MAC Cult of Cherry Comparison Swatches for Sharp

I never realized just how close they were in pigmentation. I’ll have to see how it shows up on me, when it launches.. but I’ve always wanted that pigment.. and I’ve been trying to hunt down the pharoah p/p. I think I might have a thing for chartruse.

Thanks so much for this!!

thanks so much for doing this review christine! i wanted that quad only for the colour sharp, but figured spending $40 for one colour was not a good idea!!!
I think i will check out true chartreuse!!!!!
this post is awesome!

I was trying to dupe this Tempting quad yesterday and used my True Chartreuse sample. So glad it is a close enough dupe so I don’t have to buy a whole quad for just one color.

Hmmm…I like Overgrown from your wonderful photos on skin. Looks wearable. The extreme chartruese colors would, in my mind, only look good on very dark skin.

Quads seem to me to be a bad buy. Normally, I am only interested in one or two of the colors, and the rest go to waste. I wonder why so many companies push sets/quads/etc., rather than letting us choose the combos that work for us.

You make a good point. No need is spending $36 for a quad just for one color. And I dont think I will reach for this color often either. Don’t get me wrong I think it’s a beutiful green, (goew well with my wedding colors of Gunmetal grey and chartreuse greeen)but I just dont think it’s a color that I will regularly use.

As for the neutrals, alot of the colors are close dupes from the Starflash collection. Thanks for sharing I was in between this pallet or the shadow lady pallete. I think the shadow lady and spiced chocolate are more “wearable” in my opinion.

Cool! What would we do without your vast knowledge base, Christine?!! It’s awesome you can help so many people with this stuff.

Hey, odd question: Is it just me, or is Sharp in a slightly smaller pan than Overgrown? (In that pic)

Hmmm, I personally don’t care for it! Thanks for sharing it with us!

How does it compare to the other chartreuse pigment, the one called simply Chartreuse? According to the pro site, it’s lighter…but one never can trust the site. :)

I thought it looked similar enough to Sour Lemon that I didn’t need it, so now I am glad to know its a real dupe!

THE PARTY WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN. they had cherry there and chocolate and cherry martinis and finger foods. I really enjoyed myself!!!!!!!

Lovely colors! Thank for sharing. Hmm.. I usually pass on the quad and hunt for a similar color that’s available singly. If my pocket allows, I’d just get the quad.

Thanks so much for swatching the colours and suggesting alternatives - really helpful of you :o) .

OOPS! I accidentally deleted someone’s comment (omg, sorry!), which asked me to compare Fresh Green Mix…

I gave mine away to my cousin, so I can’t swatch, BUT yes, the mono side from Fresh Green Mix would be similar to Sharp!

If the quad has good standby colours I already have it’s not a big deal, but if it’s really only one colour I want I feel dumb for buying it - which is what happened with Fafi Eyes #1, I only wanted the grey colour. I should have returned that one.

I swatched Bitter, Sharp, and Eyepopping (a LE from the C-Shock collection) over my Urban Decay Primer Potion and, really, the Bitter is a totally different kind of color. It’s a little darker and way more matte, which is to be expected since the other two are satins and it is a velvet.

But for a true dupe, the Eyepopping wins. I’d be disappointed if I didn’t wear the chartreuse shades A LOT. The two are almost identical in texture, color pay-off, and shading in almost every light. The Sharp has a TINY bit more yellow to it.

Fortunately, I really like the other colors in the quad, which surprised me because I’m not usually one for neutrals or browns, so I don’t regret the purchase.

Ok… so now I wanna get Sharp more than before ;)

Christine nope. That’s the problem. Haha.

What about dupe for Sharp being the HIP Loreal duo in Riotous. Has anyone used that eyeshadow duo? From what I see, it may be similar to sharp.