MAC x Nicopanda Primapanda Full Face Kit Review, Photos, Swatches
MAC Primapanda Nicopanda Full Face Kit
MAC Primapanda Nicopanda Full Face Kit
MAC Primapanda Nicopanda Full Face Kit
MAC Primapanda Nicopanda Full Face Kit
MAC Primapanda Nicopanda Full Face Kit
MAC Primapanda Nicopanda Full Face Kit
MAC Primapanda Nicopanda Full Face Kit
Primapanda
MAC Primapanda Nicopanda Full Face Kit ($40.00 for 0.40 oz.) makes one wonder if brands even bother to test their own products prior to releasing them to consumers. Every single product in the palette fell below what one would look for in a mid-end product with two shades being absolutely atrocious. Eyeshadow primer did not alleviate the overall application issues and only improved wear by a few hours but by no means long enough to make it through even an eight-hour day.
Limited Edition
MAC Plum Sparkle Powder Blush
MAC Plum Sparkle Powder Blush
MAC Plum Sparkle Powder Blush
Plum Sparkle
Plum Sparkle is medium-dark plum with cool undertones and flecks of silver sparkle over a matte finish. It had good pigmentation that was buildable to full coverage with two layers. The texture was drier and dusty with a slight graininess to the touch. It applied somewhat unevenly but could be blended out with some effort. It wore well for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty Gratuitous (P, $60.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- IT Cosmetics Magical in Mauve (P, $24.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Hot Nights (LE, $23.00) is darker (85% similar).
- Stila Berry Shimmer (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- NARS Candid (LE, $30.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Wrapped Candy (P, $27.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Smashbox Bitten (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Ferocious (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
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Ingredients
TALC, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, ZINC STEARATE, ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL. MAY CONTAIN: SILICA, MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), CARMINE (CI 75470), CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289), CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), RED 6 (CI 15850), RED 6 LAKE (CI 15850), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410), RED 30 LAKE (CI 73360), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985).
Limited Edition
Midas
Midas is a light-medium peach with warm undertones and flecks of copper micro-glitter. It was sheer, dry, dusty, and applied patchy, even over primer with a dampened brush. It did not last longer than two hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Cuteness Overload (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Vivacious (LE, $5.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Fabulous Three #2 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Cle de Peau Baby Universe #2 (P, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Zoeva Distinct Experience (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Azure Sun (Eye Color) (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes #15 (P, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Gleam (P, $16.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Buxom Champagne Buzz (P, $12.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Seductive Beauty (Brighten) (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
Limited Edition
Freakshow
Freakshow is a pale lavender with subtle, warm undertones and a mostly matte finish. It had sheer coverage with a drier, more powdery texture that was prone to kicking up excess in the pan, not sticking well to bare skin, and disappeared from my lids within an hour of wear.
Top Dupes
- LORAC Lilac (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Discreet (LE, $19.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- bareMinerals Velvet Lavender (LE, $14.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Too Faced Lavender Cake (LE, $16.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Lancome Rich History (LE, $19.00) is darker (85% similar).
- MAC She's a Machine (LE, $16.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar).
- IT Cosmetics Romance (P, ) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Violet Hour (LE, ) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
Limited Edition
BLK
BLK is a deep brown with neutral-to-cool undertones and a satin finish. The texture was slightly dusty and more prone to fallout during application if I wasn’t very careful to pat it on. It had good pigmentation that blended out fairly easily. This shade lasted for seven and a half hours.
Top Dupes
- Natasha Denona Layla (140M) (P, $29.00) is lighter, brighter (95% similar).
- Dior Feel #5 (P, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Played Out (LE, $5.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Surratt Beauty Chocolate Noir (P, $20.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- The Estee Edit Burn (LE, ) is more shimmery, brighter (90% similar).
- Smashbox Darkhorse (P, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Smut (P, $16.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Chanel City Lights #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, brighter (90% similar).
- Dior Parisian Sky #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Warm (Winter 2016) Eyeshadow #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- More dupes -- click to see the full list!
Limited Edition
Pout
Pout is a soft, light-medium lavender with subtle, warm pink undertones and a satin finish. It had medium coverage, which wasn’t buildable, and a dry, thin texture that was dusty and prone to fading and sheering out. It applied with more promise than the other two horrendous shades in the palette, but it ended up just as much of a disappointment as it wore poorly. The color had faded and disappeared on my lid within two hours of wear.
Top Dupes
- MAC Style & Influence (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Fizzy Rose (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever S900 Marshmallow (DC, $21.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- MAC Envisioning Pink (LE, $16.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
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Limited Edition
This is painful to read (and to watch). So disappointed by MAC. I wonder though about the designers/creative directors that collaborate with MAC and that put their name on a product. Don’t they have a saying in the production or they just take the money and that’s it.
Thank you Christine for taking the time to review this collection!
I had always the same questions, for this kind of collaborations with such bad quality…
So you liked it, then?
It’s a bummer; both Nicopanda palettes have color combinations that really appeal to me. But… come on, guys.
Yikes! This is not good at all. I predict that this set in particular is going to be very expensive here in Australia. I am running away from this set.
Having just said how much I love lavender and purple shadows when looking at the ColourPop release I can comfortably say that I won’t be picking this up or anything else from this collection. It is beyond understanding how MAC can continue to push through these releases with such horrible products. I guess there are many who will purchase just for the packaging or to support the collaborator but all that does is perpetuate MAC’s pushing through these terrible products. I could tell from swatches this wasn’t going to be good but didn’t expect quite this terrible.
Money saved!
Good grief MAC! Stop it with the exquisitely cute or cool outside packaging and pure 💩 inside!!!
This color story here is so pretty, that it makes the sense of disappointment so much more acutely painful.
This is beyond bad! I personally don’t like the packaging but realize many people think it’s cute; still, it’s an example of MAC putting more thought into packaging and promo than into quality cosmetic products. I rarely purchase LE or collab products from them any more and the few that I do are generally repromotes of popular (read “good quality”) products from the past.
This palette actually had a lovely colour scheme, so it is such a shame that MAC managed to ruin it by putting in poor quality shadows. How can a brand treat its loyal customers this way?
I love pandas, so I was tempted to grab a few things from this collection. But, I decided to wait for your reviews in light of the subpar Jeremy Scott release. This is such a disappointment – cute packaging doesn’t make up for horrible quality product, especially at a MAC price point. Thank you for helping me save a few bucks.
I’m glad that we have you…
Stunning colors (I really wanted 2 palettes of this collection), but with this quality I’ll skip both. And of course they’ll say that cool tones don’t sell!!! Just give us good quality cool toned eyeshadows!!!
It’s really sad that I honestly just expect MAC releases to be bad now… I just assume it will be bad and am surprised if they perform above a C. I used to love MAC, but it has just gotten sad how bad these special releases usually are.
Totally agree! I always expect them to be either terrible or sub-par and that’s really sad.