Encrypted Kryptonite
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($34.00 for 0.22 oz.) is a new, permanent six-pan palette that included three matte shades and three (sort of) shimmers. I was not impressed by the formula used for the new Connect in Colour palettes as the shimmers were dry, thin, dusty, and/or powdery with sheer coverage and poor longevity, while the mattes were better, they weren’t as blendable as they could (or should!) have been. The new formula is supposed to have “one-swipe” pigmentation and they are being sold as VERY pigmented eyeshadows, yet three shimmers were very, very weak eyeshadows… period.
The only thing that kept this palette from dropping into the F-rating range is that MAC only made an eight-hour wear time claim (whereas most brands aren’t specific, so 8 hours of wear typically garners 8.5/10 rating, and here 8-hour wear would be 10/10).
Ingredients
Encrypted Kryptonite
PPermanent. $34.00.
Clear History
Clear History is a pale, creamy beige with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish.
- Semi-opaque, buildable coverage
- Moderately powdery, slightly dry with light fallout
- Applied fairly evenly but could have been more blendable
- Average longevity (6 hours before fading visibly; brand only claimed 8-hour wear)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- LORAC Frost (LE, ).
- ColourPop Pop Off (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Mojave Moves (LE, $9.00).
- ColourPop Hillside (LE, $4.50).
- Urban Decay Cosmic (P, $22.00).
- NABLA Cosmetics Play Hard (PiP, ).
- ColourPop Mica (LE, $4.50).
- NARS Castaway (P, $28.00).
- MAC Spores (LE, $20.00).
- Danessa Myricks Milky Way (P, $18.00).
Formula Overview
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MAC describes their latest formula as "one-swipe, pure pigment payoff" with a "lightweight, silky-smooth texture" that has eight-hour wear (well, at least they're realistic!). They actually state that the formula has "up to 25% higher pigment load." Can't say that seemed true in practice, though.
The new formula is thinner, more powdery or drier, and less pigmented than prior MAC formulas, which have been inconsistent at best in the last few years. The matte shades were semi-opaque to opaque, typically buildable, and fairly blendable, while the shimmers were drier with poor adhesion, fallout, and were particularly prone to fading.
In the past, sometimes MAC's formula didn't swatch as well as it performed, often being a particularly buildable and blendable formula without being powdery, but I did not find performance to be better than swatches and it was often a little worse. In a time when so many brands are pushing metallics to the next level in terms of intensity, it is interesting to see MAC's shimmers worsen over time -- and they don't seem like they're actually trying to go for a more satin-like sheen, they're just... weak metallics.
Some of the mattes lasted as long as eight hours on me, while some were closer to six to seven hours. Most of the shimmers lasted six hours on me with a couple lasting longer and shorter.
Browse all of our MAC Connect in Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Clear History
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Satin Taupe
Satin Taupe is a light-medium, rosy brown with subtle, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. (What did they do to you, Satin Taupe???)
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Thin, somewhat dry, harder to pick up evenly
- Applied somewhat evenly, light fallout, prone to sheering out
- Poor longevity (6 hours before fading noticeably)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Dior Mirage #5 (LE, ).
- Sydney Grace Devotion (Deep) (PiP, $6.25).
- Danessa Myricks Celebration (P, $18.00).
- NABLA Cosmetics Sandy (P, $8.00).
- ColourPop Silk Teddy (PiP, $4.50).
- Kaja Dazzling Bronze (PiP, ).
- ColourPop Privy (LE, $4.50).
- NABLA Cosmetics Chemical Bond (P, $8.00).
- ColourPop Snake Eyes (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Shine On (LE, $4.50).
Formula Overview
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MAC describes their latest formula as "one-swipe, pure pigment payoff" with a "lightweight, silky-smooth texture" that has eight-hour wear (well, at least they're realistic!). They actually state that the formula has "up to 25% higher pigment load." Can't say that seemed true in practice, though.
The new formula is thinner, more powdery or drier, and less pigmented than prior MAC formulas, which have been inconsistent at best in the last few years. The matte shades were semi-opaque to opaque, typically buildable, and fairly blendable, while the shimmers were drier with poor adhesion, fallout, and were particularly prone to fading.
