MAC eyeshadow? please help

[sparkleandshine99]

I want to purchase some mac eyeshadows, but the indiviudal compacts are so expensive. the pan refills are only $10, and i was wondering if i could just buy those without having to actually buy a palette to put them in. does anyone know if i can do that or would i have to take a mac custom palette to be able to purchase a pan? thanks!!

[Kagamine]

You can totally purchase the refills without a palette, but you should have some sort of case to protect it from being crushed unless you want to remove it from the sleeve every time you use it.

[sparkleandshine99]

thanks for the help! I saw something on pinterest where they took a magnetic board and hung it to the wall and put the shadows on it- seemed really cool

[sparkleandshine99]

That's a great idea!! I have a couple individual shadows in the pot and they do take up soo much room so I definitely prefer the pan only too.[/quote]

I know right? So convenient and they're $5 cheaper than a potted shadow.

[australienne]

I bought an ebay palette to put my Mac shadows in and it's absolutely fine, very sturdy.

[BellaJane]

I don't know...I wouldn't hang a pan to a magnetic board on a wall. If the pan falls or the board falls, your eyeshadow is a goner. And I wouldn't like having my product exposed like that. I think you should definitely get some sort of palette to put them in. But the good news is that ELF sells 4 pan eyeshadow compacts for $1 at Target/Kmart/Walmart/etc. They fit MAC and Urban Decay shadows!

[kayleeee]

I would recommend purchasing some sort of palette to put the shadows in. It also makes them easier to carry with out for traveling and such. I have a z-palette to hold my MAC shadows as well as some other various things I've de-potted myself.

[sparkleandshine99]

I don't know...I wouldn't hang a pan to a magnetic board on a wall. If the pan falls or the board falls, your eyeshadow is a goner. And I wouldn't like having my product exposed like that. I think you should definitely get some sort of palette to put them in. But the good news is that ELF sells 4 pan eyeshadow compacts for $1 at Target/Kmart/Walmart/etc. They fit MAC and Urban Decay shadows!

I've seen those, i didn't know they fit mac shadows! That's awesome. Thanks for all the help y'all!

[vanillakid]

I know this tread is a couple of months old, but just thought I'd give my two cents. I own a MAC 15 pan palette, which works great for me, but I also use a small metal tin (it used to be for mints) for the shadows I don't use that often, or those that I'm less happy with. So a metal pencil case or just any metal tin would probably work wonderfully, and depending on the size you could probably fit quite a few shadows in there as well.

[OutWithIt]

That's the only way I buy them, in the pans. Z-Palette and shadows such a perfect combo.