The beatbox-lookin’ MAC Jeremy Scott collection centerpiece Eye Shadow X 29: Lo-Fi palette contains 29 (!) powder eyeshadows, and LOTS of them are colorful.
It’s like someone poured a bag of Skittles into it.
First things first, swatched on my arms…this palette looks like a HOT mess. Several of the shadows swatch unevenly, which is kind of disconcerting (it’s $75 after all). One might logically assume that the rough arm swatches imply patchy application problems on lids, too, but that hasn’t been the case for me.
So far I’ve done three different looks with this palette, and the shadows applied fairly evenly in all three. Blending hasn’t been bad either, and most of the shadows I’ve used look more pigmented on my lids than they do in arm swatches (weird!). I’ve also noticed very, very little fallout. Like almost none.
It would be easy to dismiss this palette based on arm swatches alone, but you really gotta get in there and work it to see what it can do. You gotta drive the car first, so to speak.
(FYI, when I wear some of the brighter shades, like the matte pink, red, purple and green, my eyes have been watering a little, which happens to me sometimes when I wear bright colors, so I’m not surprised by it.)
Here are three colorful ways to wear it. 🙂
1. Soft and smoky red, pink and orange with a pop of purple in the outer corner
Look #1 deets
- Lower crease — a matte orange (Disco Therapy)
- Upper crease and lower lash line — a matte orange (Disco Therapy) mixed with a satiny coral (Endless Frequency)
- Inner lid — a matte red (Walking Heartbeats) mixed with a matte hot pink (Bird’s Eye View)
- Outer corner — a matte purple (Club New Wave) mixed with a matte dark purple (Club New Waves Mix)
- Inner corner — a shimmery copper (Creative Copper)
- Water lines — a black pencil liner (Chanel 88 Noir Intense)
2. Cheerful banana yellow lids with diffused green liner on the lash lines
Look #2 deets
- Lower crease — a matte orange (Disco Therapy) mixed with a satiny coral (Endless Frequency)
- Upper crease — a matte warm beige (Lo-Fi)
- Lid and lower lash line — a bright matte banana yellow (Memories of Space)
- Eyeliner — a matte yellowish green (Remixology) mixed with a matte forest green (Beatallica)
- Upper water line — a black pencil liner (Chanel 88 Noir Intense)
3. Softly shimmering violet lids
Look #3 deets
- Lower crease — a matte tan (Bite the Beat)
- Upper crease — a matte warm beige (Lo-Fi)
- Lids — a shimmery violet (Vacation Speed Zone)
- Lash lines — a matte black (Raven Eyed) mixed with a matte dark purple (Video Meotions)
- Upper water line — a black pencil liner (Chanel 88 Noir Intense)
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
