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They’ve done it again.now the superstars at Mac have a more handbag friendly 9 pan palette have made their way to the counters.
Considering they retail at $40 in the States, that’s a bit of a bargain with each shadow coming in at less than the individual price of shadows and a combination of matte, satin and frost shadow finishes in each with complimentary tones of saturated, soft and smooth. Amazing.
These well-edited Eyes Times Nine and Eyes Times Fifteen palettes feature color-coordinated hues that offer countless combinations. Each palette provides an array of textures for both day and night. All are packaged in a convenient compact for easy portability.
There will be four palettes in the collection and the line-up looks a little like this…they come in Amber, Navy,Burgundy, & Purple.
Very travel-friendly one might say, as the size of each eye shadow is about that of a penny. Scroll back up to the first picture and notice the size it is compared to the lipstick. This palette is palm-sized. Priced at $40 with a value of $53.
MAC X 15 Eyeshadow Palettes
The 15 eyeshadow palettes came out in two colour ranges.
The Warm Palette
The Cool Palette
Eye Shadow x 15: Warm Neutrals ($85)
Shades include: Hey, Warm Breeze, Gingersnap, Dark Brew, Dance in the Dark, Brule Vanilla Extract, Honey Lustº*, Amber Lights*, Saddle, Lemon Tart, Butterfudge, Creative Copperº, Unwind and Divine Decadence.
Eye Shadow x 15: Cool Neutrals ($85)
Shades include: Flounce, Sweet Allure, Sun Tweaked, Blackberry, After Dusk, Pick Me Up, Crushed Clove, Cozy Greyº, Deception, Brunº*, Silver Fog, French Clay, Cumulus, Pearled Earth and Black Tiedº.
Eye Shadow x 15: Nordstrom Naturals ($85) Nordstrom Exclusive
Shades include: Vapour, Honey Lustº*, All That Glitters, Saddle, Mulch, Ricepaperº, Amber Lights*, Woodwinked, Wedge, Brunº*,Omega, Satin Taupe, Embark, Beauty Markedº and Carbon.
º shade also included in Eyes x 9 palette
* shade also included in another Eyes x 15 palette
For the value/colour selection/pigment payoff/finish, I do prefer the MAC palettes.The larger palettes are a great value .However, the overall price makes each shadow less than $6 so no need to get the dupe when you can just get the original for less.The retail value of these palettes is $160 ($150 for the eyeshadow pans, $10 empty palette) so you actually save $75.
These well-edited Eyes Times Nine and Eyes Times Fifteen palettes feature color-coordinated hues that offer countless combinations. Each palette provides an array of textures for both day and night. All are packaged in a convenient compact for easy portability.
There will be four palettes in the collection and the line-up looks a little like this…they come in Amber, Navy,Burgundy, & Purple.
A closer look after the jump...listed below are the colours, textures and whether or not they are re-promotes (RP – in the existing line) or limited edition (LE):
Eye Shadow x Nine: Amber Times Nine ($40)
Eye Shadow x Nine: Amber Times Nine ($40)
- Cozy Grey, cool grey (matte)
- Kitties, pale bronze (frost)
- Georgia Peach, dirty rose pink (matte)
- Ricepaper, peachy gold with shimmer (frost)
- Creative Copper, light beige (lustre)
- Cork, muted golden brown (satin)
- Don't Tell, sparkly brown (lustre)
- Aromatic, matte brown (matte)
- Pepper Please, sparkly bronze copper brown (velvet)
Eye Shadow x 9: Navy Times Nine ($40)
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Eye Shadow x 9: Burgundy Times Nine ($40)
- Silver Fog, silver gray (lustre)
- Blonde Milk, pale khi with sparkles (lustre)
- Copperplate, muted mid-tone gray (matte)
- JG Gray, frosty gray blue (frost)
- Mulled Over, matte cool blue gray (matte)
- Cast Iron, matte charcoal (matte)
