To my Desi/South Asian sisters out there! And everyone else too, actually! :)

[Ziya]

I meant I am excited coz I wana try this kohl so I would love a review

I also love tete-a-tint ndn-ista!! its beautiful...try it with deep truth sometime!
Dirty plum browns sound great! I really want to try a smokey brown eye a la Kim Kardashian...I was thinking about getting bronze e/s....and ricepaper (meaning it to get it for soo long lol) what other browns would you guys rec?
I have handwritten and that gorgeus chestnut color from the tempting quad (use it EVERY time for neutral looks, HG e/s for me!!) please help ladies!

 

[DirtyPlum]

^^Ziya,

I LOVE the Kim K brown smokey. I would totally recommend Bronze and Ricepaper is pretty special too!

Other browns are:

Twinks
Antiqued
Mulch
Sable

I keep meaning to try some more matte browns - theyre just dont scream fun to me at the moment...

 

[Mamalicious]

Hii girls,

How are you all?

Im Janet, 24 from the Netherlands new here on this site, and complete new in the wonderful world of MAC.

I'm born in the Netherlands and my parents and grandparents are from Surinam (South America) But my great grandparents are from India, so it makes me a little bit Indian isnt it? I wear sindoor everyday like 'almost' every married Indian woman

And I <3 Abhishek Bachchan (my hubby looks like him

)

My first MAC products were some things from the Hello Kitty collection and I really LOVE it. I got the bigbow l/s the fun & games blush en popster

. I also got a sample of the SFIX foundation and I'm so happy with it!! It stays all day long.. The MUA gave me a NC45 but it's way too dark (normally use medium beige summer in EDM) But I tried it this weekend to see if the color would stay the whole day (I was home alone hubby and son were not at home) And I am really in love now with MAC..

It took me like 1,5 hour to read this whole topic

and I saw soo many things to try!!!
First thing I am going to buy are paintpots..
And oh my favorite eyeliner is the Kohl & Contour from Bourjois, it's supercheap (4euro's) and it gives such a great color..

Why did you guys bought stuff from mac?

 

[nunu]

^Welcome to the site!

I buy from MAC because i love the brand

 

[zerin]

Welcome to the Site Janet!! *hugs*

Awww....your hubby looks like ABHI! so CUTE! =)

I'm glad this desi thread helped you because it has helped me quite a lot too!

The Mac MA also gave me such a darker shade than what I really am. She insisted I use NC 44 but it looked so dark and everyone was noticing lol...So I had to go back and get a lighter shade. I'm using NC 42 in Studio Sculpt and it's fab. I also use NC 42 or 43 in Select Spf liquid foundation. If you do have the receipt you should definitely go exchange it and sometimes even if you don't have the receipt they can still exchange it for you as long as you have the box I guess. It really depends on the store.

I loved the Mac HK products too...you entered the Mac world at a great time. lol

 

[Ziya]

welcome janet!!
Do you guys think bronze and tempting are simlar at all? i dont want the same e/s lol

 

[animacani]

^ I dont have tempting but I think it is REALLY similar to woodwinked..

 

[DirtyPlum]

Hey Janet - welcome to the world of MAC. I buy it cos its fun, good quality and the choice of colours and textures is second to none. I also work for them, so that too!

Ziya, Bronze and Tempting are quite different. I actually dont like Tempting and bought it eons ago when all that attracted me was the sparkle (its Lustre).

Bronze is that, browny bronze and is satin so goes on better. If I was gonna compare it to anything, it would be to Antiqued. And Animicani is right, Tempting is like a frosty version of Woodwinked.

Have any of got Nars Isolde duo es? PLS check it out for the perfect gold duo! Perfect for asian bridal.

 

[ndn-ista]

Hey ladies,

I just got the Shanaz Husein Shaeyes Kohl liner. I like it better then my Urban Decay Zerio24/7 and maybe Makeup Forever (not sure yet). It does smudge around my eyes after the whole day, I would not wear this on a hot summer day or out at the clubs. I will be wearing it during the days for now, as it has conditioners and lash growth properties. For a real smokey, night time look, I will stick to my Stila Onyx eyeliner, it is the most intense and black liner I have tried to date. This also smudges however, but the color is just so intense, i love it. I believe that the Shaeyes will be good for a smoked, smudge look!

