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

highonmac

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Hey ladies, no long time no talkie. Guess what i picked up 4 more nars blushes! AHHHHHH crazy me. I choose cactus flower, lovejoy, sin and deepthroat. Ladies, please check out cactus flower. Its a cream blush but it is soooo gorg.
 

IslandLover

Active member
Oh man....I've always wanted to try cream blushes but I'm so scared! I have really uneven skin & HUGE pores...I don't think it will blend well or have good staying power on my oily skin.....

But I am going to Sephora today....and I will probably check it out haha :)

On a separate note, have any of you tried Lavender Whip? It came out with the cremesheens. Does it work on Desi skin? I'm NC42 and I really want to branch out to colors but ima scareddd.........
 

nunu

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Quote:
Originally Posted by shaista1985
any of you tried the MAC Iridescent loose powders, its on the specktra blg today and they look really good.. do they give a good glow?

i have the golden bronze and i friggin love it!!!! It's total gorgeousness, GET IT!
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this thread is the reason i bought it
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nunu

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Quote:
Originally Posted by highonmac
Hey ladies, no long time no talkie. Guess what i picked up 4 more nars blushes! AHHHHHH crazy me. I choose cactus flower, lovejoy, sin and deepthroat. Ladies, please check out cactus flower. Its a cream blush but it is soooo gorg.

Welcome back! I love nars blushes, so far i only have outlaw, orgasm and super orgasm!! I really need to get me some other ones.
 

nunu

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Quote:
Originally Posted by IslandLover
Oh man....I've always wanted to try cream blushes but I'm so scared! I have really uneven skin & HUGE pores...I don't think it will blend well or have good staying power on my oily skin.....

But I am going to Sephora today....and I will probably check it out haha :)

On a separate note, have any of you tried Lavender Whip? It came out with the cremesheens. Does it work on Desi skin? I'm NC42 and I really want to branch out to colors but ima scareddd.........


Posey, blossoming, lilicnet and sweet william are my favourite creme blushes from MAC.
I haven't tried LW, i hate purple on my lips.
 

shaista1985

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Quote:
Originally Posted by nunu
i have the golden bronze and i friggin love it!!!! It's total gorgeousness, GET IT!
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this thread is the reason i bought it
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thanks for your reply.

how do you normally use the powder to get the best effect?

you reckon the bronzy gold one better that the silvery one?
 

DirtyPlum

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Quote:
Originally Posted by highonmac
Hey ladies, no long time no talkie. Guess what i picked up 4 more nars blushes! AHHHHHH crazy me. I choose cactus flower, lovejoy, sin and deepthroat. Ladies, please check out cactus flower. Its a cream blush but it is soooo gorg.

Your Nars posts keep making me wanna buy more of it too! I have a silly amount of MAC blushers and Nars Deep Throat, Gina, Orgasm, Luster (Laguna bronzer and Albatross HL) and really cant justify any more.

I did have Sin and Angelika but sold them cos they werent exciting me.

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Originally Posted by IslandLover
On a separate note, have any of you tried Lavender Whip? It came out with the cremesheens. Does it work on Desi skin? I'm NC42 and I really want to branch out to colors but ima scareddd.........

Unfortunately I didnt get to try this. It sold out so quick and the tester we had at work was too skanky looking by the time I got my hands on it, that I didnt even swatch it. I think it will look great tho so def try it out! I cant wait to buy it...
 

nunu

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Quote:
Originally Posted by shaista1985
thanks for your reply.

how do you normally use the powder to get the best effect?

you reckon the bronzy gold one better that the silvery one?


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Originally Posted by Abhayah15
no its way too concentrated to put all over your face...i use it more like a highlight...i use a small blush brush or a buffer brush and put a TINY bit on the lid and tap it on my cheeks and blend it up the sides towards my temples...also put a small bit on your nose and blend it towards your cheeks...sometimes i put some on my jawline too which defines it more but i mostly put it on my cheeks and nose!...cant live without it!
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That's exactly how i used it
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. Tap a bit on the lid, get my 182 kabuki brush and buff it on top of my blush to highlight my cheeks, nose and temples.
I have worn it all last summer, love it
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zerin

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Quote:
Originally Posted by IslandLover
Oh man....I've always wanted to try cream blushes but I'm so scared! I have really uneven skin & HUGE pores...I don't think it will blend well or have good staying power on my oily skin.....

But I am going to Sephora today....and I will probably check it out haha :)

On a separate note, have any of you tried Lavender Whip? It came out with the cremesheens. Does it work on Desi skin? I'm NC42 and I really want to branch out to colors but ima scareddd.........


