sillygirl82
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Is Lightscapade similiar enough to Perfect Topping that I could skip it?
MAC So Reel / Reel Sexy discussion
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No it's not! Perfect Topping has way more lavender tones than Lightscapade which is gold toned.
kisou
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Haha aw :X Either send out the e-mail earlier... or don't post the items so soon or... I don't know, it all seems unfair in a weird way. Granted, I definitely like getting items in sooner... but the whole situation for just a Plain Jane out there would suck
GlamQueen21
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^I agree about MAC sending e-mails late after the collections have been up online already and most things are sold out instantly. MAC does need to send e-mails early so that everyone can have a chance to snatch up some goodies.
sss215
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I think they work best over a lipstick, especially over a matte. CS has great pigmentation. I can see the lighter ones getting. To the lip lines a bit. Star Quality has nice pigmentation too. I can appreciate cremesheens for being the anti lipglass. Something different than the usually stickiness. I don't buy cremesheens often. The color has to be special, like CS is. I would say Heroine is blue based. You know, this is the 2nd lippie from MAC called Heroine.
Mac-Guy
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Knope2012
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Yep. I guarantee MAC has done lots of market research and part of the appeal is finding these sought-after products. Even my local MAC store (45 minutes away) sold out of Watch Me Simmer in 1 day, and this is an ultra conservative area. I never see bright lips here. For a lot of people, part of MAC's appeal is probably the hunting/stalking aspect.
sillygirl82
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Thank you.
Richelle83
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Take Perfect Topping with you to swatch and make sure that it is indeed different enough.Thank you.I'm going to see if I can pick it up Thursday and add it to my tiny MSF collection.
I know its probably a long shot but if you can get your hands on temperature rising (2 years ago from to the beach) it is awesome.., I have both TTB lip liners (the pink also) and no other mac liners I own are that soft!! it is insane and the colour is amazing, goes with all my bright orange/coral colours
katred
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Hm... Lightscapade looks more white than golden on me, but that might just be because of a difference in skin tone. That said, 100% agree that they're different enough to own both. I find that Perfect Topping is more subtle, a beige-lavender that's great to bring life to my face. Lightscapade is brighter and really brings more of a highlight. It's brighter and more dramatic on my skin.
liba
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I haven't had a chance to talk about this collection and so many of you have it already, so I don't need to repeat anything.
I DO want to say that Private Screening csg is the most perfect pale peach gloss for my NC15 skin. Not too bright, not too milky, no pink cast. I thought I wasn't even going to get it and instead I bought a BU!
Also, I was really impressed with Heirloom. Usually silvery colors don't show up in my waterline at all, but not only does Heirloom show, it stays on and on and on without smudging - and i've been dealing with allergies a lot lately too. If you ever wished you could put Industrial in your waterline, now you can have a similar effect at last, I'm getting Hyacinth and Resort too - when you wear them all mixed together, you get a really beautiful color with tons of depth. Very happy to see some nice colored eye kohls again.
Cinestyle was pretty nice, but it's not as nice as the lavender plushglass that came out last year with Quite Cute - it's not as opaque and it indeed is a little patchy if you put too thick a layer on all at once. I backed up the QC one, but I don't think I'll BU Cinestyle.
Star Quality is really gorgeous - a perfect color to wear over Watch Me Simmer or on its own, since it's very opaque. It's a brighter version of one of my absolute favorites from last year, Exxhibitionist....a touch redder too. That's getting a BU. Color Saturation is really nice too, but I'm not going to back it up. By the time I'm done with it, there will be something better.
Reel Sexy is super bright - it's the exact same shade as Jazzed on me, just with an amplified finish, which brings out the brightness. If you blot it down, it looked identical to Jazzed on my lips. Heroine is gorgeous because it's matte, but I'm not going to back it up. It's just not a blue purple. It is very flattering, though and it's that really great new matte formula, so yeah - getting one, that's enough.
I'm skipping the blushes and the shadows, but I miiiiiight break down and get a polish - those are some really nice colors and could work year round really easily.
I DO want to say that Private Screening csg is the most perfect pale peach gloss for my NC15 skin. Not too bright, not too milky, no pink cast. I thought I wasn't even going to get it and instead I bought a BU!
