MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: Permanent Eyeshadows (April 2010)
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
MAC Eyeshadow Palettes: Permanent Eyeshadows (April 2010)
These are all the permanent MAC eyeshadows I have to-date. Over the past year, I’ve been working on increasing my permanent eyeshadow collection (although I’ve had many from over the years!), because I want to phase out my older limited edition shades from the looks I post on the blog. There are a few limited edition and discontinued shades in these palettes, but overall, they’re focused on the permanent range.
How I Organize…
- By color in rainbow order (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Brown, Gray, Black)
- By undertone — e.g. blue-based purples are separate from red-based purples; cool neutrals from warmer neutrals
I have a tendency to buy PRO shades when I finally get around to visiting one, and so I’ve ended up with a few doubles! Boy, nothing makes you feel silly like buying the same shade twice!
See close-ups and labels…
It’s Eyeshadow Alley!
Top row: Beauty Marked, Cranberry, Post-Haste, Passionate, Sushi Flower
Middle row: Swish, Da Bling, Rose (PRO), Pen ‘n Pink, Coppering
Bottom row: Red Brick (PRO), Red Brick (PRO), Expensive Pink, Free to Be, Orange
Top row: Beauty Marked, Cranberry, Post-Haste, Passionate, Sushi Flower
Middle row: Swish, Da Bling, Rose (PRO), Pen ‘n Pink, Coppering
Bottom row: Red Brick (PRO), Red Brick (PRO), Expensive Pink, Free to Be, Orange
Top row: Rule, Coral (PRO), Samoa Silk, Goldenrod (PRO), Goldenrod (PRO)
Middle row: Juiced, Goldmine, Bright Sunshine (PRO), Canary Yellow (PRO), Gorgeous Gold
Bottom row: Nylon, Femme Noir, Flourishing, Greensmoke, Sumptuous Olive
Top row: Rule, Coral (PRO), Samoa Silk, Goldenrod (PRO), Goldenrod (PRO)
Middle row: Juiced, Goldmine, Bright Sunshine (PRO), Canary Yellow (PRO), Gorgeous Gold
Bottom row: Nylon, Femme Noir, Flourishing, Greensmoke, Sumptuous Olive
Top row: Humid, Velvet Moss, Wondergrass (LE), Bio Green (PRO), Lucky Green
Middle row: Lucky Green, Sunny Spot, Juxt, Bottle Green, Newly Minted
Bottom row: Shimmermoss, Aquadisiac, Aqua (PRO), Plumage, Prussian
Top row: Humid, Velvet Moss, Wondergrass (LE), Bio Green (PRO), Lucky Green
Middle row: Lucky Green, Sunny Spot, Juxt, Bottle Green, Newly Minted
Bottom row: Shimmermoss, Aquadisiac, Aqua (PRO), Plumage, Prussian
Top row: Deep Truth, Freshwater, Blue Calm (PRO), Electric Eel, Sky Blue (PRO)
Middle row: Winkle, Moon’s Reflection, Atlantic Blue, Atlantic Blue, Cobalt (PRO)
Bottom row: Parfait Amour, Beautiful Iris, Digit, Graphology, Indian Ink (PRO)
Top row: Deep Truth, Freshwater, Blue Calm (PRO), Electric Eel, Sky Blue (PRO)
Middle row: Winkle, Moon’s Reflection, Atlantic Blue, Atlantic Blue, Cobalt (PRO)
Bottom row: Parfait Amour, Beautiful Iris, Digit, Graphology, Indian Ink (PRO)
Top row: Fig. 1, Vibrant Grape (PRO), Vibrant Grape (PRO), Plum Dressing, Hepcat
Middle row: Stars ‘n Rockets, Seedy Pearl, Sketch, Deep Damson (PRO), Star Violet
Bottom row: Shale, Embark, Brown Down, Twinks, Sable
Top row: Fig. 1, Vibrant Grape (PRO), Vibrant Grape (PRO), Plum Dressing, Hepcat
Middle row: Stars ‘n Rockets, Seedy Pearl, Sketch, Deep Damson (PRO), Star Violet
Bottom row: Shale, Embark, Brown Down, Twinks, Sable
Top row: Antiqued, Swiss Chocolate, Brown Script, Texture, Amber Lights
Middle row: Tete-a-Tint, Soft Brown, Bamboo, Arena, Motif
Bottom row: Smut, Mystery, Espresso, Satin Taupe, Romp
Top row: Antiqued, Swiss Chocolate, Brown Script, Texture, Amber Lights
Middle row: Tete-a-Tint, Soft Brown, Bamboo, Arena, Motif
Bottom row: Smut, Mystery, Espresso, Satin Taupe, Romp
Top row: Cork, Tempting, Woodwinked, Bronze, Mythology
Middle row: Say Yeah (LE), Gleam, Hush, Jest, Naked Lunch
Bottom row: Orb, Grain, Concrete, Charcoal Brown, Wedge
Top row: Cork, Tempting, Woodwinked, Bronze, Mythology
Middle row: Say Yeah (LE), Gleam, Hush, Jest, Naked Lunch
Bottom row: Orb, Grain, Concrete, Charcoal Brown, Wedge
Top row: Honesty, Patina, Omega, Soba, Era
Middle row: Malt, All That Glitters, Bisque, Brule, Blanc Type
Bottom row: Ricepaper, Retrospeck, Femme-fi (LE), Femme-fi (LE), Shroom
Top row: Honesty, Patina, Omega, Soba, Era
Middle row: Malt, All That Glitters, Bisque, Brule, Blanc Type
Bottom row: Ricepaper, Retrospeck, Femme-fi (LE), Femme-fi (LE), Shroom
Top row: Phloof!, Dazzlelight, Vanilla, Mylar, Vellum
Middle row: White Frost, Forgery, Filament, Vex, Electra
Bottom row: Idol Eyes, Silver Ring, Knight Divine, Scene, Copperplate
Top row: Phloof!, Dazzlelight, Vanilla, Mylar, Vellum
Middle row: White Frost, Forgery, Filament, Vex, Electra
Bottom row: Idol Eyes, Silver Ring, Knight Divine, Scene, Copperplate
Top row: Print, Soot (PRO), Typographic, Nehru, Carbon
Middle row: Black Tied
Where can I buy original mac palettes besides the mac site? They are sooo expensive, but I want! I have the hello kitty mac palette but the colors are all shimmery and I would like to have some matte colors. Help a broke college student out :-(
Hi Christine! Could you please explain the difference between tete-a-tint and soft brown (and kid)? I want to buy one of these to blend out browns in the crease (e.g cork) Which would you choose? Thanks! (don't know how I'd manage without Temptalia :) )
DANNNGGGG! This was so helpful! Thank you for sharing! : D
Love!.. looking at e/s...**picks up slobbers off chin** I trying to pick out 4 e/s...Wonder if you can help me.. What I want to avoid is frosty, chunky e/s..I just don't look good in frost..I know mac has some that say Frost..yet are more Satin.. Shroom Naked Lunch Gleam Hush Are these ok choices to wear as both a highlight and all over e/s..? Or... only highlights..T.i.a. !~
Wow great collection! Do you know how many the MAC palettes hold when you take the dividers out vs. how many the Z palettes hold?
