I feel like the fact that you don’t just buy every new release, and only things you covet, makes the reviews you do much better and more impactful. The way you describe your relationship with makeup sounds poetic at times. New sub and happy I found your channel.
I wish influencers would do more reviews on older releases! Sometimes thoughts change, new products come out you can compare them too, and quite honestly, some older releases are just BOMB!!! We are so use to new things left right and center that it's nice to just enjoy something we may already own and revisit our collections!
Additionally, when I personally am looking to buy something I form the idea of the type of thing I want before I start looking at products, not the other way around, and just statistically, odds are the best thing for me will not be the the latest release. Most products I buy have been out for a good long while and I find it refreshing to see someone online exhibiting a bit of that behavior as well
@@BeautyBeatdown I never thought about it that way but I have to agree! Things come out so quickly (thinking colourpop) that a week later we refer to it as an old release. It’s so quick it’s almost as if you don’t even have time to enjoy the newness before it’s “outdated.” The more I think about this the more infuriated I feel!
Me too but I understand why they don't. The older release videos don't do well which not only makes less money for them, a video with a lot less views can hurt them in the algorithm with future videos. But I do agree I always like to see the opinion of certain creators on older things.
Yes. 🤣 AND I loved it!!!! 😉 AND you are the one and only person who agrees with me (I was holding my breath on that one! Lol!) and varified on RUclips for all to know and understand that Dame Mother Pat's special baked glittery shades ARE THE MOST SHINIEST, TWINKLIEST shades hands down! I swatched them against JD Glow, Clionadh's (glitter multi's), Devinah's, etc and without fail Mother Pat's came through as the winner in iridescent, incandescent, glittery, blow your mind shine!! 🤩
This is the 5th time I'm watching this video. I think part of the reason I really enjoy your review is because of the vocabulary you use to describe things. It's not just "stunning" this, and "gorgeous" that. It's "bananas good" and "irreproachable". My ears and brain thank you.
it's been about a year since i requested you put thought towards reviewing this palette.. my patience has paid off immensely & ye hath summoned me akin an eldritchian deity.
@@HannahLouisePoston .....hi! i've been taking a hammer to my mental health, hope you've been well too. makeup playtime suggestion: the greeny olive as liner/definition, with the purple on the lids and astral on the inner corners. it's witchy, but i love it.
Not me sitting in bed looking like a foot excitedly watching this review and my face pops up on the screen. 😂😂😂 I am SO excited that you got this palette - I knew you would love it. AND - you discovered the secret of why Pat McGrath palettes are amazing …the METALLICS. Yes the special shades are nice but I love her metallic formula more because of its versatility.
i nodded when i read metallics. i'll never really understand how the blitz shades work and i don't want to because i don't need to understand black magic to appreciate it. thank you for showing hlp the way haha
Yes! People always rave about the Blitz astral “special” shades and yes they are textured/complex beauties but it’s the metallics and satiny shades that really DO it for me! As you said it’s the versatility that makes me all Excited!
Let me help. First I want to point out this colour story is very similar to your beloved Flower Beauty Jungle Lights palette and can absolutely be used in the same way you use that one. Second Jubilee can be used all over the lid, BUT like a majority of the "blitz-astral" shades can be patted on top as sort of a glitter topper. I know in the pan Jubilee is much smoother than Astral Solstice, but you absolutely can use it in the same way, which I take advantage of all the time. I basically just press my finger into the pan (not rub, just press) and then pat whatever is on my finger all over the lid and onto my brow bone like you would with the topper from TF Naked Bronze or with Cava. You may need to repeat that process a few times to build up the shine, but it will look like you took either of those toppers you love and pressed them all over your lid and brow bone. I also want to point out, as the artist in me, is dying over the mattes she chose for the palette, which are basically a Zorn palette. In painting, those 3 colours + white (for opaque paints) are a very old tried and true limited palette for mixing skin tones that originated during the renaissance and it just gives me all the feels. Even the red is named after vermillion which is/was a super popular warm red paint used in the zorn palette. This entire palette just speaks to my love of renaissance paintings and the art revival during that era as an artist and it makes this entire colour story so beautiful and inspired to me.
Thank you for mentioning the Flower Beauty Lights. I want the desert lights ❤ They look like the creamy smooth Makeup by Mario Metallics but in shades I want 👀🤗
In case you didn't know, the smoother textured special eye shadows are meant to be used wet to get maximum impact. If you use either water or a mixing medium and create a slurry with the shadow, it looks like molten metal. You can also use a glitter glue to help them stand out ;)
"I have strong feelings about shiny things" is the best thing I have heard all week!! You're killing it HLP!! This new vibe is fantastically amazing 👏 🙌 ✨
The wording “from my husband” 🥺❤️❤️ Not just Joe, but Husband Joe! Also, I can’t express how much I love your eloquence, style, and values when it comes to spending habits. I’m so grateful to have stumbled upon your channel. I look forward to every video.
I adore the gold in this palette! Its actually my favorite color in this palette. Not because i really like yellow golds, but because of how much it serves me while creating looks, which I think is very related with my coloring. It layers so beautifully over the copper, green, champagne, and the bronze to add brightness, warmth, and dimension, and is what I use when I create a halo eye. I know people love to do that with Astral solstice, but for me and my skintone, Astral solstice is just a lil to stark i think. But for my olivey skintone, the gold does such a lovely job warming up my any shade to compliment me.
it's a really fun fenty trophy wife stand in highlighter for me -- but i just touch the brush to the pan and use it more as a topper for all over beaming like astral solstice
Thanks for this! I also don’t know what to do with golds so it’s so appreciated. Love hearing from olive undertones because even though I’m pale, I’m definitely pretty green :).
I have had Mothership 1 for a couple years now (thanks to multiple Sephora gift cards I received from friends, all dedicated to that single purchase), and this review encourages me to rethink my approach to it. Thank you for doing this, and for your thoughtfulness. As a philosopher, I love to see people actually live out their philosophies on any given front, and it's clear that you have a strong perspective around makeup, beauty, desire, joy, and balance--and I really appreciate that. Keep doing things the Hannah way!
Personally I think the weakness of the outer packaging is a fair criticism. Sometimes they arrive a little beat up. The palette is so heavy that the cardboard gets a beating in transit, and while I get it's literally a box for the palette to arrive in, Pat knows we all keep them! The artwork is really pretty and if you have more than one palette, it helps to immediately differentiate between them. I feel like it couldn't be that much of a cost burden to make them just a wee bit thicker.
yes! i got my first pat palette and the outer packaging came a bit ripped/loose which was a bummer. especially when the packaging is so pretty and one of the points for her palettes is that its a ~luxury experience~
Cameras never do justice just how magnificent and sparkly pats special shades are 😩 i have this palette so I just know the look you created would be so so much more gorgeous in person 😍
If you love the special shades, the Blitz Astral quads may interest you. Those are quads of only special shades. Edit #1: Also, this was the Mothership review I didn't know I desperately wanted. ♥️ Edit #2: I love watching Alicia Archer's take on PML palettes. She is a Pat McGrath mega-fan and this is her favourite Mothership. She said it's because it is most true to the inspiration of the palette, the midnight sun. I think this may be why the colour story feels disjointed.
I love new reviews of ‘classic’ makeup. Old RUclips videos just aren’t the same quality as new ones. I appreciate you, thank you so much for this video.
I purchase things after at least 6 months of research and waiting - If I want something consistently for that long, then I am reasonably sure that I'll continue to like it and use it after I do get it. I appreciate these videos so, so much
Me too. I was just lamenting to a friend that there are so many new releases that no one ever has time to enjoy and show us how they use and enjoy something over time anymore. It's really sad and a bit frustrating.
You forgot to mention that Pat McGrath has been working in the industry the longest as a freelance editorial makeup artist. ❤️ The fact that you mention that her shadows work better with brushes makes sense, since she brings her palettes to jobs. Midnight Sun is my fave mothership palette, color story wise. 😊 Pat's favorite color is gold and Jubilee is my favorite Pat gold.
I recently found your channel and I can’t tell you how soothing I find you. Your voice, mannerisms, the way you speak; all of it hits me in just the right place. And as a bonus I really enjoy your style of content.
