What was MAC's Best and Worst of 2007

[MACgirl]

What did MAC do that rocked your socks this year? What are your personal faves from ’07:

Eye Shadow: : wondergrass
Eye Liner: softsprakle pencils
Mascara: plushlash
Lipstick: masque
Lipliner: spice
Lipglass: illicit
Foundation: studio fix fluid
Face Powder: sheer loose
Blush: afterdusk
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.): sculpt & shape
Nail Lacquer: n/a
Skincare: moisturelush eye and face
New Brushes: 138...amazing
Other:

What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?

Eye Shadow: saturnal
Eye Liner: kohl powers
Mascara: fibre rish
Lipstick: any lustre except real doll
Lipliner: n/a
Lipglass: corsette
Foundation: studio mist
Face Powder: sheer mystery
Blush: emote
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.): sheerspark
Nail Lacquer: n/a
Skincare: repackeged studio mositure cream
New Brushes: 169, 223, 134
Other: slimshine, in 3d, mattene, painterly

And what are your picks for……

Best Collection in ‘07: smoke signals
Worst Collection in ‘07: rushmetal
Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: stylistics
Worst Promo Image in ‘07: metal x
Best New Product Introduced in ’07: sculpt & shape powders
Worst New Product Introduced in ’07: lipglass pencils
What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: more eyeshadows
What was a new trick/skill that you added to your makeup application skills in '07 that you would love to share?: new vegas with the 187 buffed all over the face for an airbrushed finish to your makeup!

 

[Joke]

What did MAC do that rocked your socks this year? What are your personal faves from ’07:

Eye Shadow: Moth Brown (technically not really new from 2007)
Eye Liner: Uppity!
Lipstick: Queen's Sin
Lipglass: Malibu Barbie
Blush: Fab

What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?


Lipstick: the biggest dissapointed for me were the Mattene l/s, I really didn't like the texture and it was far too dry for my taste


And what are your picks for……

• Best Collection in ‘07: without a doubt: Antiquitease
• Worst Collection in ‘07: Mattene
• Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Barbie loves MAC
• Worst Promo Image in ‘07: Of Beauty (yuck!)

 

[GalleyGirl]

What did MAC do that rocked your socks this year? What are your personal faves from ’07:

Eye Shadowlayful, Mi'Lady
Eye Liner:Uppity
Lipstick: Legendary Femme, Rubia
Lipglass: Fashion Pack
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.): Peaceful Beauty Powder, Pearl Sunshine


What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?

Eye Shadow: all the McQueen ones
Eye Liner:
Lipstick:
Lipliner:
Lipglass:Raquel
Foundation: MAC foundations in general are terrible for my skin.
Face Powder:
Blush:
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.):
Nail Lacquer:
Skincare: Was Lightful this year? Because that didn't work at all for me.
New Brushes:
Other:

And what are your picks for……

* Best Collection in ‘07: Antiquitease, Barbie, Raquel
* Worst Collection in ‘07: Ballonacy, Blue Storm, Strange Hybrid, Metal X
* Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Antiquitease, Barbie
* Worst Promo Image in ‘07: Ballonacy, Raquel (she was way too airbrushed looking)
* Best New Product Introduced in ’07:
* Worst New Product Introduced in ’07:
* What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: More Icons! I love Icon collections

 

[lian_qiu]

Personal Faves:
Eye Shadow: Seedling - it's a workhorse shade for me
Lipglass: Full on Lust
Blush: Other Worldly
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.): Provence pigment

Personal Disappointments:
Eye Shadow: Moonflower - beautiful shade, but never use it
Blush: Emote - also never use
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.): Sweet Sienna pigment - way too glittery


My picks for……

• Best Collection in ‘07: The Originals, Flashtronic
• Worst Collection in ‘07: C-Shock
• Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Mattene
• Worst Promo Image in ‘07: Of Beauty
• Worst New Product Introduced in ’07: Paint Pots - I'm the minority, sorry
• What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: Repromoting all the old MSFs

Stats: Natural black hair, dark brown eyes, Asian, NC30

 

[Buttercup]

What did MAC do that rocked your socks this year? What are your personal faves from ’07:

Eye Shadow: : Moth Brown, Wondergrass, Bare Study paint pot
Lipstick: Real Doll
Lipglass: Perfectly Pink
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.): Barbie beauty powder in Pearl Blossom, Your Ladyship pigment

What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?
Eye Shadow: Newly Minted, Stormwatch

And what are your picks for……

• Best Collection in ‘07: Barbie, C-shock, Slimshine
• Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Barbie, Strange Hybrid
• Best New Product Introduced in ’07: Slimshines
• Worst New Product Introduced in ’07: Mineralized eyeshadow, 3D lipglasses
• What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: An eyeshadow like Newly Minted but not matte and better quality pigment, lasting power. Collections that are experimental and exciting (Heatherette, woo hoo) and more satin eyeshadows. More Slimshines.
• What was a new trick/skill that you added to your makeup application skills in '07 that you would love to share?: Using a translucent powder to set makeup, especially concealer. Filling in brows and that brushes are indeed a worthy investment.

