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[jardinaires]

i was watching one girl who said creme de violet as cream dee vwa-la.

or something along those lines.

creme de violet, along with creme d'nude, don't strike me as that hard to say. then again, jardin aires is one of my favorite products and i don't think that name is hard to say either, but i've heard some interesting pronunciations of that. haha. jurdine arse. jardeen aries. jardin rays.

 

[Jello89]

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Originally Posted by ilorietta yes, Vee-O-La is correct, Viola is italian for purple..

But OLA viola? Ola is not Italian?

 

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by Jello89 But OLA viola? Ola is not Italian?

no, but it rhymes!

 

[Jello89]

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Originally Posted by erine1881 no, but it rhymes!

Good point

 

[aziajs]

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Originally Posted by jardinaires ...then again, jardin aires is one of my favorite products and i don't think that name is hard to say either, but i've heard some interesting pronunciations of that. haha. jurdine arse. jardeen aries. jardin rays.

Was this already covered? How do you say it? I have heard Jar-din Airs and I have heard Har-din Airs....or maybe it was Ar-din Airs. Anyway, what is it?

 

[abbyquack]

I say Jar-din Air-ees, but I know in french Jardin is more like Jahr-dan but who cares lol

One of my faves is Crushed Bougainvillea. Who can pronounce that? Probably why it turned into crushed boob.

 

[anita22]

Not quite a mispronunciation, but when I bought Lovelorn lipstick, the MUA referred to it as "Loveporn"

I liked that name wayyy better...

 

[mymacmenagerie]

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Originally Posted by anita22 Not quite a mispronunciation, but when I bought Lovelorn lipstick, the MUA referred to it as "Loveporn" I liked that name wayyy better...

<giggle snarf>

 

[sambibabe]

A few years ago, I heard someone saying to me that the eyeshadow was 'Em Ey See cosmetics'. I thought it was some new cosmetic company, then I realized it was MAC.

 

[aziajs]

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Originally Posted by abbyquack I say Jar-din Air-ees, but I know in french Jardin is more like Jahr-dan but who cares lol One of my faves is Crushed Bougainvillea. Who can pronounce that? Probably why it turned into crushed boob.

Merriam-Webster Bougainvillea Pronunciation Version 1 "Boo-Gan-Vill-ya"

Merriam-Webster Bougainvillea Pronunciation Version 2 "Bow-Gan-Vee-Ya"

 

[chocolategoddes]

I'd love it if MAC came up with some actually crazy names to pronounce:

"hey, can i get KRIZINGLESNAP lipglass?"
"Do you guys still have PEEFYSHOOZ eyeshadow or is it discontinued?"

 

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by chocolategoddes I'd love it if MAC came up with some actually crazy names to pronounce: "hey, can i get KRIZINGLESNAP lipglass?" "Do you guys still have PEEFYSHOOZ eyeshadow or is it discontinued?"

that'd be awesome!

 

[Lyssah]

o.m.g! I Have said so many product names wrong (only at home), but thank god i found this thread before i completely embarrassed myself at m.a.c.

 

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by Meryl Ask them how to pronounce "Brule."

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Originally Posted by captodometer I agree with this pronunciation; it is spelled as if it were French. "plum-ij" is English. Brule would be pronounced as "broo lay" and Lame as "lah may" Both French also. But the diacritical mark got left out, by either MAC or most of the people typing the word: brulé(e) or lamé(e) would be the appropriate spelling, depending upon gender. Without the accent, the words would be pronounced as "brool" and "lahm" in French, as "e" at the end of a word following a consonant would normally be silent.

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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?

if you look carefully, the flying comma (whatever that little mark is lol) on brule is there on the pot, just not the pan. so it is pronounced broo-lay.

 

[MAChostage]

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Originally Posted by aziajs I think I may go in and ask for Viva Glam I I I just for shits and giggles.

DO IT! And then report back, of course.

 

[sdtjefferson]

I don't think anyone should feel embarrassed for pronouncing the name of an eyeshadow incorrectly. It is just an eyeshadow after all, not the name of the president of the company you work for etc. And any sales associate at MAC or anywhere else should just smile, say "do you mean...? and get the product.

 

[chocolategoddes]

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Originally Posted by erine1881 if you look carefully, the flying comma (whatever that little mark is lol) on brule is there on the pot, just not the pan. so it is pronounced broo-lay.

It's the accent aigu in French.

 

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by chocolategoddes It's the accent aigu in French.

but flying comma sounds so much cuter!

 

[emeraldjewels]

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Originally Posted by abbyquack I say Jar-din Air-ees, but I know in french Jardin is more like Jahr-dan but who cares lol One of my faves is Crushed Bougainvillea. Who can pronounce that? Probably why it turned into crushed boob.

I went to spain where they had these plants everywhere, I was told it was pronounced

crushed bore gon villy ay

 

[Shadowy Lady]

lol, I loved reading this thread! My francophone side actually gets offended when ppl mispronounce french names (MAC or non MAC)