I'm so glad you picked up this palette! I have a few mothership palettes and this one is my favorite. It is really so versatile and I think if my entire collection were to suddenly disappear, I would have to repurchase this one. I like to take that awkward little gold and pair it with the green. Those two outcasts have a home together. They work well! I also love extreme dusk for the same reasons you do. A fine choice!!
I love that this video is coming out right after I finally bit the bullet and bought the midnight sun palette myself. Very timely. I’m also excited to be able to watch such a thorough review before I actually have it in my hand. I watched so many reviews and tried to pick the mothership palette that was right for me, because they’re so expensive. This review makes me somehow even more excited to see it for myself.
Pat McGrath is the ultimate Queen. I remember being influenced as a tween and to this day it reflects how I enjoy and apply my own makeup! She’s got the experience, the talent , the Industry, and the connections that make her so. I think Lisa Eldridge is the only one who is a peer in the industry right now.
Oh man, I just realized how much the Jackie Aina ABH palette has a similar color story as your Pat McGrath palette. And I love my Jackie Aina palette- it’s so versatile.
It was kind of cool to hear you talk about how you have a budget to spend every month. I've been thinking of doing similar, except letting the money roll over in case there isn't actually anything I want to buy. I make good tip money but also get paid well hourly so I was thinking of just setting aside maybe $25 a month for a while to be a makeup budget (from my tips)
I've not got loads of makeup and I splurged on the Gold palette a while ago + a Mothership last Black Friday. Tbh what I discovered is that, even though I love the palettes, they weren't worth the money to me at all! I think my upper limit for palettes is about £40-45, and (while I learned the hard way) it does really lessen the pull of high end palettes and help me make better choices. Wish more videos about these kinds of palettes had discussion about the real cost like yours 🙂
I will agree with u.... I have been enamoured with pat' s makeup...and like most people my eyes been going to the colored makeup...like eyeshades and lipsticks...and then maybe blushes and such....so after getting membership V as my wedding palette ... I was sorely dissapointed in the Red shade .....the amount it infinitely creased on me...so I was really turned off from it....but having it for about almost 2 years ....i feel her pallets are good as an everyday look ....intricate but looking neutral...special but normal...looks are not out of the ordinary..... so to sum up my TED talk....u only need only 1 colored product sure it as bronzer blush and eyeshadow...it will serve it's purpose well and I did not accumulate random makeup....but I'm saying this as I have tried to get other makeup to make-up for the fact that i wanted to get something that doesn't crease...lol no luck there yet
Omg hearing you say “a gift from my ✨husband✨” really put a smile on my face because it made me think back to the wedding photos you posted and how lovely they were ❤️
I just want to thank you for this video ages ago. This pallet went on sale (50% off) and I was able to use a 20% off coupon plus free shipping. Because I knew after your review that I wanted this pallet, I could confidently purchase this AND not feel bad about paying this (still hefty) amount of money on a pallet. ❤
I’d love to see you come back to the Midnight Sun and Gucci palettes a year from now to review and reminisce about your experiences with the makeup, and to discuss how your opinions on them have evolved. 💜🖤💙
the comment about the special shades feeling slightly sandy is so interesting--the super sparkly kaja bentos have that quality too. I think it's what makes them so sparkly and has to do with how the reflective particles are milled
I love that you did this! I’ve never understood why there’s so many reviews on new releases but once the hype dies down it’s really hard to find new reviews on palettes that have been around for a while. I don’t buy every new release on makeup and a lot of times I’ll have my eye on a palette and end up purchasing it months or even years later if I still really want it. So this is super refreshing I hope more RUclipsrs will get on this train! 😘😘
Is anyone else wondering whether Hannah rearranged her filming schedule to synchronize with Smidge's sleeping pattern OR is Smidge naturally sensing how she can be the most effective version of herself, crowning her foster mum's content by timely resting in the background? 🤔🐈⬛🔮
even I don't know the answer to this! Smidge always takes a long afternoon nap, and my filming hours these days are usually between 11 and 4, so she's almost always there. But I don't know if she would be taking that nap anyway. Joe things that she is soothed by my voice endlessly talking and that the filming sessions caused her to develop a habit of napping during those hours 😂
@@HannahLouisePoston my cat LOVES hearing human voices and always naps next to whoever has the most meetings that day. I can almost guarantee that smidge wants to hear you. :)
Midnight sun is one of my favorite most used motherships. It’s so beautiful and not so cohesive that you get a similar look every time you use it. You can get so many different looks from one palette. I love it so much
I think Pat Mcgrath would love this review. I myself am so incredibly pleased with your review of this palette. My collection of eyeshadows now pretty much only consists of pat mcgrath palettes and Natasha Denona. I buy (or am gifted) every eyeshadow palette that Pat releases, and a lot of ND. This made me think much more about the eyeshadows, because I pretty much take it for granted because I don't use anything else. You've brought back a lot of the joy of the experience of her eyeshadows, which is why I fell in love with them in the first place. I love the way you think about deep skin tones, too. I personally *love* the copper, and I thought it was so funny that you felt the camel matte and the bronze were a bit warm, because they are cool toned on my complexion. Thank you so much for making this review.
Pat McGrath Midnight Sun : The Movie😂 Your in-depth review, analysis and eloquent descriptions of this palette is unrivalled😍🙌🏽 Man I had to grab some popcorn and snuggle into my blanket. LOVE IT❤️❤️❤️
I looove when you get in depth and analytical with a product like this. 🙏🏻Fantastic video Hannah! (And btw the Pat packaging on the motherships does tend to come apart at the corners, so I glued mine back together and keep in on a shelf as decoration without the palette inside)
Oh my god I feel like a prophecy has come to pass! Hannah has a mothership palette after all these years!!! I was hoping you’d pick this one! Though I think Mothership I and III would also fill you with much joy (not that I’m encouraging the purchasing of more haha!!)
It's such a coincidence that I've been watching your beauty budget videos and I recently (like yesterday) watched the one (I think it was a new beauty releases video) where you mentioned one day wanting to try Pat Mcgrath's special shades and specifically potentially getting Midnight Sun. I love how it's come full circle! I'm still watching your beauty budget and I'm learning so many wonderful things about having a conscientious relationship with makeup and beauty
I found out that Pat McGrath metallics work beautifully also when you blend them with a fluffy brush , as they were mattes. They are so versatile! On the other hand the skin show shade works beautiful as a highlighter and as a fellow redhead Taboo works really nice on the brows :) And the brown/ and red as eyeliners :) and I agree the special shades work as toppers and on their own. Plus these shades look lovely on redheads ;D
You really changed the way I see makeup.... You have so special reviews and colors that really suits you... There should be a hannah eyeshadow pallette and a hannah lipstick color in the market... Such inspiration
I’m so glad you finally purchased a PMG palette! It’s difficult to explain how beautiful her shades are - I also have some indie shadows that are great but they’re not even close to her formulas. Her formulas are so rich but easy to blend, and patting the special shades over anything just takes them to another level. I feel like the indie shades take over if you try that, hers enhance but don’t overwhelm. They also last much longer. I’ve always wanted this palette, I have the two divine rose palettes and they’re so beautiful. Her VR Sextraterrestrial is the best mutichrome green to pink that I have - and I have several indies. Easiest to apply. Strong flip. Lasts the longest.
Im so happy this is your first voyage into pat McGrath! I have all of them now but this one is my most used and the one I recommend the most for people because of the color story; with one or two shades you can make an infinite number of looks in so many different ways. It also has the widest selection of finishes in pats line compared to the other mothership pallets. Thank you so much for taking the time to review this so thoroughly! 🥰🥰
I think instead of answering the question, “is it worth it?”, it would be more helpful to know whether you’d purchase that same palette again, knowing what you know. OR whether you’d buy another PMG palette in future! Thanks so much for the thorough review - so helpful 💛
I dunno, I like these kinds of long form reviews. I'm not really interested in the palette itself, but I'm a fan of this kind of format that breaks down every bit of detail - why it is purchased, what kind of value does it bring to the consumer, etc. Even though this palette it's not something I would buy myself I still found myself watching hahaha
I thought that an hour long review on one palette would be excessive but I clicked anyway because you’re awesome. I watched every minute of that review. You discuss concepts that no one else goes over. It made me reignite my love for my Midnight Sun palette. Your whole perspective on her matte like metallics was so interesting. And on a side note, I use a light layer of Jubilee to jazz up the green shade just a smidge.
