MAC Fashion Sets 2013 Collection (April 2013)

PrettyKitty

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I added my Heroine lip pencil review on my blog, nothing exciting it's just a pencil. lol but if you want to read it, the link is in my signature.

Heroine lipstick + lip pencil :

 

janineios

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TY for the swatches!  Can you advise if the e/s texture is buttery or not worth the effort.  I love all the colors but if its a PiTA to work with, I am not going hunting.  I already got Heroine e/s b/c didn't want the dreaded remorse, not sure if I want Embrace Me e/s...
I'll be honest and say I swatched very quickly because I was already frustrated that a MA told me the Extra Dimension collection was on counter & when I got there was told otherwise. What I remember is that Silly swatched the best - definitely te most buttery eyeshadow of the 4. Heroine was 2nd. Ablaze and Embrace Me were last but weren't particularly bad. I didn't think any of them to be chalky enough to be unusable!
 

OctoberViolet

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Want to know something funny? I have Brazen Berry l/s and have yet to open it and wear it.
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I saw it in KMart and just had to buy it. Anything purple always catches my eye. It's so beautiful in your swatches. I'm going to find it (I have too many lipsticks) and open it and wear it. I hope it looks the way it swatches on you. Tx.

I added my Heroine lip pencil review on my blog, nothing exciting it's just a pencil. lol but if you want to read it, the link is in my signature.

Heroine lipstick + lip pencil :

 

Copperhead

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Want to know something funny? I have Brazen Berry l/s and have yet to open it and wear it.
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I saw it in KMart and just had to buy it. Anything purple always catches my eye. It's so beautiful in your swatches. I'm going to find it (I have too many lipsticks) and open it and wear it. I hope it looks the way it swatches on you. Tx.



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Beautiful!!!!!! Tx PrettyKitty!
OctoberViolet, do you have Heroine too? Can you do a comparison swatch and let us know how the shades compare?
 

OctoberViolet

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I do indeed. When I get home tonight, I will swatch both (if I can find them...lol) and take a photo. My camera phone takes horrible photos, but I will try. If not tonight, tomorrow then.
OctoberViolet, do you have Heroine too? Can you do a comparison swatch and let us know how the shades compare?
 

luvlydee

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OctoberViolet, do you have Heroine too? Can you do a comparison swatch and let us know how the shades compare?
My sister has brazen berry and i have heroine. So i stole hers to compare for you. These were taken with my phone but u can tell they are different...





BB on left, heroine right

ETA: they were both 2 swipes and Brazen Berry is more shinier and lets my skin show through the color. i sitll like heroine waaay better.
 

OctoberViolet

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Thank you for doing this luvlydee. I need to really clean out my lipsticks and get some sort of order with them. I agree with you. Heroine is way better.
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My sister has brazen berry and i have heroine. So i stole hers to compare for you. These were taken with my phone but u can tell they are different...





BB on left, heroine right

ETA: they were both 2 swipes and Brazen Berry is more shinier and lets my skin show through the color. i sitll like heroine waaay better.
 

Copperhead

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My sister has brazen berry and i have heroine. So i stole hers to compare for you. These were taken with my phone but u can tell they are different...





BB on left, heroine right

ETA: they were both 2 swipes and Brazen Berry is more shinier and lets my skin show through the color. i sitll like heroine waaay better.
Thanks a lot luvlydee! The tone of the shades are very similar but as expected, the finish is different. That matteness of Heroine is just so lovely. I think Brazen Berry would be perfect for the person that doesn't like the matte finish or think the color of Heroine is too 'bold'.
 

purplevines

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What about embrace me l/s and maybelline vivids hot plum or fushia flash?


Can anyone do a comparison?

Lol I may need to bring some comparison lipsticks with me on Thursday morning...
 

CartoonChic

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I got my Nordstrom shipping notice for one of my orders. The 2nd one is still processing.
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My second order shipped! Now I can relax. I wasn't sure if anything was going to be placed on backorder. So I have Heroine, Embrace Me, Silly and Ablaze lipsticks available for CPs.
 

vaisforluvrs

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Thanks OctoberViolet.
Thanks a lot luvlydee! The tone of the shades are very similar but as expected, the finish is different. That matteness of Heroine is just so lovely. I think Brazen Berry would be perfect for the person that doesn't like the matte finish or think the color of Heroine is too 'bold'.
Brazen Berry is pretty! I was going to buy it yesterday but there was only 1 left and it was obviously used (not just tested. the point was completely worn down like it had been used several times!).
 

OctoberViolet

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That makes me so sick. When I was in Sephora I saw women applying all the testers directly on their skin and mouths. So gross!!! Sephora has applicators for everybody to use for testing, but my goodness. I could never imagine doing things like that. It's not sanitary and it's not respectful.

Brazen Berry is pretty! I was going to buy it yesterday but there was only 1 left and it was obviously used (not just tested. the point was completely worn down like it had been used several times!).
 

gildedangel

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Brazen Berry is pretty! I was going to buy it yesterday but there was only 1 left and it was obviously used (not just tested. the point was completely worn down like it had been used several times!).
Eww! That just grosses me out! I just don't understand how people can do that; you don't know where that lipstick has been or who else has tested it! I see people put testers on their faces without sanitizing them first (especially at Sephora on busy days) and it makes me gag. Oh the germs.......
 

duckrodeo

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I've seen women at sephora applying mascara straight out of the tube. Now that's beyond gross
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Fortunately there are enough online retailers that carry Maybelline and other drugstore brands where you can get those colors, that way you know what you buy won't be previously open or tested. Especially with Ulta, there's an option to return them in store if they don't work for you.
 
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