The Lorac Pro eyeshadow formulas in my opinion are the best that I have ever tried. They blend smoothly like a dream and last all day with very little fallout. Most of the palettes that Lorac comes out with are fairly consistent, and there are usually never anything that disappoints. The Lorac Mega Pro 4 palette is no exception.
The packaging on the Lorac Pro palette is beautiful with a huge mirror on the inside. It is also very slim and compact for the amount of product and is good for traveling, because it is light to carry. I got my Lorac Mega Pro palette on sale for $35, but it normally retails for $59. That is still a discount, considering the regular Pro palettes sell for $44 each, and you get half the amount of product.
The first two rows have matte finish shades (with the exception of a couple satin finish shades), and the last two are shimmery shades. I think that the Mega palette is a great value and worth purchasing for sure if the colors appeal to you.
That being said, I did notice something peculiar when I first brought the palette home. Lorac claims on their website that “this limited edition PRO artistry palette is packed with 32 all new eye shadows in all the matte and shimmer shades,” but when I swatched a few of the shades from my Lorac Pro palette, I saw some duplicates. I got curious, so I googled some images of the other two palettes that I do not own and saw some similar looking shades in there too. (I will not be including solid images or claims featuring the other two palettes, because I do not own them, and therefore, I cannot give a solid jugdement of whether the shades are actually the same in that palette.) This had me wondering if Lorac was just pulling shades from previous palettes to put in there.
They obviously aren’t all the same, but a few shades have me questioning the actual value of getting this palette if you already own one of the others. Aside from that though, I think that the Lorac Mega Pro 4 palette could be a gorgeous edition to anyone’s makeup collection and is worth the buy, in my book. This palette is limited edition, so you should hurry up and get one if you think that you’ll want it.
Here is a review of each individual shade:
Matte and satin shades
Cotton
Cotton is a soft white color with a cool undertone.
Flamingo
Flamingo is a dusty pink color with a cool grey undertone.
Cool Taupe
Cool Taupe is a neutral tone cream shade.
Butterscotch
Butterscotch is a slightly cool toned dark cream shade.
Cedar
Cedar is a dark cool toned brown that is slightly similar to the shade Blackberry.
Mocha
Mocha is a light brown color with warm undertones.
Denim
Denim is a unique light blue shade that has a very cool undertone.
Shadow
Shadow is a dark grayish color that has a few individual sparkles in it which do not really show up on the eyes.
Pink Peony
Pink Peony is a very highly light cream shade with a subtle pink undertone
Oat
Oat is a cool toned Taupe shade with subtle hints of grey.
Sage
Sage is a light grey shade with slight hints of taupe.
Sugar Cookie
Sugar cookie is a soft greyish purple shade with a satin finish.
Mahogany
Mahogany is a warm toned dark brown shade.
Blackberry
Blackberry is a cool toned dark brown shade.
Spice
Spice is one of my favorite shades, it is a warm toned brick color.
DK. Chocolate
DK. Chocolate is the darkest brown shade with a cool undertone.
Shimmer shades
Foam
Foam is a soft cream color with a cool undertone.
Honey
Honey is a light, warm gold shade.
Pearl Slate
Pearl Slate is a greyish purple color.
Moss
Moss is a gorgeous cool toned light green color.
Steel Wool
Steel Wool is a pure medium grey color with soft blue undertones.
Copper Pearl
Copper Pearl is a dark gold shade with warm undertones.
Peacock
Peacock is a gorgeous dark blue shade with a little fallout.
Lagoon
Lagoon is a pretty dark teal color with greyish undertones.
Unicorn
Unicorn is an iridescent purple shade with pink undertones.
Lotus
Lotus is a dark pastel pink shade with purple and grey undertones.
Fairy Tale
Fairy Tale is a purple-grey shade with quite a bit of fallout but good pigmentation.
Misty Mauve
Misty Mauve is a grey shade with taupe and very slight purple undertones.
Silver Fox
Silver Fox is a light grey shade with a slight purple undertone.
Plum
Plum is a satin purple shade with grey undertones.
Vamp
Vamp is a deep purple shade with blue undertones.
Raven
Raven is a dark grey shade.