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MAC Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow x 4 Swatches, Review & EOTD – RiRi Hearts MAC Fall 2013

October 7, 2013

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With the success of the smallish launch that was RiRi Hearts MAC Summer 2013 (where we originally saw Hibiscus Kiss Powder Blush and RiRi Woo Lipstick) MAC would be remiss to not to go full out for Fall and collaborate with Rihanna again on a much larger collection (housed in beautiful mirrored pinked gold packaging)!

I purchased several products myself, but the one in this post was received as a press sample.  Her Cocoa arrives today, but in this post I’m excited to share Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow x 4.

MAC Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow x 4 What Nordstrom says about MAC Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow x 4:

Rihanna joins forces with M·A·C again to bring you the RiRi Hearts M·A·C collection, full of bold, beautiful colors for your lips, face and eyes. Smoked Cocoa eyeshadow quad features four cool shades of highly-pigmented powder formulated to apply evenly while blending and building beautifully.

Shades include:
– A muted, mid-tone Grey with a matte finish.
– A mid-tone cool Champagne with a Veluxe pearl finish.
– Black with silver pearl pigments and a luster finish.
– Black Charcoal with a satin finish.

IMG_8187 IMG_8191 IMG_8193 IMG_8197 IMG_8206 IMG_8227Smoked Cocoa is an eyeshadow quad that is seemingly perfect for making that smokey grey/black eye that we lust after in these cold months.  The shades didn’t have names to go along with them like with the usual MAC quad, but we have a veluxe pearl champagne ivory, a matte2 plum toned taupe, a shimmery blackened grey lustre and the fourth shade appears to be similar to the third shade without the glitter and in a satin finish.

The first shade, veluxe pearl champagne ivory, is buttery and smooth.  Excellent color payoff and easy to blend.  The second shade, the plum toned taupe matte2, has a great formula and is easy to put on the eye evenly.  But, of course, veluxe pearl and matte2 formulas are generally top notch.

Unfortunately, two of the four shades are a bust.  The shimmery blackened grey lustre literally did nothing.  I tried to get it in my crease but couldn’t get it to show up well so I ended up just using it to smudge out my black liner.  The fourth shade, blackened grey satin, was fine but insanely dry.  I had to press it several times into the crease and outer V before I could blend and it was a pain to get even.

Below, for the EOTD, I primed the eye with Tailor Grey Pro Longwear Paint Pot.  The plummy taupe matte2 is all over the lid with an attempt at the shimmery blackened grey lustre in the crease.  The blackened grey satin was in the outer V and also in the crease to try and smooth out and even the lustre.  The champagne ivory veluxe pearl is at the inner corners of the eye and to highlight.  The liners used were Starlooks Obsidian Kohl Eye Pencil and (even though you can’t see it) Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Stray Dog on the bottom.  The mascara is Too Faced Better Than Sex and Make Up For Ever Smoky Extravagant layered.

IMG_8345For more information on this collection, please see the Official Press Release.

MAC Smoked Cocoa Eye Shadow x 4 retails for $44.00 and is available at your local MAC counter (Nordstrom, Macy’s, Dillard’s) or store as well as online at maccosmetics.com.  This item is limited edition.

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  1. Kimmi @ The Plastic Diaries says

    October 9, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    Oh lord, it is just so pretty. Everything about it is perfect for me, except the formula of the two darker shades does put me off.
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  2. Kimberly says

    October 7, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Admitting, here, that I like this palette a lot!
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  3. Lisa Heath says

    October 7, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    I wanted this palette but the reviews made me shy away from it. Love the EOTD you created with it!

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    • Brooke says

      October 7, 2013 at 7:56 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  4. Laura My Newest Addiction says

    October 7, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    Love the look you created but you can tell that the eyeshadows are crap in the swatches! I have heard nothing but bad stuff about this quad.
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    • Brooke says

      October 7, 2013 at 7:56 pm

      Thank you! I had to work like no other to get those black shades to even appear in a swatch. The other two only took one swipe!

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  5. Jess Scull says

    October 7, 2013 at 4:09 pm

    I passed on this one because I heard it was a bust. I can’t wait to get Her Cocoa today though!!
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  6. Erika says

    October 7, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    The packaging and shadows are pretty to look at but for that price, all four shadows should be utterly perfect.
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  7. Phyrra says

    October 7, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    I love the look you created!
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    • Brooke says

      October 7, 2013 at 2:07 pm

      thank you!

      Reply
  8. Sheila says

    October 7, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    Gorgeous palette
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  9. Miranda @ Slashed Beauty says

    October 7, 2013 at 1:34 pm

    I’m loving that medium brown! I’m such a sucker for a good neutral palette 🙂

    Reply
  10. Shamini says

    October 7, 2013 at 10:21 am

    I kept looking at this quad, but decided to skip it because everyone says it’s so badly pigmented. I dunno, I thought the color scheme looked nice, but.. life’s too short for bad eyeshadows, no? 😉
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    • Brooke says

      October 7, 2013 at 12:56 pm

      very true! It’s a shame, because it is a nice quad of colors… =( I’m hoping Her Cocoa is better!

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      • Shamini says

        October 7, 2013 at 6:58 pm

        Really looking forward to seeing your take on “Her Cocoa”. I’m not a big Rihanna fan, but I adore the packaging for this collection. Such a sucker, you know. 😉
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