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What Are Your MAC Staples?

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Fellow MAC fans, imagine a world without your favorite MAC products, the ones you hope they never discontinue.

I would…
FREAK THE EFF OUT!

Here are my MAC staples:

  • MAC Eyeshadow in Concrete and the 266 Small Angled Brush: The dynamic duo I use to fill my eyebrows. Without ’em my facial expression looks stuck somewhere between surprise and adoration.
  • Eyeshadow in Soft Brown: I’m in crazy love with this matte brown. It’s my go-to crease color, matter of fact. Incidentally, I hear it gets a lot of use on the set of Mad Men.
  • Lipglass in Nymphette: I can’t even begin to guess the number of tubes I’ve finished. I’ve been a fan of this shimmery golden pink gloss *forever*.

If you’re a fellow MAC fiend fan, what are your staples from the brand? I’m always looking for new gems to try. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. TGIF, gals! How does your day look?

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  1. Hey Karen

    My Friday has been stressful, I’ve got some sort of nasty rash all over me and I can’t work out what it is online (it doesn’t itch but according to the interwebs every rash itches!) and I can’t see a doc til Monday. 🙁

    My MAC collection is teeny buy one of my goals for 2009 is to grow it! I couldn’t live without Select SPF 15 foundation which is what I’ve used for the last couple of years.

    Also, if they discontinued Syrup lipstick I’d be pretty damn peeved, it’s my staple for wearing with smokey eyes – the perfect shade of pink!

    Hope you’re having a good one today.

    Bx
    .-= Beth’s last blog post… Where it all started… =-.

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    • I had a non-itchy rash as an allergic reaction to an antibiotic. It went away after the meds ran their course. If you’re not taking any new medication, it’s possible it’s dry skin.
      Good luck and hopefully you can figure out what it actually is!

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  4. Where do I begin?! I would seriously die if any of these were discontinued…don’t even make me think of it!

    – Fluidline in Blacktrack
    – Studio Moisture Cream
    – Studio Finish Concealer (NW20), the best heavy-duty concealer for blemishes
    – Studio Select Cover-Up (NW20), the best undereye concealer ever
    – Lip Conditioner Stick
    – Plushglass in Ample Pink
    – Filament eyeshadow (amazing eye highlighter)
    – Dazzelglass in Extra Amps
    – Angel lipstick
    .-= Kristen’s last blog post… Recession Beauty: Inecto Pure Coconut Oil Shampoo and Conditioner Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype =-.

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  6. I too would DIE without them. I would look like a 12 year old boy 😉 Here are my staples:

    Omega E/S for my brows
    Vanilla E/S as highlighter
    Fluidline in BlackTrack
    Eye kohl in Smolder
    Viva Glam II lipstick (the only lipstick I have been through at least 3 tubes of)
    Well Dressed powder blush
    Cultured Lip Glass (been through many tubes of this as well)
    .-= Kelly’s last blog post… Orgasm Cosmetics Nail Lacquer Swatches and Review =-.

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  8. Graphblack Techakohl
    Femme-Fi eye shadow (it’s LE — but I’m stocked up! Yay for CCOs)
    Satin Taupe eye shadow
    239 brush

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  11. My Friday is busy. My brother-in-law is coming into town tonight and my house is a mess! So, I am busy trying to clean up. I also need to go and exchange some MAC stuff at Macy’s and Nordstrom.

    My MAC stash is just eye shadows and a Hello Kitty Beauty Powder. I hope they don’t discontinue the following eye shadows: Shroom, Mylar, Patina, and Shale. Love those colors! If they did, I would probably head to NYX, because some of them look very similar to MAC shadows.

    Hope you have a great weekend!

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  12. I think my lips would shrivel up and fall off my face without my MAC lip conditioner (the emollient ones in the tub with SPF 15). I’ve been using that for nearly 4 years now, day and night and the few times I forgot or didn’t, I was very very uncomfortable.

    I also need their concealer (I used select cover up for years before studio sculpt came out. I’m hitting the bottom of the first jar and haven’t really decided if I’m going back to select cover up or staying on with studio sculpt.)

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  16. Face: Studio Fix Fluid and MSFN in medium

    Eyes: Vanilla e/s + Bamboo e/s mixed together as highlight colour. And Bamboo also used as a transition colour. Cork e/s for eyebrows. And Fast Response Eye Cream

    Brushes: 219, 188, 109

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  17. It is starting to finally feel like winter here. I am not happy about that.

    My MAC all stars are
    212 brush – best cream liner brush ever
    Capricious lustre lipstick – the perfect just darker then my lips shade that I can wear to work, running around, or glam up for evening.
    e/s in Patina, Print, and Shale — these are my go to colors for simple washes or base colors to build off of.

