Things you do, and don't like about Antiquitease.

[aziajs]

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Originally Posted by Twinkle_Twinkle I obviously can't seem to get enough of this collection. I got a third Mi'Lady today and I broke down and got Sweet Siena pigment. It's just so nice, and I can think of lots of things to pair it with. Club, Fiction, French Grey... all of last year's Danse... It's not a knock my sox off "Wow!" collection, not like C-Shock was for me, but it was a pleasant surprise, everything is bold yet sooo wearable. I'm a fan, if you couldn't already tell.

Thanks for the ideas. I agree that the great thing about this collection is that it is so wearable. These aren't colors that are so bold or impractical that you will only wear them on certain occasions.

 

[GalleyGirl]

Is Queen's Sin better for warm or cool toned people? So many reds turn fuschia on me, and when I went to see it in person last night at South Coast Plaza, they were sold out of it everywhere! (In addition, when I asked about it at the MAC store, they look at me like I was making the name up - I hate when that happens).

Thanks!

 

[tiramisu]

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Originally Posted by Hilly Family Silver sucks imho. It's just doesnt show up on me...with or without a base...hmm any suggestions?

coming in on this one late, but in case no one has suggested it Hilly--I though family silver blew too, until I used it with a base, like shadestick in Overcast or a paint like Pixel. It really pops then and looks so pretty and shimmer-y (if you're into that) and SHOWS UP on fairer skins without washing me out (which is always a concern=b/c I am an NW20 too!)

B/c it also has that copper veining it also looks awesome paired with, say, honeylust or another similar mac e/s I can't think of right now. Trust me!!

 

[AudreyNicole]

My husband surprised me yesterday with the Cool palette from Royal Assets, and I LOVE IT! I was on the fence about it, but I am so glad he bought it for me... It is very much more wearable than it appears

 

[BloodMittens]

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Originally Posted by AudreyNicole My husband surprised me yesterday with the Cool palette from Royal Assets, and I LOVE IT! I was on the fence about it, but I am so glad he bought it for me... It is very much more wearable than it appears

It is nice isn't it?

 

[Dark_Phoenix]

I bought Queen's Sin, Smokey Palette, Mi'Lady, and Corsette online.

None have come yet but they look very pretty online, especially the smokey palette since I don't have many grey shadows except for Silver Ring. The only thing I was upset by was not having a red lip bag. That would have rocked.

 

[Karen_B]

I actually like this collection more than I thought I would. The other day I caved and got Family Silver and Earthly Riches MES, and I also have the Smokey pallette. The MES are beautiful, especially if you use them wet. The palette I haven't had time to try yet. I am seriously craving the cool eyes one as well.

 

[User49]

Has any one tried out any eotd's with the colours from the palletts yet? Or has any1 seen any threads with any of these looks yet?

 

[alien21xx]

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Originally Posted by glitternmyveins Has any one tried out any eotd's with the colours from the palletts yet? Or has any1 seen any threads with any of these looks yet?

I did a Metallic Eyes palette FOTD (I'm really loving how sharp the blues in this palette looks!) which you can check out here: http://www.specktra.net/showthread.php?t=83865

Sexysellerie also shared her pretty Warm Eyes FOTD here: http://www.specktra.net/showthread.php?t=83941 - This one's warm eyes with some rather cool-toned fuchsia lipstick and I think it's hot!

Now, on to what I think about the make-up:
Mineralize Eyeshadow Duos
Since I'm very picky about colors, and I don't really like blue, I skipped on Silversmith (makes my eyes look small and I have HUGE eyes and I love them that way). MiLady didn't appeal to me either because I usually just end up looking sick with red shadow.
Engaging is the hottest duo I got. I feel the pink and gold just look so glamorous!
Earthly Riches was pretty so-so for me. The combination, as someone has already pointed out, looks sort of muddy, though it may be because I wore the combo with my Constructivist paint pot.
Family Silver doesn't really appeal to me. I don't like wearing silver because, again, it makes my eyes look small.

Overall, I really like the MES. The only drawback I see is that since they are so glittery, they make my scarred eyelids look like I'm really old.

I've remedied this by wearing cream foundation on my eyelids before applying my UDPP though, and I got pretty good results with Earthly Riches and Engaging.

For the lipsticks, I'm not a fan of the bright reds and plums so I didn't get those, but I did love Gilty Kiss. It applies sheer and allows my dark rose colored lips to color the shade so it looks different on me, and I guess on everyone too! I have Her Fancy as well, but it's just so sheer that there's almost no color to be seen when applied to my lips.

