When are you disloyal to MAC and why?
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Karen_B
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Most of my collection is MAC, because where I live it's the best brand available for the price (in my opinion). However, I have no problem using other brands, as long as it's good quality. When I go abroad I usually buy stuff from brands that aren't available in my country, such as Stila, Milani, NYX, Revlon etc.
BlahWah
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Haha, I just started to get into MAC's skincare line so if anything I'm becoming more loyal than not! I've stuck to them because, like Karen_B, I think it's the best bang for the buck. And I know I can get obsessive over other brands so I try to blind myself to them. I have gotten a few things - CARGO blushes, UDPP - but I mainly stick to MAC.
The only thing I consistently stay away from is their mascara. Maybelline all the way. And I'm going to start avoiding their nailpolish. For some reason the formula becomes more chippy after about a year. =T LOVE my OPI's!
The only thing I consistently stay away from is their mascara. Maybelline all the way. And I'm going to start avoiding their nailpolish. For some reason the formula becomes more chippy after about a year. =T LOVE my OPI's!
well i don't liek to think of it being dis-loyal but i hate using the skin care stuff - fix + is ok but don't really know what it does! i use maybelline foundation and mascaras and i always use clarins skin stuff and la therapie whihc is nothing short of amazing.
i also have a fair few nails inc polishes, bourjous lip sticks and virgin vie bronzer
i also have a fair few nails inc polishes, bourjous lip sticks and virgin vie bronzer
M.A.C. head.
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I'm disloyal when it comes to primers. Pretty much all MAC primers suck.
Nail polishes, I prefer China glaze.
I used to be die hard for Zoom Lash and the lash primer, but I'm finding that I like Too Faced Lash Injection much better. I also want to try the lash primer from Shiseido.
Nail polishes, I prefer China glaze.
I used to be die hard for Zoom Lash and the lash primer, but I'm finding that I like Too Faced Lash Injection much better. I also want to try the lash primer from Shiseido.
MAC_Enthusiast
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I don't think of it as being disloyal...we all can buy what we like from whatever company makes it!!
QueenEmB
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I totally agree with Femmefroufrou - I am not loyal to MAC in the slightest - I love them as a brand but I buy each and every product on its own individual merits.
Sure it was MAC that first got me really into make-up as an ongoing hobby but the more I learn about make-up the more I explore other brands where their textures and pigmentation or sometimes superior.
Both Bobbi Brown pot rouges and Stila Convertible Colours are so much better than MAC blushcremes (and I wear them on my lips) in my opinion.
Nars powder blushes are much better than MAC powder blushes.
MAC mascaras are horrible!
Nothing in the prep + prime range has worked for me.
Bobbi Brown gel eyeliners certainly give MAC fluidlines a run for their money.
I prefer Shimmerbricks to MSFs.
I adore many of MACs eyeshadows but Stila also make some amazing eyeshadows that are so buttery and pigmented - Kitten, Cloud and La Douce are amazing!
MAC pigments take some beating though I have to admit and they do bring out the most amazing LE collections - I think this is what keeps me as a MAC fan - every month there will be at least one new and unique product that is an absolute "must have" - I am currently looking forward to gettimg my hands on Pomposity lipstick!
Sure it was MAC that first got me really into make-up as an ongoing hobby but the more I learn about make-up the more I explore other brands where their textures and pigmentation or sometimes superior.
Both Bobbi Brown pot rouges and Stila Convertible Colours are so much better than MAC blushcremes (and I wear them on my lips) in my opinion.
Nars powder blushes are much better than MAC powder blushes.
MAC mascaras are horrible!
Nothing in the prep + prime range has worked for me.
Bobbi Brown gel eyeliners certainly give MAC fluidlines a run for their money.
I prefer Shimmerbricks to MSFs.
I adore many of MACs eyeshadows but Stila also make some amazing eyeshadows that are so buttery and pigmented - Kitten, Cloud and La Douce are amazing!
MAC pigments take some beating though I have to admit and they do bring out the most amazing LE collections - I think this is what keeps me as a MAC fan - every month there will be at least one new and unique product that is an absolute "must have" - I am currently looking forward to gettimg my hands on Pomposity lipstick!
Jessica0984
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I honestly only wear MAC. I normally keep to the neutral colors for lips my staple is Viva Glam V lipglass and beurre liner. The select 15 foundation is the only one that doesn't break me out that bad.
Jello89
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I usually buy MAC. The exceptions are my mascara(always Lancome), My foundadtion(fell in love with Dior but its expensive so i might switch to mac), Concealer(lancome), Bronzer(estee lauder) and my brushes are just random. I only have MAC ones cause I got a set at the CCO for cheap...
slick
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MAC has basically got me wrapped around its sleek black packaged finger. I'm a total sucker, I'll admit it. B2M has got to be the smoothest marketing ploy ever! Over the past year my collection has slowly become pretty much all MAC. Here are my current exceptions:
Everyday Mineral Foundation (on most days, other days I'll use Select SPF)
Urban Decay eyeshadows amongst all the MAC lol.
Eye Primer (either UDPP or TFSI)
Brows - I use Benefit's Brow Zing - why oh why MAC can't you make a tinted brow wax in pot or pan form?!
