MAC's Quite Cute collection will also see the release of an eyeshadow palette called Cutie that includes four new and limited edition shades. Each eyeshadow is 1.5 grams, which is the same size as standard MAC single eyeshadows. Each palette retails for $43, and comes in regular black packaging. The quad as a whole seems to suit pale to light-medium skintones more than medium to dark skintones, and for cooler undertones than warm.
Moshi Moshi! is a pale mint green with silvery-white shimmer in a Frost finish. I found this shade to look more white than green when swatched, which was a little disappointing since MAC doesn't have a permanent mint green shade and it would have been nice to see one that actually looks mint green in execution. It was fairly pigmented, but the texture isn't as smooth as I'd like in a Frost eyeshadow and there was quite a lot of fall out, which reminded me more of the Lustre finish eyeshadows. Goody Goody Gum Drop is a very muted bubblegum pink with a subtle gold sheen in a Satin finish. It went on smoothly and has decent pigmentation. It's like a less brown version of Girlie, or a lighter and less metallic version of Da Bling.
Boycrazy is a pale lavender purple with silver shimmer in a Lustre finish. It's like a lighter version of Creme de Violet. While it goes on smoothly and doesn't have much fall out, it is incredibly sheer. Almost too sheer. You really have to pack on this colour to even get it to show up. This is easily the most disappointing shade in the quad, and almost not worth using. Azuki Bean is a dark mauve-purple in a Frost finish. It's like a darker, more purple version of Shale. It goes on smoothly and pigmented with decent colour pay-off. This was definitely the easiest shade to work with. Overall, I don't think this quad is worth $43. There are definitely better dupes out there. I really wanted this palette to work out because the colours look so nice and fresh and appropriate for Spring, but the quality of the eyeshadows individually just varies too much.
One word: MEH!
ReplyDeleteI saw the swatches on Temptalia and was like, "Seer-yuss-lei?!"
Besides, pastel shadows and I don't really get along.
It's true, I was not too pleased with this palette overall. I do think that the colours fitted in with the collection, though, and was pretty suitable for Spring. I just wish that all the shades looked like they do in the pan.
ReplyDeleteBUT, I used Mochi Mochi! and Goody Goody Gum Drop with Girlie and Sushi Flower today, and it ended up looking pretty nice. I think the shades are all usable in one way or another -- just not all together. I'm going to try using Boycrazy in a look for work tomorrow and see how it goes...