In the past, sometimes MAC's formula didn't swatch as well as it performed, often being a particularly buildable and blendable formula without being powdery, but I did not find performance to be better than swatches and it was often a little worse. In a time when so many brands are pushing metallics to the next level in terms of intensity, it is interesting to see MAC's shimmers worsen over time -- and they don't seem like they're actually trying to go for a more satin-like sheen, they're just... weak metallics.
Some of the mattes lasted as long as eight hours on me, while some were closer to six to seven hours. Most of the shimmers lasted six hours on me with a couple lasting longer and shorter.
Browse all of our MAC Connect in Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Satin Taupe
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Power Mode
Power Mode is a light taupe with neutral undertones and a matte finish. It applied lighter, but it also darkened oddly against my skin, even over primer.
- Semi-opaque, buildable coverage
- Moderately powdery, slightly dry with light fallout
- Applied fairly evenly but could have been more blendable
- Average longevity (7 hours before fading visibly; brand only claimed 8-hour wear)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Viseart Tiramisu (PiP, ).
- ColourPop That Way (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Epic (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Sky High (LE, $4.50).
Formula Overview
-
MAC describes their latest formula as "one-swipe, pure pigment payoff" with a "lightweight, silky-smooth texture" that has eight-hour wear (well, at least they're realistic!). They actually state that the formula has "up to 25% higher pigment load." Can't say that seemed true in practice, though.
The new formula is thinner, more powdery or drier, and less pigmented than prior MAC formulas, which have been inconsistent at best in the last few years. The matte shades were semi-opaque to opaque, typically buildable, and fairly blendable, while the shimmers were drier with poor adhesion, fallout, and were particularly prone to fading.
In the past, sometimes MAC's formula didn't swatch as well as it performed, often being a particularly buildable and blendable formula without being powdery, but I did not find performance to be better than swatches and it was often a little worse. In a time when so many brands are pushing metallics to the next level in terms of intensity, it is interesting to see MAC's shimmers worsen over time -- and they don't seem like they're actually trying to go for a more satin-like sheen, they're just... weak metallics.
Some of the mattes lasted as long as eight hours on me, while some were closer to six to seven hours. Most of the shimmers lasted six hours on me with a couple lasting longer and shorter.
Browse all of our MAC Connect in Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Power Mode
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Showstopper
Showstopper is a dark, gray-taupe with strong, cool undertones and a matte finish.
- Semi-opaque, buildable coverage
- Moderately powdery, slightly dry with light fallout
- Applied fairly evenly but could have been more blendable
- Average longevity (7 hours before fading visibly; brand only claimed 8-hour wear)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Etiquette (LE, $4.50).
- Urban Decay Pony Up (PiP, $19.00).
- ColourPop Great Big Feet (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Sittin' Pretty (PiP, $4.50).
- MAC Hard Currency (LE, $17.00).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Concrete (LE, ).
- Clinique Portobello (PiP, $15.00).
- Sydney Grace Passion (Deep) (PiP, $5.25).
- Sydney Grace Passion (Light) (PiP, $5.25).
Formula Overview
-
MAC describes their latest formula as "one-swipe, pure pigment payoff" with a "lightweight, silky-smooth texture" that has eight-hour wear (well, at least they're realistic!). They actually state that the formula has "up to 25% higher pigment load." Can't say that seemed true in practice, though.
The new formula is thinner, more powdery or drier, and less pigmented than prior MAC formulas, which have been inconsistent at best in the last few years. The matte shades were semi-opaque to opaque, typically buildable, and fairly blendable, while the shimmers were drier with poor adhesion, fallout, and were particularly prone to fading.
In the past, sometimes MAC's formula didn't swatch as well as it performed, often being a particularly buildable and blendable formula without being powdery, but I did not find performance to be better than swatches and it was often a little worse. In a time when so many brands are pushing metallics to the next level in terms of intensity, it is interesting to see MAC's shimmers worsen over time -- and they don't seem like they're actually trying to go for a more satin-like sheen, they're just... weak metallics.
Some of the mattes lasted as long as eight hours on me, while some were closer to six to seven hours. Most of the shimmers lasted six hours on me with a couple lasting longer and shorter.
Browse all of our MAC Connect in Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Showstopper
PiPPermanent in Palette.
On the Cloud
On the Cloud is a soft black with gray sparkle throughout. It was somewhat matte in its actual finish.
