MAC Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow in Greenluxe

Last month, MAC released a new collection called Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow. This collection consists of seven products — six new and permanent eyeshadow palettes, and a re-promote of the #275 brush (which is permanent and will not be featured here). Each palette features five separate complementary shades of a new eyeshadow formula called Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow, which MAC describes as "a versatile powder that brings out the pigment's pure and true colour. The result is a glamourous, creamy, and lightweight hybrid offering two distinctive effects: applied wet for a super saturation of colour that glistens with metallic brilliance, or dry for sheer coverage with a soft, sparkling finish." Each Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow palette comes in regular black packaging with a clear lid, contains a total of 4 grams of product, and retails for $47.50.
Greenluxe
Greenluxe (swatches)

Greenluxe #1 is a pale warm beige in a satin finish. It has a silky, soft, almost creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. When used wet, the colour becomes more intense and finish looks more frosted. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is slightly lighter than Dazzlelight, and lighter and less gold than Ricepaper.

Greenluxe #2 is a pale champagne gold with sparkle. It has a slightly gritty texture, and goes on a bit patchy and unevenly as a result. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. When used wet, the pigment becomes smoother. Due to the grittiness of the texture, it can be difficult to layer and blend out, and also causes a bit of fall-out. It is lighter than Retrospeck, and darker and more gold than Filament.

Greenluxe #3 is a medium cool-toned gilded taupe in a satin finish. It has a silky, soft, almost creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. When used wet, the colour becomes more intense and finish looks more frosted. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is similar though more frosted than Omega, and cooler than Patina.

Greenluxe #4 is a dark blackened green base with dark green and gold sparkle in a frosted finish. It has a drier, stiffer texture, and can go on patchy and unevenly as a result. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. When used wet, the colour looks brighter and more intense and the finish looks more metallic. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and more sparkly than Sumptuous Olive, and more golden than Smutty Green Mineralize Eyeshadow.

Greenluxe #5 is a dark reddened brown with teal duochrome in a satin finish. It has a silky, soft, almost creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. When used wet, the teal duochrome becomes more intense and finish looks more frosted. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is similar to Club and Blue Brown Pigment.

Greenluxe does contain a couple of grittier shades that can result in a bit of patchiness and fall-out, but I find that the formula is so malleable and creamy that they can be very easily manipulated to look smooth with intense colour pay-off, even using them dry. I'm a bit perplexed as to why this is called "Greenluxe," as there's really only one shade that has any green in it, but in any case, it does contain a nice range of cooler-toned neutrals that should work well on many skintones. The only major downfall that I can see in this formula is that they are rather fragile — the powder is very soft so you can damage the actual pan if you press too hard. As the name implies, none of the shadows come in matte finishes, but these are great options for those who like their shadows with shimmer and sheen. They've proven to be incredibly versatile and rather foolproof, too, since the five shades in each palette are complementary. And the best part? They'll be added to the permanent range!