M.A.C. / NYX Dupes

As promised, I found the side-by-side lists I was talking about in my last NYX post!  This is a compilation of different shades I've collected from 5+ websites (Google: "MAC dupes") that are direct MAC-NYX dupes...with some other drug store options:

Brand Name	Dupe
MAC Amber Lights	NYX Golden, Milani Sun Goddess, Milani Desert Sun, Prestige Melba, L'Oreal HIP Saucy
MAC Band on Blue	NYX Lanikai
MAC Beaded	NYX Sahara
MAC Big T	NYX Wild Fire
MAC Carbon	NYX Black
MAC Coco	NYX Beanie
MAC Coppering	NYX Copper, Milani Flare
MAC Cranberry	NYX Rust
MAC Dazzleray Pigment	NYC Loose Sparkle Eye Dust in Champagne
MAC Electric Coral Pigment	NYX Tropical
MAC Electric Eel	NYX Irises, Milani Atlantis
MAC Emote	NYX Taupe
MAC Eyepopping	NYX Lime Juice
MAC Fab & Flashy	NYX Arica, NYX Golden Orange
MAC French Gray	NYX Iced Mocha
MAC Girl meets Boy	NYX Antique gold
MAC Going Bananas	NYX Yellow Pearl
MAC Humid	NYX Mermaid, Milani Clover, WnW Sensual Sage
MAC Juxt	NYX Springleaf, Jane Rain Forest, Milani Garden Mist
MAC Lucky Green	NYX Lime, Wet n' Wild Marquis
MAC Naked Lunch	NYX Aloha, Wet n' Wild Fine Wink
MAC Parrot	NYX Ocean, ULTA Deep Sea, L'oreal HIP in Showy
MAC Passionate	NYX Sunrise, NYX Redhead, NYX Cherry
MAC Pink Vivid Pigment	NYX Hot Pink
MAC Romping	NYX Hot Pink, NYX Burgundy Pearl, Milani Exotic Berry
MAC Rose Pigment	NYX Flamingo
MAC Satin Taupe	NYX Iced Mocha, NYX Mink Brown, NYX Root beer, Maybelline Silken Taupe, Rimmel Strength, ULTA Twilight
MAC Shadesticks	NYX Eyeshadow Wands
MAC Shimmermoss	NYX Jungle Fever, ULTA Luna
MAC Shroom	NYX Bearly There, Jordana Beige, Jane Magic Mushroom, Wet 'n Wild Flirt Shimmer Stick
MAC Sky Blue Pigment	NYX Cool Blue
MAC Star n Rockets	NYX Luxor
MAC Sumptuous Olive	NYX Herb, Milani Antique Gold, ULTA Golden Olive
MAC Sushi Flower	NYX Cherry, Prestige in Love
MAC Wondergrass	NYX Kiwi

Hope it helps! I know some colors might be discontinued now, but oh well!

NYX Sale

For those who are curious about NYX products, Cherryculture.com is currently having a sale on most of their NYX inventory! For those who don't know, the NYX line is very, very similar to MAC's...just CHEAPER!  (Example: MAC eye shadow $14.50 vs. NYX eye shadow $5.50, but on sale right now for $3.50) Shipping is free for orders over $40 right now too, so stock up!

A few years back I found a website that gave you a side-by-side of like colors from each company. I'll do some research to see if I can dig it back up!

[ Click here to see the eye shadow pots  ]
[ Click here to see all of Cherryculture.com's NYX products ]

Tokidoki makeup

Updated! Scroll down...

(4.30.10)
I am a big fan of Tokidoki.  I've been following their releases and joint ventures and see that they've created a new line of makeup sold at Sephora. I'm curious to try their lip glosses.

Before they went to Sephora, though, they teamed up with Smashbox for a special limited edition collaboration in spring 2007.

As a big fan, I nabbed up the eye shadow quads "Modella" (model) and "Celebrita" (celebrity) back then. For reasons:  1) I love eye shadow, and 2) I wanted to collect the artwork, I went hunting for a great deal.  They retail for $30 each quad and can still be found on Amazon. Being the frugal bargain hunter I am, I got BOTH (completely new and sealed) for $18 - no tax & no shipping - from eBay in June 2008!

The colors are kind of strange. They don't come on the way they look in the palette, especially true for the "Modella" palette's lighter colors (palette with the brown).  They are shimmery and kind of light (not really pigmented?), but that may be that at the time I purchased these I didn't know about primer.  I may have to retry it.  I'll update this post with photos of how these colors show up on my skin.  I like it, but I don't love love it. The images are def. cute though.

Update (5.4.10):

Here are the Modella colors on my skin, primed, starting with the upper left corner white, blue, orange, brown:

The first 3 colors have a very iridescent quality to them. The white shimmers greenish-yellow.