Basic Must Have MAC

[Shadowy Lady]

well, I don't really have a basic list since I like to experiment with colors a lot, but here are my most used items:

Paints: Bare Canvas and Stilife
e/s and pigments: Goldmine (love love love), vanilla piggy, bronze and beauty marked
l/s: Viva Glam VI, Spirit

[KellyBean]

Face:
-Springsheen

Eyes:
-Browset, clear
-Soba
-Shroom
-Painterly paint pot

Brushes:
-182
-168
-217
-239

[thehannahband]

Hi you guys,

Im new here and I was just wondering how everyone figures out what shades of these colors theyre supposed to use

[cocodivatime]

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehannahband

Hi you guys,

Im new here and I was just wondering how everyone figures out what shades of these colors theyre supposed to use

Honestly i think its just trial and error. I pretty much stuck with neutrals at first then I started watching tutorials which gave me the confidence to try bolder colors.

Also you should go to the MAC counter and play with the colors. An MA could give you some reccomendations. HTH

[jamieLR]

Bared Study P/P or a similar p/p or paint
Teddy and Smolder Kohls
Dipdown and Blacktrack Fluidline
Sandy B, Viva Glam V Lipsticks
Carbon, Trax, Shroom
Fix+

There are tons more but those are the oens I use most.

[TheProphetess]

think the term "basics" varies from girl to girl
some need colours, some nudeshades...

real basics could be
* bare canvas paint
*blacktrack fluidline
*grain and naked lunch e/s
*makeup of your choice, mine is studio fix fluid nc15
*powder of your choice (mine is non-mac)
* some l/g - perhaps ensign?
*fix+

and that maybe it

[Sanayhs]

My personal basic, permanent product list (excluding brushes):

-bare canvas paint
-blanc type eyeshadow
-carbon eyeshadow
-expensive pink eyeshadow
-knight divine eyeshadow
-electra eyeshadow
-vanilla pigment
-blacktrack fluidline
-jellybabe lipgelee
-peachtwist blush
-foundation (mine is studio stick NW15)
-powder (blot powder for me, please)
-enriched red cremestick liner
-russian red lipstick

[*lipglass_diva*]

I gotta say I have some new and old faves..

Studio fix powder and fluid.
Prep + prime

Pfloof!, kid, satin taupe, sketch, retrospeck and girlie a fantastic soft wash of pink!

Painterly paint pot

Brit wit cream blush and spaced out sheertone blush even tho its and LE!!

For the lips I love oyster girl, love nectar,and flusterose

This list can go on forever but I think that's all I need

[SJazzy]

My basic must have:

Studio fix fluid
187 (for liquid foundation, loose powder, blush - gives a light natural look)
Dame Powder Blush
Shy Shine Lipstick
Blacktrack fluidline

[KikiB]

The only must-haves from the perm line for me so far:
Lustreglass-Star Nova, Venetian
Eyeshadow-Beautiful Iris, Goldmine, Moon's Reflection, Crystal Avalanche
Pigments-Violet, Golden Lemon, Jardin Aires (LE but repromoed so often)

[lunastars]

Mac 187 and Pearl Blossom

[Triskele]

My basics are NOT the things I have recommended to others just getting started. The newbies list is this:

Eyes:
Espresso
Carbon
Vanilla
Wedge
Blackberry OR Expensive pink (to ease them into color)
Smolder and Teddy eye kohl

Face:
Select sheer pressed and/or loose OR MSF natural
Blushbaby, breath of plum, or pink swoon blush

Lips:
Cream o'spice or Honey B. creamstick liner
Jellybabe, saplicious, glosspitality, or slicked pink lipgelee

However, MY basics list is this:

Eyes:
Espresso, carbon, shroom, mink pink, moon's reflection, beautiful iris, soba, blacktrack fluidline, rich ground fluidline, dipdown fluidline

Face:
Springsheen blush, medium deep MSF natural, invisible set powder, cherche cream blush

Lips:
Beaux lustreglass, cream o'spice liner

[Pink Princess]

Great thread..thanks everyone!

[MacPinkFlamingo]

Mmmmm...the basics. You know in all sincerity there is nothing about my affair with MAC that has been "basic" and nearly everything in my current collection is (or was) a "must have." MAC makeup is a must have. In my extremely biased opinion, no makeup lover is really loving if his or her collection lacks MAC. (In fact, I think the word "makeup" is a derivation of the name of the ancient Egyptian goddess MACup, who was known for her infinite wisdom and fierce eyeliner.) I suppose I could list a few products which make my daily groove much much groovier...

Lips:
Spice l/l (You had me at "hello" and I had you at my very first visit to a MAC counter.)

Instant Gold l/g (I don't like to think of a time when we did not know each other.)

Face:
Pleasantry Blush (Perhaps, this is a fling but our summer romance has made my cheekbones sing!) **Note the well-placed rhyme**

Charged Water (Um, how do you feel about a dewy refreshed face 10 hours post makeup application? )

Eyes:
Carbon e/s (You line, you define, you give my eyes a bold underline, and you are oh so fine...)

