Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Collecting || Limited Edition MAC

• MAC Glitter & Ice Holiday 2011 • MAC Wonder Woman Spring 2011 • MAC Marilyn Monroe Holiday 2012 • RiRi Loves MAC Fall 2013 • MAC Alluring Aquatic Summer 2014 •

Some people collect stamps. Some collect coins. Some even collect little bugs. My collection obsession of choice is MAC's limited edition special packaging lipsticks. Yes, specifically, lipsticks. Yes, specifically MAC, and yes, it doesn't matter what color is in the tube (usually) It all started before I was even obsessed with beauty as I am now and was even in the know. In 2011, when I was still in high school, MAC came out with a Wonder Woman collection. I loved me some super heroes and after seeing the packaging I was beyond in awe! Luckily there was a MAC a few blocks from my school so as soon as my friend told me about the collection we raced to get our hands on one. That was it. I became enchanted with the special packaging MAC could create for specific seasons and themes. It's not to say I buy a lipstick from every specially packaged collection- only the ones I truly fall in love with, but even if I'm not totally in love with the color, I'll get my favorite or the most wearable out of the bunch. 

The way we reflect on make up casings from the 40s, 50s and 60s, I want to be able to do that with these lipsticks. Maybe if MAC is still kicking around when I have a daughter and she's old enough, I can show her the beauty that some of the MAC packaging is. I'm still kicking myself for not getting one from the Archie's Girls collection. I was such a huge fan of those comics and I don't know why I let my wallet talk me out of it, haha! I'm really looking forward to the future collections MAC has in store and rest assured that if MAC can come up with more brilliance, I'll be there to hand off my pretty pennies (which is a lot of pretty pennies at this point, dang inflation of prices!!) Especially is they come back with a Disney collection. I'd be all over that!
Is there anything that you guys collect?
Are you a special packaged MAC collector, as well? 
I feel like I can't be the only one, haha!
What packaging would you like to see MAC come out with?

14 comments:

  1. The archie's collection was one of my faves for packaging, surprised you managed to resist it :) I love the aquatic collection packaging too I really wish I could afford to collect Mac products they really are amazing x

    EmmiHearts

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    1. KICKING myself for resisting it. Don't know what came over me! Haha, I don't collect all in the collection, just once in a while to a lipstick in packaging that really stands out! Can you imagine caving in to every single collection? Craziness! I'd be broke! XD

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  2. The aquatic packaging is one of my favourites, it's so cute!

    Emma from http://www.masqueradebelle.co.uk

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    1. Mine, too! Love what they've done with it :)

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  3. I love the alluring aquatic packaging, I may have got the bronzer from that collection purely because the packaging was so amazing!

    http://andthislittlepiggybeauty.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Didn't it make the bronzer look that much more appealing?!

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  4. I'm kicking myself for not getting anything from the Archie's Girls collection too ;__; That said I think it looks like you've got a nice little stash… I love seeing what MAC comes out with!! I would DIE if they did a Sailor Moon themed collection. It's never going to happen haha but I would go bananas and buy ALL OF THE THINGS.

    ♥Cassie
    thriftthick.blogspot.com

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    1. Me, too! The anticipation for hearing an awesome collection and then seeing what it's going to look like, which then results in either a sad jess; happy wallet or happy jess; sad wallet, haha! If they came out with a Sailor Moon collection that would just be wicked awesome and I wouldn't know what to do with myself!!! We can dream :)

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  5. I did get one Alluring Aquatic lipstick mainly for the packaging, ha. But it's Enchanted One, so I do wear it and actually really love the colour on me.

    RIKKI POYNTER
    // The Deaf Side of Makeup

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    1. That's good! You feel less guilty that way for being makeup shallow, haha, I know I do!

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  6. I am in love with MAC limited edition lipsticks. The packaging is to die for :D

    Lizz|weloveswatches

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    1. Sometimes, yes, which makes it so ridiculously hard to resist!

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  7. I love the Mac limited edition collections and the lipsticks would be my choice of product to collect too, although sadly I don't own any Mac limited edition item! I wish I'd picked up something from the Maleficent collection though, it might not have been the most inspiring of the collections in terms of the packaging but I loved all the products in that line!
    Nicola x (@itsneecola)

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    1. Ah, girl! One day you'll get your hands on a packaging you just couldn't resist and inside will be a color you've convinced yourself you just HAD to have, haha! Oh, for sure! The Maleficent wasn't my favorite of the packaging. I think they could have done so much more but the products were actually beautiful!

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