MAC Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow in Pastelluxe

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.
Pastelluxe
Pastelluxe (swatches)

Pastelluxe #1 is a pale champagne gold with sparkle. It has a very gritty texture, and goes on very patchy and unevenly as a result. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It looks about the same used both wet and dry. Due to the grittiness of the texture, it can be difficult to layer and blend out, and also causes excess fall-out. It is lighter than Retrospeck, and more gold than Filament.

Pastelluxe #2 is a pale beige-peach with sparkle. It has a very gritty texture, and goes on very patchy and unevenly as a result. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It looks about the same used both wet and dry. Due to the grittiness of the texture, it can be difficult to layer and blend out, and also causes excess fall-out. It is lighter than Jest, and lighter and less pinked than Gleam.

Pastelluxe #3 is a pale slightly warm-toned pastel pink with sparkle. It has a very gritty texture, and goes on very patchy and unevenly as a result. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It looks about the same used both wet and dry. Due to the grittiness of the texture, it can be difficult to layer and blend out, and also causes excess fall-out. It is lighter than Sweet Lust, and warmer than Seedy Pearl.

Pastelluxe #4 is a pale cool-toned lavender with sparkle. It has a very gritty texture, and goes on very patchy and unevenly as a result. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It looks about the same used both wet and dry. Due to the grittiness of the texture, it can be difficult to layer and blend out, and also causes excess fall-out. It is much lighter than Beautiful Iris, and darker than Digit.

Pastelluxe #5 is a medium-dark taupe-brown in a frosted 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 cooler and slightly darker than Shale, and lighter and more brown than Satin Taupe.

Okay, so consider Pastelluxe the exception to my love for the Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadows. Four of the five shades in this palette are so gritty and go on so patchy that they are seriously not worth working with. Not to mention the major clean-up you'll have to do afterwards because the fall-out is ridiculous. Usually shades like this work better wet, but these look exactly the same whether used wet or dry. For those who like intense sparkle, I'd definitely recommend MAC's Pressed Pigments over this palette.