tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post7458239655842857495..comments2024-03-16T17:48:15.293+08:00Comments on Rouge Deluxe: Thoughts on the MAC Rodarte controversyHaruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409492495992394247noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-9724786410702016692010-07-23T18:56:32.197+08:002010-07-23T18:56:32.197+08:00I don't really read major beauty blogs that ge...I don't really read major beauty blogs that get loads of freebies so thank you for posting on this.<br /><br />MAC really needs their head examined. I will of course not be buying this but really MAC have treated their fans like crap for so long.<br /><br />If they aren't releasing limited editions (to milk the collectors out there!) or changing the size of their pigments (but charging the same price).. where does this all end?? <br /><br />I spend less than 5% of my annual makeup expenditure on MAC now - they've just kissed off that 5%!!!!!!!!!<br />100K is an effing joke too btw... <br /><br />Ladies - you can make a difference by NOT buying into MAC anymore.<br /><br />Thank you for this wonderful post!<br />BVBVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257237564440536472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-66105225636152103362010-07-23T15:13:06.917+08:002010-07-23T15:13:06.917+08:00well said!!!
hav shared abt this MAC Juarez collec...well said!!!<br />hav shared abt this MAC Juarez collection on my fb n asked ppl to boycott it!!!leechiehttp://www.leechietheleech.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-61114914393344672832010-07-23T10:52:47.274+08:002010-07-23T10:52:47.274+08:00I couldn't find your email address (sorry, I&q...I couldn't find your email address (sorry, I"m kind of an IT dinosaur; is it that noreply one?). There's something we all can do, sign a petition:<br /><br />http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/macrodarte/<br /><br />Blogger Healing Beauty has more suggestions:<br /><br />http://www.healingbeauty.co.uk/2010/07/22/petition-to-mac-and-rodarte-lets-make-a-longterm-commitment-to-the-women-of-juarez/<br /><br />Please do a small part to make a difference. Thanks.F Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-65238325654415998532010-07-23T04:29:46.526+08:002010-07-23T04:29:46.526+08:00Definitely the best post I've read on this. Th...Definitely the best post I've read on this. Thank you.kathyeffingjacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13513149945814702143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-28835033379868211582010-07-22T11:16:55.612+08:002010-07-22T11:16:55.612+08:00You've made so many great points. I totally ag...You've made so many great points. I totally agree with you about the publicity. Both companies have to be loving this publicity right now. And then they throw some money at the issue and many of their customers are content with that. And yes, they will forget. So MAC wins.<br />As a beauty blogger, I didn't know how to handle all of this because it made me so angry while writing a draft post. I don't get anything from MAC and I agree with Ti_Amo, their collections aren't worth buying. It's easy for me to boycott since I haven't bought anything from them in over a year.<br />I decided to write MAC and Estee a letter because I didn't want them to get publicity. I ,of course, received a lame email back. <br />What's a beauty blogger to do?Victoriahttp://www.eaumg.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-80942310980896501782010-07-21T23:50:08.191+08:002010-07-21T23:50:08.191+08:00Hi, i made an entry wrt the MAC Rodarte issue as w...Hi, i made an entry wrt the MAC Rodarte issue as well. Not so much to highlight the collection, but more to bring awareness to the chilling episodes in Juarez. <br /> <br />http://hazelnutt.onsugar.com/MAC-Rodarte-Juarez-9197432<br /><br />check it out if you're interested :)Hazelnutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728320136492257619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-21207161790761656842010-07-21T20:57:54.195+08:002010-07-21T20:57:54.195+08:00very well said! :)very well said! :)frecklesspeckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457251766800356031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-88018420461477576242010-07-21T19:07:47.107+08:002010-07-21T19:07:47.107+08:00HEAR HEAR! I couldn't agree more.HEAR HEAR! I couldn't agree more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-14889391188339506452010-07-21T13:57:07.406+08:002010-07-21T13:57:07.406+08:00I read about it on Temptalia. I was quite shocked ...I read about it on Temptalia. I was quite shocked by the whole thing. <br /><br />And $100k donation is measly compared to how much MAC makes. :P <br /><br />But 1 good thing that came out of this (for me, anyway) is that I am more aware of the situation in Juarez. Heartbreaking. And it's horrid that some of the MAC Rodarte items have the name 'Juarez' and 'Bordertown'.The Misery Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072461031329777049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-39276604184991756552010-07-21T12:27:24.900+08:002010-07-21T12:27:24.900+08:00Yup! I agree with every one of your comments! Is t...Yup! I agree with every one of your comments! Is that really the blush? I thought it was the bordertown eyeshadow!