This past Thursday, MAC released a collection called In Extreme Dimension, which features the comeback of Extra Dimension Eyeshadow. It is described as "a modern hybrid formula that combines the smoothness of a cream, the blendability of a liquid, and the finish of a powder with long-wearing colour and prismatic reflections. Its creamy, silky, near-fluid formula creates luminous, well-defined eyes in finishes from sheer crystallized light to stunning metallic." The collection includes 18 shades of Extra Dimension Eyeshadow (two of which, Ready to Party and Dark Dare, will not be reviewed here), all of which are re-promotes and will be added to the permanent range. Each Extra Dimension Shadow comes in regular black packaging, contains 1.3 grams of product, and retails for $24. Due to a higher price point, these are not applicable for the Back to MAC recycling program.
Silver Dawn is a medium-dark dirty taupe-brown with a soft satin sheen in an Extra Dimension finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2013's In Extra Dimension collection, and is now permanent. It has a lightweight, 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 darker and more grey than Patina, and much more metallic than Coquette.
Sea Worship is a medium muted warm golden khaki-olive with a metallic sheen in an Extra Dimension finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2014's Alluring Aquatic collection, and is now permanent. It has a lightweight, 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 more golden than Sumptuous Olive, and more green than Woodwinked.
Silver Sun is a light-medium seafoam green with a golden shimmer-sheen in an Extra Dimension finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2014's Alluring Aquatic collection, and is now permanent. It has a lightweight, 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. There is nothing really similar to this in MAC's permanent range; it is much lighter and more muted than Steamy, and more green and more muted than Aquadisiac.
Legendary Lure is a dark blue-toned forest green with a metallic sheen in an Extra Dimension finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2014's Alluring Aquatic collection, and is now permanent. It has a lightweight, 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. There is nothing really similar to this in MAC's permanent eyeshadow range; it is cooler and less green than Smutty Green Mineralize Eyeshadow, and darker and more blue-toned than Humid.
Evening Grey is a medium silvered grey with a metallic sheen in an Extra Dimension finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2012's Glamour Daze collection, and is now permanent. It has a lightweight, 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 slightly darker than Electra, and lighter than Silver Ring.
Fathoms Deep is a dark muted cool-toned purple with a metallic sheen in an Extra Dimension finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2014's Alluring Aquatic collection, and is now permanent. It has a lightweight, 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 darker and cooler than Nocturnelle, and lighter and more muted than Young Punk Mineralize Eyeshadow.
Grand Galaxy is a medium red-toned purple with a silvery purple metallic shimmer-sheen in an Extra Dimension finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2012's In Extra Dimension collection, and is now permanent. It has a lightweight, 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 more silvered than Nocturnelle, and darker and more muted than Violet Pigment.
Lunar is a dark navy blue with a violet-blue metallic shimmer-sheen in an Extra Dimension finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2012's In Extra Dimension collection, and is now permanent. It has a lightweight, 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 more violet than Deep Truth, and lighter and more metallic than Contrast.
Can I get a "huzzah!" because MAC finally, finally, finally decided to make these permanent? After five separate launches over three years, MAC finally listened to us and added these best-sellers to their eyeshadow range. The Extra Dimension Eyeshadow is very similar to their Veluxe Pearl finish eyeshadows in the more frosted, metallic finish and fantastic pigmentation and colour pay-off, except silkier and more lightweight rather than dense and buttery. You can use these wet or dry, of course (similar to NARS' Dual Intensity Eyeshadows), but I find that they give full colour pay-off just used dry and over a shadow base. There's no need to rush to get these now as with last year's limited edition version from Alluring Aquatic (which sold out in a matter of hours), but if you don't have these already, you need to take a look at them immediately because they are seriously one of MAC's most stand-out formulas in recent years and my favourite MAC eyeshadow formulation to date.
MUST HAVE ALL. AND THAT IS ALL.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Truly, you do. ;) Good thing they're permanent, eh?
DeleteOMG now you're talking! Sea Worship! And permanent! Fabulous! That means I might actually get one eventually. Do you swatch them with your fingers, Denise?
ReplyDeleteLOL, it's like Pokemon -- gotta catch 'em all! ;)
DeleteAnd, yes, I do. I find swatching with brushes on a forearm isn't an accurate depiction of what it looks like on the eye.
the first four were paired SO WELL TOGETHER for the photo. that would make such a good look together!
ReplyDeleteThey would! I've also been wearing Sweet Heat, Amorous Alloy, and Rich Core together a lot. :)
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