Master Mattes® Eyeshadow Palette: The Neutrals
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The MAKEUP BY MARIO Master Mattes Eyeshadow Palette: The Neutrals is an all-matte neutral palette praised for its versatile, true neutral shades that work for everyday to smoky looks. Professional makeup artist Lisa J calls it "the best matte palette I have ever purchased" but notes the pans are fragile and can break. Several creators highlight its fine pigment that blends easily and suits neutral or olive skin tones, while a few mention it lacks shimmer shades.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “I love this formula”
- “These are pretty much your go-to staples for day-to-day”4:58–5:02
- “Love his quality. And this is very loved. I really enjoy this palette. It's so good”5:04–5:12
- Source: Sephora sale recommendations 2025: what's actually worth it - Oct 29, 2025
- “I found that this neutral palette will perfect for her skin”11:24–11:28
- “This is the one I actually use a lot for my everyday makeup looks”11:31–11:38
- “This midtone brown color. This is like neutral brown. This goes really perfect for olive or neutral undertones”11:35–11:44
- Source: Clean girl makeup for brown skin: cover under eye dark circles without foundation - Jan 31, 2026
- “I think this is by far the perfect neutral eyeshadow palette that you can go for everyday makeup look or a little bit of smoky eye or full glam look”11:09–11:14
- “I tried other like neutral type of eyeshadow palette, but nothing beats this Makeup by Mario palette”11:19–11:23
- “It worth the money and I've been using this more than 2 years now”11:23–11:30
- “If you get this palette, you can use this at least for 2 or 3 years”11:35–11:40
- “These color range are perfect bit actually neutral type of brown color that looks so natural on my skin”11:44–11:58
- “If you haven't found the perfect eyeshadow palette and if you have neutral or olive skin, this palette is just perfect”11:12–11:16
- Source: Sephora Sale Recommendations: What's Actually Worth Buying - Apr 11, 2026
- “I just cannot live without this palette. It's just my everyday makeup palette”7:21–7:27
- “It's not that warm brown colors which I love about. So, it creates a natural shadow look”7:49–7:53
- Source: My updated everyday makeup look (no foundation) - Apr 25, 2026
- “I love this palette. I can't talk about it enough”11:00–11:03
- “The only thing it's missing really are like shimmer or pearl shadows, but it is the best matte palette I have ever purchased, I think”11:02–11:06
- “Just beautiful neutral matte shades. They're great quality. They blend out beautifully”11:49–11:55
- “I love how neutral these shadows are. They're not too warm, they're not too gray. I mean, they really are just the perfect balance of neutral”12:36–12:39
- Source: What to Buy from the Sephora Sale (My Top Picks!) - Apr 14, 2026
- “I love everything about this. The tones are just perfect”4:31–4:36
- “Anytime I didn't know what kind of eyeshadow look to do, this would be the go-to”4:34–4:40
- “Since the palette is neutral, it just never fails me”
- “What I love about these colors, too, is that they build up so nicely”6:04–6:08
- “I will layer up the eyeshadows and intensify this and make it really sultry and smoky. It just depends on my mood”6:08–6:16
- “This is also one of my favorite colors in the palette ever, this blue color”6:18–6:22
- “If you have brown eyes, this is going to make them pop”6:35–6:38
- “If I were to splurge on something high-end from Makeup by Mario, I would say his palettes are top tier”6:57–7:00
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 drugstore and high-end favorites - Jan 9, 2026
- “I love this because it's not like a super warm palette. It's not super gray and cool either. It's just very, very neutral”23:26–23:32
- “It is all matte, so there's no shimmer in here, but this is a really great essential basic palette”23:34–23:37
- “You can do everything”23:40–23:43
- “You can do your simple daytime looks. You can do a more dramatic kind of glammed up eye”23:40–23:46
- “The only complaint I have is that a little piece broke off here and a little piece broke off here”23:55–23:58
- “It's still a great palette, but it is a little fragile”
- Source: 2025 Beauty Awards: My Top Makeup + Skincare Favorites (Over 40 Friendly!) - Dec 21, 2025
- “I think this is a true neutral eyeshadow palette because if you see the shade ranges, none of those shades are either too warm or too cool”28:04–28:14
- “It's very versatile palette that you can use it for your everyday makeup look”28:24–28:31
