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Product Spotlight: The MAC Shiny Pretty Shadows From the Get Blazed Collection

April 16th, 2019 by Karen 5 Comments

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Lids: MAC Shiny Pretty Shadow in Glitz Please with a little bit of MAC Soft Brown blended in the crease. Lips: MAC Mehr and Whirl Matte Lipsticks mixed together. Cheeks: Clinique Cupid Blush

“It’s classy. Not trashy!”

You may recall these glistening gems from your last buried treasure discovery…or from the last MAC Holiday collection, but if you don’t, or if you missed out the last time around, grab ye one from the new MAC Get Blazed collection. The glittery, glistening eyeshadows have a metallic base…which may sound a bit frightening if sparkly makeup isn’t your thing, but the glitter doesn’t go overboard, so they’re shockingly chic, fun and wearable (and NOT excessively frosty or ’80s).

Yup, even for daytime.

mac glitz please
What I’m wearing to volunteer at Connor’s preschool today. I’ll be “the glitter mom,” ha ha ha!


The trick is to apply them with a soft fluffy brush, and I like the MAC 217 for this. Applied with the 217, the shadows look sheer and shiny, as opposed to metallic, opaque and heavy.

I also like to keep them tight and low on my lids — just on the mobile portion (the part of your eyelid that moves when you blink) — and I don’t take them up too far into the crease.

Next, tightline, and then coat your lashes with loads of mascara.

Et voilà! A fun, fresh look that doesn’t require you to work overtime on your eye makeup.

mac shiny pretty things swatches
Heavily swatched, so you can see the metallic background, in the top two swatches, and then lightly buffed with a 217 in the bottom swatches, so you can see how subtle these shadows can look if you use a light touch.

Each Shiny Pretty Shadow is $21, and my favorite is P for Pink (a rose-gold), but Glitz Please (the mid-toned pink I’m wearing here) is fun, too.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Product Spotlight: The MAC Shiny Pretty Shadows From the Get Blazed Collection / Originally published April 16th, 2019

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  1. Kim says

    April 16th, 2019 at 9:53 am

    They are lovely colors, though far too sparkly for me! I hope you have a fabulous time at daycare. I hope I don’t always sound like I’m longing for days gone by but, as the kids get older, there are far fewer opportunities to be involved with them at school. I am so glad that I volunteered for every field trip and fun day possible before the boys got into high school. I hope you’ll be able to do the same and that you get just as much joy from it! 🙂

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  2. Ruchita says

    April 16th, 2019 at 11:09 am

    I love the look you did with these shadows! Glittery but totally doable for daytime.

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  3. Jane says

    April 16th, 2019 at 11:53 am

    Those shades are pretty. So, going against my comfort zone, I bought one of the NARS duos for a wedding I attended. It’s called Silk Road and the shadows are definitely on the shimmery side. I actually like them, they are rose-gold in tone, the lighter shade being more shimmery. I don’t wear them daily, but I do like to use the shadows as a highlighter, so they kind of multi-task for me. My mom even liked them when I did her makeup. Yes, my lines may show a bit, but that is who I am!
    Be well!

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  4. Linda Libra Loca says

    April 17th, 2019 at 12:14 am

    I prefer my glittery shades sheered out for daytime too. A fluffy brush, liner and mascara and you look a little extra, but not too dolled up.
    Linda Libra Loca recently posted … Sephora Matte Perfection Foundation Review

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  5. Sienna says

    April 23rd, 2019 at 8:44 am

    I die for MAC’s glittery shadows. They shimmer like no others. This one is really nice too. I’m intrigued.

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