Pat McGrath Velvet Liaison MTHRSHP Palette

Velvet Liaison

Pat McGrath Velvet Liaison MTHRSHP Eyeshadow Palette is a new limited edition all-matte, neutral eyeshadow palette. I’ve always wanted to see the brand do an all-matte neutral palette, but I imagined it would be a bigger Mothership as well as permanent—simply it’s an unusual launch (basics, which can be a strong release even if “boring” to some) for a limited edition collection.

Five of the six mattes were incredibly nice to work with: finely milled, smooth, and blendable with rich pigmentation, while one (the lightest) was a touch more powdered than I’m used to from the brand but by no means awful. It’s worth mentioning that, just by touch, there seemed to be a small stiffness to the mattes that dissipated quickly, so it wasn’t a major issue, but it wasn’t something I’d generally noticed with the brand’s eyeshadows in the past.

Ingredients

Beige Bliss

Beige Bliss is a light-medium yellowed peach with significant orange overtones and a matte texture. It was powderier than the majority of the brand’s mattes.

Semi-opaque pigmentation
Smooth, finely-milled, moderate powderiness
Applied evenly and was blendable
Long-wearing (8.5 hours)

Enamoured

Enamoured is a matte medium brown with mild, warm reddish-orange overtones.

Opaque pigmentation
Smooth, finely-milled, very little powderiness
Applied evenly and was blendable
Long-wearing (9 hours)

Plum Provocateur

Plum Provocateur is a matte mauve with warmer undertones.

Opaque pigmentation
Smooth, finely-milled, slight powderiness
Applied evenly and was blendable
Long-wearing (9 hours)

Midnight Mink

Midnight Mink is a dark, rich brown with warm red undertones and a matte texture.

Opaque pigmentation
Smooth, finely-milled, very little powderiness
Applied evenly and was blendable
Long-wearing (9 hours)

Barely Veiled

Barely Veiled is a pale brown with warm undertones and a matte texture.

Opaque pigmentation
Smooth, finely-milled, very little powderiness
Applied evenly and was blendable
Long-wearing (9 hours)

Voluptuous Rose

Voluptuous Rose is a medium reddish-purple with warm undertones and a matte texture.

Opaque pigmentation
Smooth, finely-milled, very little powderiness
Applied evenly and was blendable
Long-wearing (9 hours)