New real swatches on MAC's site!!!

[lola336]

i agree..although its better for colors..it made all the textures the same. like rose and copper sparkle. but at least its getting there..lol

 

[Kristen]

It's just the same as sephora's 'swatching' technique...

 

[Summer]

The swatches look terrible. They are still fake, just a different format.

 

[DOLLface]

I just noticed...

I hope this wasn't already posted [sorry if it was, I checked].

I was just on the MAC website and noticed that all the Mineralize E/S Duos were back up, the Lure E/S, Overgrown E/S from Culturebloom, and a few other shadows. Porcelian Pink MSF was also back up. I was on this morning and they weren't up then.

Just thought some people might want to know.

 

[Indigowaters]

What?!

Those are the things I never had a chance to get.

 

[DOLLface]

I know! I was really suprised when I went on there, if you look they're the old swatches instead of the new swatches that are up.

 

[lsperry]

Yes. I went to the website just to look around and was surprised, too. So, I ordered Heat/Element (as a back-up), Persona/Screen Vinyl, Agripeach and Good As Gold PSP, Porcelain Pink MS, Shimpagne MS and Nightfish.

I wish I could get Waternymph ES, Delineate and Penned FLs. I called Nordstrom today and they said they had sent everything back to MAC from the Patternmaker Collection and also did not have Waternymph ES. Hmmppff! So I called MAC and got nowhere with them....

Now, since I don't have a MAC store in my town, what can anyone tell me about these LE eyeshadows on the website -- Sensualize, Mystical Mist, Overgrown, Iris Print, Lavendar Sky and Botanical. I'm an NW45 and I LOVE COLOR on my eyes. Will they compliment my skintone? PLEASE HELP!

 

[Brianne]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lsperry Yes. I went to the website just to look around and was surprised, too. So, I ordered Heat/Element (as a back-up), Persona/Screen Vinyl, Agripeach and Good As Gold PSP, Porcelain Pink MS, Shimpagne MS and Nightfish. I wish I could get Waternymph ES, Delineate and Penned FLs. I called Nordstrom today and they said they had sent everything back to MAC from the Patternmaker Collection and also did not have Waternymph ES. Hmmppff! So I called MAC and got nowhere with them.... Now, since I don't have a MAC store in my town, what can anyone tell me about these LE eyeshadows on the website -- Sensualize, Mystical Mist, Overgrown, Iris Print, Lavendar Sky and Botanical. I'm an NW45 and I LOVE COLOR on my eyes. Will they compliment my skintone? PLEASE HELP!

Sensualize is a great cool toned brown with silver glitter. One of the better lustres, actually. Overgrown is similiar to Bitter, but not as yellow and no glitter. Very wearable. Iris Print was a blue toned lavender with glitter and virtually no color payoff, it takes effort to make it work. Comes out chalky. Mystical Mist is a nice deep purple, not to different from Satellite Dreams. Lavender Sky is a pink toned medium lavender, and for a veluxe pearl, doesn't have the best color payoff. I'm NW20 and have to really pack it on to get it to show up. Don't own Botanical, but from what I remember, it's a brownish taupe with silver shimmer. Lustre finish.

Hope this helps some!

 

[mrstucker]

Just ONCE, can the Canadians get a nice little surprise like this? NOTHING discontinued ever comes back. And, even though I have a US address, I can't order US stuff!

 

[ZoeFerret]

I think the swatches are fine- they give you a better idea of what something looks like- nothing on the computer will be exact. I am sure it would cost a fortune to get real pix of the products anywho.

 

[princess]

IMHO they still suck.

Quite hit and miss, some are quite close to the real thing but some are totally off.

I guess there will never be real swatches, most peoples' computer resolution is different so it will still show up differently somehow. Maybe it is to prevent a huge number of returns, like 'this shade shows up totally different on my computer!' type of reasons for exchanges.

 

[scrapbookromance]

so we acknowledge their half ass attempt at making the swatches better :booty: but COME ON!! they know what we want and thats real swatches. the picture of (I think) Sushi Flower that you click on to go to the e/s page - pictures all like that would be fabulous but noooo can't do that.

nice try MAC. maybe next time... :tease:

 

[user79]

That's supposed to be Coppering??


I think it's a shame they went to so much trouble, yet the colours are not true to life.

 

[hyperRealGurl]

anyone checked out the mac site??

pretty neat they actually have swatches now...... go check it out

 

[LineausBH58]

oh my gosh thats so much better....the colors really look like themselves...haa haaa

 

[madkitty]

personally I dont really think it makes that much difference - the skin swatches on here are more realistic

 

[d_flawless]

i think these newer ones are better, but still not perfect...i mean, it's a help, but i was looking at some of them (like sushi flower) and i'm like, "uhhh...looks like haux"

 

[ebonyannette]

They also changed the shadestick swatches and the paints. I think the paints look kinda realistic, the e/s are cool but I dont know why they didnt take the pics under better lighting, but you get the general idea I guess.
I like it, I hated those squares!

 

[Makeuplovingal]

Eh...to me they are just the same, not any better or worse. I still look here or ebay for better color pics. But at least they are trying, I guess!

 

[katie_070405]

They haven't changed the pro site yet. You'd think it would have been the first.