I dont think thats how it is. IMO T makes much better reviews.. comparing colors, their longevity, better swatches and such. Of course I give props to Karen for her creativity but I have never relied on her 'reviews' which is just a description, not really a review. Unlike T who does a much more in depth one. I am by no means bashing on Karen btw! I appreciate her hard work and enjoy it as well, but MAC is making a mistake by disregarding T's blog.
I just wanted to pop in and comment about this... There was a long period of time there that T got the whole collection sent to her from MAC. However, she bashed nearly EVERYTHING. It seemed to be poor color, poor texture, poor packaging, poor yadda yadda. It resulted in a lot of C, D, and F ratings with her recommending basically nothing. Why on earth should MAC send all of that stuff to her for free when she just bashes it all? She obviously loves her higher end stuff much better- and that's great- but it's unrealistic to think that her followers all have the cash to spend on Guerlain etc. So, now she has to buy it all herself or be forced to not have swatches. Seems fair to me. Also, and this is just a tiny observation..... Her MAC reviews have gone up a smidge (A, B, & Cs) since she started buying her stuff again. This is purely speculation, but I've been wondering if she is buttering up MAC to get her stuff for free again. Not saying the reviews have changed a lot, but I feel like MAC has been averaging higher scores lately
With that said, I do check out her swatches but I do not like her photography set up anymore. I think using more diffused light would help with glossy/ shiny products. It's hard to tell accurate color sometimes. My fav swatches would be Karen, Allura, and Specktra :eyelove: everyone is so sweet and helps with swatches as much as possible here..... And that is just awesome.
