MAC Warm&Cozy and Love Lace haul and EOTD/N

Oh, yes, much belated Warm&Cozy and Love Lace haul, I know, but blame my MAC counter that only brought these in last week!

This is mainly why I don't do these MAC "new collections" haul type posts - here in Greece we always get everything light years after the rest of the world (not to mention in almost double the price, but that's another story) and I 'm sure that for most of you that are already shopping the most recent collections, my slightly outdated MAC hauls can be a bit boring...!

Nevertheless, this is what I purchased from those two collections:


Now, except from Raven kohl power pencil, none of the rest had caught my eye when I first learned about their release - I didn't take as much as a second look at the Love Lace eyeshadows, and I thought that the Warm&Cozy ones looked very dupable.
But as I kept looking at swatches and blog posts, I did a total 180.

(swatches from l to r: Hypnotising e/s, Raven kohl power pencil, Fascinating eye kohl)

Hypnotising eyeshadow is a mauve/grey shade, and I can see wearing this a lot. To me, it was by far the prettiest of the Love Lace eyeshadows and since I 'm trying to start a taupe/grey/mauve palette, this one would fit in nicely!
Raven kohl power pencil. Gorgeous dark burgundy shade, this is the only one that didn't fail me when I swatched it (call me "Sense of Style"). The shimmer in it is very fine and doesn't stand out. I believe this is an older repromote (Starflash maybe?), but in any case, this is one that should be permanent.
Fascinating eye kohl. Now you 'll laugh because I didn't know that this was part of the Love Lace collection up until I walked in the store. I was just looking for a white pencil for my waterline and this one does the trick - easy to apply, makes my eyes look awake in 2 seconds.

(swatches from l to r: Chamomile, Modelette, Mulled Cider, Embark)

Well, it's true that I 'm not new to the neutral shades, in fact most of my collection consists of neutrals.
But that's also what I go for 90% of the time anyways, so I figured that these ones (unlike other LE eyeshadows) would get a lot of use from me. I also don't own any matte or satin neutrals, so this was the perfect excuse!
And to be quite honest, this could easily become my go-to quad, it's great for daytime looks, as well as the more dramatic ones...

And voila - my simple daytime look:

(Modelette all over the lid, Mulled Cider in the crease, Chamomile as inner corner and brow highlighter, Fascinating on waterline)

...and some added drama for a night out:

(Modelette and Mulled Cider blended on inner 3rd, Mulled Cider on rest of the lid and lower lashline, Embark on outer v and crease, as well as upper lashline, Chamomile on browbone)

Now, I 'll probably remain in hiding for the next 6 months or so, lol!

So, do let me know, did you shop from these collections, and what?
And what are your favourite looks with those items? :)