Mac. No colour?

[Smajlet]

Hello girls!

I bought a MAC shadow (STEAMY frost) and it dosent matter what I do, I still don't get ANY colour! What is the problem? Is it just one bad shadow or is all macs shadows like that? (that mac was my first)

 

[KeshieShimmer]

Do you use a base? What kind of brush do you use?

When you pick up the color with your fingers do you see color? I usually find frosts the have color ie freshwater. However I have never owned steamy, but I have seen many FOTD so I know that color shows up.

 

[Johnny Wal]

it might be your eyeshadow? i have steamy and LOVE its color and colorpayoff. i think its great, so i dont know why you arent getting any color out of it

 

[gigglegirl]

Sorry, I don't own it myself, but I've had colours that REALLY need a base to show up/get colour payoff. I'd use a paint pot or shadestick or just paint tube, many people also seem to like Urban Decay Primer Potion.
Hope that helps!

 

[eyebrowless]

Steamy is a pale blue with TONS of frost.
A base is a great idea to bring the blue out through all that frostiness.

 

[Kat]

I've had a similar problem with a a couple of shadows before and just taken them back to where I bought them from and kept my fingers crossed that they would give me a refund or an exchange. Sometimes it can just be a bad batch.

Mac shadows usually have fantastic colour pay off

 

[Chic 2k6]

I own Steamy and it's very strong colour, really pretty, you either need a base or you have a bad batch. Talk to a MA, i'm sure he/she will exchange it for you

 

[allan_willb]

im sorry this has happened to you....try the new matte squared shadows!

 

[thanh13]

I actually own steamy and have to be light on the hand since it's pretty pigmented. Maybe exchange it for another one and give it another go.

 

[lara]

Unless it's an ebay fake, in which case you're hard out of luck.

 

[zori]

I have steamy as well and it the colour payoff is great. I'm thinking you got a bad batch.

 

[BunnyBunnyBunny]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lara Unless it's an ebay fake, in which case you're hard out of luck.

I was actually thinking that!

Where did you purchase this shadow?