MAC Heirloom Mix Collection (Oct 23, 2014)

[LavenderPearl]

Yesssss, all the shades, please!

 

[CiaoBellaa]

I think I'll probably only pick up one of the red lippies just for the sake of the holidays

 

[LauraLara]

If it's not too much, would you please tell us the shades? Especially that cobalt one at the top! GORG! Really wanted something like that, maybe UD chaos but I can't justify buying the entire electric palette just for chaos.

I think in the heirloom collection the only pigments are actually glitters, now that I look at it, but that's okay, I have like all the glitters too and I really like them But I use them with a glue, okay here's the list!

Left row:
Rock-It Yellow
Golden Lemon
Blonde's Gold
Blue Brown
Platinum
Silver
Museum bronze
Old Gold
Bright fuchsia
Push the Edge

Right Row:
Basic Red
Pink Bronze
Neo Orange (INSANE neon in real life)
Copper Sparkle
Hi-Def Cyan
Green Space
Emerald Green
Teal
Magenta Madness (VERY intense)
Red Electric (INSANE neon in real life, doesn't look at ALL like the pic)

Top two:
Rose
Full Force Violet (It's INTENSE)

Bottom three:
Kitchmas
Naked
Vanilla

I forgot Melon, here it is:



Again, I apologize, I'm an idiot! I thought this collection had two PIGMENT pigments but it has just the two glitters, so if you want me to swatch the glitters instead I have about ten of them!

 

[LauraLara]

If it's not too much, would you please tell us the shades? Especially that cobalt one at the top! GORG! Really wanted something like that, maybe UD chaos but I can't justify buying the entire electric palette just for chaos.

Oh I forgot to mention, Full Force Violet is amazing, but a true cobalt blue would probably be Marine Ultra, I don't have it yet because I feel like my green eyes look muddy with blue shadow, but from what I understand, it's the blue version of full force violet

 

[erine1881]

I think in the heirloom collection the only pigments are actually glitters, now that I look at it, but that's okay, I have like all the glitters too and I really like them But I use them with a glue, okay here's the list! Again, I apologize, I'm an idiot! I thought this collection had two PIGMENT pigments but it has just the two glitters, so if you want me to swatch the glitters instead I have about ten of them!

Don't forget, there are pigments in the holiday sets.

 

[LauraLara]

Don't forget, there are pigments in the holiday sets.

Oh thank goodness! I was thinking I was mistaken about there being pigments, I'm so happy there still will be, that's always my favorite part of the holiday set! Thank you!!!!

 

[singer82]

Loving all the pigment love! I absolutely adore them. Think the Violet piggy was the first thing I bought from MAC. Then I was hooked! Pigments on the lid and matte in the crease. My go to shadow application! Other shadows work well in the crease too with them. These pigment sets are a perfect way to try them. Esp since you only need to use a little bit!

This is my struggle word for word smh. I lost my personal MAC inventory list during a move and had to re-count and list every single lippie I own. Going through it all made me realize I HAVE A PROBLEM lol. Too much lipstick and not enough lips to wear it all lol! I've gotten into the habit of really checking what I already have before buying more. The bad part is, even if I own a similar shade of lipstick to something that's "new", I'm still buying it even if there's a SLIGHT shade difference lol. Pigments have become my 2nd obsession next to lipsticks. I don't even know when that happened either lol. I prefer the piggies because I know I'll NEVER use up an entire full size jar in a lifetime, I'm not too skilled with them yet lol. I just like them so much more than pressed shadow!

Pigments are the BEST. I have SO many eyeshadows and SO many palettes but my bag I use every day is pure pigments. Everything about them is so great. The "pigmented" pigments are PURE color, you barely touch it and you have opacity, the sheerer pigments (like vanilla) are just perfect with the first swipe. And sparkly pigments like copper sparkle, when applied wet, cannot be rivaled by anything on earth. I would happily trade everything shadow I have for a pigment version. And the duo chrome pigments?! Oh god don't get me started. I would take a pigment over a traditional shadow any day. 

