MAC - Naked Honey Discussion

[SMMY]

I think I'm going to skip this collection entirely. I was debating about some of the bath and body products, but now that I know that they're mainly floral or woodsy and the honey is an afterthought, I'll pass. I have some Le Couvent des Minimes honey and shea body balm and Be Never to Busy to Be Beautiful Shower gel so I already have true honey scents.

I'm still interested in Buzz lg, but I'll probably B2M for it. On to fall and colorful quad and Starflash eye shadows.

ETA: I just found out that L'Occitane is having a friends and family sale right now. The code is FNF25 for 25% off online. They have a truly scrumptious honey and lemon scented line, for those who are disappointed in the Naked Honey scents. Hope this helps someone out.
Honey & Lemon Eau de Toilette notes are:
HEAD:
- Italian lemon
- Cinnamon
HEART:
- Honey from Provence
- Delicious Caramel
BASE:
- Vanilla
- Patchouli

 

[esme77]

Can anyone compare Pollinator with Evening Aura? Thanks!

 

[pdtb050606]

I don't think this has been asked, but how do Pollinator and Coral (Pro) compare..in my mind they seem similar?

 

[gigglegirl]

Katie, have a shit ton of fun in Vegas!! My boss just left today for a weekend there with her hubby...I'm so jealous! I told her to check out the outlets! oh the sights I'm sure you'll see....I cannot even begin to fathom!

I so want to check out that city!!! Have a blast!!

I see my order shipped, so fingers crossed I'll get it tomorrow. I'm terribly curious about this salve. I've never used something so multipurpose like!!

 

[Liya2007]

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Originally Posted by pdtb050606 I don't think this has been asked, but how do Pollinator and Coral (Pro) compare..in my mind they seem similar?

I was also wondering the same thing! and is Crème De Miel any thing like Rose Blanc?

 

[BrokefromMAC]

^^ I almostttt bought the salve today. It is nice for sure but I didn't think it was a must have at the price. I tried it on my dry elbows, and it felt good but nothing more than my usual lotion. I can't justify a can that small for 18.50. But, it is nice for sure, just not blow your mind amazing ( at least to me).

 

[omgitzstephanie]

Okay EVERYONE needs the damn salve.

I tried it today on my lips and OMG, LOVE. Although it smells nothing like honey, it moisturizes crazy! Love this stuff

Oh yeah, the rest of the collection was pretty boring...

anyways; SALVE, SALVE, SALVE!

 

[kyoto]

Can I say how much I love this collection? OMG, I have to say that Buzz lipglass, Golden Nectar and Buckwheat are my faves. These are my HG's for summer.

 

[shimmergrass]

i have put the swatches in the swatches section and on blog.

the only thing i liked was queen bee and buckwheat!!

good.. money saved for the sale

 

[dreamer246]

Hmm can someone do a comparison between Refined Golden bronzer and Golden Nectar highlight powder? I know the powder is not really a bronzer per say, but I'm short on cash and would really like to see the colors side-by-side to decide which one I should get. Thanks!

 

[F.A.B.]

Can someone please describe the smell of the salve? Is the smell soft or strong? I want it but not if the smell will have me with a migraine.

 

[stv578]

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Originally Posted by TISH1127 Uggghhh went to the pro Store today....Not sure how it happened but Buckwheat jumped in my bag ....I get so sick of those BagJackers

I didn't get a chance to play with anything yet, since i only got in about a 1/2 hour ago. But I had a quick look at everything and Buckwheat does not look like it'll disappoint!

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Originally Posted by elegant-one whoa, are the powders just not getting that much love?

I'll try mine out tomorrow and report back. But it looks so pretty in the case, with the nice shiny overspray!


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Originally Posted by pdtb050606 I swatched CDM next to Ricepaper and they looked realllyyy close, idk though it was crappy store lighting

Just by looking at CDM in the pot, Ricepaper was immediately what came to mind.

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Originally Posted by gigglegirl I see my order shipped, so fingers crossed I'll get it tomorrow. I'm terribly curious about this salve. I've never used something so multipurpose like!!

