MAC - Holiday 2010 A Tartan Tale Discussion

Alty

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I am tempted to get the cool piggies set but I bought a full size Mauvement with FF and the rest are perm shades, right?
Uhm no…according to the blog that must not be named cheers my dear and softwash grey are LE. CMD is new while SG is a repromote.
The only two permanent (at PRO) shades are silver fog and reflects pearl.
Honestly I bought this kit primarily for the tin
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but it's a great deal for the quantity you get. I would have bought the other 2 kits as well if I had liked the colors.
I understand that having one of them in a full size you're reluctant tough. I would be. Maybe you might sell mauvement mini and get a bit of your money back?
 

laylalovesmac

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I'm quickly falling in love with the cool set again. If it's still available after my birthday passes, I think I'll have to get it.

How are people liking the lipglass sets (the pink one namely)? Do you think they're worth it? Or no?
 

Alty

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How are people liking the lipglass sets (the pink one namely)? Do you think they're worth it? Or no?
Weeell…everyone must have understood by now that I bought these mainly for the tins
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and I never let a pink lipgloss lay unused on the bottom of a drawer so I'm glad I got them after all, but I think the colors are not so special.
It's your basic pink range, very "girly", I think they would make a lovely gift for a young girl or a cool-toned gal who's new to MAC and has never tried the wonders of lipglasses, but if you have similar colors and you're not a sucker for packaging like me, you can skip these. No special effects here, nothing you "must" have.

On my iMac, the colors in this video are very very accurate, so if you have a pretty good monitor you can get an idea of what they look like in real life.
 

LMD84

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I'm quickly falling in love with the cool set again. If it's still available after my birthday passes, I think I'll have to get it.

How are people liking the lipglass sets (the pink one namely)? Do you think they're worth it? Or no?

i think they're worth it. you get a nice collection of colours. plus although they look small the glosses usually last me quite a while. and i prefer them to bigger sizes because you can use them up before they go off! :)
 

Camnagem

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I'm quickly falling in love with the cool set again. If it's still available after my birthday passes, I think I'll have to get it.

How are people liking the lipglass sets (the pink one namely)? Do you think they're worth it? Or no?
I really like the mini lipglass sets this year. I think my favorite might actually be the Neutral set because there are several shades in that set that are nothing like others I already own. I'm a big time pink and coral lover anyway, so of course the 2 of them make me happy.

The pink set is pretty and versatile with a good color range for many different lip looks. It's very wearable, but it's nothing unique. If you have a bunch of pink glosses already, you have these shades somewhere. If pink is new to you in the lipgloss world, this is a really great place to start. In particular I really love Electro Lush...so pretty!

I dig the mini lipglass sets for so many reasons, and I think they're worth it! They're perfect to keep in your purse, while small they last longer than you think, testing out new colors is always fun, and they make cute little gifts if you split them up (which I'm totally doing!). Plus...you get the tin, which is pretty awesome!
 

JennsJewelz

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I'm quickly falling in love with the cool set again. If it's still available after my birthday passes, I think I'll have to get it.

How are people liking the lipglass sets (the pink one namely)? Do you think they're worth it? Or no?
I'm really loving mine!! I love the tin (which matches my smokey pigment tin, teehee :D), and I really didn't have any similar glosses in my colllection. They're handy to bring around, and now I have lots of new colours to play with! I was really worth it for me just to have a place to store my brushes :D
 

sonia84

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I just ordered the pink and coral lip set. I was £3 away from free shipping so i threw in the mac travel jars to make it up so they were technically free. Can't wait for them to come. I'm really surprised that nothing has sold out from the mini collection.
 

LMD84

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I just ordered the pink and coral lip set. I was £3 away from free shipping so i threw in the mac travel jars to make it up so they were technically free. Can't wait for them to come. I'm really surprised that nothing has sold out from the mini collection.
awesome! i wish i had thought of doing that! doh! and yes i am surprised nothing has sold out either!
 

laylalovesmac

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I'm really loving mine!! I love the tin (which matches my smokey pigment tin, teehee :D), and I really didn't have any similar glosses in my colllection. They're handy to bring around, and now I have lots of new colours to play with! I was really worth it for me just to have a place to store my brushes :D

Thanks for all the feedback! I was hoping I could skip the pink lipglass and get the cool pigments instead, but I don't have many lipglass shades and this sounds perfect for me!!!
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Thanks again my lovely Specktra ladies!!!!
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katred

Specktra Bestie
I tried out the lip glass sets and I have to say I was shocked that the one that I liked the most was actually the neutral set. The colours in this one are really original and they do seem truly neutral- wearable for even cooler skin tones (I think the darker ones will turn a bit plummy on cooler girls). The pinks were ok, but nothing groundbreaking, the corals... well, there have been so many corals released this year that it just looked like a repackaging of several LE glosses from previous collections. Just my opinion.
 

