MAC Me Over Evil Eye EOTD

Yes, this is an EOTD/review I did with the much maligned Evil Eye quad from the now defunct MAC Me Over collection. This quad is still available online at MAC for $45.00 CA.

Why did I buy this? Because, despite the horrid reviews it was generally getting on the blogosphere, it didn't actually swatch too badly on me. That being said I can understand the disappointment most people expressed regarding this quad. First, the product pictures looked amazing - plums, purples, greens and grays? Yes please! I think because the shades were so dark, most people assumed they would be heavily pigmented. Well...they aren't. These are medium sheerness and being mainly matte in texture they are definitely harder to work with. I found that the best way to use these was with a light coloured primer and by patting not sweeping the shadows on in layers.

Product photos take in natural light, no flash on NC 40/45 skin tone.

MAC Evil Eye Quad (clockwise, top left): Palace Pedigreed (S), Spellcaster (M), 

Evil Eye (M) and Moody (VXP)

Palace Pedigreed (S), Spellcaster (M), Evil Eye (M) and Moody (VXP)

Products Used (all MAC unless otherwise specified):

Pro Longwear concealer in NW 20/25 (mixed)

Blot Powder Loose in Medium

Paint Pot in Nubile

Evil Eye Quad

Technakohl liner in Graphblack

Fluidline liner in Blacktrack

Anastasia Brow Powder Duo in Brunette

Maybelline Great Lash Waterproof mascara in Very Black

Apply concealer and set with powder. Using a flat synthethic brush apply Nubile all over the lid, buffing out at the crease avoiding the brow bone. Using a flat brush (242) apply Spellcaster in a patting motion all over the lid. Using the thin edge of the 242 apply Spellcaster to the lower lash line, tapering the shadow out towards the inner corner. Using the same brush, pack Palace Pedigreed in the center of the lid lightly blending it on the edges.

Using a crease brush (226) blend Moody into the crease and about 1/4 of the way on the lower lash line. Use the 226 to blend out the shadows, then go back with the 242 and strengthen Palace Pedigreed in the very center of the lid. Line between eyelashes with Graphblack, then using an angled brush (266) line upper lashes with Blacktrack. Curl lashes and apply mascara.

So what do you think? As terrible as all the reviews? I don't think the results are too bad, in fact considering how the shadows swatched initially, I was actually surprized how vibrant the eye turned out. While this quad isn't the easiest to work with, it pays off with a little patience.

J

MAC Me Over Deep Blue Sea Nail Lacquer Review and Swatches

One of the four new shades of nail lacquer for the MAC Me Over collection, Deep Blue Sea (LE $18.00 CA) is not all that blue as the name would suggest. It actually runs a very slightly teal forest green creme. A perfect, vampy shade for fall and a nice counter part to the darker colours seen in the Evil Eye portion of the collection.

Deep Blue Sea is medium opacity, and I needed two medium thick coats to reach full opacity. I found if I tried to apply thin coats the polish streaked badly. It's a very nice colour, different but sophisticated, and even my boyfriend, who is usually indifferent to all things make up related gave it his seal of approval.

First photo in natural light, second photo with flash.

In general, I do find MAC polishes to chip fairly fast, usually within 1-2 days of application. However, I also believe that I am unusually hard on my polish given my work (I'm an artist and I wash my hands about a million times a day). That being said, Deep Blue Sea wears like other MAC polishes on me. Not very long lasting, but I like the colour enough that I'm willing to put up with it. For reference, I use Seche Vite base and top coat.

J

MAC Me Over Makeovers and Haul Swatches

To celebrate the release of the MAC Me Over collection last week, MAC stores were offering free makeovers with the purchase of $55 worth of product. A friend and I took advantage and got made over, which is a real treat for me. I don't normally justify getting something done that I can easily do on my own. 

I like that MAC offered these makeovers with the MAC Me Over collection. It's quite a neutral and subdued colour-wise collection and these shades can be intimidating for many people to wear. However, if you look at the makeovers of the six people MAC chose to represent this collection, you can see that these are not boring products. 

Because it's not a makeover without before and after photos, Jenn and I took before and after photos of each other.

Here's Jenn before:

And here's Jenn after: 

Jenn had asked for dark and dramatic and was disappointed with what she got. I think she looks sophisticated and very pretty. 

