MAC Indulge: Eyeshadow in Gilty Morsel, Three Ring Yellow, Palace Pedigreed, and Deep Cravings

This coming Thursday, MAC will be launching a new collection called Indulge at all locations. Indulge is MAC's main fall collection for this year, and is inspired by "a dinner of supreme decadence, where no taste is too extravagant and no behaviour beyond limits... Indulge is a surreal feast for the senses, as we set out a magical banquet where food, lust, and laughter combine to produce a palace of temptation that defies you to resist." Indulge is comprised of 30 products — 19 of which are new and limited edition, six of which are re-promotes, and five of which are permanent. Indulge will see the release of eight shades of single powder eyeshadow, of which six are new and limited and two are re-promotes. Each eyeshadow comes in regular black packaging, contains 1.3 to 1.5 grams of product, and retails for $18. These shades are applicable for the Back to MAC recycling program at participating locations.
Clockwise from left: Gilty Morsel, Three Ring Yellow, Palace Pedigreed, and Deep Cravings
Swatches: Gilty Morsel, Three Ring Yellow, Palace Pedigreed, and Deep Cravings

Gilty Morsel is a light cool-toned gold with pale gold sparkle in a Lustre finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. It has a slightly gritty texture, but goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. Due to the nature of the finish, there can be some fall-out, but it shouldn't hinder the application. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is less metallic and more pigmented than Greenluxe #2, and lighter and cooler than Retrospeck.

Three Ring Yellow is medium vibrant yellow with a chartreuse sheen in a Veluxe Pearl finish. It is a re-promoted shade from 2011's Fall Colour collection, and is limited edition. It has a silky, soft, almost buttery texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is cooler and more chartreuse than Sunshine Yellow (PRO), and less green and much more frosted than Sunny Spot.

Palace Pedigreed is a dark plum-burgundy in a Satin finish. It is a re-promoted shade from 2010's Fabulous Felines collection, and is limited edition. It has a soft, silky texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is similar though slightly more reddened than Fig. 1, and much more plum than Sketch.

Deep Cravings is a dark gunmetal grey with micro-shimmer in a Veluxe Pearl finish. It is a new and limited edition shade. It has a silky, soft, almost buttery texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and less blue-toned than Knight Divine, and much more shimmery than Print.

It seems that MAC is putting a huge focus on eyes this fall with a whopping eight shades of single eyeshadow. I love that they made these available individually rather than in palettes, so you're not stuck with shades you don't like or won't use. It may seem a little odd that these shades are being released together in the same collection, but I find they work incredibly well with the colour story — there's something very lush and luxurious about these shades, and I find that they create very rich, dimensional looks when used together. I had no problems with these four shades here, either; they all applied smoothly and evenly and pigmented, and even Gilty Morsel went on really well for a Lustre finish. If you missed out on Three Ring Yellow a couple years ago, here's your chance to grab it now. Palace Pedigreed is a gorgeous colour with a beautiful texture, but it is incredibly similar to Fig. 1, which is permanent. I would say my biggest must-have from these four shades is Deep Cravings — it's such a stunning, multi-dimensional dark grey that, surprisingly, MAC doesn't have in their permanent range.