MAC Fashion Flower Eyeshadows Swatches, Photos, Review
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
MAC Aqua Eyeshadow
MAC Fashion Flower: Eyeshadows
The collection features six shades of Eyeshadows (each $14.50 for 0.05 oz.) — three are limited edition, while three are available in the permanent range; though, all of the editions in this launch are imprinted with the flower design, while permanent editions will be normal. The six shades include: Aqua (aqua blue), Bows & Curtseys (metallic hunter green), Free to Be (bright true coral), Fresh Daisy (frosty white yellow), Groundcover (mid-tone warm grey), and Lucky Green (frosted mid-tone lime).
- Aqua is a bluish aqua with a matte finish. This is a permanent shade but I felt like it was a little less pigmented here than my permanent pan.
- Bows & Curtseys is a blackened forest green with bluish shimmer. It looks nearly black when swatched on my arm with the green being hinted at as the color plays with light. When I wore it in a look (albeit with a sheer green base), it seemed to pull out the forest green more. This has a satin finish.
- Free to Be is a medium-dark coral-red with a matte finish. This is a permanent shade, but I felt like it was a little less pigmented here than my permanent pan.
- Fresh Daisy is a very bright white with only a hint of warmth. It has a frost finish, but it really looks rather metallic. I tried to wear it as a highlighter, but it’s too frosted and stark on me–I imagine it would be more appropriate on someone with a lighter skin tone. It is, however, very pigmented.
- Groundcover is a matte, taupe-ish brown gray. It is nicely pigmented but lacks the buttery texture that makes mattes easier to use.
- Lucky Green is a bright, chartreuse-shimmered grass green with strong yellow undertones. It has a veluxe pearl finish. This is a permanent shade. It’s one of my favorite colors, because it is so pigmented and soft.
Where to Buy: MAC Cosmetics on April 28th, $14.50 each
The Glossover
I took an average of each eyeshadow to get actual scores for each characteristic, so while shades like Fresh Daisy and Lucky Green are much better than shades like Aqua and Free to Be, it rounds out to the scores seen here. I'd recommend reading through the individual review for each shade!
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MAC Aqua Eyeshadow
MAC Aqua Eyeshadow
MAC Aqua Eyeshadow
MAC Aqua Eyeshadow
MAC Bows & Curtseys Eyeshadow
MAC Bows & Curtseys Eyeshadow
MAC Bows & Curtseys Eyeshadow
MAC Bows & Curtseys Eyeshadow
MAC Free to Be Eyeshadow
MAC Free to Be Eyeshadow
MAC Free to Be Eyeshadow
MAC Free to Be Eyeshadow
MAC Fresh Daisy Eyeshadow
MAC Fresh Daisy Eyeshadow
MAC Fresh Daisy Eyeshadow
MAC Fresh Daisy Eyeshadow
MAC Groundcover Eyeshadow
MAC Groundcover Eyeshadow
MAC Groundcover Eyeshadow
MAC Groundcover Eyeshadow
MAC Lucky Green Eyeshadow
MAC Lucky Green Eyeshadow
MAC Lucky Green Eyeshadow
MAC Lucky Green Eyeshadow
MAC Aqua Eyeshadow
Aqua, Bows & Curtseys, Free to Be, Fresh Daisy, Groundcover, Lucky Green
Aqua, Bows & Curtseys, Free to Be
Fresh Daisy, Groundcover, Lucky Green
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Product & Review FAQ
Where can I purchase the eyeshadow? How much is it?
MAC Cosmetics on April 28th, $14.50 each.
Is it limited edition?
Bows & Curtseys, Fresh Daisy, and Groundcover are limited edition; the other three are available in regular packaging (without the flower print).
Any dupes?
If you want to pull the green out in Bows & Curtseys, consider NARS Night Porter. If you want to replicate it as swatched, then any black eyeshadow with shimmer. Fresh Daisy is similar to Phloof!, while Groundcover is similar to NARS Bali.
The aqua looks so lovely, but on - it would be what is described as a 'wash of colour' - or washed out! Even after several layers, it was hardly there. Would have loved it to have the same intensity it did in the pan!
Is groundcover similair to like a virgin from Too Faced ?
I don't have that shade, sorry!
Hey Christine! When you swatched these shadows, were they chalky/powdery? I saw them today at my local mac counter and while some of the shades were pretty.. they were hard to transfer from pan to hand (for swatching) as well as eyelid. But when I look at your photos, they look so vibrant. I asked the MUA there and she was like " Yep, they're chalky and don't pick up color." So when you swatched these, I was like whoa. Did you just appy with more force?
