Suggestions for filling up my first MAC e/s quad

[crystalbtrfly07]

Hi everyone,

I'm pretty new to MAC (and this wonderful world of makeup), and I could really use some help choosing my very first MAC eyeshadows. My goal is to get an eyeshadow palette/compact that I can grab on a day to day basis and travel with easily. I have the 88 shadow palette (like the Coastal Scents one), so I feel like I have enough bright colors to experiment with for now. I'd like a highlight e/s, all-over color, and maybe 2 crease colors so that I can mix it up a bit.

Here's what I look like:

Skin tone: MAC NC15
Eye color: Medium golden/reddish brown
Hair: Light brown- sometimes it looks golden and sometimes it looks ashy. I also plan on getting highlights soon.

For the crease colors I was think that I would be good to have one that was matte and a satin or shimmer color. I'm kind of obsessed with purple eyeshadow right now, so I would love a gorgeous purple (one that's more on the warm side). For the other crease color, I'm really up for suggestions. I guess brown would be nice. For the all over lid color, I'd like to get a shimmer/satin gold or champagne color. Then the higlight color just needs to be lighter than my super fair skin.

Here are some of the shadows that I was contemplating:

Purple:
- Sketch
- Trax
- Beauty Marked

Brown:
- Soft Brown
- Espresso
- Soba
- Wedge

Gold:
- All That Glitters
- Honey Lust
- Honesty
- Ricepaper

Highlight:
- Crystal Avalanche
- Vapour
- Brule
- Blanc Type
- Phloof!
- Dazzlelight

If you have any different suggestions, feel free to tell me. Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[makeupD0LL]

I would say: all that glitters (lid), soft brown (crease), brule (highlight) for the daytime, & then beauty marked (to deepen your outer V for nighttime).

 

[panda0410]

Not sure if you'd considered a nice taupe at all? Satin Taupe is such a staple and super versatile, I think everyone should own it!! Handwritten is a nice brown too, its a matte though.

Ricepaper is more highlight than gold, if you want a true gold try Goldmine or Gorgeous Gold from the perm line. The best highlighter on the planet has to be Next To Nothing - it was LE but if you can find it grab it, you wont regret it!! A lot of ladies also seem to like Shroom a lot as a highlight

I cant help you with purples, the only ones I really like are Casette and Parfait Armour, and Deep Purple piggie which I pressed for my palette. You should prob skip Beauty Marked - its a pain to use and its colour applied is ZERO similar to its appearance in the pot - dont bother with it unless you have a nice red base, one of the red chromalines, a red lip pencil also works (yes, I use Cherry!) or something similar.

 

[ForgetRegret]

I agree with the PP...Satin Taupe is a great color, and definitely a staple. Espresso is a nice crease color, and Sketch is one of my all-time favorite colors (although I like Sketch with Goldmine rather than Satin Taupe). My go-to highlight is Vanilla (I use the e/s and pigment both, but obviously the e/s would be what you want if you're looking for a palette.

), and I'm super pale too...it's a great, versatile color, and doesn't look chalky. I use it as a brow highlight, my inner corners, under my eyes, cheekbone highlight...I put that stuff everywhere. LOL
GL!

 

[pink_lily82]

These are the colors I actually have in my quad (go-to for traveling) right now:

Trax
Espresso
Mulch
Nylon

I think these are great for mixing and matching. If you're looking for a purple, I am obsessed with Nocturnelle as a crease color.

 

[MacAtFirstSight]

vanilla - highlite
shale - all over color or crease color
black tied/carbon - dark crease
cork/wedge/soft brown - crease color

 

[gildedangel]

For purples, you could try shroom, beautiful iris, satellite dreams and nocturnelle! That is my favorite purple quad!

 

[Shazy]

Mulch is an excellent color to choose. Also if you want something versatile if you are wearing blues,greens, I would go with club. vapour is my fave highlighter...but i think it might have been discontinued...

edit: none of these are discontinued, it was another highlighter I used to have...Shroom is a nice shade as well. I would add all of these to my quad since I could dress them up or down and have them handy just incase...ofcourse im very simple...

 

[crystalbtrfly07]

Thanks so much everyone!

Yes, I have considered Satin Taupe, but I've heard that it is very similar to the brown from the 'Sassy' HIP Duo Eyeshadow- which I already own.

I hadn't been thinking of Vanilla or Shroom because I think they were sold out until very recently. Now those are back on my maybe list.

I think I really need to go to the MAC counter to see the colors in person.