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April and I have decided that since so many people come and ask about MAC pigments in particular, that we would make a thread based on the other 10,000 threads about pigments. We are going to try to put everything you want to know here, if I miss something, let me know so I can update.
1. What is a MAC pigment? The MAC pigment is one of the most popular and most sought after products from their cosmetic line. It is basically a multi-purpose loose powder color that can be used as a lip color, eye color, nail color, eyeliner, blush, bronzer, highlighter and whatever else you can think to do with it. (see # 5 for details about product usage)
2. Where can I buy MAC pigments? Pigments are sold at MAC freestanding stores (which carry the permanent line), PRO stores (which carry the permanent line + PRO colors) and MAC counters (which carry only pigments from collections).
Full sized jars and samples are available for purchase on ebay, but it's not recommend buying pigments from there as it's notorious for the amount of fakes.
There are many members right here on makeuptalk in the sale forum that are reliable and sell samples at reasonable prices. (click HERE!)
3. What do I use to apply a pigment? There are many things that have been suggested on Makeuptalk to use as a base for pigments. Urban Decay Eye shadow Primer potion, Vaseline, Mixing Medium, Visine, MAC Shadesticks, MAC ream color bases, water and even lip balm. Basically anything that will make the pigment adhere to your skin, though it is important to note that products that do not dry, such as lip balm or Vaseline will crease and will not have the staying power an eye shadow base will.
4. What are the best tools to use to apply my pigment? There is no one good answer but here is a list of what we’ve gathered from the threads on MAC pigments:
· MAC 224
· MAC 213
· MAC 217 (for hint of color, like brow highlighting)
· Sponge applicators
· Fingertip
· Small contour brush for highlighting or shaping
· Non-latex sponges (to help clean up the fallen particles)
5. **IMPORTANT** Like anything, there are certain guidelines, and pigments have them too. Not every color can be used everywhere. These colors can’t be used around the eyes and are for the lip area only:
You can mix pigments (while heeding the important warnings!) with many bases like:
· Nail polish
· Lip-gloss
· Mixing medium (to make your own eye-liner)
· Moisturizer to get some shimmer/color
7. Also, pigments cost around 19.50$ US/23$ CAD
1. What is a MAC pigment? The MAC pigment is one of the most popular and most sought after products from their cosmetic line. It is basically a multi-purpose loose powder color that can be used as a lip color, eye color, nail color, eyeliner, blush, bronzer, highlighter and whatever else you can think to do with it. (see # 5 for details about product usage)
2. Where can I buy MAC pigments? Pigments are sold at MAC freestanding stores (which carry the permanent line), PRO stores (which carry the permanent line + PRO colors) and MAC counters (which carry only pigments from collections).
Full sized jars and samples are available for purchase on ebay, but it's not recommend buying pigments from there as it's notorious for the amount of fakes.
There are many members right here on makeuptalk in the sale forum that are reliable and sell samples at reasonable prices. (click HERE!)
3. What do I use to apply a pigment? There are many things that have been suggested on Makeuptalk to use as a base for pigments. Urban Decay Eye shadow Primer potion, Vaseline, Mixing Medium, Visine, MAC Shadesticks, MAC ream color bases, water and even lip balm. Basically anything that will make the pigment adhere to your skin, though it is important to note that products that do not dry, such as lip balm or Vaseline will crease and will not have the staying power an eye shadow base will.
4. What are the best tools to use to apply my pigment? There is no one good answer but here is a list of what we’ve gathered from the threads on MAC pigments:
· MAC 224
· MAC 213
· MAC 217 (for hint of color, like brow highlighting)
· Sponge applicators
· Fingertip
· Small contour brush for highlighting or shaping
· Non-latex sponges (to help clean up the fallen particles)
5. **IMPORTANT** Like anything, there are certain guidelines, and pigments have them too. Not every color can be used everywhere. These colors can’t be used around the eyes and are for the lip area only:
- Acid Orange
- Bright Fuchsia
- Electric Coral
- Ruby Red
- Black, Chartreuse
- Clear Sky Blue
- Cornflower
- Deep Brown
- Emerald Green
- French Violet
- Golden Olive
- Landscape Green
- Marine Ultra
- Naval Blue
- Polished Ivory
- Primary Yellow
- Pure White
- Rich Purple
- Steel Blue
- Teal
- True Chartreuse
- Violet
- Basic Red
- Burnt Burgundy
- Cool Pink
- Dusty Coral
- Genuine Orange
- Grape N
- Nocturnal Plum
- Pink Vivid
You can mix pigments (while heeding the important warnings!) with many bases like:
· Nail polish
· Lip-gloss
· Mixing medium (to make your own eye-liner)
· Moisturizer to get some shimmer/color
7. Also, pigments cost around 19.50$ US/23$ CAD