Build a Quad: “Soft Fire”
Dubbed Soft Fire, this eyeshadow quad features four permanent shades of MAC eyeshadow: Amber Lights (a coppery frost), Antiqued (a reddened brown frost), Bronze (a rich bronze frost), and Grain (a lightly shimmered beige highlighter). All of these shades have warmer tones, so I would consider this to be a warm quad. (I say this to caution you if you dislike warm shades, this is probably not the one for you!) All four shades are colors I’ve been using for years without fail, because they’re pigmented, smooth, and easy to work with. Grain is more of a neutral highlighter, and I like the way it accents the rest of the quad’s stronger warm tones–it helps to balance everything out.
A few combinations to try with this…
- Amber Lights all over the lid, Bronze in the crease, Grain to highlight
- Amber Lights all over the lid, Antiqued on the outer lid, Bronze in the crease, Grain to highlight
- Grain all over the lid, Bronze in the crease
- Grain on the inner lid, Amber Lights on the outer lid, Antiqued in the crease
Build a Quad is a feature focusing on creating different eyeshadow palettes that are both beautiful and functional using permanent shades of eyeshadow. We invite readers to suggest their own build-a-quads — just leave your ideas in the comments!
P.S. – As this is a new feature… tell me if you love it or hate it so I know whether to continue it! :)
Jess
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wow! this is great :)
Thank You♥
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Jess!
Toni
Friday, October 30, 2009
Love it! I’m about to go pick these babies up…. Thanks girl!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Yayy! No prob!
Jacquelyn
Friday, October 30, 2009
That’s awesome! My idea of building a smokey eyes quad is Silver Ring, Knight Divine, Carbon and Gesso. For a neutral quad, All That Glitters, Satin Taupe, Brun and Dazzlelight.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Jacquelyn! And thanks for your ideas :D You just may see them featured here!
Leah
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love this new feature! I hope we see more of it!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Yay! Definitely will if it gets a positive response :)
Erika
Friday, October 30, 2009
I really like this idea, is very functional and pretty! :)
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Erika :D
Laetitia
Friday, October 30, 2009
Absolutely LOVE this new feature. I really hope this one becomes a regular because I am always on the lookout for new quads!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Happy to hear you are liking this new feature, Laetitia!! :D
Megan
Friday, October 30, 2009
I like this Christine. The only one I don’t have is Grain but I want to try some of the looks you posted. Do you think Femme-Fi or Arena are good subs for Grain?
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Femme-Fi would work just fine!
Odessa
Friday, October 30, 2009
I really like this new feature! I wish I knew what colors would go well with each other, and this makes it so much easier! Thanks!!!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
No problem, Odessa!
Tekoa
Friday, October 30, 2009
Ah, brilliant! Sometimes my perm items get neglected.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
I can relate to that for sure!
Crystal
Friday, October 30, 2009
I like this idea!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Crystal!
Anitacska
Friday, October 30, 2009
I think it’s a great idea (although I’m not much of a warm shadows person), and would find more combinations very interesting too.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Definitely have other quad combos coming up that aren’t so warm :)
KyaLyn
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is great! Very helpful for the permanent items and ideas for quads to take on vacation.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, KyaLyn! Glad you like it!
Roxanne
Saturday, October 31, 2009
I agree!
Good job Christine :)
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thanks, Roxanne!
Siledhel
Friday, October 30, 2009
Nothing new to say, just repeat that I absolutely ADORE this idea.
Great new feature Christine.
I can always count on you to give me more ideas on how to go over budget on beauty products… but make my investment worthy.
I think Amber lights was the first MAC shadow I ever bought. and a brownish one that was mislabeled; therefore I have no idea what I bought back then :P. It’s good to know new ideas on how to wear it.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
YAY! I’m so happy you are all (so far!) liking this new feature!
Amber Lights was one of my first shadows, too!
Samantha
Friday, October 30, 2009
Amber lights was my first shadow too!!!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Haha, we can start a club!!
Anja
Friday, October 30, 2009
I like this feature!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Great, thanks for letting me know, Anja :D
Jodie
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love this new feature, it will definatly give me more ideas on eyeshadow combination!!
can’t wait to see more!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Happy to hear it! Thanks, Jodie!
