Beautybuyer
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Oooh that makes sense! Thanks! I must have missed it. Way to many posts lol I thought it was a new thing against counterfeitingI think someone said it's the flower code/family. So it's a botany thing.
MAC A Fantasy of Flowers Collection (February 6, 2014)
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VixenwithFixens
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I think both of those look very good!
CrimsonQuill157
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I canceled my appointment today... I was going to try on Phlox Garden but I know how easily I get pressured into buying things I wasn't originally gonna get so I didn't go. I wonder if anyone has a photo of Phlox Garden on grey/blue eyes?
Uptownbackinit
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My haul so far! SR DD HH PT SD PP i'm quite happy with my PT! I picked it up today. I don't have the previous release so I dont have any complaints.
I'd say it has a decent amount of veining! on me it swatches peachy with a hint of purple sheen. As for PP elegant-one wasn't joking! it's beautiful! I don't know if someone already addressed this, I think I saw someone ask for a comparison between Nars Orgasm and PP
L-R PP, Orgasm They're similar But PP is the pinker, gold, pigmented cousin. PP beats Orgasm in my opinion. I passed on PG and SM. They wouldn't look good on my eyes. NB was tempting but I passed. I'm planning on picking up FDC and LW piggie tomorrow, but i'm seriously thinking about AITA, it looked so beautiful swatched on my hand, but all this talk about it not showing up even on coloring lighter than mine has me skeptical. :sigh:
sdsamler
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Yea at that same counter I picked up sushi kiss for AAO but this time the girl said that since they got such limited quantities that it wasn't "fair" to let ppl b2m......although I don't understand what fair has to so with first come first servereally? I have never been denied a B2M even in a new collection, that's not right,:jerkit: .... you must have had someone new, go back to the manager and get another..when all about orange came out I got flamingo and sushi kiss, still have them, they keep the box and put b2m on the bottom, sure don't know why you were denied...
plus these are ALL still available at Nordstrom, Macy's Bloomingdales and Belk's..only sold out at mac online
Audrey C
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Fair to whom? One is gone, whether you got it free or bought it. That's a red herring. They just didn't want to do it.really? I have never been denied a B2M even in a new collection, that's not right,.... you must have had someone new, go back to the manager and get another..
when all about orange came out I got flamingo and sushi kiss, still have them, they keep the box and put b2m on the bottom, sure don't know why you were denied...
plus these are ALL still available at Nordstrom, Macy's Bloomingdales and Belk's..only sold out at mac online
Quote: Originally Posted by sdsamler
Yea at that same counter I picked up sushi kiss for AAO but this time the girl said that since they got such limited quantities that it wasn't "fair" to let ppl b2m......although I don't understand what fair has to so with first come first serve
I could tell the MUA I got this morning (someone new - I've never seen her before and I know almost all of them) wasn't pleased that I BTM'd for two and didn't buy anything else. I got there about 7:30 just after the store opened and she probably felt that she was losing out on a paying sale on launch day. I get it - but clearly if I have 12 empties with me I'm a regular buyer.
sdsamler
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Yea I was pretty pissed considering I called ahead and am a regular at that counter
but I've never had a problem b2ming new lipsticks as long as they weren't viva glam or in special packaging. Your so right, she and her supervisor just didn't want to do it and now I'm out 16 bucks. 
Serenityy
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Rubbed it like my life depended on it and no color showed up, just a powdery messMaybe if you rub it like a magic lamp, some color will appear
elegant-one
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I'm planning on picking up FDC and LW piggie tomorrow, but i'm seriously thinking about AITA, it looked so beautiful swatched on my hand, but all this talk about it not showing up even on coloring lighter than mine has me skeptical.
teeyuhkorea
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Thank you for clarifying! I was JUST about to ask the same questionI think someone said it's the flower code/family. So it's a botany thing.
QueenofSpades81
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I only wanted Phlox Garden, and luckily enough when I arrived at Macy's tonight they had one left. The Macy's SA described it as Heroine in fluidline form.
DeeDee2013
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Yes, petal power is so beautiful. A keeper!
liba
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He did the eyes with Galliano runway style contouring, where it's got a perfectly curved line and is smoked out at the same time - they looked like doll eyes. I won't forget to get some good pix this time.
I think I want Rose Lilly or Snapdragon on the lips, no matter what else he does. I wish I had somewhere to go out that night - my "date" just sort of quasi-canceled on me. I should've known.
LUVISLUV
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That is exactly what it looks like. I just told my girlfriend that!!
BriarRose
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I swatched some things on my hand at my counter a couple hours ago. Some general thoughts: I think the prettiest thing in the whole collection is Petal Power MB. Granted I'm not all that familiar with most other brands but I've never seen anything quite like it. It is a dark rosy coraly color with golden sheen, is the best way I can describe it. It looks stunning in the pan and was very smooth. Sadly as I knew it would be, it was far too warm for me. Anyone who can pull it off-- I would definitely say swatch if you can! I wish I could wear it. AitA definitely did not read as a cool toned pink on me! Elegant-one thank you so much for the warning. I would have thought the lighting was bad otherwise. It read a fairly cool pink peach on me. To get it to read pure pink, I had to sheer it out. Very odd but the silvery quality to it drew me in so I was willing to buy it and take a little extra effort when applying. SR and PT were really really nothing like they were before. I had swatched the 2012 SR at the time and this was nothing like it. The MUA was talking about it with me and she was peeved at the changes big time. I swatched both and there is something wrong when Stereo Rose of all things looks better on me than what is allegedly a pink product! 
