I REVISITED MAC FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 15 YEARS (and...wow)
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- MAC Makeup was not just a staple of my teens and early 20s; it was ICONIC. With partnerships with stars like Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande all the way to Heatherette, Barbie and Hello Kitty, MAC has always had a point of view in the industry. But they fell off my radar for a lot of reasons, and I realized I owed them a visit...a revisit. So I went to my local MAC store and (after consulting with a lovely sales assistant) bought a full face of goodies to rediscover what MAC has to offer...and I was so surprised.
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What's on my face:
MAC Cosmetics Strobe Cream (Pink Light): shop-links.co/cg5dIyH435b
MAC Cosmetics Face & Body Foundation (N1): shop-links.co/cg5dHZkj5qs
MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 24-Hour Smooth Wear Concealer (NW24):
MAC Cosmetics Bronzing Powder (Golden): shop-links.co/cg5dWjg4wCY
MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Blush (Totally Synced, Cheer Up, Blush Please): shop-links.co/cg5dWBIuY0I
MAC Cosmetics Mineralize Skinfinish (Soft & Gentle): shop-links.co/cg5dW2cyaV4
MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow (Dazzle Style): shop-links.co/cg5dUuud52v
MAC Cosmetics Extra Dimension Eyeshadow (Sweet Heat): shop-links.co/cg5dVfeYJBg
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MAC Cosmetics Lipglass (Spite): shop-links.co/cg5dKAeypBP
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Kosas Air Brow (Medium Brown): shop-links.co/cg2G6UsZSSS
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The way I see it, the reason influencers don’t talk about MAC any more has nothing to do with the quality of the product, but because a) there’s pressure to constantly change products, brands etc; and b) they didn’t jump on the sponsoring/PR band wagon.
totally right and the miriad of other small brands claiming a piece of the pie, spending more money on marketing than in actual product quality, makes competition a little trickier
Yeah I totally agree.
Ironic since so many famous youtubers got their first makeup training working at MAC.
Bingo. Sad and true.
Yeah and it’s probably a less interesting *new* story to tell
I’m so ready for MAC to make a comeback. Being a millennial, they were the brand that got me into makeup back in the day and are super nostalgic for me!
Same I’ll always love MAC❤
Now that you aren’t so into “clean” beauty so much, I feel comfortable saying MAC lasts forever. Yeah, toss the mascara and anything that smells. But the powders especially last forever. I’ve got a highlighter that will outlive me.
So agree! Some of my Pro Longwear concealers I’ve had for SO many years and the formula still performs as flawlessly as when that concealer was all the rage being the OG pre-Shape Tape full coverage concealer, proving (to me at least) that while waning or changeable trends and viral popularity may come and go, Mac and it’s staple products that built the brand it’s notoriety are forever and they are a brand that’s patient and confident enough to know this.
Yep i have blushes that are 18years old (not joking) and are still good, but anyway the expiring date on make-up is not to take so serious usually products last a lot longer, specially powders. :)
If you are concerned about bacteria, but you see nothing wrong with the product otherwise, buy a make up cleaner instead of throwing it away.
The blushes! I’ve had mine for 6+ years and have barely made a dent!
They really do last forever!
I’ve got pigments in the OLD packaging. Some must be 15+ years old. I keep them more out of nostalgia than actually putting them on my eyes, but I swatched a few recently and they still perform fine! I also have a Heatherette lipstick that of course I’m not going to wear but it still smells like vanilla!
The BEST way to apply Mac Face & Body is with your hands. It has magic in it (film forming pigments) that activate with the friction. I pour a bit on my fingers, rub my fingers together until I feel it thicken, then apply to the face. I hate foundation and this is the only thing I wear! It can be layered up to medium or applied in a very sheer way. It’s so pretty for summertime!
This is THE BEST way to apply MAC Face and Body. It's just perfect.
YES!!!
Soft and Gentle is my FAVORITE highlighter of all time so far. When i put it on my nose, it literally looks like glass. True story, I wore it when i got my passport photo taken, and it was rejected because i was too reflecty lol
🤣🤣🤣 love that story. The passport people being all grumpy and rejecting your beautiful glow.
I'm so excited about this video! People really are sleeping on MAC. I feel like they were the original brand that had 40+ foundation shades and their Viva Glam charity is amazing and has been around so long. I used to be one of the girls that had like 30 lipsticks of theirs and I would buy anything hot pink or coral that came out in their limited edition collections lol! Y'all remember the Liberty collection? I was obsessed!! Some of my faves now are: shade and shape brow duo (i've gone through about ten of these), ground work paint pot, wedge eyeshadow, skew lipstick and prep+prime natural radiance. Oh and of course the glow play blushes! Might be my favourite blushes of all time!
