MAC Alluring Aquatic Collection (May 22, 2014)

[BrknFlwr85]

I want a hot air balloon on my arm! My wedding is July 26 and everything is paid for except like $300 for the photographer sooo I shouldn't feel guilty spending on myself

I know a girl who has a hot air balloon on her arm, it is so pretty. My mom and I got matching dreamcatchers on our legs back in November.

 

[mousygiggles]

Yeah my husband cut soda out too he's gained some weight but it's mainly from my cooking and I don't think he does enough cardio when he works out but he doesn't listen to me haha. I can't cut soda it's my life force LOL which I know is an issue too and need to cut down out least.

I am 2.5 years soda free after being a multi can a day kinda girl or a 1lt of Diet Dew if I was out. It is the best thing I have ever done.

 

[Dolly Snow]

I have a feeling that this isn't going to be up soon, but like super early around 5:30AM California time. Whack attack.

I've been saying that since the beginning lol

 

[DarylandCarole]

878 new posts since this morning???? Oh helllllllllz no to reading all of it before posting. I did see the whole collection today and will be somewhat brief: First off, I dunno…the COMPACT didn't thrill me to death. Honestly preferred the Proenza packaging. I think I liked the way the packaging worked the best on the lipsticks, to tell the truth. But, packaging be damned - it's what in them that counts (to me!) So, Aphrodite's Shell: I loved it. It's not quite as wonderful as my dearly beloved Lush Light Bronze, but it didn't pull orange on me at all (NC15), nor was it unmanageably dark, stiff, hard to blend or shimmery, glittery or even sheen-y. It's a fine addition to the Extra Dimension line. I wasn't going to buy a bronzer, but AS was really excellent, especially the finish on the skin, which was super duper natural, even less light reflective than the Careblend bronzers, but not matte or heavy looking at all. For someone who hasn't bought a new bronzer since Surf Baby and LLB, and wasn't planning on buying another unless I was very impressed - well, I'm buying it! It is good. It had a very classy and realistic, nude pink pale tan effect on me - even more subtle than LLB, in fact. I was sold. I was really hoping Delphic would work too, since it doesn't look orange-y in the pan, but it did in fact pull a little too orange on me. My MA liked it, but I much preferred AS. Another gal was in there trying things on who was NC35 and Delphic looked PHENOMENAL on her - it was so beautiful on her. If you are NC35 or NC40, Delphic is for you and you will go bananas over it. These are the nicest bronzer finish MAC has come out with since the Careblend ones, imo. 

• The lipsticks didn't much work for me, sorry to say. Mystical had just a twinge too much brown although it was SO CLOSE to being a fantastic MLBB like my favorite One of a Kind. It could be dealt with with a pale pink lip pencil, but I don't need to hassle with that. If you're more medium skin toned, it'll be great and it will definitely look much pinker on deep skin tones for sure.
• Siren Song reminded me very very much of Tropical Mist from Carine Roitfeldt. That wasn't the perfect nude for me and SS wasn't either, but if you are NW and fair, you will love it. It will be an excellent replacement for TM, perhaps just the teeniest bit warmer than that one, but not so much it'd be bad for NW.
• Enchanted One was very similar to Cozy Up, but a little bit browner and darker (just by a hair). Cozy Up is better on me than EO, which is going to be a HG matte nude for people with deeper skin than mine. Again, if you're NC35-40, or even darker, this is one to give a major major look at. It might be OK for fair NC people if you wished Cozy Up was a little browner and less peachy - it's going to look more orange on NW, but not necessarily in a bad way - but buyer beware and try before buy and all that. Personally, I love Cozy Up, but Runway Hit is even better for me and I don't need EO.
• Pet Me Please is the same old PMP - I love this one very much and it will look especially awesome under the very pearlescent lip glosses in this collection. I already have a tube of it from its first release, though. I've used quite a bit of it, but I'm not sure I need a BU. I'm considering it, since PMP is quite unique in it's frostiness and grey nude lilac undertone. It's best under lip gloss, but it's not a dry frost, it looks and feels moist. 
• I did looooove Goddess of the Sea, though. It's the only lipstick of the whole bunch I am going to get. On my pigmented lips, it looks the way my dearly beloved Flaunting It does, but with more violet and less brown. It's like a cooler, more violet Flaunting It or a less reddish, softer Bust Out, and for this, it is LOVE LOVE LOVE. Super soft and pretty and smooth. Looks amazing under some of the glosses, like Clear Water and Modern Lure. This is the lipstick for me!!

