MAC - Graphic Garden (Nordies Anniversary Collection) Discussion

[Deirdre]

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Originally Posted by lilMAClady Graphic Garden Pallette is sold out everywhere because its fantastic! (It sold out in pre sale here) It's my fave out of the 2 (I got both). If you lack bright watery greens or just want Monet Water Colors on steroids in one place do hunt it down. It's so much fun!

I agree with this so much. I have done several looks with this palette already, and love the veluxe pearl textures. All the colours are well pigmented, and blend well. I love the green with the blue, but I have also just used the neutral/purple/pink colours together. I bought that

Last week I used the highlighter colour on my inner/highlight blending into the green on the lid, out to the blue on the deep outer V. I used the purple-y pink on the inner crease and blended out into the darker purple-y blackish colour on my outer crease. On my lower lid I used the highlighter and blended it out to the green to the outer corner of my eye. It was dramatic, but it looked really great. My husband wanted me to do it again yesterday, haha.

Anyway, I'm very keen on this palette, and it's the only Nordie/Bay palette I've ever been this excited about. I completely passed on the Novel Twist ones, last year. This one has colours that really work well together in several ways from a softer neutral look to a really dynamic contrast between the green and the purples. I can see this fitting well with a lot of my existing collection, as well.

 

[Susanne]

^^^ Veluxe Pearls

 

[Deirdre]

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Originally Posted by Susanne ^^^ Veluxe Pearls

Yes! Three of the 6 are VPs: Social Climber, Straight Hedge, and Linear Lilac (the highlighter, green and cool grey colors). Botanical Blue is a Frost, the blackish purplish Graphic Garden a (V), is that Velvet?, and the pinkish purplish Wild Wisteria is a lustre (and amazingly well pigmented, for a lustre - a la Swimming in quality, I feel).

 

[chinkee21]

^^ Gaah!

you make me want to get the palette!

 

[Bif]

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Originally Posted by Deirdre I agree with this so much. I have done several looks with this palette already, and love the veluxe pearl textures. All the colours are well pigmented, and blend well. I love the green with the blue, but I have also just used the neutral/purple/pink colours together. I bought that Last week I used the highlighter colour on my inner/highlight blending into the green on the lid, out to the blue on the deep outer V. I used the purple-y pink on the inner crease and blended out into the darker purple-y blackish colour on my outer crease. On my lower lid I used the highlighter and blended it out to the green to the outer corner of my eye. It was dramatic, but it looked really great. My husband wanted me to do it again yesterday, haha. Anyway, I'm very keen on this palette, and it's the only Nordie/Bay palette I've ever been this excited about. I completely passed on the Novel Twist ones, last year. This one has colours that really work well together in several ways from a softer neutral look to a really dynamic contrast between the green and the purples. I can see this fitting well with a lot of my existing collection, as well.

Anyway that you could post a picture of that look next time you do it? It sounds amazing!

 

[molotov]

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Originally Posted by lukinamama this is Nordstrom anniversary collection and it is only available at Nordstrom (it won't be on maccosmetics.com)

So does that mean it will not be released in the UK?

 

[Susanne]

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Originally Posted by molotov So does that mean it will not be released in the UK?

We will get the eye palettes and lips / brush bags in Europe, not the look boxes.

 

[molotov]

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Originally Posted by Susanne We will get the eye palettes and lips / brush bags in Europe, not the look boxes.

That is good, thank you lovely x

 

[Miss Dynamite]

Got to swatch the palettes yesterday and bought Fresh Cut (Graphic Garden was sold out). All of the colors in the palettes are very pretty with the exception of the dark color in each, which only showed up as a sorta chalky black on me. All of the other colors were pretty smooth and pigmented, even the lustres. Sun Shy and Part Peony are definitely my 2 favorites from the Fresh Cut palette.

 

[peachy pink]

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Originally Posted by Susanne We will get the eye palettes and lips / brush bags in Europe, not the look boxes.

Brush bag, yieks. Think I'll get the Shape & Perfect, I just wish the bag would be the "white-bloomy" bag, not the "black-bloomy", as it appearently is... out on 31th in Germany, right?

 

[shadowaddict]

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Originally Posted by Miss Dynamite Got to swatch the palettes yesterday and bought Fresh Cut (Graphic Garden was sold out). All of the colors in the palettes are very pretty with the exception of the dark color in each, which only showed up as a sorta chalky black on me. All of the other colors were pretty smooth and pigmented, even the lustres. Sun Shy and Part Peony are definitely my 2 favorites from the Fresh Cut palette.

I thought I was the only one who thought that. But you know I never seem to use the super dark ones in most of the palettes except for liner. I think I'm afraid of the dark ones. But I see such gorgeous looks done with colors like Carbon that I need to practice.

I don't have a Nordies anywhere near me. But I bought the Fresh Cut palette over the phone since I will be in Vegas next week, so it's waiting for me. Now I'm also wanting the GG one but they are sold out. The m/a said there is a slight chance they will get more so she took down my name and number. I would've thought they'd super stock Vegas with all the traffic they get during their Annv. sale. I think they could have have sold a ton.

 

[abbyquack]

I broke down and ordered the Fresh Cut Palette today. It's actually for my mom b/c she was saying she is almost done with a MAC quad and needed another one! So I figured this one might be nice for her. We'll see when it gets here, maybe I'll want it for myself

 

[Miss Dynamite]

I've never been afraid of the dark colors, I've even been known to wear shimmery black eyeshadow all over my lid. But I have so many colors that show up like that on me, including Deep Truth, Climate Blue, etc. I really don't need more. But I'll just ignore them and use the other beautiful colors in the palettes.

 

[Susanne]

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Originally Posted by peachy pink Brush bag, yieks. Think I'll get the Shape & Perfect, I just wish the bag would be the "white-bloomy" bag, not the "black-bloomy", as it appearently is... out on 31th in Germany, right?

Yes, next Friday

As soon as I know so far.

 

[cucomelon5]

baby blooms lip bag swatches

I really wanted to love this lip bag, especially since they all look so pretty in their tubes...but the only color I liked after swatching was the raspberry-pink-ish lipstick (Spiceflower)...Soft Illusion seemed SUPER frosty and light and the lipglass (Baby blooms) was a deeper bronzey-pink that I didn't think would work on me

 

[pdtb050606]

^^ I can't see your pics?

 

[cucomelon5]

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Originally Posted by pdtb050606 ^^ I can't see your pics?

sorry about that, should be fixed now!

 

[Susanne]

I got Graphic Garden eye palette and Baby Blooms lip bag today!

The eye palette is so pretty and has awesome colours!

I passed the brushes, they were like mine from Colour Forms - I will wait for the holiday collection here.

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ Enjoy your goodies! I love the holographic design of the palette. If I have it, I would tilt it again and again just to see the two different images.

 

[peachy pink]

I got the Shape & Perfect brush set!

I was so excited. And yeah, even if the quality of the brushes isn't as good as the quality of the regular ones.. I am not a professional MU artist, and they work perfectly fine for me

& I luv the bag! Yaay Graphic Garden!