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MAC 'Light Festival' Eyeshadow x9 Palette: Review
12:37Hi Loves! Happy Friday! So, October 30th 2016 was the Diwali festival - Hindu Religious Celebration- and MAC decided to release a...
Hi Loves!
Happy Friday!
So, October 30th 2016 was the Diwali festival - Hindu Religious Celebration- and MAC decided to release a limited edition eyeshadow palette in honour of the Festival
I literally don't know why I was able to buy this in Lagos but I did, for 23,000 Naira ($75) no kidding!
This palette features 9 vibrant and rich colours that represents the fireworks displayed at the festival.
L-R:
TOP ROW: Rice Paper, Goldmine, Amber Lights.
MIDDLE ROW: Coppering, Cranberry, Embark.
LAST ROW: Humid, Deep Truth, Carbon.
PROS:
1. It comes in a lightweight and attractive travel size container with a transparent flip cover.
2. It's a must have for metallic, bold jewel tones lovers.
3. It's really long lasting.
4. It works amazingly on Light skin tones.
CONS:
1. It's not very flattering for Dark skin tones
2. The colours are not pigmented, especially the Brown and Black hues.
3. It was really expensive - which is not surprising for a MAC product.
4. The Black (Carbon) shade is very stiff and requires a lot effort with blending.
Swatches:
The colours are not as pigmented as I would have loved them to be.
However, I spray some hydrating mist to my brushes before application - or distilled water- this sort of 'awakens' the colours making them more vibrant (It doesn't affect the shadow)
Before Mist:
After Mist:
PS: with or without the mist, The brown and black still appears kind of dull, which is nice if you're using it as a transition colour.
I love the Amber lights hue which is the Rich Orange Copper- like shade, it's one of the most pigmented and doubles as my highlights. The Rich Shimmery Sapphire Shade is just simply too cute - I love how rich it is.
Will I repurchase?
Probably Not.
It doesn't work for darker skin tones.
Availability:
This Particular palette is Sold Out, but some colours made a reappearance in the permanent collection. I'd try to find them and attach a link.
Thanks for reading!
Have a fabulous day xo
