MAC Holiday 2012 Glamour Daze / Fabulousness / Guilty Passions Collection Discussion - Page 45

Originally Posted by liba 

 

If I wind up breaking down and getting lipsticks, Glamourdaze is the other one I've got my eye on! It probably won't have as brownish a cast as OoaK or Offshoot, which makes it tempting. If it's like a little clearer Flaunting It with good coverage, yeah...might buy.  I really am starting to enter the Too Many Lipsticks Zone after all the bounty of 2012, so it's on my mind. Not to mention, I can see myself going hog wild with those Mineralize lipsticks next year......

Originally Posted by mushroomteagirl 

Not sure if anyone has posted this yet but you can see a sneak peek at the Dramatic Encounter lipstick on here: http://www.elleuk.com/beauty/beauty-notes-daily/my-week-in-brights-day-5

 

Looks like Prince Noir to me!

Originally Posted by mushroomteagirl 

Not sure if anyone has posted this yet but you can see a sneak peek at the Dramatic Encounter lipstick on here: http://www.elleuk.com/beauty/beauty-notes-daily/my-week-in-brights-day-5

 

Looks like Prince Noir to me!

Originally Posted by OctoberViolet 

Loves it! Tx for the link. I love Prince Noir. Dramatic Encounter looks a tad more red plum to me.

Originally Posted by liba 

Most of the lipsticks in this collection seem close to others from the not-too-distant past, except with the finishes switched around:

 

Beauty - pale cool pink (G) = Double Spin
Innocence - soft coral (F) = Ever Hip, Reel Sexy, Cut A Caper
Glamourdaze - midtone creamy plum (CS) = Offshoot, One of a Kind
Outrageously Fun - midtone magenta violet (CS) = Petals & Peacocks
Dramatic Encounter - deep purple (A) = Musky Amethyst

 

I'm feeling like it won't be too hard to just skip these, since I've got all the others. I'll admit, I'm tempted by Innocence, since it's a frost and I don't have a coral frost (and love those light corals). It just feels like a "Greatest Hits" collection for the lipsticks and glosses. 

 

I AM excited for the f/ls and some new EDES, and of course, Kohl Powers! Watch me get all re-enthusiastic once I see everything in person....but I AM going to TRY to resist more lippies! 

Originally Posted by prettygirl 

Totally OT, but I've been seeing TONS of looks w/ MAC's Rebel l/s over Nightmoth on Instagram.. and it is GORGEOUS. Hehe.

Originally Posted by ChosenOne 

So I've asked this before, but I don't think I got any answers and I'm really curious, so I just have to ask again: Can anyone please explain to me why people love the EDES?  What makes them so special?  I didn't pick any up the last time they were around, so I have no idea what the hype is all about...but if they're really that amazing, I feel like i should probably pick up one or two of them from the holiday collection?   

Originally Posted by ChosenOne 

So I've asked this before, but I don't think I got any answers and I'm really curious, so I just have to ask again: Can anyone please explain to me why people love the EDES?  What makes them so special?  I didn't pick any up the last time they were around, so I have no idea what the hype is all about...but if they're really that amazing, I feel like i should probably pick up one or two of them from the holiday collection?   

Originally Posted by ChosenOne 

So I've asked this before, but I don't think I got any answers and I'm really curious, so I just have to ask again: Can anyone please explain to me why people love the EDES?  What makes them so special?  I didn't pick any up the last time they were around, so I have no idea what the hype is all about...but if they're really that amazing, I feel like i should probably pick up one or two of them from the holiday collection?   

Originally Posted by ChosenOne 

So I've asked this before, but I don't think I got any answers and I'm really curious, so I just have to ask again: Can anyone please explain to me why people love the EDES?  What makes them so special?  I didn't pick any up the last time they were around, so I have no idea what the hype is all about...but if they're really that amazing, I feel like i should probably pick up one or two of them from the holiday collection?   

Originally Posted by tats 

makes me want to buy at least one and see for myself as I don't own any..

