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MAC x Nordstrom Naturals Eyeshadow Palette for Spring 2015
MAC x Nordstrom Naturals Eyeshadow Palette for Spring 2015
Nordstrom Naturals Eyeshadow Palette ($85.00) (Limited Edition)
The Nordstrom Naturals Palette features a well-edited, exclusive collection of its 15 best-selling M·A·C shades. Each powdered eyeshadow is long-wearing and highly-pigmented, applying evenly and blending and building beautifully. (Editor’s note: All of the shades in this palette are available individually in the permanent range.)
- Vapour
- All That Glitters
- Wedge
- Satin Taupe
- Honey Lust
- Ricepaper
- Amber Lights
- Saddle
- Mulch
- Woodwinked
- Omega
- Brun
- Embark
- Beauty Marked
- Carbon
Availability: Now at Nordstrom
Oooh this looks so nice! Do you know if the eyeshadows are full-sized?
It should be, as it is the same price and description as MAC’s other pre-made 15-pan palettes (http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/14382/28063/New-Collections/Eyes-on-MAC/Eye-Shadow-x-15/Eye-Shadow-x-15-Cool-Neutral/index.tmpl), which contain 0.68 oz. (Veluxe Pearls are 0.04 oz. and other MAC finishes are 0.05 oz.). They are the same size as a regular 15-pan palette, just with glued-in pans.
I keep forgetting how expensive these are in CAN because the US price seems so much cheaper. I was going to ask the same thing about size actually. 😉
Are these shadows permanently in the palette, or can you pop them out to replace the pans?
You weren’t able to do it in their other pre-made 15-pan palettes, so I would doubt it.
Are you planning to review it? Seeing as sometimes eyeshadows in LE palettes aren’t the same quality as the permanent ones…
If the palette were truly “well-edited” then Carbon would not be in there.
Outside of that, this looks like their take on Naked 3, with a lot of rosier colors. Looks pretty warm leaning too. Not much to see here, overall!
Are you able to pop these out of the palette? Thanks Christine!
You weren’t able to do it in their other pre-made 15-pan palettes, so I would doubt it.
I guess there is no chance for me to find this in Canada right… ?
I’m pretty sure Nordstrom ships to Canada
They do, but I haven’t tried to order with them yet. I’m afraid of customs.
But Toronto Eaton Centre will be getting a Nordstrom in the fall of 2016. 🙂
Looks gorgeous but I do have every single one of those shades already! So money saved, I guess.
This is so perfect for someone who doesn’t have that many mac shadows (like myself!). So excited to receive it.
It’s a a great value if you’re a fan of MAC shadows and these shadows are decent.
This palette actually has a few shades I wanted to add to the MAC palette I’m making now. It’s a great deal having it already made!
WHOA. This is nearly identical to the MAC 15-pan palette that I’ve carried around all these years! Take out Vapour, All That Glitters and Beauty Marked and add Vanilla, Shroom and Star Violet!
That said, obviously I won’t be buying it, but this is actually an awesome, versatile palette!
Christine, do you perhaps have any information on whether this will be released outside the US at all, maybe through a foreign department store? Would love to pick this up but I’m in the UK and Nordstrom won’t ship beauty products abroad. Thanks!
Sorry, I didn’t receive any information on this. I just happened to see it on Nordstrom.
*shakes fist* carbooooon!
How does the size compare to the individual shadows?
It is the same price and description as MAC’s other pre-made 15-pan palettes (http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/14382/28063/New-Collections/Eyes-on-MAC/Eye-Shadow-x-15/Eye-Shadow-x-15-Cool-Neutral/index.tmpl), which contain 0.68 oz. (Veluxe Pearls are 0.04 oz. and other MAC finishes are 0.05 oz.). They are the same size as a regular 15-pan palette, just with glued-in pans.
ok so I just bought this! I’m trying to validate my purchase. .so help me out here! believe it or not, I don’t own any MAC eyeshadows, neutrals are my favorite, and I work really hard full time and to a mama of 4 kids under 4! I was thinking of the other x15 warm palette, but there are just way too many light shades that I would never wear. This is full of shades I would always wear, plus colors to fill my eye brows. ok have I sold myself?
You’re in good hands with this one- it’s a steal at 85 bucks. Even if there’s two or three shades you don’t love (Carbon, I’m looking at you), it’s still cheaper than buying them separately!
