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MAC Snow Ball Eye Compact/Gold

November 6th, 2017 by Karen 11 Comments

mac snow ball eye compact gold
Gooooooold!

I learned two shocking factoids — absolutely shocking! — related to vision and eyes in the last week, and the first is that you’re supposed to replace your contact lens cases every three months in order to avoid getting an eye-borne bacterial infection (I saw it in a random video about contacts that someone posted on Facebook).

Were you already aware of this? Because I had no idea. Apparently, I’m disgusting, because I usually keep my cases until I lose a cap, OMG!

Also mind blowing: the MAC Snow Ball Eye Compacts, ’cause they’re shockingly good.

Unlike the majority of the MAC holiday palettes I’ve seen over the past something-number of years, most of which have been passable, but not really memorable, the two in this year’s Snow Ball holiday collection are downright memorably great.

The first is called Rose Gold, and it’s my favorite of the two, but the other one, Gold, is no slouch either. I just think it’s maybe a smidgen less epic than Rose Gold…but we’ll come back to that in two swishes of a tabby’s tail.

Either way, with both of them, the quality is there, and I’m all for it!

mac snow ball eye compact gold
MAC Snow Ball Eye Compact/Gold ($29.50)

Like the Rose Gold Compact, the Gold one is $29.50 and comes with six powder eyeshadows. Two of the shadows are flashy, glittery Dazzleshadows (there’s a white gold and a yellow gold), and other four are powder shadows in MAC’s regular eyeshadow formula (a satiny nude peach; a mid-tone satiny brown; a matte charcoal; and a sparkly, glittery grayish black that isn’t quite as sparkly as the two Dazzleshadows).

mac snow ball eye compact gold
This eye look would work with most lip colors, but I bet it would look super cool with nudes, pinks and reds.

The Gold one is much more neutral and less pink than the Rose Gold one, and I think it’s generally more wearable. I’ve worn it on top of MAC’s fabulous Prep + Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base and haven’t experienced any skipping, patchiness or fallout during application, and the shadows keep going and going and going, so the wear time? Good stuff.

mac snow ball eye compact gold swatches
Come through, shimmer

Although I think the shadows in the Gold one could work well on many more skin tones than the shadows in the Rose Gold one, you’d almost definitely have to incorporate something like MAC Soba or Cork as a transition color, because if you look at how the Gold palette is arranged, on one side you’ve got all of your lighter shadows, and all of your darker shadows on the other, but there aren’t really any colors in the middle to bridge transition between them.

Having something to bridge the gap between the lighter and the darker shadows is practically a necessity, and that’s where golden brown Soba and/or Cork could help.

mac snow ball eye compact gold
Just the whisper of a kitten flick (I layered both of the black shadows in the palette)

If you’d prefer to streamline and don’t want to add anything else into the mix, the Gold compact would be a good option for simple eye looks. I might use the nude peach in the crease, one of the gold glitters on my lids, and then line my lash lines with either the brown or one of the black shades. Super easy and not fussy at all!

mac snow ball eye compact gold
It looks like it should have chocolate inside, doesn’t it?

In case you’re feeling it, Gold is a limited edition holiday palette, so you might want to snap it up sooner rather than later. It’s at MAC counters and online right now.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

MAC Snow Ball Eye Compact/Gold / Originally published November 6th, 2017

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  1. Jan Kelley says

    November 6th, 2017 at 9:40 pm

    When I wore contacts I would sterilize my cases in boiling water. I would use one case and boil the other for 10 minutes. Then let it air dry. I would just alternate cases. Seems a shame to just toss them out.

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  2. Linda Libra Loca says

    November 6th, 2017 at 11:44 pm

    A nice palette and a beautiful look, but not something I´d rush out and buy.
    Oh, and I am as disgusting as you are. I use boiling water to sterillize mine every once in a while, but don´t throw them out on a regular basis. I mean, think about the waste!
    Linda Libra Loca recently posted … Inspired by Dior Precious Rocks Holiday 2017

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  3. Isabella says

    November 7th, 2017 at 4:20 am

    one day use contacts, the best ever!!!

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  4. Cherie says

    November 7th, 2017 at 9:19 am

    The packaging is nice this year — but I’m not really a fan of the collection. I loved the Nutcracker collection from last year. To me, this years holiday collections from various brands just don’t seem so exciting.

    Oh, and I always keep my contact cases. I do rinse them in hot water if they seem kinda old….

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  5. Lelde says

    November 7th, 2017 at 11:34 am

    Since I use the cases of compacts that comes with cleansing solution, I replace them once the cleaning solution is running out. I’m not a big fan of those fancy cases you can purchase seperately due to the fact that they accumulate bacteria and I feel they become dirty faster than the ones I receive for free..
    Concerning the sterilization what was mentioned in previous comments, check first what manufacturer says about it. Some plastic cases after boiling can be more dangerous than cases with a big microbial biofilm…

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  6. Julia Walters says

    November 7th, 2017 at 1:38 pm

    I do love the look of the eye compacts but they are $79 here in Aus.

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  7. Dione Nahirnick says

    November 7th, 2017 at 3:03 pm

    I use Clear Care so I replace the case every bottle. A two pack comes with two cases.

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  8. Eleni says

    November 7th, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    I also got this one and I’m loving the shades! I slightly prefer it to rose gold, mainly because I like cooler tones ?
    Eleni recently posted … Raise your hand if you have a crush on the Bobbi Brown Crushed Lip Color!

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  9. Michaela says

    November 7th, 2017 at 8:18 pm

    Wow! This looks good on you…I’m very tempted to get either Rose Gold or Gold. If only I had somewhere glamorous to go…

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  10. Danica says

    November 14th, 2017 at 3:12 am

    I love this look with that lip color! What is the lip color you’re using here?

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    • Karen says

      November 14th, 2017 at 7:51 am

      Hi Danica,

      It’s MAC Little Darling lipstick. 🙂

      Reply

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