A Guide to Pat McGrath Eyeshadhow Formulas | What are the Blitz, VR, Astral all about? 

MAAAAJOR! xxxx

This is the best explanation of the Mothership shadow formulas that i have come across, very clear and to the point. I always heard people talk about her special shades but never really understood what the difference was between them. Thank you, looking forward to your Mothership X review.

What a great video and thorough explanation of PMs formulas!!! Perfectly explained!! I too don't know what to think of Mothership X and the more videos I watch, I'm just not inspired since it's a more nuetral, safe color story. I'm still getting it because I know in person it's prob much more beautiful and Im a completionist, i must have them all🤣... but I'm just a little disappointed. More pinks and golds. I would really love to see a peacock colorstory with blues, turquoise, purples and greens with a navy or deep cool toned purple matte! One can only dream....

This was fantastic! Really appreciate this breakdown. I have all these palettes and still felt like a learned a lot. Have fun on your holiday!

Welcome to the Pat McGrath University! Great thorough review and best teacher on RU-vid! Enjoy your vacation!😘

A video I didn't know I need. Thank you Mariam, even though PMG is not new to me, I still learnt something and enjoyed it. Have a great time off! x

6 minutes in but already thoroughly impressed with the way you explain things - great job!

Fantastic video. Really appreciate the education and you showing the evolution of the formula from earlier palettes to current ones. We use so many products without knowing really what they are and how best to use them. As an example, skincare- what to use, what it does, when to use it, how to layer it, what to expect from it, etc. Also makeup brushes- why do we need so many, which one to use for which part of the face, best one for lay down vs blend, etc. I enjoy educating myself on the why’s and how-to’s so this video is perfect for me. Be safe and enjoy your holiday!!

Dang, you're so good at this Mariam!

Fantastic video, the best explanation on PMG formulas,!! Impressed by this analysis. Great!

AWESOME and really complete descriptions. I LOVE this video. @patmcgrath Please add our beauty to your PR list so she can keep giving us THE best Mashups and tutorials on RU-vid

I realize this video is old but I’m considering buying another of her palettes and this was so incredibly helpful not to mention the most intelligent review I’ve seen. Thank you

Wow, no one taught me Pat McGrath eyeshadows as you did. Thanks ❤

I just started getting into Pat Mcgrath & own 2 Motherships now. While I love playing around with them just based on how I feel on that day, I LOVE your video & the explanations behind the individual shades. This will put my eyeshadow game on a whole different level 💕

Thanks for the in-depth overview it was really informative. You are going to LOVE the mothership X…. The duo chrome special shade is mind blowing 😁have an awesome holiday!!!!!

The "level of nerd" - I love it :) I needed this video, thanks!!! Have a fantastic holiday.

Such a insanely detailed and accurate video 👏👏👏 describes everything regarding her shadows perfectly!! Thank you

Thankyou so much for doing this Mariam. I have 4 PML palettes, and I learned a bunch of new things today! 😘

Can’t wait for this. You are the Pat McGrath eyeshadow Mothership nerd of my dreams!!

Great video! I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say about Mothership X, especially re: the textures. Also, have fun on holiday!🥳

Mariam thanks I really think that this is the most useful video I've ever seen about Pat Mcgrath's palettes! I learned so much!

I agree 100 %! I have heard her mention that there are 7 formulas in Mothership X, but I’m not sure what they are. She does list the “VR, “Astral”, and “Blitz” formulas and I can deduce that there are matte and satin, but what are the other two formulas? I have watched a bunch of videos because my palette doesn’t arrive until Tuesday, and it seems like everyone loves this palette. I’m sure I will too, but as a huge fan of sheer topper Astrals I think I may be missing that old baked formula. Thanks for the great video!

The best description of the Motherships. And I really watched a lot of videos about them! Finally someone who knows what she's talking about. Thank you so much! The only thing: I would have loved to learn also more about the formula of the fourth special shade in the Mothership I "Pale Gold 002".

Thank you so much for this video. I finally understand the different formulas on my palettes ! It's gonna be easier for me now to use them after this video. Thank you again

Thanks for yet another lovely video, regarding the different types, and some being hardpressed, the choice of brushes means a lot for the experience we get with the shadows also; I know you already know that 😘 - have an awesome holiday 🥳

This is aaAMAZING!!! Thank you for this!!! ❤❤❤

Thanks for nerding out on PMG eyeshadow formulas. Very helpful. I have the first 10 mothership. Not getting the XI. I am boycotting further mothership pallets unless she goes back to the artistry of Baked Shadows and a new color story. Pat’s corporate investors are ruining and cheapening her brand. 😡🤬

Amazing, informative content and very expressive hands! ❤️

Fabulous video! Love how you went over all the formulas. I know the palettes well…but a great reminder. Also love hearing your thoughts as you know these formulas so well. Just saw Alicia’s video…and it looks pretty neutral/cool. Super excited. You will need to pair with….wait for it….subliminal. Have a wonderful vacation! Cannot wait to hear all about it!

