of them buying the same colors they most likely already own.

Yeah, I don't get that. What is the purpose of buying products that you aren't going to love? I just hope they give them to their friends or family so that they can be used. I hate to think of all those poor little products sitting in a dark drawer all alone. So sad...

 

[Dolly Snow]

Maybe it takes just a little longer until you discover your love for it

Probably babe, I am having an awful day.
Maybe I feel guilty for going so early instead of calling my grandma with my mom like always.

 

[Dolly Snow]

Exactly! I really wanted to love Siren Song, but I tried it in store and no matter how much I tried, it just didn't work for me---and the girls were honest and agreed. This is exactly why in store is the best if possible (mind you then I see everything and buy way more even---LOL). At least I know I love it though!

Exactly, only go in store if you can. I am not saying fuck work and go lol
Anyways I love SS lol

 

[SydVicious]

I just didn't agree with her on the blushes. The blushes are gorgeous and the main stars of the collection is the eyeshadows.

That first one, the more plum one she swatched looked beautiful on her skin tone. The ED blushes are always a bit more sheer, but I thought it was lovely on her. I think she was just so upset about the bronzers that she was put off by everything.

 

[audraMUA]

I'm loving these eyeshadows! They are fantastic! And I really like Delphic. Being NC/NW 15, it's actually gives a deep pretty natural glow.

 

[lipstickaddict]

I love finding nemo and frozen. It was great when she said you cant marry a man you just met

Love this too! In one of the classes I teach, we study the representation of women in Disney films---it makes for great discussion!

 

[heirloom94]

Me too. I am greatly for swatches and reviews prior but nothing is better than going in store and swatching and knowing it will work for you.
Because youve seen it first hand.

I understand, I suppose people don't do their research. This is why I love Specktra so much you can see it on everyone and we are all so helpful.

Even if she didn't see swatches she would have seen how light pmp is on the mac website. All all I can do is
When you're black, you know theres a risk with those types of colours

 

[janette9687]

I picked up my goodies today! Went early thinking the Mac store would be packed I've never been on a release date but I couldn't get any items online since I been on the process of moving back in the states but luckily was able to hold items. Walked away with both blushes, enchanted and Delphic Ed bronzer I really wanted the es but I really don't need any and I'm still trying to be on a low buy! Even tho there wasn't a lot of people you could tell the collection was going fast mostly anyone that came in basically came in asked for their items play some more with the collection then left haha Here's me wearing seduced at sea beciz I couldn't wait anymore and applied it in the fitting room haha who else stuffs fix plus in her purse and a brush to try blushes on on store. I hate using the store brushes

edit: im an Nc40

 

[BrknFlwr85]

Okay, this is super off topic, but who likes movies like Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc, Frozen, How to Train Your Dragon, etc. Am I the only one?

ME! I am Disney obsessed and own almost the entire Disney library on Blu-Ray.