MAC - Neo Sci-fi, Solar Field, And Future Earth Discussion

[glam8babe]

Re: Neo Sci-fi, Solar Field, And Future Earth

i think im gonna skip the VAE now because my skins too sensitive and i dont wana risk paying for something that might break me out!
ill just stick to my st ives apricot scrub

however.. im getting more excited for neo sci-fi etc to come to the uk next week

WOOOO

 

[Pink Xenomorph]

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An open question to anyone who's used the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator:

How do you think the stuff would interact with someone who has extraordinarily dry, sensitive skin? That's how my skin is. It's very very dry all over, with a near-zero oil content and is extremely pissy about cleansers and exfoliators. So how's the VAE treat the skin? I think I read somewhere in this grotesquely-long thread that it's really rather strong and that someone's MA said that it should be used only once a week. Somehow I think it will burn the skin off my face if it's truly that strong.

Damn fickle bitchy skin. Finding an exfoliator that actually A.) works and B.) doesn't make me want to rip my skin off from the burning itching AGONY and C.) doesn't break me out and make me look like I've washed my face in xenomorph blood is goddamn near impossible. I'm using a hellish complicated combination of things right now...a tiny bit of Clinique's liquid facial soap for cleaning purposes, a microscopic bit of Peter Thomas Roth's Botanical Buffing Beads for scrubbing purposes and Fresh's Umbrian Clay mask as sort of a scrubbing cleanser. I know there's more; I just can't remember 'em right now.

Well... I guess if it sells out I'll be okay. I'd hate to fall in love with the shit only for MAC to discontinue it.

On a different note...god damn, Plasma Blu is already sold out! ...i wanted a backup....damn. First Naughty Nautical, now Plasma Blu! It be quite frustrating. And hopefully Electro will hold out in stock until I can buy one for my best friend, who's an orange-fiend.

 

[BunnyBunnyBunny]

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Originally Posted by Pink Xenomorph An open question to anyone who's used the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator: How do you think the stuff would interact with someone who has extraordinarily dry, sensitive skin? That's how my skin is. It's very very dry all over, with a near-zero oil content and is extremely pissy about cleansers and exfoliators. So how's the VAE treat the skin? I think I read somewhere in this grotesquely-long thread that it's really rather strong and that someone's MA said that it should be used only once a week. Somehow I think it will burn the skin off my face if it's truly that strong. Damn fickle bitchy skin. Finding an exfoliator that actually A.) works and B.) doesn't make me want to rip my skin off from the burning itching AGONY and C.) doesn't break me out and make me look like I've washed my face in xenomorph blood is goddamn near impossible. I'm using a hellish complicated combination of things right now...a tiny bit of Clinique's liquid facial soap for cleaning purposes, a microscopic bit of Peter Thomas Roth's Botanical Buffing Beads for scrubbing purposes and Fresh's Umbrian Clay mask as sort of a scrubbing cleanser. I know there's more; I just can't remember 'em right now. Well... I guess if it sells out I'll be okay. I'd hate to fall in love with the shit only for MAC to discontinue it.

I'm not sure how it would work on dry skins. Perhaps Erine might know?

I tried it last night and it feels really comfortable on my skin, but you can definitely feel the friction on the skin. I have oily skin so that's probably why it didn't dry me out. And it dried down to a nice matte finish, but one with dry skin may prefer a cleanser/exfoliator that dries to a more moisturized finish? I don't know. All you can really do is ask for a sample, and try it on your hand/neck and see how you like it.

Also, it is the morning after, and my skin is still matte and smooth. No break outs! Yay! And I'm surprised my skin isn't gross and oily because I'm in warm Oregon, lol.

 

[jenntoz]

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Blah, so today I finally got to the mall & the one things left I haven't ordered cause I wanted to see it in person was the pleasureseeker l/s & I went to 3 counters & it was sold out at each one. Oh well, I guess I have to pretend I tried it on & didn't like it, lol

 

[CantAffordMAC]

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Originally Posted by jenntoz Blah, so today I finally got to the mall & the one things left I haven't ordered cause I wanted to see it in person was the pleasureseeker l/s & I went to 3 counters & it was sold out at each one. Oh well, I guess I have to pretend I tried it on & didn't like it, lol

don't feel like you missed out. I mean, its a nice idea for a lipstick. But it didnt show up on my lips. And I dont have dark lips, but I mean damn. This just didnt show up at all. Like, it looked like a lip balm on me.

