Audrey C
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It would be perfect for a holiday collection (although not very 60s inspired).
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HoneyMilk
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The only thing that works really well for me is a super thin bent eyeliner brush. I tend to end up with cat eyes if I use the 211 brush
Mac-Guy
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Are you a Pro member? If not, then you won't be able to see it.
xasperadastra
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I'm happy it's up on PRO so I'll soon see some great swatches! I may skip this collection because I have to save for my first products from Nars and Bobbi brown but I must see everything Mac before I miss something I like! Most of all I want to see Local wares!
MissTT
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Thanks for the tip. I purchased one this year, but sent it back to Sephora because I couldn't get it figured out. Granted I only tried it twice For years I've only worn very basic makeup whenever I do apply it (b/c I think I look pretty good w/o it) so wings, cat eye, and even smoky eye elude me. Recently I decided to improve my skills and break out of my rut.The only thing that works really well for me is a super thin bent eyeliner brush. I tend to end up with cat eyes if I use the 211 brush
mousygiggles
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Dear Mac-Guy, do you think Hidden Treasure is similar to Early Morning? They look so close to me!
lilinah
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Very little in this collection interests me. It's nice enough, but, fortunately for me - after spending so much on the Heavenly Creature collection - it's just not doing it for me.
I am blushed out after Casual Color and Heavenly Creature, as well as getting Blond and Redhead and Azalea Blossom and Vintage Grape and Pink Cult earlier this year, so the blushes are a skip. And the eye shadow duos are also a definite pass.
I'm only interested in
-- one mattene lipstick - Fun Finds - light nude pink - and it isn't a Must Have. I like the other mattenes i have, i'm just not into reds and oranges;
-- one lipglass - Restless - dark burnt bronze;
-- one Fluidline - Local Wares - mid-tone olive with multi-dimensional pearlized pigments - i have a soft spot for olive on my hazel eyes;
-- one nail lacquer - I have Mean & Green, so i want to check out Styleseeker, since the swatches i've seen make it look unusual, and i could probably tolerate a red or orange on my nails far more than on my lips (even though my nails all broke while i was camping for two weeks earlier this month). But MAC's nail polish formulas have been a disappointment - i like enough colors, but they just aren't worth the price. So i might go looking for a dupe - several have been suggested here.
That's only 4 products -- at most -- out of the 23 in the collection, and if i don't get any, well, all the better for shopping the Holiday collection
I am blushed out after Casual Color and Heavenly Creature, as well as getting Blond and Redhead and Azalea Blossom and Vintage Grape and Pink Cult earlier this year, so the blushes are a skip. And the eye shadow duos are also a definite pass.
I'm only interested in
-- one mattene lipstick - Fun Finds - light nude pink - and it isn't a Must Have. I like the other mattenes i have, i'm just not into reds and oranges;
-- one lipglass - Restless - dark burnt bronze;
-- one Fluidline - Local Wares - mid-tone olive with multi-dimensional pearlized pigments - i have a soft spot for olive on my hazel eyes;
-- one nail lacquer - I have Mean & Green, so i want to check out Styleseeker, since the swatches i've seen make it look unusual, and i could probably tolerate a red or orange on my nails far more than on my lips (even though my nails all broke while i was camping for two weeks earlier this month). But MAC's nail polish formulas have been a disappointment - i like enough colors, but they just aren't worth the price. So i might go looking for a dupe - several have been suggested here.
That's only 4 products -- at most -- out of the 23 in the collection, and if i don't get any, well, all the better for shopping the Holiday collection
mousygiggles
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The last ones were $27.50 in the US.
Audrey C
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Thanks. I really don't like buying potted shadows, and it would make me crazy to pay some insane premium for these when I'll be so tempted to depot them the instant they arrive. Singled potted shadows are $18 here and $14 for palette shadows.
mousygiggles
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Yes, I really want to depot the duos I have already but I am chicken!
Audrey C
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I've depotted quads before without any problem. It's no biggie.
Mac-Guy
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What most people don't realize is that any kind of sunscreen will fade after a few hours. So even if you start the day with SPF 45 at 8am, by 11am it will be dramatically reduced. Thus unless you reapply - which might be difficult when wearing make up - you are exposed to the UV radiation. In that case, the best option - yet not ideal - is to use a powder product, e.g. MSFN, to shield the skin against the sun.I've narrowed my list to Marché aux Puces, On the Hunt and Local Wares. I'm prepared to order all of those blind. I love olive green and I'm confident that I'll love the fluidline. I have Dark Diversion and really like it; I bought it and Dark Envy from the Canadian website in May.
I'll wait to see the Mattenes in person; I just ordered Moscow (skipping Scarlet Ibis) and Amsterdam (skipping Rocker) so I'm not sure that I still want Camden Chic. I have quite a few reds now (VG1, Ruffian Red, Fire Sign) and may wait for a more Queen's Sin like colour. I have Sail la Vie and Autumn Leaves (adore that one) and I don't want to dupe oranges either. Fall colours are the most flattering on me but I have way too many lippies on the go as it is and I'm tempted by all of the fall purple lippies being launched. I'd love to find one that works for someone as warm toned as I am.
Unfortunately, despite wearing SPF 45 religiously on my vacation, I still tanned quite a bit. I can still manage my tinted moisturizer in medium, but my foundations are all too light for me and I don't want to add a darker one to what I already have open. I tan way too easily - I loved that when I was in my teens/early 20s but hate it now.I hope it fades quickly since I prefer to wear foundation to work.
Having said that, I would not recommend a very high SPF when one is mainly inside, e.g. during work if you have an office job. Most skins will react to sunscreen over the time, most noticeable is dry spots or dry skin in general. Sunscreen can be very abrasive indeed and result in allergies or hypersensitive skin.
I religiously wear sunscreen when I am outside, but when I know I will be mostly inside, I try to avoid products with higher SPF, especially when I layer several products suchs as a moisturizer, beauty balm, foundation, as my skin gets too dry. On beach vacations, however, I usually use at least SPF 70 or higher in addition to powder veils.
Audrey C
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I didn't wear much makeup on my vacation - usually just sunscreen, a paint pot/mascara and a CSG. Oh, and a touch of blot powder here and there but more often I used blotting sheets. It was far too hot for a full face of makeup, primer or no primer. I did make a point of reapplying sunscreen noonish each day, but it wasn't enough. I just tan very easily. Maybe I needed more than SPF 45. None of us burnt so it obviously was effective, but I tanned way more than the rest of the family.
My routine moisturizer has SPF20, but I doubt I apply enough to really provide good sun protection. So far I've not had any dryness as a result and since I'm at the office most days it provides enough protection. It probably helps that my skin is combination oily to begin with so dryness has never been an issue for me. I keep waiting - at this rate I'll still have oily skin at 50!
NinaE
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The new quads ? How do you do it ?
HoneyMilk
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Check videos on YouTube. They take a bit more time than the old quads but are mostly the same process as the pots.
HoneyMilk
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They will probably go up soon as quads are now $40... So $28.50? I bet Mac is loving the duos because they get way more money for two than four.
