MAC Cosmetics Eyeshadow Palette Review - Carbon and Shroom

I had a lovely weekend this week as my friend Tabitha visited. She is a makeup buff so we decided to go looking around House of Fraser for some cosmetic goodness. Over the course of the weekend I picked up some high street items for a costume, but I decided to splurge a bit after trying out one of Tabitha's eyeshadows, Carbon by MAC. I got a 2 colour compact, with two shades - Carbon (black) and Shroom (Somewhere between a pale brown, pink, and pearl).

The packaging - you can also choose to have the eyeshadows in their original packaging and assemble the palette yourself, however I asked the person who helped me to pop them in for me.

The palette - I really love the look of it, it seems very sleek and professional in appearance, and feels well built. I also like the fact that you are able to see the eyeshadows through the window clearly.

The two eyeshadows - both have been used to swatch.

This is how the colours show up when swatched. As you can see, Carbon is fairly instense, while Shroom is a lot more subtle. My plan is to use Shroom as a highlighting colour and Carbon as more of a traditional eyeshadow / liner. Carbon is nicely pigmented, while Shroom has a slight shimmer to it.

So are they worth the price? Certainly - I find that both the eyeshadows and palette are of great quality, and once they have both run out I can see myself repurchasing them.