MAC Lunar Luck Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

By Alice Ruby On Jan 23, 2022

Made My Fortune

MAC Lunar Luck Eyeshadow x 9 Palette ($32.00 for 0.19 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette to celebrate the Lunar New Year. It includes nine shades split across five mattes and four shimmers. The mattes were consistently better-performing than the shimmers, though two shimmers were superb and one was a dud.

Ingredients

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Shell We Celebrate

Shell We Celebrate is a medium peach with warmer, more orange-leaning undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was soft, lightly powdery but blendable and not apt to sheer out too readily. It had mostly opaque color payoff that wore nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.

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Sephora Flawless (332) (P, $9.00) is cooler (95% similar).
Sephora Biscotti (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
NARS Hammamet I (P, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Sandalwood (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
Viseart Lovelorn (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Wet ‘n’ Wild VI Purple #5 (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Urban Decay Sweet (PiP, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Anastasia Soft Peach (P, $12.00) is lighter (85% similar).
ColourPop Crime Fighting (LE, $4.50) is lighter (85% similar).
Urban Decay Caution (PiP, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).

Formula Overview

$20.00/0.05 oz. – $400.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have “pillow-soft, matte colour” that is “highly blendable” with “unbelievable slip” that has “stay-true colour” that doesn’t fade, crease, or dry out the lids. The majority of the shades were pigmented, though a few were more semi-opaque and buildable.

The texture was soft, smooth, and slightly powdery in the pan–softer and more yielding than the standard MAC matte eyeshadow–but had more glide for better adhesion and blendability on bare skin. The eyeshadows stayed on well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

They’re thinner and a bit more powdery than the long-discontinued Matte2 formula, though it was more like that finish than the current, matte finish in the brand’s permament range of eyeshadows. They were easier and more forgiving to work with than a lot of MAC’s eyeshadows, so they were improved and a nice addition to the brand’s range (they’re also available as pan-only for less).

Browse all of our MAC Powder Kiss Soft Matte Eyeshadow swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Zinc Stearate, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Talc, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Glycerides, Isododecane, Silica, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tin Oxide, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Alumina, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 (Ci 42090), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Carmine (Ci 75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 (Ci 19140), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)] Rds Product Name: Powder Kiss Eyeshadow Division: Mc (Mac)Ingredients: Talc, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Dimethicone, Silica, Nylon-12, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Zinc Stearate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, WaterAquaEau, Caprylyl Glycol, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Carmine (Ci 75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)]

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Sunkissed Orange

Sunkissed Orange is an ultra-light orange with strong, warm yellow undertones and a matte finish. It had mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out well as the texture was soft, lightly powdery but not prone fallout. It stayed on well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

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Viseart Creme Brulee (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Full Send (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Twilight Flash (LE, $4.50) is cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop All Hallow’s Eve (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Natasha Denona Sahara (LE, ) is warmer (85% similar).
KKW Beauty Florence (PiP, ) is warmer (85% similar).
MAC These Bags are Designer (P, $20.00) is more muted (85% similar).
ColourPop Come All (LE, $4.50) is lighter (85% similar).
ColourPop Limone Squeezy (LE, $4.50) is brighter, warmer (85% similar).

Formula Overview

$20.00/0.05 oz. – $400.00 Per Ounce

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Ingredients

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Born to Rule

Born to Rule is a rich, honeyed gold with moderate, warm undertones and a bright, metallic finish. The texture was moderately dense, almost overly so, which required a slightly heavier hand to pick up product evenly. It seemed to soften up a little over time. The eyeshadow had rich pigmentation that lasted well for eight hours on me.

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Pat McGrath Enraptured (DC, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
JD Glow Oh Honey (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
Sydney Grace The Dream (PiP, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Urban Decay Amber (PiP, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
JD Glow Goldie Locs (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Natasha Denona D’Or (284M) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Coloured Raine Toucan (LE, $6.99) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Too Faced Warm and Toasty (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Gold Fortune (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Gold Lust 001 (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).

Formula Overview

$20.00/0.05 oz. – $400.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have “12-hour wear” with “silky smooth glide” and a “wet-like metallic texture.” The pigmentation is supposed to have “one-swipe saturation,” and most of the shades had nearly opaque to opaque coverage but a couple were more semi-opaque and buildable in coverage. The texture was lightly creamy, dense, and physically thicker than the average powder eyeshadow, and I found the thickness made them a little hard to work with, especially using a dry brush.

