Beauty Marked: Thumbs Up...Or Thumbs Down?

[AnaPR]

I'm debating on whether or not to buy Beauty Marked.
I hear great--and then not so great--things about the e/s.

Some people say it's their favorite color--others say it applies black while looking reddish-purplish-black in the pan.

What do you all think? Should I go ahead and fork over the cash?

 

[jardinaires]

well

it's not as vibrant as it looks in the pot, unless you use a sponge applicator with it, and a good base. it basically winds up looking like a smokey cool grey, unless you use it with other purples or burgundies, then it looks closer to how it looks in the pot

i love this shadow, personally, i use it a lot. but i could see how it wouldn't be a necessity. it's just a softer alternative to carbon, or black tied.

on a side note - in the non-MAC world, nars' night fever is a REALLY nice and more burgundy-purple-black and it provides all the effect you'd want beauty marked to. it's just a little more expensive.. i own this as well and it's woooonderful.

 

[M.A.C. head.]

I love Beauty Marked.

The trick to bringing out the purple is to USE A PURPLE BASE! It does, in fact, look more black when applied as opposed to the purple shimmer in the pan. But when you use a purple base [shadestick, liner, paint pot] it re ups the purple tones and makes it pop.

Hope this helps.

<3

 

[Margolicious]

Love it! Buy it! I love love love this color as a liner, a crease color, and it looks amazing over other colors, IMO. HTH

 

[coachkitten]

The texture isn't my favorite (I think it is a velvet) but for a crease and outer "V" color it is divine. I agree that it looks good with a grey smokey eye.

 

[kimmy]

i like it. i don't think it's a staple, though. i bet it'd look pretty damn hot over flammable paint! the base is the key with beauty marked.

 

[Karen_B]

I am undecided whether I like this shadow or not... It is beautiful, but it takes some skill to blend it properly. I'll keep practicing though, because it's so gorgeous.

 

[thelove4tequila]

My thumb is kinda in the middle. It looks gorge in the pot but once applied? Meh, its okay. I think with a red a base it would bring out those red sparkles in it. I've been meaning to try this myself but I just haven't gotten around to it. I think I'll try this today, maybe tomorrow and report back!

 

[panda0410]

I have Beauty Marked as well and while I like it, it def needs to be used over a red base if you want to actually see the red in it when its applied. I am actually going to buy NARS Night Fever and see if thats better, I prefer NARS e/s to MAC and I'm, pretty sure I'll get a better result.

 

[vocaltest]

I love it! It was one of the first eyeshadows I hit pan on. It looks gorgeous over crimsonaire shadestick!

 

[KimmyAnn_678]

I bought this and have so far been disappointed... it just looks so flat and boring when I try to use it, a light, faded black color. I may try it over a purple base (Royal Hue) as suggested, but if at all possible, I would suggest trying this out at MAC before purchasing.

 

[astronaut]

Beauty Marked was my first every MAC shadow. I wore it for my senior portraits. I haven't worn it in over a year though (woooow) but it still always holds a special place in my heart

 

[newagetomatoz]

Beauty Marked was one of my first MAC shadows ever! One of my favorite ways to use it is as a liner! And it looks so pretty with anything in the red-purple-burgundy-pink family. It takes a little work to learn how to use it for what you want, but it is so worth it!!

[SIZE=+1]Get it!![/SIZE]

 

[AdlersMommy22]

I have beauty-marked too and Ive never figured out how to use it- and i hate the texture... sometimes I'll use it in the crease if I cant find my Smut e/s fast enough butttttt... I dont know, I wish I could figure out a way to use it-- it also has horrrribly fall-out so do your eyes first if you're going to wear it!

 

[ledonatella]

I like Beauty Marked, I don't use it as an eyeshadow but rather with my MAC Pencil Brush (I forget the number) to go over my liner to make it last longer and give a little added sparkle.

 

[AnaPR]

Lots of great advice everyone-- I think i'm going to bite the bullet...and buy it.

And maybe NARS Night Fever, too