Espresso e/s (No self-respecting neutrals pallette is complete without you!)

Parrot e/s (How did you get passed the doorman?!?! That's right, this is MAC! I have pledged my undying loyalty to MAC based on this observation...As a brilliant turquoise frost you are one of the most sought after and revered shadows, and there is no denying that you are a standard staple. I daresay, you are a basic necessity for everyone from 'tweens to drag queens!)

Your Ladyship p/m (This little piggie went Wee, wee, wee all the way from my lashline to browbone...highlighter--check; unassuming neutral color--check; all-purpose highlighter--check; blah--everything but!)

Tools:
Brushes (188, 190, 217, 239, 266)--Whether I create art or fart is more about application...
Bad application=operator error
Good application=Good brushes

Traincase ('nuf said...hope the new model is much bigger, because I intend to be buried in it with my makeup one day)

Either I have helped create a list of wonderful MAC staples or I have warned you that I am a flaming hot mess about MAC. Both will contribute to a greater embrace of MAC and its devotees...if not, I suggest bailing now because this is as basic as most of us can get (or at least me anyway)!

[NancyNosrati]

Eyes: Carbon, Gesso, nylon, paint pots, studio fix concealer for eye area

lips: high tea

not a fan of mac mascara or blush

[MILFY]

Gee thanks girls - my lemmings list has just grown again!

[QueenEmB]

My personal must have basic mac is:

Studio fix foundation
blitz and glitz fluidline (I apply mine with a bobbi brown brush so can't recommend a MAC brush)
217 brush (applies and blends)
187 brush
Dollymix blush
Vex eyeshadow
Something like wedge to contour (can use on crease and face)
Plushglass in ample pink
Zoomlash mascara in black
Vanilla pigment to highlight (can use on brow bone and cheek bone)

[abrody]

i see spice l/l everywhere but i don't understand what exactly l/l does. does it stop your lipstick from bleeding or makes your lips look fuller?

[msmack]

Stilife and Bare Canvas Paint
Dipdown and Blacktrack - Fluidlines
Embark, Carbon, Satin Taupe, Vanilla - Shadows
217 and 187 brushes- FOR REALS - they rock

[BenefitAddict]

Eye shadow:
-Carbon
-Gesso
-Handwritten
-Kid
-Ricepaper
-Expensive Pink

Lipstick:
-MAC Red
-Angel
-Myth

That's all you need

[sherox]

I'm generally a newbie to makeup so I'm all about basics! Here's my list

Eyes
- brule e/s I can't believe nobody has put this! It's my perfect highlighter when I want a really natural look
- soft brown e/s
- beautiful iris e/s
- nocturnelle e/s
Painterly p/p
Indianwood p/p - I'm really tan so if I'm too lazy to do a full face I just swipe this all over my lid for a nice subtle shimmer
Brow powder!

Face
Fix+
Mineralize blush in nuance - the color just looks so natural!

Lips
Pinkarat l/g
Bombshell l/s

[pensive]

my basic necessities are:

bare study
bare canvas
vanilla pigment
rice paper
satin taupe
woodwinked
studio fix foundation
sweetie
viva la glam v

[seabird]

face
msf natural
blush in cubic
bronzer in refined golden

eyes
bare canvas paint
naked lunch e/s
mulch e/s
all that glitters e/s
vanilla pigment

lips
angel l/s
underage l/g
queen's sin l/s
lollipop loving l/s

brushes
187
129
239
219

[MacPinkFlamingo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by abrody

i see spice l/l everywhere but i don't understand what exactly l/l does. does it stop your lipstick from bleeding or makes your lips look fuller?

Here is my take on the purpose of lip liner...
To your average lip, l/l is much like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.

Thin lips? Just draw 'em bigger.

Uneven lips? Boost one and/or downsize the other.

Lipstick bleed into tiny lines around the lips (most noticable when wearing red lipstick)? Buckle your lipstick in with a healthy perimeter of l/l.

Lipstick color fade? Take an l/l in a similar shade as the lippie (or nude depending on your desired color intensity) and fill the lips completely THEN apply lippie.

You see where I am going with this...lip liner is a sure thing and it will do whatever you would like!

For my money, I feel like Spice is the surest thing because it is a perfect nude which makes it universally compatible with lippies. I often skip the lippie, line, and lightly fill in my lips, then I dab some gloss in the center (My fave=Instant Gold). You may also remember Miss Spice as the l/l Linda Evangelista chose as her fave during the height of her career. IMO it is Spice that should not get out of bed for less than $10,000!

[Amaranthine_a]

My basics are:

eyes
vanilla e/s
bronze
espresso jardin aires (pigment)
black tied
humid
vellum
deep purple (pro pigment)
parfait amour

Untiled (paint)

fluidline in Blacktrack

Lips
C-thru lipglass
Mac Viva Glam 1
Prrr lipglass
Baby sparks (dazzleglass)

Spice (lip liner)

Face
select cover up concealer in green e NW15
select moistureblend in NW15
Set powder in White and Traslucent