Lindsay
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love this new feature! I can’t wait for future quads in cool tones.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Definitely have those lined up! And am always taking suggestions ;)
Nadine
Friday, October 30, 2009
I think this is an awesome idea! Some of the quads mac comes out with are just plain odd. I thik you’ll be much better at it!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Glad you think so, Nadine! Thanks :)
yen-ah
Friday, October 30, 2009
I think it’s a great idea !!
but i was hoping to see some swatches of those eyeshadows
i know you have swatches on the site but it would be more handy if you would put them in this post
x
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Yen-ah! I appreciate the suggestion!
Christy
Friday, October 30, 2009
Love Amber Lights! I don’t have Bronze though, so I may go get that today.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Ahh, Bronze is one of my favorite shades of all time! Get it!
Yuliya
Friday, October 30, 2009
LOVE the idea of this. gives us an idea of what works together, and what to get =]
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Woo! Sounds like this will be a regular feature :)
Thanks, Yuliya!
Ada
Friday, October 30, 2009
I like this feature. Thanks for the ideas!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Ada!
Erin
Friday, October 30, 2009
Great idea. I have some open spaces in my quads that may now be filled.
I have one with Vex, Da Bling, Sumptuous Olive and Sable that I love. So many possible combinations.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Sounds like a gorgeous quad, Erin :)
CoCo
Friday, October 30, 2009
Best idea! This will make pulling ideas and pulling colors together so much easier! Nice job Christine
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Yay! Thanks, CoCo!
j.
Friday, October 30, 2009
LOVE it! This is the area I always stumble through – mixing up different colors in a quad.
I’m newer to your site – do you post videos on how you apply your eye-shadows? Love the way you do it!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Hi J!
I don’t have too many videos, but I have some. (I’ve pretty much been sick for the past six weeks with two different flus, so videos have been 100% impossible, which isn’t helping me stay motivated, LOL!) http://www.youtube.com/temptalia
Karen
Friday, October 30, 2009
Great idea!!! I am all for it!! Christine, can you make a purple quad too? I can’t figure out which purple is best for my dark brown eyes…thanks!! Love
Karen
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Karen! Purple is up next, I think!
BAM432
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is so awesome! Please keep these posts coming. So helpful!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
So happy you like this post!
Candi
Friday, October 30, 2009
LOVE this feature Christine!!!!I have 2 of those colors…gives me an excuse to go out and buy more MAC!!! Yay!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Perfect!! :) Thanks, Candi!
Candi
Friday, October 30, 2009
Oh…and here is an idea for a stunning purple quad…cranberry all over the lid, Shadowdy Lady and Nocturnelle in the crease and Vex on the brow bone. This Look is LOVE!!! lol!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks for the purple quad idea, Candi!
Bunny
Friday, October 30, 2009
Love this idea, great picks!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Yay!! :D Thanks, Bunny!
Mary007
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wonderful idea!!! Happy Friday!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Mary! Happy Friday! Got any fun plans?
Mary007
Friday, October 30, 2009
Not much fun stuff this weekend. I have a lot of work to catch up on (side business at home). I’d like to squeeze in some studying time too. I have a couple of godchildren visiting tomorrow, so I guess I get to buy some candy! The most exciting thing is dinner tonight with my boyfriend!! :)
What are you up to this weekend?
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Ohh, candy! What are you and your boyfriend doing for dinner tonight, Mary?
Lots of studying, working on a presentation for school, and blogging for me :)
Mary007
Friday, October 30, 2009
Well my boyfriend luvs Sushi and I was thinking going somewhere like BJ’s…so we’ll have to flip a coin for it!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
LOL! My boyfriend loves sushi, too, and I keep trying sushi/Japanese food, but I can’t find anything I really like! I loveee the Shark pizza (something like that) at BJs!
Mary007
Friday, October 30, 2009
Would that be the Great White pizza with Alfredo sauce? LOL! That actually sounds pretty good!!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Yes, that one!! :)
Nance
Friday, October 30, 2009
Great idea :D
I would love to see one with Cranberry
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Will try!
