When are you disloyal to MAC and why?

[Fearnotsomuch]

I'm not really "loyal" to just one brand..more like 3.
My foundation and most other face products are BE. My eyeshadow is MAC and BE. My eyeliner is BE, MAC, or Clinique. I use Diorshow or Clinique Mascara. I have very few lippies, but they are all MAC.

 

[gabi1129]

im pretty loyval to MAC. however if i see something i like from a different brand ill pick it up. ive been eyeing some NARS blushes b/c i dislike MAC's blushes. im just afraid of blush though.

 

[BlahWah]

I may have already replied to this post but that's when I was only using UDPP and Maybelline mascara as my non-MAC items just b/c they work so much better than their MAC counterparts. And now for my birthday I treated myself to Cargo, just cuz everyone raves about their blushes (and I can't afford Nars, which is the other raved-about line). Just got Echo Beach and Coral Beach and so far LOVE Echo! =D I think I'm going to be getting a few more of them... but not too many, since I can't get them into my blush pans!

 

[a_star]

Almost all of my make-up is MAC apart from the mascara's and fragrance.

 

[KikiB]

I don't consider myself to have loyalty to one brand, more like three: MAC, UD, and then Lancome. I LOVE Lancome's lipsticks, however many of them go too frosty on me. I love UD's Deluxe shadows and eyeliners, and for pencil eyeliners I stick with the 24/7 ones. Glitter liners too...you get so much product for the $18 of an UD liner, and MAC doesn't always have some.

I definitely second the Zoomlash hate. I have a tube of it and I only got it since a) it was at the CCO, and b) it was a blue shade. For mascara I am loyal to Avon or Clinique, however Defencils works good in a pinch.

 

[miss_bailey]

Again Mascara, I have tried two of MAC's mascara and really want a fan. Lancome mascaras are 1000 times more amazing.
Also Eye primer, Prep + Prime eye sucks, UDPP forever.

I consider myself an equal opportunity makeup user and althoug my collection is largely MAC I also include, Lancome, Inglot, Chanel, Dior, The Makeup Store, Maybelline, Loreal, Nars and Stila.

 

[Sarajane927]

I'm disloyal to MAC when it comes to foundation, because most of theirs break me out. I will have to try their new mineral stuff soon though.

Also, I prefer Bobbi Brown's gel ink eyeliners over Fluidlines, because FLs are too liquidy for my taste. I find they're so smooth and glide-y (new word) that I make more mistakes with them. I also don't think they last as long BB's.
Other than that, I'm a total MAC girl- eyeshadow, blush, highlighters, lip products, even fragrance (Hue: Turquatic is my HG!).

 

[NatalieMT]

A year or so ago I was happy to buy any high end cosmetics brand. I was using MAC, Dior, Lancome, Benefit, UD etc. But now I really really can't do it, there is just this huge mental block on shopping anywhere but MAC usually. Makes me a bit of a MAC snob which I don't like because I'm sure there's are fabulous products out their not made by MAC that I'm missing out on. My whole face everyday is all MAC 6 days out of 7.

The only thing I sometimes tend to stray away from MAC for is mascara. Until MAC brought out Plushlash I really hated MAC mascara. I much preferred Diorshow and pretty much the whole Lancome range. I still do think Lancome mascaras are amazing though. <3 That won't change!

 

[sharkbytes]

I own a ton of MAC blushes, but I find myself reaching for NARS lately instead. Especially Nico and Torrid. Mascara's always an issue with me, I've never really cared for any of the MAC mascaras, but I haven't found my HG yet after years of trying everything.

Other than that, pretty much everything else is MAC.

 

[~Crystal~]

Concealer! Mac concealers do NOTHING for me. I rely on MUFE Full cover concealer and nothing else

Sometimes MUFE Face and Body foundation instead of MAC's MSFN as well...

And I hate MAC mascaras... They're scented or SOMETHING, which irritates my eyes the moment I try to put it on- and they smudge, so I stick to my Blinc Kiss Me mascara

 

[DirtyPlum]

I have cheated on MAC with
Nars - blush and lip stuff
Urban Decay - primer and glitter /eye liners
Bit of Guerlain - bronzer, lip stuff

and im totally disloyal when it comes to skincare and mascara. Dermalogica and Dior all the way!

 

[s0_fam0us]

I used to use Urban Decay almost exclusively before I discovered MAC. Primer potion, eyeshadows, liquid liner (LOVE their heavy metals)... I used to use Diorshow before I tried Plushlash. I have brushes from alllll over.. I dunno, I use whatever works for me at the time. Right now that happens to be MAC.