I had the best luck getting smooth, even coverage that didn’t emphasize my lid texture with a lightly dampened brush or fingertips (though I preferred the precision a brush offered). Some shades looked more metallic and “molten” while others had a subdued sheen (which didn’t seem fitting with the “Dazzleshadow Extreme” name, and on that note, these were not chocked full of sparkle in most instances, like Dazzleshadows are). I had faint creasing beginning between eight and 10 hours with most shades, while the color would be still be 70-75% intact after 12-hours of wear.

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Ingredients

15 Minutes of Flame

15 Minutes of Flame is a rich, orange-brown with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color payoff with a smooth, velvety texture that was finely-milled, blendable, and not too powdery nor too firmly-pressed into the pan. This shade wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.

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MAC Belle Epic (P, $23.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Pass It On (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Playing Game (P, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Haute (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Dig It (LE, $4.50) is lighter (85% similar).
Huda Beauty Caramel Brown #4 (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop Just Be (PiP, $4.50) is cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop Chillin’ (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).

Formula Overview

$20.00/0.05 oz. – $400.00 Per Ounce

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Ingredients

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Made My Fortune

Made My Fortune is a medium gold with warmer undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The texture was slightly drier and more prone to fallout as the sparkles did not adhere with the base as well. I’d recommend using a fingertip to press this shade into place, which helped control the fallout. It had mostly opaque, buildable color payoff that stayed on well for eight hours with light fallout over time.

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Fenty Beauty Lei’d Up (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Wild Life (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Dior Celebrate in Gold #1 (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Sydney Grace Treasure Hunter (P, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop Cool Breeze (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Anastasia C2 (Norvina Vol. 1) (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop Rule Breaker (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Tarte Outside the Lines (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Urban Decay Overdraft (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Origami (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).

Formula Overview

$20.00/0.05 oz. – $400.00 Per Ounce

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Ingredients

Propitious Poppy

Propitious Poppy is a deep, orange-red with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had an incredibly smooth, finely-milled texture that wasn’t powdery but wasn’t overly firm in the pan. The eyeshadow had rich color coverage that lasted well for eight hours.

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ColourPop No Promises (P, $6.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Harvest (P, $5.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Criss Cross (P, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Dream Catcher (PiP, $4.50) is more muted, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop So Elusive (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Flower Power (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Natasha Denona Ripe (253CM) (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Juvia’s Place Ada (P, ) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Zoeva MT080 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).

Formula Overview

$20.00/0.05 oz. – $400.00 Per Ounce

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Plum What May

Plum What May is a dark red with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation paired with a slightly firmer, drier texture, though it was fairly blendable in practice. This shade wore nicely for eight hours before fading noticeably.

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Tarte Mod (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty O Mercy (P, $29.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Scandalous (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Bull’s Eye (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Love Sick (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Pretty Vulgar Snitch (PiP, ) is warmer (85% similar).
Dior Devilish #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Anastasia Stev (LE, $12.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Coloured Raine Snitch (LE, $6.99) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
ColourPop Missbehave (LE, $4.50) is lighter, brighter, warmer (80% similar).

Formula Overview

$20.00/0.05 oz. – $400.00 Per Ounce

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Supreme Harmony

Supreme Harmony is a very light, pinky-plum with subtle, warm undertones and cooler flecks of sparkle. It had semi-sheer color payoff, which was the result of a drier, more crumbly texture that had lots of fallout during application. This shade was only viable when applied with a dampened brush. It had fallout over the six hours it lasted for.

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ColourPop Kiss Me (LE, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
Clionadh Cinnabar (P, $5.25) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
NABLA Cosmetics Juno Moon (P, $8.00) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Togetherness (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
City Color U Jelly? (P, $6.99) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Bloomer (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes 2 #12 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Cherries (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
MAC Care 4 You (LE, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
Urban Decay Ego (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).

Formula Overview

$20.00/0.05 oz. – $400.00 Per Ounce

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Ingredients

Wish Me Luck

Wish Me Luck is a rich, golden bronze with strong, warm undertones and a smooth, pearly sheen. The eyeshadow had a smooth, moderately-dense, somewhat cream-like feel to the touch, which yielded opaque pigmentation. There were signs of fading present after eight hours of wear.

FURTHER READING:
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Natasha Denona Varis (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Beyond Bronze 003 (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Golden Flesh (68M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Sextrovert (DC, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Lap of Lux (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty The Social Butterfly #3 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Hourglass Bronze (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Too Faced Caramelized (PiP, $16.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
JD Glow Deep Bronze (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
MAC Woodwinked (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).

Formula Overview

$20.00/0.05 oz. – $400.00 Per Ounce

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