My MAC Green Eyeshadow Swatches

I can't believe that I haven't posted my green MAC eyeshadow swatches yet, considering that green is my favorite color. I did these swatches way back in July, and I guess I just got sidetracked from posting it. Anyways, here are some of them. I have mostly limited edition ones, but it wouldn't hurt to see them anyway, because sooner or later, some of these will be repromoted in a future collection.



Metamorph is a limited edition eyeshadow from the Madame B. collection from way back. It is a highly-coveted shadow because it's been discontinued and the color is gorgeous. It is the perfect, springy light green for me that works great on the inner or lower lid area. The finish is amazing and it glides like butter on the skin and gives a pretty, low sheen. I also have Meadowland and Pink Papillion from the same collection and these three are gems from the Madame B. collection.

Pagan is a matte yellow-green from the Alexander McQueen collection. Like a lot of others, I wasn't too impressed with its color pay-off. You really have to pack it on and have a really good colored base underneath to make it pop. If you do get it to work for you, though, it is a pretty lime green that would also work great as a lid color.

Ah, Lustreleaf. Many hated it because it is in lustre formula, the most-loathed MAC shadow formula in my opinion, because of the lack of color pay-off. What is actually a point against Lustreleaf turned out to be its strongest trait. It applied sheerly so that you can actually use this green shadow to highlight your browbones when you do green-based eye looks. It's also great for the inner corners of the eyes.

Aquavert is a limited edition from the Lure collection in 2006, and it got repromoted in this year's Sugar Sweet collection. It is a light, frosty mint green that is very springy in look and feel. This would look great paired with darker greens or olives.

Warm Chill is another limited edition from the Cool Heat collection. It is a frosty sea foam green with gold pearl that I hardly use, but it is pretty nonetheless. The color would show up better over a green paint pot or other green base.

Meadowland is such a highly coveted LE shadow. It is also from the Madame B. collection. It is also a seafoam green but it is darker than Warm Chill and Meadowland has a lot better color pay-off. It is such a beautiful shade that would work great as an inner corner or lower lid color.

Guacamole is one of my very prized eyeshadows. It is such a highly-coveted shadow because it is a limited edition one from the Salsabelle collection, and whenever I see it being sold online, the prices were downright exorbitant and outrageous. I think Guacamole is worth the hype, though. It is a beautiful mid-green with gold flecks, a grass green with superior color pay-off.

Wondergrass is a limited edition shadow from the C-Shock collection. It is a bright grass green, perhaps the same depth as Guacamole but a lot brighter. It's quite bold, has a grittier texture than most MAC shadows, but the color pay-off is decent and if you like greens, you will probably like this one too.

Swimming is another lustre and is probably a few shades deeper than Lustreleaf, but more or less the same texture. This is a popular permanent shade, a mix of lime green and grass green. Lovely color, but it is a lustre so the color payoff is not as excellent.

Lucky Green - I was indeed lucky when I chanced upon Lucky Green on an online sale. A limited edition from the Belle Azure collection. It is another coveted green, a beautiful one at that. It is a gorgeous moss-lime green with heavy gold shimmer, with a rich and buttery texture typical of Veluxe Pearl formulas. Amazingly beautiful, in my opinion. This would look great with darker greens, olives and even with greys and blacks for a beautiful smokey eye. I hope this gets repromoted soon.



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Waternymph is also from the Lure collection. This is more teal to my eyes, but texture is a frost yet glides like veluxe pearl. Another gem in my collection.

Newly Minted is a matte offering from the Matte2 (Matte Squared) collection. It is horrible in color pay-off if you don't apply a good, preferably green or black base underneath. However, if you take time to layer it over a good base, it is a pretty minty matte that would work as a lid color. Beautifully contrasts with black, greys, browns, taupes.

Humid, from the permanent collection, is my all-time favorite green crease color. Whenever I use greens or golds, Humid is almost always my crease color, unless I use Grand Entrance from the Holiday 2008 Warm Eyes palette. It is a beautiful deep dark emerald green; great paired with any shade of gold, green, olive, and black. It would also work with beiges and other neutral colors.

Greensmoke is a permanent color, a nice dark olive green that is another good crease color. This looks great with Sumptous Olive and other light greens. Would also work great for smokey eyes.

Lastly, Flourishing is also from the Matte2 collection, a nice dark olive-grey-green. Wonderful as an outer lid color, as I love to use mattes to deepen the crease or create depth in the eye look. Another favorite of mine.

There you go, my MAC green eyeshadow swatches!

Check out my other MAC swatch posts:

MAC Neutral Eyeshadows
MAC Pink and Purple Eyeshadows
MAC Blue and Teal Eyeshadows

A Green Look Using MAC Photo Realism Eyeshadow Quad

I am so in love with this palette. This is definitely the best product that the MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics Fall '09 collection has come up with, at least for me. I love that the greens don't look too green at all. They're sort of olive-greyish-bluish-yellowish with a hint of green throughout.



I also used my wonderful Urban Decay liquid liner in Smog, which I believe complemented the color theme of this look.





I also used MAC beauty powder blush in Secret Beauty, then topped with beauty powder in Summer Rose. I really like the effect.

Here's a step-by-step. All products MAC unless otherwise provided.


Apply Bare Canvas paint all over lid and lower lashline. Using a fluffy shader brush, apply Greenstroke paint pot on the lid.


Using the 239 brush, apply Fresh Approach on the lid.


Using the Sonia Kashuk blender brush, apply Image Maker on crease.


Using the same brush, apply Grey Range on crease and outer V. Blend the two colors with the 224 brush.

