MAC: what's the hype?
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May 7, 2013
Tara G.
Three ate?!? Good grief it's suppose to say there are.
May 7, 2013
Kelsey V.
I'm not a MAC fan personally, but I guess the products work differently for some people.
May 7, 2013
Sara S.
MAC is incredibly expensive! It all wears off super quickly and in my opinion is really too thick and colorful. I think Bobbi brown is a lot better for your face and has a more natural look.
May 7, 2013
Honey B.
MAC is expensive!! The quality is overhyped because I have gotten better lipsticks/foundations from drugstores and they work just as well and better. $15 for a lipstick you have to keep reapplying. The makeup always looks caked on even when I try to use just a little. I kept wearing these products over and over so I can get a true idea and base my opinion on experience. I just don't feel like it does a good enough job worth me spending that much on their products. The fix+ does absolutely nothing for me, It's like water lol. The concealer wears off and doesn't stay on. I was so disappointed because I was hoping I would have the same experience as those who highly rated them.
May 7, 2013
Tara G.
@Jacqueline I still have some of the magic powder and two Lil vials of magic potion I will be sad when they are gone. What was your favorite Prescriptives products?
May 7, 2013
Erin M.
I think MAC has the ability to be cheaper then some other high brand names in terms of lipstick. My Too Faced lipstick is $21 a tube compared to MACs $15 a tube. I do love them for their lipsticks and the WIDE range of colors that they have. I will say that even though I love their shadows I have found better in cheaper brands like Coastal Scents. Their lip primer is good but those things aside I can't say much. I understand the hype in some aspects, but not all.
May 7, 2013
Ivonne B.
Well I think it's mostly due to the fact that the drug store really stepped up on their makeup!cuz 5 years ago drug store products for the most part were all blah! And the stuff that's there coming out with now "dupes" for higher end products.
May 7, 2013
Elizabeth M.
I know something better arbonne makeup the best
May 8, 2013
Ashley R.
Honey I use the matte ones. candy yum yum & snob ate my faves.
May 8, 2013
Sharon A.
I agree. The concealer is thick but doesn't do shit for me. Same goes for the foundation, it looked cakey and barely stayed on. The primer didn't work for me either, I paid big bucks to smear another layer on my face that didn't do anything to help it at all. The only thing I like about MAC is their lipsticks, I've received compliments for them and they stayed on all day.
May 8, 2013
Honey B.
Ashley, now I will say that their matte lipsticks do stay on
May 8, 2013
Tara G.
Oh I love the calyx too. I still have a partial bottle of it with the shimmer in it.
May 8, 2013
Pamela W.
I love their eye shadows on the simple fact they have a variety of finishes, matte, satin, velvet, shimmer and frost. Due to my oily lids most of their eye shadows stay in place. A lot of other brands either have shimmer and matte.
May 8, 2013
Shannon B.
Not to be mean to people that think this, but some think more money=better value but trays not always the case.
May 8, 2013
Honey B.
Lol yes Shannon I agree. That's what I thought at first but I have learned my lesson.
May 8, 2013
Honey B.
Sharon that is exactly my experience. I was very disappointed in it. It did not stay on even with a primer and the setting powder. Horrid
May 8, 2013
Sarena R.
Everything from mac jus works for me I never have to worry about any of the products but mac is my loveand I'll never give it up because its the best brand I've ever come across.
May 8, 2013
Tara L.
Tara G: & Jacqueline H: in 2011 they brought back Prescriptives products. You can only purchase their products online on prescriptives.com
May 8, 2013
Honey B.
Serena I'm glad that you've had a great experience with their products
May 8, 2013
Kathryn L.
MAC is great for the pigments. MAC just has a solid variety of all sorts of shades from foundations to eye shadows. Its not really the greatest for the skin though. I was never ever super wowed with MAC.
May 8, 2013
Caitlin M.
The only MAC product I've been interested in enough to buy is their lipstick, and even still I only have one so far. I do like their lipstick formula over some other high end brands I've tried. But literally not a single other thing of theirs appeals to me. The last few collections they've put out have looked really cheap to me, I've heard soo many bad things about their foundation and nothing rivals Urban Decay in my book when it comes to eyeshadow so I guess I don't really feel they have much to offer me. If people like their products, cool but I have never understood the hype. I think it's gotten to a point now where it's just a name people are buying into without actually taking into account the quality of the products anymore.
May 8, 2013
Chiemeka E.
I can't wear Mac it breaks my skin out so bad.
May 8, 2013
Bianca L.
Its an artistry line the colors are pigmented more but I think some ppl only know of M.A.C so thats why its hyped up so much if you know colors and how to blend you can wear anything...
May 8, 2013
Jacqueline D.
I have only had good luck with MAC and never disliked any products from them (and I've bought a lot for years). I think it just depends on the person. I've also had horrible experiences with many drug store makeup I purchased but then again, that's just me.
May 8, 2013
Kathryn R.
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Addendum...
M.A.C. was available in select Bay stores, because many of those locations had previously been Simpsons dept stores. Simpsons had given Frank Toskan his first location (Queen/Yonge Street in Toronto). Simpsons was bought out by The Hudsons Bay Company...
I digress.
The brand grew too quickly (word of mouth), and people began misrepresenting it: buying products for diverted sales in other markets (I.e. Hong Kong), clearing out North American inventory.
Lauder approached Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo, purchasing about 55% of the company in 1995, to help M.A.C. grow and expand. It was done quietly; M.A.C. staff at head office didn't even know!
That is when people (the general consumer) began to see M.A.C. locations pop-up, and were introduced to the brand.
Frank Toskan intended to buy back the 55%, but... his business (and life?) partner, Frank Angelo suddenly died. Lauder bought the remaining shares in 1996.
Part of the deal was that Lauder maintain the Viva Glam campaign, Cards for Kids, never advertise (except for Viva Glam fundraising), and... maintain the image/quality of M.A.C. products.
Guess what? Those product formulations were CHEAPENED by Lauder, and the reputation coasted on that which had been built by the original owners/creators.
Every brand, from high end to low end, has stuff they do well, and stuff that they don't. M.A.C. is NO LONGER what it used to be (particularly their foundations), and hasn't been for a very long time! This includes their now shitty brushes.
But the general consumer, or person who is too young to know the difference... they buy into the marketing.
Lauder essentially crapped on the people who M.A.C. was created for: makeup artists. The products were created by Vic Casale, to meet the demands of hot lights/flash photography of artists such as his brother in-law, Frank Toskan. Concentrated pigments, longer wearing formulas, matte colours (during the frosty mid-80's).
The formulations don't cut it anymore. The products LOOK pretty in their slick packaging, but they do not have endurance.
M.A.C. is just another money-making gem in Lauder's crown. It's uniqueness went out the door as soon as it was bought-out by Lauder.
The staff receive a lot of training, but it's no longer about the makeup. Instead, it's all about selling (the Lauder way: 3 items per transaction!).
If buying M.A.C. makes a person feel good, better, or unique: so be it. They'd be smarter to buy Cover FX foundations (Vic Casale: sits on the board of directors for CFX), and better products from indie companies, who invest pride, blood, sweat, and tears into their products, branding, and marketing. Such as what M.A.C. used to do, when it was still an indie brand.
True: the have some classic red lipsticks. But... there are better products out there, for a fraction of the cost.
So... no, I do NOT endorse M.A.C., its products, or otherwise.
BTW: they rely on a lot of young, naive consumers. A grown woman or professional doesn't need... effing "Barbie", "Archie" comics, "Hello Kitty", or clown faces like Nicki Minaj to sell makeup.