Popped up on my feed. Subscribed! I have all Motherships except X. I will get X later this year.

Love this video!! My dream pallet would be 10 VR shades in MS11✨💯🫶🏽

Yay!! You made the video!!

This was so helpful. Thank you❤️💋

I agree, the VR formulas are some of her best 💖

Excellent video!!!

This video was so helpful! Thank you so much!!!

Awesome review!!!!

New subscriber here. Thanks so much for this video! I learned alot from your explanation of these palettes. Much appreciated! I have the Divine Rose 1 and 2. I’m looking to pick up Midnight Sun. I hope it’s still on sale on PML’s site.

Thanks! Very informative 😊🎨

Fantastic helpful video 😊

I had to listen again because you dropped an FBomb in such a "professional" video. 🤣

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Thank you for your video! I was thinking to try her earlier releases as color stories are so interesting in the earlier ones imo, but I will look to her future stuff. Difficult mattes are rough (don't want to do heavy duty blending or babying for the price).. I really like divine rose II's quality and color story, especially the 2 mattes (so pigmented and blendable), though glitter fallout is real. Hope she either reformulates her older releases or gradually moves away from rosy/pink-ish color stories. Also don't enjoy Pat Mcgrath's artistry wand, not very tacky imo, better off using nyx glitter glue or fyrinnae epoxy (products mentioned in vid, not nec recommended). If you are interested more in the specific multichrome/shimmer/topper included in her palette rather than the color story, I recommend indie brands like clionadh, terra moons, shine by sd, sydney grace, and touch of glam (caveat: can have longer shipping time, longest being touch of glam --> 3 months). Indie brands sell to a different audience and in my experience, have superior formula and are shinier and shiftier than any mainstream brand I've tried (Natasha Denona, Danessa Myricks, Pat Mcgrath are ones I've tried), though cost per shadow is pretty comparable to high end.

Great content! The best ever found in the beauty community.

Have a fabulous holiday love 💗

Best video ever about pat's formula. I am a noob with these snd i wanted to ask something. Can we use the baked eyeshadows with a wet with water brush or it will ruin the shade? Thanks so much!!

inglot lip primer works like that wand too and it's in a stick

Merci Mariam pour cette vidéo ultra utile 👋👋👍👍

I honestly think she is trying to save money on quality while increasing prices due to pandemic and now inflation in the world. Every new mothership starting from mothership 8 contains less special or baked formulas while the price is even higer! Those special shades in my opinion are what makes this palette so expensive and worth of that price range. I am afraid she will continue this trand in the future

Have a great time on holiday!!!

The baked shades stopped at Huetopian Dream. Moonlit Seduction has no baked shades. They're just super glittery shimmers .

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This was so helpful! Thank you. I’m also interested in understanding how the shimmer/metallic shades on the left side of the palette have transformed over the years. I own only Subversive and Bronze Seduction, and I’m pretty disappointed in those shimmer shades. The Skinshow shades and Lazarus are fine. I’m speaking more specifically about Gilty Pleasure and Bronze Blaze from Bronze Seduction, and Night Creature and Black Metal from Subversive. They are rather dry and hard to work with. I also find that the base pigment and shimmer particles don’t seem to work together. For some, only the base pigment “sticks” and others I only get the shimmer. I have heard people say that the metallics from later palettes, such as Huetopian, are much improved and practically feel like a cream. Would you agree?

I get annoyed by the naming conventions being subverted as well! But I’m still buying as long as the color story is interesting.

It's actually called Blitz Sextreme. She never called it a VR. Still loving your Pat McGrath Labs content 💙🤩

Hi it just came to my attention about some colors containing POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE, AKA TEFLON®) I never really paid attention to clean or ingredients I’m thinking I should start ,what are your thoughts

What is your favorite mothership palette?

I have to agree with you on what I’ll call a BAIT and switch. Marketing and annoying in the least. I AM now better prepared. If the special shades are the draw I wonder why she doesn’t just allow her customers to pick exactly what they want? If baked shades then make a few quads each year with 3 baked and one perhaps a new introductory formula for her customers to try.

Hi! I have come across your videos before, and I was wondering about it, but now it popped again in my mind... what is your ethnicity? If you don't mind sharing of course!

I appreciate your breakdown... but u confused me with your use of the word "opaque", when talking about the blitz formulas...what did u mean? Because how can something e opaque and pigmented. I feelnlike that's a paradox that cant exist! I understand opaque as being like, see through, almost. Would you please clarify?

I think that VR means virtual reality, and it refers to the dual chrome shadows.