MAC Après Chic Collection Discussion (December 2012)

kimibos

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I love glitter so I might need fireside now.
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FaM is pretty fallout-y isn't it. I was kinda disappointed but I haven't tried it wet. I am so surprised that Silver Birch isn't fallout city though. It's kinda magic.
i want fireside now too. shades of u has a video of the collection and in her swatch you can see how duo chrome it is, like redish plum and green.
 

elegant-one

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Fireside is the only other one that I bought. Its really pretty on & I did not have any crazy fallout or application issues with it at all. Mine is half plum/burgundy & half gorgeous brown all with slight specklings of the duo chrome green in it.
 

liba

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i want fireside now too. shades of u has a video of the collection and in her swatch you can see how duo chrome it is, like redish plum and green.
Fireside is one where I think the veining does matter - the tester I used originally had lots of the blue/green/grey color and it gave me a Club-like duochrome like you're describing.

I wanted one that leaned more plum so I picked one with less blue - it's got less obvious duochrome, but it has enough, and it gives me the deeper color I wanted. I figured at some point, the color distribution in the pan will shift around and I'll have more duochrome anyhow. I love the crushed metal one that came out in that green holiday set, which is like Club on steroids, so I'm happy with my plummy Fireside! I think I'll use them together in a look.
 

Medgal07

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Thank you.
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I plan to order Amber Glow, Haute Attitude, Ice MES and the eye brush. I'm also getting a CP from the US for Stereo Rose, both Strength blushes and Nocturnal Instincts.
I'd love to get a lot more from Apres Chic, but I'm low on funds. I'm still debating on getting Silver Birch MES.
And then there's the Chanel spring collection coming out, too...
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Amazing choices Nayadine! Too little time between collections and too little $$$. I just ordered from the Chanel spring collex...should arrive by the end of the week...and then yet another collex from MAC on the horizon. I share your sentiments....
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Medgal07

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Fireside is the only other one that I bought. Its really pretty on & I did not have any crazy fallout or application issues with it at all. Mine is half plum/burgundy & half gorgeous brown all with slight specklings of the duo chrome green in it.
I was attracted to the colors, especial the burgundy & green. Can't get enough of it. Your experience with Fireside helped push me over the must-have cliff.
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elegant-one

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I was attracted to the colors, especial the burgundy & green. Can't get enough of it. Your experience with Fireside helped push me over the must-have cliff.
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I think it will be beautiful over other brown or burgundy eye shadows. I really like the color.
 

Prettypackages

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Ugh, sorry ladies…I tried. By the time I replaced the batteries in the camera (you see how often I use it), the sun went away again and I couldn't get anything approaching actual color with the flash. It's such a crap camera too - I don't know why I bother struggling with it - even an iPhone camera is better nowadays than this old junk (and I don't have an iPhone).

With flash, the no makeup photos looked almost the same as the Amber Glow/Alpine Bronze + Warm Companion photos (which I guess is a good thing for real life, eh?).

JUST GO TO A STORE AND TRY
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do you wear alpine bronze and amber glow together?
 

liba

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Both together?... What does it look like?
I tried to take a photo today but my crappy camera can't capture it well with the flash. On me it's very subtle and natural. Alpine Bronze adds warmth along the contour of the cheekbones and Amber Glow smooths and adds glow over the rest of the cheek - I'm NC15. I can't always wear light blushes like Amber Glow because they're often too powdery, but AG isn't powdery and just fuses with my skin very well, like a lot of the newer MBs.
 

MACGirl13

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I tried to take a photo today but my crappy camera can't capture it well with the flash. On me it's very subtle and natural. Alpine Bronze adds warmth along the contour of the cheekbones and Amber Glow smooths and adds glow over the rest of the cheek - I'm NC15. I can't always wear light blushes like Amber Glow because they're often too powdery, but AG isn't powdery and just fuses with my skin very well, like a lot of the newer MBs.
Ooooooohhhhhhhh, sounds beautiful. I am headed to my local MAC counter tomorrow to pick up my AG after you talked me into earlier. I want to try the AB with it too. Thank you!
 
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