MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow Refresh: Eyeshadow Duos

A couple weeks ago, MAC launched their annual Mineralize Eyeshadow Refresh. There is no official "collection launch" for this, as the products from these "refreshes" are available for a full 12 months before MAC changes them. This year, MAC has released ten new Mineralize Eyeshadows, five of which are single mélange shades and five of which are duos, which will replace last year's six duos. (Last year's duos will still be available until stock runs out, so if there were any shades you liked, you still have a chance to pick them up!) This post will feature the five duo shades from this refresh. Each eyeshadow comes in regular black packaging, contains 2.2 grams of product, and retails for $24.

Fresh & Mint

Fresh & Mint

Fresh & Mint features a pale pinked white and a light cool-toned aqua-green, both with a metallic shimmer-sheen. These are new shades, and will be permanent for one year going forward. The texture of the pink shade is soft and smooth, with high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. The texture of the green shade is slightly grittier, with medium pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. There is some fall-out due to the amount of glitter, but it is minimal. When used wet, both shades become more intense and look more metallic. The aqua-green shade is like a much more pigmented and metallic version of Aqua; the pink shade is more white than Pink Freeze.

Joy & Laughter

Joy & Laughter

Joy & Laughter features a medium grey-mauve and a light icy lavender-pink, both with a metallic shimmer-sheen. These are new shades, and will be permanent for one year going forward. The texture of both shades is soft and smooth, and they both have high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. There is some fall-out due to the amount of glitter, but it is minimal. When used wet, both shades become more intense and look more metallic. The grey-mauve shade is darker than Shale; the lavender-pink shade is similar to Seedy Pearl.

Love Connection

Love Connection

Love Connection features a medium warm bronze gold and a light pinked beige-gold, both with a metallic shimmer-sheen. These are re-promoted shades from 2008's Electroflash collection, and will be permanent for one year going forward.The texture of both shades is soft and smooth, and they both have high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. There is some fall-out due to the amount of glitter, but it is minimal. When used wet, both shades become more intense and look more metallic. The bronze gold shade is similar to Honey Lust; the beige-gold shade is lighter than All That Glitters.

Sweet & Sour

Sweet & Sour

Sweet & Sour features a medium cool-toned greyed turquoise-green and a light yellow-beige, both with a metallic shimmer-sheen. These are new shades, and will be permanent for one year going forward. The texture of both shades is soft and smooth, and they both have high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. There is some fall-out due to the amount of glitter, but it is minimal. When used wet, both shades become more intense and look more metallic. The turquoise-green shade is much less blue than Steamy; the yellow-beige shade is darker than Ricepaper.

Water & Ice

Water & Ice

Water & Ice features a medium greyed periwinkle blue and a pale silver-grey, both with a metallic shimmer-sheen. These are new shades, and will be permanent for one year going forward. The texture of both shades is soft and smooth, and they both have high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. There is some fall-out due to the amount of glitter, but it is minimal. When used wet, both shades become more intense and look more metallic. The blue shade is darker and more grey than Moon's Reflection; the silver-grey shade is lighter than Electra.

Overall, I thought these performed really well for Mineralize eyeshadows. They were smooth and soft, and applied evenly with good colour pay-off. Compared to the singles launched with this refresh, these were much less gritty and are easier to work with, and I thought they looked even and pigmented both dry and wet. Unlike last year's duos, four of the five of these are brand new, so if you like Mineralize eyeshadows, you may want to check these out.