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MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection -- In the Gallery Eyeshadow Quad

MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection — In the Gallery Eyeshadow Quad

As envisioned by Richard Phillips, three eyeshadow quads were developed for the upcoming MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection. This post will focus on In the Gallery Eyeshadow Quad!

Private Viewing Eyeshadow Quad ($36.00)

  • Lightfall is an extremely sheer, satiny pale pink with lavender. If you have anything beyond a pale skin tone, this color is going to take work to show up. I couldn’t use a brush or a finger to swatch–I had to use a sponge-tip applicator and really dig into the color and layer it over five times to get the color to show up as it does in the swatch below. I was not pleased to say the least! Over a base, I imagine a little less work would be necessary, but that’s true for every color.
  • Look at the Eyes is a shimmery silvery-puprle with light silver-pink shimmer. It has a frost finish, but it doesn’t appear overly frosty. This reminded me a bit of Beautiful Iris eyeshadow.
  • In the Gallery is a matte eggplant-purple–reminded me a bit of Fig. 1 eyeshadow, though it’s not ultra pigmented and can be a bit chalky when applying.
  • Private Viewing is a plummy, red-brown. It is also matte, like In the Gallery, but it doesn’t feel as chalky. It could be smoother–more like Matte2s, IMO. This felt like a more purple Sketch eyeshadow to me.

This is a true purple quad–every color is tinted with it. I like the way the colors match each other, and I think you can get several different color combinations out of this quad. I’ve always been a fan of MAC’s quad packaging, because you get the ease and slimness of palettes, but you can see through the lid, too, which is always nice if you’re guilty of owning a few too many quads like myself! It’s not the most original set of shades, but they work well together. Because the two matte eyeshadows do have some drag, and Lightfall requires far too many layers to show up, I wouldn’t put this on my must-have list.

  • Product: 6/10
  • Value: 8/10
  • Ease of Use: 7/10
  • Packaging: 9/10

Recommendation: If you’re all about purple eyeshadows, you should certainly check this quad out, since it is ALL about purples! Just make sure you have a good eyeshadow base if you become an owner of one of these, because the shadows don’t work so well without one.

Availability: MACCosmetics.com (August 20th), MAC stores

See up-close photos and swatches


Lightfall


Look at the Eyes


In the Gallery


Private Viewing


Lightfall, Look at the Eyes, In the Gallery, Private Viewing

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shontay Avatar

This was actually my least favorite of the quads. I love purple, but these did nothing for me. Photo realism is the hotness and Notoriety was pretty, but I have several neutrals. Glad you like it, though, Christine :).

Wilcoa Avatar

Thankfully this wasn’t on my must list for the collection.. I think the only shadow that I really like out of this set though is Look at the Eyes, but swatched the color doesn’t look as nice as it did in the pan

MC Avatar

I really, really wanted to love this– but I just can’t make myself! The other two seem to be getting pretty good reviews by others, though, so hopefully…

BINNIE Avatar

the colour payoff of this purple quad is not worth it n the colours seem I may get the green Photo realism quad and instead off the neutral quad (Notoriety quad)invest in the new too faced neutral quad think its better value 4 money

Diabla Avatar

I’m not a quad purchaser…. There is always at least one or two color I don’t like and I refuse to buy a quad just for one color. So I skip them…

Nicole15 Avatar

Definitely going to pass on the purple quad. I have purple eyeshadows coming out the kazoo. 🙂 I am intrigued by the greenish/bluish/greyish quad – Photorealism I think. Seems like they could be unique colors. We shall see. The 3rd quad, the one with the coppers & neutrals just seems very dupeable to me but maybe I will be surprised. Thank god I don’t love everything! Phew…

claudia Avatar

This one is pretty, but I found it quite dupable, so I’ll pass !!
Pls swatch the single eyeshadows whenever you can 😉

BTW, CHristine, today I used my liquid foundation (Revlon ColorStay) using the 187 brush following the tips you gave on the vid tutorial … it looked perfect ! Thanks you so much !!!!

Michelle Avatar

I love purples and lavendars — but I have so many similar colours to these — plus, I am definately getting the puple eye palette that will be out with the holiday collection. So, I will probably pass on this quad.
Lightfall kinda reminds me of Yogurt which I already have, and like you said, Look at the Eyes is similar to Beautiful Iris. This quad would be great for people new to MAC, though!

DW Avatar

Just wanted to say that I bought this at the launch party and I am quite pleased that I did. I am not a huge matte person at all, but I have green eyes and these shadows are perfect for making my green eyes pop. The darker matte purple is amazing, and the pink purple matte is too! The frosty light purple’s pay off is not 100% satisfaction, but it’s a REALLY pretty color. I am not that offended by lightfall either. It’s okay actually ,showed up when I swatched it.

Christy Avatar

Pre-made quads eyeshadow pans can’t be removed from the palette without damage. You can buy the quad palettes empty though from a MAC store (or online or Ebay), but not the counter.

This palette just doesn’t do much for me now that I’ve looked at previews…pass!

mars Avatar

I actually find these to be the easiest to depot. Just pop off the plastic surrounding the eyeshadows. Pour some alcohol in the middle to loosen up the glue and then use a knife to lift them up. The plastic part can then be popped back in place to use for other shadows. I always save my empty quads as a holding area for shadows until I get enough to fill a 15 palette.

KEJE Avatar

I LOVE THE NEW LINE FROM MAC! HOWEVER SOME OF THE EYESHADOWS YOU MAY ALREADY OR A REPROMOTE FROM A PREVIOUS LAUNCH. I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD PURCHASE SOMTHING FROM THIS LAUNCH ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE A TRUE MAKEUP ARTIST! SMOOCHES1

Luda Avatar

looking at the promo pictures this was the only quad i wanted yo get but once i saw them in person it was my least favorite i ended up getting photo realism instead

charlieee Avatar

this quad doesn’t interest me at all. but i went to mac website and saw one face chart using this quad and thought the look was gorgeous!

Nadia Avatar

I love purples but i’m not impressed with this quad. I’m actually very disappointed 🙁 The swatches doesn’t catch my eye. I do have a lot of purples so i’m sure i already have dubes for this one. I’m glad my Visa can take a rest.

Melissa Avatar

I am so glad I found this site! I am just at my wits ends and indecisive on what to do so any advice will help. I purchased this palette because one of the MAC artists was wearing it (she was african american) and it looked gorgeous! I also bought Sugar shock (star flash)the She told me how to apply it first using Painterly paint pot. I should have tried it at the store but took her word that it works for everyone (I’m an NC42). Excited, I went home and tried it…to my despair and disappointment they hardly showed up and did look chalky on me (including the Sugar shot which was flaky). I feel terrible returning it since they just throw it away but I will hardly use it. I bought them at a freestanding MAC store and am hoping to return it at a MAC counter at Nordstroms. Is this the only way or is there a better base that I can use for a better color payoff??? Thanks for reading this novel!

TT Avatar

I really like the palette, I think it depends on individual taste and what kind of look your trying to achieve. Colors came out alright on me and I didn’t even have a base on. One of my best purchases by MAC since the Hello Kitty collection. *Meow*

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