I absolutely love Lavender Whip lipstick! It's very creamy and you can apply it once and build up on the intensity of it. You can use a sheer pink lipgloss to tone it down on top. It's amazing! I LOVE IT and wouldn't mind getting a backup of it. I regret not buying fashion mews either.
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OH yeh...so I made a major Dazzleglass haul and I got 6 of them in total (4 as B2M).

I suggest not getting Stop!Look! DG because it hardly has any colour pigmentation at all. ( I know other DGs generally are all sheer but this pink DG really sux) All the other pinks are gorgeous like Extra Amps or Steppin' Out. I didn't get Funtabulous this time but I will get it very soon since it's such a pretty pinkish purple colour. Very Intense! I'm glad some of them are now permanent so I can slowly get them.
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ndn-ista

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Re: Nude lip shade for nc 42

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Originally Posted by mac4less
can anyone suggest a nude lipstick for my skin tone..which is nc42
i've tried so many colors..none of them turn out right...
can't figure out which one will work for me...

any suggestions...pretty pleasee......


I seriously LOVE Myth Lipstick and Chai Lipglass. Its a little greyish, but I loveee it. Gives me the perfect Nude shiny lips!!!!
 

IslandLover

Active member
Highonmac - I totally understand the Nars blush obsession...I have 7 now...just picked up Gilda

Zerin - I ordered Lavender Whip from the pro-store yesterday! And I checked out the Dazzleglasses today...I may B2M for some of them but I honestly really wasn't that impressed. They look so good in the bottles but on my freaking red lips, they have no color - just sparkle. And I look like I'm 12 with glittery lips.

Mac4Less - I agree with ndn-ista that Myth is a good nude...but for me sometimes it can be a little too nude and washes my face out...I do love Angel by Mac though. It's similar to Myth but with more pink undertones

Ndn-ista - Did you end up getting that blush from Lorac?

Andd......I know I'm so behind on this but the Mac near my work actually has a lot of Hello Kitty & other lines still available. So I picked up another Pink Fish tinted lip conditioner (LOVE IT) and I got Cutester lipstick.....ANDDDDDDDD.....THEY HAD SO CEYLON MSF! I couldn't believe it. Both are sold out at the 2 Mac stores near where I live! I was trying on Refined MSF and it didn't show up on my skin and the MA just pulled So Ceylon out of nowhere. I was looking for that for months and didn't even think to check at the Mac near where I work....

Just so happy
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nunu

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Here are some swatches of NARS Laguna, Golden Bronze Irridecent Loose Powder, Global Glow, So Ceylon and Brunette MSF's.

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Left to Right:
Laguna, So Ceylon, Brunette,Global Glow, Golden Bronze (bottom)

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Close up of Laguna (left) and Golden Bronze (right)

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Swatch of Laguna (left) and Golden Bronze (right) daylight without flash

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Swatch of Laguna (top) and Golden Bronze (bottom) with flash

Swatches of: So ceylon, laguna, brunette, global glow and golden bronze.

Daylight: Top to bottom: So Ceylon, laguna. brunette, global glow and golden bronze
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Flash:
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NARS Blushes:
(Left to right) Outlaw, Orgasm and Super Orgasm
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I hope that you might find this helpful
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shaista1985

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thank u so much nunu - for the swatches, they are soo helpful.. golden bronze is lovely - i wana get the silver dusk iridescent powder as well, what u think? or is it too metallic?
 

nunu

Well-known member
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Originally Posted by shaista1985
thank u so much nunu - for the swatches, they are soo helpful.. golden bronze is lovely - i wana get the silver dusk iridescent powder as well, what u think? or is it too metallic?

No worries
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I don't have Silver Dusk so i am not sure of how it looks on our skintone...sowwy! Bur I prefer warmer colours though because Silver Dusk does look matalic. I've always wanted to try it out but i always forget lol.
 

Fashionista9989

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Hey Girlies!

I'm Persian/Pakistani mix and can't live without eyeliner! haha typical for desis, right? I'm currently a NW30/NW25 (in MAC concealer).
 

Ziya

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Heyyyy ladies! sorry for the delay, I've been dying from exams and finals
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WARNING: long ass post ahead!!

So, show was AWESOME! I met up with the lovely BlindPassion aka Alexa she was super fun and really nice
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none of my friends are into makeup at all so it was great to have someone to get all excited about makeup with!
At the show, we listened to the amazing Kevin James Bennet, a mua for soap opera's and now the product development dude for MUFE.

