MAC Dupes

This weekend I decided to try and find a few MAC dupes using eyeshadows I currently own, enjoy ;)

MAC Next to Nothing - Maybelline Quad in Designer Chocolates (Lid shade)

The Maybelline one is slightly more tan/gold while Next to Nothing is a bit more white. I think I actually prefer Maybelline's color although these two shades are very similar and I have "hit pan" on both eyeshadows.

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MAC Dark Edge - Revlon Rich Sable

These two shades are very similar although Rich Sable may have slightly more red to it, I do feel this is a nice dupe regardless. Over the two colors... I actually prefer the MAC because I think it applies soft/smooth during application and the Revlon feels a bit dry/chalky in texture and applies a bit more unevenly.

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MAC Tempting - Maybelline Urban Brown

Urban brown applies a bit more dark than Tempting, the shade may look drastically more dark in one of the photo's but in person if you applied this on your lids, I really don't think you'd notice much difference between the two. Tempting does appear to have more shimmer to it than Urban Brown but once swatched I couldn't really notice a difference in shimmer. I think Urban Brown applies slightly better than Tempting as it's more pigmented, and I had to build up Tempting's color a bit to look as intense as Urban Brown. I do feel this is a good dupe if you're wanting to darken Tempting as much as the Urban Brown, but if you want a shade that starts off lighter but can go darker than choose Tempting, although you could probably blend out (or apply less) Urban Brown to appear lighter.

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I Dream of Greenie

I recently purchased Wet N Wild's "I Dream of Greenie" trio, so I decided to share my swatches. The top shade is the browbone color which is a sheer green but appears more blue to me. The center shade is the crease color which I think looks nice with the browbone shade, and for some reason this color is a bit chalky/flaky during application. The bottom shade is the eyelid color which is a lovely pigmented lime green with yellow shimmer and it's definitely the stand-out shade in this trio.

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I was curious to see if my MAC Sharp eyeshadow was similar to the Wet N Wild bottom eyelid shade but it really wasn't what I'd consider a dupe as Sharp is much more yellow than it is green and it does not contain the yellow shimmer like the WnW one. The last swatch here is a combination of both colors.

Beauty Dupe List

A work in progress!

Here you can hopefully find the closest possible dupes for different eyeshadows (primarily for MAC) and a link to all credited pages for the dupe/s, enjoy!
---------------MAC - EyeShadow-----------------

MAC All That Glitters - Wet N Wild Gilded Age Trio (Top), NYX Champagne, CoverGirl Mink
MAC Beauty Marked - Wet N Wild Lust Quad (Center Row, Right Side) - NARS Night Fever
MAC Carbon - Wet N Wild Greed Quad (Bottom Row, Left Side), CoverGirl Shimmering Onyx
MAC Dark Edge - Revlon Rich Sable
MAC Deep Truth - Wet N Wild Pride Quad (Bottom Row, Right Side)
MAC Electra - Wet N Wild Spoiled Brat Trio (Top Browbone Shade)
MAC Embark - Wet N Wild Vanity Quad (Bottom Row, Left Side)
MAC Era - CoverGirl Tapestry Taupe
MAC Espresso - CoverGirl Brown Smolder
MAC Expensive Pink - MAC Paradisco
MAC Eyepopping - MAC Sharp
MAC Fig. 1 - Wet N Wild Lust Quad (Center Row, Left Side)
MAC Filament - CoverGirl Snow Blossoms
MAC Gesso - Wet N Wild Pride Quad (Top Row, Left Side)
MAC Goldmine - Wet N Wild Vanity Quad (Center Row, Right Side)
MAC Humid - Wet N Wild Envy, Wet N Wild Sensual Sage, NYX Mermaid Milani Clover, and Ulta Shamrock
MAC Knight Devine - Wet N Wild Lust Quad (Center Row, Right Side)
MAC Llama - Wet N Wild Brulee, MAC Brule, CoverGirl French Vanilla
MAC Lust - Wet N Wild Lust Quad (Top Row, Left Side)
MAC Malt - Wet N Wild Vanity Quad (Top Row, Left Side)
MAC Manilla Paper - Wet N Wild Vanity Quad (Top Row, Left Side)
MAC Mulch - Wet N Wild Gilded Age Trio (Middle), CoverGirl Swiss Chocolate, Milani Java Bean
MAC Newly Minted - Wet N Wild Pride Quad (Middle Row, Left Side)
MAC Next to Nothing - Maybelline Designer Chocolates (Lid Shade)
MAC Shadowy Lady - Wet N Wild Lust Quad (Bottom Row, Left Side)
MAC Sharp - MAC Eyepopping
MAC Sound Trip - Wet N Wild Golden Goddess Quad (Bottom Row, Left Side)
MAC Steamy - Wet N Wild Pride Quad (Center Row, Right Side)
MAC Tempting - Maybelline Urban Brown
MAC Tete-A-Tint - Wet N Wild Greed Quad (Center Row, Left Side)
MAC Paradisco - MAC Expensive Pink
MAC Vanilla - Wet N Wild Lust Quad (Top Row, Right Side)
MAC Woodwinked - Wet N Wild Gilded Age Trio (Bottom)

---------------Urban Decay - EyeShadow-----------------

Urban Decay Chopper- Wet N Wild Dancing in the Clouds Trio (Bottom)
Urban Decay Flash - Wet N Wild Dancing in the Clouds Trio (Middle)
Urban Decay Maui Wowie - Wet N Wild Dancing in the Clouds Trio (Top)
Urban Decay Smog - Wet N Wild Comfort Zone (Left Side, Crease)

----------------YSL - Nail Polish----------------

YSL in Gris Underground - Rescue Beauty Lounge in Concrete Jungle

YSL in Blue Cobalt - Dior in Tuxedo

----------------NYX Lipstick----------------

NYX in Power - Kat Von D in Requiem

NYX in Tea and Cookies - Anastasia Beverly Hills in Lovely

For more possible dupes you can checkout this list here! For more possible WnW dupes click here and here. If you have any great dupes you'd like to submit/share just leave a comment with a link to the pictured page and I'll try to get it added to this list, thanks in advance :)

2012 Spring Makeup Looks

Here are a few spring makeup looks for 2012!

My favorite of this lot of photos is the retro blue cat eye (top and middle far left images), the top image there is done by Monique Lhullier for MAC. I'm not sure the champagne gold type of color she used on the lids but the black eyeliner is MAC PRO Chromaline Creme Liner in Black and the blue used is MAC ChromaCake in Marine Ultra.

I think my go-to type of look for next year would be more like the bottom middle image but minus the heavy black eyeshadow on the bottom lid and perhaps opt to line the lower waterline instead (Also, on myself personally...I dislike looking too raccoon-ish like the bottom right image). Also... decent black eyeshadow with no fallout is hard to come-by so I'd probably opt to use a black shade stick over some primer on the lid.

I also really like the top right image which is probably done by using those stick-on eyeshadows although, I'd be afraid to mess it up during the application process and end up with a smudged mess...unless this is more like a stick-on eye tattoo type of product which honestly would be a bit genius especially since stick-on tats could last for a few days.

As for the bold lip color trend done by MAC in the center right image, I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable being that bold with lip color so I think I'd opt for a nice pale matte barbie pink lipstick like Wet N Wild in Think Pink (901B) instead which, I think would look cute with a clean lined light gray dramatic cat-eye (think Amy Winehouse).