Girl you just got me to spend a whole hour watching a video of a palette i have no interest in simply because of the artistic and detailed way you reviewed it. I've never seen anything like this in the beauty youtube world. Beautiful job❤️
Interesting to hear your struggle with the color story. For me, whenever I see a green and a gold in the same palette, my first impulse is a green and gold look. I’d make a green, deep brown, and gold trio I think. I wish it was a magnetic palette like a ND one, because I think you’d find so much joy if you could deconstruct the palette and see them in different combos or mixed with your singles. ❤️
This review is so incredibly useful. I also picked this pallete as my one mothership palette this fall (actually found quite a few you tubers where it was #1 or #2). I definitely love it and its grungy-halloweenesque color scheme but I think I approach eyeshadow similarly to you, so hearing how you use these more with brushes and use skin show moon glow as your blending shade is sooooooo great! Maybe it’s a niche group of us that needed this review but we are a grateful group :).
I only have one Pat McGrath palette, the Divine Rose, and when I first bought it I thought I was absolutely nuts for spending so much on it. And when I first got it I thought to myself, these colors aren't so different from other palettes I can find, why did I do this. But over the time I've had it I found it's my one palette I always go to when I need to look put together, want that punch without the super vibrant colors I often go for, be it for work or weddings or something like that, or just want something easy and no fuss. I have to say out of all of the eye shadow I own it is the easiest for me to use they blend themselves and lend themselves to a one color look if I don't want to put a lot of effort in. Idk, I just think it's a stand out star in my collection even though I have palettes with crazy color stories or unbelievable shifts. I''m really glad I purchased it. I'm not jumping to go out and purchase more, but I am so satisfied I bought the one I have. There is also a topper shiny shade in the "special shade" section that makes any shadow I put it on top of look wet which I love! lol
I love Divine Rose! It’s so cool-toned, which works for me, and so totally wearable. People were criticizing it as “boring” but for me it’s so super useful. Great for every day, great for special occasions.
Love seeing how you would set up looks with this. I think I would put that yellowy gold with the green. That's usually how I set up green eyes - put them on the mid & outer lid, then blend them into a yellow/green gold on the inner corner. It's all about taste, though. You'll figure out how you like it best. 💛 Also - I really enjoyed this video! Thanks for being so thorough & honest, Hannah! You're definitely one of my favorite reviewers!
yes! i agree with so much of what you said. the textures really are so *unexpected* and different from anything else out there. i can't wait to hear how your thoughts about this palette develop over time and how it comes to live in relation to your other makeup.
Thank you so much for this review! Of all the Pat McGrath palettes, this one has always spoken to me. I have found over the years that I only like to use 1-2 shades on my eyes because more than that is so much work, and with my monolid eyes, all the work gets covered up. This sounds like it really would be everything I want in a palette, with all my favorite colors to choose from! This is going on my Christmas wishlist for sure! Also, your swatches and close ups and the shadow pairing swatches were VERY helpful. And I feel like your color was more true than other reviews I’ve seen, and compared to when I’ve swatched this palette in store. THANK YOU! Amazing content, per usual :)
You are SPOT on about that astral solstice shade! It IS the most amazing shade/formula of any other shadow in my collection and I own every single mothership she has come out with. That one is SPECIAL! And also the order of your favorites for the special shades in midnight sun is also my order of favorites too! Midnight sun was my first mothership palette I ever bought bc that color story spoke to me the most. I will say if you ever decide to get another one, mothership V or bronze seduction is right up there with this one in terms of special shades and versatility. You will not be disappointed. It will exceed your expectations. Particularly the astral Luna gold shade! I could go on but I’ll spare you the novel I could write lol. Love this video and the in depth review. I’ve never heard anyone on RUclips describe what Pat McGrath’s shadows truly are and how they are different from the rest on the market.
Your vocabulary, your voice, your thoughtfulness, your deep dive reviews make your channel my absolute favorite. Even though there’s a significant difference in our ages, I find your content appeals to a classic with an edge vibe which is timeless. Thanks for opening my range and eyes! ❤️
The neutral special shade is the same as the one in the divine rose, and when you did the search for the shiniest eye shadow I did wonder how this one would stack up! I feel parasocially validated that you like it! 😀
It's actually more shiny in the midnight sun palette. I know they are called the same, but the one in the midnight sun is more flakey, has bigger particules and somehow is more shiny.
Hannah: *holds up pallet* Me: Pat hand crafted this for Hannah. It couldn’t be more her! Why are you explaining why!? 👏it’s 👏the👏grungy👏gorgeous 👏vibe👏
Hannah, I have been a subscriber for years and just have never commented (because I don't usually do that). But I watch like 95% of the videos you put out immediately when I see them on my time-line, and I have started rewatching some of your old videos again. I just really like the feeling of hanging out with you and listening to you talk about makeup and other things. Also, I love the way you speak so poetically (although I probably can't appreciate it fully as a non-native English speaker). Anyways, I'm happy you put out so much content and I hope your channel grows. And I hope that you're taking extra good care of yourself today! Lots of love
I love bottom most right shadow with all of my heart! I literally bought this palette just for that colour. Even though it is in two of Pats palettes, I choose midnight sun because it was way deeper than the divine rose #1.
Your reviews carry much more water for me than other reviewers because I truly believe you would only get and keep stuff that is very very good so I trust your opinions much more!! It helps someone like me who doesn’t know much about makeup and doesn’t have a lot of money to spend figuring out what I want make more efficient decisions in my beauty spending. I’m new to the channel so I don’t know yet if you’ve made a video like this before but I would love to see a video about your routine!
I cannot believe i just watched an one hour review of an eye palette without skipping a second. This is the bestest review, ever. Ever. Thank you so much! Incredibly helpful, incredibly wonderful. The quality of the swatches are unreal and unmatched, it’s so true to the colors in real life. SUBSCRIBED. How could anyone not. Thank you so much!
I absolutely love these vintage product reviews. I have always overlooked this PMG palette, but this review has caused me to take a second look. Such a lovely, thoughtful assessment. 🤎
It’s so amazing when you see someone talking about their passion because you can see a fire lit into their eyes and express themselves with no effort at all. You gave me all that and more! New subscriber and thank you soooo much for the tip on the budget!
The way you described the Pat metallics reminds me of how I feel about Natasha’s metallics in the Biba palette, which surprises me and makes me believe that I have enough eyeshadows at this point
I must say, the production value of your videos is bonkers nowadays! The B roll is beautiful and for some parasocial friendship reasons I'm so very proud of your work. I've been here since your no-buy year and you are a gem, a goddess and the moment. Thank you for your contribution to the world.
Hannah I just want to say, *watching this video* is a luxury. Just the lush b-roll, your precision prose on the nuances of color and texture, the State of Desire, and the care that you put into choosing this palette for both review and for yourself... and the fact that this sort of video is almost designed to not be popular on youtube. Like the Gucci ad campaigns, not having to care (much) *is* luxury. Chef's kiss. Addendum 1: Great, now you're making me want this palette (more than I did before. Your least favorite things about the color story are... my... favorite things... so. >.>) Addendum 2: You had best believe I was singing Journey's "Faithfully" to myself this whole review. x'D
I’ve never heard anyone speak so cogently about makeup and your process of choosing it. You weave all these facts with your story and the result is almost magical! Stunning!
The skinshow shades have surprised me over time by being some of my most used, versatile shades. She has one in each mothership palette and I think they are a bit of a different formula. They’re pretty sheer, and I’ve noticed in reviews that people with a wide range of skin tones can use them effectively in similar ways. I’m so excited to finally see this review of a Mothership palette and I’m looking forward to future thoughts and comparisons. Midnight Sun is in my top three most used Motherships (I have them all) and I find it has the most intriguing color story of my top three. My other two are Subliminal and Divine Rose I. Astral Solstice is definitely my favorite astral formula shade. Also, I always use jubilee as a topper when I want a more gold toned sparkle instead of the white gold of solstice, rather than building it to full opacity.
I love love love how you wax poetic during your insanely thorough reviews. I know it's probably not realistic but I wish you could review all of the PMG palettes like this! I have the first two and am often stumped on how to approach them. This also helped me view Midnight Sun in a totally different way. I was never interested in it but now I am! Also, I'm sure it's on your radar but an insanely thorough review of the Isamaya palette would be GOLD.
