Hmm, I fought MAC for the longest time because it seemed too 'popular'. I know, ridiculous. lol
My friend on MuA was a huge MAC fan and was always talking to me about it and I just fought it as long as I could.
At one of my last jobs, I worked with models for photo shoots. I was in the studio and asked one of the freelance makeup artists who I was friends with if she could recommend a dramatic mascara for me.
She told me to sit down on her chair and as she talked to me, she started redoing my face. When she was done, I looked HAWT. lol Every product she used on me was MAC.
I told her to write down everything she put on my face and drove two hours to Milwaukee to buy everything.
I bought:
187 brush
NW20 Studio Fix Fluid (she put Face & Body on me but that store didn't have any so they suggested this instead)
Pressed blot powder in Medium
She had a few more items but I could only buy a few things. After that, I confessed my love affair with MAC and haven't looked back!