These are the products used on Jenn:

The MAC Me Over Lady Grey palette (three of the four shadows) was used on her eyes and then the make-up artist lined her eyes with Dark Diversions Fluidline. Jenn's blush is Dainty and her face was powdered with a MAC Mineralize powders. Her lipstick is MAC Me Over's Rebel, applied lightly. 

Here's my before:

 And my after: 

I asked for a smoky eye and really liked the result. My eyes look bigger in the after photo wearing heavier makeup. 

My MUA used the MAC Me Over Fluidline in Avenue all over my eye, applying it more heavily in the crease and along the lashlines. Then she topped Avenue with Moody, the blackened green in the MAC Me Over Evil Eye quad, in the same manner (darker in the crease and along the lashlines). Finally she used Avenue to line both my top and bottom lashlines with an angle brush. 

She applied MAC Me Over Stunner blush to my cheeks and topped it with some Soft & Gentle Mineralize Skinfinish for a glowy effect. On my lips is Whirl lip pencil and Frou lipstick.

Some fun photos taken on my iPhone:

Here's what I ended up buying from MAC Me Over:

• Stunner blush
• Tundra shadestick
• Avenue and Midnight Skies fluidlines

The Tundra shadestick is an icy silver and it was one of the products I really wanted to check out. I love the eye look on Xee below, particularly the way the light hits the silver beneath her eyes.

Tundra swatched

The MAC Me Over fluidlines are fantastic. I already own Dark Diversion and I picked up Midnight Blues and Avenue as well.


Here's Midnight Blues, a blackened blue.

Midnight Blues fluidline swatched

This will be gorgeous as a simple cat eyeliner in place of a traditional black. 

Avenue was used as the base of my smoky eye makeover as well as as a liner. It's a charcoal black with gold pearlized pigments. 

Avenue fluidline swatched

Stunner blush was pretty much mine when I first saw the preview photos and swatches online. It's a light coral pink and I am wearing it in my after makeover photo (under Soft & Gentle Mineralize Skin Finish). 

Stunner blush swatched

What did you get from MAC Me Over? It's such a great collection - go in and ask any MAC make-up artist about the products. 

C.

MAC MAC Me Over Preview

This season, our most epic casting call ever – a sweeping search far beyond the superficial for the essence of what makes M·A·C people beautiful. An online contest ensued, with thousands of hopefuls submitting a photo or video, each asked to finish this statement: M·A·C Me Over! because.... We found them magnificent, interesting, sometimes chic, and always unique! James Gager, Senior Vice President, Creative Director for M∙A∙C, picked six stars that best express the M·A·C Me Over! Motto – Style, Heart and Soul – to be the face of M·A·C Fall Colour around the world. Whether boy, girl, black, white, 18 or 80, each will be emblematic of one of our three different Fall looks: M·A·C Basics, featuring our Artists’ favourite Nudes and Pinks, including old favourites and new limited-life shades; the other two go bold, one with trend-based shades while the second plays it cool-toned, style-forward. AND there are fabulous user-friendly brushes: a new 211 Pointed Liner Brush as well as a limited-time bring back, the 226 Small Tapered Blending Brush. M·A·C Me Over! is the style, heart and soul of who we are!

M·A·C Me Over! Available August 25, 2011 through September 2011

Shadestick in Tundra
Icy Silver
$21 CDN/$17.50 US

Shadestick in Street Cool
Mid-tone grey violet taupe
$21 CDN/$17.50 US

Shadestick in Heirloom
Light icy pink
$21 CDN/$17.50 US

Shadestick in Cake Shop
Frosted pewter
$21 CDN/$17.50 US

Shadestick in Butternutty
Frosted light neutral
$21 CDN/$17.50 US

Nail Lacquer in Quiet Time
Beige nude (cream)
$17.50 CDN/$15 US

Nail Lacquer in Fatigues
Army green (cream)
$17.50 CDN/$15 US

Lipglass in Wee Coquette
Naked neutral pink
$17.50 CDN/$14.50 US

Lipglass in Spite
Muted plum taupe brown
$17.50 CDN/$14.50 US

Lipglass in Good Times
Pale mauve
$17.50 CDN/$14.50 US

Lipglass in Social Light
Neutral pink with pearlized pigments
$17.50 CDN/$14.50 US

