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MAC Fabulous Felines: Leopard Luxe Review, Photos, Swatches (Eyes)

Christine — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:30:23 +0000

MAC Fabulous Felines: Leopard Luxe Review, Photos, Swatches (Eyes)

Here’s part one of Leopard Luxe — part two coming soon!

Leopard Luxe Eyeshadow Quad ($36.00 U.S. / $43.00 CDN)

Wild By Nature is a medium-dark nude brown with a matte finish, though it seems like it has just a bit of satin to it. Reminded me of a lighter Soft Brown.
Notoriety is a slightly sheer dirty brown with cool undertones and flecks of gold shimmer with a velvet finish. I really hate the pay off of Notoriety, even though it’s an interesting color. This is a repromote from Makeup Art Cosmetics.
Style Predator is a gold-shimmered medium orange base with a veluxe pearl finish. It reminds me of a darker version of Straw Harvest (Spring Colour Forecast) and more of a gold sheen than Off the Page (Makeup Art Cosmetics).
Furiously Fabulous is a deep, dark brown-gray with a veluxe pearl finish. This is the best textured eyeshadow of the three quads–it’s smooth and pigmented. I thought it was going to look like Knight Divine from an initial glance, but it’s very different. It’s like Brun and Satin Taupe had a baby.

Superslick Liquid Eye Liner ($17.50 U.S. / $21.00 CDN)

Pure Show is a true gold, and it seems a little less pigmented than the average Superslick liner — it’s more shimmery with a sheerer color base. It can be layered for a more intense, opaque line, though.
Marked for Glamour is a darkened gray that almost looks taupe when used lightly.
On the Hunt is a very deep, dark black. It has a very semi-glossy look even when dried, but it’s not wet looking (but not 100% matte/flat).

Pigment ($19.50 U.S. / $23.50 CDN)

Lithe is a lightly shimmered peach-nude. It reminded me of Dazzleray and Jardin Aires pigments (both limited edition)–the texture is much smoother and finer than either of those pigments, and Lithe isn’t as frosty.
Old Gold is a green-based gold with touches of reddish brown. It flashes a green-gold overall. It’s a very interesting and complex shade; definitely worth a look if you haven’t acquired this previously. This is a permanent shade.

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MAC Lithe Pigment

MAC Old Gold Pigment

Pigments: Lithe (Wet/Dry), Old Gold (Dry/Wet)

MAC Superslick Liquid Eyeliner: Pure Show, Marked for Glamour

MAC Superslick Liquid Eyeliner: On the Hunt, Desires & Devices

MAC Leopard Luxe Eyeshadow Quad: Wild By Nature, Notoriety; Style Predator, Furiously Fabulous

MAC Wild By Nature Eyeshadow

MAC Style Predator Eyeshadow

MAC Notoriety Eyeshadow

MAC Furiously Fabulous

MAC Leopard Luxe Eyeshadow Quad: Wild By Nature, Notoriety; Style Predator, Furiously Fabulous

All products were purchased by Temptalia.

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MAC Fabulous Felines: Palace Pedigreed Review, Photos, Swatches (Eyes)

Christine — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:21:01 +0000

MAC Fabulous Felines – Palace Pedigreed

MAC Fabulous Felines: Palace Pedigreed Review, Photos, Swatches (Eyes)

Here’s the first of two posts on the Palace Pedigreed part of the Fabulous Felines Collection.

You can find official promotional photos and information on MAC Fabulous Felines here. I will not have full collection swatches and photos until I’m able to purchase the missing pieces. I purchased all of these through Bloomingdale’s, which is selling early online (no idea why).

