MAC in the Meadow Mineralize Eyeshadow Review, Photos, Swatches
MAC in the Meadow Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow Mineralize Eyeshadow ($21.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a single eyeshadow with four quadrants–like a pinwheel. Long-time readers will know that I’m not a huge fan of the Mineralize Eyeshadow formula, and this iteration doesn’t do much to sway me otherwise. The texture was on the dry side across the board, and it’s a product that doesn’t wear well–I get six hours of wear in total, but I noticed some fading after five hours. If I don’t use an eyeshadow base or apply these with a damp brush, the colors instantly look faded when I’ve applied them. They’re just so prone to fading away!
In the Meadow #1 is described as an “ice shimmering white.” It’s a pale, silvery white with a frosted sheen. It had sheer color payoff when applied dry (and was quite powdery and difficult to apply to the lid), and then semi-opaque color payoff when applied with a dampened brush. The texture was somewhat powdery and chunky, so this was my least favorite texture in the “quad.” See comparison swatches.
In the Meadow #2 is described as a “pale yellow.” It’s a pale, yellow gold with a frosted finish. Applied dry, it was nearly opaque, and applied with a dampened brush, it was as pigmented but smoother and less powdery. See comparison swatches.
In the Meadow #3 is described as a “golden mint.” It’s a pastel, light-medium green with warm undertones and a frosted finish. It applied semi-sheer dry, and then more semi-opaque when applied with a dampened brush. The consistency was on the drier side, so it needs to be applied over a base if used dry or else with a dampened brush. See comparison swatches.
In the Meadow #4 is described as a “dirty olive green.” It’s a murky, dirty green-tinged brown with a bronze shimmer-sheen. The texture was on the drier side, so the color payoff when applied dry was sheer and powdery. It was smoother and more pigmented when applied with a dampened brush. See comparison swatches.
In the Meadow
LELimited Edition. $21.00.
In the Meadow #1
LELimited Edition. $21.00.
In the Meadow #2
LELimited Edition. $21.00.
In the Meadow #3
LELimited Edition. $21.00.
In the Meadow #4
LELimited Edition. $21.00.
MAC in the Meadow Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow #1 Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow #2 Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow #2 Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow #2 Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow #3 Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow #3 Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow #4 Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC in the Meadow #4 Mineralize Eyeshadow
MAC In the Meadow: #1 (inner lid), #2 (middle of lid), #3 (outer lid),
#4 (crease), MAC Sassy Moss (lower lash line)
MAC In the Meadow: #1 (inner lid), #2 (middle of lid), #3 (outer lid),
#4 (crease), MAC Sassy Moss (lower lash line)
Yeah, I don’t like baked eyeshadows either. There’s something about them that reminds me of chalk on a chalkboard- all dry and yuck!
lol!
I like the darkest color in the quad, but that’s it. This is one to skip then, thanks.
No prob!
I like the shades here, but I don’t really go for the mineralized eye shadows.
Me neither!
Ehhh. Oh, MAC, why haven’t you improved your mineralized shadows yet?
I feel like they have… in general, but these seem to be a regression.
Even though you know you don’t like the formula, it’s still disappointing when it doesn’t work out. I always hope that next time they’ll “get it right.”
LOL! That was my hope for a LONG time!
This is very underwhelming!
Agreed!
I also wonder why they released these as a special collection when they also released the permanent Mineralized quads not too long ago…
The shades are pretty.Seems the mineralize eyeshadows still have a long way to go before getting there! 😉
Agreed!
Hmm… :-S
I’d be worried that if I used shadows this dry and in these colours (especially with my limited eyeshadow skills), my eyelid might end up looking kind of moldy… 🙁
I do really like the name though, especially with that ‘patchwork’ look in the greens. So there’s that!
LOL! I don’t think they would moldy! I think there’s enough warmth to prevent that 😉
Looks so lovely in the pan but “in the pan” isn’t enough! Sad that they can’t make more mineralized shadows with the good quality of some of the MES from the past (Burning Ambition, Golden Gaze)
I hear you, Mariella! These felt like a step backward.
Hmmm. I love mineral powder foundations but anything else that is “mineralized” like eyeshadow, blush, etc. I just don’t like. It is always hard, dry, and patchy. What exactly is supposed to be the appeal of a mineralized formula?
Some like the versatility of the wet/dry formula, the softer/sheerer color, the blendability, etc.!
I really like shade #4, but the quality of the palette doesn’t seem worth it.
Definitely not 🙁
These are always POORLY pigmented! Do people still buy them?
They must since they continue to put out new ones all the time!
I bought a mineralized eyeshadow form MAC ages ago, I can’t even remeber now what colour rangen it was in. What I do remember is that it was just awful, so sheer and so dusty I felt like I had most of the product on my cheeks, and very little on the lids.
I’ve not bought any mineralized “single-quads” after that, and I’ll not start now.
Thanks for the excelent review!
No problem, Helene! 🙂
Jeezuz, all of the quads in this collection stink to high hell….pardon me, REEK!
WTF is MAC thinking putting out rubbish like this? Again and again & AGAIN.