MAC - Nail Trend F/W '09 (Jin Soon Choi for MAC Nail Lacquers) Discussion

[petitetamtam]

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Originally Posted by Susanne I really look forward to the nailpolishes!! Hope to get them on Monday with Makeup Art Cosmetics collection

Can´t wait to see the stuff in person...looking forward to see your haul...

 

[petitetamtam]

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Originally Posted by shonntew I think I am going to return my unused rich, dark, del. I purchased that and dry martini. I did a mani last night...used base and top coat and it was already chipped after I took my shower this am. Not happy. I can't return the one I have used can I?

that really sucks ! escpecially for dark colours where you see all the imperfections

 

[Rinstar]

I bought Dry Martini, the MA basically warned me not to buy it. He said he put it on and his fingers looked like poop....
But I liked the pictures I saw of it, so let's hope that was the bad lighting in Macy's and his skintone.

 

[stv578]

Hey everyone.

So I haven't tried them on my nails yet, but I held For Fun and OPI's Pamplona Purple side by side, and they are extremely close.

 

[sleepyhead]

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Originally Posted by stv578 Hey everyone. So I haven't tried them on my nails yet, but I held For Fun and OPI's Pamplona Purple side by side, and they are extremely close.

i thought Pamplona Purple is brighter though. for fun is closer to plug-in plum according to my swatches yesterday. i'll try to take pictures when i get home tonight

 

[jungleland]

Hi all, I just applied Dry Martini on my toes and it turned out to be a little streaky, nothing major like the horrible Seasonal Peach, but I thought you should know.

May I ask what's the price of the OPI polishes? Here in Singapore the MAC ones are 19 SGD and I saw the OPI ones only in one place and the price was 24SGD. Thanks.

 

[coachkitten]

I went to check these out today and I ended up getting nothing. I was disappointed but none of them seemed worth $12. Dry Martini was the most unique but I know that I would never wear kahki green on my nails. I have Sephora's Dark Room so that is close enough to Beyond Jealous that I didn't see the need to have both.

 

[caity88]

I got Dry Martini, For Fun, and Rich Dark Delicious. My only problem now is trying to decide which to wear first (especially since it has been in the high 90's and humid most of the week, def not inspiring fall fashions for me).

 

[caity88]

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Originally Posted by coachkitten I have Sephora's Dark Room so that is close enough to Beyond Jealous that I didn't see the need to have both.

That was the exact reason I didn't pick up Beyond Jealous, when I told that to the MA she looked at me like I was crazy!

 

[coachkitten]

If Beyond Jealous would have been more of a darkened teal I would have picked it up in a second but it was way more green than teal.

 

[Miss QQ]

I saw this collection today, together with Makeup Art Cosmetics. My favourite is Cool Reserve, while Dry Martini is awful to me. It looks like a dirty nail. I didn't buy Cool Reserve because I like Parlez Vous OPI? more.

 

[dreamer246]

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Originally Posted by Miss QQ I saw this collection today, together with Makeup Art Cosmetics. My favourite is Cool Reserve, while Dry Martini is awful to me. It looks like a dirty nail. I didn't buy Cool Reserve because I like Parlez Vous OPI? more.

Where did you see this collection?

 

[Ursula]

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Originally Posted by jungleland Hi all, I just applied Dry Martini on my toes and it turned out to be a little streaky, nothing major like the horrible Seasonal Peach, but I thought you should know. May I ask what's the price of the OPI polishes? Here in Singapore the MAC ones are 19 SGD and I saw the OPI ones only in one place and the price was 24SGD. Thanks.

I can't speak to Singapore $ amounts, but here in the states, OPI runs between $8 and $9 depending on where you buy it. MAC ones here are $12

 

[Winthrop44]

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Originally Posted by coachkitten If Beyond Jealous would have been more of a darkened teal I would have picked it up in a second but it was way more green than teal.

Does Beyond Jealous look alot more green/less black than Sephora's Dark Room? I've heard Dark Room is so black you can't tell it's green....do you agree? How does OPI Here Today Aragon Tomorrow compare to these 2?

 

[feeb]

I am not happy with Dry Martini..nice colour in the bottle..looked good on my finger in the store lighting..but when I put in on my nails last night and saw my hands this morning in daylight..yuck. I had to apply 3 coats and the colour came out darkish brown with a hint of green..but to me it looked like pooh on my fingers..not sure if its my skintone or what but I took it off right away and then put on Rich Dark Delicious which I love and seems to apply better. So Dry Martini is going back..too bad because in the bottle the colour is nice and it looked nice on my finger

. These are my first MAC polishes as I always us OPI.

 

[jessicalovesmac]

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Originally Posted by capmorlovesmac They look great but I am sure that there are similar colors from other brands especially similar to Dance All Night and For Fun... if not dead on then similar enough. Dirty Martini looks unique but it reminds me of toads.

Dry Martinin looks like a RBL color I have called "No More War" it's gorgeous but I can't see owning two. Honestly I'm waffling on this collection and think that ultimately I'll skip it. I've never purchased MAC polishes so I'm not sure about wear and application. Guess I'll stick with Rescue Beauty being my "polish crack".

 

[Ursula]

Rescue Beauty? I'll have to look them up. I'd like a true Olive Green, but like Feeb said, it's more brown than green. Just a touch of green is visible in natural light. I had the same exact experience.

 

[coachkitten]

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 Does Beyond Jealous look alot more green/less black than Sephora's Dark Room? I've heard Dark Room is so black you can't tell it's green....do you agree? How does OPI Here Today Aragon Tomorrow compare to these 2?

IMO Beyond Jealous' green is a touch more noticeable than Sephora's Dark room. I can see the green in Sephora's Dark room even in dim lighting but it really pops in the sun. It is VERY dark though. I am NW15 and both of them just looked a bit to dark on me. I need to get used to it.

I don't have OPI's Here Today Aragon Tomorrow so I can't compare them. I wish that beyond Jealous look more like a cream version whirlwind n/p from the Blue Storm collection. OMG that polish was soooo gorgeous!

 

[MissCrystal]

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Originally Posted by coachkitten I went to check these out today and I ended up getting nothing. I was disappointed but none of them seemed worth $12. Dry Martini was the most unique but I know that I would never wear kahki green on my nails. I have Sephora's Dark Room so that is close enough to Beyond Jealous that I didn't see the need to have both.

in canada they are $14 now no wayy i would pay that much for a n/l

 

[Camnagem]

I ended up getting both Cool Reserve and Beyond Jealous. I'm not peeing my pants excited over either of them, but they're pretty colors. Parlez Vous OPI has been on my wishlist for quite some time, so Cool Reserve fills that color spot for me. I was planning on getting Dark Room with my next Sephora trip, so now I can cross that one off my list too!

I'll be doing a full mani with Cool Reserve tomorrow and as long as I like the formula's staying power, I'll be keeping both.