- Medium pigmentation, not buildable
- Thin, somewhat dry, harder to pick up evenly
- Hard to blend out, prone to fallout
- Poor longevity (6 hours before fading noticeably)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty Soleil Neige #4 (LE, ).
- ColourPop Onyx (PiP, $4.50).
- ColourPop Lunar Trippin' (PiP, $4.50).
Formula Overview
-
MAC describes their latest formula as "one-swipe, pure pigment payoff" with a "lightweight, silky-smooth texture" that has eight-hour wear (well, at least they're realistic!). They actually state that the formula has "up to 25% higher pigment load." Can't say that seemed true in practice, though.
The new formula is thinner, more powdery or drier, and less pigmented than prior MAC formulas, which have been inconsistent at best in the last few years. The matte shades were semi-opaque to opaque, typically buildable, and fairly blendable, while the shimmers were drier with poor adhesion, fallout, and were particularly prone to fading.
In the past, sometimes MAC's formula didn't swatch as well as it performed, often being a particularly buildable and blendable formula without being powdery, but I did not find performance to be better than swatches and it was often a little worse. In a time when so many brands are pushing metallics to the next level in terms of intensity, it is interesting to see MAC's shimmers worsen over time -- and they don't seem like they're actually trying to go for a more satin-like sheen, they're just... weak metallics.
Some of the mattes lasted as long as eight hours on me, while some were closer to six to seven hours. Most of the shimmers lasted six hours on me with a couple lasting longer and shorter.
Browse all of our MAC Connect in Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
On the Cloud
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Hi-Tea
Hi-Tea is a very light, milky pink with a matte finish. It appeared darker in the pan than applied.
- Semi-sheer, somewhat coverage
- Moderately powdery, slightly dry with light fallout
- Applied fairly evenly but could have been more blendable
- Average longevity (6 hours before fading visibly; brand only claimed 8-hour wear)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Pretty Vulgar Tweet (PiP, ).
- Urban Decay 3 Sheets (LE, $19.00).
- Jouer Petal (PiP, ).
- LORAC Pink Cream (LE, $19.00).
- Blackbird Cosmetics Immortals (DC, $8.00).
- Sephora Ballet (LE, ).
- Glaminatrix Pollen (P, $7.30).
- Urban Decay Studio (LE, $19.00).
- NYX Leather and Lace (P, $4.50).
- L'Oreal Mademoiselle Pink (P, $5.99).
Formula Overview
-
MAC describes their latest formula as "one-swipe, pure pigment payoff" with a "lightweight, silky-smooth texture" that has eight-hour wear (well, at least they're realistic!). They actually state that the formula has "up to 25% higher pigment load." Can't say that seemed true in practice, though.
The new formula is thinner, more powdery or drier, and less pigmented than prior MAC formulas, which have been inconsistent at best in the last few years. The matte shades were semi-opaque to opaque, typically buildable, and fairly blendable, while the shimmers were drier with poor adhesion, fallout, and were particularly prone to fading.
In the past, sometimes MAC's formula didn't swatch as well as it performed, often being a particularly buildable and blendable formula without being powdery, but I did not find performance to be better than swatches and it was often a little worse. In a time when so many brands are pushing metallics to the next level in terms of intensity, it is interesting to see MAC's shimmers worsen over time -- and they don't seem like they're actually trying to go for a more satin-like sheen, they're just... weak metallics.
Some of the mattes lasted as long as eight hours on me, while some were closer to six to seven hours. Most of the shimmers lasted six hours on me with a couple lasting longer and shorter.
Browse all of our MAC Connect in Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Hi-Tea
PiPPermanent in Palette.
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Clear History Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Clear History Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Satin Taupe Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Satin Taupe Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Satin Taupe Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Satin Taupe Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Power Mode Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Power Mode Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Showstopper Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Showstopper Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC On the Cloud Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC On the Cloud Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Hi-Tea Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Hi-Tea Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Encrypted Kryptonite Connect in Colour 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
MAC Clear History Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Clear History Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Satin Taupe Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Satin Taupe Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Satin Taupe Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Satin Taupe Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Power Mode Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Power Mode Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Showstopper Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Showstopper Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC On the Cloud Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC On the Cloud Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Hi-Tea Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
MAC Hi-Tea Connect in Colour Eyeshadow
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