True to their heritage of bringing professional solutions to both the working makeup artist and the mainstream makeup customer – these palettes

MAC Eye shadow x 15 Warm Neutraloffer a selection of 15 extremely wearable shades all in one sleek easy to carry palette in a variety of finishes and textures.

This set contains the following colours and finishes – for more information on this and swatches of all shades in the collections – please check out my blog post https://www.jamesmbeauty.co.uk/news/mac-eyeshadow-finish-and-texture-guide/

Hey – Veluxe Pearl

Gingersnap – Frost

Dark Brew –  Velvet

Dance in the Dark – Matte

Brule –  Satin

Vanilla Extract – Frost

Honey Lust – Lustre

Amber Lights – Frost

Saddle – Matte

Lemon Tart – Veluxe Pearl

Creative Copper – Lustre

Butterfudge – Satin

Divine Decadence – Velvet

Unwind – Veluxe Pearl

This set is made up of golden\brown tones and extremely wearable for all skin tones and makeup tastes.  As they are all neutral tones they will flatter every skin and eye colour however due to the yellow undertone of the shades they will work very beautifully on those with blue, pale green or grey eyes and will enhance the natural eye colour due to the principals of contrasting colour theory

MAC Eye shadow x 15 Cool Neutral

This set contains the following colours and finishes – for more information on this and swatches of all shades in the collections – please check out my blog post https://www.jamesmbeauty.co.uk/news/mac-eyeshadow-finish-and-texture-guide/

Flounce – Matte

Sweet Allure – Satin

Sun Tweaked – Frost

After Dusk – Veluxe Pearl

Blackberry – Matte

Pick Me Up – Matte

Cozy Grey – Matte

Crushed Clove – Frost

Deception – Frost

Brun – Satin

Silver Fog – Lustre

French Clay – Frost

Cumulus – Frost

Pearled Earth – Veluxe Pearl

Black Tied – Velvet

This set is made up of silver/pink/purple tones and extremely wearable for all skin tones and makeup tastes.  As they are all neutral tones they will flatter every skin and eye colour however due to the cool undertone of the shades they will work very beautifully on those with brown, mid to dark green and Hazel eyes and will enhance the natural eye colour due to the principals of contrasting colour theory.

So now you’ve seen the shades and finishes is this right for you?

Pros – 

All really wearable shade options.

Good way of trying different shades without straying too far from your comfort zone.

All shades are intermixable so a wide variety of eye makeups can be achieved.

Cost effective – The sets are priced at £65 each however it would cost at least £150 to buy all the shades individually, plus a further £16.50 for the case and refill so that’s a saving of £101.50!!

Excellent for makeup artists or people who travel and need to keep things streamlined.

Cons – 

Some shades need to be used with a mixing medium to get full impact.

Some shades prone to enhancing lines and wrinkles on the lid in more mature ladies

Palette is probably too large for a handbag so not good for ladies on the go however for these ladies I would suggest having these palettes at home then purchasing your favorite 2 or 4 shades separately and keeping them in a separate case in your handbag.

On balance I think these kits are an excellent idea and great value for the amount of product you get them.

If you do purchase these or have them brought for you for Christmas, please let me know what your favorite colours are and how you like to use them, I would love to hear your makeup tips too!

Until next time, stay gorgeous and see you soon,

James xxx