Those glosses….let me just say, this is the first MAC collection I can recall where I loved the glosses MORE than the lipsticks. Who would've thunk it? All of them, other than Peachstock, are either highly pearlized - like massively more than any others with that finish (which I love) or super glittery - they all reminded me of Lip Gelee style. Peachstock was the one I wasn't going to bother with, but after I tried it on, I decided it was on too - it's outrageously pigmented, didn't settle into the lip lines, looks like a wet look lipstick almost. I just ate dinner with it on and it's stayed on! I'll go on about everything else in the next post.

Thanks, Liba! I loved the Lip Gelees and still have a few. Might have to buy Water Dieties after all. Thanks so much for the info.

 

[mulderitsme]

I know a girl who has a hot air balloon on her arm, it is so pretty. My mom and I got matching dreamcatchers on our legs back in November.

I want like the cutest, girliest hot air balloon ever. Like lavendar and mint and pink and hearts all over it. It's gonna be the best!

 

[sureshedid]

Ughhh I'm so frustrated! I bought everything I wanted last night, except for Legendary Lure because it just says coming soon. I keep refreshing to see if I can get LL but no luck. I hope they have more stock when the release the collection for everyone online, and not just for Pros. I bought SOO much, but LL is the one item out of the collection that I absolutely must have.

 

[mousygiggles]

I've been saying that since the beginning lol

It is usually like that, or smack dab in the middle of the work day.

 

[valkolak]

Thanks for the deets, Liba!

 

[breatheonbeat]

me right now

pretend its the mac page

 

[BrknFlwr85]

Yeah my husband cut soda out too he's gained some weight but it's mainly from my cooking and I don't think he does enough cardio when he works out but he doesn't listen to me haha. I can't cut soda it's my life force LOL which I know is an issue too and need to cut down out least.

Yea you should really try to cut out soda, I did and it still amazes me how much better I feel all the way around. Even if you can't cut it out completely, at least try to cut high fructose corn syrup from your diet. One of my professors made us learn all about it and I was in absolute shock at how awful it is. That stuff is pure poison and harder on your body than drinking a can of beer. It is in literally everything, even bread, so read ingredient labels.

 

[aradhana]

It is usually like that, or smack dab in the middle of the work day.

oh those ones are the worst!

 

[MakeupQueen4]

I have a feeling that this isn't going to be up soon, but like super early around 5:30AM California time. Whack attack.

ugh that would be like 3:30am my time. I need to move to the east coast. This stalking life is getting to real. Not for the faint of heart haha

 

[LiliV]

I have a feeling that this isn't going to be up soon, but like super early around 5:30AM California time. Whack attack.

I really hope it's not around then, that's when I'm out cold sleeping! Lol I always miss ones that launch early morning like 8-10 am EST

 

[erine1881]

Does anyone have swatches of what comes naturally vs naked vs saunter?

Here ya go! (In order of request)

I've always heard tattoos hurt but once you get one they can become addicting.

Of course they hurt! You're getting 9-36 needles jabbed into your skin. And yes, they're very addictive. I need to make my appointment for my 17th one!

What exactly do they do when they're threading your brows? I have only ever gotten my brows done once, and they were waxed. I'm curious. I need the top of my brows cleaned up..

They use thread to rip out a row of hair all at once, similar to waxing, but more precise, because it removes less hair at a time. And contrary to what people say, it lasts the same amount of time as waxing. It's removes hair the exact same way, from the follicle, so the length of time that the hair grows back is no different.

 

[Abrilita02]

I was really hoping Delphic would work too, since it doesn't look orange-y in the pan, but it did in fact pull a little too orange on me. My MA liked it, but I much preferred AS. Another gal was in there trying things on who was NC35 and Delphic looked PHENOMENAL on her - it was so beautiful on her. If you are NC35 or NC40, Delphic is for you and you will go bananas over it. These are the nicest bronzer finish MAC has come out with since the Careblend ones, imo. 

Thanks, Liba! Delphic is back on my list!

 

[MaitaiFluff]

I napped and am ready to stalk.

 

[erine1881]

I've been saying that since the beginning lol

Right!? People don't read.

 

[Genn]

I have to drive for part of my job so I can't be to sleep deprived. I don't need to get in a wreck because I was stalking makeup.

 

[Ajigglin]

Not at all.

 

[lipstickaddict]

Right!? People don't read.

Right!