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.

Mac eyeshadow x15