MAC Fabulous Felines Look: Leopard Luxe

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MAC Fabulous Felines Look:  Leopard Luxe

I really don’t like the Leopard Luxe eyeshadow quad.  I just find the colors to be so… unappealing when paired together.  It’s like this peachy brown getting mixed with a dirty brown and gray.  Perhaps the usage of green, blue, or gunmetal could have made this palette work better.   The colors seemed awkward to me–not inherently bad–but not very complementary.   I will also reiterate that using the Superslick Liquid Eyeliner on the lower lash line went about as well as the time before–it just dries awkwardly around the roots of the lower lashes and seems to crumble a bit.

I normally find myself liking products more when I use them, rather than simply swatching them, but I’m even less keen on it after using it in a look.  If you want a great, slightly smoky quad, try (all MAC) Gleam, Goldmine, Soft Brown, and Bronze.  If you want something a little “unusual,” try switching out Bronze for something like Coppering, Cranberry, or Sumptuous Olive.

You will need the following…

For eyes, start by applying Smudgeproof as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249. Apply Lithe pigment all over the lid with the 239 and mixing medium. Using the 239, apply Wild By Nature eyeshadow on the lower lid. Lightly blend Notoriety eyeshadow in the crease with the 239. Blend Furiously Fabulous eyeshadow above the crease.   Highlight the brow bone with Prized eyeshadow with the 239 and blend with Furiously Fabulous eyeshadow to soften.  Bring everything together by applying Smoky Heir liner on the lower lash line layered with Crash liner. Finish by sweeping lashes with Inimitable Intense mascara.

For cheeks, apply Bite of an Apple blush on the apples of the cheeks and sweep upwards towards the temple with the 116.  Highlight cheekbones with Amber Diamond skin shimmer with the 165.

For lips, apply Out Minxed lipstick as a base color, then layer Viva Glam Cyndi lipglass on top for a complementing lip.

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Legend Avatar
Legend

Ooooh, I like these colors. I gotta say, I think the shape or pattern you’re using for the color placement might be a little off. Try using the 244 (?) brush for blending out the crease higher into the highlight and slightly more into the inner socket. It’ll make the eye look rounder and higher. Then maybe on the outer lash line too with the residue. Creates a little more “smoke”.

daphne Avatar
daphne

NICE lashes! I got samples of Inimitable recently…not sure if it was Inimitable Intense or not, I’ll have to check. It didn’t make mine look quite this feathery though.

The lips are great – I’ll have to pick up Cyndi – and I can’t wait for Bite of an Apple blush. You’re right about the quad colors though. I get what they’re going for with the leopard theme but it doesn’t go. Nicely applied, as always, but the colors don’t do it for me either.

shontay Avatar
shontay

Christine, I actually love this look and you’ve now sold me on the LL quad. Notoriety looks so blah when swatched, but it turned out great on you. You are right about the liner though, it settles at the root of the lashes on the lower lashline. Thankfully, it’s not noticeable from a distance.

Erin Avatar
Erin

Thank you so much for your hard work, Christine. I fully agree with you about the eyeshadows for this collection and VV. MAC seems to have better permanent shades in almost all cases! Before your reviews I was saving up for the quads. After I saw pictures I was turned off, so I went to MAC yesterday and picked up 9 permanent eyeshadows instead :)! Haha I must say I’m quite pleased!!

That lip combo is so pretty though!! I love it! Can’t wait for Sept. 2nd!

Jazmine Avatar
Jazmine

I really like these colors and this look. I think the colors do compliment each other without being too out there- I love a shimmery yet neutral eye.

You seem very disappointed but I’m not sure what you’re not happy with. Is there something I’m missing?

AngieM. Avatar
AngieM.

I don’t care for the MAC shadows in this collection…But I have to say that your lip combo in this look is the most gorgeous thing I’ve seen in a long, long time. <3 <3 <3

Margot Avatar
Margot

Beautiful as always ! And I especially like the lip combo !! It’s fresh and young 🙂
Every time you do a look, you ALWAYS make me want to buy at least one product since it all looks so good on you !!

Hilary♥ Avatar
Hilary♥

Aww that’s a tight eyelook, I love it! Can you also do a tutorial with Burmese Beauty quad? Thank you and keep up with the amazing job! ♥

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tiptoe shortbread

Christine, the suggestions for an alternative quad are great…could you do this more often???? Like the quad building you used to do….

Anitacska Avatar
Anitacska

Who hated it??? I only remember seeing positive feedback when you did those posts. I thought they were a great idea.

