MAC Pressed Pigment Collection Discussion (December 2012) - Page 11

yeah i didn't find the 215 was particularly good for applying the pp's but the sales assistant who helped me yesterday demonstrated using it (with fix+) and it looked pretty good. till now i've only used these pp's dry.

i only purchased jet couture from the new ones, but i definitely find it's texture and application is different from the day gleam and deeply dashing i have from the last release.  i patted it on last night with my finger, and just smooshed it around. no fallout.  give them a try in the store if you have a chance before you give up on them! :)

i don't own any glitters either, but today when i went back to the store to get absolute power,  bunch of the sa's were wearing different shades of glitter in the centre of their lids over a black base.  it looked awesome! i really liked the copper one...i don't know what it's called but i think i'd like to try it out sometime...(dunno where i'd be wearing it, but it's a minor detail...)

my girl wanted to show me the pigments today but i passed i have no money and felt bad, i love these pigments  but i cant afford them right now. good thing they are permanent!!!

i prreordered two, but cant pick them up until wednesday. i got the  off white and  the purple one

I didn't order on-line because it would take about week for them to get to me anyway, so i'll just wait two days and get them in person.

Before seeing them, my must-have list is:

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Originally Posted by lilinah 

I didn't order on-line because it would take about week for them to get to me anyway, so i'll just wait two days and get them in person.

 

Before seeing them, my must-have list is:

-- Sweet Acting – Mid-tone pink

-- Blonde Streak – Light cream

-- Light Touch – W10

 

And my must-test list is:

-- Amethyst – Purple with silver undertone

-- Smoky – Deep silver blue

-- Blue Willow – Light icy blue

 

Since Blue Willow looks like a warm blue in the on-line photos, i'm leaning to it, but i did get Divine Extra Dimensional e/s from Glamour Days, so i need to compare them. And Smoky may be too dark and navy for me, so i have to see it.

 

And, what!?!? I'm on Team Purple and Amethyst is not on my must-have list?!?! Well, my purple eye-product box is near to exploding, so i have to see if Amethyst is significantly different from other purple eye shadows i have.

 

I'll be waiting outside my local MAC's door on Wednesday AM before they open... i pre-ordered a couple things each from Strength and Apres Chic, but now i want more MORE! So far what i want and didn't pre-order is not yet sold out on line... but there are two more days for other folks to shop on-line.

Sweet Acting was kind of boring - it doesn't read very pink when applied - looks nothing like the promo picture. It's almost exactly like Young Venus EDES. No need for it if you have that one.

Blonde Streak is a cool rosy beige color, while Flicker is more of warm champagne - more of what I think of as "cream" - it's too sheer to read yellow, at least on me. Light Touch is rather close to Blonde Streak, I'm not sure if folks will need both. One idea is get Blonde Streak for the sparklies, then get Ice MES from Apres Chic for a different smoother sparkle texture than the PPs - it's Light Touch without the glitter bits.

I don't own anything quite like Amethyst - it's pretty pale and sheer, but definitely reads light purple. It's one I'm getting for sure.

Smokey is another I'm getting for sure. It's one of the least sheer - looks like the blue grey from Marilyn, but with the PP texture. I'm glad I held out on the Marilyn one for it. It's going to look amazing with any red or pale pink lips.

Blue Willow is another very sheer one, but you can definitely see the warm pale blue, like a highlight of color over the lid - it's much easier to wear with my eye texture than many other light pale blues, including Divine, which I passed on, though it was kind of cute. Blue Willow's more interesting than that one to me, but I don't think most folks would need both, though Blue Willow'd be nice to layer over Divine - that'd be a great look. 

My first buys on these are Smokey, Jet Couture (omg so beautiful), Amethyst and either Flicker or Blue Willow or both of 'em. I already have Deeply Dashing, which I wear every week.

Jet Couture is my favorite of them all!  I've been thinking of doing a look tomorrow with this paired with Deeply Adored.

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Originally Posted by Yazmin 

 

Jet Couture is my favorite of them all!  I've been thinking of doing a look tomorrow with this paired with Deeply Adored.

I'm looking forward to wearing it on top of Venetian Tarnish Metal-X, with Firm Form on the lips and maybe Worldly Wealth for blush!!!!!

Also, I can't wait to try it over Half-Wild p/p, with Yung Rapunxel on the lips, or maybe over Hyperviolet p/p with Warm Companion! wooooooo!!!!!

