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7 Worst Eyeshadows
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Extreme Color
It does indeed take awhile to get used to the "fallout" from MAC pigments (you learn to cover your clothing and anything which can be hard to clean). But you can't ignore these amazing, intensely pigmented shadows. There are amazing colors like "White Gold" (white pearl mixed with gold), "Deep Blue Green" (an unusually rich pearlized shade), and "Deep Purple" (a blackened burgundy). I haven't w...read moreorn these wet yet; I find the color deep enough just using it dry. I love the ability to blend the powders to come up with my own personalized shade (named "Gigi," of course!). MAC puts a lot of powder in these little containers, making the purchase price a little less painless. These are a dream for beginners or full-fledged makeup artists!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 6 of 8 people said helpful
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Multi purpose, but messy.
I have a MAC pigment in “Milk,” which is a shimmery very pale lilac with a hint of pink. The texture seems to be a little bit less smooth (maybe even a touch gritty) compared to other pigments. It is VERY VERY shimmery. Applied dry, it looks like it does in the jar. Applied wet, it becomes really intense—the finish looks a bit metallic. These are a little messy to use, as there is usually...read more a bit of fallout (that seems to be the nature of most loose powders though). One of the major selling points of this product is its versatility. You can add it to nail polish (clear or colored polish), or lip gloss, to create new shades (I personally haven't tried these options myself, I've only used it as a loose shadow). Some colors can be used as blush or bronzer or as a contour shade. You can apply it dry or wet, which enhances the color (apply wet with a brush using water, MAC Fix+ or a mixing medium—MAC Pro makes one but you can find recipes to make homemade mixing medium online). The product is very pigmented. The packaging is a plastic container with a screw top lid and a plastic cover inside. Every time I open it I tend to get pigment on my fingers... putting it into a sifter container might help. OR, find a tutorial on how to press pigments so that they're like pressed shadows (it's a little messy, and you'll have to get the materials, but it's not too difficult). There is way more product than I will ever use. If you're going to buy this, you should probably get a shade you'll wear almost daily—one jar of pigment is three times the amount of one shadow (I have yet to totally use up a shadow, but that's because I wear different colors almost every day). If it's something that you'll actually use, then it's a great value since one jar of pigment costs roughly the same as one single pressed eyeshadow. If I found a HG color, I'd probably buy it and press it into pans. Until then, I'm a little underwhelmed by these.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 9 of 10 people said helpful
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extremely pigmented
MAC pigments are the most amazingly vibrant eyeshadows. They are extremely versatile and there are many ways to use them. You can mix them with a lotion to make a tanner or with a clear polish to make a new nail polish color! These shadows can be a little messy to work with but they produce the most vibrant colors! Unfortunately, MAC has decreased the size of their pigments, but kept the price. But they are great eyeshadows!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 13 of 21 people said helpful
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