I didn't have any issues with chalkiness, though Free to Be and Aqua were harder on the initial surface than their permanent pans (at least, compared to the pans I have).
is fresh daisy similar to femme fi, i really love femme fi, and ive gone through 2 now and sadly it is limited editon.
Yikes! I sure could not use the coral on myself as an all over lid color. However for years I have known to take my blush shade of the day and just barely touch it over my already done eyes to give me a blended look so I don't have a big separation between face 'units' of color. It works really well for me least with the shades of blush I tend to go for. Personally, I have so many eye colors, I am taking a hiatus from buying more until I do a big clean out again of what I have and find is sleeping in my stash!
How'd you get groundcover to be so pigmented?! When I swatched it at my MAC stores, I got little to no pigmentation at all! Is it suppose to be used wet?
Were you first to swatch? Once testers get used a few times, especially if they've been swatched with fingers, the oil from fingers can build-up and make the eyeshadow hard to use.
Christine, The rubenesque paint pot brings out the forest green in bows and curtseys as well! And bows and curtseys is gorgeous!
So.. free to be and lucky green --are they the exact consistency as the originals...? You know when you get an eyeshadow with a print on it..it sometimes comes off chunky-ish..like its not as smooth..Is that the case here..? Thank you!~
Lucky Green was fine, but I think I mentioned that I found both Aqua and Free to Be to be stiffer.
Bows and Curtseys..does it look green at all...on your eyes..? It looks so nice in the pot...yet such a plain black shimmer swatched eh...? thx for doing that..!~ I would have been so disappointed to buy it...to receive it..and it be that color..
When I wear it, it did, but it is pretty dark in the pot!
Is bows & curteys similar too humid.
It's not like Humid at all, IMO.
Another collection, I will be passing on.
Oooooh - was thinking of purchasing white jeanius before it disappears from the net. Do you think that fresh daisy is a better quality eyeshadow?
Yes, it is!
Can you do a look with Free to Be? I love it but wouldn't know how to wear it!
Please click on the tag for Free to Be or do a quick search for "Free to Be" using our search field in the sidebar, and you should see several looks I've done show up!
OMG Lucky Green is so pretty!!
shoot. it looks my wallet is going to be dead. I want all of these!
Mmmmm, like them all!
Thanks for the review and the swatches :) How close do you think Groundcover would be to Copperplate? I already have Copperplate and it is a Matte2, so a very nice blendable texture. TIA
It's a lot browner!
Any dupes of Groundcover in BB or Urban Decay Naked Palette?
Not in the Naked palette, and I'm not familiar enough with Bobbi Brown's permanent eyeshadow line unfortunately :(
Does anyone know what "veluxe" means? This is a new term to me. Oh, and Lucky Green looks delicious!
how similar is Bows and Curtseys to Urban Decay's Loaded from Book of Shadows 3?
Much darker, less pigmented, less smooth.
hi christine how does aqua compare to haunting and lucky green to sweet&punchy? tks!
I don't have Haunting, sorry! It's much greener than Sweet & Punchy.
oo0o0o0oo I am loving these! Love the flower design! Free to be and Aqua are on my wishlist =)
while I like aqua and groundcover, I might just end up skipping both
I loved lucky green eyeshadow....
The flower print is so cute! Unfortunately the only one I would want is Lucky Green, which I already have.
I would love to know how Fresh Daisy eyeshadow compares to the old MAC Pollen eyeshadow. I've almost finished my Pollen and can't seem to find a super close dupe! Thanks!
Far too white!
I absolutely love florals!!! the pattern in these products is gorgeous.. I much prefer the pattern rather than tacky packaging they have been coming out with lately!
Bows and Curtsey look so pretty but it swatches black :-(
I hate the embossing. Pbbt. Florals are icky. The only limited one I like is Groundcover, but how hard is it to find a matte taupe (without a weird flower on it)?
I'll have to pass on the eyeshadow.. They seem a little bit common/dupeable... I really love the flower design though(:
Do you think i can wear free to be as a blush? I think the color is so pretty..
Maybe!
What do you think about Groundcover as an eyebrow shade for an NW15 girl with dirty blonde hair? :)
It might be too gray, actually! Have you tried Omega?
You say Aqua and Free To Be look less pigmented? I wish mine were that pigmented! I must have gotten a bad lot because those two colors are by far the worst eyeshadows that I own. Both look like I tried to draw on my lids with hard white chalk.
Aqua can sometimes be chalky-looking depending on what you pair it with, but Free to Be hasn't given me any problems! (Just used it today, actually!)
I think I own every one of these colors as an Urban Decay color. Course would have to compare to be sure. They are lovely though and Lucky Green is striking. I noticed you were sporting it in your lip swatches. :D
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