MAC Cosmetics Collection as of September 2007

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This is my collection as it stands September 1st, 2007. Obviously with SO many huge collections coming out, it’s likely to grow quite a bit in the next few months, lol!

Just as an “FYI” type introduction to my collection, please realize that I have been a huge MAC Cosmetics fan since late 2004, so it isn’t as if I acquired everything in a matter of a few days. I’ve also purged my collection from time to time, which is why there is an awful lot of limited edition/discontinued products versus products from the permanent line. I’m so busy learning and using newer products that I simply end up without much time for most of the permanent products!

BLUSHES

Column 1: Ablaze
Column 2: Afterdusk, Margin, Fleurry, Other Worldly
Column 3: Plum Foolery, Don’t Be Shy, Petalpoint, Desirous
Palette 1: Dollymix, Pink Swoon, Shimmersweet, Taupe, Cubic, Cantaloupe
Palette 2: Primpin’/Golden Kitty, Sunbasque, Ambering Rose, Foolish Me, Stray Rose, Springsheen


Loverush, Fever, Harmony

QUADS

Top (12 o’clock) clockwise: Gentle Fume quad, self-made quad, Liza AM quad, self-made quad, Smoking quad

EYESHADOW POTS

Firespot, Camel, Expresso, Rose Blanc, Romping, Goin’ Bananas, Wondergrass, Fab ‘n Flashy, Blue Storm, Cumulus,

Thunder, Cloudburst, Stormwatch

EYESHADOW PANS

Palette 1 (reds, pinks), left to right, top to bottom: Antiqued, Cranberry, Limo, Coppering, Expensive Pink, Til Daybreak,

Passionate, Living Pink, Pink Papillon, Up-do, Rule, Juiced, Gorgeous Gold, Femme Noir, Greensmoke
Palette 2 (greens, teals), left to right, top to bottom: Sable Wrap, Scarab, Velvet Moss, Humid, Lucky Green, Overgrown,

Juxt, Metamorph, Aquavert, A Bluer Blue, Shimmermoss, Melody
Palette 3 (browns), left to right, top to bottom: Arena, Jasmine, Beautyburst, Texture, Rye, Tendermetal, Summer

Neutral, Elite, Woodwinked, Valet, Patina
Palette 4 (blues, purples), left to right, top to bottom: Smut, Bronze, Cork, Embark, Satin Taupe, Pearl of the Earth,

Thunder, Sketch, Stars ‘n Rockets, Gallant, Cinders, Electric Eel, Freshwater, Deep Truth
Palette 5 (neutrals), left to right, top to bottom: Grain, White Tie, Vellum, Rite of Spring, Motif, Bisque, Blurr,

Performance, Malt, Say Yeah, Shroom, Hush, Taupe Note, Silver Ring

PIGMENTS

Row 1: Accent Red, Pinked Mauve, Revved Up, Fuchsia, All Girl, Pink, Apricot Pink, Pink Opal, Pink Bronze, Copper,

Rushmetal, Coppersparkle,
Row 2: Off the Radar, Melon, Deckchair, Dazzleray, Jardin Aires, Lily White, Shimmertime, Gold Mode, Golden Lemon,

Gold, Yellow, Gold Dusk,
Row 3: Provence, Quick Frost, Steel Blue, Blue, Aire de Blu, Azreal Blue, Deep Blue Green, Teal, Emerald Green, Kelly

Green, Golder’s Green, Chartreuse,
Row 4: True Chartreuse, Copperized, Night Light, Old Gold, Golden Olive, Pastorale, Mauvement, Smoke Signal,

Maroon, Violet, Pink Pearl, Lovely Lily,
Row 5: Blue Brown, Sunpepper, Coco Beach, Cocomotion, Sunnydaze, Coco, Softwash Grey, Softwashed, Silver, Silver

Fog, Dark Soul

LIPGLASS

Column 1: Check Please, Boundless, Racy, Wondershine, Dejarose, Standing Ovation, Sweetie Cake, Crystal Rose,

Pink Meringue, Bodymind, Bait, Apex, Synched Up, Vital Spark, Energy, Vibrational, Backlit, Pink Grapefruit, Tartlette,

Perfectly Pink, Moonbathe, Soft and Slow,
Column 2: Moonstone, Lip 65, Glamoursun, Young Spark, Illicit, Bazaarish, Algorithm, Tres Cher!, Pink Clash,

Magnetique, Hothouse, Negligee, Atmospheric, Lull, Lightswitch, Optical, Flashtronic, Poetique, Mouthwatering,

Pas-de-deux, Lightning, Prestigious

PROLONGWEARS

Alta Moda, Lasting Lust, Femme Forever, Luv-4-Ever, Persist, For Keeps, Overstated

LINERS

Kohl powers: Feline, Mystery, Orpheus, Raven; Graphblack technakohl; Stud brown pencil; Cremestick liners:

Cranapple, Pink Treat, Summerfruit

BRUSHES

187, 150, 136, 168, 266, 194, 190, 168, 187, 249, 219, 239; 2 182s

LIPSTICKS

Row 1: Burnin’, Wild ‘Bout you, Pomposity, Red No. 5, Vivia Glam, Rockocco, Girl About Town, Fashionably Fuchsia,

