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post #2101 of 4270

Alright, my final FINAL list:

Gem of Roses LS

Geo Pink CSG

Blue Sheen MES

Smoked Ruby MES

Golden Gaze MES (GAZE, not Glaze)

Dark Indulgence MES

Pearl MSF

235

128

 

I knocked off the 234 since the 226 is making a comeback in a few months, and I need to score that baby! My list totals $201, not including shipping and tax. To think I was originally going to spend over $300 on this collection...I love cutting back. =D

 

post #2102 of 4270


 

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Originally Posted by clslvr6spd View Post

So my pre-order sale was big, so I thought I would post what I bought...

 

Feeling Flush MB

Pressed Amber MB

Warmth of Coral MB

Crystal Pink MSF

Goldstone MSF

Pearl MSF

Rose Quartz MSF

Blue Sheen MES

Jades Fortune MES

Smoked Amber MES

 

thud.gifI think I did enough damage!


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HONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You broke my heart being away th_kiss.gif heart.gif

 

It will all look divine on you!

 

post #2103 of 4270

I just got back from the MAC store and my MA let me swatch the collection . . .. .  hmmm uggghhh clears throat, coughs my list is supppppppppppppper long . .. although I might change my mind, plus I gotta see how my money looks . . ..  but this is what CAUGHT My ATTENTION . .. .

 

 

MSF

Rose quartz

goldstone

precious pearl

 

MES

Blue Sheen

Hint of Sapphire

Golden Gaze

Unsurpassable

Dark Indulgence

Clarity

 

maybes - Rare Find, Quartz Fusion (its real glittery but it could be used as a blush)

 

BRUSHES

MAC 235 (this is the only one that seems useful to me)

 

LIP PRODUCTS maybe (might pass and just wait for the Glam Gloss Collection)

Gem of Roses l/s

Geo Pink CSG

 

 

DEFINITELY SKIPPING

all the blushes (they dont show up on my skintone , except the pink one but I already have a few pink blushes)

Smoked Ruby, it looks alot like Spectacle of Yourself

the rest of the brushes, they don't seem unique

post #2104 of 4270

I really like the looks of the Crystal Pink MSF, but I told myself no more MSF's

post #2105 of 4270

So yeah, I guess I went nuts buying stuff, but I ended up with all the MES, Warmth of Coral and Feeling Flush MB, all the MSF's minus Goldstone, and Gem of Roses ls. This is my first big haul since having my second daughter 6 weeks ago, so I consider it a late "push present" to myself, although I had a c-section! ;)

post #2106 of 4270
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Originally Posted by liba View Post




You can get much more variety out of Unsurpassable - just find one with the blue veins only on one side of the pan and you will be able to get pale light green, pale periwinkle, pale greyish mixed color, or bright green, bright violet blue or medium grey-green out of one pan, depending on how you apply it. Still, it's sort of a light, semi-pastel color when dry and bright when over a base and sometimes pastels and brights don't work for people.

 

Dark Indulgence is less unique, but it's easy to apply and easy to deal with and not weird or challenging. If your bf is paying for all this makeup - get the one he likes, but see if you can try Unsurpassable in person.

 

 

 

Clarity without a lot of black veins will be different from Jade's Fortune, but you could get them to look similar. The choice would be between Clarity - a color that can look good as a brow highlight dry or lid color wet, but has glitter - and Jade's Fortune, which is a greyish yellow that will look good on people who normally can't wear yellow. I'd probably pick Clarity if I could only pick one, because the sparkly effect is beautiful.


Hmm... well I've already got many greens... bright ones mostly><" So I guess I'll get dark indulgence because yeah, he is paying for it. And it is a beautiful colour. Unsurpassable looks so gorgeous in the pan but I dont think it is for me:)

I'll be getting clarity anyways=D

Thanks Liba once again<3

 

post #2107 of 4270

 

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Hmmm. I wonder why Jade's Fortune always looks grey if it is a good yellow.

I went to the pro store today here in NYC. BTW, the staff is really nice and store is great. clapping.gifJade's Fortune turned out to be a greyish color that I didn't like much. However, you have to see it in store. I decided to go with Hint of Sapphire instead.

Golden Gaze MES was already sold out. The collection launched in this store yesterday. I got the last Warmth of Coral blush. yahoo.gifThe items that are going fast are: Goldstone MSF, Hint of Sapphire MES and Musky Amethyst lipstick. I have to admit that I didn't want to pick up another lipstick but this one was already pretty in a tube. I also like Gem of Roses lipstick, Crystal Pearl MSF, Smoked Ruby MES and the brushes. 