There are no words for how bad PT looked just on my hand. Just a shiny beige mess. SR read on me kind of a peachy brown actually (old SR was a burnt orange, red-brown fiasco on me). Both were way too warm for me but SR looked far better. How bizarre. The fluidlines surprised me. I was right that neither would work for me, but not entirely for the reasons I had thought. Sassy Moss was indeed that kind of medium green that doesn't work for me, but the gold was very, very noticeable on me and not in a good way. Phlox Garden actually did not read as warm on me as I thought it would based on pictures. Instead I had another problem-- instant itching and burning of my skin. :shock: That was a really unhappy surprise. Never had that happen with any kind of eyeliner before. I'm guessing there is some kind of red dye in it that I am allergic to (certain red and pink dyes cause me skin problems). The lipsticks got me in trouble on my low buy over achievement goal. I finally wore Dish it Up so I wouldn't be tempted by Heavenly Hybrid. That worked. I wore Raspberry Swirl the other day and remembered that when I was looking at Rose Lily. Snapdragon totally surprised me though. I had a couple of lipsticks that I thought were similar to it that really did not work on me, so I had planned to skip. It swatched entirely differently on my hand than those did, so I decided to give it a chance. I am going to wear mine tomorrow or Saturday and hope it actually does work. The purchase I think I will totally regret is Dreaming Dahlia. It swatched such a lovely faint orange red color on me that I got suckered in and got that too. I need to try ASAP because if it does look bad, it is going back. I do not return makeup just because I don't like it, but the lighting in that store is so funky I can never be sure with some of these orange-type shades whether they will make my teeth look yellow or not. All but a couple I have do just that, and one of those is actually the Revlon Tutti Frutti lip butter which this looked somewhat close to. We'll see. I didn't even look at the nudes, as nude lipsticks in general make me look terrible. I did indeed skip Playful Petal CSG. Too sheer, though lovely. Already own Star Quality and Galaxy Rose. One of them (can't remember which) did not look exactly the same as the older one I own. So not sure if there is a color difference there too or not. Did not even look at the more neutral colors, and ignored the MES, pigments, and nailpolishes altogether. I think this collection certainly has some nice things for those who are able to wear them and/or don't already have similar colors. But I don't think anything is earthshattering if you miss out or skip either, other than Petal Power MB.
There are no words for how bad PT looked just on my hand. Just a shiny beige mess. SR read on me kind of a peachy brown actually (old SR was a burnt orange, red-brown fiasco on me). Both were way too warm for me but SR looked far better. How bizarre. The fluidlines surprised me. I was right that neither would work for me, but not entirely for the reasons I had thought. Sassy Moss was indeed that kind of medium green that doesn't work for me, but the gold was very, very noticeable on me and not in a good way. Phlox Garden actually did not read as warm on me as I thought it would based on pictures. Instead I had another problem-- instant itching and burning of my skin. :shock: That was a really unhappy surprise. Never had that happen with any kind of eyeliner before. I'm guessing there is some kind of red dye in it that I am allergic to (certain red and pink dyes cause me skin problems). The lipsticks got me in trouble on my low buy over achievement goal. I finally wore Dish it Up so I wouldn't be tempted by Heavenly Hybrid. That worked. I wore Raspberry Swirl the other day and remembered that when I was looking at Rose Lily. Snapdragon totally surprised me though. I had a couple of lipsticks that I thought were similar to it that really did not work on me, so I had planned to skip. It swatched entirely differently on my hand than those did, so I decided to give it a chance. I am going to wear mine tomorrow or Saturday and hope it actually does work. The purchase I think I will totally regret is Dreaming Dahlia. It swatched such a lovely faint orange red color on me that I got suckered in and got that too. I need to try ASAP because if it does look bad, it is going back. I do not return makeup just because I don't like it, but the lighting in that store is so funky I can never be sure with some of these orange-type shades whether they will make my teeth look yellow or not. All but a couple I have do just that, and one of those is actually the Revlon Tutti Frutti lip butter which this looked somewhat close to. We'll see. I didn't even look at the nudes, as nude lipsticks in general make me look terrible. I did indeed skip Playful Petal CSG. Too sheer, though lovely. Already own Star Quality and Galaxy Rose. One of them (can't remember which) did not look exactly the same as the older one I own. So not sure if there is a color difference there too or not. Did not even look at the more neutral colors, and ignored the MES, pigments, and nailpolishes altogether. I think this collection certainly has some nice things for those who are able to wear them and/or don't already have similar colors. But I don't think anything is earthshattering if you miss out or skip either, other than Petal Power MB.
Starlight77
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is there a current US shipping code for mac?
bulbasaur359
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Free second day shipping with macexp. I know there was an overnight one w a sample for face products. Think surprise? Someone chime in, in case I am wrong. HTH!
