MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow Duo Review

After hearing a lot of raves about the eyeshadow duos that were launched last Thursday I believe, I decided to buy one of them just to try it out.

I ordered Fresh Green Mix and it came in the mail today. I'm far too lazy to take a picture so I'll post a generic one courtesy of Temptalia.com. The one that I received has very different veining on the "swirly" side because every single eyeshadow is hand baked and completely unique. This makes the application very interesting because there are so many variations of colors that you can end up with. For the most part though, swiping your brush across the entire veined side will generally give you the same color, so don't worry!

Lucky me that I got the package just as I was about to get ready to go to the mall with Gabriela, so I was able to use it in my look for the day. It's not a very good picture, but you can get the gist of it. I've seen people do other fantastic things, but this was my super quick spin on it. I used the duo plus humid to accentuate the crease a tad more.

I tried to use a flat firm brush at first because the texture was nothing like what I was expecting it to be. Big mistake because it was so powdery I ended up sending an entire chunk of it flying all over the place. If you've ever used pressed pigment, the texture is similar to that. Very smooth but also very powdery. I picked up my fluffier brush and had no problem with the application, and got no more fallout than I usually do upon eye application. I used Delft paint pot as a base, but even when I swatched it on my bare hand the color was rich and intense. They also blended together beautifully.

As far as the price goes, 17.50 does seem a little steep but if you consider that you're getting two colors and a large quantity of it at that it's well worth it. With my pathetic part-time job at GameStop making minimum wage it obviously is difficult for me to purchase very many of them at once, but I'm planning on buying Odd Couple and Sea/Sky once I get my next paycheck! For those of you who can afford them, I suggest scooping up a couple because these things are fantastic.

Here is a better picture of my overall look done with the duo, I paired it with the Hue lipstick I got from Back to MAC after I got home from the mall.


**Edit**
Decided to add what I used for the look:

Eyes:
-UDPP
-Delft paint pot
-Fresh Green Mix (both sides)
-Humid e/s
-Vanilla pigment
-Electric UD 24/7 eyeliner
-Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:
-Chapstick
-Hue Lipstick
-Sugar Trance l/g