Full Fuchsia, Fusion Pink
Row 2: Rebel Rose, Show Orchid, Kissable, A Stroke of Lust, Strawberry Blonde, Cockatease, Sweetie, Florabundi,

CB96,
Row 3: Overrich, Curtsy, Tiger Tiger, Thrills, Mellow Flame, Mari-Sheeno, Up Note, Viva Glam VI
Row 4: Velvet Teddy, Malt, Sparks Can Fly, Barely Lit, Cherish, Awaken, Style It Up, Brew,
Row 5: Politely Pink, Soft Lust, Violetta, Capricious, Fun Fun

MISCELLANEOUS

Bronzing powder, Blue Herizon liquidlast liner, Aqualine liquidlast liner, Molten Sol liquidlast liner, Greenplay liquidlast liner,

Astral Rays glimmershimmer, Twinks glimmershimmer, Diana Ross Beauty Powder

PAINT POTS

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103 Responses to “MAC Cosmetics Collection as of September 2007”

  1. Noel

    Sunday, September 2, 2007

    You’re collection is so gorgeous!! :) I love all the colors, haha. I hope I can grow my collection to the size of yours one day…it stinks being a newbie, hehe. :P

    • Christine

      Friday, September 7, 2007

      Thanks, Noel! :) Your wallet might start hating you, though!

  2. Tiffany

    Sunday, September 2, 2007

    Wow that is alot of colors, you have a great collection.

    • Christine

      Friday, September 7, 2007

      Thanks, Tiffany! It can be a bit overwhelming, but fun always.

  3. Graciela Ceferino

    Sunday, September 2, 2007

    Hello, I’m Argentine, you can tell me where i can buy your products, please? I really want to know. I live in a small city north of Buenos Aires, and i’m looking for you!!Thanks

    • Christine

      Friday, September 7, 2007

      Hi hun! I’m not sure where you can find MAC Cosmetics products, but the best thing is to go to their site, http://www.maccosmetics.com and look for a retailer near you.

  4. Jenny

    Sunday, September 2, 2007

    Hey! I luv ur collection! So pretty.

    I have a quick question for you, it’s not about makeup though. What is the type of text/font style you used in your last pic to label your paints?? I work w/ photoshop a lot and would love to use a text like that! Thx for ur help. :-)

    • Christine

      Friday, September 7, 2007

      Hey Jenny! I use the font 04b_03b for that.

  5. Janis

    Sunday, September 2, 2007

    Wow I really love your pigment, lipglass and lipstick collection. I’m happy to say that my lipstick collection is growing as well thanks to the empty pots of e/s I’ve accumulated this past 2 years. I recently got 4 free lipsticks yay!!–first time I’ve gotten stuff for free in exchange for something I’d normally throw away. Hope my pigment collection can catch up with my lipsticks lol!

    By the way, do you really get to use all of your pigments? Or do you have some colors that you totally don’t have any use for?

    • Christine

      Friday, September 7, 2007

      Thanks, Janis! My lipstick collection started off slow in the beginning (and it used to be larger, but I managed to get it down a bit). Yay! B2M is great :D

      I’ve used all at some point, but there are definitely ones that I rarely reach for.

  6. Karen

    Tuesday, September 4, 2007

    There’s not much I can say about these pictures except WOW! I’m jealous of your Paint Pots!

    • Christine

      Friday, September 7, 2007

      I want to see your collection ;P They do look pretty standing together, don’t they? LOL.

  7. jennifer

    Wednesday, September 19, 2007

    me = jealous!! awesome collection!! =]

    • Christine

      Thursday, September 20, 2007

      lol! :D

  8. Christina

    Friday, September 21, 2007

    THIS is absolutely ridiculous. What a terrible waste of money…you should feel guilty don’t you know that there are starving children in this world. Grow up and spend money on worthwhile things.

    • hannika

      Wednesday, October 31, 2007

      WOW. excuse me Mother Theresa! Christina, you need to relax a little. If you’re such a humanitarian, why dont you go to Africa and save the many people dying.

      and if you do so, we’ll all follow along.

      in the mean time, please go visit the united nations website or the ShareLife website while we feel ‘guilty’ over our passion for cosmetics. : )

    • Rashmi

      Wednesday, November 7, 2007

      Hello Missy!

      if you are so bothered about the starving kids, you first of all should,nt be on this website looking at her collection.

      And its not your money she is spending. She is spending her own. Its a free world, she can do whatever the hell she likes

      you should really mind your own business

      • zainy

        Tuesday, January 1, 2008

        God u r SO DAMN JEALOUS,of cristine collection…ANYONE CAN SMELL THAT!!LADISE LIKE U ARE A STAIN ON FEMALES PERSONALITY!!

        Zainy..