I just recently discovered your channel because I want to do a no buy in 2022 and you have quickly become my new favourite RUclipsr to watch and listen to as I do my makeup 🥰
The gold looks great layered over the green! I watched Julia Adams do that look and copied it. This palette has confused me too, as someone who doesn’t really like warm tones, but it surprises me all the time. Loved this review, thank you. It was thoughtful and unlike others I’ve seen, and prompted me to subscribe xx
This is my dream review. So helpful to have this context for your reviews going forward forever. I’ve been debating getting this as a gift for my friend who loves eyeshadow and uses it every day. She is very fancy.
You talk at the 14:07 mark about balancing your eye looks w/ cheeks and lips (paraphrasing)... would you consider doing a video where you do the MOST everywhere? Eyes - using this palette, a strong editorial cheek, and then a strong editorial LIP too??? I think that would be so fun!! Thanks for the video!
I love all of my Mothership palettes but some more than others. I enjoy my whole makeup process when I decide to use one of her palettes. You definitely have a way with words because I was so interested in your review and enjoyed listening to you talk about this palette even though I've owned this for a while now and love it. I'm glad you decided to try it.
This is probably one of my favourite videos of yours - ever!! I LOVE that you review what you are interested in not just what's new. And, as someone who splurged to an absolutely unreasonable level on Pat McGrath goodness in 2021, I think you really did such a beautiful job describing the formulas because I was SHOOK too when I first touched those special shades... iwas like WHAT IS THIS?! but on the eyes, this magickal thing happens where the flaky/chyunkiness sort of MELTS onto my eyes and the effect is just... it's something so special. I really love them! But I expected them to feel so different after watching DOZENS of reviews..... you're the first one I've seen who really explained them in a way that I think super accurately describes them. That said, though, I apply all the metallics and shimmers with my fingers pretty much - and now you have me intrigued to try brushes..... :D Thanks for everything you make and the authenticity you share here, I try to never miss a video and you are my FAVE. :)
I love hearing thoughts of others that have actually used, and loved their products. It's easy to love something new, but to love something enough to keep coming back to it, that's the opinions I NEED 🙂.
I own mothership 3, and 5-9. You described my feelings on the mothership palettes, perfectly. The formulas are perfection. Absolutely amazing. But the color stories never fully made sense to me. I always felt like there was a shade or 2 that were off. Until I started to use the shimmers/special shades in the crease and got more creative. Then it took my love to another level. Only palette I have difficulty with is divine rose 1. It’s just way too cool/mauvey for my extremely warm skin. Which is also funny, that mid tone camel shade pulls cool on me. I pulled midnight sun out! Using it tomorrow when I go out to dinner with a friend. ❤️ (the pale gold is a gorgeous brow bone highlight for me)
I have been binge watching your videos friends m a couple years back and I entranced and starting to understand the concept of slowing down, thinking purchases through and moving it out if it doesn’t work for me!! Love your channel so much!
ok commenting halfway through to say YES loving that the metallics have blown you away, they're why i'm so happy with my holiday celestial odyssey palette because it's choc full of them. and yes, they apply best with a brush! so amazing. loving this video and your joy :)
Hi Hannah,. I am so happy that PMG Monthership has been your choice of your channel budget expense. Despite Midnight Sun being an old release, hearing your breakdown on your thought process on choosing the right palette for you and on the different formulas has been so exciting. It also felt the stars aligned for Astral Solstice to come into your collection now as that wonderful neutral wet look shiny topper just as Cava and Sparks are getting full panned. Also, as someone who doesn't use much eyeshadows but am living vicariously through your channel this review has been a real treat! Your thoughtful sharing on how the expense of the palette has been out of your regular makeup expense range provides that extra touch of grounding in realism and makes this review even more relatable.
It’s interesting that your final thoughts reflect the way you went about choosing the palette: your critique revolves around the fact that the shadows are nice in isolation but not inspiring as a whole, and your reasons for choosing it were based around the colours individually or in small groups. To me it felt like maybe because it was such a big investment you were being ‘sensible’ and ‘logical’ and consciously disregarding the less tangible benefits of inspiration?
❤ Midnight sun is my favorite one! I was also so surprised with the textures as well! I suddenly just realized this mothership actually gives me rainbow color story vibes. I usually don't like "rainbow" type color stories but this one is a very wearable and versatile palette. ❤
This was so helpful and informative. Midnight Sun has been calling to me more than any of the others, mainly for the red Matte, the purple and the green. The idea that the purple and green shades don’t work together with anything else in the palette for a cohesive look is really worth considering. I also really enjoyed hearing about the qualities of each shade individually- I think it has made me appreciate my Divine Rose 2 much more, and I can’t wait to pick it up tomorrow. I’m even more convinced now that I made the right choice in getting that one last year. I would love a whole series or long video, breaking down and walking us through your decision -making process that you went through when deciding which palette to get. I’m sure it’s more difficult without having them in hand and doing swatches, but I think it would be really enlightening. I like that you think everything through and really consider practically what looks you would do with a palette, instead of getting hung up on a the beautiful swatch pics online and jumping straight to “I must have this” (the way I do).
I recently subscribed to your channel, and I’m so glad I did. You acknowledge and appreciate and respect your magpie brain, but don’t let it get the best of you. (Side note: my own magpie brain had a *very* similar reaction to yours when I saw the Gucci palette!) Pat McGrath Labs is such a fun brand, and the Motherships that I’ve purchased have given me so much joy and artistic inspiration the past couple of years. I’m glad you are enjoying your first palette from the brand. Thank you for such a thoughtful review.
Green on the putter corner and crease and gold on the inner and blend the two together and enjoy a sparkly look. Green and gold compliment each other quite well and I think maybe it’s a look you should try
This is my absolutely favourite palette from pat. I use it mostly for work looks. One of my favourites is the mustard colour in the crease the green on the lid then take the gold and pat it over the green! It is absolute amazing! Another combo I really like is the mustard in crease again then the purple on 3/4 of the lid blended out softly then the gold on the inner corner and the rest of the lid! It is one of the looks I get most compliments for! Try the mustard with them! I have the same complexion like you and normally really don’t like these type of warm colours. But combined like I told you it is amazing!
I am so excited that you reviewed Midnight Sun!!! I've always had similar thoughts about PMG shadow palettes - thinking if I've tried indie brands and ND that I'd seen it all. You opened my eyes Hannah lol. The fact that you got so excited about the formula means that when the time is right and the colour story truly speaks to me I'll strike and try some PMG for myself. Thank you for your amazing content as always! Your eye look in this video is next level. Love you!!!
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I feel like the fact that you don’t just buy every new release, and only things you covet, makes the reviews you do much better and more impactful. The way you describe your relationship with makeup sounds poetic at times. New sub and happy I found your channel.
thank you so much, Emily! I'm happy you are here!
SURPRISE- She IS a poet! You should also search for some of her lovely works! 😉🥰
@@KatieManring aha!! That’s why everything she says sounds almost poetic! Makes sense now!
Yes!!! This is exactly why I watch Hannah!!
Uh! I am a new subscriber too and I love it here too! 🤗
I wish influencers would do more reviews on older releases! Sometimes thoughts change, new products come out you can compare them too, and quite honestly, some older releases are just BOMB!!! We are so use to new things left right and center that it's nice to just enjoy something we may already own and revisit our collections!
Additionally, when I personally am looking to buy something I form the idea of the type of thing I want before I start looking at products, not the other way around, and just statistically, odds are the best thing for me will not be the the latest release. Most products I buy have been out for a good long while and I find it refreshing to see someone online exhibiting a bit of that behavior as well
I kind of hate they're called "old" by many people when they're still for sale. I'm not saying YOU, just the community in general.
@@BeautyBeatdown I never thought about it that way but I have to agree! Things come out so quickly (thinking colourpop) that a week later we refer to it as an old release. It’s so quick it’s almost as if you don’t even have time to enjoy the newness before it’s “outdated.” The more I think about this the more infuriated I feel!