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  20. my list is surprisingly short:

    espresso e/s – #266 brush – my eyebrows would be non-existent without them
    soba e/s – my go to crease color for neutral and most eye looks
    technakohl liners – eye and lip
    MSF – med. dark
    arena e/s – my favorite ‘not there – there’ shadow!
    fluidline – black
    black plushlash and zoom lash

    brushes:
    the aforementioned #266
    219
    239
    217
    165

    ha – my list isn’t as short as i thought it would be!

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  21. The eye shadows that I gravitate towards for easy eyes are:
    Naked Lunch
    Satin Taupe
    Sumputous Olive
    Sable

    For lips I need:
    Viva Glam II
    Viva Glam V lip gloss

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  22. New favorite is Copperplate eyeshadow. It’s just the perfect buttery matte shade of plummy chocolatey brown taupe. If that makes sense. And Bisque is grrreeeeat for smoothing lines away, especially with the 227 brush.

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  23. If MAC stopped making Studio Gold Loose powder (PRO) I would have a nervous breakdown. My staples are: Brow pencil in Spiked, Carbon eyeshadow, and Studio Sculpt Foundation in NC40. What’s rough is that most of my favorite products are limited edition and I’ll never find them again once I finish them!

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  24. Karen, do you use your Lipglass until the last drop? I heat up a mug of water for a couple minutes in the microwave, then put my seemingly empty lipglosses in the cup for 10 minutes. It melts all the gloss stuck to the sides of the tube and it collects at the bottom. Voila, you’ve postponed buying a new one 🙂
    .-= GeriBerry’s last blog post… GeriBerry: @neilhimself I am so glad my boyfriend introduced me to your books. You are the coolest author ever 🙂 =-.

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  25. Hiya Karen! TGIF to you too…today was the last day of classes for the semester (WOOT!) but ultimately that means exams will start next week (BOO). I’m just glad it’s sunny outside, it’s slightly less depressing, hah.

    Anywho, here are my MAC staples:
    – 217 brush: my first and favourite blending brush. It’s a life-changer…really! I never really did any eyeshadow looks before I got the 217.
    – 109 brush: for applying foundation/contour. Such an awesome multitasking brush!
    – 266 brush: makes filling in my brows so easy. (Can ya tell I’m obsessed with my brushes?)
    – Shroom e/s: I use this one in almost every look I do.
    – Nymphette l/g and Jubilee l/s

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  26. This is off topic because i only have like two 🙁 MAC makeup products & i can live just fine without em but there is supposedly a Milani dupe for Nymphette Lipglass . Have you seen/heard/tried it before ? I haven’t, but Nymphette looks so prettyfuls :]

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  27. I would probably go mad if they discontinued Da Bling eyeshadow. I haven’t been able to find a similar pink that looks so good.

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  28. Karen,
    My MAC Staples are:
    Studio Fix Powder Foundation
    Smooth Harmony Beauty Powder (this is LE and when I run out I will cry)
    Desert Rose Powder Blush
    Soft Brown eyeshadow
    Black Tied eyeshadow

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  29. My MAC staples are Untitled Paint, Beguile Brow Set, and Cleanse Off Oil. I’m not a *huge* MAC fan, but these are the items I can’t live without!

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  31. 1.Mineralize satin finish foundation
    2.ALL of their cremesheen lipsticks
    3.Omega e/s (for brows when I’m blonde, it’s the BEST color!)

    I’m a big MAC fan and even though I love lots of their other products…those three are the only things I would freak out over being discontinued!
    .-= Aleksis’s last blog post… My diet/exercise regimen! =-.

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  32. The Prep + Prime SPF 50 primer. It’s a great makeup-grabbing, pore-hiding, oilies-stopping primer AND good sun protection. Yay!
    And the 187 brush. It’s divine. And of course the Spice lipliner.

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  34. Hey Karen. My friday has been pretty laid back.

    My Mac faves are eyeshadows in Sketch, Dazzlelight and Fashion Groupie, Soba and Glamour Check

    My fave glasses are Magnetique and So This Season (limited of course)

    My fave lipsticks are Sci Fi Delity, Utter Fun and Violetta

    My fave blushes are Notable and Fever

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  35. Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW15….someone would have to die if that ever went away….there would be a pile of bodies

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  39. My perm staples are Painterly paint pot, and Brule eyeshadow. Unfortch, a couple of my staples (mineralize skinfinish in Blonde and eyeshadow in Femme-Fi) are already LE! Boo! Here’s hoping for repromotes!

