MAC • Athma Eyeshadow Quad • Eye Shadow

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dior30 on 5/8/2011 9:19:00 PM more reviews by dior30

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

I loVe these colors together... Very day time use but u can make it smokey enough to use at night time to go out:)... The lighter 2 colors do take some building up.. But results are beautiful ... Overall love this quad, I am so glad I got it!!!

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pemily on 5/2/2011 9:46:00 AM more reviews by pemily

Age: 19-24   Skin: Dry   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I was really disappointed!!! The glittery 2 colors are basically just glitter..... I'm not 10 anymore so that does not appeal to me, I gave thus quad 2 instead of 1 due to carbon... Carbon is good however do not get Any moisture in it as you will have to scratch back :-)

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RhianNoot on 2/12/2011 12:43:00 PM more reviews by RhianNoot

Age: 30-35   Skin: Other, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Hazel    

I bought this at the same time as I purchased Caviar Dreams as it satisfied my need for some darker colours but these were not as dark on the eye as I thought, the lady below who described this look as 'sepia contouring' was quite right, I am not the intended skintone - I am a light neutral (I'm not a MAC foundation wearer so I don't have that reference for you) - but this still gives such a beautifully subtle smokey eye. My boyfriend always compliments my eyes when I wear this quad so if all the colours were still available I would definitely repurchase - I can't even think of any dupes for Jaan or Vivah the colours are more unique than they may first appear.

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*TOP REVIEWER* storybookheroine on 1/29/2011 9:06:00 PM more reviews by storybookheroine

Age: 30-35   Skin: Very Dry, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Green    

I am not the intended skin tone for this NC20-NC15, but I absolutely love these colors. This, for me, is a neutral eye palette but not quite as pale as most neutral palettes are for me. The two lustre shades are beautiful and I experience no fallout and I do not find the too sheer. Honestly they are kinda perfect. I use the lighter shade from crease to brow, the darker lustre on my lid and the red brown shade in the crease and it looks natural and beautiful. I was not excited about carbon but I find I like it as a liner and it's not super black so I can use it on the outer v or crease if I want to darken things up. I really thought this would end up being a smokey eye palette but it's not. It's perfect for every day use. I think cool skin tones will hate this with a passion but neutrals and warms should give it a go. I'm very impressed with this palette and it's not a fussy one like I found caviar dreams to be. I do with this had a mirror so I could use it to put the palette on but I guess Mac is anti mirror on quads. Being a nars and becca user I am used to mirrored compacts. This collection is quite nice. I'd like to recommend the Gana and Sur blushes used together with the quad for a natural look. Everything it very buildable so it works on even me. Well done to Mickey Contracter for these colors. I did purchase Yash and another lipstick from this collection that is a satin but it's perm not LE. I can say those colors are great but I HATE the drying formula. Oh! It's Mocha lipstick. Anyway, I can't say I love the lipsticks solely because of the formula but if you are willing to fuss with lip balm a bunch, those are nice as well. As for the quad I highly recommend it. My husband kept complimenting me on my makeup today and how nice it looked and he's so over my makeup. Good purchase for warm toned neutral lovers.

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luvlydee on 1/16/2011 11:27:00 AM more reviews by luvlydee

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Dark   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

the person below described this quad very well lol.

I really love it. my eye lids are darker than my face so i usually have to wear a paint pot or something so that my eyeshadows can look better, but i tried jaan without the pot all over my lid and under my browbone and it still looked so gorgeous!

I added saddle eyeshadow for the crease and i was good to go. nice and simple. allt these colors are so useful.

[c6 powder, n45/nw35 concealer]

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indoorkitty on 1/13/2011 12:01:00 PM more reviews by indoorkitty

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

For reference, I'm a South Asian yellow-undertoned NC 37 - 40; uploaded an EOTD shot so you can see it.


This isn't as bright as I am used to wearing. I was afraid the redness would make me look too tired (which is my common complaint with plummy / brown palettes) but this has just the right tones to make it work.


The two new colours, Jaan and Vivah are sparkly; sometimes Mac's sparkles don't translate onto the eye, but these do. They are fairly sheer as well, yet still buildable; it doesn't have to be a sparklefest if you don't want it to be. There's no UD level of fall out, as these sparkles are much more subdued but there will be a little dusting here and there around the eye if you take a good hard look in the mirror.


Jaan is a pink-beige luster, great for the lid and the inner corners of eye. Not the best under-brow highlighter; Vivah is a mid-tone lustered brown, reminds me of my Mom's extra strong Chai with shimmer thrown in; good as a lid colour. Folie is excellent in the crease and Carbon is as documented in the past.


I wore Jaan on inner corner, Folie in crease, Vivah spread out between the two over the lid and waterlined (over Feline pencil) the bottom with carbon. My only complaint is I had to use an arsenal of brushes to translate this look; the 239 for the lustres, the 224 for Folie, the 217 to blend, a 212 equivalent for the inner-eye work. Maybe the 217 was overkill, but you definitely need at least the three brushes.


It initially looked muddy to me, but later on, I realized, it's more of like a sepia-contouring; gives this old world glamour, reminds me of my Mom's faded photographs from the 70s. I thought it'd be very contrived and in-your-face, but it's like a soft sweet smoked look, where it seems like your eyes are naturally this gorgeous.


The thing I really love about this palette is I didn't need anything else, shadow-wise, to make it work. I always line the top of my eyes with a dark colour (Dark Diversion in this case), and use a base underneath to a look last on my oily lids. Otherwise this quad is complete in itself, colourwise.


I suspect I'll dent the lustres before I hit Folie and Carbon. If it wasn't LE and I ran out, you'd bet I'd rebuy in a heartbeat.

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