MAC Strength Collection Discussion (December 2012)

[Lipstickdiva420]

what do mean gold around it??? its a fusion of black with gold. so you see a golden shift and it looks dark brown because gold is yellow. it not like the illamasqua gloss mix and its not metallic like the occ new liptars. its a smooth matte. better than grey friday. i hope that helps

I meant the lipstick pot not the actual lipstick lol.

 

[BuickMackane]

yeah but i think her body was done because of the crack. and thanks! i do condone booze!

Probably

I'm going to give Back To Black a spin later tonight. RIP Amy.

 

[OctoberViolet]

Tx so very much for the swatches kimibos. Loving Firm Form!!! Might have to get two. I also love Strong Woman, but wish we would finally get more blue violets or blue toned purples (I know, I sound like a broken record, sorry!).

So i finally got my butt to the mac store.

Firm Formx2: its like a dark brown with golden shift and glitter. pigmented. i think my swatch is 1 sheer and 1 opache pass. if you know what i mean. sometimes you dont hold the lippi right.
strong Womanx1: quite similar to heroin. maybe less pink in it.
the red one: looks dark in the tube but its like a bright red with pink in it. too much pink imo . too common in my opinion too. skip
pink pigeon and party parrrot are gorgeous but we already know that. skip. i got them already.

lipticks are $15

both quads have neutral shades. they look lovely and swatched ok. i didnt pay much attention to them cause im low on money. but i may just get the after all. the colors look sooo pretty. if you are all about lips and only wear neutral shadows, you are going to love these. one has a soft gray color

sorry i didnt ask the price but $40 i guess

taupe shape: soft brown with some shimmer but minimal. x1 for my aunt the blushes are $20
poised: soft brownish pink.x1 for my aunt

apres chic
they didnt have the Mineralized stuff yet but they told me to go on saturday. i passed by my nordstrom counter and my girl wasnt there

. so i couldnt see them at all.
they had the polishes, pencils, and balm, no lipsticks too. weird.
so the balms have vanilla scent/flavor. the plum one looks kind of pink unfortunately. not plum. but they are all pretty . i left 2 for me on hold and one for my aunt the baby pink one. i dont like the price of these $19.50!




sorry i was testing a lipliner close to party parrot.

 

[Lipstickdiva420]

I meant the lipstick pot not the actual lipstick lol.

Oh wait forget it, I see it's just a reflection of the carpet or whatever app she used.

 

[kimibos]

heroine around strong woman. can you see how strong woman is a tad darker like less pink. so you see how heroine even looks magenta????



edit: ill try to do arm swatches on saturday, ill just bring heroine to the mall! hahaha

 

[kimibos]

Tx so very much for the swatches kimibos. Loving Firm Form!!! Might have to get two. I also love Strong Woman, but wish we would finally get more blue violets or blue toned purples (I know, I sound like a broken record, sorry!).

you are welcome darling. i do think that strong woman is better than heroine. firm form is a must. broken record?? no way your are octoberviolet!! im extremely mad that the balm is not a real plum color. f that mac. that thing looks pink. i guess we have to give them credit cause the thing looks plum from outside.??

 

[Mac-Guy]

Everything looks lovely. Can't wait to pick up my pre-order!

 

[kimibos]

Everything looks lovely. Can't wait to pick up my pre-order!

did you get to see the quads already???

 

[MacAddictNurse]

heroine around strong woman. can you see how strong woman is a tad darker like less pink. so you see how heroine even looks magenta????



edit: ill try to do arm swatches on saturday, ill just bring heroine to the mall! hahaha

I definitely see the difference maybe using magenta lip liner with strong woman might make it look more similar to heroine at least I hope

 

[kimibos]

I definitely see the difference maybe using magenta lip liner with strong woman might make it look more similar to heroine at least I hope

i kind of want them to be different but yeah if you dont have heroine pairing strong woman with magenta sounds like a good idea.

 

[liba]

Lol, what? It's a shame the lipsticks aren't like in the other pic posted, but I still like what I see in your swatches. My list hasn't changed. All the lipsticks + BUs.

I was pretty sure those lipsticks were EL, due to the gold metal on the tube plus the way the top of the bullet was pointed.....it does seem a little weird for EL to feed so directly off of MAC, considering they've managed to keep separate and distinct up till now. Maybe it's a ploy to feed all the folks who can't get their hands on MAC LE into higher priced EL?