 

Quartz Fusion MES is such a nice color but a complete glittery, gritty mess. Don't waste your money on this one. Maybe there is a way to work with it that I don't know of. The only cremesheen that I liked was Geo Pink. 

 

 

 

 

post #2108 of 4270
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Originally Posted by ladyarwen View Post

Welp, after seeing the news on Temptalia of the three new collections coming out soon (not including Seasonally Supreme) I can say that I'm no longer disappointed with the so-so-ness of this collection cuz I have a LOT more to be looking forward to. Muahahahaha!



indeed. the mere mention of paint pots and i kissed this collection good bye!

post #2109 of 4270
Have you guys seen this video yet? http://youtu.be/MQwc6hNM_Yc

I've decided to just get Geo Pink because in the video I linked, it looks coral and I am a coral nut. I'm skipping the brushes and all else.
post #2110 of 4270


 

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Originally Posted by elegant-one View Post


 


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HONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You broke my heart being away th_kiss.gifheart.gif

 

It will all look divine on you!

 

I know, I just got super busy with the wedding/prom season...it was NUTS! Plus I haven't boughten any MU lately for myself, only Rev. Ev. l/g & Jealousy Wakes e/s & essentials for my kit to use on clients. But, this collections has refueled my addiction!

 

When I pick these babies up next Thurs. I will do a FOTD in your name over the fallowing weekend! heart.gif love.gif
 

 

post #2111 of 4270

Oh momma I got some pictures to show you! I got a sleeve tattoo started a month or so ago & I got my extensions back!!!

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Originally Posted by clslvr6spd View Post

Oh momma I got some pictures to show you! I got a sleeve tattoo started a month or so ago & I got my extensions back!!!

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You look so BEAUTIFUL!!!!! and HOT of course. Your loving man by your side love.gif Its good that you have been busy.

 

Oh wow - that tattoo how cute! Love the lips in there too.

 

Aww.... I'm so excited that you would do that with a FOTD

 

man I love you Allison!heart.gif

 

post #2113 of 4270
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Originally Posted by PinkBasset View Post




We cannot return make up here, so what's bought you have to stick with it. 

 

And the testers they were selling were the actual testers already opened, not samples. 

 

I don't know if it were a bad batch with the MSF's, but I really didn't like the one I tested.

 


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That's revolting.

 

I'm surprised at myself that I still haven't made the pilgrimage to the Pro store, but I'm likely to have more money next week, so I think I'll just wait until then. I'm telling myself to be strong and not get Smoked Ruby, but every time I look at swatches, I get a little weaker.

 

So far, I have my eye on:

 

Unsurpassable

Golden Gaze

Jade's Fortune/ Clarity look so nice in the pan, but I'm not sold on swatches

Musky Amythest (maybe- looks awfully close to Cunning)

Gem of Roses or One of a Kind (both look like good, everyday lipsticks)

 

post #2114 of 4270
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Originally Posted by PinkBasset View Post

I saw this collection today and let me say I'm very disappointed. They got so little stock that they were selling testers, so many of the items didn't have testers for them. I got the last Warmth of Coral (without testing it because there were no tester), so it better be good. I also got GG, SR and DI, they were the only decent ones from the MES. All the other MES were almost awful in my opinion, not appealing at very least. I don't know how Karla made them look so pretty, but when I swatched them they were gritty, patchy, uneven and many of the colours were dirty in a bad way. I kinda went straight back hating MES. 

 

I wasn't interested in the MSF's so I only swatched one (I think it was the rose one) and it felt gritty and grainy too. Pressed Amber on the other hand was pretty in person, and it wasn't too dark on my pale skin. It reminded me of Darkly My Dear too much so I left it. But it could be nice alternative if someone missed DMD or Sur.

 

The glosses did nothing for me (this is a first! :D), nor the lipsticks. 

 

So my final haul was Golden Gaze, Dark Indulgence, Smoked Ruby, Warmth Of Coral and Charged Water. In a whole, a collection this big, it was a huge miss. Don't feel bad if you don't get anything, I think there's not one must have product. 



Yuck!! The tester thing is super gross. I can't see how they can get away with that.

 

Anyway I love to hear your thoughts of Warmth of Coral blush.

 

post #2115 of 4270

Does anyone know how Blue Sheen MES compares to Blue Flame MES from the Style Black collection?

post #2116 of 4270
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Originally Posted by keyflyhair View Post

Does anyone know how Blue Sheen MES compares to Blue Flame MES from the Style Black collection?