Yesss to all of that!🙌🏽❤
Me too but I understand why they don't. The older release videos don't do well which not only makes less money for them, a video with a lot less views can hurt them in the algorithm with future videos. But I do agree I always like to see the opinion of certain creators on older things.
is anyone noticing that I talked so long it got dark??? I promise it's just daylight savings biting me in the butt
Yes. 🤣 AND I loved it!!!! 😉 AND you are the one and only person who agrees with me (I was holding my breath on that one! Lol!) and varified on RUclips for all to know and understand that Dame Mother Pat's special baked glittery shades ARE THE MOST SHINIEST, TWINKLIEST shades hands down! I swatched them against JD Glow, Clionadh's (glitter multi's), Devinah's, etc and without fail Mother Pat's came through as the winner in iridescent, incandescent, glittery, blow your mind shine!! 🤩
We’re here for all the “late night” chats! 😉
@@FitChickGlowsthank you for sharing that!
This is the 5th time I'm watching this video. I think part of the reason I really enjoy your review is because of the vocabulary you use to describe things. It's not just "stunning" this, and "gorgeous" that. It's "bananas good" and "irreproachable". My ears and brain thank you.
When you said “my husband” my heart went a flutter!! I LOVE LOVE
I know I was playing it cool but so did mine 💗
I had the biggest smile on my tiny face 😬
it's been about a year since i requested you put thought towards reviewing this palette.. my patience has paid off immensely & ye hath summoned me akin an eldritchian deity.
danessa myricks milky way colorfix foil as a base. the special shades on top. yes? yes.
you're exactly right about the special shades, they're baked into the palette itself.
UGH, THE OLIVE SHADE ALL OVER THE LID WITH A TOUCH OF LINER AND 'SCARA FOR DEFINISH? i live, i die, i am reborn.
HI CHAD!!!!!
@@HannahLouisePoston .....hi! i've been taking a hammer to my mental health, hope you've been well too. makeup playtime suggestion: the greeny olive as liner/definition, with the purple on the lids and astral on the inner corners. it's witchy, but i love it.
Not me sitting in bed looking like a foot excitedly watching this review and my face pops up on the screen. 😂😂😂
I am SO excited that you got this palette - I knew you would love it. AND - you discovered the secret of why Pat McGrath palettes are amazing …the METALLICS. Yes the special shades are nice but I love her metallic formula more because of its versatility.
thank you for the encouragement! I'm so glad I decided to try it!!!
also if you are looking like a foot it must be a reaaaalllllly pretty foot you're thinking of
i nodded when i read metallics. i'll never really understand how the blitz shades work and i don't want to because i don't need to understand black magic to appreciate it. thank you for showing hlp the way haha
Yes! People always rave about the Blitz astral “special” shades and yes they are textured/complex beauties but it’s the metallics and satiny shades that really DO it for me! As you said it’s the versatility that makes me all Excited!
I just subbed to your channel.
Let me help. First I want to point out this colour story is very similar to your beloved Flower Beauty Jungle Lights palette and can absolutely be used in the same way you use that one. Second Jubilee can be used all over the lid, BUT like a majority of the "blitz-astral" shades can be patted on top as sort of a glitter topper. I know in the pan Jubilee is much smoother than Astral Solstice, but you absolutely can use it in the same way, which I take advantage of all the time. I basically just press my finger into the pan (not rub, just press) and then pat whatever is on my finger all over the lid and onto my brow bone like you would with the topper from TF Naked Bronze or with Cava. You may need to repeat that process a few times to build up the shine, but it will look like you took either of those toppers you love and pressed them all over your lid and brow bone.
I also want to point out, as the artist in me, is dying over the mattes she chose for the palette, which are basically a Zorn palette. In painting, those 3 colours + white (for opaque paints) are a very old tried and true limited palette for mixing skin tones that originated during the renaissance and it just gives me all the feels. Even the red is named after vermillion which is/was a super popular warm red paint used in the zorn palette. This entire palette just speaks to my love of renaissance paintings and the art revival during that era as an artist and it makes this entire colour story so beautiful and inspired to me.
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Thank you for mentioning the Flower Beauty Lights. I want the desert lights ❤ They look like the creamy smooth Makeup by Mario Metallics but in shades I want 👀🤗
Oh man, your comment is so pleasing, hahah. Thank you for teaching me new things about art. 💕
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In case you didn't know, the smoother textured special eye shadows are meant to be used wet to get maximum impact. If you use either water or a mixing medium and create a slurry with the shadow, it looks like molten metal. You can also use a glitter glue to help them stand out ;)
"I have strong feelings about shiny things" is the best thing I have heard all week!! You're killing it HLP!! This new vibe is fantastically amazing 👏 🙌 ✨
I also have strong feelings about shiny things.. 😂
Right.
As a proud owner of a midnight sun palette. I am SOOOO EXCITED to watch your take on it
Me too!
Same
The wording “from my husband” 🥺❤️❤️ Not just Joe, but Husband Joe!
Also, I can’t express how much I love your eloquence, style, and values when it comes to spending habits. I’m so grateful to have stumbled upon your channel. I look forward to every video.
I adore the gold in this palette! Its actually my favorite color in this palette. Not because i really like yellow golds, but because of how much it serves me while creating looks, which I think is very related with my coloring. It layers so beautifully over the copper, green, champagne, and the bronze to add brightness, warmth, and dimension, and is what I use when I create a halo eye. I know people love to do that with Astral solstice, but for me and my skintone, Astral solstice is just a lil to stark i think. But for my olivey skintone, the gold does such a lovely job warming up my any shade to compliment me.
this is so helpful! I'll keep trying with it!
it's a really fun fenty trophy wife stand in highlighter for me -- but i just touch the brush to the pan and use it more as a topper for all over beaming like astral solstice
Thanks for this! I also don’t know what to do with golds so it’s so appreciated. Love hearing from olive undertones because even though I’m pale, I’m definitely pretty green :).
I have had Mothership 1 for a couple years now (thanks to multiple Sephora gift cards I received from friends, all dedicated to that single purchase), and this review encourages me to rethink my approach to it. Thank you for doing this, and for your thoughtfulness. As a philosopher, I love to see people actually live out their philosophies on any given front, and it's clear that you have a strong perspective around makeup, beauty, desire, joy, and balance--and I really appreciate that. Keep doing things the Hannah way!
Personally I think the weakness of the outer packaging is a fair criticism. Sometimes they arrive a little beat up. The palette is so heavy that the cardboard gets a beating in transit, and while I get it's literally a box for the palette to arrive in, Pat knows we all keep them! The artwork is really pretty and if you have more than one palette, it helps to immediately differentiate between them. I feel like it couldn't be that much of a cost burden to make them just a wee bit thicker.
yes! i got my first pat palette and the outer packaging came a bit ripped/loose which was a bummer. especially when the packaging is so pretty and one of the points for her palettes is that its a ~luxury experience~
For me, outter packaging like PML and auric are BEAUTIFUL . So much so that I'm very bummed it's not the actual packaging of it.
I have been eyeing this palette for so long!
Would you consider doing a ‘looks I get from this palette’ video?
Cameras never do justice just how magnificent and sparkly pats special shades are 😩 i have this palette so I just know the look you created would be so so much more gorgeous in person 😍
If you love the special shades, the Blitz Astral quads may interest you. Those are quads of only special shades.
Edit #1: Also, this was the Mothership review I didn't know I desperately wanted. ♥️
Edit #2: I love watching Alicia Archer's take on PML palettes. She is a Pat McGrath mega-fan and this is her favourite Mothership. She said it's because it is most true to the inspiration of the palette, the midnight sun. I think this may be why the colour story feels disjointed.
I have to look at those quads. Thanks.
This palette is supposed to be Pat’s favorite.
I love new reviews of ‘classic’ makeup. Old RUclips videos just aren’t the same quality as new ones. I appreciate you, thank you so much for this video.
I don’t think anyone can describe an eyeshadow as beautifully as you do!!
I purchase things after at least 6 months of research and waiting - If I want something consistently for that long, then I am reasonably sure that I'll continue to like it and use it after I do get it. I appreciate these videos so, so much
Me too. I was just lamenting to a friend that there are so many new releases that no one ever has time to enjoy and show us how they use and enjoy something over time anymore. It's really sad and a bit frustrating.
You forgot to mention that Pat McGrath has been working in the industry the
longest as a freelance editorial makeup artist. ❤️ The fact that you mention that her shadows work better with brushes makes sense, since she brings her palettes to jobs. Midnight Sun is my fave mothership palette, color story wise. 😊 Pat's favorite color is gold and Jubilee is my favorite Pat gold.