 

[tirurit]

I got a few of the travel sized pigments when they came out a while ago to try them. There are still some left at my store, not sure if it is the same case elsewhere

 

[LauraLara]

Every time I go to buy violet they're out of stock!!! And it's perm so I keep being like, oh well, i'll wait... I need to order it now before I forget again. I LOVE the pigment sets, like I never would have bought Vanilla on it's own, but I got it last christmas in a set and now it's one of the only 3 things i use every day. Every day I use my foundation, my eyebrow pencil and vanilla pigment, EVERYTHING else changes daily (which mascara, which lipstick, which contour, which blush, etc.). Vanilla is always my highlighter for cheeks and lids (and for subdued looks the inner corners, and my collarbone on date night). But I never would have even known it existed if I hadn't gotten that pigment set, and that's even considering how much I love pigments! I just always get wowed by the saturated colors, the metallics and the duo chromes and I forget that subtle colors are beautiful too

 

[Marsha Pomells]

I should clarify I mean the loose pigments, idk if I've used pressed pigments... but the other great thing is that they can be used for ANYTHING, sprinkle it in your lipgloss and you just made a new lipstick, sheer it out and it's a blush, dab a little to the center of your lower lip and you've got fabulous full lips, they're amazing Here, I swatched my mac pigment collection really quick, NOT kidding, each of these is ONE PASS. Touched it with my finger once, swiped it on my arm once. And most of them still have the little plastic insert inside because I've only ever needed to lightly touch that and I have more than enough pigment. These could last me the entire rest of my life. And the neon ones do not look neon in these pictures, but they are burn your eyes neon, TRUE neon (and I'm a party girl, so my neon has to be extreme or I don't want it). When I want actually neon lips, I use lipstick with these pigments over it. I wish my terrible camera could do them justice! They are a little hard to work with obviously because it's loose powder, so it's easy to get too much, but tap off your brush, do your eye makeup first and you'll be fine. Now I'm going to go buy the rest of the pigments I don't have lol, dangit, like I had spare money after all these collections.

I am a BIG pigment fan as well. I can't get enough of them. I mainly use mine for eyeshadows, eyeliners, lipgloss, hair colour. The possibilities are endless. I do want to get all the pigment sets from this collection, but it just selling the duplicates (12 in total) would just... I don't know

 

[LauraLara]

I do want to get all the pigment sets from this collection, but it just selling the duplicates (12 in total) would just... I don't know

I'm an idiot, I couldn't find the pigment pics on temptalia or makeupandbeautyblog and I thought I must have imagined them, but erine reminded me that I'm not crazy, so I went back to the first page and there's the list!!!!! doh. I'm going to get all of them... I've only got a couple per set... and some are LE.... I already have two of copper sparkle, but I can give my husband's aunt the extra (she's my favorite person). I feel bad having backups of something that's already going to last me forever... but hey, it IS the holiday collection, and I can't imagine anyone not being happy about a couple mac pigments in their stocking!!! Yeah I'm just going to buy all of them, like every year lol

 

[Marsha Pomells]

I'm an idiot, I couldn't find the pigment pics on temptalia or makeupandbeautyblog and I thought I must have imagined them, but erine reminded me that I'm not crazy, so I went back to the first page and there's the list!!!!! doh. I'm going to get all of them... I've only got a couple per set... and some are LE.... I already have two of copper sparkle, but I can give my husband's aunt the extra (she's my favorite person). I feel bad having backups of something that's already going to last me forever... but hey, it IS the holiday collection, and I can't imagine anyone not being happy about a couple mac pigments in their stocking!!! Yeah I'm just going to buy all of them, like every year lol

[@]LauraLara[/@], you've just given me an idea. I can sort out my baby sister's christmas present, seeing that I was supposed to take her to MAC for Christmas once and never got round to doing it. And she loves makeup... Can't believe that I'm about to give her over £100 worth of pigment (£10 for a travel size over here) - she's getting all 12

 

[LauraLara]

@LauraLara, you've just given me an idea. I can sort out my baby sister's christmas present, seeing that I was supposed to take her to MAC for Christmas once and never got round to doing it. And she loves makeup... Can't believe that I'm about to give her over £100 worth of pigment (£10 for a travel size over here) - she's getting all 12

Lucky!!!!!

 

[Marsha Pomells]

Lucky!!!!!

Would've gave them to my mum, but she wears lipsticks only.

