MAC Jeremy Scott: Lo-Fi Eyeshadow x 29 Palette

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

Today, MAC will be launching their collaboration with Moschino creative director, Jeremy Scott. Known for his odes to pop culture in his designs with fashion house Moschino, his collection with MAC is inspired by '90s music nostalgia: "Hailed as one of fashion's last true rebels, Jeremy Scott creates decadent high fashion from American cultural obsessions. With a fanatical following of pop music's biggest icons, the irreverent designer provokes and pushes into fashion's outer limits. Scott's collection for MAC introduces manic colour for eyes, lips and cheeks specially packaged in cheeky tribute to the days of mixtapes, boomboxes, new music, and unhinged creative expression taking root on city streets." There are three products in this collection, all of which are new and limited edition. The Lo-Fi eyeshadow palette houses 29 shades, of which 23 are new and limited edition, five are re-promotes, and one is permanent. They are housed in a special edition metal boombox-designed case. Each Lo-Fi Eyeshadow x 29 Palette contains a total of 14.5 grams of product, and retails for $98.

Row 1: Lo-Fi, Creative Copper, and Bite the Beat
Row 2: Endless Frequency and Disco Therapy
Row 3: Superior Sound, Happy Song, Bird's Eye View, Walking Heartbeats, and Vacation Speed Zone
Row 4: Ghost Story, Morning Ticket, US Dance Remix, Subtly Elegant, Bonus Track, Beautifully Charred, Raven Eyed, and Video Emotions
Row 5: Memories of Space, Remixology, and Beatallica
Row 6: Syntheseyes, Oldie But Goodie, Powerful Performance, At the Turntable, and Electric Eel
Row 7: She's a Machine, Jam Session, and Club New Wave Remix

Lo-Fi, Creative Copper, Bite the Beat, Endless Frequency, and Disco Therapy

Lo-Fi is a light-medium warm beige in a Satin finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a drier, stiffer texture, and can go on patchy. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. Due to the texture, it can be difficult to layer and blend out. It is sheerer than Brule, and darker and warmer than Shroom.
Creative Copper is a medium bronzed gold with copper sparkles in a Lustre finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2013's Antonio Lopez collection, and is limited edition. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 golden than Amber Lights, and darker and more gold than Honey Lust. 
Bite the Beat is a medium-dark warm brown in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 than Wedge, and warmer and lighter than Espresso.
Endless Frequency is a medium peachy coral in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 matte than Paradisco, and lighter than Free to Be (DC).
Disco Therapy is a medium-dark warm vibrant orange in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 similar to Rule.

Superior Sound, Happy Song, Bird's Eye View, Walking Heartbeats, and Vacation Speed Zone

Superior Sound is a light cool creamy pink in a Frost finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 pink than Phloof!, and more frosted than Yogurt.
Happy Song is a light-medium warm strawberry milk pink in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 Girlie, and more matte than Pink Venus.
Bird's Eye View is a medium-dark cool vibrant fuchsia pink in a Satin finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2016's Flamingo Park collection, and is limited edition. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 more pink than Passionate, and darker than Bright Pink.
Walking Heartbeats is a medium-dark warm scarlet red in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 warmer than Never Say Never, and cooler than News Flash!.
Vacation Speed Zone is a dark warm reddish plum in a Veluxe Pearl finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 purple than Oh My Mocha!, and darker and more purple than Cranberry.

Ghost Story, Morning Ticket, US Dance Remix, Subtly Elegant, and Bonus Track

Ghost Story is a light cool white with a soft lavender pearl in a Frost finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is similar to Digit (DC).
Morning Ticket is a light cool silvered white in a Veluxe Pearl finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 silver than White Frost, and similar to Forgery (DC).
US Dance Remix is a light-medium cool silvered taupe in a Veluxe Pearl finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 more frosted than Era, and lighter and cooler than Patina.
Subtly Elegant is a medium-dark cool taupe-grey in a Matte finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2015's Enchanted Eve collection, and is limited edition. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 similar to Copperplate (DC), and more grey than Scene.
Bonus Track is a medium-dark warm bronze with silver sparkle in a Frost finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 Bronze, and cooler than Mulch.

