12 x Pat McGrath Sublime Mothership Eyeshadow Palette Look Ideas

Christine — Mon, 07 May 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Pat McGrath Sublime Mothership Eyeshadow Palette ($125.00 for 0.47 oz.) is the most versatile and easiest to use palettes of Pat McGrath’s Mothership palettes in the permanent range. The tones just work particularly well since they run rather warm-toned and most of them are more neutral than not. There are also less over-the-top shimmer/glitter finishes in it, so they layer and combine more readily, too.

About This Series

Each look idea is centered around a “quad” of four shades with the expectation that one might bring in the appropriate brow bone or additional transitional shade based on skin tone. I know that I tend to use more like five or six shades in a typical look, but I think that four is a happy medium to give a good idea of the “core” color scheme of a look while giving you the ability to lighten/darken as desired. I have listed the colors in this order: inner lid, middle of lid, outer lid/crease, and crease/above crease.

You might see combinations that seem slightly repeated but placement will vary (e.g. a halo placement where the lightest and more shimmery shade is placed on the center) as placement can also create a different effect/look! You might also want to consider incorporating your favorite matte/shimmer shades (as applicable) to increase the versatility of certain palettes. Consider these ideas a jumping off point!