Pigment jars getting smaller; prices staying the same

[LMD84]

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Originally Posted by Kragey You know, I would be much less annoyed by this if they didn't pull out such a craptasmal design for the new jars. The vial designs have always sucked; there's a reason why the NYX pigments are always seen repotted. It would've been a better idea to keep the same general jar design, just "shorten" the jar a little.

the new bottle is a disaster wiating to happen!

 

[capmorlovesmac]

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Originally Posted by Kragey You know, I would be much less annoyed by this if they didn't pull out such a craptasmal design for the new jars. The vial designs have always sucked; there's a reason why the NYX pigments are always seen repotted. It would've been a better idea to keep the same general jar design, just "shorten" the jar a little.

OCD me would still freak out about even this change because it wouldn't match with my other pigments too.

If they didn't wanted to increase the price because they may have thought that a price like $22 or $24 would stop people from buying pigments why not just reduce the amount (but not 3g

) and keep the old jar? It works with the Richmetal pigments.

I am curious how the amount of the Richmetal pigments now will be. From 4.3g to 2.5g perhaps? And the mattes from 2.5g to 1.4g?

Someone at MAC has thought about - when they developed the pigments - in which packaging and size they want to offer them and how the price has to be to make profit with them. It is easy to justify the decrease of amount when you compare the Pigments to MUFE Star Powders or the Illamasqua pure pigments. Then the amount and price of MAC pigments still looks like a pretty good deal. But Illamasqua and MUFE are more expensive in general and I personally think the Star Powders and Pure Pigments are way overpriced.

In the last days I have read a lot of reviews of pigments because now of course I have to get at least a few that were on my list for a while. What botheres me the most about a lot of reviews is how it was written about that the amount of product is too much.. that you can't use it up in a lifetime. Well you actually can.

If you use a pigment every day or at least a few times a week you can use it up. It is just like it has been written either here or in the All Ages.. thread that if you have a lot of them and so use a single Pigment not that often it takes you years or a decade to use it up.

But.. it is the same with products like pressed eyeshadows and blushes and foundations... if you have a lot it takes you longer to use them up. If you have like 50 eyeshadows you may only use a special eyeshadow 10 or 20 times a year and it would take you years to use it up too. So should MAC decrease the amount of eyeshadows now to the holiday palette size? Or foundations. If you have different foundations for different weather or skin conditions.. should MAC decrease them to 20ml just to make sure you use them up faster? Or Lipglasses.. I often read that the MAC Lipglasses go bad too fast before you have used them up. So should MAC now decrease them to the Holiday size too? Well I guess not.

Sorry for the long rant but the new size still pi**es me off and I personally can't justify the new amount of product with comparisons to other brands loose eyeshadows just to feel less ripped off.

 

[purrtykitty]

Glitters are going to be 3g.

I think that if MAC had reduced the amount in the same size jars, we'd still be pissed. The only way they could've made this change OK would've been to reduce the price...even by just a couple of bucks would make a huge difference because at least we'd see, "OK we're paying a little less because we're getting a little less".

ETA: I am happy to report I received the 7.5g-sized jars from the order I placed online. Hopefully the guy at the pro store was listening and the other pigments/glitters I'm waiting on will be the same.

 

[lilibat]

The good news is, my MAC pro order came in and it's all old jars!

 

[Folie]

Just repeating the same as everyone else. My mac(regular site) order came with all full size piggies.

 

[lilibat]

I hate my brain. Now that I have been getting piggies of the colours I always wanted I am now being tempted by colours I was never interested it, like mattes. I NEVER use matte anything except lipstick.

I need to get a grip.

 

[1165Cheryl]

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Originally Posted by lilibat Oh crap. I hope the ones I ordered yesterday don't show up as the small ones. If they do I am going to be livid.

I placed a MP order 2 days ago and they are coming in the old style so yours should be fine

I asked them when the others are being released and the gal said sometime in January. She hadnt even seen them yet and wasnt sure if they were going to sell the old ones till the stock ran out or transfer them into the new style.

 

[aziajs]

It always blew my mind that people complained about getting too much product with pigments. Are you serious?? I would have loved if they just raised the price. I would pay $25 for 7.5g of pigment no problem. They've raised the price of everything else. MSFs used to be like $20, the MES were like $16. There would really have to be a magical, truly unique pigment for me to pay $19.50 for 4.5g. I hate to have to spend the money now to go get all the pigments I've had my eyes on just to get them in the old jars.

 

[MACATTAK]

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It always blew my mind that people complained about getting too much product with pigments. Are you serious??

I hear that!! Split them with a friend, sell a few samples, but complain about too much? Mind boggling!

 

[astronaut]

This is booshit! Pigments are my favorite product from MAC and now they are pulling this?! I thought those jars were going to be for the new collection only, not for the regular line of pigments! I am so freaking upset with MAC. I haven't bought a single thing from MAC since July. I think they are just going downhill.