Thanks, Nance!
rashmi
Friday, October 30, 2009
wowwwwww such a fantastic post plssss christine make this a daily post so that we all will be able to arrange our quads … i have only 1 quad and 1 quad with two empty pans hahahah i will buy 1 – 2 after getting inspiration from here
pls show some with pink like – expensive pink , da bling , pink venus
and yes yes GOLDS which is ur favourite…. :)
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Rashmi! What’s the quad you need 1 or 2 more to complete? What’s already in it?
rashmi
Friday, October 30, 2009
thanks dear for ur reply i really need help with this …
i have
expensive pink ( my fav and first ever eyeshadow)
da bling
sushi flower
shroom
woodwinked
naked lunch
i have to 2 buy eyeshadows to arrange the above 2 quads
and as i told u m just tryong to buy few mac so i will buy one more quad but now that u r posting so i will buy after reading from here
my fav are golds and pinks
and yeah i have 2 paint pots painterely and indianwood
pls suggest an idea
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
I think these would be two pretty quads:
Naked Lunch, Woodwinked, Shroom, and BRONZE!
Expensive Pink, Da Bling, Sushi Flower, and CRANBERRY!
I think those would be very pretty. The pink quad is pretty heavy on the pink, so you’ll still need a separate highlighter (Shroom from the other one).
rashmi
Friday, October 30, 2009
thank you so much
i was sitting in front of my laptop with my little box and i already did what u suggested and hopefully this sat or sunday m gonna buy the rest of two
once again nobody is comparable to u on DOT COM
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Girl, you’re too sweet! Thank you! I’m really just glad to be able to help :)
rashmi
Friday, October 30, 2009
hahahhaa christine m glad u said girl hahaha m 31 yr old lady and just started doing makeup and to be honest i really wanna thank u in some or the other way
whenever u r in india please be my guest and oblige me
i will be relocating to mumbai next month
i mean we are going back to india
and i will really look forward for ur trip to india
Sounds GREATTTT
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
I’ll definitely let you know if I’m in your neighborhood :) Thank for your graciousness!
ashley
Friday, October 30, 2009
Love it! such a great idea!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Ashley!
Daina
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love this idea Christine!!! I also agree with a previous poster who said that it would be very helpful to post swatches of those e/s in the quad :)
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks a lot, Daina :D
Dee
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is a great idea, would love to see more!! :-)
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Great! Thanks, Dee :D
Sarah
Friday, October 30, 2009
Oh my gosh Christine I love this!! I’m still a makeup newbie so figuring out how to pair with what is still really hard for me. This is so fantastic and I’m going to go pick up these shades!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Awesome! I’m so glad you’re finding it helpful, Sarah! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :)
SusyLovesMac
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love this! It will greatly help put color combination together! Good work Christine! :)
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Woo!! I’m so excited to do this more often now :)
Thanks!
Roxanne
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is PERFECT! I’ve always been tempted to build quads but I never knew which colours to put in them. There are so many, right? This really helps, Christine!
It would be great if you could “label” them (ugh, can’t think of another word), do one in blue, green, pink, neutral, etc. (but I’m guessing you’ve already thought of that). I’m hoping you will use different e/s in every post, so there won’t be any “doubles” or “overlap” (sth’s wrong with my brain today).
I can just feel my MAC/Temptalia addiction growing… My bank account’s going to hate me :) LOL
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Roxanne! I’m not sure what you mean by label them, and I’m definitely going to try to use different shades, but we’ll see how it turns out! I imagine I’ll overlap at least a few times on highlighters… but again, we’ll see!
glitter princess
Friday, October 30, 2009
loving the post and looks great x
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thank you!
littlemissmagic
Friday, October 30, 2009
would love it if there were a FOTD of one of the combinations!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
If we wait for me to get around to doing a look, we may never have content on the blog, LOL!
