This is a soft plum-brown color that is matte in its finish. It isn't the most pigmented of shadows, but it works great as a transition color. It applies smoothly, evenly and there is no dusty kick off in the pan.

In my opinion, an extremely muted greyed plum. This is very displeasing to the eye when I match it with other cooler, warmer, purple or red toned shadows. In fact, it's sickly, makes me look tired, sallow and like I don't know how to apply eyeshadow.

I almost wanted to return this little one, and it still isn't one of my favourites (Despite my love towards MAC's matte neutrals.)
However, mixing this with other warmer eyeshadows, especially ones leaning towards orange, has me enjoying keeping this in my neutral palette of 26.

I enjoy applying this mainly in the crease only, or outer v's, depending on the look I am going for the day. If you want me to namedrop the warmer shades I combine this with, I use MAC's Wedge, Soft Brown, Saddle, Kid, or Woodwinked!

This is the oddest color but I have to say I like it. It reads lavender/taupe on me with a hint of brown. The third image above, the close up of the color in the pot, is exactly how it looks on me. I used it all over the lid and in the crease and a tiny bit above crease, with lots of black mascara and that's it. The result is sort of a wide eyed, doe eyed look, and that is saying something for me because I have hooded lids and small eyes. I wouldn't say the color makes my green eye color pop but more so makes them look wider. And the weird thing is that I look like I really don't have any eye shadow on. I've been looking for a color like that for ages!


I'm a mom and I also work full time so I need a quick, just throw it on and go type of color that I don't have to mess with, with half a dozen different brushes and layering. With this, I really just put on a good wash of color with my MAC 217 brush and I was done. No fussing in front of the dang mirror to get it just so, because it went on "just so" within a few seconds. I typically like warmer browns on me and stay away from cool purples and taupes, but this color works for me (medium/light skin with pink undertones, green eyes, brown hair).

Quarry is a soft plum/grey matte shade.

I didn't experience blending problems with this. I use MAC's 217 brush for that.

Haven't experimented much with this one. I did use Quarry as a lid color and Blackberry on the outer corner and into the crease. I wasn't so wow-ed by it though.

I imagine it would look good paired with a grey shade like MAC Print, haven't tried it myself though. It's one of those shades you always look at when you're about to do your eye makeup and think to yourself "Oh I should try this, it looks promising...let's use this with ummm....oh never mind not now I'll try it later" :D

For now am giving it 4 lippies, but I'll come back and update you on it when I've given it a chance to prove me it's a good color. So till then :)

This shade reminds of a blueberry that got dropped on the floor and swept up in dust bunnies. What a pretty color. At first I was like oh hells no this is a crease shade for a dead old lady. But it's actually a very versatile, natural looking crease color that can easily add depth to anyone NC/NW40 or lighter.

If you are looking for a shimmer shade to compliment this, hands down you want satin taupe. This will give you the ultimate sexy celestial nights duo. If you need something warmer, go for Sable + Haux (almost exactly like this except it has red in it). It's grey-plum-taupe. What a romantic hybrid of colors.

One lippie off because the ultra-matte finish is kinda hard to blend and work with.

I can't stop batting my eyes in the mirror. My eyes now look like clouds hovering over Paris at dusk (albeit very polluted clouds, since Quarry has some degree of taupe brown to it).

I actually don't use this as an eyeshadow, but as a contour color due to an ingenious suggestion from the MAC MUA. It mimics the hue of a natural shadow (shadows are more greyish than brown) and looks more natural than any bronzer I have tried. Gives me superb cheekbones. Please MAC never discontinue this!

I used this color many years ago and don't know why I stopped using it. It is a beautiful neutral smoky color for my cool toned skin. It looks a little purply/plum in the container but it reads as a nice soft gray (but not as cold as a gray) on the eye. I find it also brings out the blue in my eyes, as many of my co-workers have mentioned. I use this as an overall cover and use Slate as the crease color. I also use slate as an under eye liner. Just enough color so I don't look like a raccoon. MAC is more expensive than drugstore brands but not overly so and it lasts a looooong time!

Hmm, I kept going back and forth on this one and actually brought it back to the store w/ the intention of returning it not once but twice. I have pretty tan skin (NW35) and it pretty much doesn't even show up on me unless I use a primer. However when I have a primer on and pack it on w/ a heavy hand using my 239 it looks very very nice, soft smooth looking pale plummy goodness that's perfect for work (the gray doesn't show up on me at all). It also works good blending out satin taupe for a gentle smoky eye (also over a primer).

Quarry is a pretty muted taupe slight plum color. It works well as a crease color for a natural day look and as a transition color for a smokey look.

My only problem was the first one a purchased became rock hard and it was impossible to any color payoff from it. I tried a brush and my finger and nothing. I even tried to scrape off the top layer and still it didn't work. I bought another one and haven't had any problems with that one. I'm not sure if I just got a bad one.

Quarry is a must if you have green eyes. The pan is VERY misleading, it looks very light grey. But once on it is a brown/grey/red, and the rosy tone to it really makes green eyes pop. It is one of those Mac shades that looks very, very different on as I use it in the crease, NC20-25, and would not consider it appropriate for the lid. You would think it could go on the lid by looking at the pan. I got this, yogure, digit and Haux by doing the online chat with a Mac m/u artist and they must be the four best colors in the world, I am very happy with them. It is good to do the online chat as I would have never picked some of these colors. I still have a love/hate with Mac e/s as the formula is just so hard to use and blend if Matte, and sheer (Haux) just doesn't show pigment without a LOT of work. But who else has these colors? UPDATE: gave up on MAC, went with MUFE and a color close. So tired of the lack of pigment and chalkiness.