 

[banana1234]

write to mac and complain, cant hurt

 

[LMD84]

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Originally Posted by banana1234 write to mac and complain, cant hurt

i will be doing so. but not until the all races collection has come out in the uk. and then i shall be telling them why i refuse to buy the pigments. even though i usually buy all LE pigments that mac come out with!!

 

[xKiKix]

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Originally Posted by MACATTAK I hear that!! Split them with a friend, sell a few samples, but complain about too much? Mind boggling!

too much?? hell no! who doesnt love piggies right? and the fact that they last for a VERY long time is a good thing, who can complain about that.

 

[themaczealot]

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Originally Posted by lilibat One thing I discussed with the MA today was why don't they just sell vials at stores/counters for those who want less product but keep the bigger jars for the pro store? That way everyone can be happy. Right?

I would love that!



Re: the new piggy jars
As I have only been an addict for a year or so, I only have 2 full sized glitter
jars so I’m not effected by the new packaging but I had planed on starting on
a full sized piggy collection (with the universal piggy) and I agree with most
that the new crappily tought-out packaging, combined with the same cost for
drastically less product has now put a kibosh on that plan and will just have
to survive on samples.

I also am ocd about my makeup storage so i feel your rage! I have the all of
the holiday ‘08 + ‘09 vials. and if they changed their packaging i’d be mad
and stop purchasing them. (until coming to terms with change).

P.S. Merry Xmas hope everyone had a good one :3

 

[BlueMoonDoll]

I *just* found out about this today and after much screaming and banging my head and having a massive freak out--I have solved my problem. I'm not buying it! I'm not. I buy piggies because they are unique--they tend to have the duo shifts or are truly unique in color. It is what I love about the piggies. However, I am not a MAC addict, I am a makeup addict, and MAC just happens to be a tops...so I can change companies! Enter Fyrinnae. A friend swears by them and I'm going to give them a go. 3grams, $6. Can't really go wrong there. And they're vegan

I also don't like the jars. My train cases are full as is and they won't work. I'll find colors in other places. I don't think I would turn down a golden olive at the CCO in the new jar though...I'd feel ok about that since it is a reduced price (little thought derailment there).

I know hard core lovers who won't stop buying, but since I'm trying to become a little more picky about my purchases (the whole graduating college and supporting myself thing was a blow) I've been able to turn down MAC...nothing has been truly unique lately and with all the changes...*sigh* I see my train case not growing in MAC so much.

 

[lilibat]

Personally I don't care for Fyrinnae at all. I have gotten several from them and I don't find them to be pigmented enough and they don't last very long no matter what I do.

I do have some stuff from Aromaleigh and TKB Trading that I like but the mineral stuff just doesn't seem quite as good.

Other than Lise Waiter Foiles, which don't press at all but I still like, I have yet to find any other pigments that work as well as MAC for me. I don't have an MUFE yet, but I am planning on changing that.

 

[fingie]

Yeah.... I've got over 100 piggies/glitters and this will definitely stop me from buying any more.

 

[BlueMoonDoll]

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Originally Posted by lilibat Personally I don't care for Fyrinnae at all. I have gotten several from them and I don't find them to be pigmented enough and they don't last very long no matter what I do. I do have some stuff from Aromaleigh and TKB Trading that I like but the mineral stuff just doesn't seem quite as good. Other than Lise Waiter Foiles, which don't press at all but I still like, I have yet to find any other pigments that work as well as MAC for me. I don't have an MUFE yet, but I am planning on changing that.

Thanks for the tips! I have used a lot of different mineral e/s and have never had a problem with them. I'll order samples, just in case, but I can't support the MAC drop. And the piggies will all be the same, so they won't change in DENSITY/Weight. Oh, and I hate the packaging. I'd do a lot of transfering.

 

[BlueMoonDoll]

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Originally Posted by lilibat Personally I don't care for Fyrinnae at all. I have gotten several from them and I don't find them to be pigmented enough and they don't last very long no matter what I do. I do have some stuff from Aromaleigh and TKB Trading that I like but the mineral stuff just doesn't seem quite as good. Other than Lise Waiter Foiles, which don't press at all but I still like, I have yet to find any other pigments that work as well as MAC for me. I don't have an MUFE yet, but I am planning on changing that.

Thanks for the tips! I have used a lot of different mineral e/s and have never had a problem with them. I'll order samples, just in case, but I can't support the MAC drop. And the piggies will all be the same, so they won't change in DENSITY/Weight. Oh, and I hate the packaging. I'd do a lot of transferring.

 

[CajunFille']

Yep, I'm off the MAC pigment wagon too. No more for me. I will pick up the ones I see in the old jars from the CCO's other than that, that's it. I agree it's bad enough that the price is the same for less product, but the style of the new jar is beyond stupid. A pop top jar for loose pigments. I can just see me trying to get it open and my pigment flying all over my vanity. No thanks.