Beautifully Charred, Raven Eyed, Video Emotions, Memories of Space, and Remixology

Beautifully Charred is a dark cool brown with subtle gold shimmer in a Frost finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 similar to Smut, and more shimmery than Brun.
Raven Eyed is a deep-dark neutral soft black in a Matte finish. This is a re-promoted shade from 2016's Nordstrom C'est Chic Eyeshadow x 15 Palette, and is limited edition. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 warmer than Carbon.
Video Emotions is a dark cool blackened purple in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 cooler than Shadowy Lady.
Memories of Space is a light-medium cool vibrant yellow in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 yellow than Shock Factor, and cooler and more muted than Chrome Yellow.
Remixology is a medium warm muted chartreuse green in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 than Shock Factor, and yellower and more muted than Lime.

Beatallica, Syntheseyes, Oldie But Goodie, Powerful Performance, and At the Turntable

Beatallica is a deep-dark cool blackened forest green in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 green than Plumage, and darker than Bottle Green (DC).
Syntheseyes is a pale cool minty white in a Satin finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 aqua than Gesso, and lighter than Aqua.
Oldie But Goodie is a light cool seafoam in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 similar to Aqua.
Powerful Performance is a medium cool brightened aquamarine blue in a Satin finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 similar to this in MAC's permanent range.
At the Turntable is a medium cool sky blue in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 muted than Electric Eel, and lighter than Hi-Def Cyan Pigment.

Electric Eel, She's a Machine, Jam Session, and Club New Wave Mix

Electric Eel is a medium-dark vibrant cool neon blue in a Matte finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 matte than How Royal, and darker and brighter than Hi-Def Cyan Pigment.
She's a Machine is a light cool lilac-pink in a Frost finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 pinker and more matte than Beautiful Iris.
Jam Session is a medium-dark cool brightened lavender purple in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled 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 matte than Parfait Amour.
Club New Wave Mix is a medium-dark cool brightened amethyst purple in a Matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a drier, stiffer texture, and can go on patchy. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque buildable colour pay-off. Due to the texture, it can be difficult to layer and blend out. There is nothing similar to this in MAC's permanent range.

First things first: this is a novelty item. The design of the palette here is just as important as the product carried within it. A lot of people were saying how the placement of shadows is "wasting a lot of space" and that the palette as a whole is too big. What these people are forgetting is that this palette was specifically designed this way to fit the theme of this collection. Jeremy Scott doesn't do things for practicality. He does things for visual aesthetic, and he does so unapologetically. That's apart of the appeal of his designs. Now, as for the eyeshadows themselves, you'll definitely find some dupes in MAC's permanent range, but more of the colours are actually unique to this palette (especially since MAC discontinued so many shades over the past couple years — a lot of these are similar to discontinued PRO shadows). While there are neutrals to work with here, most of the shades in this palette are brights, and they cover everything from warm oranges to cool blues. This is for someone who has fun with their makeup and isn't afraid of colour. The majority of the shadows go on smoothly and pigmented, but there are a couple duds: Lo-Fi and Club New Wave Mix are both drier and stiffer in texture, which makes it harder to pick up pigment. This is disappointing because MAC has made shades very similar, if not the same, as these that performed far, far better. At $98, it's a fairly pricey eyeshadow palette, but it does contain about $175 worth of product and it has one of the most unique designs I've ever seen in the cosmetics industry. So, I have to reiterate here: you're paying for the novelty of this item. This palette wasn't designed for everyone, but for MAC collectors, Jeremy Scott fans, colourful makeup fiends, or those who just want to re-live some '90s music nostalgia, this palette is for you.
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