MAC Eyeshadow Swatches – Greens
MAC Femme Noir Eyeshadow
MAC Eyeshadow Swatches – Greens
Here are several swatches of MAC eyeshadows from the green family (mostly permanent shades) that are now part of The Swatch Gallery.
Femme Noir is a smoky, dark green with subtle yellow undertones. It has a veluxe finish, and it has been discontinued. It’s actually rather close to MAC Diana Undercover, which was from Wonder Woman.
Flourishing is a khaki green with a matte finish. It has a Matte2 finish, and it has been discontinued.
Greensmoke is a muted, smoky green with a golden sheen. It has a lustre finish, but it’s honestly one of the better lustres I’ve come across–it doesn’t have the sheer, uneven payoff of most lustres nor the issues with fall out.
Sumptuous Olive is an olive green with brown undertones and a golden sheen. It has a veluxe pearl finish. Inglot #433 was the closest dupe I could find, but it’s less green.
Humid is a medium-dark forest green with a subtle golden sheen. It has a frost finish. Inglot #418 pulls deeper and darker–less yellow-based.
Velvet Moss is a mossy green with a near matte finish. It has a veluxe finish. It has been discontinued.
Wondergrass is a bright pop of grass green with a yellow undertone. It was limited edition, and it has a frost finish. Make Up FOr Ever #91 is similar in color but lacks shimmer/sheen.
Swimming is a medium grass green with gold shimmer and subtle gold sheen. It has a lustre finish.
Lucky Green is a bright, darkened chartreuse green with a golden sheen. It has a veluxe pearl finish. It is one of my all-time favorite greens! Make Up For Ever #304 is similar, not quite as deep.
Bitter is a yellowed chartreuse with a velvet finish. This is one of those shades that has never worked well for me. It’s always sheer and difficult to pack on. Inglot #343 is a better version–more pigmented.
Juxt is a spring green with a soft, golden shimmer-sheen. It has a satin finish.
Bottle Green is a dark, blue-based green with a matte finish. It is a PRO shade. It never swatches well, but it applies so smoothly and has excellent color payoff when used on the lid. Le Metier de Beaute Jade is most similar, but it has shimmer.
MAC has certainly done a slew of greens, yeah? It’s been a long time since I’ve rearranged my eyeshadow palettes, as evidenced by how many discontinued shades I have in my so-called permanent palettes! It’s a shame, too, because for shades like Flourishing and Velvet Moss, which were beautiful, there are no real comparable shades within MAC’s permanent range.
MAC’s matte eyeshadows have a drier texture, and they often perform better in actual application than merely swatched on the arm. For instance, Bottle Green looks patchy when swatched, but it’s a shade I reach for regularly because of how smooth and buttery it looks on the lid. Lucky Green has such a smooth, buttery texture with excellent color payoff, and it is easily one of MAC’s best eyeshadows in terms of quality.
MAC Eyeshadow Swatches – Greens
MAC Femme Noir Eyeshadow
MAC Flourishing Eyeshadow
MAC Greensmoke Eyeshadow
MAC Sumptuous Olive Eyeshadow
MAC Humid Eyeshadow
MAC Velvet Moss Eyeshadow
MAC Wondergrass Eyeshadow
MAC Swimming Eyeshadow
MAC Lucky Green Eyeshadow
MAC Bitter Eyeshadow
MAC Juxt Eyeshadow
MAC Bottle Green Eyeshadow
green smoke is calling my name.. 🙂
LOL Girl me too. I’ve wanted greensmoke for a while but Mac’s always coming out with collections every month so I get those since they’re limited. I will get greensmoke one day though!
Mine for some reason have a HUGE problem with fallout :\ wish I could get it to look like the swatch.
Don’t bother, it’s terrible. Zero pigmentation and a ton of chunky glitter. Waste of money.
