M.A.C. Burgandy times nine palette review

 Whenever I want to get creative doing make up, I decide to change up my eye shadow. It is not like I can suddenly change up my shade of foundation whenever I want to look different without looking weird. Of course, I can wear a different colour lipstick, but it isn't the same, with eyeshadow I can pick from over a thousand different combinations. I nearly never do that though, I usually stick to what I know looks good with my blue-ish eyes. 

As becomes clear from the pictures, this is not a first-time review, I have definitely used this palette for a good few weeks. I bought it after reading reviews online for days, never being able to find which palette would look good or what the shades actually looked like in real-life (since pictures do change the colours a bit.) When I went into the store, the lady looked at my eyes and immidiately went: 'Burgandy.' Guess those days of searching were for nothing.

I literally fell in love, never having tried 'high-end' eyeshadows before. This was an eye-opener, what had I been doing with these other eyeshadows, finally... Pigment! So, let's actually start reviewing.

The shades: 

 

The top three shades (from left to right) are 'Honey lust,' 'Poppyseed' and 'Quarry.'

Honey lust: Pretty gold eyeshadow with tiny specks of glitter. Not too pigmented, so not an all-over-the-eye shade. Perfect as an inner-corner shade though.

Poppyseed and Quarry: Poppyseed, Quarry and Haux are quite similar, these shades are matt and perfect as crease shades. It's a shame that they all look so similar though. Since Haux is a bit darker, I usually tend to go for that. Haux gives me more definition. I go for either Poppyseed or Quarry when I go for a more no-make up kind of look. 

 

Middle shades (from left to right) are Antiqued, 'Embark' and '#Noir'

Antiqued: I love this shade! It is a coppery-golden tone with shimmer. It is beautiful as an all-over-the-lid shade while doing a smoky eye, or just a little less heavy for an every day look.

Embark: Deep, dark brown shade to darken the crease up or use as a soft liner. Perfect for a brown smokey eye too. 

#Noir: Seems pretty but I haven't had the chance to try it yet. It doesn't speak to me, but I will definitely try it soon. Either way, it is a black eyeshadow with gold specks of glitter.

 

Last but not least, the bottom three shades (from left to right) are 'Haux,' 'Star Violet' and 'Sketch.'

Haux: This is by far my most used eyeshadow out of all the shades. As I already mentioned, this is perfect in the crease. Whatever look I decide to do, I can always use this as a great base in the crease. It is a puplish matt brown (don't let the purple put you off, it actually makes it look more natural since it is not too warm)

Star Violet: Even though I don't use this one the most, I do think this is the prettiest. It looks better on your eyes than it does in the pan. It looks like a purple/pink sparkly shadow, but looks less colourfull when swatched. This shade is perfect for people with either blue or green eyes. My eyes are blue, but nothing too special. Whenever I wear this, they look bright blue.

Sketch: this is similar to embark, but this is more purple. This matches perfectly with Haux and Star Violet and these three shades create the perfect eye look for blue/green eyes.

 Pros:

• Great pigmentation
• All shades are wearable (I use all of them except for #noir, even though that seems pretty too.)
• Easy to blend.
• Not chalky at all.
• The shades are simply gorgeous.

Cons:

• Contains some similar shades.
• Has a price tag (40€) which is not actually too bad for the quality, but is still quite some money.
• Honey lust is not too pigmented, but this is not a problem when used as an inner-corner shade.