Pronounce PLUMAGE

[Meryl]

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Originally Posted by II3rinII ok heres one: brun... some of us say brun like rhymes with run. some say broon. so which is it? also we've debated over little vi. is it little vye, little vee or little 6?

I think that given MAC is a Canadian company - most of the names should be pronounced the way we would in Canada, which is bilingual country. So the names are pronounced with a French accent.

All French words which should be pronounced that way:

Brun
Folie
Coquette
Brule
Parfait Amour
Blanc type
Dubonnet
Creme de la Femme
Pink Nouveau
Crème d’Nude
Haux


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Originally Posted by jardinaires it's ploo-mij. just like soft ochre paint pot is not soft oke-ra, it's oke-er. and in my opinion, brule eyeshadow is not broo-lay, but brool. because there is no accent over the e, nor are there two e's. in my opinion, folie is not folly, but foe-lee, like the french word for madness. fig 1 is not said as figure one, but literally fig one, seeing as the color is purple like the coloring of a fig. the only shadow i have no freaking idea about is haux. hawks? i guess?

Fig. 1 has a period after the "g" so I do think it's short form for Figure and should be pronounced as such.

 

[ms.marymac]

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Originally Posted by TehK uh... what is it supposed to be?!? i've always called it pink a rat

I was taught to say it like, "Pink Carrot"...

 

[Glitterati]

Nehru was a very historial leader in India and the proper way to pronounce it is Nair-roo.

 

[Jello89]

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Originally Posted by Mabelle ^ exacly, the n is barley pronounced. it;s cut short. like... br-uhn And yes, i know im screwed with the francophones. I live in montreal, so i hear a different variation of my name everyday. I dont mind. The only thing that sucks is because i have such an english name people thing i can't speak french. booo yes, you're right about the names of the accents. circonflexe, grave and egu.

Oh god. I have that problem too. I went to French school. My name is Lauren(Lo-ren). My teachers would call me Laurent(lo-renht?) BOY NAME KTHX. When I would say no its LO-REN. They would say: Ah oui, Lo-reeeen(ee like eeek!)-_-

 

[BunnyBunnyBunny]

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Originally Posted by wifey806 BTW, while we're at it, how do I say the following?? I'll tell you how I say it, but I think i'm wrong!! -Folie (fall-ey) -coquette (co-ket) -haux (hoe) heehee -Nehru (new-rue)

I've always done:

Follie = Fahlee
Coquette = You're right, it's Co-ket
Haux = Right again! Hoe!
Nehru = I'm not sure of the correct pronounciation, but I say it like it's spelled, Neh-rew. Neh like the beginning of the word nettle. Nehhh! Edit: It's Nair-Rew.

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Originally Posted by MACgirl I just say hoax when it comes to pronouncing haux, i dont like to flat out say " may i have hoe?, , lol. heres some ive heard or overheard over the years parfait amour- par-fate aim-her sumptuous olive- sump two-us olive blanc type- blank type tete-a-tint- tit a tint (LOL) rule - roo lay (LOL) dubonnet- Doo Bonnet morange- more orange creme d' nude- cremied nude shitaki- shit a key

Parfait Amour = Parfay Ahmoor
Sumptuous Olive = Sum-chew-us Olive
Blanc Type = Blahnk Type
Tete a Tint = Tate a Tint
Rule = I say Rule... idk if that's right. Like Roool. King K. Rool.
Dubonnet = Dewbonnay
Morange = More-ahnge
Creme d' Nude = Crehm de nude
Shitaki = Shit ahkee

I also love when people ask for Pahlewlf eyeshadow. It's Phloof! which is pronounced Floof!

 

[ticki]

shitaki = she tah kee

more of an e sound on the i. your classic japanese pronunciation.

 

[NewlyMACd]

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Originally Posted by MAC_Whore It is Little 6 For those asking about the pronunciation of Plumage, here it is (American): plumage definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta

this is a cool link because it has the sound on this site. I heard the guy pronounce it. You learn something new everyday. I never really saw the word before MAC and I still don't own the color so I never had to say it aloud. Thanks to you all when I go purchase it, I know what not to say.

 

[user79]

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Originally Posted by erine1881 agreed on all of the above. well ploomed, plu-mahj (emphasis on the end), broo-lay and lah-may. foe-lee coe-ket hoe nay-roo my coworker told me this from when she worked out in cali. phloof! was pee-loof and satin taupe was satan's toupee!

I'm pretty sure it's coh-ket not coe as in toe...from the french coquette

 

[MissAlly]

Sometimes when I can't pronounce an eyeshadow,I just point to the one I want.Hahah.

 

[CantAffordMAC]

Thats exactly what I do. I look for it, and tell them thats the one I want, and then the artist pronounces it. And all is well

 

[aziajs]

What about Ola Viola? The MAC artist who applied it on me pronounced it Owe-La Vee-O-La.
I thought it was Ah-La Vwa-La.

I went in one day to ask for it (before it was d/c) and pronounced it both ways and the artist had no idea what I was talking about.

 

[Zantedge]

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Originally Posted by aziajs What about Ola Viola? The MAC artist who applied it on me pronounced it Owe-La Vee-O-La. I thought it was Ah-La Vwa-La. I went in one day to ask for it (before it was d/c) and pronounced it both ways and the artist had no idea what I was talking about.

The MAC artist pronounced it correctly. Ola is Portuguese for hello.
"Vwa-La" would be spelled Voila. I think you just got the O and I mixed up. I hope this makes sense.

 

[mymacmenagerie]

I have heard plumage said "ploo maj"..and I've heard haux said "haw"...isn't the x silent in French? LOL

 

[mymacmenagerie]

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Originally Posted by MACgirl I just say hoax when it comes to pronouncing haux, i dont like to flat out say " may i have hoe?, , lol. heres some ive heard or overheard over the years parfait amour- par-fate aim-her sumptuous olive- sump two-us olive blanc type- blank type tete-a-tint- tit a tint (LOL) rule - roo lay (LOL) dubonnet- Doo Bonnet morange- more orange creme d' nude- cremied nude shitaki- shit a key

Owww..shit a key...hilfreakinalarious!!

 

[.k.]

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Originally Posted by mizuki~ I've been saying man-ish all this friggin' time...

me too me too! :/

 

[wifey806]

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Originally Posted by franimal I looked up Manish, and supposedly it is pronounced "muh-neesh" Weird! I was saying "man-ish" as well. I feel like a dumbass

we already said that, silly. page one

(so don't feel bad)

 

[wifey806]

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Originally Posted by BunnyBunnyBunny I've always done: I also love when people ask for Pahlewlf eyeshadow. It's Phloof! which is pronounced Floof!

I'm one of those people! but lol, now that I look at the word, "Pahlewlf" doesn't even make sense!

 

[miss_bailey]

I love watching girls on youtube try to say the names sometimes your just like WTF just came out of your mouth?

 

[ilorietta]

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Originally Posted by Zantedge The MAC artist pronounced it correctly. Ola is Portuguese for hello. "Vwa-La" would be spelled Voila. I think you just got the O and I mixed up. I hope this makes sense.

yes, Vee-O-La is correct, Viola is italian for purple..

 

[aziajs]

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Originally Posted by miss_bailey I love watching girls on youtube try to say the names sometimes your just like WTF just came out of your mouth?

I am with you. Sometimes when I hear people I think, where did they learn grammar and pronunciation? There are some MAC names that are difficult, especially when they aren't English words but there are others that are so obvious I don't understand what the hell people are talking about.