MAC ORB review & a great eye look for working ladies! |

Hey gals.. check out my most fav eyeshadow from MAC. I bought it last year on my bday and have been wearing it almost every time I do my eyes. I absolutely love it & honestly, it looks blahhh in the pan but who-ever has it talks only nice things about it! True story!!!

And I shattered it a bit yesterday. now I feel so bad!

MAC says :Orb: Satin / Soft peachy-beige

Cost : $15 +tax

My experience with Orb : It is the most buttery shadow ever… and it has a lovely soft off-whitish pinkish look. It blends and applies like an absolute dream. I mostly use it as a base wash for vibrant looks & sometimes just a wash 🙂 It is also great for blending out more colourful eyeshadows applied in the crease. Not to mention would look fab as a highlight shade.It’s pigmentation is top-notch with ZERO chalkiness. no fallouts either. Orb and Soft brown are my most faves of shadows ever. LOVE them!!!

It really goes well with bronzes, coppers, plums/purples, and other warm neutrals. It doesn’t really go very well with blues & greens.

I AM DEFINITELY REPURCHASING IT AGAIN & AGAIN!!!!

An EOTD for working women in under 5 minutes :

Most of the women I know have jobs that warrant a nice crisp look. Some of my friends have been mentioning that they are not able to do most looks on my blog because they want something neutral & sophisticated for work. so I decided on this one.

1) Conceal your eyes & prime them.

2) apply ORB (Or any other beige/ soft one shade brighter than your skin) all over your eyelid. I mean all over. from the lid to the brows.

3) take a soft black/grey/dark brown shadow and apply from outer end to the mid of the lid – very close to the lashline. upper & lower.

4) tightline your eyes & apply a brown mascara [optional]

DONE!!! easy peasy bright eyes for work!!!

I wanted to do a snippet on instagram doing everything mentioned above. but the stupid insta cam kept hanging on me. grrrr

[The 1st image taken from Google. If it’s yours… let me know!]

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16 Comments

Aditi Rajan

August 22, 2013 at 10:25 pm Reply

Lovely color! I always overlooked it because I thought it was too pale :O

If you want to repair the eyeshadow, just add some rubbing alcohol/ethanol to it (available at pharmacies) then make it into a paste, press into the pan, and let it dry overnight. It will set like normal 🙂

Bnii

August 22, 2013 at 11:31 pm Reply

me too 🙂 but I tried it once & I was sold… even ARENA comes a second close. I might get that too… arre 1 shadow ke liye kidhar itna bada rubbing alcohol laau :((
- Aditi Rajan
  
  August 23, 2013 at 12:46 pm Reply
  
  True… lekhin me rubbing alcohol bahut use karegi… when I was my brushes i also like to sanitize them…so always have a bottle at home… its also good for cleaning wounds and all…multipurpose it is :))
  - Bnii
    
    August 23, 2013 at 2:10 pm Reply
    
    ohh haan kya??? actually, I’m moving soon so main sab bottles khatam kar rahi hoon. new bottlkes in new flat. hahahah
    but i’ll surely get the rubbing alcohol now. besides, I get cut or bruised every other day. thanks so much for the idea babes!!!

Paritashah26

August 22, 2013 at 10:56 pm Reply

absolutely loved the eotd Bee!! superb!

Bnii

August 22, 2013 at 11:25 pm Reply

thanks Pari… but I’m sad it broke ::) btw- what is ur work makeup like?
- Paritashah26
  
  August 23, 2013 at 12:15 am Reply
  
  I generally use Grounwork paint pot on the eyes and line my eyes either with a gel liner or kohl..sometimes smudge it out..these days enjoying inglot 390 matte..its very similar to mac orb now that I think about it 🙂
  - Bnii
    
    August 23, 2013 at 11:13 am Reply
    
    cool yaa :”) i’m making up my inglot list now 🙂