Master Mattes Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow
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MAKEUP BY MARIO Master Mattes Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow has a thin, mousse-like texture that blends out easily for an airbrushed matte finish, and several creators say it lasts all day without creasing, even on oily lids. Professional makeup artist Lisa J warns it can be drying on dry or flaky eyelids and recommends applying a thin layer quickly to avoid cracking. It works well as a base or standalone shadow, though a few note the price is high.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: Bisque
- “I love this shade all over the lid”2:45–2:53
- “Even with whatever product is left over on the brush previously, I use it to diffuse out any lines and make everything look nice and blended. And it works beautifully”2:53–2:58
- Source: Sephora sale recommendations 2025: what's actually worth it - Oct 29, 2025
Variant: Chestnut
- “Did not think I would love this as much as I do”24:04–24:08
- “This for a one-and-done shade on my lid is so flattering that I can't stop using it. It's a go-to”24:13–24:17
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Chestnut
- “This gives me a sort of matte look. I use this all over my lid. Buff it out. Easy everyday look for me”17:38–17:44
- “The formula wears. I don't even know if there would be an end to the wear of that formula. That's how much it locks onto the eye”17:44–17:50
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
Variant: Espresso
- “I'm also going to add some of the shade espresso for a little bit more dimension”2:32–2:36
- Source: Sephora sale recommendations 2025: what's actually worth it - Oct 29, 2025
Variant: Mauve
- “I love these because you don't even need to use any eye primer”0:59–1:05
- “They don't dry super quickly. You do have a couple seconds in there to blend”1:12–1:18
- “I do feel like the quicker you blend, the more seamless it looks, but these blend so beautifully”1:20–1:24
- “You also don't need any additional powder eyeshadows when working with this formula, which is nice”1:30–1:34
- “They last all day and they have a nice matte dry down, but it doesn't feel dry on the eyes or look flaky”1:34–1:44
- “I feel like it actually looks really smooth and airbrushed”1:44–1:51
- “The formula of these almost feels a little bit moussey, but it's so easy to work with truly”2:16–2:21
- “I also love that these do last throughout the day”2:41–2:45
- Source: Sephora sale recommendations 2025: what's actually worth it - Oct 29, 2025
Variant: Mauve
- “I wear this all the time”5:21–5:23
- “Of any eye shadow that I wear, this I wear more than anything else”5:25–5:31
- “I love this formula”
- “I do not recommend this if you have dry skin because it is very drying and I like that because I live in Texas and it's humid and it's hot and it lasts all day and I don't have to worry about it creasing”5:40–5:47
- “If you are in a drier climate or you have dry skin, I've heard a lot of complaints that people say it's too drying”5:52–5:55
- “With this product, less is more”
- “I love it in the shade mauve”
- Source: Sephora Sale Restocks: My Holy Grail Products I Always Repurchase - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: Mauve
- “I love this color. It's called mauve, but it actually is pretty neutral. It's like a neutral mauve. It's not too plum or too purple. It's really beautiful”11:36–11:41
- Source: What to Buy from the Sephora Sale (My Top Picks!) - Apr 14, 2026
Variant: Bisque
- “These are great eyeshadow bases as well as eyeshadows on their own”49:12–49:16
- “They wear really well”49:17–49:20
- “They blend out better than like anything else in the entire world”49:23–49:30
- Source: Sephora Sale 2026: What to Skip, Hidden Gems & Top Picks - Apr 10, 2026
Variant: Bisque
- “If you want a good light pale shade to cancel out any discoloration on the eyelids and work as a good primer”14:52–14:57
- Source: 2025 Beauty Awards: My Top Makeup + Skincare Favorites (Over 40 Friendly!) - Dec 21, 2025
Variant: Mauve
- “I love the shade Mauve as you probably know”14:45–14:50
- “These are so longwearing”
- “If you have oily eyelids, these are fantastic”14:59–15:05
- “You do want to be mindful about how much you apply because they are so matte”15:04–15:07
- “I have heard some feedback from some people that are say they're just too drying on my eyelids”15:05–15:10