And thats after like 6 swipes on each lip

 

[jenntoz]

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Originally Posted by CantAffordMAC don't feel like you missed out. I mean, its a nice idea for a lipstick. But it didnt show up on my lips. And I dont have dark lips, but I mean damn. This just didnt show up at all. Like, it looked like a lip balm on me. And thats after like 6 swipes on each lip

Thanks, I am 1000% sure it wouldn't show up on me, so I really can't be too bummed about it. I just wanted to check it out in person. And I get so obsessive, so since its sold out on mac.com & in my local stores its kind of f*cking with me, lol

 

[elegant-one]

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Originally Posted by jenntoz Blah, so today I finally got to the mall & the one things left I haven't ordered cause I wanted to see it in person was the pleasureseeker l/s & I went to 3 counters & it was sold out at each one. Oh well, I guess I have to pretend I tried it on & didn't like it, lol

Honestly, i have Pleasureseeker & its pretty but doesn't show up hardly at all, but I just bought Missy slimshine & I like it a lot more. The new tendertone Honey Bare looks really pretty over Missy,

 

[IheartCosmetics]

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Originally Posted by Pink Xenomorph An open question to anyone who's used the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator: How do you think the stuff would interact with someone who has extraordinarily dry, sensitive skin? That's how my skin is. It's very very dry all over, with a near-zero oil content and is extremely pissy about cleansers and exfoliators. So how's the VAE treat the skin? I think I read somewhere in this grotesquely-long thread that it's really rather strong and that someone's MA said that it should be used only once a week. Somehow I think it will burn the skin off my face if it's truly that strong. Damn fickle bitchy skin. Finding an exfoliator that actually A.) works and B.) doesn't make me want to rip my skin off from the burning itching AGONY and C.) doesn't break me out and make me look like I've washed my face in xenomorph blood is goddamn near impossible. I'm using a hellish complicated combination of things right now...a tiny bit of Clinique's liquid facial soap for cleaning purposes, a microscopic bit of Peter Thomas Roth's Botanical Buffing Beads for scrubbing purposes and Fresh's Umbrian Clay mask as sort of a scrubbing cleanser. I know there's more; I just can't remember 'em right now. Well... I guess if it sells out I'll be okay. I'd hate to fall in love with the shit only for MAC to discontinue it. On a different note...god damn, Plasma Blu is already sold out! ...i wanted a backup....damn. First Naughty Nautical, now Plasma Blu! It be quite frustrating. And hopefully Electro will hold out in stock until I can buy one for my best friend, who's an orange-fiend.

I thought briefly about buying this scrub, but immediately came to my senses. Why make a SCRUB limited edition? Makes no sense to me, so I won't buy!

 

[jenntoz]

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Originally Posted by elegant-one Honestly, i have Pleasureseeker & its pretty but doesn't show up hardly at all, but I just bought Missy slimshine & I like it a lot more. The new tendertone Honey Bare looks really pretty over Missy,

I DID get to see the tendertones & loved Pucker & Hush Hush & I am debating about buying those before the free shipping expires tonight. I already got Deep Sigh & Sweet & Nice and I love them. I think I'll definitely get Pucker, now that I really think about it

I'm going to buy it now

 

[elegant-one]

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Originally Posted by jenntoz I DID get to see the tendertones & loved Pucker & Hush Hush & I am debating about buying those before the free shipping expires tonight. I already got Deep Sigh & Sweet & Nice and I love them. I think I'll definitely get Pucker, now that I really think about it I'm going to buy it now

yes, you HAVE to get Pucker...it's so so pretty!!!!

 

[carrieann07]

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Originally Posted by elegant-one yes, you HAVE to get Pucker...it's so so pretty!!!!

 

[HOTasFCUK]

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So i finally did a major haul for this collection! I got black ore solar bits, pink grapefruit, soft & slow, naked space, sunsonic, magnetic fields, & x-rocks! That was all from The Bay! From eBay i got bronzescape, sunpower, & scatterays solar bits, evening aura, time & space, & pleasureseeker! My counter was sold out of pleasureseeker! I still want to get femme fi (i'm going to B2M) and the other blush! I can't wait for all my packages to get in! I really like black ore & need some serious recs of other colours to use with it! I'm so in love with this collection! X-Rocks blush kinda reminds me of the Fab blush from Barbie with more of a hint of gold in it! Ok time for me to play now!

Oh and my counter was sold out of VAE but i think the store had it but i think i hauled enough for now. And when everybody said the packaging was really orange.....uummmm i wasn't expecting almost neon day-glo boxes!!! But i'm so in love right now that i don't care!!!!

 

[CantAffordMAC]

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Originally Posted by elegant-one Honestly, i have Pleasureseeker & its pretty but doesn't show up hardly at all, but I just bought Missy slimshine & I like it a lot more. The new tendertone Honey Bare looks really pretty over Missy,

Is Missy peachy or more orange? I almost tried it on, but i am not feeling orange lips. please let me kno because I will try it tomorrow and then I'll have the peach lips I'm looking for....

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Originally Posted by elegant-one yes, you HAVE to get Pucker...it's so so pretty!!!!

