Saddle has been discontinued! Can't find one anywhere...can u pls tell me an alternate to saddle and also what would go in the crease with amberlights?

hey Christine..... love ur swatches..i have cork which i bought to use as a blending color but its making my crease area really dark. so which will u recommend as a good blending color. my skin colour is medium.what do u think abt soft brown and bamboo............

hey Christine, maybe you know online stores, where i can buy MAC products which ship worldwide:(

I really like Era, but I just cannot find a dupe for it, do you know any?

it may just be mine, but my Wedge is no where as pigmented as yours is swatched here. mine is actually quite sheer and so i just use it to blend out Espresso.

Hi Christine! Super helpful post! Needed a bit of advice - I was looking for a light brown eyeshadow as a lid colour, something matte, but which brightens up my lids (already got soft brown)... Do you think bamboo will work? Or wil it not show up on my lids? I am warm toned, NC 35-42. Still new with eyeshadows and stuff so having a bit of difficulty figuring it out... Thanks in advance! :)

Hi Christine! I think that sable andtwinks are more in the gorup ofplums/purplesthan in the group of browns. At least that is how they look on my fair skin. And two questions: Do you use/prefer satin taupe as a lid or as a crease colour? Do you prefer bronze to mulch, are they similar? If not, how are they different? Is bronze similar to coppering? I love your blog!Thanks in advance!

Hi Christine! Thanks for this post, it's super helpful! But I'm not really sure which color would be the best for me. I'm a teenager and I would like a brown for the crease area that isn't too noticeable. I'm thinking of getting maybe soft brown or saddle? I'm not really sure. And I also want it to be a matte finish or somewhat close to a matte finish. Could you help me out? :)

Hi Christine! I have been looking for a dupe for UD Buck, which would you think would be closer to it: soba, cork, soft brown or texture? i would really appreciate the help. i've hit pan on mine already and i'm beginning to panic :D

When I see this post, I weep and remember that dream I had where I had every MAC eyeshadow. ;_; How I wish it were true... applying eyeshadow is such an art, but you can only use the same colors/palette so many times before getting bored. Kinda makes one wish that they had the entire permanent line of MAC eyeshadows... the possibilities are endless! Thanks so much for putting these up! It helps some of us make those decisions as to what colors we should and shouldn't get. :) Also, why does Honey Lust look so... I'm tempted to use the word gritty? It sorta looks like shimmery brown sugar towards the end of its swatch. xD

Thank you so much! <3 This helped me so much , MAC swatches on the website don't help at all. I think I'm going to get woodwinked , smut , bronze , patina , honesty & antiqued. Still mourning the death of my all that glitters eye shadow. D:

I'm putting together a 15 pan "Dream" palette and really appreciate all your hard work with these swatches. If you have time, I would love to hear your idea of the ideal 15-pan palette! =)

Thank you! Thank you! How fantastic. I'm putting together a 4 palette set of browns, which would you suggest?

Hey Christine:) I have a question about what neutral colors I should get since I have the Urban Decay Naked palette and I don't want similar colors. The only color I have from MAC is Star Violet. My skin color is medium and have brown eyes and hair. I was thinking on Satin Taupe or some type of brown color but am not sure. I would really appreciate your help:).

Hi Christine! This is SO helpful! For browns so far I have kid and satin taupe and club(if that counts). If I wanted to do satin taupe on my lid, kid in the crease, but then acentuate the outer V with a darker brown, what would you suggest. I have fairly light, cool toned skin. Thanks!!!

Hi, do you think Era and All That Glitters are too similar? I already have All that Glitters and I just ordered Era, are they colorwise the same? Thank youu!

Hi Christine! Like many others have said, I am looking for a good blending/transition color. I have light skin with neutral undertones (with a tendency to pull warmer). I don't own any MAC liquid foundations, but I can wear both Light Medium and Medium MSF Natural, and I am a 120 in MUFE Mat Velvet+. Hope that gives you a decent idea about my skin tone! So as far as the color I'm looking for, would you suggest Wedge or Kid? Or any other colors? Thank you for all that you do!! :D

hey christine, I've noticed you've been amazing at replying with people's concerns regarding which colours are better etc, so I was hoping you could help me with mine? I'm currently struggling to find a nice natural warm brown to use in the crease and as a transition colour. I've found that many of the light browns I have are too ashy when blended with other colours? So I was thinking whether you reccomend soft brown vs. texture. I love the warmth of texture with the light reddish, orange tint, and was wondering how soft brown compares? Also i have pretty tanned skin (Nc42) so i was wondering if it would show up well? Also how does brown script compare with brown down and embark? and as a dark outer-v/deep crease colour, which brown would you reccomend? esspresso? embark? anther colour i have not mentioned? thank so you much in advanced for reading this and hopefully you can reply back for some feedback! cheers, june xoxo lovely swatches btw!

This is sooo useful! Thanks! I can take my time to decide on which colors I want to get now (I don't like spending an hour at the store staring at a bunch of colors)

hey, do you have any recommendations on any brown that is suitable for everyday look? something simple and will like would look nice by itself. and i also already have bronze. should i still go for satin taupe?

Thank you so much for swatching these mac eyeshadows ;) Very helpful for deciding which ones... problem is they are all pretty haha.

Hi! I'm only just really starting up my makeup collection and I already have Satin Taupe, but I'm looking to get another eyeshadow in a brown shade-I like Woodwinked, Sable and Tempting. I also like Arena although that quite a lot lighter! :) Which of those 4 do you like the most? Or think would go best with satin taupe? I don't want to get one too similar just yet since I only have a very small collection so far. I have sin, smog and chopper from the Urban Decay Ammo palete and I don't want to get one too similar to those either? Based on that what would you recommend? Sorry if this is quite long or confusing :S I love your site and I always find it so helpful :) xx

I am in need of a dark brown crease color. I was thinking Handwritten, Smut, Mystery or Conrete. I am NW20 for reference. What you suggest?

Hey thanks for these. SO SO helpful. What shadows would you recommend wearing with all that glitters?

This helps a lot, thanks!

Christine! I'm trying to put together a quad and so far i'm thinking amber lights, woodwinked, all that glitters and i need to throw in a matte brown that i could use in the crease as well as for my brows. so what brown color should i choose - keeping in mind that i'm blonde and quite pale (NC25)?

I am a NC45 . I can't decide if Era or Arena will be a better highlight for me . Any suggestions?

Hi Christine, out of Espresoo,Swiss Chocolate and Handwritten, which one would you recommend when it comes to texture and pigmentation?