 

[pinklips1207]

i'm disloyal to mac when it comes to mascaras and eye liner!!!

 

[ClaireAvril]

Ummm... I don't like being disloyal to MAC... but there are some times when its like.. why not?!? If I see brands on sale.. colours that MAC doesn't have I will get it. Or even colours that are comparable to MACs like lip pencils and small things like that and are cheaper i will definately buy the non-MAC item.
But there are staples that HAVE to be MAC.. like:

Foundation - Studio fix Powder.. my ultimate number one Mac purchase. Though I will be getting the MUFE HD foundation but I will always set with the Studio Fix Powder.

Brush Cleanser - really works and conditions the brushes.
Ummmmm.. oh.. the lip refinisher with the one side exfoliator and the other a conditioner.. HELLO! has done wonders for my lips.

That's all i can think of for now!

 

[xxAngelxx]

For color, I am now sticking with MAC.

Fragrances... I have way too many of a huge variety of brands
Skin care... Mary Kay
foundation... Clinique
powder... Mary Kay
mascara... Maybelline

I have a lot of stuff in other brands, but with new purchases, I'd say I'm 95% loyal to my MAC.

 

[Simply Elegant]

Although I love MAC, I'm disloyal to it with every product I use. Mostly I use MAC's eyeshadows, blushes and pigments and sometimes lipglass but most of the makeup I wear isn't MAC.

 

[abbyquack]

I love MAC too but I have to be realistic that not every product they come out with is going to be amazing. I am disloyal with:

- Nail Polishes - usually prefer Essie
- Brushes - I like most MAC brushes but I also add Sonia Kashuk and Chanel
- Blush - Orgasm by Nars is a must-have
- UD 24/7 liners I use occasionally.

Other than that, I kid you not, my entire collection is MAC. I usually buy MAC b/c I know I can trust the quality, something that's not always true with many other brands.

 

[tripwirechick]

My only non-MAC items are my nailpolishes. OPI and China Glaze all the way!!

 

[FemmeFroufrou]

This loyalty/disloyaty thing I keep hearing rings of compulsive behaviour. I'm not loyal to any brand, I don't think a perfect brand exists. MAC does have some lovely items, but not everything they market is great or up to the latest makeup technology.

I only consider their Veluxe and Matte2 shadows to excel, the rest of their pressed shadows are just OK and have fallen behind the current pigment and texture technology.

Their foundation colour range is good, but there are no options for the very fair skinned. That doesn't sound very pro to me, yet this is the image they want to convey.

All their concealers crease on me at various degrees.

Mascaras are mostly blah to bad, except for 1 or 2

Pots are amazing as are the paints but the ranges are small and texture finishes are extremely limited.

Their gel liners is under pigmented.

Their lipstick collection is good and they have one of the best red collection on the market giving options for all tones of reds.

I love the concept of MAC, ie a MAKEUP specialist within a dept store, rather than SKINCARE and that was at the time a breath of fresh air (and still is). I love their simple and sleek packaging and their brushes are good to excellent. It's a fun line with lots of options which has managed to capture and x and y generation by their wallet. Kudos to them. But I like to shop for the best products, not for the best gimmick.

Also, I have encountred too many MAC sales staff with a superior attitude which just grates on me. Maybe it's just a EU/AU thing, not sure about US. But I'm tiring of it.

 

[FemmeFroufrou]

This loyalty/disloyaty thing I keep hearing rings of compulsive behaviour. I'm not loyal to any brand, I don't think a perfect brand exists. MAC does have some lovely items, but not everything they market is great or up to the latest makeup technology.

I only consider their Veluxe and Matte2 shadows to excel, the rest of their pressed shadows are just OK and have fallen behind the current pigment and texture technology.

Their foundation colour range is good, but there are no options for the very fair skinned. That doesn't sound very pro to me, yet this is the image they want to convey.

All their concealers crease on me at various degrees.

Mascaras are mostly blah to bad, except for 1 or 2

Pots are amazing as are the paints but the ranges are small and texture finishes are extremely limited.

Their gel liners is under pigmented.

Their lipstick collection is good and they have one of the best red collection on the market giving options for all tones of reds.

I love the concept of MAC, ie a MAKEUP specialist within a dept store, rather than SKINCARE and that was at the time a breath of fresh air (and still is). I love their simple and sleek packaging and their brushes are good to excellent. It's a fun line with lots of options which has managed to capture and x and y generation by their wallet. Kudos to them. But I like to shop for the best products, not for the best gimmick.

Also, I have encountred too many MAC sales staff with a superior attitude which just grates on me. Maybe it's just a EU/AU thing, not sure about US. But I'm tiring of it.