MAC style seeker - Page 70

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Originally Posted by BuickMackane 

No idea why it took me so long to say this but I freakin LUUURVE Supercontinental!

 

The other items I got from this collection are Dark Diversion and Local Wares fluidlines. I haven't started using either of them yet

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Originally Posted by Fiberluver 

I got DD FL and haven't cracked it open yet either. I'm sure it will look gorgeous with MAP e/s.

I am in the same boat as you ladies.  I have yet to use either Supercontinental (I use Immortal Flower or Launch Away for that color family instead).  And I really am planning on LW to be my back up for Avenue, but I am not going to run out of either any time soon, so maybe I should just get over it and use them already.  Being such a hoarder I have so much new stuff from the collections it takes me forever to try a new product--I try and use a new one at least one new one daily but these collections come out so fast I can't keep up.  Plus, I get stuck on my favorites and don't rotate enough.

I have yet to use MAP as well, and right now I cannot even find it.  Hoarder's Disorganization syndrome...

And sometimes when u buy something, U don't bear to use it coz u wanna keep it in its clean and pristine condition :x :x  I am like that sometimes, sometimes I don't bear to use a new make up item coz i wanna keep it nice and clean.

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Originally Posted by geeko 

And sometimes when u buy something, U don't bear to use it coz u wanna keep it in its clean and pristine condition :x :x  I am like that sometimes, sometimes I don't bear to use a new make up item coz i wanna keep it nice and clean.

Hehe. I know the feeling. My YSL Gold Celebration Palette (Shine Flash) from 2004 is still BNIB  

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Originally Posted by geeko 

And sometimes when u buy something, U don't bear to use it coz u wanna keep it in its clean and pristine condition :x :x  I am like that sometimes, sometimes I don't bear to use a new make up item coz i wanna keep it nice and clean.

This for days!!! LOL I know that's a big reason I hold off using my makeup. I'm thinking of getting rid of MAP. I don't tend to wear warm colors on my eyes.

I tried Dark Diversion and it just doesn't seem to show up on me. I was going to send it back, but I didn't realize there was only a 30 day limit with MAC. And since it takes me so long to crack into an item anyway... Well, you see what happened there. I wonder if I need a thicker application brush for it? For awhile I was wearing Local Wares almost every day. I only stopped b/c pencils are faster for me and I don't have to be precise.

Miss TT,

Why not try Dark Diversion as an e/s base under browns or burgundies, etc. ?

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Originally Posted by geeko 

And sometimes when u buy something, U don't bear to use it coz u wanna keep it in its clean and pristine condition :x :x  I am like that sometimes, sometimes I don't bear to use a new make up item coz i wanna keep it nice and clean.

This is exactly why I try on items as soon as I buy them or as soon as they're delivered. The first reason is that I want to see what the colors look like on me in case I need to return/exchange anything. The second reason is because I'm afraid that if I wait too long the makeup will become sacred, and I wouldn't want to use it or mess it up. I don't want to have a shrine of unused or untouched makeup sitting in the corner of my room. Even if it takes me months to actually wear the makeup after that initial swatching, I know I won't worry about messing anything up because I already tried it on.

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Originally Posted by MissTT 

This for days!!! LOL I know that's a big reason I hold off using my makeup. I'm thinking of getting rid of MAP. I don't tend to wear warm colors on my eyes.

 

I tried Dark Diversion and it just doesn't seem to show up on me. I was going to send it back, but I didn't realize there was only a 30 day limit with MAC. And since it takes me so long to crack into an item anyway... Well, you see what happened there. I wonder if I need a thicker application brush for it? For awhile I was wearing Local Wares almost every day. I only stopped b/c pencils are faster for me and I don't have to be precise.

fiberluver's suggestion to use it as a base is a good one, although i do find with certain fluidlines i have to go back in with another thin layer to make it opaque...with DD i sometimes use a little smolder or blacktrack with it so that the black is right on the lashline and the burgundy a blended a little above it.

Thanks for the suggestion. What brush do you use to wear a f/l as a base? I'm also thinking of just giving it to my daughter, but I'd have to teacher to use gel liner and I just learned myself. LOL Oh and buy her a brush.

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Originally Posted by MissTT 

Thanks for the suggestion. What brush do you use to wear a f/l as a base? I'm also thinking of just giving it to my daughter, but I'd have to teacher to use gel liner and I just learned myself. LOL Oh and buy her a brush.

i use the 242 for most of my emollient products, and in a pinch i've used the 195. though i have seen the 217 used (and tried it myself -- it's okay)....and i guess one could also use a finger to dab it on?

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Originally Posted by SOMUCH2SHAY 

Not sure how many people will even come across this request at this point, but it's still worth a shot.  Can anyone post comparison swatches of Worldly Wealth and Nars Luster blushes?  They seem like they could possibly be dupes.  If there's a pic earlier in the thread, can someone post the link?

 

Thanks!!!

I asked your question in the NARS Blush thread and the responses I got are below. They don't have Wordly Wealth, but their answers may still help you.

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Originally Posted by Slimmycakes 

I have luster (which I LOVE, so subtle) but not Worldly Wealth. So sorry. But looking at pictures of it on google to compare, they do seem fairly similar in color, with worldly wealth having a bit more bronze in it and luster being more peach with shimmer\sheen to it (which makes it a nice layering blush). Hopefully someone who has both can do an accurate comparison.

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Originally Posted by aradhana 

i have luster, though i don't have worldy wealth but i swatched it in store....i'm quite certain that they are very different, in that ww is more bronzey, and luster is more apricoty.

~sigh~  I took wordly wealth and luster comparison shots...  I still can't believe all of the pics that I have lost.

I agree that Dark Diverson makes a great base for eyeshadows. I've used it before, particularly with taupes, and it's a gorgeous combination IMO.  Also gives my shadows great staying power.

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Originally Posted by CartoonChic 

 

I asked your question in the NARS Blush thread and the responses I got are below. They don't have Wordly Wealth, but their answers may still help you.

 

 

 

 

Thanks again CartoonChic! And thanks to Slimmycakes and Aradhana for the responses.  

I just thought I would post that Brigette's Boutique has On the Hunt and Hidden Treasure for reasonable prices.