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Sunday, March 10, 2013

MAC Archie's Girls Collection Spoiled Rich Eyeshadow Quad Review and Swatches

When i first saw the promo pics for MAC Archie's Girls i knew i wanted this purple palette. I originally thought that last color on the right was a dark green, like an emerald and found it drooll worthy. Once i discovered it was really a charcoal grey i felt like, well i have seen this color combination before, in fact i saw it in Lancome's fall line along with quite a few others this fall since purple was one of the it colors for the Fall season. Being released for spring i felt it was a little overdone and recycled with nothing to set it apart. With all my ground feelings out of the way let me get on to the full review!

The Limited Edition packaging for the MAC Archie's Girls collection features both Betty and Veronica looking adoringly at at Archie while surrounded by hearts. This is a bush button to open quad with a sturdy metal and plastic casing. This would look beautiful on your dresser but is sturdy enough to have in your purse.

The quality and formula of this quad is what you would expect from MAC. Most shades were adequately pigmented, easy to blend, easy to buildup. I was glad that that the formula was decent and that these shades weren't soft and did not crumble easily with the swipe of a brush but also weren't so hard that they applied chalky, they were a happy medium. Found that they did last a good 7 hours on my lid and even longer with primer.

The colors included in Spoiled rich are Pin-Up Purple (Frost). This shade is described as a midtone orchid. It is purposely a little sheer since it is a frost and it is a good color to use on the brow bone or to help soften out the more darker shades included. Spoiled Rich (Frost) is also a frost but is more pigmented and bright than Pin-Up Purple. This shade is described as a rich purple and i feel this shade is great as a lid color or a crease color if you used Pin-Up Purple for a soft eye look or as a crease if you used Ron Ron Runs to soften out a smokey eye look. Ron Ron Run (Satin) is a deep navy that gives a bit more pigmentation than the first two shades. Since it is a satin finish it has a bit less of a shimmy look to it and appears almost matte. This shade is great for a lid color (when doing a smokey eye look), a crease shade even an outer v shade. Lastly, Gravel (Matte) is a charcoal grey. This shade is matte and has the most pigmentation of the four. Can be used for crease, outer v, and under the eye as a line. I feel this color scheme really suits Veronica's sultry look and mesh well together.

MAC Archie's Girls Veronica Eye Shadow Pin-Up Purple, Spoiled Rich, Ron Ron Run, Gravel. With Flash

MAC Archie's Girls Veronica Eye Shadow Pin-Up Purple, Spoiled Rich, Ron Ron Run, Gravel.

Look- For the look i created i used Pin-Up Purple on my lid, Spoiled Rich on my Crease, Ron Ron Run on my outer crease and Gravel on my outer V. I lined my lid with Veronica's Pearl glide liner in Designer Purple. Excuse my brows and lashes i did not do them for this look.

Overall i would recommend this palette to anyone likes MAC limited edition packaging, Archie's Girls, or purple shadows. At 44$, this palette's shadows are just over 10$ each. Which is decent in terms of comparison to other mac shadows. These colors blend easily and have good pigmentation. They allow you to create a whole eye look. You can pick this up here!