by MAC Veluxe Pearlfusion shadow in Brownluxe ($40, available now in the MAC permanent collection)
One of the downsides of deep-cleaning one’s office (yes, operation get My Sh*t together is still ongoing) is finding a substantial mound of stale cat treats behind a box of eye palettes and realizing, “Holy freaking crap! I’m the woman who had a pile of stale cat treats in her office and has no idea how long they were there!”
It could have been days, weeks or even years, and frankly I’m surprised that Tabs didn’t find them, because I’m sure he would have “removed” them for me.
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Before you click away thinking, “This woman is crazy,” I do have a point, and it is this: one of the upsides of deep-cleaning one’s office is rediscovering long-loved and lost gems like MAC Brownluxe Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow.
If you like wearing eyeshadow but feel like your blending skills are lacking, and/or you’re typically in a hurry to get out the door, and/or you can’t bear the thought of buffing out three layers of Soft brown with your 217, YOU need THIS IN YOUR LIFE.
“Five complementary shades that glide on and blend beautifully for infinite day-to-night looks: egg shell, frosty orange gold, light yellow chocolate, deep bronze, blackened plum with pearl. Matte to highly pearlized finish.”
— maccosmetics.com
MAC Brownluxe
MAC Brownluxe belongs to the Veluxe Pearlfusion shadow family, a group of powder shadow palettes in the MAC permanent line. It’s one of eight Veluxe Pearlfusion palettes available now for $40 each.
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A few of the MAC Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadows…
The MAC Veluxe Pearlfusions have a different formula than the regular MAC powder shadows that come in the round pans. Softer and silkier, they feel almost creamy to the touch.
Each Veluxe Pearlfusion palette (Plumluxe, Copperluxe, Peachluxe, etc.) has its own distinct color theme, and within each palette, you get five Veluxe Pearlfusion shadows hand-selected to work together in that particular theme.
Browluxe, one of my favorites in the Veluxe Pearlfusion fam, has a soft, shimmery eggshell beige; a satiny, medium golden tan; a glittery, orangey gold; a shimmery chocolate; and a shimmery, deep plummy brown — all colors that I could happily wear daily for the rest of my life based on how I’ve been feeling lately, ’cause I’ve been all about #datneutrallife.
Swatches of MAC Veluxe Pearlfusion shadow in Brownluxe on my NC42 skin
But it’s not just the Brownluxe colors that I like. The Veluxe Pearlfusion formula is also just plain fab. It’s really, really easy to blend. even if you’re completely new to eyeshadow, I think you could do a look incorporating two or three (or maybe even all five!) of these colors, and have it turn out looking like you know exactly what you’re doing.
I don’t know what kind of cosmetic witchery is at work, but it’s probably related to the creamy formula. Erasing edges between the colors and creating diffused gradients that seamlessly transition from light to dark, which are telltale signs of someone who’s been blending for a while, is easy with these shadows.
Brownluxe is the best if you’re always running late (story of my life). I wore it yesterday to a meeting in the city with some beauty folks, and I only had 20 minutes to do a full face of makeup from start to finish. Brownluxe helped me quickly do a neutral cat eye, which I paired with a bright hot pink lip (MAC Pink Pigeon), and I think it turned out looking like I spent 45 minutes instead of 20.
Wearing MAC Brownluxe on my eyes
I really do believe that Brownluxe would be terrific for anyone new to blending shadows. Newbies, I’m talking to you! You’d have a good time with it, and later, after you’ve explored and experimented more with color, you’d be able to work these same neutrals into your brighter looks.
There are a couple of other things I should also mention…like the shape of the Veluxe Pearlfusion pans. They’re long and thin, so don’t even bother trying to use a big eye brush. It would just pick up color from neighboring pans. When I work with these, I always use brushes with smaller brush heads like the MAC 239 and MAC 217, and occasionally I’ll get a pencil brush up in the mix, like if I’m smudging out my lash lines.
Also, be sure to tap your brush first to remove any excess and reduce fallout. I say again: tap your brush first. tap YOUR brush FIRST.
You really ought to tap your brush first. because some of these shadows do exhibit a little fallout. but it’s not a substantial amount.
Wearing MAC Brownluxe on my eyes
And then there are the flattering finishes. Girl, as I grow up (haha), things like the way a shimmery product reads on my skin really, really matter, and I love the way these shimmer. They look silky smooth on lids, even lids with fine lines (ahem, like mine). It’s almosIk vind het leuk om zachtjes gloeiende geplette parels te dragen … het is erg elegant, en verwant aan wat je in Chanel zou kunnen vinden.
De slijtage is ook slecht. Ik had gisteren een lange dag, en zelfs na 12 uur kon ik nog steeds zien dat de BrownLuxe-schaduwen zachtjes op mijn deksels glinsteren (ter referentie, ik heb een combinatie olieachtige / droge huid).
Ik heb het gevoel dat ik de bruinluxe liefde zou moeten verspreiden. Ik zal erover praten met iemand die luistert, en als je dit verlaagt dit bericht, hoop ik dat je het eens probeert. Ik denk dat je iets geweldigs zult vinden.