Hannah, I think it should arrive tomorrow. The orders seem to have gotten out rather fast! And I saw Coach's post that you're not feeling well? If so, hope you get better quick!

Erine, Katie, thanks for the get better wishes!

I spent an hour in the walk-in clinic and ended up with antibiotics, so I'll be better just in time for the next work week... *curses*!

 

[franimal]

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Originally Posted by F.A.B. Can someone please describe the smell of the salve? Is the smell soft or strong? I want it but not if the smell will have me with a migraine.

It isn't perfumy or strong, though I thought it smelled a bit too much like honeycomb rather than the milk & honey sort of scent I was hoping for. I thought the hand cream smell was much nicer.

 

[franimal]

So I checked this out today, to scope out what I would buy for the F&F sale:

I really loved the highlight powders. They are both super buttery and pigmented, although I could see how both could turn orangey on some people. The texture is just amazing though!

I thought all the eyeshadows were pretty boring and dupeable. If you own the Lucky Tom palette, you pretty much have all the eyeshadow colors (except Buckwheat has a waayyy better texture than the brown in the lucky tom palette and paradisco has a waaayyy better texture and color payoff than pollinator, CDM is the exact same as creme royal)

Lipglosses:

Buzz- Super pretty sparkly reddish brown
Queen Bee- pretty creamy coral
She's a Star- Not my type of gloss, but a creamy sheer golden color

Not sure if I will pick up any glosses yet.

Body products:

I was sorta disappointed in the scent of the body products, because the honey scent wasn't really the sweet, creamy honey scent I wanted but it instead reminded me of the scent of beeswax candles. I really liked the smell of the hand & body cream though b/c it was more of a milk & honey scent.

Fragrances:

Naked honey: smelled only of honeysuckle to me, it really overpowered the perfume.

Africanimal: I thought ppl here exaggerated the musky-ness. It wasn't horrible but it was nothing special, very unmemorable in my opinion

I feel so conflicted about this collection, so far my list is:

Both highlighter powders
Skin salve (my feet are looking pretty crackly these days, though I like the lotion smell better)
Maybe Queen Bee and Buzz

 

[kiss]

The salve smell was super faint and not like honey. I wish the perfume smelled more honeyish and not so strongly of daisies. Oh well. Mac has not been hitting my g-spot with collections lately.

 

[dreamer246]

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Originally Posted by kiss The salve smell was super faint and not like honey. I wish the perfume smelled more honeyish and not so strongly of daisies. Oh well. Mac has not been hitting my g-spot with collections lately.

 

[NeonKitty]

Well I have already placed my order online 2 days ago (Buzz l/g, pollinator and buckwheat) but I stopped by a mac counter and checked out all the products in person.

I was excited about this collection but found it disappointing, very blah.

Body products were tiny and didn't smell unique to me, certainly not worth the price for 100 ml/3 oz. Didn't smell like honey to me. Pass

Eyeshadows: I would have skipped pollinator if i had seen it in person first, poor payoff in my opinion. Buckwheat was pretty, CDM very dupeable.

Highlight powders: definitely not for highlighting my NW2o skin, more like creamy sand colour (honey light) and bronzer (golden nectar) Pass

Lipglasses: pass. Buzz looked prettiest to me, but not as nice swatched as in the pics i've seen. None of them screamed "I MUST HAVE THIS NOW" a la rose romance l/g's

Perfumes: africanimal - overpowering, too heavy a scent for summer, borderline offensive smell to me, lol.

naked honey perfume: nice! This was my one pleasant surprise. Unfortunately I almost never wear perfume (work and most perfumes give me migraines)

Overall:

PASS PASS PASS

Save your money for colour craft or the fall collections.

 

[pdtb050606]

I only picked up Queen Bee l/g

I think it may be the prettiest lipgloss I own

 

[Shadowy Lady]

I got CDM in my F&F order and I actually like it. I don't have any colour like this but if you have a lot of yellow toned highlighters, I would say it's a pass.

Now moving on to the fall collections!

 

[Divinity]

I got the hand cream, Naked Honey fragrance (LOVE the honeysuckle), and the honey light powder. WOOT!!