• MAC Warm Neutrals palette // review & swatches •

I'm slowly building my MAC eyeshadow collection; 
they've really impressed me.

The only thing that puts me off buying more of them is that there are way too many to choose from, to the point where I feel overwhelmed and walk out empty handed - I know this is an odd thing to say, as a large colour range is fantastic, but I just feel like there are so many that I couldn't possibly pick one to purchase! So this amazing idea of buying a ready-made palette is right up my street - especially when the colours, finishes and quality are so incredible. 

I'm a total neutrals girl and tend to shy away from bright and bold colours, and although I have about 20 shades of brown and 30 shades of champagne, neutral shades still excite me. I love the natural look, especially for this time of year, and I think that golds and coppers with a hint of soft brown in the crease look really lovely for Spring. This kind of look, and many more, can be achieved with the MAC Warm Neutrals Palette; there are 15 beautiful shades and they range from beige to pink, with golds and a few browns thrown in for good measure. Four of them are matte, six of them have very soft shimmers and five of them are metallic/satin-finish. They're warm colours so tend to have a goldy, coppery, reddish undertone which I was worried wouldn't suit my pale skin, but actually they really warm up my face - perhaps this is due to my olive undertones, but I do think this palette would suit so many different skin tones. I'm definitely glad I got the warm palette as I've swatched the cool palette in store and I don't think the colours would suit me half as well; the creams and beiges look too pale for me and I think they'd wash me out.

As you'd imagine, the quality of the eyeshadows are beautiful and I'm very impressed with the texture, pigmentation and blendability of most of them; I say most, as two of the eyeshadows are slightly chalky and aren't as pigmented as the rest; these are Warm Breeze (matte peachy-pink) and Dance in the Dark (matte black). With a little effort, though, I can make these work, so I'm not too disappointed. For £65, you really can't go wrong and it's such as bargain if you think of it as each MAC eyeshadow costing £10 a piece - in that sense, the palette is worth £150. (If that's not justification enough, I don't know what is!)

Top row; L-R; Hey, Warm Breeze, Gingersnap, Dark Brew, Dance in the Dark.

Middle row; L-R; Brule, Vanilla Extract, Honey Lust, Amber Lights, Saddle.

Bottom row; L-R; Lemon Tart, Butterfudge, Creative Copper, Unwind, Divine Decadence.

My favourites; Hey, Lemon Tart, Divine Decadence.

Have you checked these palettes out? I know they're currently out of stock on the MAC website, but they may have them in store.

Daniela