        • zainy

          Tuesday, January 1, 2008

          my message was for ”HANNIKA”NOT FOR ”RASHMI”

    • Tori

      Thursday, January 24, 2008

      haha yeah why are you here
      yelling at us. shouldn’t you
      be out helping others

    • Ashley

      Friday, January 25, 2008

      Are you KIDDING ME? I just saw this post, but wow. I highly highly highly doubt that every spare cent you make goes to UNICEF. I’m sure you buy CDs, DVDs, iPods, extra clothes + shoes, junk food, soda, VitaminWater, an SUV, magazines, books, etc. for your own personal enjoyment with money you could very well be donating to charity yourself. However, because you’d rather slam someone, you choose not to see that what we spend on makeup is just as much of a legitimate expense as whatever you choose to spend your money on.

  9. Karma

    Sunday, September 23, 2007

    Wow! I can tell that this is your passion. I haven’t read any other sections of the site, but I surely hope you make a nice living someday by fixing up girls in your area :)

    • Christine

      Monday, September 24, 2007

      Aww, thanks! :) Makeup is just a hobby, though, not at all something I’d like to do, at least not as an artist! Now, if you’re talking about designing cosmetics or something more corporate, I’m so there!

  10. Crystal

    Monday, September 24, 2007

    What was your first ever mac purchase?!?!

    • Christine

      Monday, September 24, 2007

      Oh, wow, I honestly don’t know. I do remember that Shimmermoss, Shroom, Amber Lights, and Bronze were among the early additions.

  11. Gizelle

    Thursday, October 4, 2007

    I like your Mac Collection…
    I used to work for Mac here in LA and unfortunately the Mac today is not like it used to be back in the early 2000. Mac corporate is trying to restructure the company so that would be more subtle and less dramatic like it used to be. Mac’s artists nowadays are not allowed to use more than 2 eyeshadow colors… that sucks… There is a new line based in LA called Scandalous Cosmetics that I feel will soon be a competitor to Mac. I discovered it 2 weeks ago when I was visiting my ex co-workers from Mac @ Montebello Mall. Believe it or not I was surprised to find this brand’s eyeshadows to be brighter and stronger than Mac.
    The packaging is not as good as Mac (I guess they don’t have the budget). But the eyeshadows are out of sight!!!! Never seen a red eyeshadow before!!

    Hey Christine… if you live in Los Angeles you might want to check Scandalous Cosmetics out because I think they are looking for young creative people to help with corporate… developing the brand…

    • Christine

      Thursday, October 4, 2007

      Hi Gizelle! I was not a big MAC buyer back in 2000, so I couldn’t tell you about a quality difference really. I don’t think MAC is going less dramatic, but I think they’re being more selective and building up a true consumer-based business and leaving more exotic products in the PRO line (which IS available to nearly anyone with a phone).

      I don’t live in LA, but you’re welcome to tell them about the site to get in touch with me. I went to their website, but none of the links work.

    • Rese

      Friday, February 29, 2008

      I have to say that I am rather impressed with Scandalous Cosmetics.Being an independent freelance makeup artist for years, I have to say, MAC, WATCH OUT! I had a few family members and friends get their makeup done there, BEAUTIFUL!!!
      Before becoming a consumer I was skeptic, only because I passed the old “Oh, what the…wannabe MAC Girls laying in the window with spiders!!!”.
      I finally got to look at the product when they converted to their booth in the middle of the mall.The eyeshadows ARE AMAZING…I have never seen so much color! The compacts are smooth and not as cakey as MAC.
      I love the girls at Montebello, they are so bright,cheery and helpful, and do not make you feel uncomfortable or like you are being snobbed. They are all cute w/short black hair,(One w/bright red hair)and feirce makeup.The line isn’t as developed and reputable as MAC, but I have a feeling that it will be big…FAST.

  12. SKY

    Thursday, October 4, 2007

    Wait a minute, did u say Scandalous cosmetics???
    That’s my favorite brand. It’s cheaper than Mac, the staff is not snobby, I love the music they play @ their stores!!!!Scandalous is better than Mac cause they invest more money in the product itself rather than the packaging, so that way the quality of their products is superior than Mac and cheaper too! That’s what a girl that worked there told me! She also told me that their eyshadows are triple pigmented and Mac is only pigmented one time…. do u know what that means?
    I used to be a Mac whore but I gotta admit that their eyeshadows pale in comparison with Scandalous’s.

    Which store did you go to?

    • Christine

      Thursday, October 4, 2007

      It’s too bad I’m not in LA!

    • Sean

      Thursday, April 17, 2008

      I’m sorry but that girl @ “Scandalous” is obviously mistaken… M.A.C has always put the quality of their products first… The packaging of the MAC cosmetic line is simplicity at it’s best (basic black) to offer a high quality product… not only that, but I’m sure she was aware of and forgot to leave out that M.A.C is a social-conscious brand that offers a recycling program (Back-to-Mac) that actually allows you to return 6 empty containers for a complimentary item(eyeshadow, lipstick, or gloss) which they in turn, recycle and use to make park benches…etc. I understand… I would probably believe her too cause they don’t have the budget to put their product in a pleasant packaging. Maybe they’ll get there one day… but until then, they don’t have to lie to their customers.