But you can always check the gallery, because I might have done a similar look (hey, MAC makes so many LE shades, it’s hard!):
Antiqued – http://gallery.temptalia.com/?s=antiqued+eyeshadow
Amber Lights – http://gallery.temptalia.com/gold-copper-black-smoky-eye
Bronze – http://gallery.temptalia.com/tag/mac-bronze-eyeshadow
Rita
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is a feature I’ve been longing for! I have many permanent shadows but for the most part I don’t know how to combine them with other shades (that’s why I also have mostly LE collections stuff). Keep them coming!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
If you ever need help with a specific shade, feel free to ask :)
Laetitia
Friday, October 30, 2009
I’m thinking MAC will probably see a burst in sales for all of those eyeshadows because of this brilliant feature on Temptalia :) Can’t say enough how excited I am for this feature.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Haha! Wouldn’t that be cool? If things like that ever happen, I officially dub it THE TEMPTALIA EFFECT!
Samantha
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is such a great idea!!! It makes you think about how to use colors you have already and introduce you to colors that you might have never known about.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Samantha! :)
Noa
Friday, October 30, 2009
What a great idea, and fantastic colors to debut with too!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thank you, Noa :D
Allison
Friday, October 30, 2009
Please keep doing this! :]
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Will do!
Tattoo Girl
Friday, October 30, 2009
I LOVE this!! Great idea!! It will really come in handy for newbies and help some of us oldies have some new color combination ideas! Thanks!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Yay! Thanks so much :D
sandra
Friday, October 30, 2009
I LOVE IT!!! I own 6 pallets which I made myself (with somteimes a little help of your blog) and most of the colors are brown´s, gold´s en `Shrooms´s (naturals). I have Amber Light and Bronze (bought the last one 2 weeks ago) and pair them with Honey lust.
Could you please advise me on this matter: I bought Knight Devine last Spring but I don´t have an idea how to wear it? I´ve tried it with Et Tu Bouquet (rose collection), but it´s not really `smashing`…. Any ideas?? Thanks!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Ohh, try Knight Divine with one of your naturals like Shrooms – probably something with a little more shimmer than Shroom. Mix the two together and create a cool gradient of silver-gray :) It’s also nice with softer browns as well!
Katya
Friday, October 30, 2009
like the new idea – really helpful, one thing u need to add is the swatches of the actual colors!!! – i think it would help even more!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks for the suggestion, Katya!
P
Friday, October 30, 2009
love this new feature!!! i am on my way out the door to buy these! THANK U.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Aww!! I am flattered :D
Thank you!
Wilcoa
Friday, October 30, 2009
Great idea! I’ve really been looking at trying to get some more permanent shadows and this will definitely help me decide :)
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
YAY! I love me some MAC permanent eyeshadows :D
Amanda
Friday, October 30, 2009
Awesome idea for those of us that need a little help combining colors. Hope it becomes permanent!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Looks like it will be!
Marisol
Friday, October 30, 2009
Great new addition! I love this idea, but also hate it only because it’s going to make me go out and buy more eyeshadows!! LOL
Your the best!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
LOL!
Thanks, Marisol!
mariepouliche
Friday, October 30, 2009
I like that new feature!
All that glitters on te lid, nocturnelle on the outer V, Cork on the crease with a bit of coppering… it seems like a colorful eye makeup but it’s actually a fun neutral.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks for the suggestion, Marie :D
Teresa
Friday, October 30, 2009
This post is amazing! It would be GREAT if it becomes a regular thing :D It gives such great ideas. I love how you incorporate possible looks as well. I imagined each one as I read through them and they sound awesome! Using other peoples ideas from the comments is also helpful.
I’ll post mine, which I made by fluke but it looks so pretty!
Expensive Pink, Nocturnelle, Beauty Marked, Shadowy Lady
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Ohh, it does sound pretty! Thanks, Teresa!
You should come up with a name for your quad ;)
Teresa
Monday, November 2, 2009
Thank you, Christine! :D I can’t come up with a good name yet :( I hadn’t thought about it before! I swatched my quad and find that either Shadowy Lady or Beauty Marked can be swapped for a highlighter as they are similar in colour. But I’m keeping as is, it just looks too pretty :) Sometimes I look at it and am like ‘I made this quad?’, lol :p
*I took one more look at it and thought of a name!!! :o PURPLE SKY :) :D *
Christine
Monday, November 2, 2009
YAY! So glad you found a name :D
Thanks, Teresa!
