MAC A Novel Romance Collection (Aug 21, 2014)

Monsy

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Thanks for this...I am NC42 and was wondering whether FE would have been too light.
way too light

here is swatch on my currently NC20 skin

I had to swipe (heavy finger swipe) three times to get color to show up this much

 

AnitaK

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way too light

here is swatch on my currently NC20 skin

I had to swipe (heavy finger swipe) three times to get color to show up this much

I would never be able to pull that off. That will definitely be null and void on my skintone. Thanks much.
 

Monsy

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next to the blush is Bared for you lipglass. It's MUCH prettier in real. I can't capture it on camera but it was such a pleasant surprise

here is another shot of Bared for you
 

Monsy

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OK I have no luck lately. I got a dud from moody blooms too. Wtf. you know how light I am and I had to apply it with 168 and make sure to pick up a lot of product to get anything to show up on my face. And it still looked so dull, almost "dirty" kind of looking. I topped it with By candlelight to get some glow
 

Calla88

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I am so torn on whether or not to get LK and HA. They look beautiful, but I'm just not sure. Hopefully this doesn't fly off the shelves in store so I can test them out on Thursday.
I'm torn about LK too so off to the store on Thursday I go!
 

erine1881

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OK I have no luck lately. I got a dud from moody blooms too. Wtf. you know how light I am and I had to apply it with 168 and make sure to pick up a lot of product to get anything to show up on my face. And it still looked so dull, almost "dirty" kind of looking. I topped it with By candlelight to get some glow 
Did you try the 129? That's what i use (it picks up more colour than the 168) and it showed up with no problems on me. I even had to buff it down some. And we're skin twins, so i definitely know how light you are.
 

Monsy

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Did you try the 129? That's what i use (it picks up more colour than the 168) and it showed up with no problems on me. I even had to buff it down some. And we're skin twins, so i definitely know how light you are.
I don't think I have 129
I like 116 or 168 or 188 mostly for my blushes

I will try it again but most likely it's going back. I hate returning.
 

stacekang

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tried to swatch anything in my stash that was similar to Myself on fair skin
 

Jill1228

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I think it'll be pretty on you, but I think that if you're unsure you should maybe try to check it out in store before buying. :)
I'd love to but... We have a Nordstrom distribution center 15 minutes from me, but no stores :( Closest Nordstrom stores are 4 hours away in Chicago or Minneapolis Ditto for MAC stores :( One of the things I hate about living in Iowa (Hoping to get back to the West Coast within the next year)...
 

bluelitzer

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So relieved I didn't get 2 of Hearts Aflame as I thought it would be like Deeply Adored or Just a Bite. It was more like less brown Fixed on Drama on my skin.
 

lipstickjunkie

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Diva and Hearts A Flamed are extremely similar Im considering returning :-( I put both on top and bottom lip and can barely tell the difference.
 

BeautyFan55

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So relieved I didn't get 2 of Hearts Aflame as I thought it would be like Deeply Adored or Just a Bite. It was more like less brown Fixed on Drama on my skin.
Diva and Hearts A Flamed are extremely similar Im considering returning :-( I put both on top and bottom lip and can barely tell the difference.
Too bad you weren't happy with your purchases. I didn't care for SK, so I skipped it.
 

Audrey C

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way too light

here is swatch on my currently NC20 skin

I had to swipe (heavy finger swipe) three times to get color to show up this much

That's exactly my experience. Since I'm a titch darker and have a little natural redness in my cheeks (a bit, not ruddy), it does even less than that on me. All I get is a faint, almost ashy sheen.

I tried a bunch of brushes: MAC 116, 129 and Hakuhodo 110 before giving up. I finally reached for the Haku so that I could see if the bristles were picking up any colour (they were).
 

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