    • Sean

      Thursday, April 17, 2008

      One more thing… I think she was also sugar-coating the product too when she said triple pigmented… M.A.C never has disclosed the technology they use behind their product other than the ingredients contained within the product. So pigmented once… I don’t know where she pulled that one out of… but I might have a clue “if you know what I mean.” Try M.A.C pigments… the ones from the PRO locations…. They are insane. If you’re looking for super bold color and they last forever. Can I just say I love Benefit too… Hoola is my favorite!!!

  13. Hannabanana

    Thursday, October 4, 2007

    Scandalous is the BOMB diggity!!!
    $10 for an eyshadow?
    I went to the the store in Montebello mall!! It’s tight!

    MAC IS WACK!!!!!

    I heard that the girls from Mac challenged the girls from Scandalous in a makeup showdown!!!
    when is the Mac vs Scandalous showdown scheduled for?

    I’ll be there and I’ll bring my video camera!!!!

    cant wait!!

    • Christine

      Saturday, October 6, 2007

      Looks like Scandalous has some fans! It’s too bad their website is awful so I can’t really see much of them.

  14. Gizelle

    Friday, October 12, 2007

    hey Christine
    Honestly I think that every make up is pretty much the same. No big differences… its all about the way you market your products I guess!
    Mac’s studio fix sucks balls and it makes 80% of the people that use it break out, I suspect that their eyeshadows are not as vibrant as before…
    I think that Mac is just a name…. Mac is synonimous with professional, so people think it’s cool and buy it! end of the story!

    I’m a professional make up artists and when I’m on the field working, people ask me what kind of makeup I use. They are so concerned about the name of the products. Everyone expect me to say “I use MAC”. But they don’t get that make up is an art form. A true make up artist would pick and choose items from different brands. For example I use chanel pro lumiere as a liquid foundation (flawless), I use the dior show as my mascara (give the longest and dramatic lashes ever), I use Scandalous as my eyeshadows and shadow base (fierce bold colors…more intense than Mac)

    by the way Scandalous cosmetics have a myspace I believe it’s
    myspace.com/scandalouscosmetics
    I’m not sure

    but anyways
    Mac vs Scandalous showdown??? are you sure? where? when?
    That would be a helluva show I dont wanna miss!!

    • Christine

      Friday, October 12, 2007

      Hi Gizelle!

      I have to disagree about there not being big diferences, because I’ve found some in my days of makeup. I’m not sure where you get your 80% figure from, because if that was the case, the product would have been long discontinued rather than kept in the permanent line!

      Of course, a true artist uses whatever products they like and think work best, but IMO, I enjoy many of MAC’s products and think they have good quality.

  15. Gizelle

    Friday, October 12, 2007

    don’t u think that Mac is over priced?

    Mac’s eyelashes are like $8. I can get the same eyelashes for 75 cents at the swap meet!!! Same quality, same eyelashes different packaging. I did a test once and showed my girlfriends 2 pair of eyelashes. No one could tell me which ones were Mac and which ones were Red Cherry!!! I mean, they perform the same they look the same but with different prices.

    I mean I like certain things that Mac was doing in the beginning, but now it’s just the corporate greed to appeal to a mass audience. Did you know that Ester Lauder now owns MAC?

    Christine…80% of make up brands come from the same 10-15 manufacturers in the world. The make up is pretty much the same but the packaging and advertising changes. That’s all there is to it!!!!

    crazy thing to go to Macy’s and seeing a bunch of brands owned by the same company….

    but anyways are you a make up artist or a makeup afecionado?

    • Christine

      Saturday, October 13, 2007

      I don’t think MAC is overpriced, because I do feel I’m buying quality cosmetics, and I have tried a wide variety of makeup from low-end to high-end. I personally can tell the difference. I don’t go to local swap meets, and to be honest, I wouldn’t feel comfortable buying makeup from one (I question the safety, distribution practices, handling, etc. of the products by such sellers) either.

      Yes, I’m fully aware that Estee Lauder owns MAC, and I simply disagree with your opinions, which is not me doing anything wrong. Just because there is a conglomerate doesn’t mean that each brand is the same and produces the same product; that’s inherently an overexaggeration.

      Anyway, I’m not a makeup artist; I’m just a beauty blogger :)

  16. Gizelle

    Tuesday, October 16, 2007

    I think that many of us are victims of advertising…. well packaged prodcuts and all of a sudden you feel like that product is worth a million.

    Mac is not overpriced?
    It costs Mac 54c to produce an eyeshadow and they sell it for $16….give me a break.
    that’s a 3200% mark up..

    I used to work corporate for a major cosmetic brand. In the US there are only a handful of manufacturers for cosmetics….all the companies order their stuff from the same people. I used to oversee weekly orders and work closely with the manufacturer….well… down to almost every brand share the same manufacturer…. believe me…I have nothing to gain by saying this.

    I dont wanna bust your bubble but Mac’s eyeshadows are made in China Beijing….same manufacturer as Sugar’s eyelashes…. I can give you the name and contact of the manufacturer, because I used to deal with them. Red Cherry’s an Sugar’s can be found in swap meets and lower retail places.

