Mac Carbon e/s?

[Shadowy Lady]

Maybe you can layer Carbon over a black eyeliner. That's how I do my smokey eyes, always layer

 

[BEA2LS]

carbon goes on grey on me, too - i use a loreal black over it, it is really black.. go figure.
i like to go over eye liner with carbon because liners go grey on me, too and for some reason as a liner carbon stays black.

 

[BEA2LS]

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Originally Posted by Shadowy Lady Maybe you can layer Carbon over a black eyeliner. That's how I do my smokey eyes, always layer

i did not see this when i posted my reply!

 

[fallenang3l211]

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Originally Posted by FiestyFemme I have the same problem with Carbon... it's not the black to end all blacks like it's made out to be. I'm definitely looking for something else. Black Black sounds good, but I'm scared of the fallout! I might try the MUFE one.

Black Black is a paintpot so you won't have to worry about fallout! If you don't have access to a Pro store you'll need to call them over the phone to order it since this is a Pro only item. I'm so tempted to get it! You'll only have to worry about the fallout with Dark Soul pigment. HTH!

 

[FiestyFemme]

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Originally Posted by fallenang3l211 Black Black is a paintpot so you won't have to worry about fallout! If you don't have access to a Pro store you'll need to call them over the phone to order it since this is a Pro only item. I'm so tempted to get it! You'll only have to worry about the fallout with Dark Soul pigment. HTH!

I saw it on the PRO site and Black Black is a pigment? That's why I was worried about fallout. Maybe you're thinking of Blackground Paint Pot?

 

[henrieta]

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Originally Posted by ForgetRegret I've heard the pigment pressing medium from CS is absolute crap. I have no experience with it...I press mine the cheap way; 91% alcohol. Honestly, you might want to try pressing that way...I find it to be relatively foolproof...just mix to the right consistency, let dry for a few hours, press in your pretty hetchmarks with whatever fabric you're using, and then let it dry again overnight, or for another day, depending on how paranoid you are. Usually 24 hours seems like a pretty solid bet when I do mine. GL sweetie, HTH!

thanks hun! gona keep searching for 91% alcohol than! i cant buy it in any pharmacy here in uk, so i guess i stick to ebay!

 

[henrieta]

So i tried carbon over blackround paint pot, and its beautiful for smokey eyes!

I guess i just cant use it in the crease on its own, as it shows up as gray.

I swatched carbon, black tied and typographic last day i was at mac, and typographic had much better colour pay off, although it still wasnt really dark deep black, but i guess it will show up more in the crease or outer v than carbon.

 

[fallenang3l211]

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Originally Posted by FiestyFemme I saw it on the PRO site and Black Black is a pigment? That's why I was worried about fallout. Maybe you're thinking of Blackground Paint Pot?

black black is a paintpot! chromaline

 

[AmiS4ys]

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Originally Posted by fallenang3l211 black black is a paintpot! chromaline

Black Black is also a matte PRO pigment as well.

 

[fallenang3l211]

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Originally Posted by AmiS4ys Black Black is also a matte PRO pigment as well.

ohh..yeah okay i see where i may have caused confusion! i was referring to this

MAC PRO | Chromaline

 

[ForgetRegret]

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Originally Posted by henrieta So i tried carbon over blackround paint pot, and its beautiful for smokey eyes! I guess i just cant use it in the crease on its own, as it shows up as gray. I swatched carbon, black tied and typographic last day i was at mac, and typographic had much better colour pay off, although it still wasnt really dark deep black, but i guess it will show up more in the crease or outer v than carbon.

You can still use it in your crease...try this; use Smolder kohl to kind of shade in the area where you want the heaviest concentration of black, smudge it out a bit with your finger, and then put the Carbon over that. It should help amp up the black for you a bit...

As for the 91% alcohol, you should be able to find 70% and 99%, or something similar, correct? If you can manage to get both of those, just mix a bit of the lower percentage with the higher percentage, and it'll give you a fairly close mixture to 91%. HTH sweetie!

 

[henrieta]

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Originally Posted by ForgetRegret You can still use it in your crease...try this; use Smolder kohl to kind of shade in the area where you want the heaviest concentration of black, smudge it out a bit with your finger, and then put the Carbon over that. It should help amp up the black for you a bit... As for the 91% alcohol, you should be able to find 70% and 99%, or something similar, correct? If you can manage to get both of those, just mix a bit of the lower percentage with the higher percentage, and it'll give you a fairly close mixture to 91%. HTH sweetie!

thanks a lot hun! you are so helpful all the time! really appreciated!

 

[ForgetRegret]

aww, thanks hun...glad I can help.