Pigments
Golden Lemon - one of my newer pigments I have found this to be a bit chunkier than my other pigments but love the colour, have been layering it over crest the wave for a sunset eye look. I've also pressed this so I can carry in my large palette. 9/10 one mark off for the chunky texture.
Magenta Madness - a full on matte neon pink I love this have been using with fix plus as an eyeliner with smokey eyes it's in your face but fab. 9/10
Neo Orange - neon matte orange. This is going to be a fab summer colour. Have worn once so far with Maria's mood an bright fuchsia in the crease. 9/10
Bright fuchsia - LE wonder woman but I believe you can still get this in store. Lovely colour but for some reason when I tried with magenta madness I couldn't see a difference beside the shimmer in bright fuschia. 9/10
Electric coral - my newest pigment and it is stunning it has a lovely golden shimmer that is very subtle and looks fab with a sunset eye. Or alone as a crease colour with nude shadows such a satin taupe. This one I'd repurchase but it will last forever a little goes a loooong way. I've also been mixing with strobe cream and using as a cream blush it gives you a gorgeous healthy glow. 10/10
Holiday pigments LE
Dusty desire - a lovely deep purple have been using this on my outer v and as an eyeliner. It's a shame it was LE but I can't see me running out any time soon. 10/10
Femininity - B E A UT I FUL it's pretty much a dupe for stars and rockets but has a fair bit oh shimmer I love it and have been using as a crease colour along with the other colours from this collection. I'm dreading the day I run out of this but I think I could settle with stars and rockets alone. 10/10
Prettified - a mauve colour, I'm not sure how keen I am on this and it is rather chunky, I get quite a lot of fallout when using this colour I won't repurchase. 5/10
Maribu - I feel the same about this as I prettified its ok as a wash and that's about it, chunky with a fair bit of fall out. Feels gritty when applied. 5/10
Glitters Brilliants
Crystalled Lime - fab colour I've packed it over swimming and bitter looks cool but do get some fall out. I won't need to repurchase you get loads. 7/10
Crystalled Orange - another great colour I used over free to be gives a good glitter but you do get fall out. 7/10
Mineralize eyeshadows
Winter pursuit Apres chic collection. this is a lovely colour for everyday wear. I jazz it up but washing the lid with cranberry first and then putting this over it, I also run cranberry into the crease. It looks lovely paired with fireside in the outer v. 10/10
Fireside - apres chic collection, used as described above 10/10
Under your spell duo - magic, mischief and mirth collection. Pink and bronze its ok but get a lot of glitter fallout I don't reach for it very often. 5/10
Blue flame - black with blue through I like this colour better when applied wet it makes to blue show through well, it's good for a twist on a smokey eye in the outer v or used as an eyeliner. 8/10
Young punk - black with purple glitter through. Fab colour worn alone again best when applied with a damp brush you get better colour payoff and less fall out. 8/10
Smutty green - as above but with a tinge of green glitter through it. 8/10
Cinderfella - I dropped this gutted it smashed easily but I did repress. Since dropping it seems to have more fall out. This is black with a silver glitter through again a good twist on a smokey eye. 8/10
Deeply dashing - pressed pigment. Fab colour looks lovely with cranberry and great in the autumn. Good brown colour pay off. 9/10
Rich metal highlighter la mode. This is an ok colour but I don't use it as a highlighter it leaves me look grubby. I occasionally wash the eyelid with this colour but I wouldn't miss it if I didn't have it. 4/10
Cream colour base
Luna - not only an eyeshadow but this is what I use it for mainly. I looks gorgeous in the corner of the eye to open it up especially with a smokey look. 9/10
Red - not sure of the name of this it's so old the label has come off. I use this as a base when using pinks and purples it just adds a little pizazz. 7/10
Paint pots.
