When are you disloyal to MAC and why?

[Sushi_Flower]

I don't know about you guys but ever since i started loving Mac i knew that i wanted ALL my makeup to be Mac and that slowly i would build up my collection and replace everything i use with Mac. Just because i love everything about Mac, the packaging, the looks, the ethos, the artistic element, the creativity and the experience.

But i've been having alot of trouble finding a lipstick, lipliner or lipglass or any lip product that looks good on my skin. I have pigmented lips and light brown skin and i need a medium, rosey, browny natural looking colour with just the right amount of pigment to make me look fresh and alive. My skin isn't perfect either so having perfectly coloured lips helps to make the whole look better. I've found pretty colours in the lip ranges but unfortunately none that actually look great ON me and none which i could wear eveyrday. So even though it breaks my heart (it does!) i'm going to have to find a staple lipstick/liner from somewhere else (lipglass i can make look better with a other things on underneath). I hate the fact that i'll have to have something not from Mac in my collection and i won't have the cool packaging and that my face will not be all Mac

I'm a drama queen i know!

So has anyone else had to be disloyal to Mac and why? Or maybe you're not as bothered about it as me.

 

[Hikaru-chan]

I buy from other brands too when I can't find what I'm looking for at MAC. It does'nt really bother me.

 

[beautifulxdisaster]

I'm disloyal about foundation, since I started to use Trublend! I love trublend and won't go back to MAC. Only When MAC make a better mousse foundation, I'll probably buy it then. Also for black liquid eyeliner, I use cheap brands.

 

[Crazy Girly]

I know how you feel Sushi_Flower.

MAC is my first love in cosmetics and Benefit is too.I love the eye produkts from MAC cause I haven't had something better.And I love the Lipgelées.I don't like the Lipglasses cause the are so sticky.And I don't use the Skincare stuff from MAC.

My skincare is from the drugstore and thats good

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I love Benefit cause their pakaging is great and the stuff inside is too

My Liquid Eyeliner or Lippencil are some cheap stuff cause I use it like *once* in a year.

 

[mac_obsession]

I love mac. Period. But I do also like nars, ud (occasionally) shu-uemura, lancome, tinte, and I use bare escentuals foundation.
But I have the Most of mac ;D

 

[Star]

I don't think there's any "disloyalty" issue, I pay my hard-earned $ for the best product available to me or that I can afford at any particular time. When MAC fails (and yes, they DO) ... they don't get my $.

I don't have blinders on, I don't think MAC products or MAC the company are perfect (all this LE this LE that crap is starting to really bug me big time; also, MAC is a Canadian company, born and bred. Yet they almost always have free shipping for orders over $75 in the USA, but Canadians must ALWAYS pay shipping.)

I buy a lot of Clinique. Some Clinique sucks and I don't feel bad about thinking it does, and I've even told them so

I wish brands like Bobbi Brown, Nars, Stila, Armani, etc. were more easily accessible in Canada because I have a feeling I would buy a LOT of them!

If a product isn't up to snuff, it really doesn't matter whose logo is on the package or how "cute" it may look, it still sucks.

I think what you need to keep in mind is if you are using lipstick that doesn't look good on you but you are using it anyway because it's "MAC" ... you are still wearing lipstick that doesn't look good on you, yanno?

Try not to get too carried away with this "brand loyalty" stuff because ... are THEY loyal to you? When they just raised the prices again? When they let everyone go apeshit over Luella knowing full well it was going to be sold on the website in a matter of days??

MAC is just a part of the big Estee Lauder conglomerate, just like Clinique is (for example). They are there to rake in millions of dollars for the company, and you work hard for those dollars, so spend them wisely

 

[jasper17]

I wouldn't necessarily call it being disloyal to MAC - there are just certain things within their range that either I can't use or don't give me the results I am after. I use Bare Minerals foundation because everything I've tried MAC-wise has caused me skin issues (just picked up Hyperreal - hoping it won't) and then I use Dir Show mascara because it really does everything I could conceivably want in a mascara. And I do try other brands from time to time if a color or concept catches my eye but otherwise, 95% of my makeup money goes to MAC

 

[Onederland]

if thats what's being called as "disloyal" then you could say im a slut, and having affairs with everyone.

I love MAC, but it's really not on my FABULOUS list. I like thier eyeshadows. And honestly, thats it.

MAC is good for colors, but when i look at their blush and lipstick and so forth, i look and think they are SO OBVIOUS when applied, even lightly. Why? Because personally, I think MAC is geared toward more Runway and Theater make-up, which often needs more product because of the lighting. I often think MAC make-up is just too much for everday wear.

