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THE PAT McGRATH THREAD

~ Updated Sept 26th 2019 ~

Since the brand is coming to Sephora. I thought I'd start a thread just for the brand for news and info. 

 

Brand page: https://www.sephora.com/pat-mcgrath-labs

 

 

NEW PRODUCTS

Blitz Astral Quad Eyeshadow Palette

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/blitz-astral-quad-P451138

Obsessive Opulence: MatteTrance Lipstick

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/obsessive-opulence-mattetrance-lipstick-P451132

Mothership VI Eyeshadow Palette - Midnight Sun

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/mothership-vi-eyeshadow-palette-midnight-sun-P449790

Eye Ecstasy: Eye Shadow Palette Mini

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/eye-ecstasy-eye-shadow-palette-P448447

Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/skin-fetish-sublime-perfection-foundation-P447519

Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Primer

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/skin-fetish-sublime-perfecting-primer-P447764

Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Setting Powder

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/skin-fetish-sublime-setting-powder-P447770

Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation Brush

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/skin-fetish-sublime-perfection-foundation-brush-P448622

Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Powder Brush

https://www.sephora.com/ca/en/product/skin-fetish-sublime-perfection-powder-brush-P448623

 

 

Mothership VI Eyeshadow Palette - Midnight Sun

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@Mochapj Good to know and yes they are so very polite and prompt. I wonder why they split it up into two shipments.

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I was breaking down a box for recycling and I noticed it said "golden" in a corner.  I think that they have all the products packed up and sealed and just slap shipping labels on them once they're sold to speed up the shipping process. 

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smart idea / makes sense

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Ok I got my nude and got to swatch it!! It was SO hard to capture the pigment and how beautiful it actually is! In my photo, from top to bottom there's Colourpop's Monster, Nude pigment, balm, Nude cream highlighter.  I think that it is quite similar to Monster but the difference is that Monster is thicker and feels more cakey, also it has a white base, while the Nude pigment is very finely milled and has a clear base.  Also, the Nude pigment reflects a LOT more! It really is beautiful! I'm going to cave and try to get the gold one on Monday!pigment.jpg

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Pretty! Can't wait for mine!

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Mini Review!

 

I wore the golden color today.  I first applied the highlighter end, then dabbed on the balm and then stippled on the pigment.  A little goes a LOOOOOONG way.  I applied it the same way as I do my other highlighters, but I caught my reflection in a car mirror and holy cow I was bright.  It didn't emphasize my pores at all, which I love. And there's still some on my face almost 10 hours later and after walking in the rain.

 

The only cons that I can think of is how little product is in the highlighter/balm stick.  I twisted it all the way up and it's barely the length of my thumbnail.  The pigment is a decent(ish) size.  It's .02oz smaller than a Laura Geller highlighter (e.g. Gilded Honey)

 

That being said, the highlighter did magical non-pore emphasizing things to my face so I am happy with my purchase!

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Good to know! Thanks 🙂

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Golden, Nude

 

Swatches below are:

Golden Pigment, Nude Pigment, Golden all three, Nude all three, Golden stick duo, Nude stick duo, Golden stick highlight, Nude stick highlight, balm

(with flash)

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Ott light + Window

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Outside (very gray skies...send sunshine, please)

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Closer look at the balm (far right):

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The balm smells like vanilla.  Despite the gray skies, I think the colors are pretty accurate, except the pink pigment is more intense in person. It actually looks purplish to me, so I'm not sure about how natural that one will be on.  The golden pigment looks more wearable.  But we're not exactly going for natural by layering three highlights.  

 

I might try one on each cheek tonight to see which color I like better because I want to wear one of them tomorrow when I go out to lunch and bridesmaids dress shopping.

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Thank you for the swatches!!!! Oh my, the gold is really gold 😄 I wonder why both look so white in the pan.

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Thanks for the swatches! The gold looks more gold in some of these pictures than the swatches she posted where it looks like a white/gold highlight.  Glad it smells like vanilla because it's one scent I know I can handle 😉  Thanks @kso1225 🙂

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Same here - I'm very sensitive to scents and vanilla is always safe for me. I could smell the balm when I applied it to my arm.

 

The gold is definitely quite gold on me. When I think white gold I think Becca Moonstone (and that's closer to the promo swatches). The golden pigment looks quite white in the pan too, but both the stick and pigment swatch gold. My forearms are quite fair though so they show undertones easily.  

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Thanks for the info!  I'd have to show you a swatch of what I mean when I say white/gold.  I have an old MAC product that's exactly that. I'll try and swatch it later to show you... it's white but with a gold shift?  Always so hard to explain lol

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This is what I mean when I say white/gold.  This is a vintage product from MAC and by far one of my all time favorite line.  There's a few more colors like a white with pink/purple shift (which I love just as much) and they also had a foundation (was my fav foundation ever!).  I tried to capture the shift as much as possible. I was hoping the Pat McGrath's gold could be similar. I haven't come across anything that beats this. Hoping one day MAC will bring it back.

 

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Heavy swatch on left, somewhat blended on right... I just wanted the shift to show up well in pics. Direct sunlight. (my skin was a bit red that day 😞 )

 

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I went with the free shipping option and both of my packages came today (sometime between 1:30-5PM central). If it's relevant to anyone wanting to estimate their ETA: I'm in the chicagoland area. 

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UPDATE!

 

I emailed Pat Mcgrath's CS and told them about my situation and also wished they had offered the products on Sephora Canada or at the very least offer USPS shipping.  I was hoping for a reply that they'd look into that for future releases but instead I got an email back with an apology and partial refund! They paid my shipping and duties and said they made sure I wouldn't get duties on the second package. OMFG now that's what I call customer service!  I sure hope they look into the suggestions I made for future release... because I'll want to buy more stuff. Great CS is a sure way to keep me buying! Now I can't wait to get them 🙂  Looks like Monday for me!

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Oh that's great!  I was super peeved on your behalf.  I'm so glad to hear they're taking care of it!

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@veronika23 yayy im glad you went ahead and contacted them! I would have expected as much for them the take over the charges and have seen it happen many many times usually because someone from the shippers dept made an error on customs docs... The memphis hub scan is just catching up in the system but your pkg is here since they were able to assess duties and also why it probably got held up from delivery.

 

Enjoy your goodies when they get to you!

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@veronika23 I wonder if someone made an error in filling out your shipping paperwork...?

 

I never got charged duties for my previous purchases, and my 003 is already in Canada apparently, but I haven't gotten any calls from Fedex for duties, either.

 

Glad they resolved it for you!

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@Mochapj glad to know you didn't pay anything and didn't get a call either!  Oh so you might get it today??? 🙂  I know mine is Monday because FedEx told me this morning. Their tracking is weird though... showed it was in Ottawa but then Memphis... so all over the place. In any case I'm really happy now 🙂

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I have received mine already! I wasn't expectig it to be so fast 😄 I already have makeup on my face so i couldn't do much with it, just added some of the pigment on my eyelids and top of cheekbones. It is an iridescent pink. I keep tilting my head to see it glint lol (looks greenish white in the pan, i detect mostly pink on my skin) I think that the gold one is going to be much more wearable. I would love to hear from BTers who ordered both 😄

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OMFG! I AM SO PISSED!!!

 

I got a call from FedEx that I have a package coming and have to pay duties and fees... guess they call ahead now... over 50$  which means my Pat McGrath will have cost me over 260$! (that's product, shipping, taxes/duties/fees and exchange rate)  NEVER AGAIN! I thought maybe I'd get an invoice at some point... not that high though... like 20$ Bad couple of weeks just keeps pilling on! UGH

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