MAC Après Chic Collection Discussion (December 2012)
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LavenderPearl
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Hehe, this is one of my plans for when I get my HC
Rinstar
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Funny you ask this, after receiving HA today, I dragged Mehr out to see. Mehr is darker, more brown and more plummy. HA is lighter and much pinker. There is something that seems similar about them though! HA looks very different on me than Mehr, so I am happy to have both. I can do comparison pics tomorrow am.
lilinah
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I got one Mineralize Lip Balm. It's the first time i've ever tried them. I'm not a big balm wearer, but it's winter...
I put it on when i got up this morning - it was around 61F in the house and i needed a little coddling. The vanilla scent is definitely much stronger than in MAC lipsticks - i found it annoying, but at least it isn't as horrible as some fruit and candy scented drugstore glosses. It was also definitely less sticky than most MAC lip glosses, and it felt moisturizing to me, but i'm not a balm or gloss freak, YMMV.
These are tinted, not as colored as lip glosses, but i definitely could see the color on my lips. This sort of product will not give a good swatch on an arm - since they are sheer they blend with the wearer's lip color, and most people's lips are not the same color as their arms. I have Nice & Simple. Described as "Bronzy gold with multidimensional pearl", i find it's kinda nude - it definitely tones down my lip color, and it seemed to me to have a subtle shimmer; it's also very glossy.
It isn't a must-have for me - i'm just not a big wearer of balms and glosses. But those who are really into balms and glosses should give this product a whirl.
I put it on when i got up this morning - it was around 61F in the house and i needed a little coddling. The vanilla scent is definitely much stronger than in MAC lipsticks - i found it annoying, but at least it isn't as horrible as some fruit and candy scented drugstore glosses. It was also definitely less sticky than most MAC lip glosses, and it felt moisturizing to me, but i'm not a balm or gloss freak, YMMV.
These are tinted, not as colored as lip glosses, but i definitely could see the color on my lips. This sort of product will not give a good swatch on an arm - since they are sheer they blend with the wearer's lip color, and most people's lips are not the same color as their arms. I have Nice & Simple. Described as "Bronzy gold with multidimensional pearl", i find it's kinda nude - it definitely tones down my lip color, and it seemed to me to have a subtle shimmer; it's also very glossy.
It isn't a must-have for me - i'm just not a big wearer of balms and glosses. But those who are really into balms and glosses should give this product a whirl.
thanks! i think i might only worry about getting hot chocolate then. i think mehr would be more my style since my lips are quite pigmented and anything light looks horrendous!
Prettypackages
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Cartoon chic, I bought warm companion and I hate frost. I thought the color was beautiful. I put nice and simple on top of it to tone down the frost and it was gorgeous
Naughtyp
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i have enough $$ to get 1 more item right now. I can't decide between the teal eyeliner, 1 more lip balm or silver birch es or ice es... I can't decide. ;( hopefully T will post swatches soon , haven't sen too many es swatches yet. I really like the teal liner but since its perm I guess itcan wait???
katred
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Looks lovely on you! I tried it on today, but I'm still a little unsure. It looked more brown in the store lighting, which made it less flattering on me. I'll continue to think about it, I'm sure.
hot chocolate w plum liner.
I did pick up Apres Chic. It reminds me a bit of a redder version of Brick-o-la, which I used to have and quite liked.
And, of course, I also got Silver Birch. It is glittery, but I do like the shade. Hope you were able to stay warm and dry today!!
amynicolaox
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Only hauled 3 things (trying to be good & not go crazy over all the MAC Collections).
I ended up with:
Cozy Up l/s
Haute Altitude l/s (I sometimes find pinks hard to wear, but this is so neutral and gorgeous)
Silver Birch MES (pretty unique and gorgeous especially if you get a heavily veined one, i think it'll look gorgeous with hocus pocus in the crease).
Already owned Stereo Rose from the previous release and I don't use it that much so didn't BU. I do think the mineralized balms were pretty cute too, so in the future i may go back for one.
I ended up with:
Cozy Up l/s
Haute Altitude l/s (I sometimes find pinks hard to wear, but this is so neutral and gorgeous)
Silver Birch MES (pretty unique and gorgeous especially if you get a heavily veined one, i think it'll look gorgeous with hocus pocus in the crease).
Already owned Stereo Rose from the previous release and I don't use it that much so didn't BU. I do think the mineralized balms were pretty cute too, so in the future i may go back for one.
KathyHC
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Video soon?
Rinstar
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What I liked a lot about HA is that it wasn't one of those nudes that is so light it looks like concealer or death lol. I think it's the amount of pink in it that works well. I might back it up and I only own a back-up of one lipstick.
Rinstar
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Will do this in the morning!
A close dupe for Pro Longwear eyeliner in Mountain Air is MUFE Aqua Eyes in 12L:
Top-- MAC Mountain Air
Bottom-- MUFE 12L ( MAC MA is matte while MUFE 12L has more sparkle )
FYI----When I removed these with the MAC eye MU remover, MAC was the toughest one to remove! Needed a few more swipes for MAC MA.
Top-- MAC Mountain Air
Bottom-- MUFE 12L ( MAC MA is matte while MUFE 12L has more sparkle )
FYI----When I removed these with the MAC eye MU remover, MAC was the toughest one to remove! Needed a few more swipes for MAC MA.
liba
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I'm glad everything you got worked out! I hope you take me up on my Warm Companion Challenge!
KiKi Kontour
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Hey laydeez!!! im new to the forum...actually i've been stalkin for months when i google up reviews n swatches from collections lol
