First, a bit of introduction: while I'm happy with how my palette turned out, there are some shades I'd never repurchase and that I wouldn't recommend. That's the biggest problem I have with MAC. You can't be sure that an eye shadow is going to be good, apart from the famous ones (and still, some leave me not so happy), while other brands like Urban Decay or Too Faced are a lot more consistent across their range.
Having said that, here's the swatches and the shades that I would or wouldn't recommend!
First row
Recommended: Vex, All That Glitters, Sable, Texture.
Not recommended: Vapour.
Second row
Recommended: Satin Taupe, Trax, Antiqued.
Not recommended: Shale, Quarry.
Third row My Favourite!
Recommended: Sumptuous Olive, Club, Knight Divine
Not totally recommended: Patina, Green Smoke (shades I love but that truly lack pigmentation)
Are you a big MAC eyeshadow lover or, like me, you've been a little disappointed by some of them?
Luckily I have a couple of quads with shades I adore that I still have to share with you!
To be honest I am a true Mac fan. I love my eyeshadows and have over 30 of them in total. I guess Im a bit of a Mac addict.
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Wow love the warm toned colors.Can't wait to see your other palettes.
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I love the shades you have in your palette some quite similar to mine but some that I hadnt seen before but love and want to buy now, such as sumptous olive and knight divine, so gorgeous x
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love the warm toned vibe i'm getting from your palette! gorgeous colours
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Beautiful shades, wish I had the money to invest in a few more!
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Ours do look kind of similar at first blush! I've been wanting Sumptuous Olive and Antiqued for a while...but you know what that means - starting a whole new palette (I suppose I could do a quad though). Thank you for sharing, Gyudy, and for your recommendations. xx
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Love your palette! My favourite mac eyeshadows are probably all that glitters, mulch and satin taupe, but there are so many... My eyes went straight to that green smoke. Have never seen it but looks so pretty! Will have to check it out as I don't have any wearable green eyeshadow. :) xx
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These colors are gorgeous - I am itching to start gathering MAC shadows!!! I definitely need sumptuous olive and all that glitters! Lovely post :)
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It is funny, i made a game out of it to guess which ones you liked and disliked and i was right about 90% of the time ;). Lovely palette though.
ReplyDeleteLove this palette. It has all the shades I'd happily use. xx
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Wow ur mac palette some great color shades Gyudy.
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But I have been meaning to buy all that glitters ,Satin Taupe and Sumptuous olive .Im glad u too recommend these colors ....so me definitely bringing em home soon :P
I haven't actually tried MAC shadows before! You may have just added to my ever growing wish list!x
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All That Glitters and Sumptous Olive are two of my all time favourite shades. You have gorgeous choices hun. Xx
ReplyDeleteGreat palette! I love the colors you picked!
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Hey Gyudy, this is an amazing palette! I don't have that many MAC shades, but I do own several here (All That Glitters, Sumptuous Olive, Shale, Satin Taupe, and Trax). To be honest my experience with Trax is less than stellar! I wonder if I just got a bad batch, because mine is very hard and it's hard to get it to show up!
ReplyDeleteGyudy I love posts like this! I have to agree I have some MAC shades that have been poorly pigmented and I have ended up blog-saleing including Vapour. But I do really like Patina and Greensmoke
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Ohh, a 15 shade MAC Palette! You've got alot of stunning colours there. I can see by the swatches why some of them you aren't recommending - thanks for that! ;) I only started exploring the MAC eyeshadows and the first 2 shades I picked up are Jest and Mythology. Mythology is absolutely stunning for the Autumn months! xx
ReplyDeleteYou have a really great mixture of shades here! I love the look of Green Smoke - what a gorgeous shade xx
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I own a quad and (luckily) love all the shades I picked. Trax and All that glitters look really nice and autumnal. I am surprised about Patina, I have never actually tried but read so many positive reviews about it. You have a lovely MAC palette!
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Gorgeous palette! <3 Especially that last set of swatches is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'm a HUGE MAC eyeshadow lover. MAC shadows are what really started my obsession with makeup. We have a lot of the same ones it seems. I actually like Patina, but mostly I wear it with a coloured base, I find it really works well that way.
ReplyDeleteThank you for setting this post as you have, with your recommendations & the shadows you wouldn't recommend. I definitely agree with you about Urban Decay's shadows being good across the board. I've only got 2 Too Faced palettes, but I've been pleased with the quality of their shadows too. Xx
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Wonderful collection! Sable and Texture are part of my everyday makeup. I would be lost without them. Great post.
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Hello again! I've already commented earlier on how amazing your blog post is and how much I adore Sable and Texture. But I wanted to stop by this time and tell you that I loved your blog post so much that I have featured it on my Weekend Reads. I hope you take the time to stop by and check it out. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Too bad your Patina isn't pigmented because trust me I haven't had that problem! Its in fact buttery soft and super pigmented! Could that particular piece? Love your collection by the way! :-)
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