MAC newbie, Pots VS Palette

[Chester]

I'm working on my 4th 15-palette and I love them for all the reasons already mentioned. It saves me money and space, I like to order them by color, it's neat.


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Originally Posted by baci Dont forget you can back to mac your pots and not your pans. so when you add in the price of getting them for free, it's literally only the difference of a couple dollars

True, but you can reuse the pans when you want to press pigments.

 

[InspiredBlue]

Thanks for doing the math baci.

While I guess it's a bummer for many that something that they thought was a cheaper alternative really isn't in the long run, I think it's good that it really is a matter of preference and not cost.

Here's my swedish calculation:
15 pans + palette = ~$260
15 pots + palette = ~$380 and the possibility of two free lipsticks (nothing else) when I travel to a neighboring country that has B2M

What can I say, pans FTW

 

[LC]

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Originally Posted by InspiredBlue Thanks for doing the math baci. While I guess it's a bummer for many that something that they thought was a cheaper alternative really isn't in the long run, I think it's good that it really is a matter of preference and not cost.

hehe

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

I prefer palettes. It's space saving and it's easier to organize shadows by color family (or collection as some people do). I have way to many eye shadows to not buy pans/depot. Also, you can always use palettes made from companies other than MAC which are even cheaper, so you saving even more money. And inevitably there will be some LE eye shadows that you'll depot, so then you still get to Back2MAC.

 

[cool username]

As a newbie I stick with the pots. I'm the kind of person that needs to see all my eye shadows at once and I keep mine on a nail polish rack that holds probably about 40. I only have about 20 anyways..(the rest is filled with other brands). if I had tons id probably do palettes.. or if I traveled a lot. Palettes also look kind of generic to me. But I'm weird lol

 

[kpenn]

Even though I have way too many eyeshadows which take up a ridiculous amount of space, I definitely prefer to keep mine in pots for a few reasons.

1. In the morning, I like being able to take out several little pots instead of 3 or 4 different huge palettes. I don't have a lot of counter space, so pots are a lot easier to deal with.

2. When I travel, I like being able to take a few of my staples with me. If they get broken or lost, it's not a big deal to replace them, plus they take up less space in my luggage. This also goes for the rare occasion when I bring my make-up elsewhere (ie to a friend's house) to get ready, or even lend an eyeshadow to a friend.

3. The whole depotting situation stresses me out. Thinking about chipping or hurting any of my eyeshadows just about makes me start hyperventilating.

4. I echo baci's point about dropping a palette. Dropping one eyeshadow is tragic enough - losing 15 would just about put me over the edge.

5. I don't have to worry about wasting special packaging. Depotting shadows out of pretty packaging would seem like a waste. I enjoy looking back at the special packaging and remembering the excitement of those collections.

6. Someday, when the proverbial money tree sprouts, I want to have a huge beautiful makeup room where I can display all of my lovely MAC makeup. Having all of my eyeshadows in their little pots will be so much cuter

 

[LC]

amen!

also can i add that I had 150 individual pots before i ever depotted them!
none of them ever received less attention than the others. that only happens when you have most of them in a palette, and just a few in a pot and you're so used to just whipping out your palettes.

i had cute little drawers that i stored mine in, so i easily was able to see all of them at once.

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Originally Posted by kpenn Even though I have way too many eyeshadows which take up a ridiculous amount of space, I definitely prefer to keep mine in pots for a few reasons. 1. In the morning, I like being able to take out several little pots instead of 3 or 4 different huge palettes. I don't have a lot of counter space, so pots are a lot easier to deal with. 2. When I travel, I like being able to take a few of my staples with me. If they get broken or lost, it's not a big deal to replace them, plus they take up less space in my luggage. This also goes for the rare occasion when I bring my make-up elsewhere (ie to a friend's house) to get ready, or even lend an eyeshadow to a friend. 3. The whole depotting situation stresses me out. Thinking about chipping or hurting any of my eyeshadows just about makes me start hyperventilating. 4. I echo baci's point about dropping a palette. Dropping one eyeshadow is tragic enough - losing 15 would just about put me over the edge. 5. I don't have to worry about wasting special packaging. Depotting shadows out of pretty packaging would seem like a waste. I enjoy looking back at the special packaging and remembering the excitement of those collections. 6. Someday, when the proverbial money tree sprouts, I want to have a huge beautiful makeup room where I can display all of my lovely MAC makeup. Having all of my eyeshadows in their little pots will be so much cuter

 

[kpenn]

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Originally Posted by baci i had cute little drawers that i stored mine in, so i easily was able to see all of them at once.

Ouuu do you happen to remember where you got the drawers from? I'd love to invest in some sort of storage system in the near future and these sound great!

 

[LC]

I actually used this case from Joanns. You can probably order online if you don't have Joanns in canada. There's like 5 thinner drawers (i was able to hold about 25 in each one) and one thicker drawer. it's awesome!

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