LittleMaryJane

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I wanted the Neutral set all along and now you ladies are making me want to definitely go out and buy it. I'm trying to save money right now though. Someone tell me what to do! :D
 

Teggy

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The more I wear The Faerie Glen, the more I like it. It's nude, but not too orange on me. Looks amazing with You Got the Look cremesheen glass over it cause it cools down the color just a tad. I think I could wear this combo with just about anything.
 

s_lost

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I was very disappointed with the coral and the neutral lipglass sets (neutral for me is like Boy Bait, not brown!). But I'm in love with the cool pigments and pink lipglasses! The tins are so cute, I'd love to have more to put other stuff (the small one I'm using for Q-tips, great idea from a Specktrarette,and the large one for eye liners :) )
 

martiangurll

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I don't know if this thread helps or hinders in the narrowing down process. For every lemming I cross off the list because of a helpful comment, another one jumps on the wagon!
I am already totally overwhelmed by all the sets, just flabberglasted like a kid in a candy store.

I love all the pigment sets, and cannot chose just one! I can't help I love cools and warms and smokeys and neutrals. How can I choose? And many of them have a new color but I can't afford all the sets for one new charm color in each!

I'd love all the l/g sets, but they are not B2M-able and I have too much lip krap as it is. Making myself skip those. Plus I think the individual lippies (and piggies) will show up later on ACW and the Clearance Bin. (or evilbay if all else fails)

I decided not to get the set with Baron Rose, but now regretting that because I know I will eventually cave and pay an outrageous price for it. But I don't need warm toned rose. But its unique. What to do.

Decided not to get the CaC lippy, because I have plenty corals and I already love TT, Fresh Salmon and EverHip.

Decided I will have to go back to get HBC but not to get MHH because it looks similiar to Ripe Peach which I got in a swap.

Really wanted Undercurrent but not sure I need it because I have the UD look alike and don't use it that often.

Finally decided to get the Lady & Her Tricks because I had to have the bag and the brushes looked nice too, I figure its a good start to try some MAC brushes. Of course as soon as I saw Courting Lilac available on the MAC site, snatched that right up. Got TFG because I love brown toned pinks. Plus how can you not get that just for the cool name, and its wearable. (I went to the bloomies site to get that and ended up getting a GWP Estee Lauder stuff because I needed skin care product anyway and they still have TFG, but who knows for how long)

Really thinking I will need the nail polish mini set. But I almost always wear a French Manicure, so why get the polish I will hardly use. Because its so pretty! So I may have to go back for that, plus a Sir Teddy (Darn you ladies have me lemming those dayam bears) and a HBC blush. I am so considering getting Full Fuchsia now, but probably don't need it because I am really happy with the fuchsia I get with Utter Fun or Milan Mode. I really want all the Pearl Glide liners, but I am loving Lord It Up the best.

I just cannot decide. Maybe I will go look at some swatches. If I buy everything I really want, I will not be able to buy anyone a Christmas gift. I was going to try and get bits and pieces of what I wanted from the individual sets in teh Clearance Bin or CCO, but now I saw swatches of the tins I want those too. So confused!!!
 

LMD84

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honestly this collection has been an anti climax for me. i love the 4 things i got but everything else sounded exciting but in reality wasnt that wow worthy. in my opinion of course!
 

honybr

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Quote:Originally Posted by LMD84

honestly this collection has been an anti climax for me. i love the 4 things i got but everything else sounded exciting but in reality wasnt that wow worthy. in my opinion of course!
 

honybr

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I've tried to post this 3 times and it would only take the quote.

I felt the same about the neutral lip set. I was drooling over the pictures but could easily pass when I saw it in real life.
 

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