I feel like most people that don’t buy Mac is because they’re not cruelty free
It's been so interesting to see someone grow and change through snippets of IG and videos on CZcams. Like when you first discovered more cool toned eyeshadows or even with dresses. I remember when you first had Simon and were happy to finally be out of maternity dresses and looking forward to wearing your more "tomboy" clothes. And now gorgeously chaotic dresses are your go-to. Random thought but it's been pretty cool to see CHANGE and someone who doesn't fight change. I hate change but seeing how gradually its happened on your channels....helps me somehow
How do you know it's a gorgeously chaotic dress? You can't even see it. Maybe chaotic from what you CAN see on around the neck & shoulders.
@@mauimomma7196 4:19 she says where it's from and briefly stands up afterwards at 5:06
@@RachelDee Still doesn't show the full dress.
Oh man you missed a golden opportunity to call this video “Return of the MAC”
This!
Solid lol
to be honest it does feel like Mac is returning very slowly but steadily, all the "fun" brands are experimental and you really don't what you're getting when you buy from them until you try it, but when it comes to mac you know it will deliver, doesn't mean every products will be amazing or to your preference, but in most cases it's good quality makeup that is meant to perform, and they cater for every preference
I’m a huge MAC fan. You would have loved ‘Woodwinked.’ It’s my personal favourite eyeshadow….and it would look stunning on you, Kackie. In my opinion, MAC eyeshadows with a ‘veluxe pearl’ formulation are the most stunning. Xx
Woodwinked has been one of my go to shadows forever!
Woodwinked, bronze, brown script, antiqued, so many staples in my collection!
@@oliviap469 and amber lights!
I received Woodwinked as a free gift with purchase at Christmas and it instantly became one of my favorite shadows of all time. It’s beautiful and a perfect one and done shadow.
@@AnkV and satin taupe!
The face and body is very glowy on me, but also wears like you wouldn’t believe, even in humidity and extreme heat. It’s impressive!
A tip on Mac face and body - it’s best applied with hands! I like to apply some to my fingers, rub it in until it feels tacky and then apply it to my face
Yes!!! 100%.
I replayed the "sneeze into continuing to talk without missing a beat" 3 times. Beautiful. Classic. On brand.
Totally. She’s on a mission, a Mac mission!
I think it’s interesting that you keep referring to MAC as a drag brand. I mean, it is, but more broadly, it’s a professional brand across the board: theater, editorial, filming, events, etc. it’s still the brand of choice for pro artists, everyone who works on weddings to film. It’s a performance brand, not an experience brand. MUF is probably the most similar, NARS used to be, but they are more consumer driven now
Great summary
I really like that you have usually tried the items before sharing them and your thoughts. It’s more valuable to viewers than the standard first impressions.
I’m loving all the maximalist Kackie we’ve been getting lately! The outfits are fabulous
I was LITERALLY just shopping for MAC last night online and I just happened to wait until today on placing the order...and then your video appears! Thank youuuuuuuuu.
While I know they don’t proclaim to be one of those “skincare first” brands, the strobe cream has a super strong inci list. Rivals a lot of the spendy moisturizers out there, imo.
I’m an esthetician and actually love the strobe cream very light hydrating moisturizer. And by I love it I actually use it on myself.
can I just say how much I love watching your channel and knowing exactly what you're referring to when you say "Hannah" (and likewise when watching Hannah when she mentions you). it's like your names are now a shade/style/look reference point that I'm super familiar with and it's hilarious but also kind of nice.
I used to work as a model back in the ninties and MAC products were the only one used backstage. Due to a wide shade range (today = inclusivity) and formula every model fairest to deepest was made up in the most beautiful way. I still love their complexion products, their eyecream and the lip primer. Sometimes I use their paint pots which are wonderful as well. I am 44 right now and I am a MAC girl for more than 25 years.
Whatever is "new" to the market ... MAC offers it for years or decades. I used strobe cream 20 years ago, love face&body for years and years, they offer liquid, cream and power blush ...
I so enjoyed this revisit of MAC. They were the only brand I used for so many years - talk about brand loyalty. I’m so inspired to go and pull out the things that are still sitting in the back of my collection and look at them with fresh eyes.
