Over the summer I finally decided to pull myself together and buy a MAC pro eye shadow palette. I had a handful of eyeshadows, however, they were potted and let me tell you - getting those suckers out of their pots is annoying! It's not insanely difficult but it is very annoying (there are tonnes of youtube videos on how to do so). Despite being a pain in the ass, de-potting an eyeshadow has a silver lining - back to MAC! For those of you who don't know what Back to MAC is, it is simple - return 6 packing containers and you get a free lipstick in return! I love me a free lipstick. Although I have heard a lot about Back to MAC I have never tried it before (Denmark doesn't do it... fuckers) but I have heard good things and I thought I would share it :)
OKAY, now onto the actual palette! You can buy empty eyeshadow palettes at MAC and then buy refill pan eyeshadows. I bought the 3x5 palette (I believe this is the biggest size they do) because I might as well face the facts - I will fill it up in no time. So far I have filled out 12 out of the 15 shadow compartments of the palette... so there is still some work (aka shopping) to be done.
Pardon my slightly dirty palette cover - my makeup bag is apparently a battle field.
I am not gonna go into detail about every single colour but I will give them a brief description/recommendation for use. When doing this blog post I rediscovered my love for the names these eye shadows have - some of them are truly adorable. Before I begin talking about the actual eyeshadows I just want to remind everyone that I have hazel brown eyes and therefore the colours will be more suited to this specific eye colour :)
- Patina - As you can tell from the first glance of the picture above... I have a thing for my mousey, metallic bronze colours. I just love them all! Patina has an almost golden shine to it... so pretty.
- Ricepaper - This is one of the very first MAC eye shadows I ever bought and it is all thanks to every single youtuber ranting about it.. and with good reason. Ricepaper is the perfect eyebrow highlight and tear duct highlight colour, such amazing pigmentation! In the palette it looks like a very warm colour but it swatches as a beautifully, icy, pearl colour. And as you may be able to tell by its worn appearance - its probably my most used colour.
- Soba - This is one of the only non metallic eye shadows I own. It is a wonderful crease blending colour and I also like to line it under my eyes at times.
- Woodwinked - If someone demanded me to pick one eyeshadow to wear for the rest of my life I would have to pick Woodwinked. It is the perfect colour for brown eyed people (woop). What I tend to do is cover my entire lid in it, blend it out to soften it up and then line it under my eye as well and there you have it. When wearing this eye shadow I have people ask me how I did that kind of smokey eye and what different colours I used... Muahaha sneaky little eye shadow you are, Woodwinked. Nicely done.
- Star Violet - In my palette I have three eyeshadows that I count in the purple colour group (is that even a thing?) - the other two being Plum Dressing and Satellite Dreams. Star Violet is the more subtle purple tone out of the three and has an almost copper like shine to it (very very slight). I like to wear this colour with colours like Sable and Satin Taupe.
- Forgery - I like to call this eyeshadow snowflake because that is exactly what the colour reminds me of - it sparkles and has this beautiful ice like pigmentation.. just like a snowflake (Do you wanna build a snowman!?). I don't wear this often to be honest but I always like to experiment with it whenever I can. I tend to wear it in my tear duct to brighten up my eyes and make them look bigger or as a way to brighten up more vibrant colours.
- Plum Dressing - Along with Satellite Dreams, Plum Dressing is one of the more vibrant colours in my palette.. I think my last three slots are going to be filled with some more daring colours because I do love experimenting with the ones I have now. Plum Dressing is the slightly warmer of the two vibrant purples I own and always makes for a great smokey eye colour.
- Satellite Dreams - This is another eye shadow that belongs to the pre-palette group (this one was a sucker to depot!) and I bought it on my way back from my Grad Trip in 2012 (seems like ages ago now). It was thanks to a classmate who was pushing me to branch out with my makeup that I bought it and I am so glad I did. My advice to all you brown eyed beauties - invest in a purple eye shadow but make sure its not the kind that makes you look like you have a black eye (that was what I was afraid of but the people at MAC know their shit)! It makes your eyes pop and brings out the lovely colour of them as well!
- Sable - This eyeshadow is the newest addition to the family and I wear it quite a bit. Sable is yet another one of those stunning yet simple bronze colours that I adore so very much. With Sable I can either wear it simple on my entire lid and leave it at that or I can build it into a lovely bronze smokey eye (my favourite pairing with Sable is either Star Violey or Satin Taupe... or both!).
- Satin Taupe - This is the darkest of all the colours and one of my favourites for smokey eyes! It makes a perfect eyeshadow for a smokey look because it isn't dark to the extent where it over powers other colours - it blends wonderfully! If I am in the mood for it, I sometimes use Satin Taupe in the same way as Woodwinked - all over the lid and blend.
- Sumptuous Olive - This is a muted, faded army green colour (in my opinion at least) which I tend to use on my lid and then blend darker colours into my crease. It also works nicely on its own, as it brings out my eye colour.
- Humid - I know what you might be thinking "a green eyeshadow? you actually paid money for that?" I honestly had a somewhat similar reaction when the girl at MAC first recommended it to me.. then I tried it on and fell in love. I would never wear it on its own but it blends wonderfully with bronze and especially with Sumptuous Olive (I bought them as a pair for that reason).. They create a really nice and subtle green smokey eye.
My boyfriend decided to chime in while I was writing this post so I decide to play a game with him - I name the eye shadow name and he has to guess which one it is. Safe to say he wasn't very good at the game ;) I think I may just have discovered a new youtube tag here - copyright that shit!
Hope you are all doing wonderfully and that you enjoyed this post! Take care!
Much Love,
Caroline
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