Makeup Geek Eyeshadows & Pigments - REVIEW & SWATCHES
A couple days ago I received my Makeup Geek eyeshadows and pigments that I ordered from the Makeup Geek website while they had their 10% off stock up sale. Seeing as Makeup Geek hardly ever have any sales, I jumped at this chance to finally pick up these gems online after lusting after them for so long! I ended up purchasing the Makeup Geek Eyeshadow Starter Kit which consists of 9 eyeshadows, two extra pan eyeshadows in the colours Bitten and Vanilla Bean, and also two loose pigments in the colours Insomnia and Vegas Lights.
I ordered my package on the 24th November. It dispatched on the 26th and arrived on the 8th of December,which took approx. 8 business days - standard for shipping from the US to Australia. Overall my purchase was around US$75 (with the 10% off) and converted to approx. AU$95 with the shipping which was $12.42, affordable international shipping compared to other US/international based sites. (Our Aussie dollar is currently so low, sigh)
Customer service, shipping and overall purchase on the online site was very good. I had no problems at all and the package arrived very fast for something coming from the states! Positive online shopping experience overall.
Eyeshadows
Glamorous
Corrupt
I ordered my package on the 24th November. It dispatched on the 26th and arrived on the 8th of December,which took approx. 8 business days - standard for shipping from the US to Australia. Overall my purchase was around US$75 (with the 10% off) and converted to approx. AU$95 with the shipping which was $12.42, affordable international shipping compared to other US/international based sites. (Our Aussie dollar is currently so low, sigh)
Customer service, shipping and overall purchase on the online site was very good. I had no problems at all and the package arrived very fast for something coming from the states! Positive online shopping experience overall.
Makeup Geek 9 Shadow Starter Kit with Vanilla Bean and Bitten on the top, pigments Insomnia & Vegas Lights
(How cute is the pug?)
Eyeshadows
- 9 Eyeshadow Starter Kit (retails for $49.99 without the Z-palette):
- Each eyeshadow pan retails for $5.99 individually, with the compact it is $7.99 (I just checked the MUG website on the 17th of December 2014 and it seems that all of the compacts are out of stock - may be possibly available in the pans from now on?)
- The starter kit is a bundle that saves you $3.91 - not that much of a difference, however good basic and essential shadows to start off with, although it does lack a basic white/beige
Makeup Geek 9 Eyeshadow Starter Kit - 9 eyeshadows on the left hand side: (in order left - right) Shimma Shimma, Glamorous, Creme Brulee, Prom Night, Unexpected, Drama Queen, Cocoa Bear, Mocha, Corrupt
Vanilla Bean & Bitten on the right hand side.
Individual Eyeshadows - Reviews & Swatches
I'm going to quickly go through the two shadows that I purchased separately from the 9 shadow starter kit and then review the starter kit itself.
* = not included in the 9 eyeshadow starter kit
* = not included in the 9 eyeshadow starter kit
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| Bitten * |
Bitten
- A super popular eyeshadow amongst the Youtube community - one of Jaclyn Hill's favourites hence why I purchased it and had high expectations
- What it is: a matte deep purple/burgundy/maroon red
- Had good pigmentation, creamy, however I found it slightly powdery or chalky especially while swatching, on the eyelids it blends well
- Perfect colour to sweep over the lids, into the crease - you can do anything with this colour!
- Longevity: great with an eye primer it lasted for more than 9 hours, I had it on for 12 hours on a day once and towards the last few hours it faded a little.
- Rating: 4/5 stars
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| Vanilla Bean * |
Vanilla Bean
- An essential base or "nothing" shadow
- What it is: a simple neutral beige, off white, eggshell white colour. Comes off as matte to me, although it is listed on the MUG website has having a slight shimmer?
- Had okay pigmentation - because it is such a basic cream eyeshadow colour, it is not as highly noticeable as the other shadows. Slightly powdery, although easily blendable.
- Great for a subtle highlight without being too over the top, also essential and versatile
- Longevity: did not last as long as the other eyeshadows, very simple and plain, fades more easily
- Rating: 3.5/5
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| Shimma Shimma |
Shimma Shimma
- One of my favourites from all of these eyeshadows!