Thank you for making this video! I’ve been rediscovering Mac as well (2006 high school grad here) and it’s super nostalgic but also just SO fun to play with as a 34 year old. These were products I’ve either been lusting after or already tried - love it! I hope you continue to explore Mac makeup on your channel.
If it was still around, you would've loved the eyeshadow in Sumptuous Olive. It's kind of the same idea as the eyeshadow you used. Of the ones they still make you'd probably like All That Glitters and Woodwinked.
I loved sumptuous olive! I still have mine and a backup. It’s gorgeous. I hate that they keep getting rid of colors. I tried to buy vapour the other day and realized it was discontinued 🥺
i love mac. i have been using their products for over 20 years and they rarely let me down. their eyeshadows are some of my all-time faves! and just to note, their refill pans are only $6, and if you don’t have a mac pallete- just put a magnet sticker on the back, and they’ll work in any blank(z) palette. their cream shadows are pretty good too! the lip glass looks great on you, i want it!
Which product types are available as refills???
@@gianninal5455 sorry this is such a late reply but i believe you can get refills of blush and eyeshadow from Mac. all my single mac shadows were purchased this way. they cost $5 and the price went up to $6 at some point. you’re just buying the pan of shadow, no plastic component.
I am a big fan of MAC and am so glad to see you give the brand some love! They really do have some fantastic and super reliable products! They have always been a go to for me when I want quick and simple but polished. I will never be without Fix Plus and the Painterly paint pot! Oh! And I have mixed the strobe cream and the pro longwear concealer and used as a sheer foundation 😍 Love your channel!!!
Love this look!! Excited to see more MAC products. I love the MAC paint pot in Vintage Selection. It’s a cool shimmery taupe base for your shadows. You can use it as a 1 & done…or 2 & done…or 3 & done!!! 🤣 Can’t wait for more!!! 💗
Loved the video, everything looks so good on you. Would love to see more MAC videos, maybe a part 2? :)
Sweet Heat is hands down my favorite eyeshadow ever. Only one I’ve ever used up and repurchased. I love it as a one shadow look but love the idea of layering it! Fun video, thank you! 💜
I mean, I'm absolutely excited for a full full face (setting powder!) of MAC part 2! This one was so much fun! And I would love to see more single shadows shades next time!
I was so excited for this video, and you did not disappoint (but then, you never do) ! Now I'm totally itching to pay a visit to my M.A.C. counter and get all the goods ! I fell in love with make-up in my early twenties, and M.A.C. was my first stop for many years. Dying to revisit ! Thanks babe 💋
Hey Kackie. Love your channel. Have been a long time viewer. And I have to say this is one of the most beautiful faces of makeup you've ever done! Dazzlestyle is your ultimate eye i think. Everything about this look is stunning. I'm 42, a bit older than you but i havent been to mac since the early 2002's either and you've made me want to go back. I need the eyeshadow and the lipglass and thr lavender blush!
The blush in totally synced looks beautiful, I'm going to try it. My heart broke a little when I got the Illamasqua blush in Frisson after your epic cream blush video and on me it changed color so much that it turned a burnt orange within an hour or so. 😭 Loved this video Kackie 💜
So excited to watch as soon as I saw your IG that your video was up had to hop over and watch 😃
i loveeee your dress and your makeup looks reallllly beautiful. 💕💕💕
I love this! I have recently gone back to Mac for so many things!! Back to Teddy liner and I’ve no idea why I was tempted by other shiny new stuff!! You need to try Club eyeshadow! It’s a mix of green and brown and depending on how you blend /pack it and the light hits it’s so beautiful
I love this video! I was also going back to my roots this past year (back to MAC) and I've tried a couple of products, which I love, but I was waiting for you to try them out so I can get your recommendations!!! I was doing my makep while watching your video, so I also did a almost full face of MAC!!! I love it and miss it so much! s2
I absolutely love that you covered MAC!!
Yay!! I love Mac! I don’t have quite as many Mac products in my collection these days, but I still love them!
I adore that headband.
My first thought was what are you wearing? That dress, the print ….❤️❤️..Omg, your fashion ascetic ( just like the makeup) just does it for me!
So I’m hella psyched for this one!
You have to admit Mac has such stellar formulations, even products that have been around for years still hold their own.
I’ve been loyal to Face & Body for over 2 years now, it’s what I want all complexion products to wear & look like!
Oh shit, didn’t realize the Laura Mercier locked down like F&B ….I’m so on that!
