MAC Eyeshadow Swatches – Purples

Date: July 18, 2009 - Posted in: MAC Cosmetics, Product Photos/Swatches


Eyeshadows: Contrast, Seedy Pearl, Stars ‘n Rockets, Creme de Violet

MAC Eyeshadow Swatches – Purples

This post contains swatches of MAC’s permanent purple eyeshadows! :) Warning — there are a ton!


Eyeshadows: Contrast, Seedy Pearl, Stars ‘n Rockets, Creme de Violet, Hepcat


Eyeshadows: Seedy Pearl, Stars ‘n Rockets, Creme de Violet, Hepcat


Eyeshadows: Plum Dressing, Nocturnelle, Fig. 1, Trax


Eyeshadows: Fig. 1, Trax, Blackberry, Beauty Marked


Eyeshadows: Fig. 1, Trax, Blackberry, Beauty Marked, Shadowy Lady


Eyeshadows: Trax, Blackberry, Beauty Marked, Shadowy Lady


Eyeshadows: Plum Dressing, Nocturnelle, Fig. 1, Trax, Blackberry, Beauty Marked, Shadowy Lady


Eyeshadows: Crystal, Digit, Satellite Dreams, Purple Haze


Eyeshadows: Crystal, Digit, Satellite Dreams


Eyeshadows: Digit, Satellite Dreams, Purple Haze, Parfait Amour


Eyeshadows: Satellite Dreams, Purple Haze, Parfait Amour, Star Violet, Shale


Eyeshadows: Purple Haze, Parfait Amour, Star Violet, Shale

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47 Responses to “MAC Eyeshadow Swatches – Purples”

  1. Natalie

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    I must be addicted to purples.. I have everything except Shadowy lady and Crystal. No Sketch? hehe

    • Christine

      Saturday, July 18, 2009

      Sketch was swatched, but I think it’s in another post :) I swatched 7 per photo, and I did it kind of based on what I could see/find on the displayer, so there are a few odd-mans-out, lol. But I know I did swatch Sketch!

      • Natalie

        Saturday, July 18, 2009

        Haha.. okay. I thought it might be next to Beautymarked. I am glad Beautymarked appears like that on your skin, because it looks like that on my skin too. My MUA has been raving about Sketch though and it doesn’t do much for me either.

        • Christine

          Saturday, July 18, 2009

          Sketch is pretty, but it can be hard to work with, IMO.

          • Natalie

            Saturday, July 18, 2009

            Would you recommend a MUFE dupe for Sketch, Christine? Maybe I have a better luck with it instead.

            • Christine

              Saturday, July 18, 2009

              MUFE #39!

  2. Jennifer

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    is purple haze an urban decay color?

    • Christine

      Saturday, July 18, 2009

      No, it’s a MAC color!

    • Rachel

      Saturday, July 18, 2009

      there is an urban decay eyeshadow called purple haze, and there is also a mac one. i believe they are somewhat similar to each other, too. really freakin random!

      • Christine

        Sunday, July 19, 2009

        Kind of like MAC coming out with a Rated R and NARS’ Rated R Duo, hmm… LOL!

  3. Brandi

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    I’m loving Digit! Still not sure if I can pull off purples though. Thanks Christine! :)

    • Christine

      Saturday, July 18, 2009

      You should tryyy!!

  4. mlou

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    Very nice! I tend not to wear a lot of these because they are more red -in my little Plum area. But Digit, Crystal, Purple Haze, Parfait Amour are nice. (My HG Poison Pen was DC’d, which is really too bad. Perfect purple shade. Thank goodness for CCO’s) Contrast is HG also, although I keep it w/my blues. Nice pairing w/ so many shades though!

    • Christine

      Saturday, July 18, 2009

      I’m sad that so many Matte2s got the axe :(

  5. Phyrra

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    I have contrast, I had Seedy Pearl but hit bottom. I have creme de violet. I had Shadowy Lady but gave it to a friend. I have Crystal, Digit, and Satellite Dreams and Parfait Amour. I really like Parfait Amour.

    • Christine

      Saturday, July 18, 2009

      Wow! Shadowy Lady is tough to work with, IMO. It’s nice, but I can do the same thing with other shadows, too!

