Review + Swatch: Annabelle a Dupe of MAC??

The first time I laid my eyes on this year's MAC limited edition Mineralized Eyeshadow in Devil-May-Care from the "Magic, Mirth and Mischief" collection, I couldn't stop thinking about it.

But with a $23.50CAD price-tag, while not extremely expensive, it is still pricey for two colors.



So when I came across Annabelle's new limited edition collection "Super nova Winter 2009", the first thing to catch my eye was the Dome Eyeshadow in "Bling Blang!" (~$8.99CAD).



After all, both were dome shaped, purple, and sparkly! I wonder if Annabelle's version is baked and mineral too.





Not sure if you can see the texture but they are really similar. Both have shimmery bits of silver in it and are both quite soft.

Having said that, how do they compare? Here are some swatches. Both were applied on top of a base. I think the MAC one shows up better without a base but then why would you wear shadow without a base though right?





Depending on the angle of light hitting it, they may look different, but I think they look really close. Quite a few blogs have also stated that this particular MAC palette was easy to dupe too.



Here it is with flash. I really think I've found my dupe.



The silver part of the MAC shadow is quite the chunky, gritty glitter. It's like flakes of silver flecks as you can see. I think I have a dupe for that also.



With this Urban Decay shadow in Uzi. I had this lying around from part of a "Best of" set I got from Winners. It also has chunky glitter. The difference is that the UD one actually has a silver shadow base whereas the MAC on really is just silver flecks.