    I understand your point… but unfortunately I think that it is naive to think that Mac’s eyelashes are handled with white gloves by those underpaid chinese workers because they bare the name Mac.
    I hope this could be a wake up call…
    but again nobody is more blind than a person that doesnt want to see!!
    I don’t have anything agaisnt Mac or major beauty labels but if you only knew Christine if you only knew… probably today you would see things differently

    • Christine

      Tuesday, October 16, 2007

      I’m just going to respectfully disagree. I can’t appreciate an argument when someone feels the need to insult the other.

      • Jinx

        Wednesday, March 26, 2008

        How is this insulting?

  17. Gizelle

    Tuesday, October 16, 2007

    Hey Christine
    I’m sorry if you felt like I insulted you….I didnt mean to insult you or disrespect you. I apologize if you feel that way. I get very emotional, because I have worked in the beauty industry from the inside for years… and there is a lot going on behind the “scenes” that you customers don’t know about.

    hope you dont hate me for that…

    peace + happiness

    Gizelly

    • Christine

      Wednesday, October 17, 2007

      Hi Gizelle – I don’t hate you, but I think we’re just on very opposite sides and there’s no sense arguing over something that’s for fun!

  18. Isis

    Thursday, October 18, 2007

    Hi Christine,

    First let me tell you that I love you website, i get all my eyeshadow ideas from you. I have a question, I love to use pigments, but i dont know what to put on my eye so the pigment can stay, can you tell me what you use or any ideas on how to use the pigments?

    Thanx
    Isis

    • Christine

      Friday, October 19, 2007

      Hi Isis! Thank you, I’m happy you enjoy the site. I use pigments with MAC’s water-based mixing medium, which allows the pigments to adhere.

  19. Linda

    Friday, October 26, 2007

    I know I’m responding to this late, but your collection makes me happy.

    The main reason is because I’ve seen girls with 3x the collection you have, yet either a) none of it is used, or b) they don’t have much talent. I’m NOT saying you need to have talent to have makeup at all, but the fact that you can do the amazing things you do with your collection makes me happy.

    I’m probably making zero sense, but yes. hehe

    • Christine

      Friday, October 26, 2007

      Hey Linda! Oh, this post will get responses at all times of the year, so you’re not late!

      I’m happy to make you happy, LOL! :)

  20. s a r a h

    Monday, November 5, 2007

    I love your collection! I think your collection’s FANTASTIC! Anyway, is Tres Cher lipglass permanent or LE?

    • Christine

      Tuesday, November 6, 2007

      Thanks, Sarah! Tres Cher was LE, unfortunately!

  21. Amanda

    Thursday, November 8, 2007

    Your collection is awe inspiring! I know you say you aren’t a makeup artist, but what with your talent and already extensive collection, have you ever considered doing it on the side?

    • Christine

      Tuesday, December 4, 2007

      Thanks, Amanda! I’ve never thought about doing it on the side because I’m so busy with the blog it doesn’t leave much time for side activites, lol!

  22. Wanda G.

    Monday, December 3, 2007

    LOVIN’ IT!!! I am a MAC fanatic but you got me beat! LOL….I’m almost there though. You do a beautiful job on your eye make-up…u go girlie! :-)

    • Christine

      Tuesday, December 4, 2007

      Thanks, Wanda!! :) You’ll pass me soon, I know it!

  23. kat

    Sunday, December 9, 2007

    What an amazing collection :0! I have nothing on you. Which other brands of makeup do you use? Or mostly just mac? Also, what are those little square colour’s you’ve fit into your palettes?

    • Christine

      Sunday, December 9, 2007

      Hey Kat! Awww! It’s been a long time building. I use primarily MAC, but I have been checking into other brands. It’s hard to afford to be an addict to more than one brand! The little squares are the eyeshadows from MAC holiday palettes.

      • Kat

        Sunday, December 9, 2007

        Well that explains how you got beautymarked (the barbie one?) in there… I remember asking a MAC sales attendant if you could put the single shadows in the palettes and she said there was a way but it was tricky and they could break, so I just kept mine as is (but I now buy them in palette form when I can… easier to organize and cheaper!)

        • Christine

          Wednesday, December 12, 2007

          Yes, it’s called depotting – it’s not that hard, but if you mess up, you can totally ruin the shadow.

  24. Tekoa

    Sunday, December 9, 2007

    Goodness you have a mind boggling amount of pigments.

    • Christine

      Wednesday, December 12, 2007

      LOL! I love them :) They were my obsession for awhile!

  25. Amanda

    Tuesday, December 11, 2007

    I must say your collection is amazing! I’m not really a make up kinda gal (my definition of make up would be cheek and lip stains and lip balms, pardon me) because I really don’t know how to apply them without looking like Bozo. Some girls were just born lucky, ey? LOL.

    Anyway, I just want to know if you throw away unused make ups because I heard that those things have expiration dates and stuffs like that? Or do you just keep them to make your collection bigger?

    • Christine

      Wednesday, December 12, 2007

      Nah, for me, I had to practice a lot! :) And I’m still practicing!