      • Phyrra

        Saturday, July 18, 2009

        I used to only wear purples and blacks. Then I got like 1 or 2 pinks, then I got some yellow-greens, and then the rest :P But it took me a long time to think I could wear any other color but purples. For several years I wore black, red and purple.

        • Christine

          Saturday, July 18, 2009

          Ahhh! I see now ;)

  6. viv

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    it’s a shame that Au Contraire wasn’t permanent – it’s my favorite MAC purple!

  7. Jay

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    Satellite Dreams is the only MAC purple I have, but you’re making me want a TONNN more. =]

    • Christine

      Saturday, July 18, 2009

      You gotta get more :P

  8. claudia

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    Purples are my fave ! so lovely :)
    My purple haze blends so badly, it’s so hard to use it !

    • Christine

      Saturday, July 18, 2009

      Have you tried it with a fluffier brush (like the 217, 222, etc.)?

  9. aradhana

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    star violet looks copper?

    • Christine

      Sunday, July 19, 2009

      It’s a coppery purple on me… like a burgundy/brown purple.

  10. Jacquelyn

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    WOW! Crystal, Sattellite Dreams, Hepcat, Beauty Marked, Seedy Pearl, Digit, Fig. 1, Purple Haze, Star Violet, and Shale are the ones that I’m sought after as well as Sketch, Nocturnelle and Plum Dressing!!

    • Christine

      Sunday, July 19, 2009

      You gotta get more purples!

  11. Marina

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    I only have Stars’n Rockets, love it! Now i feel i can’t do without Satellite Dreams…

    • Christine

      Sunday, July 19, 2009

      Satellite Dreams is gorg! You’d love it!

  12. Redhead (hi)

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    Darn, I was hoping for a swatch of Nocturnelle..

    • Christine

      Sunday, July 19, 2009

      There is one… in this post? Sorry, I am confused since there is a swatch posted of Nocturnelle in this post, so I am not sure what you are asking!

  13. Jessica

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    I’m just going to have to allow myself 6 eyeshadows a month. I have 42 already but apparently you can never have too many of MAC eyeshadows. I don’t even know what triggered my obsession.

    • Christine

      Sunday, July 19, 2009

      That’s a good budget! What are your six for July?

      • Jessica

        Sunday, July 19, 2009

        At the beginning of July I bought 8 so I’ll have to start my 6/month in August. I don’t know what my 6 in August will be yet but my 8 for July was:
        woodwinked
        soba
        patina
        copperplate
        expensive pink
        cobalt
        indian ink (love!)
        club (love love!!!)

        • Christine

          Sunday, July 19, 2009

          Ohh, nice! Good list :D

  14. badfish

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    Hey Christine, This is awesome. I was wondering about Star Violet. I have this color, but it seems to look different on photo. What do you think of this color, and what are some color combo’s you would do with it??

    • Christine

      Sunday, July 19, 2009

      Star Violet turns mostly like a burgundy-purple on me. It’s not really a bright/cool-toned purple, and it does have a coppery hint to it when I swatch it. I like it with golds, browns, and reds!

  15. Tattoo Girl

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    I think I am only missing Shadowy Lady (but I have Graphology and they are similar) and Digit. Where’s Beautiful Iris?

    • Christine

      Sunday, July 19, 2009

      Unfortunately my store didn’t have Beautiful Iris on display (I checked both displayer racks to make sure I swatched everything they had out).

  16. shonn

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    I love all the purples…but I have most of the purple pigments instead.

    • Christine

      Sunday, July 19, 2009

      MAC makes a lot of purple products — and a lot of them are fantastic!

  17. cmferrets

    Saturday, July 18, 2009

    christine , what does HG mean.? i see so many people use it . is star violet a pro color or part of permanent line> “?

    • Jessica

      Sunday, July 19, 2009

      HG = holy grail :)

    • Briseida

      Sunday, July 19, 2009

      HG means HOLY GRAIL…. meaning the most PERFECT (insert item/product) which works for you.

  18. Jennifer

    Thursday, July 23, 2009

    do you think MUFE 52 is very similar to hepcat?

    • Christine

      Monday, July 27, 2009

      I’d say it’s a bit more purple, but they are similar.