Pigment recommendations...

[pumpkincat210]

What color of pigments do you use the most? I only have 3..cornflower and pink bronze and provence.

 

[user2]

I love using Deckchair as a highlighter!
Copper Sparkle is perfect for making blue eyes pop and I loooove my Pink Pearl pigment!

 

[Miss Pumpkin]

Golden Olive and Melon are probably the ones I reach out for the most... Oh and Kitschmas!! <3

 

[jasper17]

I use Rose, Vanilla, Tan and Deckchair a lot.

 

[martygreene]

Naked, Vanilla, and Chocolate Brown are my most commonly used permanent collection shades. Provence and Coco are also up there in my usage rotation, however they were limited edition shades.

 

[Vespcat]

My most used are - Golden Olive, Blue Brown, Steel Blue and Vanilla

 

[veilchen]

I love my Melon and Tan - both great for enhancing blue eyes!

 

[pumpkincat210]

Thanks for the suggestions, I see the neutrals seem to be the favorites..
Now what do you think about purchasing samples so there isn't a commitment? I hear a little goes along way with the more pigmented colors. I keep trying to buy blue brown but its always sold out at the MAC store

 

[Hikaru-chan]

Golden Olive, Tan and Vanilla are my favourites at the moment.

 

[devilgirl17]

I would agree that Golden Olive is great. Coco is a fantastic neutral. Deckchair is my fav of all time. Vanilla is good as a highlighter. Tan is also a good neutral. If I'm looking for color I reach for Grape (it is the perfect purple), but I think it's Pro.

 

[mac_obsession]

What I use most are violet, pink opal, vanilla, cornflower, deep purple, green, chartreuse and golden olive of course.

As for samples, go for it, I usually buy 1/2 teaspoon samples instead of 1/8 or 1/4, that way you actually get a bunch of uses out of em.

Samples are really good when you're unsure of a color.
Or you could wait for the holiday mini pigments...Generally they have some really nice colors in there

 

[PrimpinKitty]

I wouldn't buy samples if there is a MAC store around you. You could just go in and ask for one (or two, or three...)

If it's rare/dc/le then I might buy, but otherwise...