MAC Hey, Sailor! (Summer 2012) Discussion

[Prettypackages]

Welp just canceled my Sun Dipped presale order and going to get Nars Albatross instead.

So this collection is a skip for me after all.

why?

 

[Spanky]

Welp just canceled my Sun Dipped presale order and going to get Nars Albatross instead. So this collection is a skip for me after all.

I missed a few pages of posts. May I ask why u canceled Sun Dipped??? Enjoy ur Albatross! I bought Lush Light Bronze from the Surf Baby collx. & my husband did not like it on me. To bronze or not to bronze...at least I got a slight discount on the LLB. I've been dying to get Albatross ever since Shellcat sang it's praises. I've recently become addicted to HL, therefore Albie is near the top of my wish list. Sephora needs to have another f & f discount so I can have a NARS haul. Please PM me if u can know of any must haves for NC20s. I have a few of their ES, which I loooove & one ES pencil, but no blushes or lippies yet. Thanks!

 

[xpinkglitter]

How do you like To Catch a Sailor? What skin tone are you?

I have light skin with a bit of a tan at the moment. It looks like a nice frosty nude lip on me. I'll try to post a picture eventually. I wrote a description on how it looks on me a few posts up

 

[Spanky]

A few questions: 1. Are there a good dupe for SI or Hibiscus??? Does not need to be MAC. 2. I hated the way Vegas Volt looked on me do you all think that I'm going to dislike SLV on me?, I love bold lips, especially reds, but I'm trying to branch out...especially in the Nude (fingers crossed for TCAS)

1. I'm not sure what dupes exist for Hibiscus. I've heard that Toxic Tale is a brighter, pinker lippie, but I believe that was LE also. You may want to check your local CCO if you want Hibiscus. If they don't have it available/you're unable to get there, my CCO still has it in stock and I'd be more than happy to head over and pick one up for you this weekend. 

You all FREAKING ROCK MY WORLD with your offers to go & hunt down things for others! I can't get over it & oh so is oh so special...she's made my day since I woke up!. I know my CCO doesn't have Hibiscus, so let me look at some swatches & I just might take u up on that offer!!!

 

[NitaNinja]

What's everybody's favorite product(s) from this collection?

Mine are Crew, Fleet Fast, Sun Dipped, and Emerald Sea. Special mentions go to the 167SH!

Fleet Fast. It suprised me the most. Didnt think it would work on nw45

 

[Prettypackages]

I wonder how nude on board compares to the bobbi brown gold color in the Miami collection. They also have a lippie that reminds me of flamingo.

Any ideas on how nude on board will look on golden nc44 skin? Any ideas if it is like the gold in the wonder woman msf from last year? Golden Lariat. (BTW, I forgot how pretty the coral was in that palette).

Is fleet fast like lovecloud?

Fleet fast is reminding me of Sur and Bit of an Apple in some swatches.
It depends on the skintone.

The bronzers are pretty, but I need to see them more on woc, and I have a feeling I can skip and find better, or just as good stuff out there. I know I'm looking for something that will add a lil color and one to sculpt. That's all I know. LOL

I love the eyeliners, but I wanted them for the waterline... So I am regrettably skipping.

I think I want the lip tint. Just to throw some color on.

I saw a pic of someone with golden undertones wearing salute... purty...

The next thing I'll buy, blindly are the red/orange lipglosses.

Well my box came. gonna go play, after I watch nurse jackie, and cook! LOL

 

[erinmichelle87]

received my HS order today! I got Crew, Fleet Fast, and Launch Away. My first thoughts are I LOVE the packaging, a lot more than I thought I would! The blushes are both really beautiful, loving the newer mac blushes. Crew looks awesome, wish there was more of the purple color!

I am leaving for Hawaii on Thursday morning, and after reading all the great reviews on the 167SH so I ordered it on the mac site and upgraded to overnight shipping for five bucks so I get it before I leave it will be the perfect travel brush.

 

[Spanky]

hi guys. i stumble on this site while trying to find swatches. so happy i found this website.:heart2:  i ordered fleet fast, sail la vie, salute, rivera life and orange tempera my order is suppose to arrive tomorrow. im filled with excitement:yahoo: to get it. now i want red racer because of you guys

Welcome dolluv21! it sounds like u got some good pieces, enjoy & let us know what u think.

 

[Spanky]

OOOH great picture honey on boost! Have fun! No one needs to know what's in those boxes! U might want to lock it all up so no one gets in ur stash. Ur not a nut case 4 getting 3 boxes of MU. A nut case is one that sends themselves flowers

Oh you have one of those too?? :lmao: Luckily our resident crazy pants is no longer employed here.

ROFL. I think every office is suppossed to have a really bizarre person, it makes things...interesting, especially when u have to sit near them! it's similar to the rule in school that there is the 1 person that always has to ask questions or keep the discussion going, long after it should, just so they can look superior & more knowledable than everyone else!

 

[Prettypackages]

Just saw on Allura's site that fleetfast is similiar to peachykeen. YAY! Have NC 44 and darker notice this?

 

[kimibos]

SPANKY!! in the surf baby thread it was mention that a dupe for hibiscus was Sheen supreme korean candy for some. since i have both i did this swatches.

maybelline Coral Crush, SS Korean Candy, Hibiscus, Watch Me Simmer


H is a similar to WMS but you can see the Orange in H more than WMS
KC is really similar but its way more Orange next to each other you can see the pink/red undertones of H
the maybelline CC is way more pink and its more of a close dupe for WMS

in here you can see how the flash picks up the pink in Hibiscus compare to the Orange in KC


*hope this helps someone

 

[Piarpreet]

my box is here!!!! BUT the college mail room is closed!!!!!!!

