Comments on: Rant & Rave: MAC Cosmetics

By: Sreyne

Sreyne — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:11:04 +0000

I loveeeeeee my MAC…l find for just a couple bucks more than drug store brands l can get a way better product. There e/s are pigmented so l dont have to pack on a ton. And their products seem to last me forever. They are the middle range for me and since l dont have a urban decay or sephora store in town..it seems like the only place to get any decent middle range makeup is my MAC. Totally open to new products with great prices…would like to try some NYX and urban decay products since l hear tons of raves about it… but lm a little iffy about ordering things online and they dont see them in any stores in my town.

By: sophia

sophia — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:26:23 +0000

I like MAC for the following reasons:
1. Quality – in terms of colour payoff, texture, etc
2. Range of colours – enough said. you can never have enough of black liners, or red lippies, or too many pink/peach lippies, each all look different right??
3. Range of products – different types of foundations to suit different people, skin types, colours, eyeshadow textures, eyeliner textures, etc etc etc the list is endless
4. Never ending collections – enough said. we are all addicts and junkies, and suckers for the new stuff, new packaging, new colours, etc
5. Pricing – not that cheap as compared to drugstore brands, but you are paying for quality after all, and the price is affordable enough for me to go crazy with hauling every once so often.
6. Packaging – the original ones, the LE ones, whatever, it is just so chic, no?

By: K

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:45:38 +0000

I LOVE MAC. 4 years of love and it just keeps on growing!

I think their products are extremely affordable, especially because I work in the mass cosmetics industry which is not as cheap as one might think. By spending just a little more than you would in a drugstore, you get much higher quality and much better selection of products.

MAC is really innovative. They’re hip and trendy yet have a wide customer base that ranges from teenagers to seniors. I truly believe it is the quality (and affordability) of their products.

I don’t like that their LE collections are getting out of control because each year, they anniversary the year before AND add more collections to boot! I can imagine consumers, especially ones who don’t follow the brand as closely, constantly being disappointed they can’t re-purchase their favourite item because it was LE.

While I love their foundations and powders, they can be a problem for those who are acne-prone. Especially Studio Fix which used to be my go-to product – it seems that many others experience the same issue with breakouts!

I occasionally get frustrated with the service model because if it’s busy at the counter, you could end up waiting a long time to be helped even though you know exactly what you need. Business-wise, it makes sense but sometimes I just want to grab and go!

By: Macaddict

Macaddict — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:57:18 +0000

Same here Dawn! I feel same way. The only thing is I don’t care for UD products other than the UDPP.
Why pay more and get lower quality I say! Plus it’s canadian and I am too: Got to keep the national economy going! ;-P

By: Alison

Alison — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:25:03 +0000

i used to buy all brands of makeup, including MAC, but i have since switched to mostly MAC because it is a slippery slope…

i bought two e/s palettes because i wanted to organise my e/s, and now i dont want to buy other brands because they wont fit.

and i love their red lippies, i think i just about have all of them now.

By: viv

viv — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:04:36 +0000

I do love MAC. Sometimes it’s the packaging, sometimes it’s the products, but there are certain products that I only purchase from MAC. Such as the the eyeshadows, pigments, bases etc. Brushes as well too but I have some cheap ones when I didn’t have enough money for MAC! Of course, like everyone else, my only complain about MAC is the price. Which is why for my lip and mascara products, I stay with the drugstore brands so that I could save some money – but the money I save usually goes to buying more MAC stuff.
However, I’m open to trying new brands when it comes to blushes and glosses and eyeliners. I guess it’s just that the MAC shadows fulfill my needs so far and so I don’t feel the need to stray away from it.