For the lipglass, Corsette looks boring so I didn't get it. I don't like red gloss, so I didn't buy Red Romp either. Trifle, however, is an amazing color that just goes well with all of my other brightly colored lipsticks! I love the pinky-blue sheen it gives to my warmer colored coral and red lipsticks. Majestic is its sorta polar opposite which I use to warm up Sundressing and other fuchsia and plum shades. Both lipglasses are wonderful!

I've tried Uppity fluidline in the same way as the cover girl's picture for the color collection, and I say it's kind of weird but I think it looks beautiful all the same: it gives an ethereal air to my make-up, especially when I'm wearing that muddy combination that is Earthly Riches.

I never wear polish, so I guess none of the nail polishes interest me at all. As for the palettes, I only got Metallic Eyes Palette, and I think it's awesome! First time I wore cool blues and it looks lovely!

 

[darkishstar]

I bought quite a few things from the Antiquitease color collection. And I adore everything to bits. I'm not a lipstick user.. so I didn't really go for any of the shades.. but Queen's Sin has been tempting me.

The fluidline Uppity in my opinion is one of the highlights of the collection. It just is not your standard liner. It's really perfect for those who really want to go for different effects with liners. It's a gorgeous gold and I had to buy a backup. It's so lovely paired with gold stroke pigment as well. It's just beautiful and was the highlight of this collection for me.

The texture is smooth, I haven't tried it wet yet. I don't like the glitter fallout on Mi'lady, but I'll deal, the color is so gorgeous.
Mi'lady is the other highlight. I already got a back-up.. and I'm thinking of getting a third. I was just... lemming for a red eyeshadow. It does not make me look sick, it's just beautiful.
Earthly Riches I adore too. It's perfect for the smoky eye I want but could not really achieve with blacks and other grays. I think anyone can really pull off these colors. There is no glitter fallout from this one.
Engaging I haven't had a chance to try yet, but I'm sure I'm going to love it. It's neutral shimmer colors.. I think anyone can pull off these colors as well.
I wasn't fond of Silversmith because I don't need another silver.. and I have plenty of dark blues.. and this one just didn't appeal to me. I like teal blues more.
I didn't care for Family Silver either because.. again.. I don't need silver.. and I couldn't tell the difference between the two sides anyways.. and warm silver just looked kind of... bleh to me.

Out of the lipglasses.. I only got Red Romp which is BEAUTIFUL. I love red glosses. This is why I'm tempted to get Queen's Sin as well... I think anyone can pull off Red Romp. It's just a true neutral red in my opinion.
I don't do brown lipglosses.. I'm more into nudes, red, and hot pink colors... so Corsette wasn't for me. I'm sure it'll look great on warm-toned ladies out there. =) Trifle didn't appeal to me either. Those pale pinks and blue pinks look strange on me. I'm too warm in coloring I think. Though I can do a lot of cools in eyeshadows.. it doesn't work with lipglosses. And Majestic I already have a gold toned lipgloss, but a nude type of gold.. so I didn't really need this one, so I passed.

For the pigments...
I bought Gold Stroke right away. It was such a beautiful brown and another color I could pull off a smoky eye with. It's just.. so rich and the red pearl is so gorgeous. It's a perfect fall and autumn shade. This is a really wonderful color for Asians in my personal opinion.
Your Ladyship is GORGEOUS. But I don't have money at the moment to get this color. I'm hoping that I can get it.. if not.. I can settle for fairylite.. so it wasn't a GREAT priority to me. But it's GORGEOUS. So pretty, the gold is so flattering. (You can tell I LOVE gold.

) I got a sample at least though. x3
Sweet Sienna is so pretty too! (This collection is out to get my money. That I don't have, damn college student status.) I just spent the rest of my Chinese New Year's money on this collection.

I left with a sample of this. What's strange about this color.. is it's so hard to capture a picture of the actual color. It shows up in different shades on people! It's green on some.. brown on others.. on me.. it has a hit of purple sheen to it, but it's mostly a dark gray brown. It's very pretty in my opinion. I recommend trying a swatch out, it's hard to tell what color will show up on you.

And.. if I can somehow.. I'd like to get the Warm Eyes Palette and the Metallic Eyes Palette. =)

All in all, I love this collection and it's probably going to be my favorite of this year. Everything is so wearable and gorgeous. =)

 

[Shepherdess]

The only thing I dislike is that it gets sold out too fast!

 

[ritchieramone]

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Originally Posted by AudreyNicole Mi'Lady MES -Bought this for the red shade and already sold it. The red was a very rusty red on me, and not flattering at all (NW15).

I'm also an NW15 and found that the red was very rusty-coppery on me. It looked very rusty in the pan too, but I bought it online so didn't see it in advance. I'll need to try it with different bases, but I'm disappointed with it so far.