MAC Me Over: Eyeshadows

MAC released a new collection on Thursday called MAC Me Over. MAC held an online competition in which thousands of people submitted videos and photos of themselves to be the models for this collection. This is the first collection from MAC in which all the promotional displays feature "real people" rather than hired models, ranging in age, gender, and race. MAC Me Over is a huge collection, comprising of a total of 52 products, and is one of MAC's collections for fall. There are a total of six single eyeshadows featured in this collection: five are new and limited edition, and one is permanent at all MAC counters. In this post, I will be reviewing three of the six eyeshadows. Each eyeshadow comes in regular black packaging, contains a total of 1.5 grams, and retails for $18. They are applicable for the Back To MAC recycling program (at MAC Stores only).

Outré, Moleskin, and Carbonized

Outré is a medium ochre brown in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a smooth and silky texture with excellent pigmentation and colour pay-off. It's definitely a more unique shade that MAC has come out with that's still fairly neutral, almost like a muted mustard brown. The yellow base, however, can make eyes look a little more tired, so it's best to be worn with other shades. It's like a more mustard version of Bamboo, or a more matte version of Soba.

Moleskin is a light-medium soft beige brown in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a smooth and silky texture with excellent pigmentation and colour pay-off. This isn't the most unique colour that MAC has come out with, but it is an wonderful neutral colour that will look good on anyone. I can see this being a lot of people's go-to neutral eyeshadow for a sort of an easy, effortless look. It is also fantastic as an all-over lid colour. It's like a lighter version of Soft Brown, or a more beige version of Soba.

Carbonized is a dark rich chocolate brown with bronze shimmer in a Veluxe Pearl finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It is very much in-line with a Veluxe Pearl eyeshadow: soft, smooth, buttery, excellent pigmentation and colour pay-off, and high pearl sheen. It's about time MAC released a neutral dark brown in a Veluxe Pearl finish. This would be an excellent shade to use in a smoky eye look. The most similar shade in the permanent line-up would be Antiqued, but Carbonized is more of a true brown and not nearly as bronze. It's like a less red and metallic version of Embark.

Overall, the single eyeshadows from MAC Me Over are very neutral, but all really worth getting. They're just so versatile; you can pair them with pretty much anything. The texture and pigmentation are excellent across the board. It's almost like MAC wanted to make better versions of their existing shades, and they totally succeeded. I would say they're must-haves in anyone's kits or eyeshadow palettes, and are definitely worth taking a look at.