What are the MAC Pro Must Haves?

[aquarius11]

Hey baby_love!!!

I went to the L.A. Pro store over the holiday weekend with my hubby, and I scored BIG there!!! This is what I got: 10 pallets (for e/s), 1 pallet (for blush), Lime, Cobalt, Red Violet and Rose e/s, water based mixing medium (the MA said the alcohol one is too drying), Ruby Red, Steel Blue and Silver Fog pigments, samples of Kelly Green and Forest Green pigments, Reflects Glitters in Blue, Red and Pearl, Hyper Real Pressed Powder in Light. And that's it!!!

I'm a NW20-25-ish like you, and IMO I would grab the Hyper Real Pressed Powder in Light if you haven't already got it. It's so soft and pretty on the skin, and perfect for our skin tone. Also, if you love glittery, sparkly eyes, then I'd recommend the Reflects Glitters...they are the shit!!! I wore Steel Blue pigment with the Blue Reflects Glitter over it yesterday and I received many compliments.

I hope this helps you out a bit. Have fun at MAC Pro in Vegas!!! Let us know what you got!!!

 

[annaleigh]

ooh, lucky you! i always hear great things about mac's invisible set powder - it's one of my biggest lemmings, along with wb mixing medium. have fun!

 

[annaleigh]

ooh, lucky you! i always hear great things about mac's invisible set powder - it's one of my biggest lemmings, along with wb mixing medium. have fun!

 

[liquidsirenhoney]

kelly green pigment........

 

[baby_love]

yeah, I'm going to get the lash and eyeliner mixing medium, I have one question though, how do you use the lash mm? do you mix it in a sample jar and then just brush it on with a 266 or 209 brush? (they seem to be the best brushes to use for this)

oh btw, thanks SO much everyone for your help, I'm going to be picking up some glitters, I really want the green one and blue. IM SO EXCITED.

yay.

 

[Willow]

Quote:

Originally Posted by martygreene Liquiset is much cheaper than MACs mixing medium, and lasts longer in my experiance. The only one up that MAC has there is the face and body formula.

Could you tell me more about this product? Google tells me it's a mixing medium for costume makeup . . . would you recommend it for everyday makeup? Does it contain alcohol?

I just bought the mini pigment set from a counter and was going to pick up the mixing medium the next time I'm at the pro store. It seems pretty overpriced to me, so I'd love a cheaper alternative.

Thanks!

 

[Hauddi77]

MAC Pro Must Haves!!

Ok guys & girls, I am still new to this & I have a question for ya'll. What are some MAC Pro must haves?? As my friend is putting in an order for me. YAY!!!! I will be posting some FOTD's soon, I'm so excited!!

 

[Meliss1026]

Personally, I think some of the pro shadows are must haves (for me it was rose, sky blue, teal blue, and plum) and pro pigments (I dont know which ones are exclusivly pro but I got grape and kelly green and silver fog)

But I really also recommend getting the lipmixes, I love them so much and they last forever and have great staying power. *I got a pink one, a fushia one, and the white one to mix with fushia and it makes this hot pink)

I hope that helped a little bit

 

[bellaetoile]

pro shadows in sky blue, lime, coral, and canary yellow.

pro pigments, if you're into pigments. grape, emerald green, bright fuschia, acid orange, chartreuse, ruby red, and naval blue are some favorites.

mixing medium in water based and eyeliner.

the empty jars are helpful, i always like keeping some empty pigment jars, and empty sifter jars laying around, since they're great if a shadow or powder break.

 

[baby_love]

wow...

paintsticks if you want your eyeshadows to POP and look exactly like they do in the pot (even lustures and the tricky textures)

water based mixing medium...you can make any eyeshadow or pigment an eyeliner or if you're working with a tricky pigment, (rose and steel blue) you mix a drop of MM with it and it goes on wonderful and smooth and stays on for a long time.

pretty much all of the pigments.

I know there's more.

 

[AudreyNicole]

Here are some things that are on my pro wishlist!
-Emerald Green pigment
-Ruby Red pigment
-White Gold pigment
-Sky blue, lime, plum and goldenrod shadows

 

[ledonatella]

I love Invisible Set Powder, it's a nice loose powder that doesn't budge and helps makeup stay longer. I mix a little of my loose blot powder in with it so I have a little oil-control powder added to it.

 

[LadyLaundale]

Invisible Set Powder is pretty fantastic. I also love my Hyperreal Pressed Powder, great for adding shimmer and highlighting. Empty pigment jars and sifter jars are must haves. I transfer some of the Invisible set to an empty sifter to make it portable for my purse.

Pigments, Platnium, Electric Coral, White Gold, Deep Blue Green and Grape are some of my fave pro piggies.

 

[sexypuma]

can i use the invisible set powder on the top of the matte msf ( which is already on the top of my foundation)? or should i give up the msf because the whole thing is going to be too heavy on my face?

TIA

 

[Hauddi77]

Thanks so much girls!!! I'm def going to get some pigments. Have any of you all used the mixing medium/ water base? & if so how did you like it?

 

[Hauddi77]

btw does anyone know how much the mixing medium costs?

 

[wildesigns]

I love the Pro:

Pigments
Chromacakes (amazing as cake e/l; Cool Pink buffed in dry as blush)
Pro Set Powder in Dusty Rose (don't care for the other shades for me)
Hyperreal FX Powder (both shades)

Those are my faves.

 

[bellezzadolce]

#174 brush!

 

[allan_willb]

glitter glitter and more glitter!Esp the reflects glitter!It's super super fine and a MUST!It's great for anything.Sometimes I get nuts like open the jar and just blow away!HAHA!

 

[liquidsirenhoney]

Bright Fuschia pigment and Kelly Green, i also like the reflects pearl glitter and mixing medium.