MAC Tres Cheek discussion

[Mac-Guy]

How would you wear the purple blush? I think its gonna look silly on me (nc20)?

You probably want to keep eyes and lips fairly simple, maybe just a wash of color sort of eye and a fairly neutral lip. Let the cheeks do all the work and keep them as a focal point of your face.

 

[Sugar & Spice]

Love Cloud for me.

 

[GlamQueen21]

Let's hope that this collection will be online and will have the blushes in pan form!

 

[lyseD]

Thanks for this great advice. If I want to get the blush to be more prominent do I just keep layering and blending, layering and blending?

You probably want to keep eyes and lips fairly simple, maybe just a wash of color sort of eye and a fairly neutral lip. Let the cheeks do all the work and keep them as a focal point of your face.

 

[Mac-Guy]

I would first apply a cool-toned contour color, e.g. Bone Beige or Sculpt (or even Shadowy if you want to go more for a dramatic effect in the evening). Then apply the blush from the hairline downward (above the contour). You might even bring up the contour a bit upward closer to the hairline so that the blush will look slightly darker at the out edge, with full color in the center, and a gradual blending towards the nose. Build up the color as you go, but use a light hand. Follow with a cool-toned highlight, e.g. a blue-based Lightscapade or the Mineralize Sheersheen powder in Silver Aura or Lucent. I would stay away from highlighters with warmer hues. The contouring seems the most important part to make those colors work as it brings out your natural bone structure, make the blush complement your face rather than resulting in clown cheeks.

 

[lyseD]

I would first apply a cool-toned contour color, e.g. Bone Beige or Sculpt (or even Shadowy if you want to go more for a dramatic effect in the evening). Then apply the blush from the hairline downward (above the contour). You might even bring up the contour a bit upward closer to the hairline so that the blush will look slightly darker at the out edge, with full color in the center, and a gradual blending towards the nose. Build up the color as you go, but use a light hand. Follow with a cool-toned highlight, e.g. a blue-based Lightscapade or the Mineralize Sheersheen powder in Silver Aura or Lucent. I would stay away from highlighters with warmer hues. The contouring seems the most important part to make those colors work as it brings out your natural bone structure, make the blush complement your face rather than resulting in clown cheeks.

 

[aradhana]

It looks a bit off with two different cheek colors. But hey, given the amount of blushes we get, we should all start wearing different blushes at the same time. ROFL.

yes! i think if i started that with the blushes i already have i could do just that and still never finish them...

actually, sometimes i feel really overwhelmed sometimes by all the makeup shades i'm excited to wear, whether new or old ones i forgot about...does anyone else get that way? i guess if we layer a la max mara, or just use as many colours as possible in one look, we're covered...

 

[MRV]

I would first apply a cool-toned contour color, e.g. Bone Beige or Sculpt (or even Shadowy if you want to go more for a dramatic effect in the evening). Then apply the blush from the hairline downward (above the contour). You might even bring up the contour a bit upward closer to the hairline so that the blush will look slightly darker at the out edge, with full color in the center, and a gradual blending towards the nose. Build up the color as you go, but use a light hand. Follow with a cool-toned highlight, e.g. a blue-based Lightscapade or the Mineralize Sheersheen powder in Silver Aura or Lucent. I would stay away from highlighters with warmer hues. The contouring seems the most important part to make those colors work as it brings out your natural bone structure, make the blush complement your face rather than resulting in clown cheeks.

Good advise. I will def try this out. Although I think Sculpt is not the right colour for me (NC20ish). I used it during this winter, and it just made my cheeks a muddy mess. It's either too dark or I used it too much?

 

[Pinkdollface]

Good advise. I will def try this out. Although I think Sculpt is not the right colour for me (NC20ish). I used it during this winter, and it just made my cheeks a muddy mess. It's either too dark or I used it too much?

I think Bone Beige is ligher, maybe you can try that? Also i have used the 188 brush for darker contour colours before and that worked really nice because it doesn't apply the colour as heavily.

 

[StyleBlack]

Got a sneak peak a few days ago.. no pans :-\ so hopefully they're available at Pro. They all look great & colourful! Definitely looking forward to Modern Mandarin. Full of Joy is a light/pale lavender for sure. It's not dark in any capacity, so it will be quite easy for lighter skintones to wear.

 

[OctoberViolet]

I can't wait to get this in my grip. Tx StyleBlack!

Got a sneak peak a few days ago.. no pans :-\ so hopefully they're available at Pro. They all look great & colourful! Definitely looking forward to Modern Mandarin. Full of Joy is a light/pale lavender for sure. It's not dark in any capacity, so it will be quite easy for lighter skintones to wear.

 

[Mac-Guy]

Got a sneak peak a few days ago.. no pans :-\ so hopefully they're available at Pro. They all look great & colourful! Definitely looking forward to Modern Mandarin. Full of Joy is a light/pale lavender for sure. It's not dark in any capacity, so it will be quite easy for lighter skintones to wear.

My store didn't get refills either, so I'm just hoping that the Pro site will offer them.

 

[bronzedbeauty18]

Modern Mandarin is on my list StyleBlack. Go Team Orange!! LOL!

 

[MRV]

I think Bone Beige is ligher, maybe you can try that? Also i have used the 188 brush for darker contour colours before and that worked really nice because it doesn't apply the colour as heavily.

Yes, I'm sure it would work better, but I should first learn to contour

! My face is kind of so flat and square that I'm not often happy with my 'blush work' either!

 

[Mac-Guy]

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Lovecloud, Pink Tea, Peony Petal

 

[Mac-Guy]

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Modern Mandarin, Immortal Flower, Full of Joy

 

[Mac-Guy]

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Same swatch, slightly different angle: It shows clearly how these blushes reflect light, resulting in vibrant color and/or more sheen, depending how the light hits them. Modern Mandarin is probably the best example to show the change in color.

 

[Lisianthus]

Mac Guy, you're wonderful! You've just made my day! Thank you for the swatches!

 

[Mac-Guy]

Mac Guy, you're wonderful! You've just made my day! Thank you for the swatches!

You are welcome

 

[Mac-Guy]

There might still be a chance that there will be refills for f/s stores.