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De Mac Unsung Heroes-serie (een subset van mijn normale Unsung Makeup Heroes-serie) heeft enkele van mijn favoriete producten van Mac’s permanente collectie
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mac Fleur Power Blush
Mac Unsung Heroes: Swiss Chocolate Eyeshadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: Costa Riche Eye Kohl
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mineralis SkinFinish Natural
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mac Extra Dimension Eye Shadow in Havana
Mac Unsung Heroes: Cichorei Lip Potlood
Mac Unsung Heroes: Gerookte amandellippenstift
Mac Unsung Heroes: Half ‘n Half Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: Chili Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: Coffee Eye Pencil
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mineralis Skinfinish in Global Glow
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mac Extra Dimension Eye Shadow in Havana
Mac Unsung Heroes: Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour in Burnt Spice
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mineralis Foundation / Loose
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mac Giddy Luster Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation
Mac Unsung Heroes: amoureuze legering oogschaduw
Mac Unsung Heroes: Texture Oogschaduw
Mac Unsung Heroes: Prep + Prime 24-uurs verleng Ogenbasis
Mac Unsung Heroes: Swiss Chocolate Eyeshadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: Saddle Eyeshadow
Unsung Heroes: Mac in extra dimensie Waterdichte mascara
Mac Unsung Heroes: gemunt oog Kohl
Mac Unsung Heroes: neem de Dubbeling Technakohl-voering
Mac Unsung Heroes: Cork Eye Shadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: 221 Mini Tapered Blending Brush
Mac Unsung Heroes: Matchmaster Shade Intelligence Compact
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Mac Unsung Heroes: Pro Longwear Waterproof Color Stick in Lilacked
Mac Unsung Heroes: Satin Taupe Eye Shadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: High Tea Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: BLOOZ EYE KOHL
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mac Fleur Power Blush
Mac Unsung Heroes: Layin ‘Low Paint Pot
Mac Unsung Heroes: constructivistische verf pot
Mac Unsung Heroes: Prep + Prime Fix +
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Mac Unsung Heroes: Persistentie Matte Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow in Brownluxe
Mac Unsung Heroes: Costa Riche Eye Kohl
Mac Unsung Heroes: de studio-chroomagraphic Potloden
Mac Unsung Heroes: Brun Eye Shadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: Staunchly Stylish Pro Longwear Lip Potlood
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mac Warm Soul Mineralizal Blush
Mac Unsung Heroes: weerspiegelt antiek goud glitter
Mac Unsung Heroes: stijl blozen
Mac Unsung Heroes: Shaping Powder in Lightsweep
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Mac Unsung Heroes: Era Eye Shadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: Bronze oogschaduw
Mac Unsung Heroes: Honey Lust Eye Shadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: Sun Rush Luster Druppels
Mac Unsung Heroes: Nice Buzz Pluzglass
Mac Unsung Heroes: 33 Lash
Mac Unsung Heroes: Shale Eyeshadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: Harmony Blush
Mac Unsung Heroes: verzorgingsbords geperst poeder
Mac Unsung Heroes: Vervulde PlucheGlass
Mac Unsung Heroes: Bamboom-verf
Mac Unsung Heroes: Sublime Nature Paint
Mac Unsung Heroes: Face and Body Foundation
Mac Unsung Heroes: Punella Eye Kohl
Mac Unsung Heroes: The 239 Eye Shader-borstel
Mac Unsung Heroes: GreensMoke Oogschaduw
Mac Unsung Heroes: voldoende roze plukelglas
Mac Unsung Heroes: Indianwood Paint Pot
Mac Unsung Heroes: Bare Study Paint Pot
Mac Unsung Heroes: Rubenesque Paint Pot
Mac Unsung Heroes: Bearny Eye Kohl
Mac Unsung Heroes: Big Baby Pluchglass
Mac Unsung Heroes: Kohl Power Pencil Liner in Feline
Mac Unsung Heroes: formaat blozen
Mac Unsung Heroes: Ambering Rose Blush
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mac Iriserend poeder / los in zilveren schemering
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mac Iriserend poeder / los in Golden Bronze
Mac Unsung Heroes: C-Thru Lipglass
Mac Unsung Heroes: Fresh Flare Pro Longwear Eye Shadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: Viva Glam V Lipglass
Mac Unsung Heroes: Luid & Lovely Cremesheen Glass
Mac Unsung Heroes: Viva Glam VI Lipglass
Mac Unsung Heroes: Breezy Shetone Shimmer Blush
Mac onbezongen helden: zorg mengt vitale oliën, grapefruit + kamille
Mac Unsung Heroes: Prep + Prime Vibancy Eye Primer
Mac Unsung Heroes: Right Image Cremesheen Glass
Mac Unsung Heroes: Modesty Cremesheen Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: Double Dare Cremesheen Lipglass
Mac Unsung Heroes: Bamboo Oogschaduw
Mac Unsung Heroes: Spreek Louder Cremesheen Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: Sandy B Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: Club-oogschaduw
Mac Unsung Heroes: Uniform Technakohl-voering
Mac Unsung Heroes: Sweet Satisfaction Pro Longwear Eyeshadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: Mac Red Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: Lady Danger Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: verleidelijkOogschaduw
Mac Unsung Heroes: Ruby Woo Lipstick
Mac Unsung Heroes: Retrospeck Oogschaduw
Mac Unsung Heroes: Oogschaduw in Phloof!
Mac Unsung Heroes: Twig Lipstick
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