fantastic. i guess that is what i will have to do if i use it on my lid. using a finger for your crease is a bit harder though! lol!I've tried it just once, so I'll have to experiment more, but it was very hard to get the product on my brush. So I applied it with my ring finger, that worked well smoothing out the colour to my lid. Then I blended the edges with a brush.
MAC - Surf Baby Discussion
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elegant-one
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I still want a Mac pro
ALL of my info is in my HP that is getting fixed - I need my info badly
they said it could be 2-4 weeks *cries*
I thought you already had Hibiscus?
I thought you already had Hibiscus?
cc1020
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I ordered my pigments off macys website and thats the same way mine looked. Disappointing.
A golden messIt seemed to happen to a lot of people (especially those who got their goodies shipped). Glad you can still work with it!
peachsuns
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Yesterday was my
!
My backordered Hibiscus arrived here! I just tried, and It showed up as tomato red on my lips.
I wore Alpha Girl on my cheek. This combo is a winner!
I cannot imagine how hot it will look with Sun Blonde and Surf USA.
Elegant, hope you'll get your info back soon!
My backordered Hibiscus arrived here! I just tried, and It showed up as tomato red on my lips.
Elegant, hope you'll get your info back soon!
liba
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Finally I've figured out the only way My Paradise looks good on me.
I can only pull it off when I don't wear any lipstick and only the most subtle, minimal eye makeup. 'Looks good with colored eyeliner/matching colored mascara or with some really sheer or neutral shadow on lids only. None of my lipsticks or glosses really work with it without it instantly starting to look overdone, fake and aging on me.
Actually, Bust Out! applied then blotted looked OK, but then I had to skip the eye makeup or it again didn't look right. By itself, though, it does look really subtle and sexy, now that I've gotten a little sun.
I don't have this problem with any other blush I own - I'm kind of baffled at this point. I think I'll wind up keeping it though and maybe passing it off to a friend of mine with darker skin than mine when she comes to visit next month. 'Love the subtle sparkle, though.
I can only pull it off when I don't wear any lipstick and only the most subtle, minimal eye makeup. 'Looks good with colored eyeliner/matching colored mascara or with some really sheer or neutral shadow on lids only. None of my lipsticks or glosses really work with it without it instantly starting to look overdone, fake and aging on me.
Actually, Bust Out! applied then blotted looked OK, but then I had to skip the eye makeup or it again didn't look right. By itself, though, it does look really subtle and sexy, now that I've gotten a little sun.
I don't have this problem with any other blush I own - I'm kind of baffled at this point. I think I'll wind up keeping it though and maybe passing it off to a friend of mine with darker skin than mine when she comes to visit next month. 'Love the subtle sparkle, though.
shontay07108
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[quote name="LMD84" url="/forum/thread/172561/mac-surf-baby-discussion/4620#post_2126062"] oh dear. i'm not impressed with this bronze pigment. i used it in my crease but it actually travelled down my lid throughout the day and took over my lid colour! bugger!
[/quote] Yikes. Not cool. Well, when I put my stacks in my make up drawer, I laid them down. Surprise, surprise, the bronze/gold leaked onto some stuff. Thankfully it wasn't much because I was going through everything still and it didn't ruin any items, but this is annoying. I don't know why I thought the container was stable enough to hold in my melted pigment. So, I put it in the bottom drawer, sitting straight up. I wasn't in make up mood today with my killer headache, but I will play with the pigments tomorrow and see what happens. Hey Lou, if my bronzey shade behaves, maybe that means you have to melt yours. :lol:
[/quote] Yikes. Not cool. Well, when I put my stacks in my make up drawer, I laid them down. Surprise, surprise, the bronze/gold leaked onto some stuff. Thankfully it wasn't much because I was going through everything still and it didn't ruin any items, but this is annoying. I don't know why I thought the container was stable enough to hold in my melted pigment. So, I put it in the bottom drawer, sitting straight up. I wasn't in make up mood today with my killer headache, but I will play with the pigments tomorrow and see what happens. Hey Lou, if my bronzey shade behaves, maybe that means you have to melt yours. :lol:
liba
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Finger + 217 to blend has been giving me the best results on all the pigments so far, although the 219 worked well for tight spots. I'm not wetting the brushes - instantly ruins the look of the pigments, imo. I AM always applying them over a big bounce shadow and I haven't had any migration. Once or twice I put them over Sun Blonde and that worked well too.how are you guys applying the bronze colour from the pigment stack? because sadly i have found that mine is so stuck together it doesn't want to get on my brush. then when it does it doesn't smoothly apply but more splatters it everywhere! i was using a 217 brush today to apply it in my crease
I also tried that trick of putting big bounce on top of the pigment, but I didn't care for it - made it look too heavy; 'same issue I have with applying them wet. Makes them look way too old fashioned wet. The upcoming MES, though......oh god I am going to wet them like a dying camel in the desert!
Baby1black
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Yikes. Not cool. Well, when I put my stacks in my make up drawer, I laid them down. Surprise, surprise, the bronze/gold leaked onto some stuff. Thankfully it wasn't much because I was going through everything still and it didn't ruin any items, but this is annoying. I don't know why I though the container was stable enough to hold in my melted pigment. So, I put it in the bottom drawer, sitting straight up. I wasn't in make up mood today with my killer headache, but I will play with the pigments tomorrow and see what happens. Hey Lou, if my bronzey shade behaves, maybe that means you have to melt yours.
Baby1black
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Anyone in the chicago area know if a hibiscus lipstick is still available in any of the counters. My sis is going this weekend and I want her to check Mac counters for me over there?
elegant-one
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Yesterday was my!
My backordered Hibiscus arrived here! I just tried, and It showed up as tomato red on my lips.I wore Alpha Girl on my cheek. This combo is a winner!I cannot imagine how hot it will look with Sun Blonde and Surf USA.
Elegant, hope you'll get your info back soon!
Really? That red. Do you like it on? Hot lips
Thanks - I hope I get it back sooner rather than later - its like losing your purse or wallet - my "life" is in that laptop
elegant-one
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Quote: Originally Posted by liba
'Love the subtle sparkle, though.
I can scrape the rest of my "sparkle" that's left on it & send it to you
'Love the subtle sparkle, though.
I can scrape the rest of my "sparkle" that's left on it & send it to you
liba
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Can I scrape the base color out and send that back to you in return? My god, this is the most finicky blush I've ever allowed myself to own, but if the overspray + shimmer had been clear, white or champagne instead of gold it would have been much easier to deal with.I can scrape the rest of my "sparkle" that's left on it & send it to you
purplerinne
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I called the Nordstrom beauty line and they tracked down Hibiscus for me...in Utah. I'm in California. Supposedly she had more but I didn't ask which store in Utah...
Mac-Guy
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A champagne overspray would have been nice indeed.
honybr
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It's either Murray or Provo because those are the only 2 Nordstrom's in the state.
I'm somewhat surprised it's still available here (I live in UT), but seeing how bright it is, I can assume it the prevalent population here would be scared off.