I recently found your channel and I can’t tell you how soothing I find you. Your voice, mannerisms, the way you speak; all of it hits me in just the right place. And as a bonus I really enjoy your style of content.
thank you!
I'm so glad you picked up this palette! I have a few mothership palettes and this one is my favorite. It is really so versatile and I think if my entire collection were to suddenly disappear, I would have to repurchase this one. I like to take that awkward little gold and pair it with the green. Those two outcasts have a home together. They work well! I also love extreme dusk for the same reasons you do. A fine choice!!
Hannah these titles are cracking me up! So happy you finally get to try the special shades 😎
right!! she has the best titles
I love that this video is coming out right after I finally bit the bullet and bought the midnight sun palette myself. Very timely. I’m also excited to be able to watch such a thorough review before I actually have it in my hand. I watched so many reviews and tried to pick the mothership palette that was right for me, because they’re so expensive. This review makes me somehow even more excited to see it for myself.
I just bit the bullet on buying Midnight Sun too! Received it today and it’s absolutely perfect. 🧡
Pat McGrath is the ultimate Queen. I remember being influenced as a tween and to this day it reflects how I enjoy and apply my own makeup! She’s got the experience, the talent , the Industry, and the connections that make her so. I think Lisa Eldridge is the only one who is a peer in the industry right now.
Oh man, I just realized how much the Jackie Aina ABH palette has a similar color story as your Pat McGrath palette. And I love my Jackie Aina palette- it’s so versatile.
It was kind of cool to hear you talk about how you have a budget to spend every month. I've been thinking of doing similar, except letting the money roll over in case there isn't actually anything I want to buy. I make good tip money but also get paid well hourly so I was thinking of just setting aside maybe $25 a month for a while to be a makeup budget (from my tips)
I've not got loads of makeup and I splurged on the Gold palette a while ago + a Mothership last Black Friday. Tbh what I discovered is that, even though I love the palettes, they weren't worth the money to me at all!
I think my upper limit for palettes is about £40-45, and (while I learned the hard way) it does really lessen the pull of high end palettes and help me make better choices.
Wish more videos about these kinds of palettes had discussion about the real cost like yours 🙂
I will agree with u.... I have been enamoured with pat' s makeup...and like most people my eyes been going to the colored makeup...like eyeshades and lipsticks...and then maybe blushes and such....so after getting membership V as my wedding palette ... I was sorely dissapointed in the Red shade .....the amount it infinitely creased on me...so I was really turned off from it....but having it for about almost 2 years ....i feel her pallets are good as an everyday look ....intricate but looking neutral...special but normal...looks are not out of the ordinary..... so to sum up my TED talk....u only need only 1 colored product sure it as bronzer blush and eyeshadow...it will serve it's purpose well and I did not accumulate random makeup....but I'm saying this as I have tried to get other makeup to make-up for the fact that i wanted to get something that doesn't crease...lol no luck there yet
Omg hearing you say “a gift from my ✨husband✨” really put a smile on my face because it made me think back to the wedding photos you posted and how lovely they were ❤️
I just want to thank you for this video ages ago. This pallet went on sale (50% off) and I was able to use a 20% off coupon plus free shipping. Because I knew after your review that I wanted this pallet, I could confidently purchase this AND not feel bad about paying this (still hefty) amount of money on a pallet. ❤
I’d love to see you come back to the Midnight Sun and Gucci palettes a year from now to review and reminisce about your experiences with the makeup, and to discuss how your opinions on them have evolved. 💜🖤💙
the comment about the special shades feeling slightly sandy is so interesting--the super sparkly kaja bentos have that quality too. I think it's what makes them so sparkly and has to do with how the reflective particles are milled
I love that you did this! I’ve never understood why there’s so many reviews on new releases but once the hype dies down it’s really hard to find new reviews on palettes that have been around for a while. I don’t buy every new release on makeup and a lot of times I’ll have my eye on a palette and end up purchasing it months or even years later if I still really want it. So this is super refreshing I hope more RUclipsrs will get on this train! 😘😘
Is anyone else wondering whether Hannah rearranged her filming schedule to synchronize with Smidge's sleeping pattern OR is Smidge naturally sensing how she can be the most effective version of herself, crowning her foster mum's content by timely resting in the background? 🤔🐈⬛🔮
even I don't know the answer to this! Smidge always takes a long afternoon nap, and my filming hours these days are usually between 11 and 4, so she's almost always there. But I don't know if she would be taking that nap anyway. Joe things that she is soothed by my voice endlessly talking and that the filming sessions caused her to develop a habit of napping during those hours 😂
@@HannahLouisePoston I like to think she knows her worth for your shots. She's Baby Glam, after all!
@@HannahLouisePoston my cat LOVES hearing human voices and always naps next to whoever has the most meetings that day. I can almost guarantee that smidge wants to hear you. :)
Midnight sun is one of my favorite most used motherships. It’s so beautiful and not so cohesive that you get a similar look every time you use it. You can get so many different looks from one palette. I love it so much
I think Pat Mcgrath would love this review. I myself am so incredibly pleased with your review of this palette. My collection of eyeshadows now pretty much only consists of pat mcgrath palettes and Natasha Denona. I buy (or am gifted) every eyeshadow palette that Pat releases, and a lot of ND. This made me think much more about the eyeshadows, because I pretty much take it for granted because I don't use anything else. You've brought back a lot of the joy of the experience of her eyeshadows, which is why I fell in love with them in the first place. I love the way you think about deep skin tones, too. I personally *love* the copper, and I thought it was so funny that you felt the camel matte and the bronze were a bit warm, because they are cool toned on my complexion. Thank you so much for making this review.
Pat McGrath Midnight Sun : The Movie😂 Your in-depth review, analysis and eloquent descriptions of this palette is unrivalled😍🙌🏽 Man I had to grab some popcorn and snuggle into my blanket. LOVE IT❤️❤️❤️
I looove when you get in depth and analytical with a product like this. 🙏🏻Fantastic video Hannah! (And btw the Pat packaging on the motherships does tend to come apart at the corners, so I glued mine back together and keep in on a shelf as decoration without the palette inside)
Oh my god I feel like a prophecy has come to pass! Hannah has a mothership palette after all these years!!!
I was hoping you’d pick this one! Though I think Mothership I and III would also fill you with much joy (not that I’m encouraging the purchasing of more haha!!)
It's such a coincidence that I've been watching your beauty budget videos and I recently (like yesterday) watched the one (I think it was a new beauty releases video) where you mentioned one day wanting to try Pat Mcgrath's special shades and specifically potentially getting Midnight Sun. I love how it's come full circle! I'm still watching your beauty budget and I'm learning so many wonderful things about having a conscientious relationship with makeup and beauty
I found out that Pat McGrath metallics work beautifully also when you blend them with a fluffy brush , as they were mattes. They are so versatile! On the other hand the skin show shade works beautiful as a highlighter and as a fellow redhead Taboo works really nice on the brows :) And the brown/ and red as eyeliners :) and I agree the special shades work as toppers and on their own. Plus these shades look lovely on redheads ;D
You really changed the way I see makeup.... You have so special reviews and colors that really suits you... There should be a hannah eyeshadow pallette and a hannah lipstick color in the market... Such inspiration
I’m so glad you finally purchased a PMG palette! It’s difficult to explain how beautiful her shades are - I also have some indie shadows that are great but they’re not even close to her formulas. Her formulas are so rich but easy to blend, and patting the special shades over anything just takes them to another level. I feel like the indie shades take over if you try that, hers enhance but don’t overwhelm. They also last much longer. I’ve always wanted this palette, I have the two divine rose palettes and they’re so beautiful.
Her VR Sextraterrestrial is the best mutichrome green to pink that I have - and I have several indies. Easiest to apply. Strong flip. Lasts the longest.
Im so happy this is your first voyage into pat McGrath! I have all of them now but this one is my most used and the one I recommend the most for people because of the color story; with one or two shades you can make an infinite number of looks in so many different ways. It also has the widest selection of finishes in pats line compared to the other mothership pallets. Thank you so much for taking the time to review this so thoroughly! 🥰🥰
I think instead of answering the question, “is it worth it?”, it would be more helpful to know whether you’d purchase that same palette again, knowing what you know. OR whether you’d buy another PMG palette in future!
