It’s always the era of era around here. Flexible, because it flatters both warm and cool skin tones, MAC era Eye shadow is a fantastic workhorse neutral to have in your collection, especially if you love taupe.
Officially, MAC explains it as a soft golden beige, and yeah, I can see that, but on my NC42 skin, I’d characterize it as a golden taupe. color temperature-wise, it’s like a best porridge — just right. Neither too warm, nor too cool.
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I don’t know…but there’s just something earthy and natural about it. I see it and picture smooth river rocks baking in the hot desert sun…
And the finish? Raso. one of my favorite completes from MAC.
It shines a bit, but doesn’t shimmer, and stops well short of frosty. It’s like a subtle, incredibly pretty soft-focus sheen that just makes skin glow, and it’s so, so wearable.
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When it comes time to blend Era, it never protests. A few swipes from a 217, and the soft, buttery formula blends into other colors without a hitch.
MAC era Eye shadow swatch on NC42 skin
It’s best for easy or complicated looks blended with other taupe shades when you want a bridge between darker and lighter colors.
For softly defined eyes, I’ll dust MAC Ricepaper all over my lids, then rock era in the crease with a MAC 217 before smudging black or brown liner along my lash lines, or pulling out the black cat eye liner…
Simple, classic and not excessively flashy, it’s one of those eye looks that balances well with bold lips.
Era might be a good fit for you if…
You take delight in taupes
Like products you can wear with warm and cool shades
Lean toward downplayed eye makeup looks
You’re trying to find a flattering new crease color with a satiny glow (marvelous on mature skin!)
You like easy-to-blend eye shadows
You want something you can wear daily to work
Era lives in MAC’s permanent collection ($15 for a regular pan; $12 for the pro pan refill visualized above), and it’s available now on MAC counters, in stores and online.
Watching now on Netflix: Orange Is the new Black
My most current TV obsession is one of Netflix’s new original programs called Orange Is the new Black.
I’ve been binge enjoying it all week… I think I’ve seen six or seven of the hour-long episodes so far (Netflix released the entire first season at the same time).
It’s a dramedy about a woman, Piper, who gets sent to a minimum-security prison for a younger lapse in judgment/non-violent crime she committed about a decade earlier when she was in college. It follows her and her fellow inmates.
I’m not normally big on prison shows (Oz pretty much scarred me for life…although the shirtless Detective Stabler scenes were quite nice), but this one’s a lot more odd and quirky than brutal and shocking.
I like it… There are squirm-worthy moments (not recommended for young kids), but it seems authentic to me (like I know anything bout prison). They do these cool, poignant flashbacks into the lives of the women before they were sent to the prison, and the choices they made along the way. molto interessante.
So tonight, I’m back to packing, believe it or not. Yup, I’m heading to Redding tomorrow to celebrate my father-in-law’s 70th birthday.
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I suspect Tabs won’t miss me while I’m gone… He’s been extra disinterested in my existence lately.
Il tuo amichevole vicinato Appeal Agice,
Karen.
The MAC Unsung Heroes series features some of my favorite products from MAC’s permanent collection
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC Fleur Power Blush
MAC Unsung Heroes: Swiss chocolate Eyeshadow
MAC Unsung Heroes: Costa Riche Eye Kohl
MAC Unsung Heroes: Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC extra dimension Eye shadow in Havana
MAC Unsung Heroes: Chicory Lip Pencil
MAC Unsung Heroes: Smoked Almond Lipstick
MAC Unsung Heroes: half ‘n half Lipstick
MAC Unsung Heroes: Chili Lipstick
MAC Unsung Heroes: Coffee Eye Pencil
MAC Unsung Heroes: Mineralize Skinfinish in global Glow
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC extra dimension Eye shadow in Havana
MAC Unsung Heroes: vintage Matte liquid Lipcolour in Burnt Spice
MAC Unsung Heroes: Mineralize Foundation/Loose
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC giddy Lustre Lipstick
