Thanks to Chelle from Makeup Your Mind and a multitude of other glowing and positive reviews, I decided to make my first Makeup Geek order.
My friend and I spent a good hour or so combing through the site deciding which shadows to get. There are a huge array from mattes to the ever coveted foiled ones. She stuck to more neutrals, while I wanted to be a bit more adventurous. I chose to pick shades that I had nothing like in my collection. I'm definitely glad I did. Here are the ones I decided upon.
1. Peacock
This is the only shade that I don't love out of the ones I got. I find it a bit chalky (see swatch below). I don't think I would use this as a liner, but I definitely think I could use it in the crease or outer corner.
2. Pegasus
When I was browsing the site, I instantly went to this shade. Isn't it just stunning?! This is one of my favourite colours of all time. I was worried that it wouldn't be wearable but I was able to make a look with it. I just can't stop staring at it! Even when my boyfriend saw the shadows I got, he mentioned that he really liked the colour of this one!
3. Drama Queen
A dark purple with a bit of shimmer. I love this shade, but something I noticed was that it was a lot more brown than I expected compared to purple. I don't really mind though, as it's super pretty.
4. Sensuous
This is a lighter purple shade compared to Drama Queen with some shimmer. I love this one! Very pretty. I've used it in the crease, but I can see this as a lid colour too. Why not?
5. Flamethrower
I
knew I wanted this one from the beginning. I saw it on Chelle's post
and knew I just had to have it. I was very worried it might be too
orange, but it's definitely not. The brown shines through, which makes it
super wearable in my opinion. I'm wearing it today and am very happy
with it!
I'm so happy I took the plunge with these. Here are a few more shots of them in my Z Palette and the swatches.
Peacock - Pegasus - Drama Queen - Sensuous - Flamethrower
Here are some quick facts about my order and the shadows which might be helpful to know:
- All prices are in USD ($5.99 for the regular shadows and $9.99 for the foiled ones)
- Shipping was around $8 (my friend and I spent about $150 on our order)
- Not duty or taxes were charged on our order
- It took around a week and a half for us to get our order
- These stuck fine in my Z Palette but my friend has a MAC palette and it DID NOT just stick in. She had to add a piece of magnetic tape to the back of the pans for it to stick
- The order came with a cute personalized card which thanked us for our order. Very nice touch.
All in all, I would definitely make another order from Makeup Geek. I really regret not getting more foiled eyeshadows. The formula is just incredible. Not that I've tried a huge huge amount of shadows, but they were different to the touch than anything I've tried.
Have you jumped on the Makeup Geek train yet? Any shades I should check out for next time? Which are your favourites from what I got?
Thanks for reading! Hope you have a wonderful day!
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