MAC Spin-Off?

[cno64]

I just read an article in the Dallas Morning News about the increasing occurence of spin-offs in the retail world.
Do you all think that MAC should launch a spin-off?
If so, what should the spin-off(s) be like?
I personally would like to see spin-offs featuring products designed for women of color, mature women, and even teens(I wish I'd been introduced to really top-flight cosmetics when I was a teen).
What are everyone else's thoughts?

 

[Meliss1026]

I don't think MAC should launch a spin off, their orginal product is designed for everyone (i forget the motto or whatever "all ages all races all sexes" or something like that)

but thats just my opinion =)

 

[bellaetoile]

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Originally Posted by cno64 I just read an article in the Dallas Morning News about the increasing occurence of spin-offs in the retail world. Do you all think that MAC should launch a spin-off? If so, what should the spin-off(s) be like? I personally would like to see spin-offs featuring products designed for women of color, mature women, and even teens(I wish I'd been introduced to really top-flight cosmetics when I was a teen). What are everyone else's thoughts?

i personally think spin-offs cheapen the original product, compromise the value of a company, and in most cases, make the company look like tacky, greedy, money-hungry corporate whores. frankly, mac does a great job with their creed (all ages, all races, all sexes...or something to that general effect), as they cater towards all customers. i think just about anyone with any interest in cosmetics could find SOMETHING from MAC that works for them, and by expanding products, i have a feeling we'd see a decrease in quality. people complained about the estee lauder expansion, as there were some clear changes (for the worse, IMO) that were put into effect. i don't imagine any spin-offs would imrpove the situation at all.

 

[pumpkincat210]

I think mac does a great job catering to all ages, sexes and races..
When you are at am.a.c. usually you are drawn into the crazy colors like Freshwater and stars n rockets and you forget to look between those colors to all the neutral mattes..etc.
I don't think mac should make a spinoff. Would their spinoff be cheap or good quality?

 

[geeko]

no spin off pls. I like the way mac is now...trendy and hip. A spin off would cheapen its image..

 

[professionaltart]

MAC would never spin off, it would be cosmetic industry suicide. They make enough money without having to cater to tweens and etc. They've already established a name and reputation for themselves, if this ever happens im going to quit my job.

 

[pugmommy7]

They don't have to, they can do that within collections:
for example:

Tweens/sweetie cake...although I ate this collection up and I am 32-lol

Catherine D-more mature women(even though it was hugely wearable for many.)
etc etc

 

[cno64]

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Originally Posted by macnatic no spin off pls. I like the way mac is now...trendy and hip. A spin off would cheapen its image..

I mostly agree, as long as MAC is offering enough choices to those of all skintones and ages.
As a smooth-skinned Caucasian, maybe I'm not the best-qualified to offer an opinion on that point.
But from this angle, it looks like most of MAC's collections are geared toward the 20-to 35-year-old fair-skinned Caucasian woman. That doesn't necessarily mean that a spin-off is the answer, of course.
I'd be interested to know what African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, American Indians,and other "non-white" ethnicities think about the selection that MAC offers them.