MAC Brains & Brawn (LE, $15.00) is darker. Urban Decay Naked 2 (P, $18.00) is darker. MAC Camel Coat (P, $18.50) is a cream product, darker, grayer. ” It’s a light-medium taupe with a neutral-to-cool undertone and a matte finish. It’s a more basic shade, so there are a lot of shades very similar to it - see comparison swatches.Ĭozy Grey is described as a “cool grey. It had fairly good pigmentation, and it applied evenly overall. It’s not quite as stark as a true white, but it’s not too beige either. ” It’s a cool-toned, white-beige with a matte finish. Pick Me Up is described as a “pale ivory.
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The texture was soft and velvety, while the color payoff was really nice–it was just a little powdery but still adhered well to bare skin and didn’t sheer away easily. ” It’s a muted, plummy brown with subtle warm undertones and a matte finish. See comparison swatches.īlackberry is described as a “muted burgundy-plum brown. Chanel Abstraction (LE, $36.00) is more frosted. MAC Mineral Mode (LE, $21.00) is less warm-toned and less pink. Urban Decay Buzz (P, $18.00) is very similar. It had really nice pigmentation, and the texture was soft and buttery. ” It’s a warm-toned, muted rose with reddish-orange undertones and a pearly sheen. See comparison swatches.Īfter Dusk is described as a “mid-tone rosy pink with pearl. MAC Sweet Heat (LE, $19.50) is more metallic, browner.
NARS Nepal (P, $24.00) is slightly browner. Urban Decay Moonflower (P, $18.00) is darker. Makeup Geek Cinderella (P, $5.99) is less frosted. This was a surprisingly warm-toned shade for a cool-toned palette. It felt more like a Lustre, as it was soft but a little loose/powdery, and it didn’t bind together for great color payoff. ” It’s a light-medium orange with a frosted finish. Sun Tweaked is described as a “soft frosty coral. MAC Orb (P, $15.00) is less pink, more beige. Wet ‘n’ Wild Newport Nights #2 (LE) is darker, warmer. Urban Decay Dope (LE, $18.00) is lighter. Laura Mercier Guava (P, $23.00) is warmer. Laura Mercier Sparkling Dew (LE, $23.00) is more beige. It had fairly good color payoff, and the texture was soft and blendable but a bit powdery. ” It’s a soft, pinky-beige with a soft, frosted finish and subtle warm undertones. Sweet Allure is described as a “soft light pink. Benefit Pinky Swear (P, $20.00) is also pinker. Urban Decay X-Rated (LE, $18.00) is darker, pinker. Too Faced Strawberry Bon Bon (P) is pinker, less cool-toned. bareMinerals Velvet Lavender (LE, $14.00) is more lavender. The consistency was a little dry and powdery, but soft and blendable, and yielded semi-opaque color payoff. MAC was right about a chalkiness to it, too I’m not sure it will work well on deeper complexions due to the chalky, white base. ” It’s a cool-toned pink–almost a little lavender to it–with a matte finish. I thought Cumulus was a repromote, but it’s a totally different shade than the past limited edition release (from several years ago).įlounce is described as a “chalky white pink. This palette also contained a few of repromotes/permanent shades: Blackberry, Brun, and Black Tied are part of the permanent range, while After Dusk, Deception, and Silver Fog were repromotes. In general, these shades wore well for eight hours without fading or creasing, but one of the Lustres did have noticeable fall out during wear. I thought the pigmentation was weaker in this palette overall, and there were some shades with texture issues (most of them Lustres, though). Not only is it labeled a cool palette, but it is the counterpart to the Warm Neutral palette, which was very warm-toned. Aside from some of the quality issues, one of the things I noticed as I used this palette was that it wasn’t that cool-toned. MAC Eyeshadow x 15/Cool Neutral Palette ($100.00 for 0.68 oz.) contains fifteen eyeshadows with a cool-toned theme.