<br /><br />Either way I wasn't going to buy anything from this collection anyways. The ad visual completely put me off as well. <br /><br />As for boycotting MAC, that's easy to do as their collections are less and less enchanting as time goes on. However, I think time will fade the controversy.<br /><br />and yes, I'd never heard of Rodarte before all of this!Ti_Amohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836992435652842944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-50346141907272132702010-07-21T11:37:07.756+08:002010-07-21T11:37:07.756+08:00I didn't know anything about Juarez until this...I didn't know anything about Juarez until this controversy broke out and after researching I think you have nailed the hammer on its head with each and every point stated. Great Post!Nikkia (Silver Lips)http://www.silverlipsbeauty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-30163222367346648522010-07-21T11:31:15.484+08:002010-07-21T11:31:15.484+08:00kudos go to you. I totally agree with your though...kudos go to you. I totally agree with your thoughts and just recently I heard about this whole controversial so unaware the story but just reading here and there, you are right.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thought.kabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134250004192631870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-16622739166183126232010-07-21T11:28:45.221+08:002010-07-21T11:28:45.221+08:00Ditto on all your points!
Pink Sith also posted w...Ditto on all your points!<br /><br />Pink Sith also posted what seemed like a thoughtful analysis of the issue.<br /><br />I was quite shocked to see the promo image for the collection; they can't claim ignorance of the situation in Juarez.<br /><br />I'd like to see Rodarte make a useful donation somewhere too.<br /><br />I hope the publicity will benefit the people in and around Juarez; the publicity for MAC and Rodarte is very unfortunate but hopefully something good will come out of it.<br /><br />In any case, it's a good time for me to do something that makes a difference.kurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668033341239279276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-67611470068581653092010-07-21T11:19:50.782+08:002010-07-21T11:19:50.782+08:00Hi, Iris. After reading this entry, the only thing...Hi, Iris. After reading this entry, the only thing I can say is "So true".<br /><br />It is true that any news can always be manipulated by PR and this storm in a teacup will easily blow over. <br /><br />In the 1st place, not to be cynical, but Estee Lauder makes a LOT of $$ from MAC, it's probably their flagship brand. I do expect such a big firm to have anticipated all the possible outcomes of any makeup campaign, but believe EL either tot they could control it or spin it their way.<br /><br />It'll be interesting to see how many ppl stop using MAC totally at all in response to this movement. <br /><br />Btw, I tot I saw u at YCK mrt stn last Fri at 10-ish in the morning. There was a lady that looked like ur profile pic and carried the same gold bag that I remembered u posting abt. I was thinking to myself "shd I go and ask whether she is haru?" But I chickened out in the end. Tot of PM-ing u on flowerpod just to satisfy my curiosity, but realised I didn't know ur FP id. Btw, my FP id is boffan, if you are ok to let me know who u are on FP, just PM me on FP.effortgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-21636573610634364572010-07-21T11:04:53.323+08:002010-07-21T11:04:53.323+08:00i was totally unaware of this issue till i read yo...i was totally unaware of this issue till i read your post as i had been quite busy with my son for the past 2 weeks. i am not a MAC person to begin with so boycotting will be rather easy for me. i totally agree with you on bloggers who receive freebies tend to keep quite (regardess it's MAC or any other brands.)<br /><br />I can't comment on this issue much till i read further about it. but thank you so much for bringing it up. <br /><br />And this is why I love your blog. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-65628664537991698542010-07-21T10:37:16.125+08:002010-07-21T10:37:16.125+08:00I agree with you on the blush, looking at it gives...I agree with you on the blush, looking at it gives me shivers :S it seems like you're putting on streaks of blood from someone else :S so horrible.