Palettes or Pots?
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CajunFille'
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I perfer to use quads...
I love that they have the clear lid, so that I can see the shades easily. They are great if you are traveling, and small enough to drop in your handbag, if you need to. I use the use the circle labels, write the name of the shade on it, and stick it on the back of the quad where each shade is so that if I need to know the name of the shade I don't have to take it out of the quad.
I purchase eyeshadow pots from the CCO only, where I can buy them for about $10 ea. I never buy e/s pots from MAC unless it is a LE e/s that I absolutely love. Usually, I back to MAC them with the pots from CCO.
My advice to start your e/s collection is to frequent the CCO near you, and pick up the e/s you like. Keep an eye out for the new shipments. Also, MAC does a Friends and Family sale at least once a year, sometimes twice. I would try to get the rest of the shades at the sale. Get the pans instead of the pots to save $$.
I love that they have the clear lid, so that I can see the shades easily. They are great if you are traveling, and small enough to drop in your handbag, if you need to. I use the use the circle labels, write the name of the shade on it, and stick it on the back of the quad where each shade is so that if I need to know the name of the shade I don't have to take it out of the quad.
I purchase eyeshadow pots from the CCO only, where I can buy them for about $10 ea. I never buy e/s pots from MAC unless it is a LE e/s that I absolutely love. Usually, I back to MAC them with the pots from CCO.
My advice to start your e/s collection is to frequent the CCO near you, and pick up the e/s you like. Keep an eye out for the new shipments. Also, MAC does a Friends and Family sale at least once a year, sometimes twice. I would try to get the rest of the shades at the sale. Get the pans instead of the pots to save $$.
Marjolaine
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I used to be a pot person because I was so lazy to depot all the LE eyeshadows I bought from collections, although I buy permanent colors in pro pans.. Then one day I decided to depot my eyeshadows and amazed by the amount of similar colors I had unintentionally.. If I depotted them right away, I could have saved a lot by not buying similar colors actually. It was only clear to me when I saw all those pots next to each other.. So I'm a palette girl and will always be!
geeko
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for eyeshadows i would go for palettes or quads....saves space. But i have to admit that the eyeshadows look really cute in their pots. I started out with pots....but when i expanded my collection I bought palettes. Easier for me to bring out my eyeshadows when i'm goin for my make up lesson. I can't imagine having to bring all 100 plus e/s pots to my make up lesson. I would probably lose one afterwards as i can't keep track.
So it's palette for me. But i still have 30 plus shadows in pots because some of them are in LE packagin which i dun bear to depot and the rest...well I'm jus too lazy to depot LOL
For blushers. I prefer them to be in pots rather than palettes although i have 1 palette of 6 mac blushers.
So it's palette for me. But i still have 30 plus shadows in pots because some of them are in LE packagin which i dun bear to depot and the rest...well I'm jus too lazy to depot LOL
For blushers. I prefer them to be in pots rather than palettes although i have 1 palette of 6 mac blushers.
thiscarmen
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DEFINITELY PALETTES!
You save a lot of money too by switching to palettes.
And since they're all in once place, you'll be more likely to use them more.
You save a lot of money too by switching to palettes.
And since they're all in once place, you'll be more likely to use them more.
iadorepretty
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for a LONG time i only had pots and it sucked. i found myself only using a fraction of my e/s because it wasn't easy for me to see everything that i had. plus, my boyfriend HATED that my makeup was taking up soooo much space.
several months ago i made the decision to depot all my e/s (except my LE quads or trios) and switch to palettes. i couldn't be happier!
i have 14 palettes: 4 are blush palettes, 1 quad for my crease colors, and the other 9 are 15-shadow palettes. i get more use out of my entire collection because i see everything easily. if i want to wear purple, i'm not picking up the same purple every single time, because i can see all of my options at one time.
plus, it's much easier to travel with. not to mention it's so much easier on the pocketbook
several months ago i made the decision to depot all my e/s (except my LE quads or trios) and switch to palettes. i couldn't be happier!
i have 14 palettes: 4 are blush palettes, 1 quad for my crease colors, and the other 9 are 15-shadow palettes. i get more use out of my entire collection because i see everything easily. if i want to wear purple, i'm not picking up the same purple every single time, because i can see all of my options at one time.
plus, it's much easier to travel with. not to mention it's so much easier on the pocketbook
lesreid2
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I started out with 2 MAC quads but outgrew them quickly as my obsession grew,lol. I am now on my third 15 pan palette. I am usually buying my e/s from someone on LJ so if I am really looking for a certain color, I take it how it comes. When I buy directly from MAC I always get Pro pans. Otherwise my hubby has to depot e/s,lol. I suck at it and he's a pro
Pinky & Poodle
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Wow, that was a lot of great help for another newbie (me
)
But I have an additionel question...
How do the e/s stay in the palette, do you glue them in?
I hope that's not necessary, b/c I would like to be able to move them around
But I have an additionel question...
How do the e/s stay in the palette, do you glue them in?
I hope that's not necessary, b/c I would like to be able to move them around
bell21
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The palettes are magnetized, if you buy the shadows in pro form they come with a small round magnet attached to the bottom of the pan, you just drop it in and it stays put. If you depot the shadows you can glue them in or attach a thin magnet (you can buy packs or thin sheets of magnet strips from places like Michaels) to the bottom before putting into the palette. Most people just attach a magnet to the bottom, it keeps the pans from rattling around, they're less likely to break if you were to drop the palette and you can still move the shadows around.
Originally Posted by Pinky & Poodle
Wow, that was a lot of great help for another newbie (me
But I have an additionel question... How do the e/s stay in the palette, do you glue them in? I hope that's not necessary, b/c I would like to be able to move them around
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The palettes are magnetized, if you buy the shadows in pro form they come with a small round magnet attached to the bottom of the pan, you just drop it in and it stays put. If you depot the shadows you can glue them in or attach a thin magnet (you can buy packs or thin sheets of magnet strips from places like Michaels) to the bottom before putting into the palette. Most people just attach a magnet to the bottom, it keeps the pans from rattling around, they're less likely to break if you were to drop the palette and you can still move the shadows around.
Pinky & Poodle
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You just convinced me to get some palettes
Thank you so much, that was very helpful!
Thank you so much, that was very helpful!
rhode
Member
Palettes are more affordable and you don't have to fill them up to get your money's worth. Even a quad palette is only 3.50 USD, which is the exact difference between a pot and a pan shadow; so unless you're confident you will only every buy one MAC shadow it's a better deal to get palettes.
Brittany88
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This thread has been really helpful. I'm a MAC eyeshadow newbie too and I was going through this debate earlier as well.
blurpleberry
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i'm simply a pot person only cuz i haven't dabbled in depotting.. but i'm sure once i get to the point of having more than 20 mac eyeshadows, i'll get into palettes.. it's nice to see everyone's opinions on it though
Crantastic
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I have to say palettes, then you don't forget about some of the shadows and you see them all in front of you. For traveling just get an empty quad and plop 4 eye shadows in there and your good to go. Then you don't have to carry around a palette just a little one
LittleMaryJane
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I don't have a ton of shadows yet but I definitely like pallets. I like being able to see what I have (easily), I like depotting
and then you can B2M the empties much faster.
xmakeupfanaticx
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Pallettes for me. I like to see everything in front of me or at least all of one color family. I think it's too much of a hassle to dig out four or five little pots to do a look when you could just pull out one or two pallettes and have everything in front of you.