That bronzers so pretty, the swatch looks really sheer like your not going to get much color but omg so not the case. Really like how this looks.
I’m so glad I found your channel!
Even after all these years, MAC remains my favourite brand. I think it's the range of colours, and the combination of classic old-school formulas and innovative new ones that keep me hooked. I'm not a huge buyer when it comes to makeup, so reliability and specificity is key and MAC delivers!
Love this video it inspired me to try MAC for the first time, went straight out and got the face and body and concealer. They are wonderful, it’s actually difficult to find a decent and not too expensive skin tint in Australia, a lot of the ones you recommended don’t get released here. Thank you 😊
This is great! Mac has so many great products. Some of my faves and I love the simple packaging and it’s lightweight when you travel!!
The MAC lip primer is phenomenally good and makes all lipsticks feel more wearable to me. I also like using the Pro Longwear Concealer as an eyeshadow base.
Although the Matte lipsticks that I used to wear will last for a very long time, the LustreGlass and Love Me lipsticks feel more modern to me and are more enjoyable to wear. (I say this as someone who basically doesn't wear much traditional lipstick these days.)
I love seeing seasonal limited collection Mac makeup rewievs! 🤩 And their new products.
That lip glass color is THE VIBE on you! 💖
That dress is incredible. Please do more fashion content!
Oh I love that gloss color, it looks so weird in the tube but super flattering on the lips! I need to pick that up again.
This was awesome. 2001 HS grad, and yes MAC was everything back then. Still have MAC brushes that I will probably never need to replace!
I graduated 10 years after you and still Mac was all the rage! I feel like Mac is timeless!
Ohhhhh, I can't wait to get that gloss! I'm loving WA Garconne, but I do want a cool toned brown. Going for it!
State of Kait is gunna be so pleased that you are onboard the MAC choo-choo. 🙂
Great stuff, Kackie :) C thru vinyl and Oyster girl are my desert island lipglosses.
I remember the days when girls would have Mac themed birthday cakes and would stay up all night to get their collections. … I am now realizing I am old lol
Wow ok well!!!! Well well I’m glad so so glad you did this video!! I’m grabbing the glass,tint , lips, I’m going to look at the check colors oh yes I will start with one shadow. I’m going to start there. If I can achieve that look with those prices well!!!!
So interesting to hear your thoughts! I'm craving that Dazzleshadow now. I would be careful swatching the bronzer, this formula notoriously hardpans. Also I really recommend signing up for their loyalty program. Great point perks and if you spend $150 in a year you can customize an eyeshadow quad as your birthday gift.
My point perks expired last year because their perks were so bad. I spent thousands and was not able to customize a palette. I love MAC but it has me buying more from Ulta for their points versus Mac’s points.
The eye shadows are stunning imo
I'm twenty years older than you and Mac makeup was everything in my college years as well! To this day there are a handful of products that are staples that I haven't duped anywhere else. Their eye primer, the burgundy eye kohl that is the perfect shade for green eyes, strobe cream and the studio fix pressed powder. I love the smell of the strobe cream too. It's one of my favorite things about that product. The first eyeshadow single I ever bought was a bronze from MAC and I still have it and it's 25 years old and it still works. Also the fact that you threw a Loreal Infallible into the comparison, means I will follow you forever...I have so many of those from over the years. Such a great formula and another product that can be decades old and still usable.
the bronze on your eyes 😍 and the lip color on you 😍😍
I love MAC, it was my introduction to makeup too. I always found that they were ahead of their time with products I obviously didn’t understand at that time, like highlighter or bronzer lol. I love their Glow Play line- blushes and balms the formula is so good. I got reacquainted with MAC with these products and their brown liquid eyeliner.
I would love to see you compare the MAC mineralize skinfinish face power to the Kosas cloud set!! The descriptions seem really similar, but I haven't tried either power. Keep being you, Kackie!! You're killing it
I’ve never stopped loving Mac! I’ve stopped wearing a lot of the heavier stuff but fix+ is always a staple as well as their single eye shadows. If you get the pro pan palette to throw in your z palette they are only $7.
New subbie here. You are a delight.
I’m a former Flight Attendant and we all wore MAC back in the day. I still love it.
You need to try the cream color base as a highlight! It’s lovely
The glow play blush is a cream to powder goes creamy and instantly goes into a satin matte. It's more of aa natural look to use your fingers and pat. Great video btw
Mac’s face and body will always be in my base collection. There’s just nothing else like it. It wears beautifully in summer weather too
I love this video! People hate on Mac but they were the original makeup brand
The MAC glow play blush is an AMAZING topper for the Rare Beauty soft pinch blushes!!