Pale yellow undertones, dark hair, blue eyes.

 

[Billie28]

What did MAC do that rocked your socks this year? What are your personal faves from ’07:

Eye Shadow: : Claire de Lune, Typographic

and Signed, Seald
Mascara: Pluslash
Blush: Harmony and Strade

New Brushes: 227 and 168

Other: Royal Hue Shadesstick

What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?

Eye Shadow: Thunder
Eye Liner: Kohl Powers
New Brushes: 134


And what are your picks for……

• Best Collection in ‘07: Smoke Signals, Matte2, Moonbath
  Worst Collection in ‘07: Antiquitease, Metal-X
• Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Barbie, C-Shock
• Worst Promo Image in ‘07: Balloonacy
• Best New Product Introduced in ’07: 227, Plushlash
• Worst New Product Introduced in ’07: Kohl Powers
• What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: More new colors instead of repromotes
• What was a new trick/skill that you added to your makeup application skills in '07 that you would love to share?: Apply Blush with the 168
  

Medium brown hair,green-brown eyes, NC20

 

[auburn321]

# Best Collection in ‘07:
Flashtronic

# Worst Collection in ‘07:
Holiday Collection

I would like to add a new section:
Most boring collection:
Moonbathe, Strange Hybrid, Rushmetal, Smoke Signals/Blue Storm & The Originals

# Favorite Promo Image in ‘07:
Barbie Loves MAC

# Worst Promo Image in ‘07:
Of Beauty

# Best New Product Introduced in ’07:
Paint Pots

# Worst New Product Introduced in ’07:
Not new, but MAC insists on pushing Glimmershimmers

# What do you want to see MAC do in ’08:
Come out with less collections & put more thought & creativity into the ones that are coming out like a couple of years ago.

That's my 2 cents....

 

[merleskaya]

Hey Loves:

What did MAC do that rocked your socks this year? What are your personal faves from ’07:

Eye Shadow: : Fig. 1 from Mattene...lovely for contour and liner
Eye Liner: Navy Stain Powerpoint
Mascara: Plushblack Plush Lash
Lipstick: Orchidazzle...tried it on several times; just wish I'd bought it!
Lipliner: I stuck with my trusty Dervish and Quartz this year
Lipglass: Electro-Lush, Power Supply Plushglass, Plushglass Curiositease set. The lipglasses were "it" for me this year.
Foundation: Mineralize Skinfinish in Medium
Blush: Lovestone MES...much better as a blush on me
Other: The MAC Barbie!

What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?

It seemed there were a lot of products that I read about that I knew I could skip. OTOH, I was disapponted the Slimshines were LE; am glad they're coming back for 08!

And what are your picks for……

• Best Collection in ‘07: The Barbie collection was very cohesive
• Worst Collection in ‘07: McQueen seemed horribly unwearable save for the Kohl Powers
• Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Antiquitease!
• Worst Promo Image in ‘07: Balloonacy and Of Beauty
• Best New Product Introduced in ’07: Paint Pot and Plush Lash
• Worst New Product Introduced in ’07: The Metal X shadows seemed like a great idea that took a wrong turn somewhere in the development process.
• What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: I'd love a true dark purple in a Power Point!
• What was a new trick/skill that you added to your makeup application skills in '07 that you would love to share?:After eyelining, use the foundation brush to "angle" up from the outer edge of the liner towards the temple; it brings the end of the line ever so slightly up and neatens up the outer edge of the eye at the same time!

I've auburn hair/brown eyes/NW25-30..........merleskaya

 

[soco210]

What did MAC do that rocked your socks this year? What are your personal faves from ’07:

I took out the stuff I don't use, foundation, powders...etc

Eye Shadow: I was impressed by the mineral e/s Earthly Riches & the Sweet Sienna Pigment
Eye Liner: The power kohls, especially Orpheus
Mascara: Plushlash...omg!

