MAC Great Beyond Mineralize Eyeshadow ($21.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a cool-toned mix of plum, purple, and lavender. The plum is on the warmer side, but the other shades are neutral to definitely cool-toned. I thought these shades felt a lot less powdery than the other eyeshadows in the collection, but they had similar issues when worn–six hours or less of decent wear, not fully pigmented even when applied with a dampened brush. I feel like this collection isn’t a step forward in the Mineralize formula but a real regression.

Great Beyond #1 is described as a “dusky plum.” It’s a muted, plummy-brown with a frosted finish. It was semi-sheer when applied dry, semi-opaque when applied with a dampened brush. It was slightly powdery but was smoother than other shades in this collection. See comparison swatches.

Great Beyond #2 is described as a “soft mauve violet.” It’s a light-medium, neutral-to-warm-toned lavender purple with a frosted sheen. It was sheer when applied dry, and then the color payoff was semi-sheer when applied with a dampened brush. It wasn’t dry, but it was somewhat powdery and didn’t bind well together. I found I needed to really wet the brush to get it to apply with any visible color to the lid. I noticed this one was faster to fade as well. See comparison swatches.

Great Beyond #3 is described as a “icy white lilac.” It’s a cool-toned, pinky-lavender with a frosted finish. It had a softer, denser consistency that was a little powdery but not dry. Applied dry, it was sheer, and then applied with a dampened brush, it was more pigmented and smoother–more semi-opaque. See comparison swatches.

Great Beyond #4 is described as a “deep blue violet.” It’s a medium-dark, muted cool-toned dusty purple with a pearly sheen and subtle shimmer. It was very sheer when applied dry, and it did amp up when applied with a dampened brush, but it wasn’t as smooth. It took some layering to get decent, even color with this shade. It also faded faster than the other shades. See comparison swatches.

MAC Great Beyond Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond #1 Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond #2 Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond #2 Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond #2 Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond #3 Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond #3 Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond #4 Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond #4 Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Great Beyond: #3 (inner lid), #2 (middle of lid), #1 (outer lid),
#4 (crease), Tarina Tarantino Cute Robot (lower lash line)

MAC Great Beyond: #3 (inner lid), #2 (middle of lid), #1 (outer lid),
#4 (crease), Tarina Tarantino Cute Robot (lower lash line)