 

[Spanky]

Don't shoot me ladies and gents but I am glad that the pick up in store option at Nordies isn't available just yet. Alot of stores are having huge events late this week (including the one I go to) and they are still processing preorders. Since some of this is limited stock at the counter (i.e. mine only got 3 Sun Dipped bronzers) it seems only fair that preorders should have access to in store stock first. I hope everyone is able to get what they want off the site. I find Nordie's delivers pretty fast to my area.

Not to mention on the 23rd & 24th they are having double points if you are using  your Nordstrom card (which I am). 

those damn double Nordies points are enablers! Come hell or high water, I'm going to try my hardest to get to Nordies. This may be the time when I get A/1 Chanel product & A/1 NARS product & perhaps another mini HS haul. Thanks for letting me know about those points, u are now an enabler, as well

 

[Prettypackages]

yay! my ordered came this morning.

i love everything. i was a little scared of fleet fast, i thought it would be to light on my skin tone ( im nw45 mac) but its gorg and salute is a very nice lipstick i used chestnut lipliner and orange tampera lipgloss its just lovely. getting red racer on thursday and nautical navy

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ohh post a pic of that lippie combo!!!!

 

[toautumn]

my box is here!!!! BUT the college mail room is closed!!!!!!!

This is exactly how I feel when I come home and find out that I have missed the UPS guy by five minutes

 

[Spanky]

I NEED Crew. I mean I don't need Crew. Ahh! I can't figure out if I want this or not. It looks so pretty. But I just ordered the Vera Powders so that SHOULD suffice, right? Anti enablers please step up

Ok, I'll play. I'm a mother and a natural bossy boots, so kicking butt comes naturally. You don't need Crew. I know you think you WANT Crew, but it doesn't sound like you're even sure of that.  I knew all along that Crew would be too cold toned for me, but it was so pretty that I wanted it to work. I finally got to swatch it yesterday, and it's just as cool as I imagined. I don't doubt that someone with cooler or more neutral skin tones would see warmth in this, but on my skin it was almost a sheer candy floss pink. Not a good look for someone with my yellow undertones. I could see it looking gorgeous on someone who could carry that colour, but I think I recall you saying that pink isn't your friend. While I'm far from an expert, Crew also seems like more of a light blush than a true highlighter for paler skintones. It sounds like you're lusting after a highlighter, so this might not be the right product for you, even if the colour is to your liking. Ok, that's all I've got. Someone else will need to step in to talk you down. :nono:

See, Audrey I had a feeling about u! Thank u! U couldn't be more right about talkin' my a-- down about Crew. As much as I want to love Crew I'm so unsure it's not worth it to throw $ like that. I've posted a million times that people can't seem to find its place in their repetoire & several people, whom I trust their style & recommendations just straight up said they did NOT like it & not to waste the $. I'm not even going to swatch it! I swear! It's similar to Lightscapade...i know its people's HG HL & I just recently got addicted to HL, therefore I may be totally missing out, but when I swatched it, I was immediately deflated. For my skin tone & taste it did nothing for me. So, I'm going to be sensible & save my HL fulfillment to Albatross, hoping that it works for me & at least 1 of the HLs from HC! Thanks Aud!!!

 

[aradhana]

Just saw on Allura's site that fleetfast is similiar to peachykeen. YAY! Have NC 44 and darker notice this?

i was wondering the same, but i think audrey mentioned earlier that they aren't that similar except the sparkle factor...maybe it depends on skin tone?

 

[Spanky]

Ok, I'll play. I'm a mother and a natural bossy boots, so kicking butt comes naturally. You don't need Crew. I know you think you WANT Crew, but it doesn't sound like you're even sure of that.  I knew all along that Crew would be too cold toned for me, but it was so pretty that I wanted it to work. I finally got to swatch it yesterday, and it's just as cool as I imagined. I don't doubt that someone with cooler or more neutral skin tones would see warmth in this, but on my skin it was almost a sheer candy floss pink. Not a good look for someone with my yellow undertones. I could see it looking gorgeous on someone who could carry that colour, but I think I recall you saying that pink isn't your friend. While I'm far from an expert, Crew also seems like more of a light blush than a true highlighter for paler skintones. It sounds like you're lusting after a highlighter, so this might not be the right product for you, even if the colour is to your liking. Ok, that's all I've got. Someone else will need to step in to talk you down. :nono:

I am usually an enabler but what Audrey said here is right. When I swatched (with my finger, but still) Crew it did not seem like a highlighter one bit to me. I am NC10. I don't even think it would be a light blush on me unless I use a fan or stippling brush to apply it, it seemed rather normal-blush-pigmented on my arm and it wasn't even all that shimmery.  And this is coming from somebody who is quite excited to get Crew!

Thank u to Audrey C., FadBurger & PixieDancer for saving me from Crew. It's officially off my list! crew. Will not even swatch! Promise!

 

[Prettypackages]

so refined golden is more red than soft sand? I think I'm starting to see the differences now. still don't know which one I like. Remember that huge list I started off with?? LMAO

 

[Spanky]

So my box was supposed to arrive today so I went outside to see if it arrived yet and it didn't. So I came back in and looked up the tracking information and apparently it was delivered 20 minutes ago... uh..MAC!?

xpinkglliter, oh, I'm sorry to hear this! Was this resolved??? Hope so.