I'm looking forward to wearing it on top of Venetian Tarnish Metal-X, with Firm Form on the lips and maybe Worldly Wealth for blush!!!!!

Also, I can't wait to try it over Half-Wild p/p, with Yung Rapunxel on the lips, or maybe over Hyperviolet p/p with Warm Companion! wooooooo!!!!!

Ooooohhh, that gives me an idea to try it over Dark Diversion!

Ooooohhh, that gives me an idea to try it over Dark Diversion!

ooooo these combos sound excellent!

i'm wearing jet couture today in the outer corner with the all woman quad...i didn't try the deeply dashing or other shades from the previous release from this release, but i really think the formula is slightly different.  but if i recall correctly, maybe it's just jet couture, because i found it stood out from the other shades i swatched in store... hmmm...

anyway, it feels almost like a cream product...

Ooooohhh, that gives me an idea to try it over Dark Diversion!

I'm looking forward to wearing it on top of Venetian Tarnish Metal-X, with Firm Form on the lips and maybe Worldly Wealth for blush!!!!!

Also, I can't wait to try it over Half-Wild p/p, with Yung Rapunxel on the lips, or maybe over Hyperviolet p/p with Warm Companion! wooooooo!!!!!

Top - Sweet Acting

Left to right - Angelic, Flicker, Jet Couture, Blond Streak

bottom - Enlightening

Sorry about the picture quality, it's the best I could do.

My first purchases will be Jet Couture - kind of reminds me of a sparkly hocus pocus? and amethyst although I wasn't able to swatch it. 

I can't help you with the silicone applicators but the 215 works very well for me. You only need a tiny amount on your brush, which you then crush on a palette (don't do this on the back of your hand, otherwise all what is left in the brush is the sparkle). You want to work the pressed piggie well into your brush before you pad it onto the lid. The crushing part is important to avoid (a) fall-out and (b) too much product on the brush. Place the brush where you want the most pigmentation and pad-blend (for the lack of a better word) from there. HTH

I just lightly swipe the applicator across the pan - don't need much pressure to get a good amount. If the applicator looks evenly coated with a thin, semi-opaque film, it's plenty - anymore and you may run into fallout. No need to crush with these applicators - they do that on their own as you apply.

Then just pat on your lid at the spot where you want maximum pigment and then swipe out from there - don't need to pat, just spread. Any finer blending around the edges I'd do with a tapered blending brush, as the applicators aren't much for fine tuning. So far, I haven't needed this step with the PP nude colors I have, but I also use these applicators for crushed metal pigments and sometimes blend the edges on the dark colors for a soft look. 

I don't normally use the PPs over anything other than my usual P&P Vibrancy Eye, but some of the MAs I know who wear the PPs themselves use them over paint pots - they've got smoother eye natural eye texture than I do and it comes out looking very nice and smooth for them. I need a lighter texture on the eye to minimize crepe - that's why I like the PPs in the first place; they smooth over my lid texture really well on their own. I also use PPs on top of normal powder shadows if I want a touch of sparkle.

I've been getting much more than 5 uses out of the applicators by having one each for light, dark and medium colors, wiping them down right after use with a damp cloth then using a little diluted peroxide on them after a few uses. They're still going strong like this. I feel like I'm getting my money's worth.

I just lightly swipe the applicator across the pan - don't need much pressure to get a good amount. If the applicator looks evenly coated with a thin, semi-opaque film, it's plenty - anymore and you may run into fallout. No need to crush with these applicators - they do that on their own as you apply.

Then just pat on your lid at the spot where you want maximum pigment and then swipe out from there - don't need to pat, just spread. Any finer blending around the edges I'd do with a tapered blending brush, as the applicators aren't much for fine tuning. So far, I haven't needed this step with the PP nude colors I have, but I also use these applicators for crushed metal pigments and sometimes blend the edges on the dark colors for a soft look. 

I don't normally use the PPs over anything other than my usual P&P Vibrancy Eye, but some of the MAs I know who wear the PPs themselves use them over paint pots - they've got smoother eye natural eye texture than I do and it comes out looking very nice and smooth for them. I need a lighter texture on the eye to minimize crepe - that's why I like the PPs in the first place; they smooth over my lid texture really well on their own. I also use PPs on top of normal powder shadows if I want a touch of sparkle.

I've been getting much more than 5 uses out of the applicators by having one each for light, dark and medium colors, wiping them down right after use with a damp cloth then using a little diluted peroxide on them after a few uses. They're still going strong like this. I feel like I'm getting my money's worth.