THE PAT McGRATH THREAD

[veronika23]

~ 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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[eshoe]

Thanks @RebeccaBT, I do too!

[Luvstravel]

Pat McGrath did a restock of items @blackkitty2014.

[blackkitty2014]

Thx @Luvstravel. Unfortunately, the ones i want still OOS.  PMG direct wants to save money for me 😉

[Luvstravel]

@blackkitty2014, Sorry your items are still OOS. I just about pulled the trigger on the 3 mothership palettes which would have been $225 with discount,  but I've purchased so much over the past 2 months, I just couldn't 🙄

[blackkitty2014]

@Luvstravel, or you can save your points to trade for those.  I just redeemed 2500 pts for $100 discount code the other day. Basically, i paid $26 something including tax for Mothership III palette ;).  I still need Mothership I though 😉

[Luvstravel]

@blackkitty2014, Your right on cashing in the points,  because the main one I want is Mothership III.

[Mrose251]

Thanks @Luvstravel. Just picked up 3  mattetrance lipsticks in Fever Dream, Beautiful Stranger and Executive Realness. 

[Luvstravel]

@Mrose251, great choices!

[nomzCookie]

I have fallen down the Pat McGrath rabbit hole, and now I need to find a way to organize and store all of my PMG e/s palettes! Does anyone use cute acrylic organizers to store their PMG Motherships and the mini Motherships? Which ones do you have? Right now I have everything stored in their original boxes but I'd rather have everything easy to grab and somewhat organized.

[WinglessOne]

@nomzCookie There are a few threads where folks show their makeup collections and storage solutions, if you’re interested. Here’s one of them: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Makeup-Is-Life/Show-Me-Your-Beauty-Collections/m-p/3285210/highligh...

Funny: just last night, I moved all my skincare off the wall so I could make room for my PMG 6-pan palettes.  

Various brushes are drying post-wash in brush guards.

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I do also have a stack of countertop acrylic drawers. I bought them from TJ Maxx or Marshalls. They hold my PMG eye kits, plus various brands’ eyeshadows/palettes, clay pot eyeliners, blush, bronzer, highlighters, primers, and color correcting concealers. I’m looking for one or two more drawers to add to the stack, so I can store all my cheek/blush and powder brushes in drawers. 

The wall shelves and containers are from the Perch magnetic system. I bought them mostly from Bed Bath & Beyond and Container Store. The metal base plates stick to the wall with Command strips, and I can reorganize all the shelves and bins at will because they’re magnetic. 

If you’ve got countertop/tabletop space, you could store your palettes in napkin holders. I’ve seen a couple of BIC members’ photos of that, and they look really nice! There are lots of ideas in that thread I linked to. 🙂 

[nomzCookie]

@WinglessOne Thank you! I will enjoy looking at the thread you linked. 

Your wall storage is so innovative- I've never seen something like that! I see you have Brush Guards on your newly washed m/u brushes- I just got some from Beautylish, and they're great! Now all of my old Mac 217's will have a better shape, thank heavens. They were starting to splay out.

I actually may have found something similar to what I'm imagining for the PMG Motherships- a large-ish acrylic organizer with dividers in it! The one pictured below is from ByAlegory, and it's called the Acrylic E/e Palette Organizer for Mult-Sized Palettes. It's only 5.6" wide though. Maybe I can find something wider since the Motherships are long! Thank you for all of your help!

[fiercestpoodle]

I just received my first Pat McGrath lipstick in Flesh 3 from Sephora through the mail, and this is what it looks like. I understand that it is wax bloom, but at $38 for a lipstick, I am VERY disappointed. It is batch #P061. Just wondering if this is common from this brand's lip products, since I have seen complaints about the faulty lipstick packaging as well. I have several of her eye palettes and the quality on those is great. (I also made a similar post to the Customer Support page to get a replacement lipstick sent out.)

[fiercestpoodle]

My replacement lipstick arrived today. Same batch number. I am giving up on this purchase; clearly it isn't meant to be mine. I already re-posted on Customer Support page. Sigh.

[WinglessOne]

@fiercestpoodle ☹️ Oh no! This made me check my Flesh 3 that I bought this year but haven’t worn in 2 months. [EDIT: Mine is batch P058.] It’s not white, but it has lightened up just a teeny bit. None of my other MatteTrances are like that at all. How odd! 

Since the MatteTrance bullets have a powdery coating, I wonder if temperature change affects that powder coat to make it look like wax bloom. I just wiped Flesh 3 down, and I’ll recheck it as I wear it to see if it starts looking bloomy again. 

I also wonder: if you emailed PMG customer care your Flesh 3 photos, politely told them the story, and asked them what’s causing that white coating, they might at least have an explanation. I know you bought these from Sephora instead of PMG direct, but you might wanna see what their customer care can do for you, if anything. I mean hey, it never hurts to ask, right? 🙂 

[fiercestpoodle]

@WinglessOne Thanks! It didn't occur to me to contact Pat McGrath directly. And since the 25% sale is still on at the Pat Mc Grath website, maybe I'll give it a 3rd try by ordering directly from them as others have also suggested. If I do, I'll be sure to post a pic! 

[curlychiquita]

Aw, that's such a disappointment,  @fiercestpoodle. 😞

[Luvstravel]

@fiercestpoodle, I'm so sorry! That is just heartbreaking. I might would give up on it also. Maybe order Flesh 3 in the different tube color since they are newer if you really want Flesh 3.

[fiercestpoodle]

@Luvstravel I'm seriously considering it right now!

[WinglessOne]

@fiercestpoodle None of my PMG lipsticks have arrived bloomed (I have 20something of them). I’m guessing yours was due to temperature. Sounds like Sephora’s already sending you a replacement, hooray! Hope your new one’s perfect. 🙂 

I don’t usually see bloom on my bullets unless they haven’t been used in a year or longer. It’s happened the most on some old Wet N Wild MegaLast lipsticks, and on some old underused MAC Satins and Lustres. I’m kind of surprised to see a brand new bullet arrive with so much wax bloom, especially a fairly recent line like the MatteTrances. Huh. 

[Ispend2much6]

@fiercestpoodle  I have only gotten a lipstick with the wax bloom once in my entire life, and that was from Tarte when they had a sale and were clearing out discontinued inventory.   The lipsticks were also dry, and I knew they were old.

I don't know every reason that causes that to happen (maybe cold weather can too?)  I would definitely return it.  You shouldn't have an issue with Sephora accepting it.  I don't know if you will get a timely response from the Customer Support page (I've never tried that,) so if you don't hear something back soon, I would just call Customer Service.

[fiercestpoodle]

@Ispend2much6 Thank you! I could not find anywhere on line to find the Pat McGrath batch number manufacture date, which is why I posted that as well. So I'm still unsure whether it is old product or otherwise. The @PenelopeBT customer support page was awesome and they fixed my order immediately.

I think I will use the customer support page from now on with online order issues. I REALLY love that I can post pictures of the "proof" of damage, whereas on the phone, they just have to take your word for it.