Fables in Fashion

If you know me, you know pigments are right up my alley! They are so versatile and easy to mix to make new colours~ You can use them as eye shadow, eye liner, blush, lip colour, nail colour, brow colour etc! So it should be no surprise that MAC’s Tartan Tale pigment sets were calling my name.

I’m sure you already know MAC pigment sets are great value for money for MAC pigments. You pay $65AU for 5 different colours, as opposed to $39AU for just one. And even though the vials are much smaller, I’ve yet to meet anyone who has managed to finish an entire full sized pigment jar.

Hope you enjoy the swatches

Warm Thrillseeker

Cool Thrillseeker

Smoky Thrillseeker

Last weekend I finally got my hands on MAC’s Vanilla Pigment. I think every beauty b/vlogger I follow can’t praise this particular pigment enough so I knew I had to have it. Unfortunately, pigment packaging has changed, and I’m not too keen.

I kinda liked the fatter tubs, just because they fit perfectly in my pigment storage containers and I found them easier to use and take product out with minimal wastage. But the main thing that bugs me is the lack of screw top now, the new pigment lids kinda “click” into place. Where as the old ones had to be screwed in, which I found much more secure.

Formula is exactly the same, as is the price ($39AU). The SA told me that amount is almost the same, but the websites say the old pigments held 0.26oz as opposed to the new ones that only hold 0.15 oz so not sure what he was going on about :/ I will say the new pigments are much lighter, less product and lighter packaging.

Ultimately according to the SA the main reason for the change was because it got too expensive to manufacture the old packaging. It always comes down to the bottom line. So if you can still grab the old ones, do it!

Pros:

• Great pigmentation
• Stackable, takes up less space
• Applies great with fingers
• Clear strong containers

Cons:

• Hard to apply with a brush
• Potentially a lot of fallout if new to loose pigments

Price: $65AU

Where: Visit the MAC website, or go to any MAC stores or counters at David Jones or Myer.

Most of my friends and family know I am a MAC junkie, I’m a sucker for great packaging and strong colours! So when Sefie told me about the new MAC stacked crushed pigments, how I could resist?

Thanks to some left off Christmas gift cards, I managed to get both stacks.

I swatched both using my fingers, no primer was used in the photos. To be honest, I first tried applying them with a brush, and the product came out looking very grainy and didn’t blend well upon application. Whereas using my fingers was a whole different story.

I adore the pigmentation of Stacked 1, some very bold and soft colours. The darkest purple had virtually no shimmer to it, very matte, whereas the other 3 colours had high shimmer. Note that none of them were glittery. This is probably my favourite stack.

All the colours of Stacks 2 were also high in shimmer and had strong pigmentation. They just don’t appear that way in the swatches since the colours are lighter and align closer to my skin tone.

If you won’t mind spending the extra money, I’d be tempted to say go for the MAC Pigment version of these colours (if they exist), because at least I reckon they‘d be a bit more versatile. But at $39AU a pop, I can understand if you’d rather a cheaper alternative. (And which regular user actually finishes an entire pigment jar?)

At least with these stacks, they work out to be about $16.25AU a colour, and with so much colour I don’t see the average user running out anytime soon. Not to mention the packaging is great, clear and space efficient, a much welcomed addition to my collection

P.S: Came back from the Grazia runway show a few hours ago, took many pics! Report coming soon~ Still have a Beauty workshop, In Style and HB runway shows to go! Week of fashion heaven *_*