- Cloudscape, khaki (velvet)
- Club, red-brown with green pearl (satin)
- Black Tied, black with silver sparkle (velvet)
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Eye Shadow x 9: Burgundy Times Nine ($40)
- Honeylust, bronze dipped peach (lustre)
- Poppyseed, mid-toned mauve nude (satin)
- Quarry, soft muted plum brown (matte)
- Antiqued, ash brown with bronze (veluxe pearl)
- Embark, intense reddish brown (mate)
- #Noir, deep black brown with gold pearls (velvet)
- Haux, soft muted rosy brown (satin)
- Star Violet, pinky brown plum (veluxe pearl)
- Sketch, burgundy with red shimmer (velvet)
Eye Shadow x 9: Purple Times Nine ($40)
- Sweet Lust, soft champagne pink with pearls (lustre)
- Lightly Sugared, soft lilac with pearls (lustre)
- Poignant, soft lavender (satin)
- Mancatcher, matte lavender taupe (frost)
- Satellite Dreams, plum with violet pearl (veluxe pearl)
- Bon Nuit, deep plum (matte)
- After Dusk, soft red wine (veluxe pearl)
- Beauty Marked, black red with sparkle pearl (velvet)
- Shadowy Lady, blackened plum (matte)
Very travel-friendly one might say, as the size of each eye shadow is about that of a penny. Scroll back up to the first picture and notice the size it is compared to the lipstick. This palette is palm-sized. Priced at $40 with a value of $53.
MAC X 15 Eyeshadow Palettes
The 15 eyeshadow palettes came out in two colour ranges.
The Warm Palette
The Cool Palette
Image Credit: @jennagilmartin
Eye Shadow x 15: Warm Neutrals ($85)
Shades include: Hey, Warm Breeze, Gingersnap, Dark Brew, Dance in the Dark, Brule Vanilla Extract, Honey Lustº*, Amber Lights*, Saddle, Lemon Tart, Butterfudge, Creative Copperº, Unwind and Divine Decadence.
Eye Shadow x 15: Cool Neutrals ($85)
Shades include: Flounce, Sweet Allure, Sun Tweaked, Blackberry, After Dusk, Pick Me Up, Crushed Clove, Cozy Greyº, Deception, Brunº*, Silver Fog, French Clay, Cumulus, Pearled Earth and Black Tiedº.
Eye Shadow x 15: Nordstrom Naturals ($85) Nordstrom Exclusive
Shades include: Vapour, Honey Lustº*, All That Glitters, Saddle, Mulch, Ricepaperº, Amber Lights*, Woodwinked, Wedge, Brunº*,Omega, Satin Taupe, Embark, Beauty Markedº and Carbon.
º shade also included in Eyes x 9 palette
* shade also included in another Eyes x 15 palette
Image Credit: @ladybosston
For the value/colour selection/pigment payoff/finish, I do prefer the MAC palettes.The larger palettes are a great value .However, the overall price makes each shadow less than $6 so no need to get the dupe when you can just get the original for less.The retail value of these palettes is $160 ($150 for the eyeshadow pans, $10 empty palette) so you actually save $75.
These palettes are now available for purchase at Mac, Macy's and Nordstrom and Selfridges). Its now also available across Middle East. They are permanent so no need to rush but I would get the Nordstrom exclusive palette sooner than later if I were you since it is limited edition.
At first look, I didn’t know which to grab – they come in Amber, Burgundy, Purple & Navy.Felt like I should have gotten them all! But, for practicality sake, whether they end up in my kit or for personal use, I ended up with the purple palette, and I must say — I LOVE THEM! .Finally, a company comes out with a nice and balanced grouping of colors, regarding both shades and textures.
At first look, I didn’t know which to grab – they come in Amber, Burgundy, Purple & Navy.Felt like I should have gotten them all! But, for practicality sake, whether they end up in my kit or for personal use, I ended up with the purple palette, and I must say — I LOVE THEM! .Finally, a company comes out with a nice and balanced grouping of colors, regarding both shades and textures.
Until next time,
Stay Gorgeous
Ma'As Salama