His focus was on creating lasting makeup on clients, it was such a fabulous lecture, I learned soo much! I wish I had taken notes though...as I remember, I will definitely post..

The stalls were a little dissapointing though, MAC only had a tiny table of stuff with like chromalines, airbrush, and apparently lip erase... We didn't even look at their stuff, thats how bad it was.
MUFE on the other hand, had practically their entire line! The MU at the show was all 30% off so Alexa hauled a 5 full size HD foundation set for her kit and a flash color pallette.
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Me hauled big time too!! I got Extreme Full Cover Concealer which I LOVE!! its seriously AMAZING..! The lady matched me wrong though..I wanted 10 (golden beige) but she insisted I get 8 which darker than 10 but lighter than 12...T
The only problem is that its cool toned, which I did not see until I got home.
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I also picked up the Flash Color palette which can be used as a blush, contour, e/s, lip color etc. its soo versatile...I haven't used mine yet. but it was used on me during a demo and OMG
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mixing the colors and stuff is really fun!
I also got the Stila Kajal pencil! its the brown girl in me lmao
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how many more black e/l do I need?
I love that too btw..yes, its a little smudgey on a hot or long day, but the color payoff and smooth glide and long lastingness makes me reach for it EVERYDAY....
After the show, Alexa and I hit up MAC Pro on Robson! It was awesome, I got the brightest l/s I could get my hands on.
Thank you soooooooo guys soo much! I send you all long distance love
I bought Cranapple l/l ( omg where has this been all my life, desi girl must have)
Magenta l/l (hot damn, layering it under different colored l/s and l/g)
Show Orchid, Vegas Volt, Chatterbox, and VGIVse (LOVER)

I also got Ben Nye Creme Cheek Rouge from HollyNorth, this creme blushes were like 4 bucks, and they last alll day long. I have natural which is skin colored and I use it under my powder blushes. I also bought Sandy Rose, which is INSTANT HG material...haven't touched a different blush since...Highly recommend.

I will try to get pics so I can swatch stuff and post those darn FOTD's! lmao thanks guys for the reccs and moral support
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sorry for the novel, its been A WEEK since I posted here..
 

Ziya

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Re: Nude lip shade for nc 42

Quote:
Originally Posted by shaista1985
thank u so much nunu - for the swatches, they are soo helpful.. golden bronze is lovely - i wana get the silver dusk iridescent powder as well, what u think? or is it too metallic?

Quote:
Originally Posted by shaista1985
thanks for your reply.

how do you normally use the powder to get the best effect?

you reckon the bronzy gold one better that the silvery one?


I love my golden bronze...I think you'd have to be really fair to pull of the silver one..or have cool undertones...imo
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Originally Posted by trulyobsessed
Hi girls! I love this thread! So i just got the Viva Glam VI se lipstick, what lip gloss would you recommend to go with it? I like the lipstick color but im not sure if its too bright pink for me....so i want to tone it down a bit.

I love my VG VI se with a coat of Instant Gold luster glass...I am in love with this l/g lmao I wear it over EVERYTHING... you need to try it,
honestly
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Originally Posted by nunu
Thanks for the recommendations DP
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I can't wair to try the new VG SE lipstick
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Nunu, this lipstick is bananas...get on the bandwagon already lmao I can see you rocking it in my head, with a neutral look on those gorgeous eyes...
tehehee!

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Originally Posted by shaista1985
do you girls think it would be a good idea to buy a back up of the VIVA GLAM special edition lipstick?

I am actually thinking about this too...I neevvverr buy back ups coz I feel MAC always comes out with something better...but I might have too..for this l/s, soft and slow l/g and pink grapefruit l/g what do you guys think?
I just get sick of finding shit that works with my complexion and then trying to find dupes of it later, once its gone.

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Originally Posted by shaista1985
any of you tried the MAC Iridescent loose powders, its on the specktra blg today and they look really good.. do they give a good glow?

Big thumbs up on these, from me! Love the golden bronze.

Quote:
Originally Posted by mac4less
can anyone suggest a nude lipstick for my skin tone..which is nc42
i've tried so many colors..none of them turn out right...
can't figure out which one will work for me...

any suggestions...pretty pleasee......


My hg nude right now is spice l/l lightly outlining the lips, with Cherish l/s and Instant Gold l/g. You can even omit the l/l...I am an NC 40/2/3 and its perfect! You can also try Freckletone l/s with some prep+prime and l/l underneath for staying power, as it is a lustre.
 
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