      I throw away things that need to be if they’re not finished – mascara and that type of thing. For lipgloss/lipstick, I don’t throw away unless they turn (aka smell like crayons). Eyeshadows, powder kind, do not harbor bacteria because they’re dry.

  26. Danyelle

    Thursday, December 20, 2007

    Hey, I love your site and I read the comments, good and bad. And I must say that you are always gonna have some haters so just do YOU! Which you are doing a great job at. (lol) Anyways, are you a makeup artist, in particular, for Brides/wedding parties???

    • Christine

      Thursday, December 20, 2007

      Hey Danyelle! Thanks for the support :) I’ve learned you can’t please everyone, lol!

      Nope, I’m not a makeup artist, just a beauty blogger!

  27. tatiana

    Thursday, January 17, 2008

    oh my gosh!! never have i been jealous but this takes the cake! dang thats a lot of money spent compared to M.A.C prices!!!!

    1 question tho, where do you get the eye shadow pans? thanks

    • Christine

      Thursday, January 17, 2008

      Hey Tatiana! I got the pans from MAC – you can buy them in pan form at freestanding MAC stores.

  28. Erin

    Thursday, January 17, 2008

    I’m not envious of that collection. Where in the world would I store all that!? I just don’t know where I’d begin. But at the same time, I am envious.
    So, so envious.
    Haha!
    I love that there’s drama in these threads. Wow.
    Also, I’ve never had any problem with any MA’s being snotty- then again, I only visit the Nordstrom MAC peeps and even the ones in SF were really nice!

    • Christine

      Friday, January 18, 2008

      Hey Erin! :) I’m sooo glad you haven’t had any bad experiences with them! You’re very lucky :)

  29. tatiana

    Friday, January 18, 2008

    hey christine, i wrote a comment about the pans but i didnt quite understood your answer.. soo i wanted to ask again if at the mac store they sell the pans with the eye shadows on them already or just the pans and you have to depot the eye shadows yourself and put them in the pans? if you understand what i mean.. lol becuase i dont want to buy seperate eye shadows when i can just buy them in the pans if they sell them on there already hahha im soo confused..
    and if they do sell the pallets with the eye shadows on there already for how much are they?

    LMAO i really hope you understand!!!

    • Christine

      Saturday, January 19, 2008

      Hey Tatiana! MAC freestanding stores (not in department stores) sell eyeshadows that are just by themselves, in a little silver pan, not in a black container. You do get the eyeshadow with it, not an empty pan. Sometimes they have something called a pre-made quad, which is when there are 4 silver pans glued into a quad palette.

      The pre-made quads are $32, the eyeshadows just in the pan by itself are $10 I believe. You can get either a 15 slot palette or a 4-slot quad (I think it’s $12 and $4.50).

  30. gracee

    Monday, February 4, 2008

    I LOVEEE your pigments and paint pots!~!!
    how much did all this stuff cost you!?!>

    • Christine

      Monday, February 4, 2008

      Thanks, Gracee! A lot, lol!

  31. jessica

    Monday, February 11, 2008

    SCANDALOUS COSMETICS RULE ! … AND THE PEOPLE WORKING THERE ARE THE NICEST HUMAN BEINGS ever … THERE IS THIS 1 GUY NAMED ARMANDO I THINK HE JUST STARTED HE DID MY MAKEUP THIS PAST SATURDAY ! … I RECOMMEND HIM … HE IS REALLY GOOD ! … I think hes gonna be there this saturday at plaza mexico in lynwood again ! … but the girls makeups are the bomb ! … you guys need to go with him ! … love scandalous cosmetics !

  32. Mari

    Thursday, February 21, 2008

    Hey Christine! Lovin’ the collection! I am in a bit of a bind here! Need expertly advice! Since I know you have this in your collection, I was wondering is the “Metal X “Pure Ore similar if at all to Moss Scape or Cash Flow as far as the color pay off? And would you say Moss Scape is similar to fluidline Sweet Sage? Trying to avoid buying the same color over again! (I have pure ore but have yet to try it!)
    Thank you! :D

    • Christine

      Friday, February 29, 2008

      It’s close to Cash Flow, not Moss Scape, though. I would say Moss Scape is close to Sweet Sage, but not as shimmery.

  33. inu

    Thursday, March 6, 2008

    wow this is a pretty nice collection hehe :)

    you really make the best out of your products, keep on the good job!

    Cheeeeeeers :):):)

    Inu~ (who got seduced by the MAC products hehe ;) )

  34. Jenn

    Thursday, March 6, 2008

    Very nice collection. Curious though as to how you store everything? Lol.

    I have also never had any problems with anyone working at MAC near me… everyone is so nice. You know you’re addicted when everyone who works there knows you by name!

    • Christine

      Thursday, March 6, 2008

      Hey Jenn!

      I keep things in silverware drawers and plastic containers!

      Aww, how cute!

