MAC Hey, Sailor! (Summer 2012) Discussion - Page 118

Amen Genn, I'm dying to see this on some people with fair skin! It looked fantastic on Pinkdollface, but I'd love to see it on more people. It's not getting much love!

I planned on skipping this collection until the bf and I decided to go the Mac pro store yesterday. I ended up hauling 3 of the sun dipped bronzers. OMG! this is HG status next to MAC glorify, haha. Its very difficult to find any bronzer on my skin tone without it being so orangey or unflattering on my skin. I'm a nw 30- 35 with no yellow undertones,  mostly cool toned with a slight tan. That's asian skin for you haha! This products makes me look like I am naturally tanned, but i'm not. MAC describes the Bronzing Powders as lightly frosted, tinted powders to give skin sheer, natural color and highlights, and they recommend them for enhancing and strengthening a tan. MAC is dead on with this description!

I have Peachykeen, but not Fleet Fast so I can't comment on how close they are. I saw that someone asked T and she said that Peachykeen was lighter and less red. That actually will make it better for me; I have redness in my cheeks to begin with, so I can't really go with deeply pigmented blushes if they have a pink/red tone because it just emphasizes that.

 

I did swatch Fleet Fast in store, but it was on my hand (all they'd let me do). I didn't think to compare it Peachykeen. I really liked FF; it was a good tone for me. I'm not sure it would be on my face though because of the redness thing. I ended up buying Orgasm instead which is really a stretch for me because of the shimmer. I wouldn't wear it to work and it's really just a summer weekend casual blush for me, but the colour was divine and I really don't need much to get a flush (so hopefully I won't get too sparkly).

 

I don't think that Peachykeen and Fleet Fast are dupes, but I think Peachykeen might be kind of similar. Many blushes seem more pigmented because of my natural colouring, unfortunately.

 

Edit: I think I saw that someone mentioned Allura thought FF and PK were close as well, but I could be mistaken.

I feel the same way, but am Bronzer curious just to see what effect it may have on me, in a very subtle way. I bought Lush Light Bronze at CCO recently & my dear, honest husband didn't really like it on me, but when we were inside in low lighting he said it looked better, like maybe it would be a nice thing to use at night...that is if we actually went out at night! Lol.

I'm interested to know what u thought of A Bronzer on u & which one u tried, so give us an update & like I said I got my LLBronzer at the CCO in the last month, if u have one near, maybe u should check it out if u don't love the 1 u try @ the store b/c then u get it at a discount & it's not something that will be hanging over ur head if $ is an issue.

HTH.

 

Thanks for the tip! I'm going to keep my eyes open for it - I live 5 minutes away from a big Japanese mall. 'Should be easy to find!

 

Personally, with reds, I would never buy one unless I could try it on first, because the right red looks beautiful and the wrong red is just bad bad bad. You may possibly prefer the red gloss or maybe the red lipstick from Heavenly Creature will turn out to be better. Good luck on your red (and your bronzing experiences too)!

Of course the Vera's will suffice (well, at least until the Next Best Thing is launched). When they arrive, you'll have fun playing with them and figuring out how to work them into different looks. They sound great - I'm looking forward to receiving mine. :)

 

I hate when I buy something (particularly when I had doubts about it to begin with) and it's just wrong for me. I don't mind spending the money when I enjoy the item, but I swear I spend 'wasted' money 50 different ways in my head.  (Like the wasted GAT l/g could have been Riviera Life).

Eye luggage issues for some reason I can't pull up the quote that I'm replying to but Liba & perhaps FadBurger were talking about puffy under eyes. That was a huge issue for me, but I went to Sephora & someone recommended the Bliss Triple Oxygen Eye Cream & I noticed a vast improvement when I started using it faithfully. I can't live w/o it, so anyone w/ eye bags or circles may want to check this stuff out. Ask for a sample & see what u think.

Only drawback is that I noticed my eye MU was drifting over to the side bridge of my nose & I think that it's because using the Bliss cream in the morning on my eye lids caused my MU to migrate.

I still feel like I can't cover up when my eyeshadow makes it's way onto the side bridge of my nose, so if anyone has any tips, I would totally be indebted to you forever!

thx spanky . i added a comment, i guess it didnt get posted but i will post swatches on thursday. its pretty gloomy and rainy here right now and cant get any good photos everything gets wash out. i need some sunlight  but this is wat i think about the products

 

fleet fast -a very nice subtle blush, was surprise that it looks so good on my cheek( im nw45)

 

salute- i wish this lipstick got more love, it just needs a little work. its a really nice peach

 

sail la vie - a must have lipstick, i call it a hot orange

 

rivera life- i compare this to my Nars wonder gloss and compare to Nars RL is very opaque and more of a deeper orange

 

orange tampera -a soft pinkish gloss and go with multiple lipsticks

 

on thursday im going instore to get red racer it will be my first red lipstick  and going to see if nautical navy is worth buying

Aud,
Am i understading u correctly, r u just getting the Veras too??? If I'm understanding u correctly I'm so geekely excited because we are not the same skintone but we r the same MU path! How funny. I know what u mean about the $ & GAT! Could have had something more fitting for my coloring for sure!

