MAC x Jade Jagger Burning Nights Mineralize Eyeshadow Quad Review, Photos, Swatches
Burning Nights
MAC Burning Nights Mineralize Eyeshadow Quad ($46.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a smoky mix of neutrals and a blackened navy blue. If one tends to like MAC’s Mineralize fomrula, I don’t think this would fall that short of expectations, but in order to get true-to-pan coverage and intensity, they need to be used with a dampened brush or over a lightly tacky primer.
Nano Nude
Nano Nude is a soft, golden beige with warm, yellow undertones and a pearly sheen. It had semi-opaque coverage that lasted for six and a half hours applied with a dry brush. The pigmentation was opaque and stayed on for seven and a half hours when applied damp. The consistency was soft, smooth, and easy to blend out on the lid.
Top Dupes
- Bad Habit Eternal (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- LORAC Dream It (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Guerlain White Sand (LE, $32.00) is darker (95% similar).
- MAC Satin Ochre (Left) (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- YSL Indie Jasper #2 (LE, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Buxom Silk Sheets (P, $12.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Kat Von D Galore (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Viseart Bijoux Royal #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Tarte Wander (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Skinshow Nude (PiP, $25.00) is darker (95% similar).
Suede
Suede is a muted, medium-dark gold with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had semi-sheer pigmentation that applied evenly to bare skin and stayed on well for six hours when used dry. When I applied it with a dampened brush, the coverage was opaque and wore well for seven and a half hours. The texture was smooth to the touch and easy to blend out.
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Brokedown (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Chanel Blurry Green #4 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Omigaud It's Gold (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Maybelline Bold Gold (P, $6.99) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Ice Dunes (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Bette (P, $32.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Persona Bombshell (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Rush Hour (LE, $7.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Etrusque (DC, $25.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace I Don't Know (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Jungle Green
Jungle Green is a deep, olive green with warm undertones and a sparkling sheen. It had a soft, moderately dusty texture when applied dry that made it more prone to fallout during application. The pigmentation was semi-sheer applied dry and intensified to mostly opaque coverage when applied with a dampened brush. The eyeshadow lasted for six hours on me applied dry and seven and a half hours on me applied damp.
Top Dupes
- Sydney Grace Defiance (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Giorgio Armani #14 (DC, $33.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- bareMinerals Speaker Box (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Anastasia Bronx (LE, $12.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Gucci Beauty Cosmic Deco #2 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- LORAC Seaside (LE, $19.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever D320 Golden Khaki (DC, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Giorgio Armani Green Iron (06) (P, $39.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Stash (LE, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Chains (LE, $19.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Space
Space is a blackened navy blue with lighter blue pearl. It had sheer coverage that lasted for six hours applied dry, which intensified to semi-opaque coverage when applied with a dampened brush that stayed on for a bit longer at seven hours. The texture was drier and thinner, which made it more challenging to blend out the edges of.
Top Dupes
- MAC No Taboos (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Dior Cosmos (281) (P, $31.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Crushed Indigo (Right) (LE, ) is brighter (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever #81 (DC, $20.00) is brighter (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty White Suede (Nordstrom) #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Gucci Beauty Malachite (Right) (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Dior Pied de Poule #1 (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Lunar (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Midnight Seduction (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Oh, that blue looks SO lovely in the pan; what a shame it’s so disappointing. I have dupes for the other 3 but was still interested in this because it looked so promising.
This reminds me of a Chanel quad and I was hoping it would be a more affordable alternative but it does not seem that the quality is there.
It seems to me that in general blues and purples are often sub-par. Is that true or just my bias?
This little quad is reminiscent of Chanel’s offerings and has beautiful shade combinations. It would have been the first MAC eyeshadow quad I would have considered purchasing, had it not been for that disastrous blue shade.
I really love the shades and it was such a shame that MAC did not get that blue even partially right. It could have easily been fantastic.
Gorgeous eye look Christine, I really love it.
I really like this color combo. If only that blue were better.
Such a beautiful quad. Too bad the quality isn’t the best.
The color combination is quite pretty. Too bad the blue shade is a dud, even when applied with a damp brush.
I was so set to get this quad! Especially after seeing the awesome EOTD you did using it, like so perfect for anyone who has hazel or other mixed color irises. But the blue is fairly disappointing. I just don’t know now if I will still get this. 😕
I keep coming back to GAZE at this one! How I wish the blue were better….the more I think about it, the more I think it would be great to have, if ONLY that blue were better. For upwards of $50, which this will likely cost here, all 4 shades have to be good and the one really distinctive one should be the best of the bunch.
Okay….here’s what’s really odd and perhaps explains why “Space” (the “blue” shade) is so dreadful. MAC’s own description of the colour, from your November “latest collection” overview, is that this is “dark olive brown”??? WTH??? I’d like to know what drugs those people are taking!
Yeah, I’m assuming that’s a mistake in the press release 🙂
Pretty lame, when you think of the bazillions they spend on press releases and promotion! Maybe they could have plowed a few of those bucks into making that blue shadow better quality!
I do like the Mineralize formula and I love olive colors. The blue is throwing me off, though. I’m on the fence. I do love your eye look though, very cool with the blue eyeliner. Maybe this will end up on their 40% off page in a few months.
Oh gosh – I hadn’t even though of it ending up in the “Good-byes” section, marked down. That would be wonderful, though with Jade Jagger’s name on it, I’m somehow thinking it will sell out before that.
Can some of the youngsters here tell me if Jade is any sort of social icon??? I mean, to me, her dad and his work buddies were huge icons but I’m curious about Jade herself…do people flock to her to be told what’s new and noteworthy in life?
Jade Jagger is a jeweler. http://jadejagger.co.uk/
I’m American so none of Jagger’s kids are really on the social radar here, that I know of. Jade is also in her forties so I doubt many young Americans even know who she is. She may be more influential in the UK a la Stella McCartney.
Oy, that blue!
Shame that the blue isn’t better, though I’m not fussy about the first shade, either. The palette serves as inspiration for shades I already own.
That blue is a heart breaker and deal breaker!
I went ahead and got this one (SHOCKER!). I love the color combination and for what I want to use it for, I actually prefer that it not be too intense. Love the packaging.