 

[animacani]

im just wondering , what kind of pink blushes do you guys wear? I have dollymix but it tends to look red on me =( So does pink swoon

 

[IslandLover]

Hi Janet

I'm new here too and just starting to get into make-up and I am well on my way to becoming a MAC addict ;-)

I love MAC's colors and selections and after trying numerous brands of make-up, I've always come back to MAC. Plus the new collections and packaging makes it that much more interesting and exciting.

animacani vbmenu_register("postmenu_1543074", true); -
As far as pink blushes....I have Desire from NARS which I LOVE. It looks like a bright bubble gum pink in the pan but it goes on very nicely on the cheeks. Just the right flush of color. But make sure to use a light hand since it's VERY pigmented.

I haven't tried any pink blushes from MAC besides Dollymix. I like it a lot but it can go on red sometimes like you said if I use too much. Btw, I'm an NC42 just for reference

 

[animacani]

Quote:

Originally Posted by animacani im just wondering , what kind of pink blushes do you guys wear? I have dollymix but it tends to look red on me =( So does pink swoon

edit: Im an nc42 by the way

 

[SwEetSouL08]

can anyone of u help me out ladies....i'm nc45 and i bought mac blush in raizin...i'm not sure whether i'm wearing too much...but this blush seems to be a way too dark for me... almost looks like i contoured my face with it..i

 

[doomkitteh]

mac fleurry is my fave pink blush.

 

[Mamalicious]

Hi everybody
OMG my hubby will kill me.. I bought so much MAC makeup these days
Here's a short list:

Blushcreme Pleasurefull
Blushcreme Sweet William
Fluidliner Brassy
Fluidliner Blue Peep
Powder Blush Feur Powder
Lipstick Girl about town
Lipgloss Chatterbox
Lipgloss Russian Red
Eyeshadow Aquadisiac
Blot Powder Medium dark
Grand Duo blush Intenso
Lipstick Overrich
Mineralize e/s Milady (?)
Lipstick Mattene Bing
Powder Blush Shimmersweet


Uhm.. What do i need more? :$
I need some paintpots. And I saw the electric eel e/s is that one a LE or is it permanent? I forgot to ask it..

@ Zerin : Yes I always liked abhi, but not when he has the beard.. But unfortunately these days my hubby has the same ugly beard.. (He thinks he is hot now haha)

Thank you for the advice, here in Rotterdam some MUA are greedy for giving samples but thank god I didnt bought one I only had a sample.
I went back 2 days ago to buy a grand duo blush and the mua there gave me the perfect shade for my skin. The NW40 So im really happy now, after years of buying wrong foundation colors I finally have the best color! Only the price tag suxxx big time it's €28,50 !!! But well my Diorshow Iconic Mascara has the same price and I dont use that one, and Im used to spend a lot of money on things.. But with the credit crisis and stuff I'm afraid I cant spend as much as I always did BUT.. I promised myself that im allowing myself to buy ony 2 things of every collection that will come.. (I'm sooo breaking this promise to myself when the Style Warrior collection comes)

 

[Mamalicious]

oops

 

[Rooshi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziya what other browns would you guys rec? I have handwritten and that gorgeus chestnut color from the tempting quad (use it EVERY time for neutral looks, HG e/s for me!!) please help ladies!

Ziya, my favourite eye combination is to wear cork on the lid with brown down in the crease and teddy as the eyeliner.

 

[zerin]

I prefer Abisheikh with the beard, it makes him look manly! He looks weird and like a kid when shaved lol

 

[Mamalicious]

Quote:

Originally Posted by zerin I prefer Abisheikh with the beard, it makes him look manly! He looks weird and like a kid when shaved lol

Haha so you will loove my hubby haha.

Anyway, I emailed you a few weeks ago about that girl using your pictures.. She is still using it

 

[zerin]

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Originally Posted by Mamalicious Haha so you will loove my hubby haha. Anyway, I emailed you a few weeks ago about that girl using your pictures.. She is still using it

The one advertising makeup services in some foreign language right? Is she using the same old ones or new ones too? Was there even a contact info? I could try emailing..... Some people are just plain old retarded....oh well....I don't think I can do anything.

I don't watermark my pics entirely either...people can still crop and steal. I noticed she did the "print screen" option and then copied the pics from my video stills. lol *sigh*