I think I will skip the quads altogether, only the purple one was halfway interesting for me anyway. Can’t wait for Bite of an apple though.

vanelle Avatar
vanelle

wow interesting that you dont like them. i wasnt going to get anything from this collection cos nothing excited me much but i went to the mac pro store today for some other items and this was the only item (from the collections) that drew me right in. at first i didnt think i’d like any of the colors until after i left the store with the eyeshadow on my lid in natural light, i saw how pretty they were. i actually like the combo on you although you feel different. i might not use all the colors together myself, i tend to use one(maybe two) shawdows at a time.

Christine Avatar
Christine
Light Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. View Christine Full Profile

There’s just something about the shades that is very… blah and seem rather unflattering (at least on me), which I find surprising since it’s supposed to be a warmer, more flattering quad for my warmer skin tone! But I’m glad you liked it – always better you like something than not! 🙂

Janette Avatar
Janette

Wow, i think the colors go really well with your eye color! I do agree the combo looks a lil off but once i saw it as a whole it all came together.

You described Viva Glam Cyndi as and “icy pink” i dont know if you meant that or if my screen it comes out coral. I looks more coral then the lipstick thats forsure. I love Viva Glam Cyndi l/s its my first red lipstick 😀

Lulee Avatar
Lulee

you have a real talent for coming up with amazing lip combos. i wouldve never thought that pairing the super sheer outminxed with the ultra cool pink gaga would give you this amazing coral peach color. it would be cool if you could do a post on how you think of your lip combos, they are very unique and innovative!

Alexis Avatar
Alexis

So pretty. If anything, I am really excited over the liquid liners. I got a chance to swatch them in person yesterday at Nordstrom. The tough part is deciding which colors I have to have NOW!

Rae Avatar
Rae

I’m echoing what you said about the shadows — for some reason, I’m really not loving these shades either. I mean, yah, they’re pretty leopard-y… but they just make me think of Halloween!

LOVE the lips, though. They look so great on you! 🙂

kathy Avatar
kathy

you describe out minxed as peachy melon, but in the link it’s whitish/sheer…that must be a mistake? i really love the lip combo and really want the two lippies you used!

kathy Avatar
kathy

am i the only person not seeing out minxed lipstick correctly? in your link to out minxed lipstick, you describe it as whitish, and the swatch is whitish, but in this swatch, you describe it as peachy melon, i understand when you mix out minxed with cyndi that it looks peachy melon, but out minxed by itself is NOT peachy melon…maybe your link is wrong?

Christine Avatar
Christine

In the swatch it looks peach to me…. Even on lips, I still see the yellowness of the color. It has a lot of white glitter/shimmer, so on its own, it’s not going to offer much color, because the reflective sheen is going to go white, not peach/yellow. However, if you layer it, that can change 🙂

Did you look at the skin swatch? I don’t see white at all.

Ashley Avatar
Ashley

Wow Christine! I don’t know if it’s the color combo or your amazing skills- or both, but I totally get the cat feel of the look! I know you’re not too keen on the e/s color combo or liners texture, but I think something about it really brings out your eyes:D Also, do you prefer dior amber diamond for highlighting over any of mac’s skin finishes?

Cindy Avatar
Cindy

I actually love the look on you! Love love love the lip color on you! Having second thoughts if I should she get Out Minxed instead. I pre-ordered the Superior lipstick. Any recommendations which lipgloss I should pair this with or do you think the Cyndi Viva Glam Lipgloss will work well? TIA! 🙂

vero Avatar
vero

I see what you mean about the eye colors but I think they lok nice on your complexion and the colors definitely look cat-like. Question: Is Cyndi a pass if I have Lychee Luxe lipglass? I like the Cyndi lipglass but I’m starting to see similarities with Lychee Luxe bc I happen to be wearing it today. What do you think? It looks a little more melon in this pic, kind of what I wished Lychee Luxe to be but that could be bc of the lipstick.

Michelle A. Avatar
Michelle A.

I understand why you’re not crazy about the quads but, I have to say the look you did came out beautiful! The lip color compliments the shadow so well 🙂

Mya Avatar
Mya

I actually like the shades – it looks good on you 🙂 ! I dont think I would have taken the crease in so far in though with that darker shade….

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Amanda Dubs

Wow his looks great and its totally a different look than I’ve seen for this palette. Thanks! I actually love this palette because its the first quad that I ever bought from MAC lol, im still experimenting with it 🙂

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