- “The pigment is very fine so it doesn't require a lot of blending to get more natural look”28:51–28:57
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: Skincare and makeup - Dec 13, 2025
- “This is my go-to palette. It's the Makeup by Mario Neutrals palette”42:08–42:14
- “I do like this one more than the Mattes palette that's like more warm”42:12–42:18
- Source: Full makeup tutorial with product recommendations - Feb 24, 2026
- “The only eyeshadow palette I've used a ton this year is the Makeup by Mario Neutrals palette”25:46–25:51
- “It's the kind of thing that is a workhorse in my life”26:10–26:13
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “I didn't want to go too warm warm makeup”
- “this is neutral palette from Makeup by Mario”
- Source: Clean girl makeup for acne skin (no foundation) - Oct 4, 2025
- “This is so good and I found myself reaching for this over and over and over”13:26–13:31
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 16, 2025
Variant: Moonlight Ethereal Eyes Moonlight
- “This is the best palette ever”
- “As you can see, these two shades are very well loved”23:41–23:47
- Source: My Updated Makeup Tutorial (In Depth) - Sep 27, 2025
- “Either one, can't go wrong with them”
- “You just can't beat these because they're so, so user-friendly and they're so useful”17:50–17:55
- “There's so many ways to use these palettes, making them absolutely a no fail every single time”18:11–18:15
- “They are still universally friendly. They're super easy to blend on. The pigment is great, the versatility is phenomenal”
- “If you just don't know where to start in terms of eyeshadow palettes and you want just something that's very suitable for every day or going into evening, there's no way you can't find uses for either one of these”18:37–18:43
- Source: 15 no fail makeup products - Jan 10, 2026
Variant: MN 8
- “This came out more recently”
- “The color story is something that we definitely needed”55:46–55:51
- “We needed another neutral matte palette”55:48–55:53
- “This just gives us everything we need for a matte neutral eye look”55:51–55:56
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me - Oct 11, 2025
Variant: MN 8 (Mario's Favorite Brown)
- “Makeup by Mario, with all the different hues of brown”0:10–0:14
- “It just gives a nice depth, especially when you don't have much”0:12–0:18
- Source: Top Makeup Picks from a Derm - Apr 21, 2025
- “If you're a mature person and you wanted to get one of the Mario eyeshadow palettes, I would go with the Master Mattes Neutral Palette because this is a beautiful palette. It's all matte”14:44–14:56
- Source: Spring Sephora Sale 2026: Best Makeup for Mature Skin - Apr 10, 2026
- “The Makeup by Mario Master Mattes palette has lasted a good couple of years in my routine. It's a great palette but I don't use it often”25:21–25:26
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
Variant: MN 8
- “I'm going to take now this shade here, shade number six in the neutrals palette. just kind of connecting it into the eyebrows”4:54–4:58
- “Now, this is going to then just later on it'll connect to the nose here and just really give a nice anchor and nice shape to the eye”5:01–5:08
- Source: Makeup by Mario masterclass: Mario's signature makeup - Oct 28, 2025
Variant: MN 8
- “I basically elongate the eye with a little bit of eyeshadow from the Makeup by Mario Master Mattes palette”5:46–5:52
- Source: Nina Park inspired makeup look - Feb 22, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “I gave it away to be honest”19:24–19:24
- “The consistency and texture of it is similar to the MAC mattes that I already own”19:33–19:36
- “The eyeshadows are quite pigmented and they do blend quite easily”20:16–20:19
- “They kick off a lot of powder just like the MAC eyeshadows”20:22–20:25
- “If you already own MAC matte eyeshadows or you own other makeup palettes I don't think it's necessary to add this one into your collection”20:08–20:12
- Source: Ranking TikTok viral products unsponsored - Dec 29, 2024
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.8 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Brown skin tones (2)
- Features
- Blendable (5) · Matte finish (4) · Easy to use (4) · Pigmented (3) · Natural finish (3)
- ⚠ packaging issues noted (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- eyeshadow palette
- Finish
- matte
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Talc, Zinc Stearate, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Silica, Kaolin, Tocopherol
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