Is pucker the color it looks in the pot? I haven't been wanting it because I don't want that color on my lips...but the swatches I see are like....a really pretty girly light pink...

 

[christineeee_]

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i B2M for evening aura and time&space today. i also swatched femme fi, magnetic fields, and pink grapefruit on my hand but i didn't like any of them.

 

[Pink Xenomorph]

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Originally Posted by BunnyBunnyBunny I'm not sure how it would work on dry skins. Perhaps Erine might know? I tried it last night and it feels really comfortable on my skin, but you can definitely feel the friction on the skin. I have oily skin so that's probably why it didn't dry me out. And it dried down to a nice matte finish, but one with dry skin may prefer a cleanser/exfoliator that dries to a more moisturized finish? I don't know. All you can really do is ask for a sample, and try it on your hand/neck and see how you like it. Also, it is the morning after, and my skin is still matte and smooth. No break outs! Yay! And I'm surprised my skin isn't gross and oily because I'm in warm Oregon, lol.

Hmmm...friction usually doesn't bother my skin; it's usually whatever's in the scrub such as perfume/moisturizers/exotic chemicals and the like. And my made-of-FAIL skin acts up really badly in terms of moisturizers. I have yet to find a moisturizer that doesn't make my skin think it's suddenly caught an acute case of Ebola (even the Clinique moisturizer makes me react badly).

What sucks is that I can't get out of the house to go ask for a sample--I'm disabled and can't drive thanks to said stupid disability--so if I want to take a chance and try it I'm gonna have to go ahead and buy it.

I am glad that it didn't break you out. I'm down here in Texas (AKA the ninth layer of hell) so if if it didn't have an oily effect on you in Oregon, it probably wouldn't have an oily effect on me here. I hate it when a scrub does that to me. Not all of 'em do. MAC's old Microfine Refinisher used to do that to me, which sucked because my skin actually was able to tolerate it. I just spent the whole day swiping away oil from my cheeks. It was really rather annoying.

But! thank you for your input. I appreciate it. <3

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Originally Posted by IheartCosmetics I thought briefly about buying this scrub, but immediately came to my senses. Why make a SCRUB limited edition? Makes no sense to me, so I won't buy!

Completely agree with this. Though I'm always on the lookout for a fantabulous scrub, the idea of making a skincare item limited edition is just insidious. I'm sure a great many people will end up loving this, so why make it LE? After all, once someone finds something they love, they'll repeatedly buy it. Lord. It's probably LE to make a largish profit rather fast. Smart, yet evil.

 

[winterwonder]

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Originally Posted by CantAffordMAC Is Missy peachy or more orange? I almost tried it on, but i am not feeling orange lips. please let me kno because I will try it tomorrow and then I'll have the peach lips I'm looking for....

I can only speak for myself, but Missy looks EXACTLY like Sock Hop on my lips, so much so that I ended up swapping away my Sock Hop since I like the texture of the Slimshines much better. They last foreverrrr on me, I can't wait for the new ones.

 

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by Pink Xenomorph An open question to anyone who's used the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator: How do you think the stuff would interact with someone who has extraordinarily dry, sensitive skin? That's how my skin is. It's very very dry all over, with a near-zero oil content and is extremely pissy about cleansers and exfoliators. So how's the VAE treat the skin? I think I read somewhere in this grotesquely-long thread that it's really rather strong and that someone's MA said that it should be used only once a week. Somehow I think it will burn the skin off my face if it's truly that strong. Damn fickle bitchy skin. Finding an exfoliator that actually A.) works and B.) doesn't make me want to rip my skin off from the burning itching AGONY and C.) doesn't break me out and make me look like I've washed my face in xenomorph blood is goddamn near impossible. I'm using a hellish complicated combination of things right now...a tiny bit of Clinique's liquid facial soap for cleaning purposes, a microscopic bit of Peter Thomas Roth's Botanical Buffing Beads for scrubbing purposes and Fresh's Umbrian Clay mask as sort of a scrubbing cleanser. I know there's more; I just can't remember 'em right now. Well... I guess if it sells out I'll be okay. I'd hate to fall in love with the shit only for MAC to discontinue it. On a different note...god damn, Plasma Blu is already sold out! ...i wanted a backup....damn. First Naughty Nautical, now Plasma Blu! It be quite frustrating. And hopefully Electro will hold out in stock until I can buy one for my best friend, who's an orange-fiend.

