MAC Collections and How You Shop Them.
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giz2000
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Hmm..I remember last year.....LOL!
| Originally Posted by Juneplum ditto! if i love it and it works for my skin tone i buy it, but if not i don't.. this year i pretty much bought everything from the patternmaker, lure bait hooked, culturebloom and sundressing collections.. i completely passed on turquatic... it was SO meh to me.. don't even get me started on last year 
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Hmm..I remember last year.....LOL!
baby_love
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I buy whatever I like. if I don't like, I don't buy. like with A Muse, I loved the e/s duos, but I hated Persona/Screen Vinyl and Interview/Purple-x, I wasn't going to buy them so I could have all of them.
by buying only what you like and what you think is unique, you have enough money for other collections.
by buying only what you like and what you think is unique, you have enough money for other collections.
MAC_Pixie04
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I only get things that are brand new, LE, and totally unique when I'm collection shopping. For example, Vibrational lipglass from Turquatic looked clear on me, therefore I skipped it. And Turquatic eyeshadow=Aquadisiac, therefore, I skipped it. I never pick up any repromotes, not even in the special packaging. So Black Tied and Idol Eyes in the Lure packaging, I didn't even bother with because I have the option to buy those forever, until they get d/c which won't be anytime soon. Like the colored mascaras that are coming out with Untamed, I'll pick those up because I know I'll probably never see them again. I skipped Plushglasses and Technakohls because they're permanent, but I grabbed an MSF even though I couldn't afford it because they only come around maybe twice a year. If I can't get a pigment sample, and it's a pigment I really like, I'll either buy a sample from someone online, or buy the jar, make myself a large sample, and sell the rest/split it with my sis. Now that I'm unemployed, I notice how much more money I would have if I didn't buy every damn MAC item that crossed my path. Hindsight is 20/20 vision, aint it?
plkitten13
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2. You pick and choose from each collection that comes along based on just the things that you like.
that's me! i buy what i like, and only what i like. what's the point in spending money on things i won't use?
i also make sure not to buy anything too similar to what i already own. when lure came out, i asked myself, "how many turquoise eyeshadows do you really need?" i skipped waternymph, and picked up aquavert and sea myth instead, because they were unique colors and i didn't own anything like them. sure, aquadisiac =/= turquatic exactly, but let's face it, only a true addict will really notice a difference. and it's an expensive habit.
that's me! i buy what i like, and only what i like. what's the point in spending money on things i won't use?
i also make sure not to buy anything too similar to what i already own. when lure came out, i asked myself, "how many turquoise eyeshadows do you really need?" i skipped waternymph, and picked up aquavert and sea myth instead, because they were unique colors and i didn't own anything like them. sure, aquadisiac =/= turquatic exactly, but let's face it, only a true addict will really notice a difference. and it's an expensive habit.
cno64
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My buying habits pretty much follow choice #2.
Since I'm on a limited budget, I buy only the items that really "grab" me, and I've been known to skip some collections completely.
For example, I didn't buy a thing from either "A Muse" or "Avant Gold," because the colors in those collections simply don't work for me.
When a new collection is released, I usually check out any new pigments first, then lipsticks, then lLipglasses, then everything else. I usually buy everything that I'm going to buy from a collection the first day that it's out.
Since I'm on a limited budget, I buy only the items that really "grab" me, and I've been known to skip some collections completely.
For example, I didn't buy a thing from either "A Muse" or "Avant Gold," because the colors in those collections simply don't work for me.
When a new collection is released, I usually check out any new pigments first, then lipsticks, then lLipglasses, then everything else. I usually buy everything that I'm going to buy from a collection the first day that it's out.
industrialsludge
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I pick and choose but definitely still skip entire collections all together if I think the colors are too much like what I already have or if I think I won't use them enough to justify having them. Like, I really love Blow lipstick, but I never bought one because how often would I wear it? Probably never.
