MAC Fabulousness: Smoky Eyes Palette

Today, MAC is launching the first part of their holiday sets collection called Fabulousness. There is a total of 19 product sets in this collection, all of which are new and limited edition, and in special edition packaging for holiday. Fabulousness sees the release of three eyeshadow palettes, each containing five shades and a mini 213SE brush. Each palette is housed in a boudoir-inspired, satin-tufted, mirrored compact with a black patent bow accent that surrounds the compact. They all come in matching secondary card stock packaging, and each of the three palettes come in different packaging colours. The 5 Smoky Eyes compact comes in pale pink packaging. Each palette contains a total of 4 grams of product, and retails for $47.50.

Taupeless, Satin Taupe, Love Spice, Spellcaster, and Black Slip

Taupeless, Satin Taupe, Love Spice, Spellcaster, and Black Slip

Taupeless is a pale cool-toned pink with lavender undertones in a Lustre finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2005's Lingerie collection. It has a slightly gritty texture so there is some fall-out, but goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is less white than Pink Freeze, and lighter and more frosted than Seedy Pearl.

Satin Taupe is a medium warm taupe with silver-taupe shimmer-sheen in a Frost finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is cooler and less brown than Sable, and much cooler and more grey than Mulch.

Love Spice is a medium cool-toned rose pink with a silvered pink shimmer-sheen in a Frost finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter and cooler than Shale, and darker and dustier than Swish.

Spellcaster is a dark cool purple in a Matte finish. This is a re-promoted shade from last year's MAC Me Over collection. It has a drier, stiffer texture, and can go on patchy and unevenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. Due to the texture, it can be difficult to blend out, though it is easier to layer on the eye than in a swatch. It is darker and cooler than Fig. 1, and less black and more purple than Shadowy Lady.

Black Slip is a blackened plum with pearlized pigments in a Veluxe Pearl finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is like the smooth, pigmented, and frosted version of Shadowy Lady.

Overall, this is a great palette for those who like cooler pink and purple shades, and there is enough variety to create lighter, more natural looks to heavier, more dramatic looks. The eyeshadow textures were fairly good across the board, with the exception of Spellcaster, which is hard to blend out because of it's drier texture. I was testing it out today, and I find that it's much easier to reach opaque colour pay-off using a stiffer, denser brush rather than a fluffy blending brush with Spellcaster. On that note, of the three palettes, this one has the least permanent shades included, so if you like the palette as a whole, it might be worth getting. This is great for someone who is maybe just starting to get into eyeshadow, or someone who is just getting into MAC products. Either way, the packaging is too adorable to resist.