New real swatches on MAC's site!!!

I was just looking around and saw new swatches on the MAC site!!! I don't think they've done it for everything yet, but I saw real ones on Lipglass, Eye Shadow, Lipstick and Pigments!!! I am SOOOOOO excited....now I won't have to worry about shopping on the site as much. It'll save me the round trip drive to the store!!!!

[brandiisamonkey]

This is the GREATEST thing EVAR!!!!! OMG!



*edit*
Its still great but some of them dont look that true to life buy hey its better than the color squares! now I know a little bit more of what the colors look like!

[Sanne]

*rushes to to www.maccosmetics.com*

[Sanne]

I love the pics, it's a huge implovement, but I think they show a bit pastel... take a look at bitter e/s

[brandiisamonkey]

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Originally Posted by Sanne

I love the pics, it's a huge implovement, but I think they show a bit pastel... take a look at bitter e/s

yeah some of them seem a little lighter or just not as vibrant but hey like I said its way better than the color suares lol

[lightnlovly]

wow!!! This is a great help, but they are not true to life *definateley better than the squares tho* Did you see coppering? It looks purple (maybe it's my comp )

[xsparkage]

haha i just noticed this a few minutes ago, and i was like "is this new, or am i just really dumb?" but i like it a lot!

[FacesbyNiki]

For real, this is the best thing. These pictures are SO much better.

:dancey:

[eye_pr0mise]

love the new pictures .. thanks for the post .. i probably would have never noticed .. okay no thats a lie. but thanks for the heads up (:

[meagannn]

I think this new swatch deal makes them look considerably less than they do in real life! I hated the color squares but... this picture of 'all that glitters' isn't even the same color. this is more beige than my 'all that glitters.' Motif looks pale yellow... ill quit griping! lol

euhghh. They are better than they used to be, but im still not that impressed!

Good info anyways, thanks for the heads up!

[Katgirl625]

it is an improvement, but I still don't think the colors are quite up to scratch. The swatches on specktra are WAY better!

Everything looks muted and toned down, and pastel like the other members have said.

[ilovexnerdsx]

yessss! still not perfect but MANNN so much better!

[pumpkincat210]

I'm not that impressed either. I have a lot of those colors and they don't really match. the freshwater e/s swatch is a totally different color. It's too pastel.

[addicted_2color]

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Originally Posted by ilovexnerdsx

yessss! still not perfect but MANNN so much better!

i completely agree...yay

[ebonyannette]

Gasp! I LOVE IT!!! It wasnt there just yesterday cause I was going through writting down my list, I was just complaining about how I couldnt tell what the color "really" looked like, those color blocks sucked.
YEAH YEAH YEAH Im so happy!

[OnaFyre]

It's still better than the color boxes... And the lipsticks are closer to real life than the shadows.

[shellybells82]

yeah, i hate to gripe about a major improvement but the colors seem way off... i thought maybe it was my screen

[Indigowaters]

I see it! I see it!

[FacesbyNiki]

Can't make everyone happy.

[greatscott2000]

Wow, this helps alot!

[Winthrop44]

Hmmm...I have to go with those who say some of the colors look really off. It's a nice effort because I know alot of folks didn't like the swatches. For some reason though I find these less tempting/appealing.

[as_cute_as_pie]

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Originally Posted by lightnlovly

wow!!! This is a great help, but they are not true to life *definateley better than the squares tho* Did you see coppering? It looks purple (maybe it's my comp )

coppering on mine looks dark dark muddy brown yuck

[ollieo]

If you look at the lipstick for example the swatches are the same pictures just different colors. Look closely. There are like 4-5 different pictures. So it is like someone took a few photos of a lipstick rub on paper (if that at all) to get the texture and then photoshoped the original color swatches on them. In a way they look more realistic with the texture which is a good thing.

So IMO a big step in the right direction but still limiting with the color. This coming from someone who is dependent on mail order.

[BlahWah]

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Originally Posted by ollieo

If you look at the lipstick for example the swatches are the same pictures just different colors. Look closely. There are like 4-5 different pictures. So it is like someone took a few photos of a lipstick rub on paper (if that at all) to get the texture and then photoshoped the original color swatches on them.

I was just about to post the same thing but for the shadows. Goldmine and Motif have the same "breakage" in the shadow but are two different colours. Same with Scene and Print, and Silver Ring and Knight Divine. Goldmine and Motif both look like computer-generated colours, actually. Well, it does look a bit more realistic... but I almost wish they went all the way with the change instead of taking shortcuts, cuz as others have said some colours are still off. I'll still be going in-store to see things and not relying on the swatches.

[Ascella]

The colors are a bit too bright, but still better than before.