Thanks so much for the thorough review - so helpful 💛
I dunno, I like these kinds of long form reviews. I'm not really interested in the palette itself, but I'm a fan of this kind of format that breaks down every bit of detail - why it is purchased, what kind of value does it bring to the consumer, etc. Even though this palette it's not something I would buy myself I still found myself watching hahaha
snoozin smidge in the bg 💕
I thought that an hour long review on one palette would be excessive but I clicked anyway because you’re awesome. I watched every minute of that review. You discuss concepts that no one else goes over. It made me reignite my love for my Midnight Sun palette. Your whole perspective on her matte like metallics was so interesting. And on a side note, I use a light layer of Jubilee to jazz up the green shade just a smidge.
Girl you just got me to spend a whole hour watching a video of a palette i have no interest in simply because of the artistic and detailed way you reviewed it. I've never seen anything like this in the beauty youtube world. Beautiful job❤️
Interesting to hear your struggle with the color story. For me, whenever I see a green and a gold in the same palette, my first impulse is a green and gold look. I’d make a green, deep brown, and gold trio I think. I wish it was a magnetic palette like a ND one, because I think you’d find so much joy if you could deconstruct the palette and see them in different combos or mixed with your singles. ❤️
This review is so incredibly useful. I also picked this pallete as my one mothership palette this fall (actually found quite a few you tubers where it was #1 or #2). I definitely love it and its grungy-halloweenesque color scheme but I think I approach eyeshadow similarly to you, so hearing how you use these more with brushes and use skin show moon glow as your blending shade is sooooooo great! Maybe it’s a niche group of us that needed this review but we are a grateful group :).
I only have one Pat McGrath palette, the Divine Rose, and when I first bought it I thought I was absolutely nuts for spending so much on it. And when I first got it I thought to myself, these colors aren't so different from other palettes I can find, why did I do this. But over the time I've had it I found it's my one palette I always go to when I need to look put together, want that punch without the super vibrant colors I often go for, be it for work or weddings or something like that, or just want something easy and no fuss. I have to say out of all of the eye shadow I own it is the easiest for me to use they blend themselves and lend themselves to a one color look if I don't want to put a lot of effort in. Idk, I just think it's a stand out star in my collection even though I have palettes with crazy color stories or unbelievable shifts. I''m really glad I purchased it. I'm not jumping to go out and purchase more, but I am so satisfied I bought the one I have. There is also a topper shiny shade in the "special shade" section that makes any shadow I put it on top of look wet which I love! lol
I love Divine Rose! It’s so cool-toned, which works for me, and so totally wearable. People were criticizing it as “boring” but for me it’s so super useful. Great for every day, great for special occasions.
Love seeing how you would set up looks with this. I think I would put that yellowy gold with the green. That's usually how I set up green eyes - put them on the mid & outer lid, then blend them into a yellow/green gold on the inner corner. It's all about taste, though. You'll figure out how you like it best. 💛
Also - I really enjoyed this video! Thanks for being so thorough & honest, Hannah! You're definitely one of my favorite reviewers!
yes! i agree with so much of what you said. the textures really are so *unexpected* and different from anything else out there. i can't wait to hear how your thoughts about this palette develop over time and how it comes to live in relation to your other makeup.
Thank you so much for this review! Of all the Pat McGrath palettes, this one has always spoken to me. I have found over the years that I only like to use 1-2 shades on my eyes because more than that is so much work, and with my monolid eyes, all the work gets covered up. This sounds like it really would be everything I want in a palette, with all my favorite colors to choose from! This is going on my Christmas wishlist for sure! Also, your swatches and close ups and the shadow pairing swatches were VERY helpful. And I feel like your color was more true than other reviews I’ve seen, and compared to when I’ve swatched this palette in store. THANK YOU! Amazing content, per usual :)
You are SPOT on about that astral solstice shade! It IS the most amazing shade/formula of any other shadow in my collection and I own every single mothership she has come out with. That one is SPECIAL! And also the order of your favorites for the special shades in midnight sun is also my order of favorites too! Midnight sun was my first mothership palette I ever bought bc that color story spoke to me the most. I will say if you ever decide to get another one, mothership V or bronze seduction is right up there with this one in terms of special shades and versatility. You will not be disappointed. It will exceed your expectations. Particularly the astral Luna gold shade! I could go on but I’ll spare you the novel I could write lol. Love this video and the in depth review. I’ve never heard anyone on RUclips describe what Pat McGrath’s shadows truly are and how they are different from the rest on the market.
Your vocabulary, your voice, your thoughtfulness, your deep dive reviews make your channel my absolute favorite. Even though there’s a significant difference in our ages, I find your content appeals to a classic with an edge vibe which is timeless. Thanks for opening my range and eyes! ❤️
The neutral special shade is the same as the one in the divine rose, and when you did the search for the shiniest eye shadow I did wonder how this one would stack up! I feel parasocially validated that you like it! 😀
It's actually more shiny in the midnight sun palette. I know they are called the same, but the one in the midnight sun is more flakey, has bigger particules and somehow is more shiny.
“Natasha could never!” 🤣❤️ I love this review and I’m so excited I finally get to hear about Pat McGrath eyeshadows from you! I’ve been waiting!
Hannah: *holds up pallet*
Me: Pat hand crafted this for Hannah. It couldn’t be more her! Why are you explaining why!? 👏it’s 👏the👏grungy👏gorgeous 👏vibe👏
Hannah, I have been a subscriber for years and just have never commented (because I don't usually do that). But I watch like 95% of the videos you put out immediately when I see them on my time-line, and I have started rewatching some of your old videos again. I just really like the feeling of hanging out with you and listening to you talk about makeup and other things. Also, I love the way you speak so poetically (although I probably can't appreciate it fully as a non-native English speaker). Anyways, I'm happy you put out so much content and I hope your channel grows. And I hope that you're taking extra good care of yourself today! Lots of love
I love bottom most right shadow with all of my heart! I literally bought this palette just for that colour. Even though it is in two of Pats palettes, I choose midnight sun because it was way deeper than the divine rose #1.
these videos are my favorite from you, and i wish all youtubers did reviews in this format! this is SO helpful and i appreciate you ❤️
Your reviews carry much more water for me than other reviewers because I truly believe you would only get and keep stuff that is very very good so I trust your opinions much more!! It helps someone like me who doesn’t know much about makeup and doesn’t have a lot of money to spend figuring out what I want make more efficient decisions in my beauty spending. I’m new to the channel so I don’t know yet if you’ve made a video like this before but I would love to see a video about your routine!
I have absolutely no problem with you reviewing an old product!! Your reviews are EVERYTHING 💜
I cannot believe i just watched an one hour review of an eye palette without skipping a second. This is the bestest review, ever. Ever. Thank you so much! Incredibly helpful, incredibly wonderful. The quality of the swatches are unreal and unmatched, it’s so true to the colors in real life.
SUBSCRIBED. How could anyone not. Thank you so much!
I absolutely love these vintage product reviews. I have always overlooked this PMG palette, but this review has caused me to take a second look. Such a lovely, thoughtful assessment. 🤎
This is the most thorough review of a palette I ever watched! Very well done! Thank you! 🌹🌹🌹
It’s so amazing when you see someone talking about their passion because you can see a fire lit into their eyes and express themselves with no effort at all. You gave me all that and more!
New subscriber and thank you soooo much for the tip on the budget!
The way you described the Pat metallics reminds me of how I feel about Natasha’s metallics in the Biba palette, which surprises me and makes me believe that I have enough eyeshadows at this point
I must say, the production value of your videos is bonkers nowadays! The B roll is beautiful and for some parasocial friendship reasons I'm so very proud of your work. I've been here since your no-buy year and you are a gem, a goddess and the moment. Thank you for your contribution to the world.
Hannah I just want to say, *watching this video* is a luxury. Just the lush b-roll, your precision prose on the nuances of color and texture, the State of Desire, and the care that you put into choosing this palette for both review and for yourself... and the fact that this sort of video is almost designed to not be popular on youtube. Like the Gucci ad campaigns, not having to care (much) *is* luxury. Chef's kiss.
Addendum 1: Great, now you're making me want this palette (more than I did before. Your least favorite things about the color story are... my... favorite things... so. >.>)
Addendum 2: You had best believe I was singing Journey's "Faithfully" to myself this whole review. x'D
I’ve never heard anyone speak so cogently about makeup and your process of choosing it. You weave all these facts with your story and the result is almost magical! Stunning!