Sass
Friday, October 30, 2009
Love this one! If only we can get rid of the drug store makeup posts…
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
I’m glad you liked it! There are enough readers who are interested in drugstore products to merit posts for them too :)
Sass
Friday, October 30, 2009
I’m OK with that Christine. Whatever works.
Valerie
Friday, October 30, 2009
I’m really loving this new feature. :D I’ll definitely be trying out these combos.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Woo, thank you, Valerie!!
Jody Brown
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is such a great idea. I always have trouble with deciding what colors would go good together. I may need to invest into these colors. I look forward to seeing more ideas. Especially the purple.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
I think purple is up next :)
Saira
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Awesome! I love purple eyeshadows!!
Chloe
Friday, October 30, 2009
I..LOVE…THIS.
Quick question:
I just bought ricepaper and coppering..what other two shadows would you suggest christine? thanks!!!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Hey Chloe,
I immediately thought of Antiqued and Goldmine in that!
Rachael
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love this feature, what a great idea!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Yay! I’m so glad you do, Rachael!
Vlcatko
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is a great idea! Love it :) Especially that it uses perm shadows <3
And a great way to start it too – neutrals/browns are my favorite colors :D
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Yep, the rule of thumb is pretty much to use only permanent shades. :D
Eva
Friday, October 30, 2009
Love this!! Please do more of these!! :o)
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Eva :)
Cherie
Friday, October 30, 2009
LOVE THIS!!!! please do millions more :)
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Woo! LOL, I don’t know about millions, but more I can do :)
Andrea
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love this feature! I think it should be a regular!
Right now my neutral quad is Vanilla, Magic Dust, Wedge & Dark Edge.
2 LEs though, I guess you could switch Nylon & Brun for Magic Dust/Dark Edge.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Depot queen, I see! :D
Christina
Friday, October 30, 2009
I like this feature as it will help me put together my colors!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Yay! Thanks, Christina!
Catherine
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love this idea! :D
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thanks, Catherine! :D
calico
Friday, October 30, 2009
Love it! Great to see them all together like that.
Could you please put your blush recommendation too?
Maybe some readers can post pics of the look on them.
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
I’d probably opt for a slightly bronze, coral, or dirty rose kind of blush. I’m thinking Margin, Ambering Rose, and Sunbasque.
Samantha
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love this Christine! Keep these build-a-quads coming, I love trying new color combos!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Will do, Samantha! Thanks!
Nicole
Friday, October 30, 2009
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC IDEA!!! This is such a helpful tool. I’ve got two empty quads and I’m trying to figure out which shadows to put in them. Love this idea, make it permanent!!!! PLEASE!!!!!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
I’m so glad this has been received well!
Thank you!
details
Friday, October 30, 2009
this feature is an amazing idea!!
give some love and inspiration to the perm shades!
my quad suggestions:
vanilla
tete-a-tint
all that glitters
brown down
I love tete-a-tint all over and in the crease – all that glitters layered ontop of tete-a-tint on the lid – brown down in the outer v – and vanilla to highlight…..
tete-a-tint and all that glitters make a gorgeous peachy brown with shimmer… so pretty! great for eyes eyes or to bring out the green in warm golden brown eyes. :)
Also –
Blanc Type
Texture
Woodwinked
Handwritten
oh I’m so excited to see everyone’s combos!
Christine
Friday, October 30, 2009
Great combos! :) Do you have names you want to give them?
alana
Friday, October 30, 2009
love it~! keep doin it!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Great – definitely will!
Tiana
Friday, October 30, 2009
love love loveeee this post! can’t wait to see some more! neutral matte quads, dark smokey eye quads, weeee
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Yay! Happy to hear you’re liking it, Tiana!
xKiKix
Friday, October 30, 2009
loves it! love the new feature, i’ve always wanted you to do something like this and its a plus that these are PERM colors so we wont be like chickens without heads going crazy looking for them.
please continue, and maybe if possible can you “build a quad” that consists of PERM shades that can be duped for an LE quad??
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thank you! :) I appreciate your suggestions!