 

[vanessas82]

Pigments are the BEST. I have SO many eyeshadows and SO many palettes but my bag I use every day is pure pigments. Everything about them is so great. The "pigmented" pigments are PURE color, you barely touch it and you have opacity, the sheerer pigments (like vanilla) are just perfect with the first swipe. And sparkly pigments like copper sparkle, when applied wet, cannot be rivaled by anything on earth. I would happily trade everything shadow I have for a pigment version. And the duo chrome pigments?! Oh god don't get me started. I would take a pigment over a traditional shadow any day. 

Aaaaamen sista

 

[MandyVanHook]

I should clarify I mean the loose pigments, idk if I've used pressed pigments... but the other great thing is that they can be used for ANYTHING, sprinkle it in your lipgloss and you just made a new lipstick, sheer it out and it's a blush, dab a little to the center of your lower lip and you've got fabulous full lips, they're amazing Here, I swatched my mac pigment collection really quick, NOT kidding, each of these is ONE PASS. Touched it with my finger once, swiped it on my arm once. And most of them still have the little plastic insert inside because I've only ever needed to lightly touch that and I have more than enough pigment. These could last me the entire rest of my life. And the neon ones do not look neon in these pictures, but they are burn your eyes neon, TRUE neon (and I'm a party girl, so my neon has to be extreme or I don't want it). When I want actually neon lips, I use lipstick with these pigments over it. I wish my terrible camera could do them justice! They are a little hard to work with obviously because it's loose powder, so it's easy to get too much, but tap off your brush, do your eye makeup first and you'll be fine. Now I'm going to go buy the rest of the pigments I don't have lol, dangit, like I had spare money after all these collections.

What a beautiful pigment collection! I love them all! I am trying to grow my pigment collection. I don't have very many... maybe 6? As for pressed pigments, they are definitely quite different. I think a lot of people end up disappointed with them because they tend to not be opaque and are largely sparkle, but that's what makes them perfect for layering. I like to do my whole eye look, and then at the end for a little extra oomph, I dab some pressed pigment on top with my finger (usually just on the lid). It layers over other shadows and pigments really well without just covering up what is underneath. Sometimes I dab on a little glitter glue first because there can be a little glitter fallout throughout the day.

 

[LauraLara]

What a beautiful pigment collection! I love them all! I am trying to grow my pigment collection. I don't have very many... maybe 6? As for pressed pigments, they are definitely quite different. I think a lot of people end up disappointed with them because they tend to not be opaque and are largely sparkle, but that's what makes them perfect for layering. I like to do my whole eye look, and then at the end for a little extra oomph, I dab some pressed pigment on top with my finger (usually just on the lid). It layers over other shadows and pigments really well without just covering up what is underneath. Sometimes I dab on a little glitter glue first because there can be a little glitter fallout throughout the day.

Thank u What glitter glue do you use? I've been using a manic panic one and sometimes just eyelash glue (if it's not the whole eyelid). The eyelash glue is a serious obstacle though if I don't get it completely coated with the glitter. I'm always open to better glue...

 

[PinayGator]

Thank u What glitter glue do you use? I've been using a manic panic one and sometimes just eyelash glue (if it's not the whole eyelid). The eyelash glue is a serious obstacle though if I don't get it completely coated with the glitter. I'm always open to better glue...

Not Mandy, but I have Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy and Darling Girl's Glitter Glue and they've both worked really well at keep some of my glitterbombs from exploding all over my face. I really should wear my loose shadows/pigments more often, but I blame my general laziness.





Edit: I just realized your question was directed to Mandy!

 

[LauraLara]

Not Mandy, but I have Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy and Darling Girl's Glitter Glue and they've both worked really well at keep some of my glitterbombs from exploding all over my face. I really should wear my loose shadows/pigments more often, but I blame my general laziness.





Edit: I just realized your question was directed to Mandy!

Thank you!!! Where do you get Fyrinnae? I hear a lot of good things about that brand but I don't know where you get it. The other brand I'm not familiar with yet, so dangerous finding out about even MORE makeup brands lol

 

[MandyVanHook]

Not Mandy, but I have Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy and Darling Girl's Glitter Glue and they've both worked really well at keep some of my glitterbombs from exploding all over my face. I really should wear my loose shadows/pigments more often, but I blame my general laziness. Edit: I just realized your question was directed to Mandy!

Doesn't matter if it was directed at me or not... when you have good info and experiences to share I think we all love hearing it!