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MAC Eyeshadow x 15 and Eyeshadow x 9 Palettes for Spring 2016

MAC Pre-Made Palettes for Spring 2016
MAC Pre-Made Palettes for Spring 2016

Creating your own bespoke eyes has never been easier. These well-edited Eyes x 9 and Eyes x 15 palettes feature a wave of colour-coordinated hues offering countless combinations, now with new reduced prices. Adding to our current lineup, we’re introducing three additional palettes: Eye Shadow x 15 in modern neutrals, Eye Shadow x 9 in dusky rose shades and Eye Shadow x 9 in soft pastel hues.

Now online

The Details

Eyeshadow x 9: Pastel Times Nine, $32.00

  • New Nude
  • Fresh Innocence
  • Spice Bar
  • Flounce (Repromote)
  • Restless Rose
  • Free Roaming
  • Spring Moon
  • Greystroke
  • Sweet Green

Eyeshadow x 9: Dusky Rose, $32.00 (Repromote)

Editor’s Note: This palette appears to be the previously released, limited edition MACnificent Me Palette released previously, you can see it here.  MAC lists “Quiet Time” instead of “Quiet Type,” but it seems given the other eight shades the same that it’s likely a mistype (and promo photos from both launches appear the same to me).

  • MACnificent Me (Repromote)
  • Quiet Type (Repromote)
  • Dance in the Dark (Repromote)
  • Fabulous DNA (Repromote)
  • Pleasing to the Eye (Repromote)
  • Sable (Permanent)
  • Frankly Frosty (Repromote)
  • In My Element (Repromote)
  • Cool Complement (Repromote)

Eyeshadow x 15: Mellow Moderns, $65.00 (Repromote)

Editor’s Note:  This was previously released last year as Nordstrom’s Finest, exclusive to Nordstrom, but it is now available through MAC directly.

  • Beaded Light golden beige
  • Goldmine Intense gold with shimmer and frost finish
  • Chains of Love Midtone coined bronze with frost finish
  • Cork Muted golden brown with satin finish
  • Carbon Intense black with matte finish
  • Orb Soft peachy-beige with satin finish
  • Plummed Shimmering dark plum with veluxe pearl finish
  • Luscious Neutral bronze with frost finish
  • Soft Brown Soft golden peachy brown with matte finish
  • Trax Burgundy-plum with shimmer and velvet finish
  • Retrospeck Beached blonde with luster finish
  • Persuade Midtone cool grey brown with matte finish
  • Greensmoke Tarnished olive with luster finish
  • Felt Cool neutral army green with satin finish
  • Print Muted grey with shimmer with satin finish

MAC Pre-Made Palettes for Spring 2016
MAC Pre-Made Palettes for Spring 2016

MAC Pre-Made Palettes for Spring 2016
MAC Pre-Made Palettes for Spring 2016

MAC Pre-Made Palettes for Spring 2016
MAC Pre-Made Palettes for Spring 2016

MAC Pre-Made Palettes for Spring 2016
MAC Pre-Made Palettes for Spring 2016

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Christina D. Avatar

FYI Mellow Moderns is the SAME exact palette as Nordstrom’s Finest.

Still waiting on the Nordstrom Now palette. Sigh.

sarina Avatar

I bought the Nordstrom Finest palette last year and I love it. I felt it was better than the two naturals palettes in terms of shade range and formula.

Tamanna Avatar

Just checked the Nordstrom finest review and swatch. The pigmentation of the black shadow is really upsetting. Totally pulled me off from thinking about the palette.
Please do a review on the pastel one.

Christina D. Avatar

I did notice that you indicated this palette as being the same as Nordstrom’s Finest. I just have Nordstrom Now on my brain which is, of course, a totally different palette.

Ada Avatar

I like these little 9x palettes. I hope the Dusky Rose gets a good review, I missed getting Macnificent palette so now I’m intrigued!

Yarid Avatar

OMG I only own 3 mac single eyeshadows and a pallete. I think Mellon Moderns has everything a need for a perfeft eyelook. I’ll definitely get it .

Carolyn Avatar

If you’re looking on the MAC site, all the premade palettes are cheaper now. I have the x15 warm and cool palettes and am kinda pissed that they are now $85 when I bought them for $99. I think it’s awesome that MAC has lowered the price, but it’s not because they’re on clearance so I feel a little gyped at that.

Lourdes Avatar

I just purchased the MAC Nordstrom Now palette on the Nordstrom website for $70.85 and got 3 MAC samples! I had to search under MAC Eyeshadow Palettes and it came up. Quantities are limited and it’s not available for pickup at store. I was told this palette is not being restocked but not 100% sure.

Kirsten Avatar

I’m glad I was curious about the colors in the Dusky Rose palette and that it wasn’t for sale yet, otherwise I probably would have snapped it up without realizing I already own the dupe. I had to go out and grab the Flamingo Park one though, once I realized the price went down on that one as well.

Shauna Avatar

? I’m really confused. So Nordstrom finest is the same as Mellow Moderns that Mac is now selling. On nordstroms sight there is “Nordstroms Now” palette. None of these match the x15 palette I bought from Nordstroms the beginning of last year. Does anyone know the one I’m talking about? I have the Mac warm neutral palette also. Looks like if I buy nordstrom now and mellow modern I would have like every best selling well known neutral Mac has. Anyone want to clarify this?!

Christine Avatar

Nordstrom Now and Mellow Modern are different. Nordstrom’s Finest is the same as Mellow Modern based off of the shade names. MAC has a Warm Neutral and Cool Neutral that is available at Nordstrom (as well as other retailers). MAC also launched Gravitas, which was a LE palette (gray packaging) and Nordstrom also had Nordstrom Naturals (no longer available). I think that is all the pre-made 15-pan palettes to-date.

Sarah M Avatar

Ohhhh, I wish they still sold the Nordstrom Naturals! It has everything I want that the others are lacking.. what a beauty!

Joanna Avatar

Anytime there is one of these big palletes, I look for Carbon. It’s always there. I always hope it’s Typographic instead and it never is.

JCarbonel Avatar

I love the price reductions in these palettes. I’m glad I waited on getting Nordstrom’s Finest when it was $85 because now its $62! I snagged the MACnificent Me palette when it went on sale over the holidays at the $32 price point. I just wish the pre-made 15-pan palettes were depottable so I could rearrange some singles I already have.

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