Smokeluxe #1 is a pale creamy 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 the finish looks more frosted. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is similar to Brule, and slightly brighter and warmer than Shroom.
Smokeluxe #2 is a medium-dark dirty olive-taupe in a metallic finish. It has a silky, soft, almost creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, the colour becomes more intense and the finish looks more metallic. It can be layered and blended out easily. There's nothing really similar to this in MAC's permanent range; it is warmer and more brown than Greensmoke, and cooler and much less golden than Sumptuous Olive.
Smokeluxe #3 is a medium golden plum-brown in a frosted finish. It has a silky, soft, almost creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, the colour becomes more intense and the finish looks more metallic. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter and more golden than Sable, and more plum than Woodwinked.
Smokeluxe #4 is a medium-dark blue-toned gunmetal grey in a frosted finish. It has a silky, soft, almost creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, the colour becomes more intense and the finish looks more metallic. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter than Knight Divine, and more blue-toned than Silver Ring.
Smokeluxe #5 is a deep dark carbon black in a satin finish. It has a silky, soft, almost creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, the colour becomes more intense and the finish has more of a sheen. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and less matte than Carbon, more black and less sparkly than Black Tied.
Smokeluxe is probably my favourite palette of the six that was launched. All five shades are rich and pigmented and apply beautifully — ultra-smooth, super-blendable, and easily layerable. It's incredibly versatile and works well on all skintones and undertones. I like that there's an equal mix of warmer and cooler shades that somehow blend really well together. 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. But I think if there's one palette to splurge on from this launch, it's this one.
This colour combo is the best! Reminds me of my Tarina Tarantino palette though.
ReplyDeleteSaw these guys in person today and the pans are TINY. Really hate the design of these palettes.
I love this combo, too, but I agree that it's not the most unique. It kind of reminds me of UD's Naked2 Palette, but like... less. And smaller. :P
DeleteYeah, the pans here are very small, and I'm not a fan of the design, either. I would've much rather preferred round or square pans, as you said. You definitely need smaller brushes to get in there. I feel like for the amount you get, it's not worth the retail price of $47.50... BUT I feel like the cost per use would be pretty low for many people. I've used these quite a lot already in the past month or so, especially this particular palette. :)
Looking at this again, Shade #2 is just sick. *__*
DeleteDon't worry, Liz. When we meet up, I will have goodies for you. ;)
DeleteWill definitely consider this one :) Yet to see the pans. Hopefully they aren't too small. But then again, imagine how much fun it would be to actually *finish* a palette. And B2M it!
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Lol, so true! I feel like these ones would be the easiest ones to finish, 'cause there's only 4 grams of product TOTAL. The pans are quite small, but we have so much eyeshadow that I don't think the size would really matter that much. :P It's the same reason why I'll buy those mini sets of nail polish if they're available. I know I'll use a shade like, once or twice and then put it in a drawer and forget all about it. :P
DeleteBeautiful shades, but that's unfortunate to hear the pans are so small. Do they sell each shade separately in larger pots?
ReplyDeleteI'm not Denise :), but just thought I'd respond. For this Veluxe Pearlfusion formula, the shadows only come in the palettes, kind of exclusive to these palettes only. You can get similar shades in larger pots but they won't be identical. With a lot of MAC eye shadows, the colour is one thing but the texture is another story. Good textured eye shadows are priceless.
DeleteAhh too bad. Texture is definitely important! Thanks for answering my question!
DeleteHaha, thanks, Fieran. ;)
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