The Dupe Thread: If you have... you don't really need...

sandsonik

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Hi all! I was just indulging in some online Mac eyeshadow "window shopping". I'm not nearly as familiar with all their shades as some of you, and have to depend on a Macy's counter that doesn't stock the full line or the Mac site with some pretty dodgy swatches sometimes.

Anyway, I think it would be really helpful to have some wisdom from the experts that "if you have X, you really don't need Y', before I end up living penniless in the streets! <G> Especially since I'm the type that often gets home and find I have the almost exact identical shade already - this happens to me all the time with lipsticks in particular. I guess I know what I like and keep buying it, no matter what they might name it, LOL.

Optional bonus question for extra credit: "if you have X eyeshadow, you really need to by ? to go with it!"
 

jillianjiggs

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

if you have all that glitters, you don't need jeté (from danse) or jest.

and of course other ways around (don't need jest if you have all that glitters, etc) although the textures are different, they are all very similar in colour in my opinion.

that's all i can think of right now. i'm sure others would be able to help a lot more.
 

tinagrzela

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

If you have seedy pearl, you don't need that pale colour from Lure last year, can't remember the name right now. Or, if you have the Sweetie Cake quad, the lightest shade is the same as Seedy Pearl AND the light shade from Lure...
 

sandsonik

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

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Originally Posted by jillianjiggs
if you have all that glitters, you don't need jeté (from danse) or jest.


Oooh, thanks for that! I have All that Glitters but thought Jete looked really pretty - and I hear so much about jest I thought maybe I needed it!
 

queenofdisaster

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

Quote:
Originally Posted by sandsonik
Hi all! I was just indulging in some online Mac eyeshadow "window shopping". I'm not nearly as familiar with all their shades as some of you, and have to depend on a Macy's counter that doesn't stock the full line or the Mac site with some pretty dodgy swatches sometimes.

Anyway, I think it would be really helpful to have some wisdom from the experts that "if you have X, you really don't need Y', before I end up living penniless in the streets! <G> Especially since I'm the type that often gets home and find I have the almost exact identical shade already - this happens to me all the time with lipsticks in particular. I guess I know what I like and keep buying it, no matter what they might name it, LOL.

Optional bonus question for extra credit: "if you have X eyeshadow, you really need to by ? to go with it!"


i think youd get a lot more helpful answers if you list what you already have... then we will know what NOT to recommend, lol!!!
 

sandsonik

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

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Originally Posted by queenofdisaster
i think youd get a lot more helpful answers if you list what you already have... then we will know what NOT to recommend, lol!!!

I was just looking for a general list of lookalikes...but here goes:

shroom, naked lunch, grain, bamboo, retrospeck, all that glitters, falling star, haux, arena, wedge, cork, texture, dovefeather, satellite dreams, shale, parfait amour, Li'Lily, taupeless, Amber Lights, Bitter, Swimming, Humid, Shimmermoss, Aquadisiac, black tied

I think that's all but I might be forgetting something! So, what do I need? <G> I tend to shy away from blues and greens and stick to neutrals or purples, but I'm making an effort to break out of my shell.
 

MACreation

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

Mulch is very pretty with lighter neutrals, in the crease, or on the lashline blended up. Also if you want to try an easy blue anybody can pull off "Swan Lake" from Danse.
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geeko

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

if u have shroom...u don't need Nylon...
if u have steamy... u don't need shimmermoss (imo these 2 colors really look alike...)
 

sigwing

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

I had MAC suggest I use Dovefeather as a sub for Velour, which was dc'd, but now Dovefeather is gone, too.
 

gretchygretch84

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

gold (frost) pigment and golden lemon pigment... but both are d/c now
steamy, shimmermoss, surreal
hepcat and plum dressing
acid orange pigment and sunsplosion
 

miss_amy

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

If you have Star Violet... you don't need Cranberry.
 

*Luna*

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

Quote:
Originally Posted by miss_amy
If you have Star Violet... you don't need Cranberry.


This is the one post I disagree with... I have both, use them both all the time and love them both. Each goes better with different colors.
 

giz2000

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

Are we talking only eyeshadows?

If you have Peachtwist blush, you don't need Sunbasque (and vice-versa)
 

TM26

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

If you have Almond icing you really don't need sea myth. I have tried seeing the difference in those two until my eyes cross, but to me they are exactly the same.
 

ebonyannette

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

Ooh this is a great thread!!

If you have Hepcat you dont need Purple Shower

If you have Girlie you dont need Rio De Rosa

If you have Silver Ring you dont need Swan Lake

If you have Embark you dont need Twinks

If you have Brun you dont need Concrete

If you have Shale you dont need Quarry or Haux

If you have Swiss Chocolate you dont need Espresso

If you have Humid you dont need Sprout or Greensmoke

If you have Deep Truth you dont need Contrast

If you have Tan Ray paint you dont need Structural Brown paint

If you have Sharkskin shadestick you dont need Graphito paint

If you have Jadeye Fluidline you dont need Delphic Fluidline
 

queenofdisaster

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

if you have nylon, you don't need magic dust. haha, i'm still trying to tell myself that, but the barbie imprint is so irresistible.
 

Kat

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

Definitely agree - if you have Shimmermoss, you don't need Steamy!
 

medusalox

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Re: If you have...you don't really need....

If you have Golder's Green, you don't really need Springtime Skipper.
 

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