- “If you have really dry skin or like any flakiness on the lid, I would avoid these”15:14–15:19
- “If you layer this too heavy or too thick, because it's so matte, when it dries, it will crack”15:35–15:41
- “I love it because I put it on and I don't have to worry about my eye makeup creasing or fading throughout the day”15:43–15:45
- Source: 2025 Beauty Awards: My Top Makeup + Skincare Favorites (Over 40 Friendly!) - Dec 21, 2025
Variant: Mauve
- “I love this product because it gives instant definition to my eyes”0:12–0:20
- “I can wear it alone on my no makeup makeup days or I can use it as an eye shadow base to layer powder shadows”0:17–0:24
- Source: Get ready with me using my favorite makeup products of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
Variant: Warm
- “I would be lying if I say I did not reach for this 90% of the time before I go in with something else”37:05–37:11
- “This is the base of all of my eyeshadow looks. They are incredible”37:11–37:15
- “Hands down. Period. Didn't need not have to think about it”37:23–37:26
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 awards - Jan 4, 2026
- “Oh my gosh, I am now this product's biggest fan, which is hard to say because everyone loves them”2:27–2:32
- “These are the most beautiful blendable”2:33–2:38
- “They won't crease on you. They will wear all day”2:35–2:42
- “They're even more blendable. They wear even longer. They're even less crease proof”2:45–2:52
- “They just do everything else that my other eyeshadows do perfectly fine, but this does the best in my opinion out of any formula”2:50–2:56
- “I really didn't think they were going to be anything special. And I love these”2:59–3:05
- “I just want to reach for them every single day”3:03–3:07
- “These are absolutely worth every single hype”3:05–3:12
- Source: Speed reviews of over 75 viral makeup products part 2 - Dec 23, 2025
- “I'm telling you, those are my favorites because they're the most longwearing. They're the most blendable. They're the most easy to work with in that regard”37:47–37:51
- “However, super pricey”37:56–37:58
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 awards - Jan 4, 2026
Variant: Mauve
- “This is the Makeup by Mario Master Mattes Longwear Cream Eyeshadow”26:44–26:54
- “This is all matte and they are almost like an eye primer”26:57–27:01
- “They're sort of whipped and fluffy almost like the Dior whipped blush actually in eyeshadow form, but they blend out so beautifully”27:04–27:10
- “This is very hard to do well because it's a siliconey formula”27:10–27:13
- “I have very oily eyelids. It lasts all day long on me”
- “It's very easy to blend out”27:16–27:17
- “It gives you that diffused look”
- “I actually use the shade mauve as a base for my eyeshadow today”27:21–27:25
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
Variant: Mauve
- “I have gotten my money's worth with these Makeup by Mario shadows”16:44–16:51
- “I have worn them so much”16:48–16:52
- “I haven't run out of it. It hasn't dried out. It still works perfectly well”16:55–17:00
- Source: My #1 favorite makeup product in every category - May 13, 2026
Variant: Bisque
Variant: Chestnut
- “I also love the way these layer”
- Source: Sephora sale recommendations 2025: what's actually worth it - Oct 29, 2025
Variant: Sandstone
Variant: Taupe
Variant: Chestnut
Variant: Sandstone
Variant: Chestnut
Variant: Sandstone
- “These are beautiful”
- “The shades are chestnut, taupe, bisque, mauve, sandstone”57:55–58:02
- “They're all beautiful”
- “The formula is just amazing and just doesn't get enough love”58:13–58:16
- “They're so longwearing and really easy to work with”
- “You could blend them out, you could build them up”58:24–58:29
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me - Oct 11, 2025
Variant: Chestnut
- “I'm just starting to fall in love with this formula”6:07–6:13
- “This shade is also very nice and easy to use”6:11–6:15
- “I really like this cream shadow cuz it doesn't have a glow or like a dew to it at all. It feels very dry and powdery, and it honestly applies very similarly to like a normal powder shadow”7:00–7:05
- “And I do have very oily eyelids, but they don't eat this product up, which is a relief”7:16–7:21
- “Just so easy to apply. I really like that”
- Source: Soft Matte, Poreless Skin Base | Monochromatic Toasty Browns Look - Mar 6, 2026