Aw, Flourishing is so lovely… why must it be discontinued?! D:
Greensmoke will be mine… one day! I’ve never tried Sumptuous Olive but I have Inglot #419 and they seem to be kind of close. I looked at your swatches and your 419 looks less green but it was probably my lighting XD
I actually adore bitter. Its one of my favorite greens and doesn’t show up nearly as sheer on me. But I’m very fair so maybe that’s why. I like this with UD graffiti for a fun green look
I agree with Heidi. Maybe you just got one from a bad batch? My “Bitter” is insanely pigmented. I barely have to touch it to get full, vibrant coverage. I usually have to sheer it out a bit to make it wearable. Then again, I think I purchased mine in 96 or 97. Maybe the formula has changed?
I’ve had several over the years, and they’ve all been the same – always purchased from MAC, but over years and at different locations.
If only Greensmoke weren’t a crappy lustre 🙁 Such a pretty color!
Don’t be afraid! It’s a nice one!
Actually it is wonderful. I am not particularly young so I try to avoid too shiny eyeshadows but judiciously applied this is my best eyeshadow.
Well actually it’s not. 😛 I have it and I hate it. Maybe I just got a bad one or something, but I get horrible chunky glitter fallout every time I try to use it. 🙁 Do you guys have any tips on how I can avoid that?
Flourishing is my favorite of them all. I got it at a CCO a few months ago. I had never heard of it before, but swatching it, I knew I had to have it. I love, love, love it!
my favorite mac green is Bio Green!!
Christine,
I’m not sure if you’ve already explained this somewhere; if you have, please forgive me (and give me a link).
MAC has quite a few eyeshadow finishes, and to someone who isn’t a MAC-aholic, like me, it’s a bit confusing. A matte finish is pretty obvious, but what’s the difference between a lustre and a veluxe pearl? Just a veluxe? Throw frost in there and I’m at sea. Could you do a quick post on shadow finishes? That would be amazing. 🙂
These are MAC’s descriptions for their finishes – but finishes are often defined by brand and to some extent generally – like frost or glitter or matte – but lustre/veluxe pearl is purely MAC language.
Mineralized Eyeshadow
A sheer, pearled, mineralized powder Eye Shadow with up to four shades baked together in one pan. Superfine, lightweight: provides a softly tinted, reflective shimmer on the skin with a delicate sense of dimension. Subtly builds colour and shine. Can be worn on face, eyes or body.
Eyeshadow
Highly-pigmented powder. Applies evenly, blends well.
EYE SHADOW FINISHES
FROST
An iridescent shine that adds a highlight to any colour.
LUSTRE
Smoothly pearlized; intensely frosted with deluxe ultra-fine “conditioned” finish.
MATTE
Hi-colour pay-off in a no-shine matte finish.
SATIN
Pure colour in a satin-style finish. Provides a soft subtle non-frost, light-refractive sheen.
VELUXE
Superfine pigment rich and very luxe. Supple to apply. Provides silky smooth matte finish.
VELUXE PEARL
Vibrantly-toned. Velvety soft. Shimmeringly metallic. Veluxe eye shadow, now overlaid with high-shine pearl.
VELVET
Soft look finish with high-colour intensity. Has a plush velvety look and feel.
Thank you! I never thought to just check MAC’s site. I appreciate the legwork. 🙂
Of all the MAC Greens, Sumptuous Olive and Jealousy Wakes are the only 2 I own. MAC needs to work on some of their permanent line to fill in gaps, like you just did, Christine, to great effect
I just got my Jealousy Wakes this evening and it’s freaking fantastic. I squealed when I opened the box – my husband thinks I’m psycho. Looking through these greens I am reminded why I have never been tempted to buy a green shadow before – these all look like they pull so yellow while JW has just the right hint of blue to it for my skin tone! I can’t wait to play around with itthis weekend – I can’t believe I’m 30 and never worn green before;)
Aww, thank you, Gabby!!