Lipstick: Love, Henri
Lipliner: the lipglass pencils... so smooth!
Lipglass: Bendel Girl

What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?

Eye Shadow: Engaging MES... didn't show up well at all
Eye Liner: Feline Kohl Power... the only kohl I hated. Migrated like no other.

Mascara: Loud Lash Noisy Black... worthless, didn't do a thing
Lipstick: Antiquitease...so ugly
Lipglass: Corsette... made me look like the corpse bride
Blush: I tried a blush, I believe Petalpoint & it just didn't do it for me

And what are your picks for……

• Best Collection in ‘07: Smoke Signals & of course I was loving on Holiday
• Worst Collection in ‘07: Alexander McQueen or C-Shock (I'm not so into bold)
• Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Barbie
• Worst Promo Image in ‘07: Of Beauty. Terrifying
• Best New Product Introduced in ’07: Plushlash & Paint Pots
• What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: I'd love to see another Playboy launch, something bigger. They could mingle it with the success of The Girls Next Door.
• What was a new trick/skill that you added to your makeup application skills in '07 that you would love to share?: I learned that I NEED good brushes! They make all the difference!

 

[priss]

First up let me say i was shocked that so many people hated C-shock, Mcqueen, and Balloonacy colors.

Then, I realized not many responders are NW45'ers or NC50. Sorry ladies, you needed dark skin to pull those off!!


Eye Shadow: : post haste; they finally got passionate e/s right

Eye Liner: feline kohl power pencil why were u limited? i have 1 in use and 3 backups.

New Brushes: the 259. makes smoking under the eye a breeze. 249- i have 4. applying concealer under the brow with this brush can stretch your brow waxing by a week. longer if you arent african american with coarse hair. it applies all cream color bases and paints flawlessly- and uses so much less product than a 252.


What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07? a launch every week was just too much. ok it wasnt that often, but it felt like it.

And what are your picks for……

• Best Collection in ‘07: c- shock and mcqueen
• Worst Collection in ‘07: BARBIE. i know none of you agree. it was overrated. i planned to buy every item based on the pics. in dallas, we had a party for the launch at our pro store and all 3 alcoholic beverages couldnt make me buy more than 3 items from this launch. i wanted to cry i was so disappointed. PLUS, the embossed barbie head made picking up color as un-uniform as humanly possible. a 224 brush stood no chance in that shadow. i am sending a fellow specktra member my last beautyburst for FREE. im even paying to ship it to her im so glad to be rid of it. it is new and unused but still i send it gladly.
• Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: barbie. loved the pics-hated the product
• Worst Promo Image in ‘07: of beauty and balloonacy
• Worst New Product Introduced in ’07: charged waters. and why on earth are they back right now. mac was just looking for another way to sell us fix plus, which we already love
• What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: i would like mac to go old school. take us back to the time where we had to wait for a few months for a launch. last year was product overload. this year seems to be shaping up the same way and no beauty icon. whats up with that.?

What was a new trick/skill that you added to your makeup application skills in '07 that you would love to share? i figured out by trial and error that spritzing my brush with fix+ prior to using MES keeps all that shimmer from flying all over my bathroom. spraying a spongetipped applicator or mac brush 252 with fix+ and then stippling not buffing- is the only way to get the red shade in mi'lady MES to go on true red. any other application technique will render something that looks like coppering e/s at best.

 

[tripwirechick]

Alrighty, just for info purposes I am NC20, light blonde, blue/grey eyes...
I missed out on most of the first half of the year, due to living under a freaking rock! (And not having much cash)

What did MAC do that rocked your socks this year? What are your personal faves from ’07:

Eye Shadow: Wondergrass, 6th Sin
Eye Liner: Jealous, Mystery kohl powers
Mascara: Plushlash!!! I finally found my HG mascara <3
Lipstick: Rozz Revival
Lipglass: In 3D, Trifle
Blush: Afterdusk
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.): Sweet Sienna pigment, beauty powders, Hundred Degrees pearlizer
New Brushes: 138
Other: Tendertones! Pretty colours and smell delicious

What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?

Eye Shadow: Flashtronic MES
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.): New Vegas MSF.. looked nasty on me, Astral Rays glimmershimmer.. very pretty but hard to apply because it is so intensely sparkly!
Nail Lacquer: All of them.. The colours are nice, but the quality and consistency of MAC polishes isn't that great..
Skincare: Studio Moisture Fix.. tried this as they were out of Studio Moisture Cream and it makes me so shiny!