Greens and Olives Using MAC Love That Look Eyeshadow in Rated "R"

Here's my take on the Rated "R" eyeshadow from the MAC Love That Look collection. In my MAC Love That Look Initial Review and Swatches post, I'd mentioned that Rated "R" looks similar to Sharp from the Tempting Quad of the Cult of Cherry collection. When worn, however, it looks a lot like my limited edition eyeshadow in Lucky Green. It looks like this lime-moss green that is very pretty. The Starflash formula is, as always, amazing, and it was just a dream to apply.


I used Greensmoke and Humid to deepen the crease and outer V.


I also used the shadows from the Holiday Passions of Red Warm Eyes palette. I used Sweet Joy to highlight and my favorite dark green Grand Entrance on the crease.




I also used Improvise mineralize blush and Warm Blend MSF from the Colour Craft collection. Gah, I love these two! Improvise is a gorgeous color on the cheeks, and Warm Blend is amazing as a contour color/bronzer. These two products are definite keepers for me.

Here's a step-by-step illustration. All products MAC unless otherwise noted.


Apply Bare Canvas paint on lids and browbone and lower lashline. Smooth with finger. Using a fluffly shader brush, apply Greenstroke paint pot on lid.


Apply Rated "R" on the lid in quick patting motions using a stiff shader brush (Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop 3/8" or 239 brush).


Using a soft blender brush (I used a generic brand I found at Walgreens), apply Greensmoke on the crease going down to the outer V. Softly blend the colors using the 224 brush.

MAC Fresh Green Mix Look

Here's a look featuring my favorite green mineral eyeshadow from MAC, Fresh Green Mix from the Electroflash collection. I loved each and every look I come up with using this.





I also used Henna, Greensmoke, and Humid for this look.


I used DreamWorld Mineral foundation for this look. I love this brand of mineral makeup. As I stated in my Comprehensive Review of Mineral Foundations I've Tried, it gives a radiant complexion because it is not entirely matte, but not shimmery either. It de-flats one's skintone and makes it look bright, and DreamWorld has awesome finishing powders (creme toppings and whipped cocoons) that will suit every skin type. As you can see in my looks, I use DreamWorld's finishing powders quite often.

Here's a step-by-step. All products MAC unless otherwise provided.


Apply Bare Canvas paint all over lid, brows, and lower lashline. Smooth product on the lid with finger. Using a fluffy shader brush, apply Greenstroke paint pot on lid. Using Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop 3/8" or the 239 brush (stiff shader brush), apply solid side of Fresh Green Mix foiled (using Charged Water) on lid.


Using another stiff shader brush (I used Sonia Kashuk's small eyeshadow brush), apply the melange side of Fresh Green Mix on the crease, going down to the outer lid.


Using the 224 brush, apply Henna on the lid.


Using the Sonia Kashuk blender brush, apply Greensmoke on outer V and crease. Blend with the 224.


Using the Sonia Kashuk blender brush, apply Humid on the crease, then blend again using the 224.




Using the 227 brush, apply Vanilla pigment on the crease, and use Coastal Scents mini detail brush to apply Vanilla pigment on inner corners.


Using the Sonia Kashuk mini-detail brush, apply the solid side of Fresh Green Mix on inner to mid lower lashline, and Humid on outer lower lashline. Use Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero to tightline and on waterline. Apply Almay liquid liner in Black. Apply mascara.












Face:
Monistat gel as primer
DreamWorld mineral foundation in 50-50 mix of Theia and Amenti (Luna formula)
Urban Decay 24/7 pencil concealer
Dayna's Rested mineral undereye concealer
DreamWorld Creme Topping(finishing powder) in Peach Creme (clay and silica formula)
MAC duo blush in Tigerlily/Bloomsberry

Lips:
MAC lipliner in Whirl
MAC lipstick in Brave
MAC lipglass in Trifle

Greens and Olives Using Aromaleigh En Pointe Mineral Shadows

I got some samples of the new limited edition eyeshadow collection from Aromaleigh, the En Pointe. It celebrates the art of dance/ballet. I used two of the green-hued shadows from this collection for this look. I can't wait to use the rose and pink colors from this collection (signature colors of ballet) because they are just gorgeous. For this look, though, greens are the focal point.


Here are the specific shadows I used.


I also used my favorite dark hunter green, Grand Entrance from the Holiday '08 Warm Eyes Palette.






I used MAC Joyous beauty powder topped with Redhead MSF, and used the 6-piece blush and contour palette to contour.

All products Aromaleigh unless otherwise noted.


Apply Urban Decay primer potion all over lid and lower lashline. Using a fluffy brush, apply MAC paint pot in Greenstroke on lid. Using Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop 3/8" brush, apply Waltz foiled on the lid using MAC Charged Water.


Using the same brush, apply Arabesque damp on outer lid.


Using a clean Loew Cornell brush, apply Amarante dry on crease and outer V.


Using the same brush, apply Holy Grail on outer lid and crease, blending into Amarante. Blend using the MAC 224 brush.




Apply MAC Grand Entrance shadow using Sonia Kashuk blender brush.


Apply more Grand Entrance and blend more with the 224. Using the MAC 227 brush, apply MAC Sweet Joy eyeshadow on the browbone.


Apply Indelible gel liner in Endangered to line. Apply Arabesque on inner lower lashline, and Holy Grail on outer lower lashline. Apply Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero to tightline and on waterline.


Apply mascara







Face:
Monistat gel as primer
Earthen Glow mineral foundation in Yuan Yuan
MAC Studio Sculpt concealer in NC20
Dayna's Rested mineral undereye concealer
Aromaleigh Ultra Resolution finishing powder in English Rose
MAC Joyous Beauty Powder blush
6-pc contour and blush palette to contour
MAC Redhead mineralize skinfinish over blush

Lips:
MAC lipliner in Whirl
MAC lipstick in Rubia
MAC dazzleglass in Rags to Riches