I don't have Z palettes, sorry.
Thank you for sharing this!! I love it! They don't even sell palettes here in my country :(
Anyone have a great dupe for graphology... I missed the boat by a mile and have been trying to make up for it for almost a year... Thanks
Poison Pen would be the closest, but that might be discontinued... Or Indian Ink.
I am SO jealous you got Femme-Fi !
I am hatin on you ms. honey. your collection is fantastic. How long did it take you to accumulate all of those shadows?
6 years
I don't see swimming in your collection. Why?
I don't own all of MAC's permanent eyeshadows, sorry!
Whoa. I'm totally in awe of your collection. I don't have enough to fill even one palette! Any here that are must-haves for you?
Oh gosh, there are a ton of must-haves, LOL! Anything I've hit pan on for sure...
Christine, WOW...thank you so much for all the work you put into this!!! This is so helpful, to see all the colors up close. It's definitely "eyeshadow alley!!!" THANK YOU!
You have an amazing collection!!! I can't wait to begin my own eye shadow alley!!!
You've hit pan on: Gorgeous Gold Goldmine Juxt Lucky Green Stars n'Rockets Freshwater Ricepaper Femme-Fi XD I love that you've hit pan on COLOURS because most people hit pan on neutrals or highlighters first - hardly no colour! And No wonder you've hit pan on these colours! They're all fabulous colours, too!
LOL, I never stick with a highlighter long enough to hit pan on it typically. I like to change up the highlighter based on the look :D
I'm jealous!!!! ehhehhe I love goldmine too!
Great Collection & Organization! XD Just out of curiostiy, how do you have such a good knowledge of colour theory (You've got warm & cool colours spot on) even though you don't go to art school (which I do go to)?
Thanks, Rosanna! I'd have to say through experience - just playing and using makeup, because I definitely haven't read up on color theory at all!
Compared to your LE's, do you find that some of them are similar?
Of course!
So trying to get most LE's wouldn't really be worth it, right? Just getting the perms would be equal?
It's not really about either -- it's more about getting which shades you like :) MAC has a great permanent range, and they have done some fantastic shades that are limited edition, too. My perfect collection wouldn't be 100% LE or 100% permanent.
That's a good way to put it, thank you Christine :)
Hey Christine! Amazing collection! Haha Question though, I thought Vibrant Grape was now a permanent shade?
Oh, I think it might be... I know it's always been permanent at PRO.
No Club??
Nope, sorry, I don't own all of the permanent shades!
does your idol eyes shadow have a purple tint to it? i have the same color and mine looks like a really light purple with sparkle, but yours looks gray in the pics. are there two versions?
It has a slight purple tint to it.
"femme noir" was a L.E, isn't it? :'-(
I believe it was permanent and then discontinued.
Beautiful collection!
Looking at all of your colors makes me want so many PRO colors! Indian Ink, Aqua, Sky Blue, Cobalt, and Blue Calm; all so lovely!
I always wait til I have a lot of PRO items I want, and then I call up the store and have them do a charge-send :) Makes the $7 flat rate shipping worth it!
Wow that is my goal down the road to have an eyeshadow alley just like that. I've been inspired!!
how many of the perminates do you not own? you have so many i was just wondering! LOL. and also, i dont know if you tried creme di miel from naked honey, but do you know a dupe for it? its my fav and i hit pan quite a bit):
30-40? or so that I don't own. Nylon would be the closest dupe to Creme de Miel.
Ever thought about removing the insert in the palette so you could hold more shadows? Or using those Z palettes or larger palettes they sell on smh?
Nope -- absolutely HATE the way they look! So, so messy and cluttered... yuck! No desire to remove the inserts or use Z palettes. I like the perfect spacing of the 15-pan palettes!
ha im the same way, it would be nice if mac made bigger palettes maybe
I kind of like it in 15 :) I like the size -- it's large enough to be sturdy and hold a lot, but it's not so large that it's awkward. It fits in drawers, cabinets, bags, etc.!
Isn't Velvet Moss LE?
I think it may be discontinued now!
you don't have trax or club! gasp!
Gasp! :O I don't own them all -- I think I don't own anywhere between 30-40. I've owned both of those previously, but never liked them enough, so when I was downsizing (I can't believe I was "downsizing" at any point in my life), those were out the door quick!
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