When are you disloyal to MAC and why?

[MeganGMcD]

I love MAC but the Twylah Bleu Pigments are amazing quality for 6 dollars a piece!

I can find really good products in all lines, including drugstore ( Milani Liquid Eyeliner wears like IRON)

I like the MAC colors and formulas but I will go there first, but I know wayyy too much about the manufacturing of make-up to just go with one brand

 

[Star]

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Originally Posted by Sushi_Flower Would just like to again say that the ''disloyal'' thing is meant tounge in cheek people, don't take it so seriously!

Perhaps you should stop apologizing for your choices.

You said you don't like having a Dior eyeliner because "it's not mac", so to the rest of the world, it doesn't look so "tongue in cheek" at all, in fact, it looks like brand loyalty taken to the extreme.

There's nothing wrong with wanting an "all mac collection" if that's what you choose. And nobody slammed you that I can see. However if you get some opinions that don't agree with that, that's all they are, opinions (which you asked for...)

 

[leppy]

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Originally Posted by blepharisma omigosh! I do that too! If I like the colours & finishes (of course), I will buy brands such as Urban Decay, Milani, Faces, etc. just because they fit in my palette. I'm less likely to buy ones that won't fit - mostly because they won't get used as often as those that ARE in the pallettes.

Yep lol I only have one square e/s, NARS Ondine, because the colour just blew me away and I couldn't find one that was the same in the MAC-like format. It takes a lot to convince me to buy an e/s thats not round.

 

[Sushi_Flower]

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Originally Posted by Star Quote: Originally Posted by Sushi_Flower Would just like to again say that the ''disloyal'' thing is meant tounge in cheek people, don't take it so seriously! Perhaps you should stop apologizing for your choices. You said you don't like having a Dior eyeliner because "it's not mac", so to the rest of the world, it doesn't look so "tongue in cheek" at all, in fact, it looks like brand loyalty taken to the extreme. There's nothing wrong with wanting an "all mac collection" if that's what you choose. And nobody slammed you that I can see. However if you get some opinions that don't agree with that, that's all they are, opinions (which you asked for...)

I think you're missing the whole point here, we're all Mac fans here, this is website for Mac and so the 'disloyalty' thing fits in well as a topic and i think the people who have talked about ''cheating'' and having ''affairs'' have taken it the right way.

I have already explained that i wanted my eyeliner to be Mac because they have Fluidline and better quality pencils and yes because it's by Mac a company i trust and love. If that's brand loyalty taken to the extreme then i wonder what you must think of all the other Mac fans here as my collection is tiny compared to theirs and i have no LE and have never bought anything from a collection yet!

I have no idea why you're taking this so seriously. This is just a thread about Mac fans saying why they use other brands over Mac.

 

[Star]

Someone may be missing the point but I don't think it's me.


And by the way:
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i wonder what you must think of all the other Mac fans here

Please do not presume to know what I think of other members (or anything else for that matter) since it's quite obvious you have enough trouble figuring out what YOU think.

I don't wish to pursue this pointless argument so I will not post on this thread further.

 

[Sushi_Flower]

I'm quiet happy to end the pointless exchange.

 

[joytheobscure]

I love the eyeshadows and lipglass- other than that I'm disloyal. I like all, I'll have to be disloyal more often because my scheme to order from mac and have it shipped to my other alternate addy wont' work. I still get the invoice which hubby might see. So Nars here I come.

 

[Anala]

I'm disloyal often, but here's my reason - I'm broke like always. Basically, I try to squeeze in the eyeshadows and lipglasses, etc. if I can, but if I can find one that's pretty similar then I'll do without and get the cheaper version. Lately I've been over spending so backing up and not even approaching the counter has been my strategy.

Generally though I don't buy MAC for mascara, cover-up, eyeliners, highlighters (generally speaking, but it doesn't include skinfinishes and pro gloss) and powder blush (since I haven't found one I like yet - my counter has a bad selection).

I always buy the eyeshadow (though Faces compares very well), TLCs, Pigments, and lipglasses. Sometimes lipstick if it's fairly unique.

 

[sigwing]

I've had such evil thoughts....I've sort of compared the Studio Fix to a similar excellent powder by Origins, and one I used to use by Clinique, and then even the Lancome Dual Finish which you can use wet or dry. Shame on me! I do love my Studio Fix tho. And I always thought Definicils was the best mascara I'd used, but I love my Mascara X from MAC. Very reasonably priced & I love the smell, besides being great on my lashes.

I've bought some Urban Decay eyeshadows lately & have gotten very fond of Roach. But I've been collecting the MAC shadows for quite a while & have even gone to hoarding.

Now, someone (Blepharisma?) mentioned using the UD shadows in her palette....how in the world to you depot those things? I think I've mastered the MAC's now, even though I still have to do a blue, a plums, and a multi palette, and then I have a few 4-pans coming in the mail that I have a few quads planned out of my collection....(somebody stop me!)