I think this is a brilliant option! I have all but 4 of these shades, and have plans to buy them in the near future, but I wish this were available 5 years ago, when I first looked into MAC. It can be a bit overwhelming at a counter, and online images can be hit/miss, but since these are all permanent & best-sellers”, it’s easy to look up online swatches (particularly Christine’s!) to get a feel for what the palette will look like IRL.
I think your purchase is so justified! I’m actually annoyed about this palette because I built my own awhile ago with 9/15 of these shades and 6 others, and that was $160! This is a STEAL at $85!!!
Thank you so much you guys! you have made me feel much more validated. haha. I’m so sorry that putting together the custom palettes are do expensive! I’m thankful that Nordstrom chose these colors!…Carbon maybe the only one in don’t really use 😉
Carbon is a bit finicky, and applies best (in my experience) over another shadow. It isn’t the most intense black shadow, but I don’t always need something intense. Also, I’ve had the best luck using it with the Real Techniques Shading Brush!
Hi! Since you have this palette, can you tell me if you are able to pop the shadows out like the pro palettes they sell? I don’t have any mac colors either but I was considering this. Thanks!! 🙂
It’s on its way in the mail!
It’s a really great deal (less than $6 a pan), and darn it girl: four kids under 4! You are super-mom and deserve this and much, much more. I have 2 special needs kids, and all the therapists have taught me: If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Buy a little happiness for $85. Enjoy!
aw thank u Rachel! My oldest is autistic, so I know how hard it can be there. She is 3.5, then I have a 2yr old, and 8 month old twins. .a boy and a girl. my birth control twins! I work full time nights and my husband works full time days. we are exhausted! I’m so excited to get this!
I wish they would have done this a long time ago and make it permanent. I am very interested in a review of this. but given, I have more than my fair share of neutrals, I doubt dropping $85 on this in a rush will be high on my priority list. I don’t have many mac shadows, so, if I get them I will get them as singles per review. But, this would be fantastic for someone new to makeup.I still have trouble picking my own shades!
Hmmm, this palette reminds me a bit of the Smashbox Cherry Smoke palette that I missed out on. I wish it was a little bit less expensive
Hi Allison,
Beauty.com has the Smashbox Cherry Smoke Palette for $39.
Pami, thank you so much! In spite of the fact that spring is coming, I still think I want it!!
I’m eyeing the warm palette (again).
These are such beautiful colors, and I’m guessing a good match for green eyes. Thanks for the info!
I was thinking that this is the perfect palette, but then I read the shade names and realized that my build-your-own palette includes 9/15 of these. Probably why I liked it so much!
I think I like the cool one better!
I don’t have any MAC shadows. This palette looks perfect for MAC beginners – it has staple transition shades like Wedge and Woodwinked.
I’m going to skip this one, as I have 11/15 of these shades, and the ones I don’t have are on my “list” for a near-future order, but I would love to see MAC do more of these in permanent shades. Even better, do one with popular DC’d shades… I know having a pre-made palette of permanent shades is redundant for long-time consumers, but this is a genius way of reaching out to a new market, and far better than releasing non-stop, sub-par products. It’s also a nice way for current consumers who have several shades already in one place, especially if those are the ones they’ll eventually need to replace, anyway!
I agree. I only have 1 MAC shadow, and if I didn’t already have so many other neutral palettes, I would grab this in a heartbeat. As a newbie to MAC, better a palette of tried-and- true colors, then a bunch of new LE collections with subpar products.
I missed out on the one that came out with the Brooke Shields collection so Ill hopefully get this one!
Is this only going to be available in Nordstrom? No chance of us Brits getting it? I’d love this and it’s so much cheaper than making the palette myself. It would cost £116.50 to make a 15 pan MAC palette in the UK!!
I love the purples!
I dont trust it. You know how mac serioussslly lowers its quality in its palettes of its permanent shades. And their holiday brush sets–lowered quality!!
This looks like great offering for those just beginning to get their toes wet with either MAC or neutral palettes! Being that I already own 6 out of the 15 here, as well as owning dupes for the rest of the shades across my Lorac palettes, I won’t be getting this one. But I DO like it though, except for Carbon and Omega because they seem to show up in EVERYTHING.
This is a really great deal for those of us with a small MAC collection. Is the quality comparable with the singles?
I had to order this when I saw it. Sooooo good! I own 4 of the shades already but they’re staples like wedge and satin taupe. If the quality is different from their singles, I will not hesitate to swap this one or return it 🙂
Pop out Carbon, pop in Typographic (which actually works better as a “neutral” as it’s a softer grey black.)