Originally Posted by luvlydee 

my sisters bday is oct 14 and mine is next day on oct 15 lol (we're 5 years apart though)  Happy birthday to us indeed! 

i have an interview tomorrow morning. if i get the job i wouldnt mind paying 19.50 for a shadow lol

Originally Posted by Mac-Guy 

 

Woohoo that's in two weeks.

Originally Posted by Lipstickdiva420 

Oh ok I see. I guess I won't be going to a mac event it's too late at night and I live to far away from any mac stores.

Originally Posted by shontay07108 

I like the texture. It's really smooth and pigmented with a shimmery or metallic finish. I can apply it with my fingers, which I really like. That's why I like (but not love) them.

Originally Posted by sss215 

I agree with this.   Dramantic Encounter looks much brighter and redder than PR.    AND I WANT IT! 

MA is more on the warmer red side thans DE.  MA has a bit of brown in it.   I think DE will be different in alot of ways. 

 

Fall trend is hot and i love every minute of it.  This is the time I can stock up on all my favorite lip colors, cause they will get the boot as soon as the trend is over, lol

 

I hope we see more of these lips on the awards show.  The nude lips are really safe and just blah! 

Since some type of gel to powder technology is used for them, they work as colored eyeshadow bases.  They are smooth to apply and blend and are pretty long wearing.  Bringing them back is like MAC's holiday present to us!   I can't wait!!! 

Originally Posted by MACcrazy 

I like them because they have a sheen, not just gritty chunky glitter.

Originally Posted by Michelemu21 

Dark Dare is HG black for me.  I seem to have a reaction to a lot of black e/s (NYX Black, Carbon, Typographic).  I have been wearing it almost nonstop since I got it.  It has a smooth, buttery texture that I love.

Originally Posted by lyseD 

For me it was mostly about the shades available but after I used them (I have four) I really loved the texture and sheen.

 

I have three on my list from GD the lilac, the blue and the purple (although MAC Canada still has the purple from the original release and it is a lot more product for the price, so we'll have to see.)

Originally Posted by PRESIDENTslim 

 

I picked up 4 or 5 colors when they were released. I loved them because they are super duper pigmented, they are not "chalky" ANNNNNND they feel like a cream but dry like a powder. The formula is very impressive and the wear time is great. I look forward to picking up more!

Originally Posted by lyseD 

Love Rich Core. I'm thinking about Grand Galaxy but I'll compare it to the new purple first. I'd rather have the larger one for the price.

Originally Posted by GlamQueen21 

 Yep and I'm so excited!!! Going to save up for the event!

 Aw! :( how far do you live from your MAC store(s)?

Originally Posted by toautumn 

 

I've seen those too! I love bright lips but dark ones are new territory for me haha but those pictures are quite tempting

Originally Posted by liba 

I use Nightmoth under all my deep red, plum and magenta lipsticks! It's a long time favorite. It used to be one of those makeup "rules" that if you couldn't get an exactly match between your pencil and your lipstick, to always go for a darker shade of pencil. That's still a pretty good rule, since that deep color underneath will bring out the richness in the lipstick's color and help with that illusion of fullness - just use it over the whole lip, rather than just lining and blending the edges, if the colors are pretty different.

Originally Posted by martiangurll 

I am going to try that.  Well, I don't have Nightmoth but I have Deep Purple by NYX and its close...

Originally Posted by sss215 

 

 

Fall trend is hot and i love every minute of it.  This is the time I can stock up on all my favorite lip colors, cause they will get the boot as soon as the trend is over, lol

 

I hope we see more of these lips on the awards show.  The nude lips are really safe and just blah! 

 

Originally Posted by PRESIDENTslim 

 

I picked up 4 or 5 colors when they were released. I loved them because they are super duper pigmented, they are not "chalky" ANNNNNND they feel like a cream but dry like a powder. The formula is very impressive and the wear time is great. I look forward to picking up more!

Originally Posted by Lipstickdiva420 

my mac pro store is about a hr half away by public transportation and I have little one. 

Originally Posted by GlamQueen21 

 Oh ok. Wish I had a PRO store of where I live and would love to visit the PRO store again soon.