- What it is: a shimmery/metallic champagne
- Amazing pigmentation - can't say enough about how pigmented this is! As always, shimmers are wonderful!
- Longevity: decent longevity, but due to the nature of white/cream colours, they do tend to fade a little more. Better than vanilla bean for sure.
- Rating: 4.5/5 (would give it 5/5 but it does fade a over a couple of hours)
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| Glamorous |
Glamorous
- An essential bronzy gold, has warm orange undertones
- What it is: A bronzy gold shimmer shadow
- Pigmentation: great pigmentation
- Longevity: haven't worn this colour out yet, will edit this post and post my feedback afterwards! sorry guys :(
- Rating: - will edit after I wear this shadow several times
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| Prom Night |
Prom Night
- A gorgeous pale purple with hints of grey, great to smoke up the eyes if you don't want to go into harsher black tones
- What it is: a pale purple shimmer
- Pigmentation: Awesome pigmentation! Creamy, buttery, easily blendable as with all of the shadows!
- Longevity: haven't worn this colour out yet, will edit this post and post my feedback afterwards! sorry guys :(
- Rating: - will edit after I wear this shadow several times
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| Unexpected |
Unexpected
- A matte light purple, good purple tones (a plus for me because I love purple on the eyes!) It comes off as a lighter purple to me, however on the MUG website it's listed as being pink?
- What it is: a pale purple/pink matte shadow
- Pigmentation: Fairly decent pigmentation, creamy and buttery even though it is a matte
- Longevity: haven't worn this colour out yet, will edit this post and post my feedback afterwards! sorry guys :(
- Rating: - will edit after I wear this shadow several times
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| Drama Queen |
Drama Queen
- A daring, bold and deep purple
- What it is: a deep dense purple shimmer shadow
- Pigmentation: Highly pigmented! creamy, buttery etc
- Longevity: haven't worn this colour out yet, will edit this post and post my feedback afterwards! sorry guys :(
- Rating: - will edit after I wear this shadow several times
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| Cocoa Bear |
Cocoa Bear
- A must have shadow! If you're going to get one shadow, get one of these - a reddish brown tone that is perfect for the crease/transition
- What it is: warm reddish brown, matte
- Pigmentation: Highly pigmented! creamy, buttery etc
- Longevity: Fantastic longevity, lasted for over 12 hours, only faded the tiniest bit around 10 hours (worn with an eye primer however)
- Rating: 4.5/5
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| Mocha |
Mocha
- Standard brown - definitely a must have essential shade
- What it is: Deep/medium matte brown
- Pigmentation: Great pigmentation for a matte, creamy and buttery as with the other shadows
- Longevity: Good longevity, lasted for over 12 hours and fades around the last 3 hours
- Rating: 4.5/5
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| Corrupt |
Corrupt
- Must have eyeshadow to deepen any eye look, create smokey eyes etc
- What it is: very intense matte black with subtle hints of shimmer
- Pigmentation: Incredibly pigmented! Cannot say how intense this eyeshadow is, you only need a light amount - and make sure you tap off the excess! very creamy, buttery and easily blendable
- Longevity: Fantastic longevity, lasted for over 12 hours and fades around the last 3 hours with an eye primer
- Rating: 4.5/5
Swatches of the 9 Eyeshadow Starter Kit
Overall thoughts on the eyeshadows:
- Fantastic quality for the price they are - US$5.99 per pan (compared to MAC shadows which retail for ~US$14 per pan)
- All shadows are buttery, creamy, and easily blendable
- The only slightly powdery shadows I found were Bitten and Vanilla Bean (they are mattes, which is expected, but nonetheless they are great)
- The shimmers were more pigmented than the mattes and more intense
- Mattes were creamy and buttery and of high quality compared with other mattes in the eyeshadow world
- Overall rating of shadows: 4/5
- Would I repurchase? YES!
Pigments
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| Vegas Lights (left), Insomnia (right)
Vegas Lights (left)
Insomnia (right)
Overall thoughts on the two pigments:
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