It seems that two of the best loved M.A.C eye shadows amongst the Youtube Beauty community are the infamous Satin Taupe and Patina. Lucky me, I received these two shadows from an awesome Aunt for Christmas, who remarked "Jordan, you do know these eye shadows are exactly the same don't you?" I set her straight
So, lets put them to the test! Are they as amazing as claimed? Why are they do darn popular? Do they earn a place in MY top M.A.C eye shadow list? Lets begin...
I have used either one or the other or both of these shadows every day since I got them. I even took Satin Taupe away on holiday in my Make Up bag. They are both frost finishes, although not at all that frosty.
Patina is very akin to Woodwinked, it sits in the same family of gold tones. However, it has a more burnished undertone to it, meaning it is darker and has less of a metallic finish. Most people agree that this makes it an easier to wear, more universal shade.
Satin Taupe is unlike any colour I've come across before. I didn't even know taupe was called taupe until I discovered this shade. It is very cool toned, half way between grey and brown. This means it looks amazingly natural as a contour colour through the crease. This is one of my favourite looks that I've thrown together using Satin Taupe, Smut, Carbon and Shroom...
I can definitely see why people would fall in love with these. They are both easy to wear for everyday and equally easy to vamp up for a night out. They are definitely the 'good' type of M.A.C shadows, nice and hard with little fall out and amazing staying power. They haven't creased on me once and although I don't *love* them with my whole heart, they are very welcome additions to my collection, and I throughly enjoy using them:)
