What is a BNIB pigment supposed to look like?

[bluflax]

I just received what was supposed to be a BNIB pigment through a swap and it arrived with pigment smudges on the outside of the jar, the rim of the pigment vial was not clean, and the vial appeared less than full so that the little plastic covering was not able to make an indentation print upon the pigment. I have several other BNIB pigments and they are all full and have this indentation mark. I'm just wondering, am I right to suspect that this pigment is not BNIB? In fact, I have a sample of the same exact pigment and used it to figure out how much pigment from the BNIB was missing. It took 1/4 teaspoon to fill the full sized jar up to where I believe it should be and so that the plastic covering created that indentation. Am I losing my mind or should I be a little p.o.'d at this?

 

[glittergoddess27]

If you search the forums I know there has been talk about BNIB pigments being less full and out of the container,.... I know when I got my Golder's Green there was a ton of pigment on the outside of the container and the lip,.. but the container was so full the top was indented from the insert so I know that none of it was missing,..

 

[Shimmer]

Different pigments reach different levels in the jars, as they're measured by weight and not volume, I believe.

 

[ledonatella]

When I got Softwash Grey it was like that as far as dust being on the outside of the jar and around the rim.

 

[Shimmer]

true, and my golders and nightlight greens were the same way.

 

[bluegrassbabe]

The last few pigments I've got directly from MAC have been like that. The lids don't seem to fit as well as they did previously. There has been loose pigment in the box too.
Not all of them fill the entire container either. The frosty ones are most likely to be full. The metal ones only appear to be about 2/3 full when they are new.

 

[Juneplum]

can u take a pic so we can see it?

 

[Shawna]

When I got my Sweetie Cake pigments (directly from the counter) they looked just the way you described yours. What pigment colour was it? The metal pigments always have way less in them.

 

[Lalli]

My azreal blue and nightlight and frost pigments were "overflowing" the jars arent as secure anymore how come:/

 

[carol]

Caroline on MUA has a really good summary of all this on her notepad:

http://www.makeupalley.com/user/notepad/carolineswing2/

If you scroll down about 3/4 of the way down, she talks about pigment textures and the fullness of new jars.

 

[bebs]

you said a vial? like from one of the pigment sets.

I have a few of those my self and some of them are not full completly from the store. same with the jars. it depends on the pigment and if its fluffy or not and if its sat around alot as well. like others have said before me, they are packed by weight not by volume. some of the metals looked about half full and silver looks almost full. so its not as fine as the others.

with the frosts some are still different.
mattes are majorly different.

I wouldnt get mad at the swaper till you figure it out because its probley the way its suposed to be (also if it was keeped in a kit could be why there is some lose pigment on it)

 

[bluflax]

The pigment I am talking about is Melon and weighs 1 gram less than my BNIB Coco. So if it's measured by weight and not volume, shouldn't they weigh the same?

 

[Lalli]

^^not all pigments weigh the same i think

 

[Cool Kitten]

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Originally Posted by bluflax The pigment I am talking about is Melon and weighs 1 gram less than my BNIB Coco. So if it's measured by weight and not volume, shouldn't they weigh the same?

it's measured by weight, it should be 7.5 g plus the weight of the jar

 

[bellaetoile]

my sweetie cake pigments, sundressing pigments, and a few of my she shines pigments were all messy, with pigment residue and shimmer on the boxes and jars, and several were definately less than full as well. they were all purchased BNIB, by myself, from the stores. someone on LJ was mentioning that it seemed to be a problem mac was encountering with one of their packing/distribution centers, and was not indicative of the pigments being previously "used".

with that said, if i remember correctly, my melon pigment never had any of those problems. but i bought it a few years ago. i suppose its plausible that if mac has been having problems with the recent LE pigments, the recently packed permanent pigments could have similar attributes, i.e. explaining why yours looked "used".

 

[ExquisiteImages]

How about the MAC PRO Pigments? I just recently ordered a few pigments, and it only filled up half the jar. It wasfor the colors Rose Gold, Basic Red, Deep Brown, Pink Vivid, Cool Pink, Landscape Green, Black Black.

 

[carol]

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Originally Posted by ExquisiteImages How about the MAC PRO Pigments? I just recently ordered a few pigments, and it only filled up half the jar. It wasfor the colors Rose Gold, Basic Red, Deep Brown, Pink Vivid, Cool Pink, Landscape Green, Black Black.

I think some of those are mattes. And mattes do not come full to the top. Check out the link I posted earlier; Caroline lists how full the jars usually come.

Here it is again: http://www.makeupalley.com/user/notepad/carolineswing2/