MAC - Adoring Carmine/Passionately Red/Passions of Red/Little Darling Discussion

[bis]

Re: MAC-Adoring Carmine/Passionately Red/Passions of Red/Little Darling Discussion

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Originally Posted by darkishstar OKAY! Lips sets! -Red: ADORE this set. Both are so pretty. Adore It and Racy are so gorgeous. Adore it is a watermelon-red. Very sheer, but very pretty. I think for people starting to get into color, this will be good for them Racy is soooo gorgeous, I can't wait till this is in my hands. It's frosty.. it's pigmented.. it's what I want. It's definitely a beautiful color. I actually like these reds better than Red She Said when I swatched it. I found these two much more unique. I don't care for the clear frosty lipglass, I wish there was a mini Red Romp or Cult of Cherry in there instead. But since I like 2 of the lippies and clear lipglass is not that bad of a thing to have, I had to have this set. Hope that helps some people out.

Thanks for the review. Did you have time to compare the lippies in the red lip bag with Red She Said?
I am looking for a red non-frost lipstick. TIA

 

[darkishstar]

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Originally Posted by bis Thanks for the review. Did you have time to compare the lippies in the red lip bag with Red She Said? I am looking for a red non-frost lipstick. TIA

Adore It and Red She Said are both blue based reds, but Adore It definitely has a pink to it and is very sheer. Red She Said is a dark red color and is totally different from Racy. Racy is a brick red, it's yellow based. Red She Said is also very pigmented, since it's an amplified creme and everything. So it's definitely different from the finish of Adore It and Racy. I personally still like Adore It and Racy better than Red She Said because they are more unique, but if you are looking for a non-frost red lipstick, it's a good choice. Or you can go for MAC Red... or Russian Red.. there's a lot of the matte colored ones you can try.

Hope that helps!

 

[Miss QQ]

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I tried on Warm Eyes today and it is fun and pretty!

I'm really tempted to get Smoky Eyes too.

 

[capmorlovesmac]

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Originally Posted by Susanne Ok, it is official! I dreamed about the red holiday brushes tonight Now it is getting time I can hold them in my hands for real

Aw this is so sweet! In 169+ hours we are finally able to jump into holiday collections heaven!

 

[Winthrop44]

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Originally Posted by darkishstar -Rose: Delicate Crush is very pretty. The other 2 colors, while pretty, probably won't show up on my pigmented lips, I didn't try the colors, but maybe my big sis will get this for me. Heh. The colors are definitely pretty, especially if you like pinks, but this won't work on pigmented lips, the lipsticks at least, the gloss definitely will. I wouldn't buy this with my own money though

Darkishstar, you NEED to have your big sis get you Rose Lips...I have very pigmented lips and these show up on me JUST FINE!!! They are gorgeous on!

 

[s0_fam0us]

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Okay, so I broke down and ended up buying all three brush sets (I know... it wasn't intentional, I swear). Honestly, I'm a MAC newbie and don't have any full size brushes to compare them to, but I reeeally like these brushes. They're very soft, and even after a thorough washing haven't shed more than a hair or two.

I think the bottom line is that even though I was on the fence about getting them, I'm glad I did. And at Nordstrom's for $35 a set as opposed to MAC's $49.50 a set, it was almost like buy 2 get one free.

 

[xoleaxo]

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i kinda want a brush set, just for travelling.. if they still have them next month, i might pick one or two up!

 

[Spinderella]

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Originally Posted by Leila_Lei Since I had no luck with a seperate thread, maybe it will find some more help here: Does anybody know the textures of the Lip Sets?

The rose and neutral-set includes a glaze and a lustre each. Is probably the same with the red set.

 

[mizuki~]

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I really wanted the Basic Brush set but I went to Nordstrom to check it out and left very disappointed. The 129SE was nothing like teh full sized one! It was so thin and flimsy...The pictures are so deceiving! It is definitely not as full as it looks..

 

[MzzRach]

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All 3 lip sets have a glaze, a lustre and a lipglass.

 

[bis]

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Originally Posted by darkishstar Adore It and Red She Said are both blue based reds, but Adore It definitely has a pink to it and is very sheer. Red She Said is a dark red color and is totally different from Racy. Racy is a brick red, it's yellow based. Red She Said is also very pigmented, since it's an amplified creme and everything. So it's definitely different from the finish of Adore It and Racy. I personally still like Adore It and Racy better than Red She Said because they are more unique, but if you are looking for a non-frost red lipstick, it's a good choice. Or you can go for MAC Red... or Russian Red.. there's a lot of the matte colored ones you can try. Hope that helps!

Thank you, that helps

Basically I am looking for a non-frost Port Red (love the colour).
So when the collection comes here, I will see which of the colours comes closest to that.
Racy sounds like it, but pinks do no look to great on me. Definitely will also look at MAC Red and Russian Red.

 

[coachkitten]

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The glaze in the rose lip bag doesn't even feel or look like a glaze. They both feel like lustres. I love, love, love the rose lip bag!

 

[elegant-one]

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Originally Posted by coachkitten The glaze in the rose lip bag doesn't even feel or look like a glaze. They both feel like lustres. I love, love, love the rose lip bag!

See, it does pay to enable others

I'm soooo glad you love the rose lips colors too! I adore them. I wear one or the other color every day. They've become my faves

 

[GlamYOURUs]

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I hope the rose lip bag is available after Nov 6th

I need my next paycheck!

 

[zeroxstar]

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.... has anybody who has the brushes noticed they are extra poor quality (compared to other SE brushes even?) - they not only shed a TON but they are suuuper scratchy... has anyone else noticed this or did I just get two fluke sets?

 

[cherr1pye]

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[cherr1pye]

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was gonna use that as a quote, sorry a newbie here, but totally agree with you! it's way inferior compared to the other SE...

 

[zeroxstar]

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^ seriously! I thought i got a good deal for $35 but these are AWFUL! i am returning both sets, which is sad, but the quality is comparable to.... i dunno, cheapo crappy drugstore brushes.

 

[coachkitten]

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Thanks for letting us know. I am not going to get any of these brush sets then.

 

[TISH1124]

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Originally Posted by rbella I think since I am so dang broke and all I really wanted was my big ass red gem anyway, I will glue the gem Audrey sent me to my spiced chocolate quad and rename it "Warm Palette".

You're so ghettofabulous!! I love ya!!