O-M-F-G! Holiday Brush Sets 2005!!!!!

[user2]

I just went to my fav counter to ask to my fav #1-mac lady questions about Rebelrock and Tailormade and she just told me about the holiday brush set!!!!

They're coming with the same brushes than the Tailormade ones BUT they come in a faux leather case that has a snake or a crocodile print (I dont remember anymore although its 20 minutes ago )! It is either blue, pink or green and it has asian letters on it with little pompoms on it!

I can't wait to see them and now can't decide whether to get the Tailormade set or the holiday set.....baaad tied corner!!

[MrsWaves]

pompoms? woah.. hmmm..

[notevenjail]

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Originally Posted by MrsWaves

pompoms? woah.. hmmm..

Ha ha - that's exactly what I was thinking.

[FacesbyNiki]

Sounds too cute. :-P

[Kristen]

faux leather.. snake/crocodile print.. in colour.. asian characters.. pom poms... Hahaha.. that's pretty much everything i hate! oh well.. at least I'll save money.

[moonrevel]

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Originally Posted by Kristen

faux leather.. snake/crocodile print.. in colour.. asian characters.. pom poms... Hahaha.. that's pretty much everything i hate! oh well.. at least I'll save money.

Hahaha, true that, man. I was sitting here thinking what exactly a bag with faux leather in a colored snake print with Asian characters and pom poms would look like. And then my brain exploded and I gave up.

[mac_obsession]

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Originally Posted by moonrevel

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Originally Posted by Kristen

faux leather.. snake/crocodile print.. in colour.. asian characters.. pom poms... Hahaha.. that's pretty much everything i hate! oh well.. at least I'll save money.

Hahaha, true that, man. I was sitting here thinking what exactly a bag with faux leather in a colored snake print with Asian characters and pom poms would look like. And then my brain exploded and I gave up.

rofl..cheesey some would say? I think one or two of those items, excluding pompoms would be cute...but all in one...tacky!

[lola336]

Yea im all for colored snakeskin...and even the asian characters..but the pom poms may have put it over the edge..lol..still would like to see it though...

[canadiangirl_1117]

I'm trying to picture this in my head. And I can't. What I could picture, it ain't pretty. :|

[moonrevel]

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Originally Posted by mac_obsession

rofl..cheesey some would say? I think one or two of those items, excluding pompoms would be cute...but all in one...tacky!

I imagine the marketing meeting for this went something like this:

Person A: So, what should we put on the bags for the holiday brush sets? I was thinking bright faux leather.
Person B: What about some kind of reptile print?
Person C: I think our bags have been missing embellishments lately...maybe the bag could have pom poms? or some of those Asian characters?
Person A: Hmm....I just can't decide. Ah, to hell with it. Let's just do it all!

[mac_obsession]

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Originally Posted by moonrevel

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Originally Posted by mac_obsession

rofl..cheesey some would say? I think one or two of those items, excluding pompoms would be cute...but all in one...tacky!

I imagine the marketing meeting for this went something like this:

Person A: So, what should we put on the bags for the holiday brush sets? I was thinking bright faux leather.
Person B: What about some kind of reptile print?
Person C: I think our bags have been missing embellishments lately...maybe the bag could have pom poms? or some of those Asian characters?
Person A: Hmm....I just can't decide. Ah, to hell with it. Let's just do it all!

rofl!!

[Star]

Same brushes?! How freakin' boring. Damn. I always look forward to the Christmas goodies, but I've already bought Pinstripe and Check. Oh well, more $$ in my wallet this year! Unless they have palettes... always a sucker for a cute palette.....

[leppy]

How much can they really vary the brushes, and how fair would it even be anyway? They choose the ones they do because of the practicality of them and that they are the basic ones people tend to buy. Personally I think we should be glad if there are even two choices.

[shygirl]

Works for me! I'm just glad that I only bought one of the brush sets (Pinstripe). Since the brushes will be the same, I can buy a different set!

[absolut_blonde]

These don't appeal to me whatsoever, from the sound of it-- BUT, it also sounds like this *might* mean that the rest of the Holiday collection is going to be fairly interesting and different.

[ishtarchick]

oh man... they can add some rhinestones if it's not tacky enough.... i just don't get the whole snake print in fancy colors with pompons.... :-/ what do you think the rest of the things are gonna be?

[Star]

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Originally Posted by ishtarchick

oh man... they can add some rhinestones if it's not tacky enough.... i just don't get the whole snake print in fancy colors with pompons

Neither do I, however, I'm sure they aren't blind to how much dough they stand to rake in from the Luella TLC due to the "cuteness" factor...

[moonrevel]

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Originally Posted by Star

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Originally Posted by ishtarchick

oh man... they can add some rhinestones if it's not tacky enough.... i just don't get the whole snake print in fancy colors with pompons

Neither do I, however, I'm sure they aren't blind to how much dough they stand to rake in from the Luella TLC due to the "cuteness" factor...

Amen to that. I think I've talked myself down from the TLCs (which tempted me due to the cute packaging, of course) by reminding myself I don't even like TLCs, nor do I know who the hell Luella is (/me = out of touch with the fashion world).

[Star]

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Originally Posted by leppy

How much can they really vary the brushes, and how fair would it even be anyway? They choose the ones they do because of the practicality of them and that they are the basic ones people tend to buy. Personally I think we should be glad if there are even two choices.

Sorry, I don't know what you mean by "fair".

What I meant, in case that wasn't clear, is that I find it boring that it's the same brushes as the Tailormade sets, re-released in a different case a mere 3-4 months later.

[Scrangie]

Actually, it sounds really cute and wacky to me, something I'd like to keep out on my vanity and have people go "WTF IS THAT?"

MINE!

[user2]

Everything thats tacky is good for me

[angelwings]

Looking forward to seeing pictures...

[ishtarchick]

you know, i'm really starting to think they pulled your leg.... i mean.... that can't be, can it? sounds just too over the top, even for MAC.

[user2]

well, we'll see...!

[leppy]

The point is, they release brush sets for portability, to introduce new customers to their brushes, and so on. How would it be practical at all for the average user to have different brush sets come out all the time? Usually people buy a brush set once, and then maybe again when their old ones need replacing. What would be the benefit of not making the basic, standard brushes always available in the sets?

It seems silly to me to expect them to release a variety of brush sets. Why would they want to make it easier for you to have all or most of their brushes at a much cheaper cost? It seems like people are expecting them to cater to collectors or to professionals. They do already with the PPID and pro stores.

When I said fair, I meant how would it be fair to the average user for MAC to release different brush sets, when what most ladies need are the basic ones, which are only available a couple times a year as is, just to cater to people who buy multiple sets or collect them, which you have to realize is a very small portion of their customer base. Not to mention that it would not be smart business-wise either.