I’m about nc30 in Mac and i still purchase and use lots of their products have since the early 2000’s. A lot of women of color recommend the face and body hands down over the glossier skin tint. Im a c3. But during the ulta sale I purchased c4 to mix a little but yeah i never left Mac lol. Bobbi brown has always done me right too lol.
they just came out with an illuminating primer too, I’m excited to try it
I love it!
I love my Mac face and body. I used it every day even thought I still have the older version. I love it.
“I was a scene kid for one thing”
It gave me a chuckle cuz… same. 😂
U do look like a princess!!
I think you would also like the shade Lovechild in the Lipglass!
Ughhh Yayy!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I have never tried MAC before but now you have me excited to get a few things 🤩
going to have to try the blushes, I love the bareminerals bounce and blur ones but they only had like 4 shades.
I am so glad you did this review! Beautiful result! I would like to know if you used a sunscreen under the Strobe cream/primer? I would love to try that primer but I am an every day all year round sunscreen user and I am wondering if it would work fine in my routine. Thank you!
I'm gonna need to see this photo of 18-year-old Kackie letting her blush flag fly.
Nooo Kackie, you will adore the lustre glass lipstick formula, I promise.
There’s nothing like them 😍
I’m not a lipstick person, usually.
Bahahaha ... you had me at "Back to Mac"
Okay so I am 41 so when I was 21 MAC was EVERYTHING and I can't help but still have a spot in my heart. I still use paint pots, fix plus, and had a minute with their brow pen before I found the nyx one. 🤷♀️
I went to MAC to get my makeup done for high school grad back in 2007. I got one of their lip glasses with my makeover. It was my first non-drugstore makeup and I was LIVING!
Those eye shadow pots are real winners
Try the mineral skin finish natural. It more of a finishing powder than a highlighter like the the other skin finish. It’s bbbbeeeaaauuuutiful!.it has just the slightest hint of a satin glow.
I learned a lot about makeup with the MAC artists. Before You Tube and social media, they provided me personal tutorials for looks for different occasions. I would go sometimes alone, sometimes with friends to a counter or store and they’d suggest how I’d put a look together with different products.
Mac is supposed to have a tubing mascara. I would love to hear your thoughts on that. I use Thrive's but it does flake off into my eyes on occasion.
The glow play blush reminds me of Maybelline bouncy blush!
I only tried face and body for the first time last year but I have to say it's my #1 favoriteeee. I'm dry as hell and it never makes me look dry when literally everything else does
A week before my wedding (in 2009) I went to an Aveda salon to do my trial hair and makeup and ended up crying in my car because the makeup just wasn’t right. So I got my act together, drove to the closest Mac store, and the gal that worked there just absolutely saved me emotionally and literally. She gave me exactly what I wanted (a warm, Smokey eye) and I ended up buying those same products she found for me for years. Like everyone else I drifted over the last 12 years or so, but did order three neutral shadows a few weeks ago to check-in on my previously beloved Mac and they have not disappointed. Woodwinked washed all over the lid is just beautiful, doesn’t crease, blends out easily. Now they just need to bring back Soba.
Mac face and body is hands down the best!!! Specially when i lived in florida!
I miss the original mac face and body. I tried the new one and it wore different unfortunately. Hope they bring back the old one because it’s the only foundation I wear. And yes! You must use your fingers to apply this and it looks absolutely beautiful.
I'm pretty exclusively on the Salt New York Sneaky Balm but when I'm not, I used Face and Body. Its so pretty!!!!!!!
Hehe face&body was the 1st foundation i ever got 18years ago, that and a chanel one that either got discountinued or renamed, not sure, but they were the ones that looked like skin. Strobecream was already existing then, but at some point they discontinued it, and now reformulated it and brought it back. :)
I think you will really enjoy a hyper real glow palette
Mac to me still make the best cosmetics on the market. I love the Amorous Alloy eye shadow, glow blush, face and body foundation, great makeup brushes.
This inspires me to go back to MAC for more than lipsticks 😍
That is the perfect lip color on you!
I’m a Princess! 🤣 Yeah, I was too Kackie.
I started later (like 2016) with makeup but I love MAC brushes make of natural bristles. Also I miss the 15 eyeshadow pans. I hope one day they will be back.
Oh dude you got to try they're sculpting line!!!