  35. FemmeNoire

    Saturday, March 8, 2008

    HEY HEY HEY WTF!!!! WAIT A MINUTE!!! YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT SCANDALOUS COSMETICS?!!!!!
    Scandalous beats Mac hands down!!!!
    Ok I like Mac and everything but I feel like Scandalous has more soul. It’s dejavu on a budget.It’s an independent company. Again Independet means corporate free. Not about the money but about the make up. These kids are putting up a show every weekend. They used to be upstairs inside a store and they used to have a crowd because of the perfomances (spyders with live manequinnes). But now they are in a kiosk downstairs center court. They still look fresh and good. Always a crowd around them. All eyes on them. You can’t help but staring as the customers buying their products.
    Finally a pro makeup line without the pretentiousness. Inexpensive, GREAT products, GREAT customer service, and with more flavor and attitude than MAC. Does anyone know how can I contact the owner/s?
    I talked with one of the girls that worked at the SCandalous @ Montebello and she didn’t want to give me any infos about the owner/s. Why? I dont know but anyways I like Mac too but I think I’m in LOVE with Scandalous.
    So so so….SCANDALOUS…. lol

  36. nate one face at a time...

    Sunday, March 9, 2008

    Femme Noire
    I know the owners, I met them last year…contact me if you want their infos,
    SCANDALOUS IS THE NEW MAC!!!!

    • ADRIAN HARVEY

      Sunday, April 27, 2008

      OH MY GOD I WENT TO THE MAC STORE INSIDE OF SAKS AND AN ITEM THAT WAS TRULY BEAUTY IN A BOTTLE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. I SUDDENLY FREAKED OUT. IF ANYONE CARES OR CAN HELP PLEASE I NEED THE MATTE FOUNDATION IN THE TUBE. IT MADE ME LOOK AS IF I HAD NO MAKEUP ON WHATSOEVER. AND I HAVE DARK CIRCLES UNDER MY EYES AND WITH THIS LIGHT MATTE FOUNDATION I DID’NT HAVE TO WEAR A CONCEALOR WITH THIS. I JUST PUT IT ON AND GO. THE BEAUTY OF IT IS THAT I WAS’NT A HEAVY FOUNDATION.

      SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      • Christine

        Tuesday, April 29, 2008

        Hi Adrian… I have no idea what product it is, but you should try to contact MAC’s Gone But Not Forgotten program, and they might be able to find you it.

  37. Donna

    Monday, March 10, 2008

    Scandalous vs Mac? yeah right gimme a break girl. I saw Scandalous at Stonewood Mall and googled it and here I am on this blog. Mac is one of the biggest and known make up companies in the world, and it has been around for decades for a reason! I personally wouldnt shop for make up in a cart! Mac has thousands of employees with hundreds of locations in US and thousands internationally. Scandalous is nothing! They are nobody! Why do you guys even put them at the same level? There is no comparison. They are just a wanna be knock off of Mac! I bet they will run out of business in a year or two!

    • Hope

      Monday, March 10, 2008

      What an idiotic commet Donna!!!! You wouldn’t buy make-up from a cart? Mac is better because has been around for longer and is a bigger company?
      These are the shallowest remarks I have heard in a long time…
      You see your philosophy is soo flawed that I think you either work for Mac or you are just an ignorant snob. I have tried Scandalous makeup at Plaza Mexico and honestly the product is better (more vibrant, thicker, more consistent) than Mac, and is cheaper. Yes you are right maybe they are not inside Macy’s expensive counter with million of dollars budgets for their slick campaign but at the end of the day, the most important thing is the MAKE UP. I could buy make up in a swap meet if the make up itself is good quality and well priced! If you go to Stonewood Mall again try one of their eyeshadows. It’s only 10 dollars! than be a judge! Dont just trash other brands without even trying them. That’s straight ignorant! I wouldnt be surprised if you try their products you might switch brand!
      Another thing… when you see another woman with makeup on walking down the street can you actually say “oh she is wearing Mac” or “oh she is wearing benefit” or “oh she is wearing dior”? I bet you wouldnt even tell the difference! I honestly can’t. And even the most trained make up artist couldn’t ! but it seems to me that you buy Mac just because it’s a name brand. Well that’s your money and you can do whatever you choose with it but in my humble opinion you dont make sense!

      It should be all about the make up, not the brand!
      sometimes smaller companies come up with amazing products that are better than corporate companies. You are just doing a disservice to yourself if you act like you are acting
      Peace .
      Hope

  38. molly

    Sunday, March 16, 2008

    hey hunneey i see u have lots of make up… very jelous omg i use to love mac but i have to agree with the scandalous lovers i love them to!!!their shadows to die for the bes colors and with the bas it lasts all day long their compacts are amazing the sticks cover all my flaws their blushes are inredible their shimers just give me the perfect glow ugh i got my make up done and i had to take billions of pics to show it off haha im in love with this line it just started and its amazig imagine when is gets as big as mac or even grater !!!wow!!!

    • Christine

      Tuesday, March 18, 2008

      I haven’t seen Scandalous, and since they don’t have a website, it’s hard for me to learn about them.

    • nate one face at a time...

