Better than or equal to MAC

[MeganGMcD]

Adding-

Also, no foundation has ever stayed on as long and as fresh looking in the bazillion degree heat with the 100% humidity like Estee Lauder Double Wear.

[disenchanted]

NARS for blushes
Laura Mercier for concealors, foundation and powder
some Stila e/s
Bare Escentuals e/s

[BehindxHerxEyes]

I love Hard Candy eyeshadows, and maybelline mascara..

Ive heard a million people talk about Milani but whenever I see the brand set up, i cant find any good colors..

[L281173]

Some various brands that I use are Mattesse cosmetics (www.rickys-nyc.com)
Astarte Cosmetics (www.astartecosmetics.com)
Urban Decay has some great colors also

Sometimes, I think that MAC is overrated.

[koretta]

Chanel for lipgloss and lipstick
Nars for blush
Bobbi Brown for eye liner
:thumbsup: :loveya:

[nenalinda27]

Smashbox has some nice shadows.
Laura Mercier loose shimmer powder in sundust is a good bronzer
Prescriptives virtual youth foundation.
Lancome juicy tubes and mascara.

[legallyblond]

I have recently found Shiseido eyeshadows to be really nice and new shades fro Spring are gorgeous!

[mekaboo]

I love Nars blushes, and multiples and shadows
Stila's shadows and blush
Bobbi Brown gloss,and shimmerwash shadows and shimmerbricks

[ToVenusTori]

EYES: Shu mascara (basic black) and curler, Cargo shadows (WONDERFUL!!!), Urban Decay Primer Potion (of course!) and smashbox brow tech.

FACE: vincent longo foundations (to DIE for!), smashbox photo finish primer, nars blush and chanel blushes, Vincent Longo powder, Body and Soul highlighters, body bronzer, etc. OH and i also like Body and Soul blushes, too!

LIPS: too faced glosses, body and soul glosses (to die for!)

[ladycandy]

Other then MAC i use a bit of Chanel.. used to be obsessed with chanel makeup but that obsession has now moved on to mac.. not sure if that is a good thing or not

[runtagua]

I guess there just came a time when i realized that MAC shadows weren't flattering on me anymore. Maybe I'm old. I adore stila, Bobbi Brown, Trish McEvoy for shadows. You really can't go wrong with the quality of these. stila is my number 1 love for just about everything, though.

[MissChievous]

I also like Bobbi Brown and Shiseido.

[ledonatella]

For me personally, I like Nars and Cargo bluses better than MAC's because they don't break me out, and I also love my Aveda glosses alot (but not better than MAC's) and Aveda foundations/tinted moisturizer because they don't break me out, and love Bobbi Brown concealer. But MAC is and will always be my favoite for eyeliners, shadows, lipsticks, glosses, and pigments.

[coachkitten]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladycandy

Other then MAC i use a bit of Chanel.. used to be obsessed with chanel makeup but that obsession has now moved on to mac.. not sure if that is a good thing or not

I used to be the same way! I still love Chanel but I used to go totally over the top and then suddenly it went towards MAC! I tried my first MAC pigment and fell in love!!!

[LisaR]

Nars has gorgeous blushes and I like some of their shadows as well. For foundations, you might try RCMA, Cinema Secrets, Face Atelier or Ben Nye. Chanel is known for their red lipsticks! As far as pigments go, check out this site for an unbelieveable selection of colors: http://www.sweetscents.com/

For other pro products, check out the following site. There's some great products in here!: http://makeup.kjbennett.com/SimplyTheBest.htm

[mitziedoll]

Giorgio Armani Foundations are way better than MAC
Nars/Armani Blushes are way better than MAC
Cle De Peau Concealer is way better than MAC
Becca higlighters are better than MAC
Stila Lipglazes,glosses, polishes kick MAC's ass
Urban Decay Primer Potion beats MAC paints
MAC does and probably always will have the best shadow collection though.

[liquidsirenhoney]

I really like UD and Nars for e/s and i like some UD l/g but i ithink i mainly stay with mac for everything else...