And what are your picks for……

• Best Collection in ‘07: Antiquitease colour
• Worst Collection in ‘07: McQueen
• Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Smoke Signals
• Worst Promo Image in ‘07: Of Beauty
• Best New Product Introduced in ’07: Plushlash
• What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: Less freaking LE collections.. Why don't they just take my bank account.. that way I won't have to swipe a card to give them everything I have!
• What was a new trick/skill that you added to your makeup application skills in '07 that you would love to share?: Nothing exciting.. but setting my foundation with powder. Oh what a difference it makes!

 

[Perple1]

Eye Shadow: :Thunder, Fig.1, Graphology, Stormwatch, Techtonic, By Jupiter (these really work if you spray your brush with Fix +, ladies!), Moth Brown
Eye Liner: Blacktrack, Showstopper w/a damp brush
Lipstick: ?
Lipliner: ?
Lipglass: Atmospheric, Red Romp
Foundation: SFF. Have been using SF powder for YEARS!
Face Powder: Blot Powder is the shiz.
Blush: Nothing new here, made the switch to NARS in '07
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.):
Nail Lacquer: Although they have pretty colors, the product needs work.
Skincare: I only use Fix +~ not new. Haven't ventured here yet.
New Brushes: 223

Other: LOVE the travel accessories! That was in '07, right?

What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?

Eye Shadow:
Eye Liner: Feline ~ This stuff creases and runs like a Bi-atch!
Mascara: They've disappointed me so much in the past. Dunno.
Lipstick: Mattene ~ a couple nice colors but texture = yuk
Foundation: SFF. Have been using SF powder for YEARS!
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.):
Nail Lacquer: Although they have pretty colors, the product needs work. Loved Rainy Day and Whirlwind (in the bottle!)
Skincare: I only use Fix +~ not new. Haven't ventured here yet.
Other:

And what are your picks for……

• Best Collection in ‘07: Smoke Signals, Matte2,
  
• Worst Collection in ‘07: C-Shock
  
  , The Originals ~ what a let down!
  
• Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Smoke Signals
  
• Worst Promo Image in ‘07: Balloonacy, Of Beauty
  
• Best New Product Introduced in ’07: Paintpots
  
• Worst New Product Introduced in ’07: Metal-X, New Vegas =, YUCKY oscar statue look!
  
  & "Glow-ball Glow" ick.
  
• What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: More pigments, paintpots,
  
• What was a new trick/skill that you added to your makeup application skills in '07 that you would love to share?: For some reason I had neglected my brows, sometimes I'd do 'em, sometimes I didn't...I NOW know that the brows frame the face and complete the finished look. Where the hell was I?
  
  
  

 

[lilMAClady]

2007 FAVES!!!

Eye Shadow: All of the MES from Flashtronic!, Clarity, Thunder, Brown Script, Parrot, ALL matte2

Eye Liner: Feline

Lipstick: Mattene

Blush: Ablaze

What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?

Eye Shadow: Femme Noir, and those Antiquitease ones. ALL of them. Not the warm pallette. I had most of those! LOL

Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.): Glimmershimmer

Nail Lacquer: They aren'tt WOW or anything...

Other: Barbie SO didn't move me! I bought some things and returned them! I wanted the hot pink gloss but it was sold out, and I didn't even care!

And what are your picks for……

• Best Collection in ‘07:Smoke Signals and Fashtronic (which ever had the MES'.) Oh yes and Painterly
  
• Worst Collection in ‘07: Originals
  
• Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Painterly
  
• Worst Promo Image in ‘07: Not sure...
• Best New Product Introduced in ’07: Paint Pots!!
  
• Worst New Product Introduced in ’07: Glimmershimmer
  
• What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: More Wild Collabos!
  
• What was a new trick/skill that you added to your makeup application skills in '07 that you would love to share?: Not really sharing but I learned that there is a crease AND an outer corner to work with! LOL I get it now. So I took this and ran!

Today 01:22 AM

 

[cno64]

Quote:

Originally Posted by priss First up let me say i was shocked that so may people hated C-shock, Mcqueen, and Balloonacy colors. Then, I realized not many responders are NW45'ers or NC50. Sorry ladies, you needed dark skin to pull those off!!