So funny to me.

Have a good night!

The only thing I ended up with from this collection was the Old Gold Pigment, I am more of a blue based lover so it made it easier to skip what i needed too... Althought  really wanted the tote and was sad to skip it only because of the price and the tight budget my makeup purchasing is on atm... 

 Yeah, pictures does speak a thousand words. I cannot wait to see the collection in person on Thursday!

 

EDIT:

I got my first package today! I'm not opening it until Friday! LOL! I'm saving it for a blog post.

I looooove Crew so much, I wore it today again and I finally figured out why I like it so much. It gives me that hint of reddish pink flush I get on my cheeks when I go outside, not a sunburn but you know what I mean? It's definitely not an highlighter, they should have called it a blush.

I was wondering if any nw20-25 tried riviera life and what your thoughts are? It is so beautiful and just screams summer.

 

I decided against Sun Dipped because Icecaramelatte said it was a bit ashy on her and I remember our skin tones being pretty close. So if it looks that way on her, I know it won't work out for me. I also realized I really don't want a "bronzer" but more of a illuminator/highlighter. I'm naturally tan so I don't want to darkin my skin, I just want a glow from within look.

 

Spanky I didn't think about how my "king" may feel about me wearing the "bronzed" look but I have a feeling he would prefer me without it but wouldn't say so. He hates the "fake" look on women and the wrong bronzer will certainly give that look. A illuminator/highlighter would be best for me because its the most natural.

 

You're welcome . I think you will definitely have no problem finding it~. 

 

Yeah I ended up canceling Red Racer and going for the Send Me Sailing gloss instead...I had a bad feeling about Red Racer since it is on the yellow/warmer side. Send Me Sailing is more my kind of red, and I wear more gloss than lipstick anyway!

My wonderful boyfriend just came home and ordered Fleet Fast for me! We compared swatches to Tarte's Glisten blush (which Temptalia listed as a possible dupe and I already own) and he told me that they looked different to him, so he got it for me as a "just because" present :) Now my haul needs to be over!

I think you'll be happy with the gloss - it's got a really amazing texture- very opaque and wet but not slippery or unusually sticky, plus it has more of a blue undertone, without going full blue-based. Very classic but also stylish and not dowdy.

Hehe, the way I made them all work for me was just not get them 

 

That MI serum is great, but there's a limit to what my middle aged skin is gonna do, especially in those areas where the skin is thinner. I sort of avoid products that need a lot of buffing too, again for my skin's sake. It's all good...I don't feel deprived, since I have all the beautiful EDSFs, that work perfectly for me with no muss or fuss, plus Marine Life and My Paradise to get me through the peak of the summer.

 

Spanky was hoping for a little Crew anti-enabling so I brought up my personal taste about it. Anti-enabling demon -------> 

 

I know there are going to be plenty of very happy people in the Crew Crew. I'm just glad MAC has so many different highlight and beauty powder and skin finish formulas - something for everyone under the summer sun!

I have to wait until Wednesday to get a bulk of my haul, and not sure how long it will take SLV to reach me, but so far I am looooving Fleet Fast! It's just the right amount of red to not make my cheeks look too...Snow White-ish lol. In certain lights I could even pick up on the coral tone, too. I wore Whisper of Gilt over it today and it just looked so fab. Gold sheen city! Launch Away gets an honorable mention, too because it's just a good flushed color without being too much. I can forsee me wearing LA more when I do a bold eye or a bold lip, so as not to look too done up! 

 

That makes sense. I think my local Nordstrom gets more than 3 of each item but when I picked up my preorders for Glitter & Ice and Reel Sexy/Tres Cheek/Extra Dimension, a few items were sold out at some point on the first day. Partly due to pre-orders and then limited stock after that. 

Blast! Missed double points by a couple of days!

 

Dang! That takes some will power! I usually can't wait to get home and the first thing I do is rip open the box 

Thanks! Still not used to seeing myself in bright-ass matte lipsticks! LOL. Haha I dooooo know who Howdy Doody is! My dad always sings the theme song when he's meandering around the house! 

 

Team Howdy Doodys! 

It looks like Red Racer is already sold out on Nordstrom.com!  I hope everyone was able to snag this if they wanted it :)

 

I thought Sun Dipped was beautiful and very nice and subtle, but I'm on the fence about getting it, since I have enough LLB to get me through the summer. I'm sort of leaving it to the last minute when I go pick up my things on Thurs. I'm also this close to breaking down and getting the brush - it's really well made.

let me think...desis using things from mainstream america..... NEVER happened before.... lol

 

Oooh, I should start wearing them soon with my summer HG l/s Hibiscus!

 

I'm still undecided on Crew. Is it powdery? I'm secretly hoping I won't like it as I have so many blushes already. I'm excited to see Red Racer, Send Me Sailing, and everything else Thursday. 

 

My brother went on the Howdy Doody show when he was a little boy and won a prize - he looked like a little miniature Howdy Doody back then too. 

 

Not powdery at all - it's really close to My Paradise in formula, in my estimate, except without any gold shimmer, just that clear micro-shimmer/glitter effect (or whatever the heck it is hahaha - so complicated this technology!!)

 

LOL Thanks, liba!