Also, I was really impressed with Heirloom. Usually silvery colors don't show up in my waterline at all, but not only does Heirloom show, it stays on and on and on without smudging - and i've been dealing with allergies a lot lately too. If you ever wished you could put Industrial in your waterline, now you can have a similar effect at last, I'm getting Hyacinth and Resort too - when you wear them all mixed together, you get a really beautiful color with tons of depth. Very happy to see some nice colored eye kohls again.
Cinestyle was pretty nice, but it's not as nice as the lavender plushglass that came out last year with Quite Cute - it's not as opaque and it indeed is a little patchy if you put too thick a layer on all at once. I backed up the QC one, but I don't think I'll BU Cinestyle.
Star Quality is really gorgeous - a perfect color to wear over Watch Me Simmer or on its own, since it's very opaque. It's a brighter version of one of my absolute favorites from last year, Exxhibitionist....a touch redder too. That's getting a BU. Color Saturation is really nice too, but I'm not going to back it up. By the time I'm done with it, there will be something better.
Reel Sexy is super bright - it's the exact same shade as Jazzed on me, just with an amplified finish, which brings out the brightness. If you blot it down, it looked identical to Jazzed on my lips. Heroine is gorgeous because it's matte, but I'm not going to back it up. It's just not a blue purple.
It is very flattering, though and it's that really great new matte formula, so yeah - getting one, that's enough. I'm skipping the blushes and the shadows, but I miiiiiight break down and get a polish - those are some really nice colors and could work year round really easily.
MACina
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Thank you very much Richelle!!!
Violetta and Heroine are much more different than I thought and I can not wait to get my Heroine.
Looks soooo pretty and I like it even more than Violetta.
Violetta and Heroine are much more different than I thought and I can not wait to get my Heroine.
Looks soooo pretty and I like it even more than Violetta.
Violetta, Heroine, WMS, Reel Sexy, Flamingo, Pink Popcorn, Budding Love, Naughty Saute
Pinkdollface
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Here it's the 12th of may. I don't like that we have to wait so long...I was told today that we wouldnt get this collection in th UK till May
princess sarah
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I thought that Australia was meant to be getting this collection this week as well.... but I think its either end of April or May that we are getting it too.
My heroine lipstick has been posted out so now my patient wait begins... GOD I HATE THE POSTMAN ATM!!! so damn slow
My heroine lipstick has been posted out so now my patient wait begins... GOD I HATE THE POSTMAN ATM!!! so damn slow
hoshiakari_
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http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/...ipsticks-bright-saturated-and-undeniably-mac/
I love how WMS looks on Karen! I'm on the fence about RS... but I'll definitely be buying Heroine and WMS.
I love how WMS looks on Karen! I'm on the fence about RS... but I'll definitely be buying Heroine and WMS.
Knope2012
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I haven't had a chance to talk about this collection and so many of you have it already, so I don't need to repeat anything.
I DO want to say that Private Screening csg is the most perfect pale peach gloss for my NC15 skin. Not too bright, not too milky, no pink cast. I thought I wasn't even going to get it and instead I bought a BU!
Also, I was really impressed with Heirloom. Usually silvery colors don't show up in my waterline at all, but not only does Heirloom show, it stays on and on and on without smudging - and i've been dealing with allergies a lot lately too. If you ever wished you could put Industrial in your waterline, now you can have a similar effect at last, I'm getting Hyacinth and Resort too - when you wear them all mixed together, you get a really beautiful color with tons of depth. Very happy to see some nice colored eye kohls again.
Cinestyle was pretty nice, but it's not as nice as the lavender plushglass that came out last year with Quite Cute - it's not as opaque and it indeed is a little patchy if you put too thick a layer on all at once. I backed up the QC one, but I don't think I'll BU Cinestyle.
Star Quality is really gorgeous - a perfect color to wear over Watch Me Simmer or on its own, since it's very opaque. It's a brighter version of one of my absolute favorites from last year, Exxhibitionist....a touch redder too. That's getting a BU. Color Saturation is really nice too, but I'm not going to back it up. By the time I'm done with it, there will be something better.
Reel Sexy is super bright - it's the exact same shade as Jazzed on me, just with an amplified finish, which brings out the brightness. If you blot it down, it looked identical to Jazzed on my lips. Heroine is gorgeous because it's matte, but I'm not going to back it up. It's just not a blue purple.
I'm skipping the blushes and the shadows, but I miiiiiight break down and get a polish - those are some really nice colors and could work year round really easily.
Thanks for your thoughts, Liba, I always love reading them! I don't think I have a true peach gloss, so I will look into Private Screening, and Star Quality is a definite now.