The skinshow shades have surprised me over time by being some of my most used, versatile shades. She has one in each mothership palette and I think they are a bit of a different formula. They’re pretty sheer, and I’ve noticed in reviews that people with a wide range of skin tones can use them effectively in similar ways.
I’m so excited to finally see this review of a Mothership palette and I’m looking forward to future thoughts and comparisons. Midnight Sun is in my top three most used Motherships (I have them all) and I find it has the most intriguing color story of my top three. My other two are Subliminal and Divine Rose I. Astral Solstice is definitely my favorite astral formula shade.
Also, I always use jubilee as a topper when I want a more gold toned sparkle instead of the white gold of solstice, rather than building it to full opacity.
I love love love how you wax poetic during your insanely thorough reviews. I know it's probably not realistic but I wish you could review all of the PMG palettes like this! I have the first two and am often stumped on how to approach them. This also helped me view Midnight Sun in a totally different way. I was never interested in it but now I am! Also, I'm sure it's on your radar but an insanely thorough review of the Isamaya palette would be GOLD.
I just recently discovered your channel because I want to do a no buy in 2022 and you have quickly become my new favourite RUclipsr to watch and listen to as I do my makeup 🥰
The gold looks great layered over the green! I watched Julia Adams do that look and copied it. This palette has confused me too, as someone who doesn’t really like warm tones, but it surprises me all the time. Loved this review, thank you. It was thoughtful and unlike others I’ve seen, and prompted me to subscribe xx
This is my dream review. So helpful to have this context for your reviews going forward forever. I’ve been debating getting this as a gift for my friend who loves eyeshadow and uses it every day. She is very fancy.
I just recently found your channel, but I’m already in love with your content! Your videos are so well put together!
thank you!
“I have very strong opinions about shiny things.”
If you ever do merch, I think I need that on a sweater 😂
You talk at the 14:07 mark about balancing your eye looks w/ cheeks and lips (paraphrasing)... would you consider doing a video where you do the MOST everywhere? Eyes - using this palette, a strong editorial cheek, and then a strong editorial LIP too??? I think that would be so fun!! Thanks for the video!
this would be fun! good idea!
Woohoo finally saw a Hannah video and I’m stoked bc I guess I wasn’t getting notifications til now! Great to see you girl!
I love all of my Mothership palettes but some more than others. I enjoy my whole makeup process when I decide to use one of her palettes. You definitely have a way with words because I was so interested in your review and enjoyed listening to you talk about this palette even though I've owned this for a while now and love it. I'm glad you decided to try it.
your thoroughness and detail is exquisite
This is probably one of my favourite videos of yours - ever!! I LOVE that you review what you are interested in not just what's new. And, as someone who splurged to an absolutely unreasonable level on Pat McGrath goodness in 2021, I think you really did such a beautiful job describing the formulas because I was SHOOK too when I first touched those special shades... iwas like WHAT IS THIS?! but on the eyes, this magickal thing happens where the flaky/chyunkiness sort of MELTS onto my eyes and the effect is just... it's something so special. I really love them! But I expected them to feel so different after watching DOZENS of reviews..... you're the first one I've seen who really explained them in a way that I think super accurately describes them. That said, though, I apply all the metallics and shimmers with my fingers pretty much - and now you have me intrigued to try brushes..... :D Thanks for everything you make and the authenticity you share here, I try to never miss a video and you are my FAVE. :)
I love hearing thoughts of others that have actually used, and loved their products. It's easy to love something new, but to love something enough to keep coming back to it, that's the opinions I NEED 🙂.
I own mothership 3, and 5-9. You described my feelings on the mothership palettes, perfectly. The formulas are perfection. Absolutely amazing. But the color stories never fully made sense to me. I always felt like there was a shade or 2 that were off. Until I started to use the shimmers/special shades in the crease and got more creative. Then it took my love to another level. Only palette I have difficulty with is divine rose 1. It’s just way too cool/mauvey for my extremely warm skin. Which is also funny, that mid tone camel shade pulls cool on me.
I pulled midnight sun out! Using it tomorrow when I go out to dinner with a friend. ❤️ (the pale gold is a gorgeous brow bone highlight for me)
I have been binge watching your videos friends m a couple years back and I entranced and starting to understand the concept of slowing down, thinking purchases through and moving it out if it doesn’t work for me!! Love your channel so much!
ok commenting halfway through to say YES loving that the metallics have blown you away, they're why i'm so happy with my holiday celestial odyssey palette because it's choc full of them. and yes, they apply best with a brush! so amazing. loving this video and your joy :)
Hi Hannah,. I am so happy that PMG Monthership has been your choice of your channel budget expense. Despite Midnight Sun being an old release, hearing your breakdown on your thought process on choosing the right palette for you and on the different formulas has been so exciting. It also felt the stars aligned for Astral Solstice to come into your collection now as that wonderful neutral wet look shiny topper just as Cava and Sparks are getting full panned.
Also, as someone who doesn't use much eyeshadows but am living vicariously through your channel this review has been a real treat! Your thoughtful sharing on how the expense of the palette has been out of your regular makeup expense range provides that extra touch of grounding in realism and makes this review even more relatable.
It’s interesting that your final thoughts reflect the way you went about choosing the palette: your critique revolves around the fact that the shadows are nice in isolation but not inspiring as a whole, and your reasons for choosing it were based around the colours individually or in small groups. To me it felt like maybe because it was such a big investment you were being ‘sensible’ and ‘logical’ and consciously disregarding the less tangible benefits of inspiration?
❤ Midnight sun is my favorite one! I was also so surprised with the textures as well! I suddenly just realized this mothership actually gives me rainbow color story vibes. I usually don't like "rainbow" type color stories but this one is a very wearable and versatile palette. ❤
such a good point! It is kind of like a grungy rainbow!
Yes exactly! Grungy rainbow! The rainbow of my dreams!!! ❤
This was so helpful and informative. Midnight Sun has been calling to me more than any of the others, mainly for the red Matte, the purple and the green. The idea that the purple and green shades don’t work together with anything else in the palette for a cohesive look is really worth considering. I also really enjoyed hearing about the qualities of each shade individually- I think it has made me appreciate my Divine Rose 2 much more, and I can’t wait to pick it up tomorrow. I’m even more convinced now that I made the right choice in getting that one last year.
I would love a whole series or long video, breaking down and walking us through your decision -making process that you went through when deciding which palette to get. I’m sure it’s more difficult without having them in hand and doing swatches, but I think it would be really enlightening. I like that you think everything through and really consider practically what looks you would do with a palette, instead of getting hung up on a the beautiful swatch pics online and jumping straight to “I must have this” (the way I do).
I recently subscribed to your channel, and I’m so glad I did. You acknowledge and appreciate and respect your magpie brain, but don’t let it get the best of you. (Side note: my own magpie brain had a *very* similar reaction to yours when I saw the Gucci palette!) Pat McGrath Labs is such a fun brand, and the Motherships that I’ve purchased have given me so much joy and artistic inspiration the past couple of years. I’m glad you are enjoying your first palette from the brand. Thank you for such a thoughtful review.
yay, thanks Jackie! I'm so glad you're here!
Green on the putter corner and crease and gold on the inner and blend the two together and enjoy a sparkly look. Green and gold compliment each other quite well and I think maybe it’s a look you should try
i have never felt tempted to ask people to gift me pat mcgrath or natasha denona but this video convinced me that i want a pat mcgrath palette
This is my absolutely favourite palette from pat. I use it mostly for work looks. One of my favourites is the mustard colour in the crease the green on the lid then take the gold and pat it over the green! It is absolute amazing! Another combo I really like is the mustard in crease again then the purple on 3/4 of the lid blended out softly then the gold on the inner corner and the rest of the lid! It is one of the looks I get most compliments for! Try the mustard with them! I have the same complexion like you and normally really don’t like these type of warm colours. But combined like I told you it is amazing!
I am so excited that you reviewed Midnight Sun!!! I've always had similar thoughts about PMG shadow palettes - thinking if I've tried indie brands and ND that I'd seen it all. You opened my eyes Hannah lol. The fact that you got so excited about the formula means that when the time is right and the colour story truly speaks to me I'll strike and try some PMG for myself. Thank you for your amazing content as always! Your eye look in this video is next level. Love you!!!