Janette
Friday, October 30, 2009
I LOVE THIS!!!
I have lots of shadows and never know combinations to do!
I have all but antiqued but i have glamour check so thats similar… whats a dupe for bronze?
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Glamour Check! is definitely similar. I don’t really know what might be a dupe for Bronze, since it’s permanent. It’s a dark, rich chocolate bronze shade, though.
scarlettholly
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love love love this feature! I actually do it every sunday night with my neutrals so I have a work safe palette to go with every morning when I’m in a rush and can’t think.
Right now it is shroom, style snob, smoke and diamonds, and woodwinked. (sorry, 2 le’s in there)
I’ve also had one with shroom, satin taupe, smoke and diamonds, and knight divine or bronze.
Another one is shroom, gleam, bronze, and satin taupe or style snob.
I also pick out my lipstick and gloss combo so I don’t need to think about that either, and blush is always benetint on weekdays. You can tell I’m not a morning girl!!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Aww! That’s dedication! I am too lazy to plan that much ahead ;)
Great quads!
Ellen
Friday, October 30, 2009
Love this new feature, hope to see more of it! I’ve been trying to build a great quad for awhile, thanks for the advice!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Definitely will do it again!
julia
Friday, October 30, 2009
absolutely love this new feature please keep it going!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Will do, thanks Julia!
Kim
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is THE best idea!! We could always look up the swatches but I think providing swatches would take this feature to the next level Christine! Bronze and antiqued are now on my christmas list :)
I love golds so my quad would have : Goldmine, Coppering, Humid and Carbon… (Do all quads have a highlighter?) Looking forward to the purple quad
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thanks for the suggestion, Kim!
What would you call your quad?
If you have multiple quads… not really. It depends on how you want to organize your makeup, you know?
Kim
Sunday, November 1, 2009
hmm… Lets call that one Midas Touch :)
Sasha
Friday, October 30, 2009
I love this new feature :) It is so helpful and creative! Thank you Christine :)
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Yayay! Thanks, Sasha!
Miranda
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is a great feature and I look forward to seeing it again!
Today I combined 4 shadows that look really gorgeous together, especially for the fall season:
Nylon, Pollenator (could use Paradisco), Bronze, and Coppering. I used coppering on the lid, bronze in the crease, nylon as a highlight, and used pollenator to blend out the crease.
I am also fond of Violet Trance, Deep Shade, Pink Venus, and Dazzlelight. Not sure of a permanent dupe for violet trance. You could substitue deep shade for deep truth possibly.
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thanks, Miranda!
Great quads – thanks for sharing those ideas :D
samaya
Friday, October 30, 2009
I bought many palettes…but later transferred all my colors into various quad…in combinations..i love quads waaay beter than palettes..esp whn it comes to travel…
great feature….lokking fwd for more..
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
What are some of your favorite quads you’ve created, Samaya?
adelinky
Friday, October 30, 2009
OMG OMG! i’m so excited for this new feature :)
Christine, I cannot for the life of me get bitter e/s by MAC to show up AT ALL! It’s a gorgeous green shade but it won’t show up. Only tiny little glitters. I’ve tried many bases, do you have bitter?! I’m thinking I should return it…
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
I have Bitter, but I don’t love it. It’ll do in a pinch, but the satiny feel gives it less pay off. I prefer Sour Lemon (PRO) for a chartreuse shade :)
I’d try it over a chartreuse/light green/gold base for best results, though!
VetTechDivaTN
Friday, October 30, 2009
Fantastic idea! Love, love, love it! Keep it up!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Woo! Thank you!
Carmen
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is a great new idea for your blog! The pics would be great, but this is such a helpful new post!
Thanks mucho!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thanks, Carmen!
Karly
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Gorgeous quad Christine! I hope to see more of these articles in the future!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thanks, Karly! You will!
Julia C
Saturday, October 31, 2009
LOVE this new feature! it would also be cool if you paired a look using this “quad” so we could see whether we really wanted to build a quad like this!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thanks for the suggestion, Julia!
