[glee5]

so i decided to do a little comparison of NYX pigments and MAC pigments because although i own both brands, i wanted to see the difference between the two. soo here goes :

MAC
price: 19.50 for .26 oz
staying power: amazingg
colors: gorgeoussss
uses: everything and anything lol
pic:


in this pic jardin aires and nyx's nude looks almost exactly the same but in person jardin aires is more goldish pink and nyx nude is more of a beige-y shimmer (basically a cross between provence and jardin aires)



both very similar but kitchmas is more pinkish whereas baby pink pearl is more of a lilac

NYX
price: 3.00 for .06 oz
staying power: pretty good but tends to fade a little
colors: also very pretty
uses: i think their pigments are only to be used as loose shadows but i'm not 100% sure
pic:


all the shades have a highly reflective quality that u cant really see in the picture.

which do you guys like better, mac or nyx? i personally like MAC better because im such a sucker for MAC but NYX is really great for someone who doesnt want to break the bank and still get great quality

[newyorkknick]

theyre both great! i cant tell the difference sometimes. i should swatch mac teal and the nyx pigment see if people can tell the difference. lol that would be fun.........i have become so addicted to pigments that i think swatching is fun......im cuh ray zee lol.

[Makeup-aholic]

They both look really good

[glee5]

Originally Posted by newyorkknick

theyre both great! i cant tell the difference sometimes. i should swatch mac teal and the nyx pigment see if people can tell the difference. lol that would be fun.........i have become so addicted to pigments that i think swatching is fun......im cuh ray zee lol.

haha yea same here

[Ashley]

Thanks for taking pics!

[Jennythenipper]

Thanks for posting this topic. I've only tried the L'oreal pigment. Thanks for also posting the price per volume. I did the math and the NYX is the Cheapest, then MAC and L'oreal comes in dead last.

Has anyone tried studio direct pigments?

[bella1342]

I really like both... I have between 40-50 MAC pigments, and the full set of NYX pearl pigments. The NYX is great quality for the price, as you can see with the pictures above. I have some MAC favorites though, such as Deckchair, Sunpepper, and a few others. Thanks for the pics!

[Nick007]

Thanks for taking the time to do the pics and review!

[xiongmaomao]

can u press the nyx pigments or will they just fall apart really easily?

[miss_fia]

wow, this helps a lot. thanks!

[ladynpink]

I love MAC pigments..use them all the time...haven't tried the nyx pigments...but i'm sure they are great as well...

[blueangel1023]

I still like my MAC pigments better, but I bought the whole set of NYX pigments a couple of wks ago. For the price of nyx, it's worth the money and the color/quality is similar to MAC. I'm just not sure on the staying power yet as I haven't worn it often enough

[Ricci]

Mac

[arguelloam]

Originally Posted by Makeup-aholic

They both look really good

I agree!

[GlossyAbby]

I have only used MAC but they look so close in the pic.. my only thing would be staying power...

[Sirvinya]

I've got both and I do prefer my MAC ones. They NYX ones are great as they've got a few colours that MAC don't have. But I find the MAC ones have a deeper, richer colour and better staying power.

Thanks for doing the swatches.