Everybrand has it's strengths and weaknesses, MAC sucks at foundation, and thats that.





So really...eh, im kinda always disloyal to mac then.

 

[beautifulxdisaster]

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but when i look at their blush and lipstick and so forth, i look and think they are SO OBVIOUS when applied, even lightly. Why? Because personally, I think MAC is geared toward more Runway and Theater make-up, which often needs more product because of the lighting. I often think MAC make-up is just too much for everday wear.

IDK but I don't think MAC is that bright for lips or blush, if I wanted just barely-there colour I would go cheap drug store or something!!! So I guess I like pigmentation for my money, JMHO though

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But, I can see how it can be too much if not in moderate applying.

 

[Jen1234]

I agree with Star. I buy products from lots of different brands. And the LE stuff is driving me crazy. Some of my other favorites are Nars, Stila, and Chanel.

Sushi Flower- You should try Bobbi Brown, they're pretty good for natural looking colors.

 

[Cruella]

I'm not blindly loyal to any one cosmetic company because they all have their flaws. I dislike MAC's concealers, foundations & mascaras so I buy those from other companies.

I love MAC's e/s but I have purchased some from Milani that are dead on duplicates. I have also found some lovely loose powder e/s from Black Radiance that are just as nice as some MAC pigments.

I will become a completely loyal MAC ho when they start sending free stuff to me to try out

 

[MacLover]

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Originally Posted by Onederland if thats what's being called as "disloyal" then you could say im a slut, and having affairs with everyone.

LMAO

I also use other products such as Lancome, Nars and drugstore brands. I love MAC's eyeshadows and lipglass, but I can't use their powder or foundation. I use Lancome's dual finish and have for years. I also use Lancome's concealer. I wouldn't change these products for the world!

 

[midnightlouise]

Well I have to say that MAC is my favorite, but I also love NARS, UD, BE, Cargo, Shu...lots of others. Basically I'll buy anything that catches my eye.

 

[rouquinne]

i've been a MAC customer since the beginning and i rarely buy outside the line.

if i find something i like elsewhere, i do buy it!

and i get a lot of freebies because of my work as a makeup writer!

 

[matthea]

I use different skincare (I don't really like MAC skincare)
and love NARS blushes, but other then that I'm pretty much all MAC. I love the choice of colours and formulas. With B2M and their VG line, I just feel like they are a 'friendly' enviromental/world issues concious company and like to give them my money.
Again, the products are great. I'm a MAC e/s and lipglass junkie.

 

[angela]

MAC mascara is the only item i find hard to like! Maybelline, L'oreal, & DiorShow are my fav mascaras =]

 

[SugarAsh182]

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Originally Posted by Onederland if thats what's being called as "disloyal" then you could say im a slut, and having affairs with everyone.

Haha. Well I too, am a m/u slut. I just love it too much to buy everything from one brand! Although, my first and greatest love will always be MAC.

I don't wear foundation, so the fact that MAC sucks at it doesn't bother me. I love their eyeshadows, pigments, blushes, brushes and most of all their lipglosses.

However, when I want mascara, I head right on over to the drugstore. Also, when I want a bronzer or a blush, I head over to NARS. I also love Urban Decay's eyeshadows, Chanel's glossimers, Stila's CC... the list goes on lol. Venturing out into new brands is fun and I love it, although I will always be a MACaholic.

 

[kissacid]

For eye pencils, and shadows it's almost always MAC.

Mascaras -I like the Pro Lash, but for work I prefer to get Maybelline's Sky High. Personally my fav is Dior Show but it's expensive to buy regularly.

Lip colors I get from almost everywhere. Easy to get them free for work, no favs here yet cuz lots of brands have great formulas and colors.

Powder blushes are MAC, or NARS if I'm lucky to get them. Cream blushes are from Stila.

MAC bases I only like FnB and Hyperreal. I used to use Studio Tech for work, but it's not great for flaky/dehydrated skin. Right now am loving my RCMA stuff. For personal use it's Becca concealor and BB loose powder.

 

[Shanneran]

hmmm since i started buying mac i havent really bought much that wasnt mac... if i see something in the drugstore when i go i grab it....

 

[banana]

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Originally Posted by matthea With B2M and their VG line, I just feel like they are a 'friendly' enviromental/world issues concious company and like to give them my money.

I agree. That is the only reason l ever feel guilty for buying another brand. I hate throwing makeup away that I don't like, every company should have a recycling program. I often buy lipgloss, mascara and foundation from other brands.