Blush - I use MAC a lot but I try to rotate my Smashbox blushes too since they are AMAZING.
Everyday Mineral Foundation (on most days, other days I'll use Select SPF)
Urban Decay eyeshadows amongst all the MAC lol.
Eye Primer (either UDPP or TFSI)
Brows - I use Benefit's Brow Zing - why oh why MAC can't you make a tinted brow wax in pot or pan form?!
Blush - I use MAC a lot but I try to rotate my Smashbox blushes too since they are AMAZING.
monarav33
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mascara, liner and lips...i've tried mac mascara and im not a fan of it just cuz it made my lashes fall out. liner....i tend to steer towards the other direction too because i feel like paying 16 dollars for a lip liner is outta control...and CERTAIN lip glosses and so forth i steer the other way to the drugstore brands. there are equivalents out there and i learned that when i use an expensive lipstick sometimes clients tend to use it without asking which means they end up keeping it for sanitary issues.
tigerli17
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I think I only really use MAC eye and lip stuff, with exception to a few blushes and nail lacquers.
Foundation and concealer is L'Oreal (although I have just caved and bought Moistureblend foundation the other day as the new L'Oreal makes me break out...), mascara is Rimmel, lip liner is Boots No 7 and my brushes I bought when I did a course in MU at London College of Fashion (with the exception of my 182). My primer is Body Shop's Tea Tree Oil Mattifying Moisteriser and false lashes are usually cheapie drugstore ones. I also have quite a few Urban Decay bits and pieces which I really love using too like my Ammo Box.
On the whole though at least 90% of my MU case is MAC so can hardly be accused of being disloyal
I'm quite open to new things though and always check the other brands for new stuff, Revlon especially. MAC just always seem to hold my attention though with new collections each month and there's usually at least one really beautiful item I just have to have in each one.
Foundation and concealer is L'Oreal (although I have just caved and bought Moistureblend foundation the other day as the new L'Oreal makes me break out...), mascara is Rimmel, lip liner is Boots No 7 and my brushes I bought when I did a course in MU at London College of Fashion (with the exception of my 182). My primer is Body Shop's Tea Tree Oil Mattifying Moisteriser and false lashes are usually cheapie drugstore ones. I also have quite a few Urban Decay bits and pieces which I really love using too like my Ammo Box.
On the whole though at least 90% of my MU case is MAC so can hardly be accused of being disloyal
Heiaken
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Right now most of my stuff is MAC but there are a few thing I choose over MAC. Rimmel Loose Powder has been a stable for my since high school, right now I do have Loose Plot Powder but Rimmel is as good and cheaper. When in comes to eyeliner pens I prefer Gosh, they are good in qaulity and again much cheeper. I also have never had a single MAC mascara (I usually use Maybelline or Maxfactor) or a MAC nailpolish (I love Zoya, OPI and Rimmel).
MACForME
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As a member of BeautyFix.com, I get fun stuff to try 4x a year, most recently got Noc-Out Cover Up by Red Point (Redpoint) and frankly, I like it ALOT.
*My brushes are Crown mostly, with some MAC in there. I do love Crown ALOT more. Some of my MAC brushes have come apart over time and I don't abuse them!
*Nail products are O.P.I etc. MAC's nailpolishes seemed to be super streaky on me and if i try to build them up, they seem to build up thickly. Yuck.
*Smashbox Photo Finish Light OR Sue Devitt Primer over MAC because MAC makes my face break out like crazy!
*My brushes are Crown mostly, with some MAC in there. I do love Crown ALOT more. Some of my MAC brushes have come apart over time and I don't abuse them!
*Nail products are O.P.I etc. MAC's nailpolishes seemed to be super streaky on me and if i try to build them up, they seem to build up thickly. Yuck.
*Smashbox Photo Finish Light OR Sue Devitt Primer over MAC because MAC makes my face break out like crazy!
Shadowy Lady
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well, I don't know if I'm loyal or disloyal. I mean MAC is a line of make up not a person, so it's not like I have to commit to it :/
Now, most of my makeup is MAC, because the price is good for the quality I get. I have many MAC eyeshadows, pigments, paint pots, lipstick and lipglosses, plus a few blushes (ever since they released their mineralize blush and beauty powder blush)
The only things MAC that I don't like are their skin care, foundation (for these two I go to pricier brands), mascara (Cover Girl is good enough for me) and nail products (OPI all the way).
Now, most of my makeup is MAC, because the price is good for the quality I get. I have many MAC eyeshadows, pigments, paint pots, lipstick and lipglosses, plus a few blushes (ever since they released their mineralize blush and beauty powder blush)
The only things MAC that I don't like are their skin care, foundation (for these two I go to pricier brands), mascara (Cover Girl is good enough for me) and nail products (OPI all the way).
choozen1ne
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I have never been a fan of MAC mascara , I love Loreal , Cover Girl and Maybelline
For my Nails I always use OPI ,Essie or Orlay
and I rarely use setting powder so I buy Janes Transluscnet powder , work fine for me and the money I save I spend on MAC eye shadow or lip glass
For my Nails I always use OPI ,Essie or Orlay
and I rarely use setting powder so I buy Janes Transluscnet powder , work fine for me and the money I save I spend on MAC eye shadow or lip glass