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  40. A world without a single Paint Pot (much love for Painterly!) is a world that I don’t want to live in. 😉

    For my money, MAC also makes *the* best red lipsticks; I’m still in love with “O” and Underworld, and Dare You (Cremesheen) is still in my arsenal. I also don’t know how I can live without the Colour Forms 5 Warm Eyes palette (from Nordies, Summer/Fall 2008) because every single color in there is basic but gorgeous.

    Finally: Brushes #224 and #266. Best eye-makeup brushes EVER.

    A side note: I also have MAC to thank for a non-MAC product – if it wasn’t for the Fluidline, I would never have discovered L’Oreal HIP’s cream liner, which wears just as well as the original. Love, love, love!
    .-= meimei’s last blog post… Holiday Gift Guide 2009, Part 1 =-.

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  41. “MAC Eyeshadow in Concrete and the 266 Small Angled Brush: The dynamic duo I use to fill my eyebrows. Without ‘em my facial expression looks stuck somewhere between surprise and adoration.”

    LOL! Karen, you crack me up!

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  42. Technakohl liner in brown. I NEED this product to survive!
    Eyeshadow in vanilla and kid (all over the lid/browbone and crease colour) which are my perfect neutral eyeshadows

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  46. TOP THREE (though i could easily list 10 or fifteen!)

    1. fluidline in blacktrack
    2. painpot in bare study
    3. blush in peaches

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  47. Good question! I don’t really have a very big MAC collection. Most of my collection consists of lip products – it’s a bit of an addiction, I admit. My staples lately have been Queen Bee and Underage (of course) lipglasses. Also, I love love love Springsheen blush and would be lost without Woodwinked e/s. 🙂

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  48. I don’t even know where to start.

    Blacktrack fluidline
    Feline kohl pencil
    Powersurge eyeliner

    Woodwinked e/s
    Soft Brown
    Romp
    Mulch
    Humid
    Goldmine

    Sophisto l/s
    Dubonnet
    Honeyflower
    Bare

    Love Nectar lustreglass

    MSF Natural
    Tinted Moisturizer
    Studio Sculpt concealer

    …just off the top of my head, but I know I have at least 10 more items… 🙂

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  49. For me, my number one favorite is MAC Russian Red. I seriously LOVE this gloss as much as my friends and family. Whenever I am having a bad day, I put this gloss on and I feel like the sassiest girl in school. Seriously, its THAT good.
    Also love my MAC brushes lots and lots – all of them. And my favorite shadow is JUXT. Perfect summer green shadow 🙂

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  53. Hey karen!
    I couldn’t live without: zoom fast black lash, black track fluid line, all that glitters eyeshadow, rubenesque paint pot, feline kohl power, baby sparks dazzle glass, vanilla pigment, and myth lipstick 🙂

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  56. At our place Mac has just appeared, so I don`t have that many must-haves.
    But the first (and still the most amazing) thing I bought there –
    tinted lip conditioner in Perfect Plum.
    Plum is misleading cause my idea of a plum colour is different.
    But it is a really perfect just bitten-natural-lips colour. Not cold. Not warm. Neutral.

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  58. LOL – I have already FREAKED THE EFF out because they discontinued Camel Eyeshadow, Angel Blush, Cheek Blush, Honey B lipliner, made Coco Pigment LE, and also Lip65 Lipglass LE.

    I’ve learned to not fall completely in love with anything from MAC b/c they’ve discontinued so many of my favorites.

    My current staples though are:
    VGV lipstick and lipglass
    VGVI lipstick and lipglass

    I have a case of back-ups of the things I really really loved that were LE.
    .-= Lina’s last blog post… Victoria’s Secret Makeup: Heidi Klum’s Exotic Jewels & VS Makeup Collection =-.

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  61. My MAC must haves:

    *Dipdown fluidline and the 266 brush for my eyebrows
    *Vanilla pigment (great highlighter!)
    *Eyeshadows in Vanilla, Nylon, Trax, Sumptuous Olive, Bronze, and Carbon
    *Studio Finish Concealer and the Studio Sculpt Concealer
    * Lipstick in Odyssey and Lipglass in Magnetique and Viva Glam VI
    * Blush in Flirt & Tease, Peachtwist, and Well Dressed
    *217 and 239 brushes

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  62. Hi Karen

    My fave MAC staples (god theres so many things I could think of!) here goes:

    MAC viva glam v lipstick – I’ve gone thru at least 3 of these
    Springsheen/ Style/ Peachykeen blushers
    Ladybug lipstick
    urgent slimshine – love this!
    MAC viva glam 1 – love red lips!
    All that glitters
    Modest tone e/s – LE
    Femme Fi – LE!
    sumptous olive

    Am sure theres more that I can’t think of right now!!lol. Good list though right? x

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