[giz2000]

Make Up For Ever for foundations (and their dual sided concealer pencil is the best!)

NARS for blushes, lip lacquers and few of their shadows

Tarte - for their eyeshadows and gel blushes

Cargo - for their giant pot of lipgloss (that lasts forever)

UD - Potion Primer...'nuff said.

Bare Escentuals - I love their glimmer shadows...like MAC pigments but more transparent and less glittery.

Laura Mercier - tinted moisturizer and foundation primer

Smashbox - IMHO, a highly underrated line...I love their foundation primer and their creme liners/shadows.

Stila - their shadows

Guerlain - bronzer

[Bec688]

Make Up Forever is fantastic product, it's excellent quality and looks great in photographs. Also, Gorgeous Cosmetics have a great range of eyeshadows, they're really pigmented and they have a huge colour range as well.

[thaliaucla]

NYX Ocean = MAC Parrot if this hasn't been posted already!

[thaliaucla]

Also Revlon Hints of Spring Quad has a Metamorph knock-off in it. It was LE though, sometimes you can find one on ebay/for swap/for sale.

[cherrycola2201]

I like these brands Prescriptives for foundation; traceless, virtual skin
Bobbi Brown: black ink gel eyeliner,
laura mercier; blue violet eyeliner pencil and black cake eyeliner
Eyeko; line and shine eyeliner
MAC: for blushes and lipgloss (although I like to try other lipgloss; but unfortunately I can't stand the synethic smell of other brands)

[baby_g]

Of course MAC (which is very pricey over here in Australia compared to the US) for eyeliners, shadows, lipsticks, etc etc... Fav Brand. but...

For foundation: Lovvve and will always love Revlon Colorstay (now its Colorstay Active since my skin has cleared up heaps, but used to be Colorstay Natural).. it just really stays put, and so cheap.

For bronze/blush: Benefit... haven't tried any of the shadows but i love love love Hoola, i don't go a day without wearing it (but the brush it comes with is absolute crap).. its the perfect colour to match up my face with the rest of my body (in terms of tan lol) and no shimmer whatsoever, which is good for everyday. And u have to admit, the packaging is just gorgeous!

For lipgloss: MAC lipglasses of course but BonneBelle is my never-fail - my HG nude lipgloss has been LipLites Cappucino for yeaaars now, its SO cheap, perfect pinky-beige and smells so yum

For mascara: I swear by Maybelline waterproof mascaras. Seriously waterproof, only mascaras ive found to hold my curl and right now loving Turbo Boost.. makes lashes look so thick!

[Devon]

I've recently discovered MAC, first I used other brands.
My favourite ones are:

EYES: Chanel (irreelle duo and quads) - Lancome (color design and color focus duo) - Shiseido (quads and duos) - Dior (liners and Diorshow mascara)

FACE: Chanel (irreelle blush and foundations) - Dior (gorgeous shades!) - Lancome (blush subtil and pressed powder only).

LIPS: Chanel (Aqualumiere, Glossimer and Cristalle Gloss) - Dior (addict ultra shine and plastic) - YSL and Guerlain.
I like also Lancome Juicy tubes even if I'm not a real lover of glosses that smell or have flavour.

I haven't found a good concealer and I miss a real good lipliner

[ShadowyLady]

Non-MAC Picks:

-Chanel Double Perfection powder foundation
-Anna Sui lipsticks & nail colors
-Stila blushes & Lip Glaze
-Shu Uemura eyeshadows, blushes & lipsticks
-DiorShow mascara; DiorSkin powder foundation
-Too Faced palettes and sets
-Urban Decay eyeshadows & blushes
-Make Up For Ever lipsticks, lip pencils, foundations, eye/cheek colors
-NARS Chelsea Girls lip lacquer, Belle de Jour lipstick, Orgasm blush, eyeshadow duos
-Mattesse eyeshadows and nail colors
-YSL Touche Eclat, lipsticks
-Majolica Majorca eyeshadows
-OPI nail colors
-Essie nail colors