Lou’s top MAC Mineralized Eyeshadows
I’m not the biggest fan of MAC Mineralized eyeshadows. Mainly because they tend to be quite sheer and have quite a bit of fall out. However over the recent years I feel that MAC have really improved their quality and I find myself using three in particular quite frequently. Keep reading to find out what shadows they are.
Danger Zone is amazing. Not only does it instantly have me singing the song of the same name in my head, but this is a Mineralized shadow that is actually very easy to work with. It was released back in 2008 with the Red She Said collection. What is most eye catching about this shadow is the red. It looks so beautiful in the pot – slightly shimmery and very striking. It is the most ‘red’ shadow that I actually own from MAC. The red swatches very well dry but it really looks stunning when applied wet, as you can see from my swatch.
The second colour to Danger Zone is the black. This is a little bit like black tied because it seems to have a very subtle silver shimmer running throughout. However once applied it is not really that visible. It can be a little chalky so I always dampen my brush with Fix+ before I use this shadow.
Of course there is a third part to this Mineralized shadow but it is now shown in my swatches for a reason. This silver glitter strip (glitter zipper as us Specktra members referred to it) is terrible. All that happens is you get the odd large flake of silver glitter on your brush. You can’t apply it evenly, you can’t even use it as an eyeliner. I honestly don’t know why MAC included these glitter zippers with the shadows. That said do not let that put you off – the red shade alone is worth getting this shadow for.
from left to right – danger zone, fresh green mix and young punk. All swatched wet.
Next we have Fresh Green Mix. Being a lover of green I had to buy this as soon as it was released with the Electroflash collection in 2008. However it then became part of the permanent line of Mineralize eyeshadows. This shadow has two parts to it. The first is a solid yellowed green colour and the second part is made up deep green, olive, blue and gold veining. The solid side reminds me a lot of Chartreuse Pigment. When used wet this looks virtually identical to it, when used dry it is a much more subdued version.
The veining side is what I love most about the shadow. When you mix the colour together you get a lovely silvery green colour that is a little bit like Golden Olive pigment but much lighter. This works wonderfully as a crease colour when you use the solid colour on the lid. Or equally you can use this on your lid teamed with black eyeliner for a simple but sexy look. The fallout isn’t too bad with this shadow either which is always a bonus!
Lastly there is Young Punk. This was released with the Style Black collection in 2009 and is very different from any Mineralized shadow MAC had ever done. You can see from looking at it in the pot just how shimmery this shadow it. It is a blackened purple shadow that is crammed full with pinky purple glitters. You have to use this shadow wet to see why it is so amazing. If you use the shadow dry it comes across as a chalky black base with glitter running through. When used wet it transforms into a deep black filled with glitters that really shines pink and purple in the light. I also like to use this with a black base to really create a deep smokey look. For an easy smokey eye I use this wet on my lids and then I blend some of the shadow into my crease but this time using it dry.
What are some of your favourite MAC Mineralized shadows? Are you looking forward to this years mineral collection Semi Precious? Let me know in the comments.
I really must dig out my Young Punk and give it some attention. I absolutely love purples, but not such a fan of black with a few purple sparkles. This looks great wet, but I never tried it wet because I was scared of ruining it – it looks so beautiful in the pan.
I also have Blue Flame and Gilt By Association. Yep, gonna have to give them a whirl too. I wonder how different they are to the upcoming Golden Gaze and Blue Sheen?
Oh don’t worry about using them wet! I do it all the time and they are fine. I always wet my brush rather than the shadow itself though. Mineral shadows are the only ones you are meant to use damp really
And yes I am wondering how they compare to the new ones too! 
Enjoy playing with your shadows!
Oh these are all really beautiful. I also love Odd Couple, the one with the solid purple on one side, that was the first MES I fell in love with.
Electroflash was such an amazing collection imo. Also Blue Flame is gorgeous too! But I have so many MES, it’s really hard to pick favourites, although I definitely like some better than most. I personally can’t wait for Semi Precious and planning on getting all the MES. By the way, have you seen my post on my MES? http://pleasureflush.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-mac-mineralize-eyeshadow-collection_17.html
oooohh you have tres teal!! do you know how jealous i am that you own that shadow? i would love it so much but sadly whenever i see it for sale it is priced very high and is out of my range
you have an amazing collection of mineral shadows! by no means do i have as many mes as you but the ones i do have i feel are good ones – pink split is a bit meh though! it was my first mes and really didn’t encourage me to buy any more! lol! it’s super sheer and fall out central!
So beautiful And intense colour when used wet, I didnt know you could, the young punk looks awesome, I wasnt into MES then so missed out on this one. Sea and sky was my first one and now Im absolutely excited about SP MES!!!
It surprises me that so many people don’t know you can use the mes wet! You have been missing out!
Sea and sky is a beautiful duo and the deep blue is amazing when used wet! Try it out asap! One tip though is that always leave the lid of the mes open for a little while after you have used it. It gives it time to dry out completely 
Do you know what, I was so lucky, I swapped for Tres Teal on MUA, I got it for 3 travel size UD 24/7 eyeliners! Actually, I often find that on MUA people don’t try to rip you off, you can just swap and eyeshadow for an eyeshadow, etc. Anyway, yes, it is very pretty.
wow! now that was a bargain!! i’m extra jealous now! i’ve got some mini ud liners if anybody wants to swap!! lol!
love love love young punk but dont have it!
my favourite mes is odd couple…another fab purple!!! can you tell what my fav colour is!!
hey Lou what mes are you going to get from the semi precious collection?
I keep changing my mind…the more I see swatches the more confused I get!
my defo picks are mineral mode (once its more pink than champange) and hint of sapphire
my maybes are rare find (I will get if I can get one with alot of veining), clarity (I might pick this one up if I can get one with very little black veining!) and pink quartz (I will see how much fall out there is from it IRL)
I love the look of the dark green and dark blue but would prob never use them and deep truth looks like a close dupe. I also love love the look of unsurpressable in the pan but I dont think it translates well when swatched!
Hey Edelmc! On my wish list for semi precious I have – hint of sapphire, smoked ruby, rose quartz, msf in pearl and the kabuki brush. After chatting to Janice yesterday I have now added the coral blush to my list too!!
And i agree that deep truth looks like a dupe for the deep blue one. Let me know what you end up getting! 