Eyes on MAC Semi-Sweet Times Nine Eye Shadow X ($32)

Hi, guys! Karen from Makeup and Beauty Blog, and my molar back here is feeling a little achy because I?ve got a sweet tooth! (badum-tish!)
Yes, I?m sure you know how much I like puns by now.
I?m sweet on the Eyeshadow X 9: Semi-Sweet Times Nine Palette from the new MAC Eyes on MAC collection, which is a little awkward to say out loud, yeah"
OK, so this one?s coming out on March 2nd, which is in just a few days, and will be online and in stores until April 13th.
It?s all about the six X 9 Eye Shadow Palettes, four of which are new, and two are re-promotes from the permanent line. They?re $32 each.

Swatches of MAC Eye Shadow X 9 in Semi-Sweet Times Nine

I wouldn?t normally get too excited about these palette because?I dunno?in the past, I just haven?t been too crazy about them. They aren?t? The shadows in them just aren?t of the same quality as the full-size MAC pans. I have to push a little harder to get them on my brush or layer a little more than I?m used to with the regular MAC shadows? Oh, and clean up more fallout, too!
But this one, Semi-Sweet, is really friggin? good! I?m kind of shocked. First of all, let?s just call this Karen makeup crack, alright" Nine shadows. All neutral. All matte. HALLELUJAH! ?Tis glorious and totally my thing.
And these are super soft, with the exception of two of the shades ? Bamboo and Carbon, which are a little stiff and need some elbow grease to pick up. The othe...