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC studio fix fluid Foundation
MAC Unsung Heroes: Amorous Alloy Eyeshadow
MAC Unsung Heroes: texture Eyeshadow
MAC Unsung Heroes: Prep + Prime 24-Hour extend Eye Base
MAC Unsung Heroes: Swiss chocolate Eyeshadow
MAC Unsung Heroes: Saddle Eyeshadow
Unsung Heroes: MAC In extra dimension water resistant Mascara
MAC Unsung Heroes: Minted Eye Kohl
MAC Unsung Heroes: Take the Plunge Technakohl Liner
MAC Unsung Heroes: Cork Eye Shadow
MAC Unsung Heroes: 221 tiny Tapered Blending Brush
MAC Unsung Heroes: Matchmaster shade intelligence Compact
MAC Unsung Heroes: MAC Oh My Mocha Eye Shadow
MAC Unsung Heroes: pro Longwear water resistant Colour Stick in Lilacked
MAC Unsung Heroes: satinato taupe ombretto
MAC UNSUND Heroes: High Tè Rossetto
Mac Unsung Heroes: Blooz Eye Kohl
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Blouscolo Mac Fleur Blouscolo
Mac Unsuns Heroes: Layin ‘Low Paint Pot
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Pentola di vernice costruttivista
MAC UNSUND HEROES: prep + Prime FIX +
MAC UNSUND HEROES: mineralizzare il naturale skinfinish naturale
Mac Unsung Heroes: Persistence Matte Rossetto
Mac Unsung Heroes: Veluxe Pearlfusion Shadow in Brownluxe
Mac Unsung Heroes: Costa Riche Eye Kohl
MAC UNSUND Heroes: The Studio Chromagraphic Matches
Mac Unsuns Heroes: Brun Eye Shadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: STAUNCHLY Elegante PRO Longwear Matita labbra
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Mac caldo anima mineralizzare BLUSH
Mac Unsung Heroes: mostra glitter in oro antico
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Style Blush
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Shaping Powder in LightSweep
MAC UNSUND HEROES: PROPARE PRO LONG TRASPORTO in pitto
Mac Unsuns Heroes: Eara Eye Shadow
Mac Eroi non astuti: ombretto in bronzo
Mac Unsung Heroes: Honey Lust Eye Shadow
MAC UNSUND Heroes: Sun Rush Lustre Gocce
Mac Unsung Heroes: Great Buzz Plushglass
MAC UNSUND HEROES: 33 ciglia
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Shale Eyeshadow
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Harmony Blush
MAC UNSUND HEROES: CARELEDLENDS POLVERE pressato
Mac Eroi non celebrati: peluche soddisfatto
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Vernice Bamboom
Mac Eroi non astuti: vernice naturale sublime
Mac Unsuns Heroes: Fondazione viso e corpo
Mac Unsung Heroes: Prunella Eye Kohl
Eroi di Mac Unsung: il 239 Eye Shader Brush
Mac Unsung Heroes: GreensMoke Eyeshadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: ampio peluche rosa
Eroi di Mac Unsund: Indianwood Paint Pot
Mac Eroi non celebrati: vaso di vernice di studio nudo
Mac Eroi non astuti: pentola di vernice rubenesque
Mac Unsung Heroes: Taint Eye Kohl
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Big Baby Plushglass
Mac Eroi non astuti: fodera di matita di potenza Kohl in felino
MAC UNSUND HEROES: il formato Blush
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Ambering Rose Blush
Mac Eroi non celebrati: Mac polvere iridescente / allentato nel crepuscolo argento
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Mac polvere iridescente / allentata in bronzo dorato
Eroi di Mac Unsung: Lipglass C-Thru
MAC UNSUND HEROES: FRESH Flare Pro Longwear Eye Shadow
Mac Unsung Heroes: Viva Glam V Lipglass
Mac Eroi non astuti: vetro strisciante e affascinante cremeen
Mac Unsung Heroes: Viva Glam VI Lipglass
MAC UNSUND HEROES: BRezy Sheertone Shimmer Blush
Mac Unsung Heroes: Cura Blends Oli essenziali, Pompelmo + Camomilla
Mac Unsung Heroes: Prep + Prime Viccancy Eye Primer
Mac Unsuns Heroes: IDEAL Image CRémeen Glass
MAC UNSUND HEROES: modesty cremesheen rossetto
MAC UNSUND HEROES: DOUCE DORE CREMESHEEN LIGGLASS
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Mac Unsung Heroes: Uniform Technakohl Liner
MAC UNSUND Heroes: Sweet Felfment Pro Longwear Eyeshadow
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Rossetto rosso Mac
Mac Unsung Heroes: Lady Danger rossetto
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Eyeshadow accattivante
Mac Unsung Heroes: Ruby Woo Rossetto
MAC UNSUND Heroes: Retrospeck Eyeshadow
MAC UNSUND HEROES: Eyeshadow in Phloof!
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MAC UNSUND HEROES: creme nel tuo rossetto di caffè