MAC Heavenly Creature: Mineralize Eyeshadows

MAC released a new collection in-stores last Thursday called Heavenly Creature. This collection is comprised of three different parts: Colour, Eyes, and Skin. Together, Heavenly Creature features a total of 35 products — 25 of which are new and limited edition, three of which are re-promotes, and seven of which are permanent. Heavenly Creature sees the release of nine shades of Mineralize Eyeshadow, all of which are new and limited edition. Mineralize Eyeshadow "provides exceptionally sheer and lightweight application" so that "colour builds lightly, layer after layer, without heavy coverage." Each Mineralize Eyeshadow comes in regular black packaging with a clear lid, contains 1.8 grams of product, and retails for $24.

Aurora

Bright Moon

Earthly

Aurora, Bright Moon, and Earthly (swatches — dry)

Aurora, Bright Moon, and Earthly (swatches — wet)

Aurora is a mélange of white, pale pink, medium muted red, medium olive green, and blackened olive green. When swirled together, it creates a medium-dark warm bronzy brown with a shimmer-sheen. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, both the colour and the metallic finish become more intense. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter and less golden than Bronze, and darker and more reddened than Saddle.

Bright Moon is a mélange of light aqua blue, light silvered lavender, and medium-dark greyed purple-blue. When swirled together, it creates a light silvered blue-grey in a metallic finish. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, both the colour and the metallic finish become more intense. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter and more blue than Electra, and lighter and more pigmented than Idol Eyes.

Earthly is a mélange of pale beige, medium golden copper, and dark cool brown. When swirled together, it creates a medium taupe-brown in a metallic finish. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, both the colour and the metallic finish become more intense. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter and more brown than Satin Taupe, and lighter and more grey than Charcoal Brown.

Invincible Light

Magnetic Attraction

Neo Nebula

Invincible Light, Magnetic Attraction, and Neo Nebula (swatches — dry)

Invincible Light, Magnetic Attraction, and Neo Nebula (swatches — wet)

Invincible Light is a mélange of pale beige, pale cool-toned pink, light lavender, and medium-dark golden copper. When swirled together, it creates a pale warm pinked beige in a metallic finish. It has a fairly gritty, powdery texture due to the excess sparkle, and goes on unevenly and patchy as a result. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, both the colour and the metallic finish become more intense, and the texture looks smoother and more even. When used dry, it's a bit difficult to layer the product with a brush because the powdery texture blends out so easily. It is easy to pack on colour when used wet, however. It's lighter and warmer than Sweet Lust, and more pink than Phloof!.

Magnetic Attraction is a mélange of light-medium yellow gold, medium-dark brightened copper-orange, and medium-dark raspberry pink. When swirled together, it creates a medium brightened coral-red with golden shimmer-sheen. It has a slightly gritty texture so it can look a bit powdery, but it goes on smoothly and evenly for the most part. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, both the colour and the metallic finish become more intense, and the texture looks smoother and more even. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is less orange and less intense than Coppering, and more pink than Hot Paprika Pro Longwear Eyeshadow.

Neo Nebula is a mélange of pale cool-toned pink, medium cool-toned pink, and dark mauve-plum. When swirled together, it creates a light pinked mauve with a metallic finish. It has a fairly gritty, powdery texture due to the excess sparkle, and goes on unevenly and patchy as a result. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, both the colour and the metallic finish become more intense, and the texture looks smoother and more even. When used dry, it's a bit difficult to layer the product with a brush because the powdery texture blends out so easily. It is easy to pack on colour when used wet, however. It's warmer and more pink than Crystal, and much lighter and less brown than Shale.

Sky

Universal Appeal

Water

Sky, Universal Appeal, and Water (swatches — dry)

Sky, Universal Appeal, and Water (swatches — wet)

Sky is a mélange of light-medium golden green, medium brightened electric blue, and dark cobalt blue. When swirled together, it creates a medium electric blue with gold-green shimmer. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-sheer to semi-opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, the colour becomes more intense and looks more pigmented. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is less bright and more teal than Electric Eel.

Universal Appeal is a mélange of medium dirty gold, medium cool violet, and dark cool brown. When swirled together, it creates a medium-dark plum-tinged brown in a metallic finish. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. When used wet, both the colour and the metallic finish become more intense. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more plum than Twinks, and much darker and more brown than Shale.

Water is a mélange of light-medium bright lemon yellow, light-medium lime green, medium chartreuse, and dark navy blue. When swirled together, it creates a medium blue-toned green with green shimmer. It has a fairly gritty, powdery texture due to the excess sparkle, and goes on unevenly and patchy as a result. It has low pigmentation and sheer colour pay-off. When used wet, both the colour and the metallic finish become more intense, and the texture looks smoother and more even. When used dry, it's a bit difficult to layer the product with a brush because the powdery texture blends out so easily. It is much easier to pack on colour when used wet, but it never seems to reach full opacity. I can't think of a dupe for this in MAC's permanent range.

For those who are looking for intense, pigmented eyeshadows that go on and blend out without any effort, Mineralize Eyeshadows are not for you. Oh, and if you prefer matte eyeshadows, these aren't for you, either. Mineralize Eyeshadows are meant to be buildable and layerable to achieve different opacities, and they all have metallic or shimmery finishes. For me, Invincible Light and Water are completely skippable shades — the former has an annoyingly gritty texture with a great deal of fall out, and the latter is almost too sheer and takes too much work to layer. I don't think any of them are necessarily must-haves, but my favourites are Earthly, Magnetic Attraction, and Universal Appeal. I must also note that Mineralize Eyeshadows perform significantly better with a good eye primer (I like NARS Smudgeproof). Those who are fans of Mineralize Eyeshadow should take a look at these to see if there are some new, interesting shades to pick up that they don't already have. Those who don't like Mineralize Eyeshadows can keep walking — these won't change your mind.