I picked up five of the six new Extra Dimension Eye Shadows from the Mac Alluring Aquatic Collection. This is my first to purchase this formula from the brand, which can be used wet or dry, and I must say the pigmentation (even when dry), longevity and smooth texture are impressive. The colours are lovely and the packaging is pretty, darn cool!
First up is 'Lorelei', which I thought I could give a miss, but surprisingly, I don't have a shade exactly like it and it's really beautiful for every day wear. I'm glad I picked it up in the end! It's said to be a "golden beige" - to me, it's a light to medium, copper peach and it has a slight metallic sheen finish. It probably has the least metallic sheen out of the others here though. The closest shade I have is L'Oreal 24 hour Infallible Eye Shadow in 'Amber Rush', which is warmer, orange-toned and has a frost finish, so 'Lorelei' is much more wearable in comparison (see swatches down below).
'Fathoms Deep' is described as a "deep blue", but is actually a cool-toned, deep, slightly blackened deep purple with a metallic, shimmery finish. Some shimmers appear a bright pink purple.
'Soul Serenade' is described as a "deep plum brown". it's a deep, cool-toned smokey taupe with a slight metallic sheen (not as strong as 'Fathoms Deep'), so it's still a great shade for adding depth in the outer corners of the eyes without being too disco-like. If you look closely, some of the shimmers in it are plum, but not that noticeable when applied on the eye lids.
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'Legendary Lure' is described as a "deep cerulean". It's a deep, pine green with metallic sheen similar in strength as 'Fathoms Deep'.
Last but not least is 'Sea Worship', which is said to be a "tarnished olive". I'd liken it to an antique brass with a metallic sheen that's somewhere between 'Legendary Lure' / 'Fathoms Deep' and 'Soul Serenade'. Pretty.
Below are more close-up photos of each of the shades.
Swatches
Below are the eye shadows swatched dry on my medium, olive (~NC30) skin tone. All photographed indoors under artificial lighting. The first set of swatches were taken without a strobe to capture the shimmers.
Comparison Swatches
Below are a few comparison swatches photographed with a strobe. I compared them to the closest shades I have in my collection, which turned out to be not that similar. /:-\ These include the bottom right shade of the Chanel Multi-Effect Eye Shadow Quad in'Tissé Vénitien' (232) [reviewed here], Chanel Illusion D'Ombre in 'Diapason' (92) [reviewed here], Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Silk Eye Shadow in #25, and L'Oreal 24 Hr Infallible Eye Shadow in 'Amber Rush' (892). Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything close like 'Legendary Lure' so I didn't have a comparison swatch for that.
All the shades I picked up in the new released Extra Dimension eye shadows were smooth and are easily applied even with a clean finger! Gotta love that. :) They also lasted all day on my eye lids which have normal (neither oily or dry) skin condition without a primer.
RRP & Size
AUD$37.00 for 1.3 g / 0.04 oz of product each.
Availability
Out now. Limited edition. Some may already be out of stock - typical of Mac releases! Hurry and check your local Mac counter.
Bottom Line
Simply beautiful. Grab at least one (if you can manage only one LOL) before they're gone! But, if I had to pick my favourite shades, they would be 'Legendary Lure', 'Sea Worship' and 'Lorelei'. ;)
Hope this was helpful.
Thanks for looking. :) xo