Palace Pedigreed Eyeshadow Quad ($36.00 U.S. / $43.00 CDN)

Courtly is a semi-sheer dirty mauve with a satin finish. It seemed rather muted to me, and it took a little extra work to get it to swatch well. The closest permanent shadow I could think of was Seedy Pearl, which has a lot more shimmer, significant pink tones, and an iridescent glow about it that make them quite different in actuality.
Palace Pedigreed a darkened plum with a soft sheen and satin finish. It reminded me of a darker version of Plum Dressing, less purple Nocturnelle.
Quite Spoiled is a pinky purple with a soft, satin finish. It has a subtle sheen of shimmer. It reminded me of a purple version of Modest Tone (N Collection).
Russian Blue is a darkened teal with a matte finish. The pigmentation seems lacking, but when used with a brush, it’s a lot better, though it’s still not quite as pigmented as I’d like. You’ll want to use the pat-and-pack method rather than sweeping this shade on.

Superslick Liquid Eye Liner ($17.50 U.S. / $21.00 CDN)

Nocturnal is a bright metallic silver with a high frost finish.
Signature Blue is a medium-dark navy blue with lighter blue micro-shimmer.
Smoky Heir is a burgundy plum with violet, plum, and purple micro-shimmer.

Pigment ($19.50 U.S. / $23.50 CDN)

Bloodline is a darkened taupe-brown with a tiny bit of plum. When wet, it can be very intense. If used with a brush like an eyeshadow, it works well in the crease and darkens substantially.
Mauvement is a chunky brownish mauve with flecks of gold. It’s an interesting shade, but it does have some chunkiness to the texture that can be bothersome. I’m really annoyed that I can’t find my original jar of Mauvement, because this seems browner than the original; slightly smoother, but still on the chunkier side.

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MAC Bloodline Pigment

MAC Mauvement Pigment

MAC Mauvement Pigment (Dry/Wet)

MAC Palace Pedigreed Eyeshadow Quad: Courtly, Palace Pedigreed; Quite Spoiled, Russian Blue

MAC Courtly Eyeshadow

MAC Palace Pedigreed Eyeshadow

MAC Quite Spoiled Eyeshadow (right)

MAC Russian Blue Eyeshadow

MAC Palace Pedigreed Eyeshadow Quad: Courtly, Palace Pedigreed; Quite Spoiled, Russian Blue

Superslick Liquid Eyeliner: Nocturnal, Signature Blue, Smoky Heir

Superslick Liquid Eyeliner: Nocturnal, Signature Blue, Smoky Heir

Superslick Liquid Eyeliner: Nocturnal, Signature Blue, Smoky Heir

All products were purchased by Temptalia.

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MAC Nude Collection Review, Photos, Swatches (Pigments)

Christine — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:00:07 +0000

MAC Nude Collection: New Pigments

MAC’s Nude Collection is a PRO-only release (much like the Chromagraphic Pencils) and there really isn’t much to it. I will review Barelash Pro Longlash separately (probably next week), and I already covered the nude Chromagraphic Pencils here. This leaves us with two new PRO pigments — Naked Dark (medium beige with pearlized pigments) and Naked Deep Dark (dark beige with pearlized pigments).

Naked is a light, flesh-toned beige-pink. it’s almost like a nude champagne pink with a slight golden shimmer-sheen.
Naked Dark is a medium tan with a beige-nude tone with subtle gold sheen.
Naked Deep Dark is a darkened brown with an almost taupe edge when used wet. It also has a slight golden sheen.

There’s not much to say about these, to be honest! They’re three variations of flesh-toned (or nude, ha ha) colors in pigment form. Naked has always been around, but it’s always been a great highlighter and natural highlighter for those with lighter skin tones. These could also be mixed into moisturizer for a little shimmer and sheen on decolletage, too. All three shades were well pigmented when used wet, and they have very soft, finely milled texture–no chunky pigments here, no glitter, no frostiness.

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Product: 28/30
Value: 9/10
Ease of Use: 4/5
Packaging: 4/5

Recommendation: If you’ve been looking for neutral pigments, the new PRO pigments are perfect for that. For those with medium or darker skin tones who have wanted a pigment highlighter, these might work, too.

Availability: MAC PRO

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MAC Naked Pigment

MAC Naked Dark Pigment

MAC Naked Deep Dark Pigment

Naked (dry/wet), Naked Dark (dry/wet), Naked Deep Dark (dry/wet)

Naked (dry/wet)

Naked Dark (dry/wet)

Naked Deep Dark (dry/wet)