 

[lola336]

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Originally Posted by sigwing I've bought some Urban Decay eyeshadows lately & have gotten very fond of Roach. But I've been collecting the MAC shadows for quite a while & have even gone to hoarding. Now, someone (Blepharisma?) mentioned using the UD shadows in her palette....how in the world to you depot those things? I think I've mastered the MAC's now, even though I still have to do a blue, a plums, and a multi palette, and then I have a few 4-pans coming in the mail that I have a few quads planned out of my collection....(somebody stop me!)

Heres a site with tips to depot the UD e/s:
http://makeupaddict.org/depot.html

I've depotted all of mine...metal and plastic...so it can be done..but the metal ones are a BIOTCH!

MAC is still my all time favorite e/s..but I do have about 10 ud's. I would get more colors..they have great staying power..and they're softer than MAC e/s (which can be good or bad) but I feel they're a bit overpriced. My previous HG e/s were the Hard candy quads...

I also prefer glosses with some flavor to them..so my favorite is Sugar glosses...I also like cargo, but those containers are a pain. But the MAC tasti's are awesome - very yummy lol!

 

[sigwing]

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Heres a site with tips to depot the UD e/s: http://makeupaddict.org/depot.html

THANK YOU!!!! Going there now....

I love my MAC shadows, too, & over the years have tried about everything, and still like to try new things I find if it's something interesting & in a shade that's appealing.
Nobody can ever pry me away from my Paints! I'm in Kansas where we're having over 100 degree heat right now, and I've worn them as a base when I've gone to a couple outdoor events, and then even slept in them, and the next morning....NO CREASING!!! I swear, I've given them the ultimate test. Well, next to going into a rainforest or something...

 

[MakeupMeg]

The other day I caved in and threw away all of my non-MAC makeup. Before I started using MAC a few months ago, I only had drugstore brands. I would end up buying the same shade in twenty different brands. I love everything about MAC...the quality, the packaging, etc. Now that I've stuck with MAC, I've ventured into colors that I never would have tried before instead of picking only shades I'm used to. I know that I'm getting a good product, so I don't need to brand hop. I'd rather try to master the wide range of colors and textures MAC has to offer.

 

[lilu]

If I stuck to MAC, what would I do for mascaras? :twisted:

 

[sassy*girl]

I stray away from MAC when it comes to mascaras, my staple everyday eyeliner (the Clinique one I use), and ever since I started using bareMinerals, I haven't been using much of their foundation either. I still love their eye and lip products though

 

[Miss_MAC]

I would say that I have a MAC obsession, but I don't let that get in the way of buying products that work best for ME.

As far as eyeshadows go...it's hard to say no to MAC...i honestly only own like 3 eyeshadows from other brands. But when it comes to skincare...i usually dont buy MAC except for the strobe cream..i ADORE it.

I must say that I just really like unique products. For example, I love MAC paints, because u dont see many companys making such awesome things....but i LOVE smashbox because of the skinlights and photofinish, and transparencies (which are like mousse blush). So when i find somethign really cool i have to have it.

MAC just has a lot of exciting products that are highly pigmented at a reasonable price. But I'm not so crazy as to only buy MAC..that's just silly.

 

[Cedar]

It's not being disloyal to MAC. They're not paying me to advertise.

That said, I hate MAC mascaras and with the exception of Studio Fix, I'm not wild about their foundations, either. But the way I see it, if one makeup line made everything we could desire, well, there'd only be one makeup line. I don't buy all my clothes at one store, but I have a few favorites. Same for makeup. I'm very partial to NARS blushes and lip lacquers and I'm a mascara ho. It's all in good fun.

 

[Alex]

Well I get a bit obsessive about stuff "matching" so when I fell in love with MAC I chucked all my old makeup (before I discovered MUA!)

The only stuff I don't use MAC for is fragrance (although I use their perfume too) and skincare, for which I use LUSH. Mostly because I found MAC skincare was a bit too much for my sensitive skin.

Of course, in line with my "matching" fetish, once I discovered LUSH I had to chuck all my old skin and hair care products and bought all LUSH.

I'm out of control and I love it

 

[learnin2live143]

I have swapped every single eyeshadow I've owned from MAC! I keep going back to pigments and Milani lol

 

[thegirlgotsoul]

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Originally Posted by lilu If I stuck to MAC, what would I do for mascaras? :twisted:

Seriously. Their mascaras SUCK and that is pretty much the only time I buy makeup that is not MAC.

 

[ladida]

I don't use MAC foundations and base products, mascaras or lipgloss (I have 2 lipglass and lustreglass and dont' want any more MAC ones) but apart from that I like a lot of MAC products (shadows, pigments, fluidlines and lipsticks in particular).

I don't use their bronzer or blush but thats more that I'm trying to keep a limit to my collection adn so I haven't started this craze.