      Wednesday, March 19, 2008

      SCANDALOUS VS MAC?
      Hey Molly I have to agree with you, I too prefer Scandalous to Mac. The price is half the reason, the other half of my reasoning in favoring Scandalous is the quality. It’s a make up artist’s make up! no doubts about it! the Shadow base from Scandalous is the best one out there. Mac uses the cream color base, which is so thin and it creases and doesnt saturate the colors as much as Scandalous’. Scandalous’ shadow base is boss!!!

      I don’t know if Scandalous will ever get as big as Mac, but if it will I can tell the world that I was one of their first loyal customers! FOREVER SCANDALOUS!!! woooooooooooo!!!!

      ps.
      It sucks that they dont have a webpage!

      J’ADORE SCANDALOUS!!!!

  39. tatiana

    Monday, March 17, 2008

    DANG CHRISTINE, YOU GOT ALOT OF PIGMENTS!!! ITS SOOO COLORFUL!

    • Christine

      Tuesday, March 18, 2008

      LOL, yep, you can tell where my obsession lies!

  40. Jheng

    Monday, April 7, 2008

    Love your collection! Specially your collection of paint pots!! love them so much:-)

    • Christine

      Friday, April 11, 2008

      Aw, thanks, Jheng :) It’s taken awhile to build it up!

  41. Marcella

    Thursday, April 10, 2008

    Hi Christine,

    I did have a question for you. I’m just starting to get into the pigments and I wondered if they were crease proof when they were applied with the mixing medium. I’ve used the mac paintpot and paints and added pigment but I find it alters the color slightly. What are your thoughts on this?

    Thank you!!!

    • Christine

      Friday, April 11, 2008

      Hey Marcella!

      Yes, they’re crease proof when used with mixing medium, at least for me. Sometimes the color will change if your base is a different color!

  42. Katherine

    Wednesday, April 16, 2008

    Hi Christine,

    That’s an amazing collection! I’m going to the local MAC boutique for my first consultation tomorrow and am excited about starting my own MAC collection (I’m a new convert). My question is: how long it is safe to keep things like gloss, eyeshadow, and blush? What’s the shelf life?

    Thanks!

    :)

    • Christine

      Wednesday, April 16, 2008

      Hey Katherine!

      Thanks so much!

      You can keep powder products for virtually a lifetime, because they’re dry, it’s hard to harbor bacteria. You can always spritz with rubbing alcohol if you feel like it later on down the road. Glosses should be tossed when they turn (smell like crayons), and I haven’t had any of mine do that. Technically speaking, glosses should be chucked more often than that (probably 1-2 years), but it’ll also depend on how often you use it, too. Bacteria grows in warm & moist places (e.g. why a lot of women store glosses in the fridge!).

  43. ayat

    Sunday, April 20, 2008

    Wow gorgeous collection and very well picked I might add!!

  44. Hemiko

    Thursday, June 12, 2008

    Ladies…. I like MAC dont get me wrong but I LOVE SCANDALOUS!!!!!

    SCANDALOUS…The COOLEST makeup brand out there hands DOWN!!!!

    so so so scandalous…

  45. Lilly

    Tuesday, January 20, 2009

    To all the people wondering about Scandalous Cosmetics, just do a quick search of Medusa’s Makeup and you will see that its the same product, its just repackaged with a different name. Better yet search on youtube wetpaintmakeupartist: a former employee of scandalous cosmetics verifies that it’s true. Now that is what is Scandalous.

  46. Paxi

    Saturday, February 7, 2009

    This MAC collection is epic! LOVE it! I really don’t want to take away from the original topic, which is Christine’s AMAZING collection, but this thread has totally veered off topic x10000000000000. And now I will proceed to take it off topic even more so…hahaha.

    This is Scandalous Cosmetic’s marketing tactic: Send in trolls to as many boards as possible to pose as customers and market their product. The only thing is that everyone has pretty much caught on to their silly tactics (please refer to all of the above posts where these trolls echo each other with their “statistics”.)

    It’s obvious the owners have no business sense and their marketing tactics are unethical (IMO). The sad part is that the owners think this is a business saavy plan. They invest no money in marketing and use Youtube and myspace to market, how D level is that? Their website has been in the making for G-d know’s how long and still nothing. And their customer service sucks balls from what I’ve read on other makeup boards.

    If the above trolls, um I mean, posters, really dig SC’s products that much, buy them direct from the distributor because this line is not one that has hired their own chemist. Or better, yet, you can buy Medusa Make-Up, Hot Topic make-up, Ruby cosmetic, Bitch-Slap cosmetics (I can go on, but I won’t)because it’s ALL THE SAME THING and it’s waaayyy cheaper. SC has an outrageous mark-up.

    And lastly, I’ve visited one of their kiosks and their employees have no people skills, are ultra pushy, and VERY condescending. Maybe I just happened to get a girl that was on the rag that day, I dunno.

    In conclusion, to quote the above poster, “Now that is what is Scandalous.”

    Now back to our regularly scheduled program!

  47. BINNIE

    Thursday, May 28, 2009

    OH WOW! JUST CAME ACROSS THIS POST ! BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION LOVING THE BLUE PCKING X

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