And it’s just better.
Some of those colours look really nice. I hope they are good (fingers crossed).
NEED. Oh my gosh, NEED this palette. That colour – bottom row, second from the right – is to die for. Perfect colour for autumn. x
If the quality is there it’s a good buy.
This looks really nice, especially because so many of these shades are ones I’ve been wanting (presuming the quality of these shadows is the same as the singles). I just have to keep reminding myself that I really don’t need another warm-toned neutrals palette…
If I didn’t own half the shades this would be awesome!!!
Wow a few palettes came out sans Carbon and gave me hope. But there it is again. I feel like Bill Murray in Caddyshack and Carbon is my gopher to bear or bare. What do I know, I broke a tooth today and the dentist gave me wacky pills lol weeeeeeeee I’m gonna regret this tomorrow. 😉
Hope your tooth/mouth feels better!!
I really wish this was permanent T_T. Or even that the Eyes on MAC, Eyeshadow x 15 palettes included more of the darker shades here.
Are you going to review the 9-pans on MAC’s website???
Aaaand, because I got the Cinderella palette, I already have Omega, Saddle, and Satin Taupe. The Naked 3’s Blackheart is a better version of Beautymarked… but.. I’ve been wanting Embark, Woodwinked, Mulch, All That Glitters, Ricepaper, and Honey Lust and Amber Lights. Brun and Wedge don’t really do anything for me. Carbon is a fail, from what I understand.
Seven of the shadows, for 85 dollars (in the pan) is definitely not bad. It’s about the same amount of cash if I bought another 15 pan palette and put in the seven that I want. If I hadn’t have gotten the Cinderella palette, this would definitely be worth it.
I dunno. I think I’ll pass on this… but I’m looking at the burgundy 9-pan on MAC’s site…
I’m loving my Burgundy x 9 palette! Keep in mind that the eyeshadows in the x 9 palette are not full size tho. Quarry is kind of chalky and not as buttery as the other shades, and Honey Lust leaves a bit of glittery fallout. Otherwise, the rest of the palette is really beautiful!!!
Will you be reviewing this, Christine? I think I like this better than the warm neutrals, even, but I’m wondering if they sacrificed quality for these pre-made palettes.
This palette may have blown up my plans! I was planning on getting the MAC warm neutrals palette this summer after so much patience. Now I see limited edition and Nordstrom only and am freaking out. I will be heading to Nordstrom tomorrow to test this out and compare the two. I only have 2 of these eye shadows: Satin Taupe and Woodwinked and they are among my most used eye shadows. But there is overlap here between the Warm Neutrals palette that it would be hard to justify getting both. But I was already planning on getting Omega as a single. UGH.
When I saw this posted, I immediately ordered it and I’m so pleased! It’s beautiful but none of the shadows are labeled so the ones I might want to get individually, or if I’m following a tutorial that uses one of these specific colors, I don’t know which one it is! Are the order in which the eye shadows are listed in the same order in the actual palette? I own All That Glitters and Mulch separately so I’ve matched them up with the ones in the palette but if I got it right, then the colors are not in the right order.
Okay, so, I actually took the time out to figure this out because it was bothering me so much! So, if you were going from left to right, top to bottom (like you were reading a book) the palette goes as follows:
Vapour, Honey Lust, All That Glitters, Saddle, Mulch
Rice Paper, Amber Lights, Woodwinked, Wedge, Brun
Omega, Satin Taupe, Embark, Beauty Marked, Carbon
Thank you!
I just got this palette and I thought the shades weren’t labeled at first but it turns out they are– the sticker on the back lists all the shade names. You just have to read it carefully to notice.
For anyone that doesn’t have it the way the shades line up in the palette is:
(first row, L to R) Vapour, Honey Lust, All That Glitters, Saddle, and Mulch
(2nd row, L to R) Ricepaper, Amber Lights, Woodwinked, Wedge, and Brun
(3rd row, L to R) Omega, Satin Taupe, Embark, Beauty Marked, and Carbon
Could you let us know if the quality of the shadows in the palette is the same as the singles you own? I don’t have any MAC shadows, & I want to know if I would be better off slowly builing my own palettes, or investing in this LE or one of the other “15” collections. Thank you!
thanks a lot for the breakdown…I don’t own any MAC eyeshadows and I’m really interested, however,someone said in an earlier post that this is a lot like the UD Naked1, what do yoy think? I. have the N1, how similar are they?
Would you recommend this or the Lorac Pro for someone new to eyeshadows?