 

[liba]

heroine around strong woman. can you see how strong woman is a tad darker like less pink. so you see how heroine even looks magenta????



edit: ill try to do arm swatches on saturday, ill just bring heroine to the mall! hahaha

Again, thanks for the great photos, Kimibos!!

Strong Woman looks more in line with Zen Rose than Heroine. This is not a bad thing!

Would I like more blue purple lippies? Sure! I'm sure we'll see one eventually - stock up when it happens, though!

 

[Mac-Guy]

THANK YOU KIMIBOS!

I looooooove Party Parrot, but there are days I wish it was redder..... AND NOW there is a solution to my ish - THAT RED IS GORGEOUS!!! I already had my HG yellow red in Scarlet Ibis and my HG blue red in Runaway Red and now Absolute Power will be my HG cherry red. So in love!!!!

Of course Strong Woman and Firm Form are comin' home with me too.

Did you try the Mineralize balm out on your lips by any chance? I'd love to know more about how they felt on and their moisturizing power.

I was pretty sure those lipsticks were EL, due to the gold metal on the tube plus the way the top of the bullet was pointed.....it does seem a little weird for EL to feed so directly off of MAC, considering they've managed to keep separate and distinct up till now. Maybe it's a ploy to feed all the folks who can't get their hands on MAC LE into higher priced EL?

It sounds like it. MAC prices are just a few steps away from the lower end of the high end brands.

 

[erine1881]

Not sure if that photo worked http://web.stagram.com/p/338790075733506870_7815381

[COLOR=6600CC]That. Purple. Lipstick. Will. Be. MINE!:eyelove:  I wish we got to see Firm Form with those lippies. Beautiful.[/COLOR]

Wow that purple looks stunning!

That red ain't half bad!!! :eyelove:  Not to mention, the purple of course. I hope this is from Strength and not an EL collection (I like the formula on my one EL lipstick - Gunmetal - but man, that fragrance it has is annoying).

So it doesn't have gold around it

Yeah there's a strong filter on the picture. They don't really look like that. But still, its something! So far there's only been the one or two pics of firm form floatin around.

 

[MRV]

I think I can survive this collection with the purple lippie (I've already got the Iris ones), possibly the Woman quad and 1-2 blushes!

 

[martiangurll]

Team "all the blushes" forming here

 

[badassSENORiTA]

So i finally got my butt to the mac store.

Firm Formx2: its like a dark brown with golden shift and glitter. pigmented. i think my swatch is 1 sheer and 1 opache pass. if you know what i mean. sometimes you dont hold the lippi right.
strong Womanx1: quite similar to heroin. maybe less pink in it.
the red one: looks dark in the tube but its like a bright red with pink in it. too much pink imo . too common in my opinion too. skip
pink pigeon and party parrrot are gorgeous but we already know that. skip. i got them already.

lipticks are $15

both quads have neutral shades. they look lovely and swatched ok. i didnt pay much attention to them cause im low on money. but i may just get the after all. the colors look sooo pretty. if you are all about lips and only wear neutral shadows, you are going to love these. one has a soft gray color

sorry i didnt ask the price but $40 i guess

taupe shape: soft brown with some shimmer but minimal. x1 for my aunt the blushes are $20
poised: soft brownish pink.x1 for my aunt

apres chic
they didnt have the Mineralized stuff yet but they told me to go on saturday. i passed by my nordstrom counter and my girl wasnt there

. so i couldnt see them at all.
they had the polishes, pencils, and balm, no lipsticks too. weird.
so the balms have vanilla scent/flavor. the plum one looks kind of pink unfortunately. not plum. but they are all pretty . i left 2 for me on hold and one for my aunt the baby pink one. i dont like the price of these $19.50!




sorry i was testing a lipliner close to party parrot.

thanks for the swatches! I'm kinda disappointed I thought the purple lippy would be a lot brighter and more purple looks kind of plummy :/ and Firm Form doesn't look as pretty as I thought in images I've seen before looks like I'll only be getting pink pigeon and maybe party parrot.

 

[PeachTwist]

I'm still only interested in the blushes, so MAC wants to release this in the UK as I can't afford a CP so close to Christmas for them.

 

[CRIMSONDIVA82]

I am no longer excited those colors don't jump out at me

 

[aradhana]

I looooooove Party Parrot, but there are days I wish it was redder..... AND NOW there is a solution to my ish - THAT RED IS GORGEOUS!!! I already had my HG yellow red in Scarlet Ibis and my HG blue red in Runaway Red and now Absolute Power will be my HG cherry red. So in love!!!!

that red definitely looks awesome!