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Originally Posted by BunnyBunnyBunny I'm not sure how it would work on dry skins. Perhaps Erine might know? I tried it last night and it feels really comfortable on my skin, but you can definitely feel the friction on the skin. I have oily skin so that's probably why it didn't dry me out. And it dried down to a nice matte finish, but one with dry skin may prefer a cleanser/exfoliator that dries to a more moisturized finish? I don't know. All you can really do is ask for a sample, and try it on your hand/neck and see how you like it. Also, it is the morning after, and my skin is still matte and smooth. No break outs! Yay! And I'm surprised my skin isn't gross and oily because I'm in warm Oregon, lol.

agreed bunny. i love it, love it, love it!

i read that too where someone said that their artist said it was really harsh. WTF!? this is so gentle. the first time i used it i was like "how the hell is this gonna exfoliate? i can hardly feel a thing." but once you rince it off you can totally tell a difference. and not only does the sugar exfoliate, but it also helps condition the skin and help to retain moisture, which is great for dry skin. i'd say give it a try. if it doesn't work for, send it back, or sell it here. if you take precausions to use it in a sanitary way, there shouldn't be a problem selling it.

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Originally Posted by IheartCosmetics I thought briefly about buying this scrub, but immediately came to my senses. Why make a SCRUB limited edition? Makes no sense to me, so I won't buy!

for one, they're making it from ash from a volcano! obvioulsy its not super expensive to do so, otherwise it wouldn't be selling for $19. secondly, they wanna give it a try to see how it works. i'm sure they weren't thinking that a shit-ton of people were gonna snatch it up. with the speed that this sold out, i'm sure they'll make it perm. just like they did with the dazzleglass.

 

[BlahWah]

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Originally Posted by erine1881 for one, they're making it from ash from a volcano! obvioulsy its not super expensive to do so, otherwise it wouldn't be selling for $19. secondly, they wanna give it a try to see how it works. i'm sure they weren't thinking that a shit-ton of people were gonna snatch it up. with the speed that this sold out, i'm sure they'll make it perm. just like they did with the dazzleglass.

Where the heck have I been?!?! I didn't know it was made perm! Maybe I'll give it a shot now....

Off to the Dazzleglass forum..

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Originally Posted by HOTasFCUK I really like black ore & need some serious recs of other colours to use with it!

I'm so glad you're enjoying your haul! That's a good set you've got. For Black Ore ideas, I asked the MA I saw today what she had on and it was just Time & Space with Black Ore on the outer lid. After applying T&S she used a stiff shader brush, worked it in with product from the lid by smushing it against the lid, then patted it onto her outer lid. She did that until she got the intensity she wanted, waited a couple minutes (cuz it'd be too flaky to blend right away) then blended out the edges. It looked gorgeous, tho the gold showed up more than the black base. Really sophisticated without screaming shimmer and sparkle.

 

[GlamYOURUs]

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I bought the VAE on the site 2 days ago so I should get it by Monday or Tuesday, I can't wait to try it!

This is off topic but it kinda relates to the skincare line of MAC...

Ever since I have been using the MircoFine Refinisher, my skin hasn't broken out! This is insane that I can't believe it. I usually have a blemish or two all the time whether its big or small. But I have been using this stuff 3x a week and omg my skin is so soft and supple. I could never imagine by skin being this way. I have SENSITIVE ACNE PRONE skin. And nothing has worked until now!

I am hoping my VAE will show me the same results or better. *prays*

 

[Pink Xenomorph]

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Originally Posted by erine1881 agreed bunny. i love it, love it, love it! i read that too where someone said that their artist said it was really harsh. WTF!? this is so gentle. the first time i used it i was like "how the hell is this gonna exfoliate? i can hardly feel a thing." but once you rince it off you can totally tell a difference. and not only does the sugar exfoliate, but it also helps condition the skin and help to retain moisture, which is great for dry skin. i'd say give it a try. if it doesn't work for, send it back, or sell it here. if you take precausions to use it in a sanitary way, there shouldn't be a problem selling it.

Erine,

Awesome. Thanks for replying to this. Even if it's limited edition and rather evil because of that fact, I think I've about decided to get me a tub or two of the stuff. Since it does contain sugar, I think it might just work with my fiendish skin. I am glad to hear that it's not ungodly strong like I initially thought it was going to be. And yeah, if it doesn't work I'll just send it back. What sucks is that it's currently 1:17 AM over here, meaning I missed out on free shipping. But eh: I don't mind all that much. Shipping costs piss me off, but I've been buying from MAC and Sephora for so long that I believe I'm beginning to become impervious to sadistic shipping prices. Not so impervious that I'll buy anything from Bliss' website yet, however. Fifteen dolllars to ship a bottle of scrub? To HELL with that.

Thank you for your input! Since June's already here, I believe I'll order it along with the lip exfoliator/lip balm combo stick. I just wish Plasma Blu was still in stock. (actually, more than anything i wish Comet Blue Dazzleglass was still in stock. i adore that shit.) I shall go order now and in the meantime, I believe I'll try and learn what the goddamn date is. I somehow always get it wrong, ahaha.