I wanted to try and do a look that used some of MAC’s new holiday palettes, and of course, I really wanted to use Hold My Gaze from the Sorceress palette. As much as I like Hold My Gaze, I don’t really love it with the other shades in the palette, so I decided to use it alongside the Mystic Cool palette instead. And you know me, I have to try and incorporate as many new goodies as possible — so I used this look to road-test Smashbox’s Wish Eyeliner (which I just reviewed below–loved it, by the way) and paired it with some holiday lips by Guerlain.

You will need the following…

• Eyes: Soft Ochre paint pot (neutral beige base), Cool Incantation eyeshadow (pale white-gold), Hold My Gaze eyeshadow (dirty sage green with gold), Blue Enchantment eyeshadow (frosty teal), Bottle Green eyeshadow (matte dark teal-green), Smashbox Wish Eyeliner (dark teal-green), Zoom Fast Black Lash mascara (black)
• Face:  Kiehl’s Tinted Moisturizer
• Cheeks: Enough Said blush (bronzy), Dior Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer (bronzy highlighter)
• Lips: Guerlain Gems Rouge G Lipstick (pink coral), Guerlain Perle de Lune KissKiss Gloss (shimmery pearly white)
• Brushes: 266 (firm, angled brush), 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 214 (smudge brush), 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 129 (dense blush brush)
• Substitutes: Cool Incantation = Nylon, Hold My Gaze = Flourishing + Goldmine; Blue Enchantment = Shimmermoss; Enough Said = bronzer

Directions: Apply Soft Ochre paint pot all over the lid as the base with the 249. On the inner lid, pack Cool Incantation eyeshadow on using the 239. Apply Hold My Gaze eyeshadow to the middle and outer portions of the lid. Darken crease with Blue Enchantment eyeshadow using the 226, then deepen with Bottle Green eyeshadow with the 219. Sweep Cool Incantation eyeshadow underneath the brow bone to highlight. Finish with Smashbox Wish Eyeliner on lower lash line. Apply Zoom Fast Black Lash mascara on lashes. Sweep apples of cheeks with Enough Said blush using the 129, then highlight with Dior Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer with the 188. Apply Guerlain Gems Rouge G lipstick to lips, and then top with Guerlain Perle de Lune KissKiss Gloss for color and shine.

Check out more photos!

MAC’s Sorceress Eyeshadow Palette is filled with fairly cool-toned eyeshadows. I find that with as many purples and cool shades included in this palette, the best way to complement any eye look is going with cool pink, pale pink, or plummy shades on cheeks and cool-toned pinks or iridescent opals and purples for the lips.

Some notes: I didn’t find that the lip shades launched with MAC’s holiday collection worked particularly well with this palette, so I’d recommend looking in your stash for better shades! I also found that as pretty and unique as Hold My Gaze Eyeshadow is… it doesn’t work easily with this palette, because it’s has a definite green tone to it. I’d also recommend thinking about using it with some greens and golds for a better look.

What combinations have you tried?

Here are five different eyeshadow combinations you could try using just this palette…

• Inner Lid: Edge of Dark Eyeshadow
• Outer Lid: Magnetized Eyeshadow
• Crease: Altered State Eyeshadow
• Brow: White Rabbit Eyeshadow
• Cheeks: Conjure Up! Mineralize Blush
• Lips: Sweetie Lipstick, Ever So Rich Cremesheen Glass

See four more combinations…

• Inner Lid: Hypnotizing Eyeshadow
• Outer Lid: Edge of Dark Eyeshadow
• Crease: Hold My Gaze Eyeshadow
• Brow: White Rabbit Eyeshadow
• Cheeks: Conjure Up! Mineralize Blush
• Lips: Sweetie Lipstick, She-Zam Dazzleglass

• Inner Lid: Magnetized Eyeshadow
• Outer Lid: Hold My Gaze Eyeshadow
• Crease: Altered State Eyeshadow
• Brow: White Rabbit Eyeshadow
• Cheeks: Conjure Up! Mineralize Blush
• Lips: Sweetie Lipstick, She-Zam Dazzleglass

• Inner Lid: Hold My Gaze Eyeshadow
• Outer Lid: Edge of Dark Eyeshadow
• Crease: Altered State Eyeshadow
• Brow: White Rabbit Eyeshadow
• Cheeks: Conjure Up! Mineralize Blush
• Lips: Sweetie Lipstick, She-Zam Dazzleglass

• Inner Lid: Hypnotizing Eyeshadow
• Outer Lid: Magnetized Eyeshadow
• Crease: Altered State Eyeshadow
• Brow: White Rabbit Eyeshadow
• Cheeks: Conjure Up! Mineralize Blush
• Lips: Sweetie Lipstick, Ever So Rich Cremesheen Glass