MAC Me Over: Lady Grey Eyeshadow Quad

MAC is releasing a new collection today called MAC Me Over, named so because 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, and the displays feature before and after make-over shots of six different people, 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. The Lady Grey Eyeshadow Quad is a new and limited edition eye palette that includes the following shades: All Races, Tendersmoke, Lady Grey, and Hazy Day. Each palette comes in regular black packaging, contains a total of 5.6 grams, and retails for $45.50.

All Races, Tendersmoke, Lady Grey, and Hazy Day

All Races is a light taupe-based beige in a Matte finish. It is a re-promoted shade from last year's All Ages, All Races, All Sexes collection. The texture is smooth and silky, and the pigmentation is in-line for a matte shade this light; not completely opaque, but easily buildable. The colour pay-off is good, and wasn't chalky or powdery like many other light, matte shades. It's like a cooler version of Bisque.

Tendersmoke is a muted grey-based plum in a Frost finish. It is a re-promoted shade from this year's Packed To Go palettes, which were available exclusively online and at duty free. The texture is smooth and the pigmentation is decent, but the colour pay-off is not fully opaque. It is buildable, however, and easily blendable. It looks like a lighter version of Sable.

Lady Grey is a muted soft grey-tinged moss green in a Satin finish. It's a new and limited edition shade. The texture leans a little powdery, so it can be prone to fall out. The pigmentation is decent, but like Tendersmoke, the colour pay-off is not fully opaque though easily buildable. It's like a lighter, muted version of Greensmoke.

Hazy Day is an antiqued olive-brown with a sheen in a Veluxe Pearl finish. It's a new and limited edition shade. The texture is super-smooth, soft, buttery, and easily blendable. It has excellent pigmentation and great colour pay-off. It has everything you would expect from a Veluxe Pearl eyeshadow. This is probably my favourite shade of the four, but I'm kind of biased because Veluxe Pearl is my all-time favourite finish. It's like a much browner version of Sumptuous Olive.

Overall, it's a lovely quad for those who like a softer smoky eye look. It's very much in-line with the "Amber Gris" trend for this fall: ethereal, dreamy, neutral, soft watercolour colours. Like the Evil Eye quad, it's one of the better overall eyeshadow quads MAC has come out recently. I feel like this is more wearable as a whole than the Evil Eye quad, though, only because there is more of a range in tone to create a dimensional eye look. It would also work beautifully with the colours in Evil Eye to create a beautiful smoky eye. Definitely worth taking a look at if you like a softer eyeshadow colours.