Originally Posted by Babylard 
3 Extra dimension eyeshadows = 1 UD Vice palette... I think I'd go with the vice palette... D; Sorry MAC... lol

Originally Posted by Anitacska 
That's crazy! :O But I'm such a sucker, I will buy the EDES as well as the Vice Palette. Hohum.

Originally Posted by liba 

Most of the lipsticks in this collection seem close to others from the not-too-distant past, except with the finishes switched around:

 

Beauty - pale cool pink (G) = Double Spin
Innocence - soft coral (F) = Ever Hip, Reel Sexy, Cut A Caper
Glamourdaze - midtone creamy plum (CS) = Offshoot, One of a Kind
Outrageously Fun - midtone magenta violet (CS) = Petals & Peacocks
Dramatic Encounter - deep purple (A) = Musky Amethyst

 

I'm feeling like it won't be too hard to just skip these, since I've got all the others. I'll admit, I'm tempted by Innocence, since it's a frost and I don't have a coral frost (and love those light corals). It just feels like a "Greatest Hits" collection for the lipsticks and glosses. 

 

I AM excited for the f/ls and some new EDES, and of course, Kohl Powers! Watch me get all re-enthusiastic once I see everything in person....but I AM going to TRY to resist more lippies! 

Originally Posted by tats 

wow I really like it suprprisingly! I guess we know the UK price of the lipsticks in this collection as well..)

Originally Posted by lmcmullen 

I love love love the EDES. I went slightly nuts on them during the first collection and not only bought most of the but have backups of about half of those. I tend to have trouble with eyeshadows lasting on me but these stick around, over a paint pot. To me they're worth the cost.

 

I still use them as a powder eyeshadow, to me they really don't have the texture of a cream. They're very dense and slightly damp (I found that out when I broke my Modern Pewter this past week, grrr) but aren't truly wet like a cream.

 

One thing about this coming collection that bothers me, despite the reduced size of the pots, is that the colors (at least from the pics in that link posted a few pages back) seem like dupes of the EDES from the last collection.  I really hope they are new colors, not rebadged ones from before!

Originally Posted by lyseD 

Love Rich Core. I'm thinking about Grand Galaxy but I'll compare it to the new purple first. I'd rather have the larger one for the price.

Originally Posted by ChosenOne 

So I've asked this before, but I don't think I got any answers and I'm really curious, so I just have to ask again: Can anyone please explain to me why people love the EDES?  What makes them so special?  I didn't pick any up the last time they were around, so I have no idea what the hype is all about...but if they're really that amazing, I feel like i should probably pick up one or two of them from the holiday collection?   

Originally Posted by ChosenOne  

 

Wow, thank you for all of your input, everybody!!  Definitely sounds like an interesting formula.  So it seems like no cream base (such as paints or paint pots) would be needed for these, since they're bases themselves.  How does the texture compare to that of paint pots?  I'm guessing it's just creamier/more gel like? 

 

I think I'll pick two of the EDES colors from this collection to try them out 

Originally Posted by martiangurll 

I was sort of thinking the same, but didn't want to be a Debbie Downer.  I don't think we had a Taupe though, not a true taupe.  Okay, maybe a little obsessed here always looking for the HG taupe, not too brown, not too grey, not too dark, not too pale, not too shiney...

Originally Posted by PixieDancer 

 I see you've gotten several responses to your question already.  But I'll add a little... I did not find them to be creamy but a smooth buttery texture.  Someone said almost a damp feel and that seems right on to me too.  For me, I fell in love with this formula for it's "Extra Dimension"al qualities.  You can literally do a one shade on the lid sweep and look like you've spent tons of time blending and layering different shades to get the effect they produce.  They are VERY mulit-dimensional.  They grab light and cast different "looks" depending on the angle you look at it.  I'm having a very hard time discribing them!  I actually only started out with a couple shades thinking they couldn't be THAT much different from the TONS of eyeshadows I already owned.  But, I ended up going back several more times and ended up with 3/4 of the collection!  HTH

To me, they are not creamy like a paint pot.  Just a little more "damp" than a normal powder shadow.  I described my take on their texture above.  I still use a base under them.  But I find a base useful under most of my powder shadows regardless.