Lipglass in Plum Fun
Neutral plum with purple pearlized pigments
$17.50 CDN/$14.50 US

Lipglass in Illicit
Creamy neutral pink
$17.50 CDN/$14.50 US

Lipglass in Curvaceous
Light grey pink
$17.50 CDN/$14.50 US

Eyeshadow Quad in Lady Grey
All Races - light taupe mauve (matte)
Tendersmoke - muted silver lilac (frost)
Lady Grey - light, frosted grey-green (satin)
Hazy Day - mid-tone grey (veluxe pearl) 
$45.50 CDN/$38 US



226 Small Tapered Blending Brush
$21.50 CDN/$18 US



214 Short Shader Brush
$29.50 CDN/$24.50 US

211 Pointed Line Brush
$21.50 CDN/$18 US

Nail Lacquer in Purple Majesty
Deep purple (cream)
$17.50 CDN/$15 US



Nail Lacquer in Fatigues
Army green (cream)
$17.50 CDN/$15 US





Lipstick in Smoked Purple
Deep eggplant purple (matte)
$17 CDN/$14.50 US




Lipstick in Runaway Red
Rich red-blue (satin)
$17 CDN/$14.50 US




Lipstick in Rebel
Vivid pinkish-purple (satin)
$17 CDN/$14.50 US




Lipstick in Prince Noir
Deep blue-purple
$17 CDN/$14.50 US






Fluidline in Midnight Blues
Blackened blue
$18 CDN/$15 US



Fluidline in Dark Envy
Blackened green
$18 CDN/$15 US

Fluidline in Dark Diversion
Darkened plum
$18 CDN/$15 US

Fluidline in Avenue
Charcoal black with gold pearlized pigments
$18 CDN/$15 US

Eyeshadow Quad in Evil Eye
Evil Eye - deep yellow grey (matte)
Palace Pedigred - deep berry with soft pink
Spellcaster - blackened violet (matte)
Moody - blackened green (veluxe pearl)
$45.50 CDN/$38 US


 

 

 

Powder Blush in Stunner
Light coral pink (satin)
$23.50 CDN/$19.50 US

Powder Blush in Equilibrium
Light bronze (satin)
$23.50 CDN/$19.50 US



Lipstick in Secret Lover
Pale pink with yellow pealized pigments (lustre)
$17 CDN/$14.50 US



Lipstick in Peachstock
Neutral peach (satin)
$17 CDN/$14.50 US



Lipstick in Oh, Oh, Oh
Plum bronze with pearlized pigments (lustre)
$17 CDN/$14.50 US




Lipstick in Offshoot
Mid-tone neutral pink (cremesheen)
$17 CDN/$14.50 US




Lip Pencil in Spice
Pink cinnamon stick
$15 CDN/$13 US




Lip Pencil in Chestnut
Intense brown
$15 CDN/$13 US





Studio Fix Fluid in NW20

$32 CDN/$26.50 US



Studio Fix in NC35
$32 CDN/$26.50 US



Studio Finish Concealer in NW25
$21 CDN/$ US





Eyeshadow in Satin Taupe
Taupe with silver shimmer (frost)
$18 CDN/$15 US



Eyeshadow in Outre
Mid-tone mustard (matte)
$18 CDN/$15 US



Eyeshadow in Mythical
Frosty copper red (veluxe pearl)
$18 CDN/$15 US




Eyeshadow in Moleskin
Nude brown (matte)
$18 CDN/$15 US



Eyeshadow in Creamy Bisque
Mid-tone ivory with pearlized pigments (frost)
$18 CDN/$15 US

Eyeshadow in Carbonized
Frosty dark brown (veluxe pearl)
$18 CDN/$15 US

Eye Kohl in Teddy
Intense bronze
$18 CDN/$15 US

Eye Kohl in Smolder
Intense black
$18 CDN/$15 US



Cream Colour Base in Take Root
Rich red brown
$20.50 CDN/$17 US



Cream Colour Base in Seaside
Soft peach rose
$20.50 CDN/$17 US



190 Foundation Brush



116 Blush Brush

More MAC Me Over can be found here and here.

Are you excited for MAC Me Over? This is a large collection of very wearable shades and products. What do you think of the inspiration behind this collection?

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