Looking at swatches, Blue Flame looks like chunky blue glitter on a black base while Blue Sheen is very pigmented, and a very rich, deep, and smooth blue. 

post #2117 of 4270
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Originally Posted by keyflyhair View Post

Does anyone know how Blue Sheen MES compares to Blue Flame MES from the Style Black collection?


 

TOTALLY different. bue flame is just a black eyeshadow with tons of blue sparkles. Blue sheen is an actual metallic blue shadow

post #2118 of 4270
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Originally Posted by shontay07108 View Post

Have you guys seen this video yet? http://youtu.be/MQwc6hNM_Yc

I've decided to just get Geo Pink because in the video I linked, it looks coral and I am a coral nut. I'm skipping the brushes and all else.


Oh no..I'm a Coral/Peachy nut myself. I shouldn't have looked...*adds Geo Pink to current wish list*

 

post #2119 of 4270

what's on your list so far, UrbanSweetheart? :)

post #2120 of 4270

Decided to skip out on this whole collection....Very disappointed :(

post #2121 of 4270


 

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Originally Posted by hoshiakari_ View Post

what's on your list so far, UrbanSweetheart? :)

Golden Glaze mes, Blue Sheen mes, Smoked Ruby mes, MAYBE Gem of Roses l/s, & possibly Geo Pink =)

what's your's??? =D
 

 

post #2122 of 4270

I'm not feeling this collection, kind of boring to me!

Except for the brushes...how are they to work with?

 

I'll wait for the glitter later this year cheerleader.gif

post #2123 of 4270

Hi guys

does anybody know if rare find is similar to earthly riches mes?

post #2124 of 4270

has anybody had a chance to play with the brushes yet? whats the general feeling on them?

post #2125 of 4270

Guess what I hauled today? greengrin.gif

 

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu299/WinnieYeo/Swatches/IMG_0794.jpg

 

Pretty cool to be able to see this whole massive collection in person before most people get to see it. Hehe. Sorry I do not have swatch pics for you, but I will do a really quick review to help all who's still undecided! To start off, I would say that this is truly a collection to be seen in person if possible, because most of the products were not quite what I was expecting. I also honestly thought that most of the colors in this collection are not unique at all in person.

 

Eyeshadows:

Blue Sheen - you HAVE to use this wet, otherwise you don't get to see the true beauty of it. I took a pic of it together with She Who Dares MES and Blue Flame MES, and it's pretty clear that Blue Sheen has a much deeper and richer color than the other 2.

 

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu299/WinnieYeo/Swatches/IMG_0790.jpg

 

Clarity VS Jade's Fortune - i lumped them together because I always had the impression that they were similar, judging from online swatches. they both swatch poorly when dry (although Jade's Fortuned fared a little better). When wet, Clarity has the metallic/foiled look to it whereas Jade's Fortune provided more of a sheen. Clarity is more of a charcoal-grey color whereas Jade's Fortune is more dirty silver-blue. They may appear similar when swatched dry, but when you wet them the difference is definitely quite obvious.

Faux Gold - this was actually pretty and decently pigmented enough when swatched dry. i didn't get a chance to try it wet, but i may go back to check it out.

Golden Gaze - i preferred this when swatched dry (probably the most pigmented among the the whole lot when used dry), because it has a really metallic/foil appearance when used wet, which I'm not a fan of.

Mineral Mode - i was surprised to see quite a lot of white in this color, especially when swatched wet (i was expecting pink). maybe it has got to do with the vening of the particular tester that I swatched.

Quartz Fusion - this was the only one that i didn't bother swatching. the huge glitter chunks that were visible in the MES compact made me want to stay as far away from it as possible. Eeeks.

Smoked Ruby - very pretty color, but it's another one which you HAVE to wet it to get the full vibrancy. reminded me of Vainglorious e/s when used wet.

Unsurpassable - this is TERRIBLE when swatched dry, but when you wet it something magical happens. i don't quite know how to describe this gorgeous, complex color, but Karlasugar's swatch is pretty accurate. (her swatches can be found here: http://karlasugar.net/2011/06/mac-semi-precious-part-1/)

 

Blushes: Easily the stars of this collection, hands down. They're pigmented and smooth like butter. What's not to like?!

Pressed Amber - the MA told me i could use this as a highlighter. not entirely sure about that, but when used lightly, i think it's possible. anyhow this makes a really nice no-brainer neutral blush shade.

Feeling Flush - lovely color, i'm not sure how unique it will be from my other purple-pink blushes when worn on the cheeks

Warmth of Coral - nice texture, but looked kinda dull when swatched on my hand.

