MAC Temperature Rising Eyeshadow Quad ($44.00 for 0.19 oz.) includes these shades: Performance Art (frosted gold mauve, Veluxe Pearl)), Temperature Rising (light warm tanned peach, Lustre), Swelter (mid-tone grey violet, Frost), and Beautymarked (charcoal black with red pearl, Velvet). Beautymarked is part of the permanent range. The quad will be available online on May 16th and in-stores May 23rd (of course, it usually is online earlier than the stated date). It is packaged in a matte bronze with a rubbery texture–if you’re familiar with NARS’ packaging, it’s very much like that, only bronze in color.

Performance Art is is a pinky mauve with a dusting of very fine gold shimmer. It had good color payoff and applied smooth overall, though it was a smidgen dry. MAC Smoky Mauve is purpler and darker. Jasmine Carpet is darker and purpler. Tarte Frozen Hot Chocolate is slightly darker. NARS 413 BLKR #1 appears cooler-toned. Wet ‘n’ Wild We’re Blasting Off #3 is cooler-toned.

Temperature Rising is copper-shimmered peach with a soft, frosted sheen. It was very stiff to work with, and it really needed to be layered and packed on to get visible, even color both swatched and on the eye. Estee Lauder Pink Zinc is lighter (and a cream product). Chanel Complice is lighter. MAC Seaside is more coppery. Chanel Emerveille is a cream product and is less coppery. MAC Expensive Pink is pinker, darker.

Swelter is a muted, medium-dark purple with subtle red undertones and a satiny sheen. It had decent to good color payoff, but it was a little stiff to work with. When I jabbed at it with a stiffer brush, I was able to get better color payoff. MAC Smoky Mauve is more frosted. Jasmine Carpet is very similar. NARS 413 BLKR #1 is grayer, cooler-toned. MAC Circa Plum is extremely similar.

Beautymarked is a blackened brown with burgundy and copper micro-shimmer. It was dry, somewhat chalky, and generally stiff and difficult to blend. Applied, it looks mostly like a matte black, but if you mix it or blend it with Swelter, you can bring out more of the shimmer in Beautymarked. Giorgio Armani #2 is similar in concept but has a much more pronounced shimmer/sparkle. L’Oreal Smoldering Plum is purpler. MAC Young Punk has more purple shimmer.

The real miss here was Beautymarked, which had a rather undesirable texture that made it a problematic shade to use. It’s also the kind of shade that looks incredibly complex in the pan but when used, it can be difficult to pull out those nuances and see the complexities. Performance Art was the best eyeshadow in this quad, because it had good pigmentation and a softer, smoother texture and application. Temperature Rising needs to be packed on for a smooth, even application. I wish it performed better overall, because the color combination works well together and would flatter a variety of skin tones. The eyeshadows did wear for eight hours with no creasing and only very minor fading with minor fading occurring after nine hours.

The Glossover

	Temperature Rising B
	I wish it performed better overall, because the color combination works well together and would flatter a variety of skin tones.
	Product 8/10 Pigmentation 8.5/10 Texture 8/10 Longevity 9/10 Application 4/5
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MAC Temperature Rising Eyeshadow Quad

MAC Temperature Rising Eyeshadow Quad

MAC Temperature Rising Eyeshadow Quad

MAC Temperature Rising Eyeshadow Quad

MAC Temperature Rising Eyeshadow Quad

MAC Performance Art Eyeshadow

MAC Performance Art Eyeshadow

MAC Temperature Rising Eyeshadow

MAC Temperature Rising Eyeshadow

MAC Swelter Eyeshadow

MAC Swelter Eyeshadow

MAC Beautymarked Eyeshadow

MAC Beautymarked Eyeshadow

MAC Eyeshadows: Performance Art (inner lid), Temperature Rising(middle of lid),
Swelter (outer lid), Beautymarked (crease)

I used Soft Ochre paint pot on lid, American Beauty Golden eyeshadow on inner lid, American Beauty Pink eyeshadow on middle of lid, Passionate eyeshadow on outer lid, Beautymarked eyeshadow on outer crease, Stars ‘n Rockets eyeshadow on outer crease and above outer crease, American Beauty Golden eyeshadow above crease and on brow as well as on lower lash line, and American Beauty Gold liner on lower lash line. I wore Afterdusk blush with Tenderdusk beauty powder with American Beauty Pink Glow face glow to highlight. I had Sweetie lipstick with Totally It! lipglass and Ms. Fizz dazzleglass on my lips.