I have to respectfully disagree on that one.
Though I can see how strong colors might look less garish against a background of dark skin, they can also look good on us pale people if the colors are applied sparingly and carefully.
For example,I'm NW15, brunette, green eyes, and though I skipped all of the eyeshadows in C-Shock because I thought they'd overwhelm my eyes' natural color, I LOVED Pomposity lipstick from that collection so much that I bought three of them!
An NC15 friend of mine loved Pomposity on me so much that she bought one for herself, and it looks great on her(she's brunette with brown eyes).

 

[priss]

allow me to clarify:

i didnt mean to imply the colors were ONLY for darker skin. when mac launched the C shock collection artists at update learned that these colors were not for the lighthanded application. and although you may use color in anyway you like- the "shock" in c- shock was exactly that. it was also the reason this was a summer launch and not a spring one.

your statement about skipping ALL of the eyeshadows was exactly my point.

i did not and do not mean to offend any members. i still stand behind the fact that a large number have voted that they hated the launch and skin color- not race- very much affects what can and cannot be worn.

 

[Deirdre]

Eye Shadow: Rose Blanc - glad I bought a back up
Lipstick: Legendary Femme
Lipliner: Neutralzone
Lipglass: C-Thru
Blush: Smile


My favorite collections were Icon, Barbie and Strange Hybrid.

The ones that I pretty much ignored: foundation and face care collections, but I'm a color stories girl. For color stories: Balloonacy, McQueen and C-Shock pretty much didn't do it for me.

I did like all the new matte2 shadows, mattene lipsticks, blue storm and originals collections as well. I spent a lot this year.

 

[cno64]

Quote:

Originally Posted by priss allow me to clarify: i didnt mean to imply the colors were ONLY for darker skin. when mac launched the C shock collection artists at update learned that these colors were not for the lighthanded application. and although you may use color in anyway you like- the "shock" in c- shock was exactly that. it was also the reason this was a summer launch and not a spring one. your statement about skipping ALL of the eyeshadows was exactly my point. i did not and do not mean to offend any members. i still stand behind the fact that a large number have voted that they hated the launch and skin color- not race- very much affects what can and cannot be worn.

Nothing you said offended *me.*
I just happen not to like the way bold opaque colors look on my eyes. I didn't "hate" the C-Shock collection; I thought it was refreshing to see some color for a change, even though many of the products just didn't work on me.
That's what this thread is all about-personal preference.

 

[priss]

Nail Lacquer: All of them.. The colours are nice, but the quality and consistency of MAC polishes isn't that great..


i agree 100%. the polish leaves much to be desired. i guess the same thing is true for OPI. they make great polishes but their lipstick/liner combos dont fly off the shelves. and the strange thing is it's always been that way. its ot like there was a time the formulation was good and then they changed it.

 

[priss]

Nail Lacquer: All of them.. The colours are nice, but the quality and consistency of MAC polishes isn't that great..


i agree 100%. the polish leaves much to be desired. i guess the same thing is true for OPI. they make great polishes but their lipstick/liner combos dont fly off the shelves. and the strange thing is it's always been that way. its not like there was a time the formulation was good and then they changed it.

 

[Edie]

What did MAC do that rocked your socks this year? What are your personal faves from ’07:

Eye Shadow: : Firespot (Moonbathe Collection)
Lipstick: Solar Plum (Moonbathe Collection)
Lipglass: ALL the chromeglasses!
Face Powder: As in Beauty powder?? If yes then i adore Pearl Sunshine from Barbie Loves MAC
Blush: Fleurry (Stange Hybrid Collection)
Multipurpose (i.e. Glimmer Shimmer, Sheerspark Powder, etc.): SUBTLE PIGMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nail Lacquer: The Gold one from Antiquitease

What just didn't move you at all? What did MAC do that disappointed you in '07?

MOST HATED THING FROM 2007: GLISSADE MSF!!!!!!!! UGH! I HATE IT! (just fyi im not a huge 'glitter' fan so hence the distaste for glissade)

And what are your picks for……
Best Collection in ‘07: Barbie loves MAC (hands down)
Worst Collection in ‘07: Blue Storm
Favourite Promo Image in ‘07: Antiquitease OR Chrome & Creme OR Barbie
Worst Promo Image in ‘07: Plushglass
Best New Product Introduced in ’07: Paint Pots
Worst New Product Introduced in ’07: ? Crazy Glitter infested MSF Eyeshadows.
What do you want to see MAC do in ’08: Superhero Collaboration : Wonder Woman
What was a new trick/skill that you added to your makeup application skills in '07 that you would love to share?: Green makes Brown Eyes pop!