Gorgeous eyeshadow from M.A.C.

The other day, I got some new eyeshadow and couldn’t wait to try it out.  It’s an eyeshadow duo, the color ‘Earthly Riches’ from M.A.C. (mineralized duo), and indeed is the most expensive eye makeup I’ve ever owned.  I was so curious as to what it would look like and how it would last that I started playing with it in the early evening, just before CarpenterBoy came home from work (and before I ran to the grocery store).

It’s divided into two colors, this little circle of shadow, one of which is purple-y and the other, a nice purplish brownish naturalish coppery-ish….something.  It’s really lovely in the pot.  I started with the purple, which went on a little darker than I thought I would, and then I used the coppery color as an eyeliner of sorts, blended it all in.  Because it was such a spectacular thing—me using darker eyeshadow (I usually stick with natural colors if I wear any at all)—I brought out my rarely used eyelash curler, threw on some mascara and lipstick, and was all glammed up to go to the grocery store.  I was a total Robert Palmer girl from the neck up (complete with slicked-back ponytail), and, in my Levi’s and fitted Sox T, a Chicago mom from the neck down.

My friend Chameleon went with me to the grocery store and to Target, and we talked at length about how you can think that you’re piling on the eye makeup, to make a dark smoky eye or something, and then, when you get out into the world, away from the lighting in your bathroom, your eyes look basically normal, pretty even.  She liked the shadow (CarpenterBoy said it was too dark for his taste).  Then again, she’s pretty adept at the smoky eye and love love loves make up.

The next day, I put it on again, the same amount, to go down and teach my two classes.  The eyeshadow upped the ante on my day, though, and I knew that with that kind of makeup, I definitely needed to take care of some much needed grooming.  Also, I dressed up a little bit more than usual, in a Lara Miller pencil skirt and bright blue long sleeved t, with patterened tights over grey tights and a pair of sassy black boots.  I felt glamorous and kicky.  And quite polished.

Third day of eyeshadow trials, I was to teach 6th graders, so I toned it down a little and just used the coppery brownish purplish color as a blend-y eye liner on both the top and bottom.  Felt just as polished as the day before, even in my dark jeans and black sweater.

I looked on the M.A.C. website and found the shadow duos (also here at Nordstrom), but not the Earthly Riches set.  Unfortunately, it seems as if the color’s been discontinued.  However, that shouldn’t stop you from thinking about trying the other duos—gorgeous color, easy to apply, goes on smooth and lasts a long long time.