<br /><br />http://lovelennaxoxo.blogspot.com/Lenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10600775862007645906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-62063788730590899372010-07-21T10:24:20.508+08:002010-07-21T10:24:20.508+08:00That promo picture is not the blush, it's the ...That promo picture is not the blush, it's the mineralize eyeshadow. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-63167896981835621272010-07-21T10:22:57.586+08:002010-07-21T10:22:57.586+08:00I totally agree with the views that you've suc...I totally agree with the views that you've succinctly posted.<br /><br />I've never liked the promo pic; I don't like looking like a ghost/zombie, no matter how haunting the Rodarte collection was!<br /><br />I'm definitely skipping this collection.cewekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072815718387001936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-22823415450498441202010-07-21T09:54:15.609+08:002010-07-21T09:54:15.609+08:00Well said! I completely agree that we should show...Well said! I completely agree that we should show kindness to people around us. Actions speak louder than words.Jasminenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-54740822392507555662010-07-21T09:52:57.651+08:002010-07-21T09:52:57.651+08:00I agree with you absolutely. Thanks for blogging a...I agree with you absolutely. Thanks for blogging about this. I've a feeling the local beauty bloggers community is ignoring this issue because I've not read a great deal about it. So sad that we're so apathetic in S'pore. 100K for MAC is indeed peanuts. I'll be boycotting the line entirely. Your point about bloggers who keep quiet because they received sponsored MAC products may come across as cynical but it's a valid observation.F Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-50215544875437060952010-07-21T09:29:09.300+08:002010-07-21T09:29:09.300+08:00Well said!
I completely agree. And blood is exactl...Well said!<br />I completely agree. And blood is exactly the first thing I thought when I saw those blushes.. Ugh. I would never want to put that on my face.erinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-20454799088166552682010-07-21T09:07:22.470+08:002010-07-21T09:07:22.470+08:00So grossed out now after looking at the picture of...So grossed out now after looking at the picture of the blushes..engenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546298871764045867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-55313930751532430702010-07-21T08:21:08.823+08:002010-07-21T08:21:08.823+08:00One of the best posts I have read on the subject. ...One of the best posts I have read on the subject. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-1238145725025210022010-07-21T08:15:08.360+08:002010-07-21T08:15:08.360+08:00You are spot on with your opinions on this controv...You are spot on with your opinions on this controversy. I will admit that if it were not for the fact that I've gotten into beauty blogging, I would definitely not know about any of the controversy that's been going on.<br /><br />I totally agree with you on the visual ad for this collection. Just seeing that had turned me off from not wanting to see what the collection was like.<br /><br />Your last point, #8, I totally agree with. We can do many different RAK's (Random Acts of Kindness) for people right around us. It's something that my family tries to keep in mind and conscientiously look for opportunities to do good for another person, without being asked to. It can be something as simple as holding the door open for an ederly person, etc. We gather as a family at the end of the week and report on what we have done. I think that it's helped our sons to become better individuals.<br /><br />*Kat*galpal.hihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011396090923857096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116364122805043717.post-70563355010653990842010-07-21T08:05:16.123+08:002010-07-21T08:05:16.123+08:00i did know about Juarez but don't care about m...i did know about Juarez but don't care about makeup collections enough to know so it's interesting for me. imo MAC would have gotten less flake if they managed the marketing in a way that celebrated the women but acknowledged the appalling conditions while making a contribution of sorts; and you're right in that it would probably work better in a visually-oriented fashion collection/exhibition; in any case, the spin was just way off... anyway i think $100k is small change to EL, it's obviously nobody was thinking when they pulled this out. -stellaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com