 

MSFs: first off, these are extremely GLITTER packed. I wouldn't say huge chunky glitter as the glitter particles are fairly finely milled, but still they are visible and glitter was the first thing i noticed when swatching the MSFs (says a lot, doesn't it?). They are also very sheer.

Pearl - this is more of a highlighter on me (NC30)

Rose Quartz - this has the metallic sheen to it that i do not like, although the color is pretty

 

Lipsticks:

Gem of Roses - LOVELY. gives a pretty but natural pink lip color on me. here is a pic comparing it with Chanel's Confidential rouge allure l/s (which is perhaps one or two shades lighter).

 

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu299/WinnieYeo/Swatches/IMG_0791.jpg

 

Lush Amber - barely visible on my lips

One of a Kind - it looked dull on me and made me look older

 

Cremesheen Glass:

Geo Pink - much more orangey than i was expecting

Pure Manificence - looks almost colorless when sheered out. i think it will appear almost clear on the lips too.

 

The brushes were interesting (and perplexing), I honestly didn't know how I would use the 2 face brushes. I loved the #234 though (which was what I got) and might go back for the #235.

 

I need to rush off now, hope my mini review helped! Feel free to ask me any questions that you may have!

 

EDIT: I'm soooo sorry, I don't know why I can't make the images appear (someone please advice?), so I'm putting a link to my photos instead.

post #2126 of 4270
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Originally Posted by dreamer246 View Post

 

Blushes: Easily the stars of this collection, hands down. They're pigmented and smooth like butter. What's not to like?!

Pressed Amber - the MA told me i could use this as a highlighter. not entirely sure about that, but when used lightly, i think it's possible. anyhow this makes a really nice no-brainer neutral blush shade.

Feeling Flush - lovely color, i'm not sure how unique it will be from my other purple-pink blushes when worn on the cheeks

Warmth of Coral - nice texture, but looked kinda dull when swatched on my hand.

 

MSFs: first off, these are extremely GLITTER packed. I wouldn't say huge chunky glitter as the glitter particles are fairly finely milled, but still they are visible and glitter was the first thing i noticed when swatching the MSFs (says a lot, doesn't it?). They are also very sheer.

Pearl - this is more of a highlighter on me (NC30)

Rose Quartz - this has the metallic sheen to it that i do not like, although the color is pretty

 

Lipsticks:

Gem of Roses - LOVELY. gives a pretty but natural pink lip color on me. here is a pic comparing it with Chanel's Confidential rouge allure l/s (which is perhaps one or two shades lighter).

 

http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu299/WinnieYeo/Swatches/IMG_0791.jpg

 

Lush Amber - barely visible on my lips

One of a Kind - it looked dull on me and made me look older

 

Cremesheen Glass:

Geo Pink - much more orangey than i was expecting

Pure Manificence - looks almost colorless when sheered out. i think it will appear almost clear on the lips too.

 

The brushes were interesting (and perplexing), I honestly didn't know how I would use the 2 face brushes. I loved the #234 though (which was what I got) and might go back for the #235.

 

I need to rush off now, hope my mini review helped! Feel free to ask me any questions that you may have!

 

EDIT: I'm soooo sorry, I don't know why I can't make the images appear (someone please advice?), so I'm putting a link to my photos instead.


Great haul. I love how light your PA - due to the veining - looks in the pan.

 

How do you like Goldstone? Was this one glittery too?

 

post #2127 of 4270

my mes list keeps changing the more reviews I read and swatches I see

 

I am getting hint of sapphire and unsurpassable but I can't decide which of the pink/red/plum shades to get...

mineral mode (is it more beige than pink and is there easily dupes for it?), quartz fusion (beautiful colour and like nothing I have but its very glittery and I want something shimmery and I don't know if this is it!), rare find (lovely colour but I have earthly riches and don't know if they are to similar) and finally smoked ruby (beautiful to look at but I don't normally get much use out of dark colours)

 

I am very pale (nw10-15) and have green eyes and plummy purple hair - which do you think would suit me and why? thanks

post #2128 of 4270

just found this on you tube 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhUEiXRxNuY

 

she compares the brushes to existing perm brushes which I found helpful

post #2129 of 4270
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Originally Posted by Edelmc View Post

just found this on you tube 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhUEiXRxNuY

 

she compares the brushes to existing perm brushes which I found helpful


Thanks for posting this video. The 235 looks incredibly stiff!

 

post #2130 of 4270
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Originally Posted by Mac-Guy View Post




Thanks for posting this video. The 235 looks incredibly stiff!

 

hopefully if it is stiff it will mean it will pick up more shadow easily....
 

 

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