I REALLY wish they would make Femme Noir again or make it a pro color or something. It’s so wrong not to have it permanently! I love this color so much!
does greensmoke have chunky glitter in it? do you know of a good dupe of it that’s a bit smoother in texture without glitter? it’s gorgeous!
I wouldn’t say chunky glitter, but it is glittery. I couldn’t find any dupes in the gallery for it 🙁 UD’s Urb is a lighter variation of it, but it is even chunkier!
Wow I ‘m surprised with how sheer that swatch of Bitter looks ! Even when I use it without any eyeshadow base it ‘s incredibly pigmented .
This is my third Bitter, and they’re always the same. 🙁
is your bitter kinda chalky and hard to get on the brush?
It’s very powdery, actually.
Greensmoke is kind of a funny shadow. It is indeed great for a lustre finish, but it looks gritty in the pan. I also used to have a bad habit of buying a lot of greens that were really similar to it, lol. I still have at least three Greensmoke cousins.
I don’t understand why MAC has discontinued pretty greens but kept underperforming shades like Bitter :/
I really love Humid and Lucky Green, easily two of my favorite permanent MAC shadows! Although I believe Humid is actually a frost rather than a Veluxe pearl, like you’ve stated. 🙂 I never realized Swimming was that bright!
Yay! I just happened to get Lucky Green today. I very rarely get my hands on MAC stuff, since there’s no stores in my province, and I asked for it on a whim. I’m glad I made a good choice!
Definitely buying Swimming if it’s at CCO next time I’m there. For some reason, I think I’ve seen it there.
I have Sumptuous Olive, it was my first MAC eye shadow and I still love it! Green Smoke is really pretty too, wow! Want!
Greensmoke and Sumptuous Olive are my go-to colors. I use Greensmoke with Chanel’s Celadon waterproof eyeliner and they are a knockout together. For Sumptuous Olive I usually use one of MAC’s Technakhol liners (Uniform) or Avon’s Supershock gel liner in a similar olive green color but unfortunately the latter are about to be taken off the market.
Gotta have Lucky Green! 😀
I simply cannot live without my Sumptuous olive. The other one I have and am happy with but use less is Juxt.
Aw, I miss Velvet Moss. It was such a great crease shade, particularly with pinks. I dropped mine and it shattered so I lost a lot of it and then used it all up.
I recently picked up Lucky Green, my first and (so far) only MAC green.. I usually prefer their lovely neutrals and pigments, but it looked too gorgeous to resist.. and it was *definitely* a good choice. It’s absolutely gorgeous. I’m NC15 with rosacea, dark reddish-blonde/blue eyes.. I worried that this would pull too yellow and mess with my cool tones and red patches, but it’s a true bright green, as pictured. Love it, love it, love it.
Christine, I read somewhere that BH Cosmetics has a PERFECT dupe for lucky green called CS17 or something… the colors look extremely similar but I’m wondering about quality…. have you heard anything about it? I noticed it’s not on your dupe list…. Thanks!
@GloriaKate My concern with BH’s palettes, along with all others like it (because these are all mass-produced and labeled later) is quality control and ingredients. I do not personally feel comfortable using those types of products — there’s just not enough accountability.
@Christine (Temptalia)
I wasn’t even aware! I’m glad I delayed my order then. Do you have more information about this kind of thing?
@GloriaKate No, I don’t have any particular information – only that it’s not an area of cosmetics I feel comfortable going in. I don’t have a problem with makeup from China, but I want a large, major brand to be behind it – like Wet ‘n’ Wild is made in China, and they’ve had recalls, but they’re a large brand who is likely to be more accountable/responsible for their products.
@Christine (Temptalia)
Also, BH has individual shadows too. Is it the same for those as opposed to their giant 120 palettes and the like? Thanks Christine 🙂
@GloriaKate I don’t know anything about those, sorry!
Hi, could you suggest the best eyeshadows for blu eyes? thanks
i mean between Mac eyeshadows :))))