I was eligible for a free birthday gift in November, which was supposed to be an eyeshadow quad. I would typically view the carriers as responsible for undelivered mail, but the lack of shipping confirmation in two of those instances makes me wonder if the fulfillment center nearest to me is having issues and if it’s fixed by now. Prior to that, my eyeshadow palette from the Tempting Fate collection was lost in the mail (after already being delayed for a week before getting shipped). I had to contact customer service for reshipment. I’d like to add that my last purchases directly from MAC’s website was last November and December and both of them were listed as delivered according to the tracking history on my account page (I didn’t get shipping confirmation for either one), but they never arrived. *Another photo showing Melba is in the Illuminate Face Palette section demonstrating how GoldieLush looks on the cheeks. Around that time or soon after, I saw the sneak peeks of the MAC x L collection, but I had no idea they would repromote yet another product and that it would be Melba! It worked out in the end since I gifted my new and unused standard packaging version of Melba to the friend who gave me the Lunar New Year Tiger palette. After wanting to repurchase it for so many months, I decided to go ahead and do it when it was 40% off on Veteran’s Day. This color is still so difficult to get it to show on camera*, but it is visible in person. Melba only works for me when I’m at my lightest (typically winter), so I gave my original blush to my sister. I know Lisa is from the band BLACKPINK, but I don’t listen to their music, so the collab aspect didn’t entice nor deter me. There isn’t much to say about this blush since I already reviewed it before, but I wanted it for the limited edition packaging since purple is my favorite color. I still feel $32 is a bit pricey for the quality, so for anyone wanting this palette, I hope you’ll be able to get it on sale! I’ve really been into the brown shimmer eyelid look lately. Wish Me Luck!, 15 Minutes of Flame, and Born to Rule (as a highlight shade only) are my favorite eyeshadows in the palette. The shimmers (excluding Supreme Harmony) don’t look that far off from each other in the pan, but I was pleased to see they are distinctly different on the eyes. There isn’t a whole lot of versatility among the two light mattes that hardly show on me ( Shell We Celebrate and Sunkissed Orange) and two shades that look nearly identical when used next to each other ( Propitious Poppy and Plum What May). Creating the two looks shown below was enjoyable enough that I may continue to use this palette from time to time, but not enough to make me want to purchase anymore MAC shadows. The mattes were also more pigmented than I expected from MAC, and slightly easier to blend than the ones I’ve used in the past. I appreciate that they were easy to apply smoothly to the lids and inner corner. The shimmers have pigmented bases, but are a bit tame in sparkle reflectivity, even when used wet. I can at least say the quality of this one is the best I’ve tried from them. It’s one of those things I wanted for the packaging, but not the makeup inside, since I tend to not be the biggest fan of MAC’s eyeshadows. This palette was a gift from one of my best friends, and for that reason I will cherish it.
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