Saira
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Love this post! I’m always looking for inspiration and new eyeshadow pairings, so really great to get some ideas from this type of post. I have Antiqued but haven’t used it for ages, so think I will have to use it in some looks this week – it’s such a pretty colour!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Yay! So happy you’re finding it helpful, Saira :D
Allysha
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Love this idea! Very helpful!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Perfect – thanks, Allysha!
Dani C
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Loving the quads idea. Brilliant for a newbie like me :)
Also how the heck do you know if you’re warm or cool toned? This has always confused me :/
I’d like to try silvers and greys but I swear everyone I’ve tried goes a weird shade of icy blue on me…….help!
Looking forward to some more quads!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Look at the underside of your forearm – if you have green veins = warm, if you have blue veins = cool, if you can’t tell, you’re probably more neutral, LOL.
Chrissy
Saturday, October 31, 2009
I’m thinking by the number of responses people, including myself, enjoy this feature. Thanks Christine! I need to check out Grain to complete this set
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Yep, looks like it’s a go :D
Thanks!
jenny
Saturday, October 31, 2009
i LOVE the idea. awesome. thanks!
i have a quad that i call my “essentials” palette, with colors that i wear everyday without fail, no matter what look i want. it includes carbon, nylon, brule, and wedge. carbon sets my black liner without fail. i use nylon in my inner corner and sometimes as my highlight. brule is my lid color and wedge is the blending color. then i can take whatever eye look that i want with whatever color, like humid, use that on the lid, use carbon to smoke it out, nylon in the inner corner, wedge to blend, and brule as the highlight. its a no fail palette that i use everyday. love it.
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
I love your Essentials palette, Jenny! That’s great :D
Christina
Saturday, October 31, 2009
awesome idea!
i try to do this myself but i get a little overwhelmed because there are so many shades i wouldn’t know where to start!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Happy to hear you like it, Christina!
sheryl
Saturday, October 31, 2009
great article…. can’t wait to see more combos!
Christine
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thanks, Sheryl!
shelly
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Love this feature, thank you :)
Christine
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Woo! Thanks, Shelly!
Anna Chin
Sunday, November 1, 2009
This idea is sooooo wonderful. I got into make-up pretty late (30s) and getting into MAC but utterly confused as to how to build my eyeshadow palette. This post is just so helpful and I do look forward to more. If you have suggestions for a neutral palette (15s) for NC42 skin, I would be grateful.
Christine
Sunday, November 1, 2009
So glad you’re likin’ it, Anna! :D
My recs for neutrals – http://www.temptalia.com/8-must-have-mac-neutral-eyeshadows
You may also want to search through the comments and see if anyone who’s NC42 has recommended something specific, too :D
Dani C
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Ooooh LOVING the quads idea :) Can’t wait to see more.
I love all the shades you picked. I never know if I’m warm or cool toned though? How do you know? That so confuses me. I’ve never found a grey or silver that doesn’t turn a weird shade of icy blue on me…….also I’ve been having trouble with my browns as well, they don’t look right lately such as woodwinked used to look great, but I’m finding a lot of browns making me look really tired. HELP!!
Thank you more quad ideas please!!
Christine
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Hey Dani,
Look at the underside of your arm – are your veins green or blue? If they’re green, you’re warmer; if they’re blue, you’re cooler.
You might try using concealer or a neutral base on your eyes to see if it helps make you look less tired!
Dani C
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Ooops didn’t realise I’d already posted lol!! Could use some help on the greys/ browns thing though x
VJNS
Sunday, November 1, 2009
I love this idea!! I have over a hundred shades so I know the possibilities are endless. However, I get eyeshadow block (like writer’s block) sometimes so I think this is a great idea. Keep it up… lipstick suggestions would be awesome too :)
Christine
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Haha, eyeshadow block ;)
Thanks, VJNS!
Ellen K
Sunday, November 1, 2009
LOVE this idea! I need all the help I can get to pair eyeshadows!
Christine
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Thanks, Ellen!
Elle
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Late to the love-fest, but I also really love this feature. It’s great for those days when I’m staring at my 15-pan pallets wondering what the hell to wear! Thanks Christine!!
Christine
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Yayyy! :D
Andrea
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Love it.
Christine
Monday, November 2, 2009
Thanks, Andrea!