MAC Après Chic Collection Discussion (December 2012) - Page 96

I love this look and your skin looks great!

Just on the cheeks, but my cheeks are really what need the most color balancing, due to freckles and uneveness. I wouldn't want to wear it anywhere else - it's not really like an MSF or highlighter on me, just a super subtle blush that enhances rather than gives a lot of color.

No 165.  Here's what they have:

129 / 129SH: $24 ea.

130: $29.50

136: $43.50

179: $35.50 (body buffer)

183: $28 (white hair)

189: $29.50

205: $12.25

234: $15.75

311: $12:25

318: $15.75

I never asked.  I can call them on Monday and find out.  If not, I can do a CP for you.  I purchased one this evening for a CP, so now there's 3 left.

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Originally Posted by Yazmin 

 

No 165.  Here's what they have:

 

 

129 / 129SH: $24 ea.

130: $29.50

136: $43.50

179: $35.50 (body buffer)

183: $28 (white hair)

189: $29.50

205: $12.25

234: $15.75

311: $12:25

318: $15.75

 

 

I never asked.  I can call them on Monday and find out.  If not, I can do a CP for you.  I purchased one this evening for a CP, so now there's 3 left.

Yazmin, is that the duo fibre 130?

Ah, ok. For me, the fan brush isn't really a specialty brush; I reach for it every couple of days and it's made wearing some of my products possible.

The fan brush picks up so much less product that I don't have to blend very much at all. I drag the brush backwards and forwards across the surface of the blush/MSF and then sweep it across my cheekbone (sort of on an angle if I don't want it to be as wide). I might blend very slightly with the tips, but it's easily done (and I'm no expert).

Winter Pursuit on the lid, brown with Double Feature #5 - crease, Obscura - outer corner, liner - BB Graphite Shimmer Ink.

Cheeks - Amber Glow

Compared to many Specktra peeps I have a pathetic amount of MSF's, but I am building on them.

I have (not including beauty powders and EDSF's)

- Soft and Gentle

- Lightscapade

- Pearl

- Blonde

- Redhead

- Light Year

- Star Wonder

- Center of the Universe

- Earthshine (yes, I caved in the end, and it proved to be usable too)

- Stereo Rose

- Porcelain Pink,

Must... reach ... for the others... more...

SR feels custom made for my colouring - that's a nice treat when even neutral colours typically run too cool for me. :)

I don't wear it as blush (too metallic that way), but it's absolutely divine applied with a fan brush over NARS Deep Throat or Warm Soul.

HA & HC!

I'm really liking HC, here w/o gloss:

with a dab of clear lipglass:

I forgot to take a pic of me in HA. It's really nothing special on me.

Anyone have any looks using Fireside?

You are gorgeous!

I got hold of an Apres Chic thanks to a very nice Specktraette (thank you again!) and I really love it on!

Gracias 

I got hold of an Apres Chic thanks to a very nice Specktraette (thank you again!) and I really love it on!

So, should I get Apres chic l/s? I'm NW10, practically see through with very little natural pigment in my lips. I'm worried it would be like a bright orange stopsign on my face.
 

I have been wearing SR very lightly as a blush with AG on top. I am NC25 and I thought it was working just fine on me. I wonder now if it is looking frosty and I just cant tell :P

Thanks for the fan brush tip. I am going to try that tomorrow. 

On me Stereo Rose is much oranger than NARS Orgasm. I like shimmer but i skipped Orgasm because i thought it looked a bit too much. I do wear NARS Deep Throat. Most oranges most places on me face are not so good, so i skip lipsticks, blushes, and MSFs that will be too orange. I wear pinky peaches on my lips, because they lean slightly cool, but not true oranges. I do wear oranges on my eyelids, but that's about it.

I got Porcelain Pink, which is great on me - it's a cool pink with warm shimmer, and i have neutral skin tone, so it works well.

I'm seriously planning to re-test Amber Glow, which i only tested on my arm, based on all the positive comments i'm reading here - i just haven't been back to my local MAC in a couple weeks. I hope they still have it!

My favorite powder is Careblend. It's the only one that doesn't feel heavy and coating on my dry skin and it's got a radiant finish without being showy-glowy. It evens out my skin without looking like I'm wearing powder. It doesn't crease up if I apply it under the eyes, either. The Careblend bronzer from a couple years ago was amazing too - I really hope MAC does something about bringing those back and just generally keeping Careblend's profile high. Discontinuing the MCLPs has gotten me all worried about Careblend now.

I'm not much of a concealer person, but I am very happy with the Mineralize one. It's the only one moist enough to not crease or bunch up under my eyes and it does a good job of concealing everything I need (although I don't mind a few freckles, I do have a couple of age spots near my eyes I like to erase). The other good thing about it is it has caffeine in it, so it depuffs me. Combining it with P&P Vibrancy Eye gives serious depuff-o-rama.

I do think Amber Glow is a particularly great blush for the no makeup look for me - wearing it, I really don't need to bother with a full face of powder. Just a little of it takes my face to the next level. I've never backed up a blush in my life, but I'm actually considering it for AG and maybe Alpine Bronze. If you took away all my other blushes and left me AG, I'd be ok with it.

I'm sure it's gorgeous on you. I'm older than you, so I'm more conscious of how shimmery/metallic looks appear on my skin now that I'm starting to line around the eyes and because of enlarged pores on my cheeks (courtesy of oily skin since my teens). As blush, Stereo Rose kind of reminds me of NARS Orgasm, only less overtly gold. I love both shades but don't care for a metallic finish on me anymore, so I apply them with a very light hand. :)

My SR has very little gold veining; it's virtually all coral. I'm glad about that. My Light Year has a ton; I wish I'd been able to get one with less gold.

On me Stereo Rose is much oranger than NARS Orgasm. I like shimmer but i skipped Orgasm because i thought it looked a bit too much. I do wear NARS Deep Throat. Most oranges most places on me face are not so good, so i skip lipsticks, blushes, and MSFs that will be too orange. I wear pinky peaches on my lips, because they lean slightly cool, but not true oranges. I do wear oranges on my eyelids, but that's about it.

I got Porcelain Pink, which is great on me - it's a cool pink with warm shimmer, and i have neutral skin tone, so it works well.

I'm seriously planning to re-test Amber Glow, which i only tested on my arm, based on all the positive comments i'm reading here - i just haven't been back to my local MAC in a couple weeks. I hope they still have it!

I bought careblend tonite.  I loved how it just evened everything out.   Thanks Liba. Hopefully I won't get any breakouts. 

I am NW15 with very little pigment in my lips. Apres Chic l/s looked too orangish on me so I passed. Plus it reminded me of a lipstick my mom wore my entire childhood. lol

Inspiration - Winter Pursuit on the lid & co ;)