Variant: Taupe, Sandstone, Mauve
- “It lasts forever. It's not super drying. It's very thin in texture”32:35–32:46
- “This is exceptional if you have light, very light skin and you want the super soft eyes shadow. I think you're gonna love it”32:55–33:05
- “Be careful on how you apply these because if you're going to apply them in a thicker layer and you don't blend them immediately to thin out the layer, they're going to end up looking a little bit drying and crack throughout the day”33:07–33:15
- “Blend it really, really fast to thin it out and you're going to have beautiful thin color all day long without moving”33:43–33:53
- Source: Best makeup in 2025 - Jan 11, 2026
- “The Armani and Mario were definitely my most used liquid shadows”16:26–16:30
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 16, 2025
- “If you are scared of liquid/cream shadow being difficult to work with, trust me, these will blend out just as easily as your favorite powder formulation with no fallout”27:24–27:30
- “They blend out to look quite airbrushed”27:44–27:50
- “If you are not a master blender, it doesn't matter, these will look like a well blended powder eyeshadow despite them being a liquid”27:47–27:53
- “These last a long time, they don't feel thick, so they don't crease either”28:15–28:22
- “They just like dry down like a powder, in fact, they might even last longer and set down better than a powder eyeshadow could or ever would”
- “Very very surprisingly easy to work with”28:43–28:47
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 (tried 400 products) - Dec 19, 2025
- “They're actually easy to apply”13:44–13:49
- “They're up there with Hindash's color fluids. They're up there with the about face liquid eyeshadows in terms of ease of use and also excellent wear time”13:48–13:53
- “I heard from a lot of folks in my comments saying like absolutely everything creases on me. These did not”13:56–14:04
- “It's a lovely product and was a great release this year”14:14–14:20
- Source: Best of the best makeup of 2025 - Dec 19, 2025
Variant: Blush
- “Medium to high coverage, but if you just swipe on a thin line, it blends out with a mousse-like texture for a softer wash of color”5:19–5:25
- “Blush is meant to be a rosy pink, but it also reads quite peachy on me, so it fits the spring bill either way”5:28–5:35
- Source: Sephora sale picks for a fresh spring makeup bag - Apr 14, 2026
Variant: Sandstone
- “I don't necessarily like this product to do a full eye look with”12:30–12:34
- “I find it a little bit challenging to do like a full eye look with a liquid shadow like this”12:36–12:44
- “If you are like me and you like a matte one and done brown eyeshadow, this is perfect for that”12:46–12:54
- “The shade sandstone I find gives me like the perfect look”13:00–13:04
- “I just do a few swipes, tap it in, and then I'll either use my face powder or my bronzer to like set it down, and then I'm done”13:02–13:09
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 - Dec 6, 2025
Variant: Sandstone
- “I have mixed thoughts on this product. I don't know what I think about this product yet”11:04–11:16
- “Is this normal to look kind of I don't know so drying?”11:36–11:46
- “When you apply it, it feels a little bit drying”12:04–12:07
- “It looks beautiful for those no makeup makeup days”12:17–12:21
- “I don't have a problem with how it looks”
- “It's a beautiful shade for a no makeup makeup look”13:19–13:21
- “When I first apply it, I don't enjoy that part because it looks drying, but when I blend it, it looks pretty on the eye”13:54–14:05
- “Definitely recommending this one now”19:12–19:14
- Source: Testing my current makeup favorites + new vanity makeup - Jun 1, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.8 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Oily skin (2) · Fair skin tones (1)
- Features
- Long-wearing (13) · Easy to use (10) · Blendable (10) · Matte finish (6) · Blurring (3)
- ⚠ can feel drying / tight (2)
- ⚠ may not suit dry skin (2)
Product details
Details
- Type
- cream eyeshadow
- Finish
- matte
- Shade
- Mauve
- Key ingredients
- Isododecane, Lauroyl Lysine, Microcrystalline Wax, Dextrin Palmitate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Polyamide-3, Zinc Stearate, Mica, Octyldodecanol, Cetearyl Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
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