Blackground - love this as a primer it's great and perfect primer for a smokey eye. 9/10
Painterly - loved as a primer by many Celebs and I can see why, neutralises any pigmentation in the eye lid and keeps eyeshadow put all day without any creasing. My go to primer. 10/10
Fast Colour
Rose - not really keen on this leaves me looking like I've been punched think it will be back to Mac'd when I have chance. 4/10
Palettes
Carbon - great for outer v and not only for use with greys and blacks, adds extra dimension to purples and blues. Also use it to set liner when tight lining. 10/10
Silver ring - a lovely dark silver for working with a smokey eye, great colour to transition into dark greys and blacks. 9/10
Electra - very similar to silver ring yet surprisingly a more silver tinge. 9/10
Knight divine - perfect crease colour for smokey eyes and looks great under bottom lashes. A charcoal grey. 10/10
Cranberry - a deep cranberry well pigmented a little goes a long way. I just love this colour I use it loads as an all over wash on in the crease a definite I couldn't be without. 10/10
Sketch - this is a good colour for the outer v and I often use as an eyeliner when creating a purple smokey eye. 9/10
Smut - great neutral colour a great with a tinge of purple through it. I like this as a middle colour for smokey eyes but also works well with other neutrals. 9/10
Passionate - now this is very well pigmented and if applied to heavily you can look like you have a rash it's a dark pink/purple and very vibrant I use as a crease colour and blend been blend blend blend!
Vanilla - a simple brow highlighting colour its not too sparkly or shiny but its not flat either. i looks whiter on me than a creamy colour you would expect. I also often find myself washing this over my lid before applying colour. I like it, it's nothing special but I like its simplicity and I use it everyday 10/10
Wedge - again I think this is a really boring colour but it is a vital transitional colour to apply around crease colour and clean in highlight I use this everyday and couldn't be without it. This is a flat brown and very similar to my skin tone so it isn't obvious I have a transitional colour on which is vital. 10/10
Beauty Marked - a purpley browny slightly glittery shadow. I use this mainly on my outer v although today used as my crease colour with neutral shades and I was pleased with how it blended. 9/10
Satin Taupe - probably one of macs most popular shades its a browny taupey colour, I have read some get a purple pay off from this but I don't. Ill often combine with browns and cranberry a good solid everyday easy to wear colour. 10/10
Woodwinked - this gets really mixed reviews its a brown/glittery colour and at first I hate it but I now find myself reaching for time and time again looks good combined with satin taupe and beauty marked for a brown smokey look. 9/10
Crest the wave - I like this colour it's very pale matte yellow and exactly what I was looking for to create a sunset eye I have been layering this with golden lemon just to give it a bit more punch. 8/10
Bitter - a funky vibrant lime green. I like it better in the pan though as I find it hard to work with other wise. I have found myself using in on the inner corner of my eye. I won't repurchase. 7/10
Lucky green - I love this green it's more vibrant than it looks (looks almost olive green) and has great pigmentation I will definitely repurchase. 9/10
Humid - this is a dark green and looks great to finish a smokey green eye I also use it as a lower lash line 9/10
Pretty twisted - a matte turquoise a good colour and I don't use it very often simply because its a little hard to blend. 7/10
Aquadisiac - again a shimmery turquoise blends fantastically and I live using it as a liner. 8/10
Strike a pose - I actually haven't used this yet and swatching it it appears to be a sheer shiny blue. I think it'll look amazing with a navy in the crease so ill need to but that next ;) 7/10 (I haven't used it yet)
Naked lunch - a perfect pale brown frost perfect for highlighting brow bones and I often was my eyes with this before layering on mascara this does pull slightly pink on me but that ok. 8/10
Free to be - I'm really disappointed by this so little colour pay off and very chalk I used it last week as a base for electric coral it didn't crease but hardly any color when applying alone. 4/10
Hepcat - a lovely purple/pink it can look like you have a bruise if not blended carefully remember to look in natural light. 6/10
Laven-dah - another ok eyeshade reminds me a milkshake with a purple wash its not very vibrant but is ok in the inner corners to brighten a look. 5/10
Stars and rockets - I love this pearlescent pink/purple/blue it's quite sheer and does need building but its a really unique colour. Close Dupe femininity.
Shadowy lady - I feel this is very close to beauty marked minus the glitter. It's a little chalky for me and can look patchy am using in the outer v occasionally but I'm not sold on it. 4/10
So there's my VERY long e/s blog. MAC eyeshadows can be expensive but I do believe they last much longer than other brands and benefit from good pigmentation. Maybe save and buy some essential colours :)
Thanks for reading
Kelly xx
