Makeup Geek : Full Review & Swatches!

     Hi, everyone! So happy to be back home on this super cold and snowy day. Yesterday was a beautiful 13 degrees Celsius. Today? Going down to minus 17....what the heck?! Anyway, since my classes and midterm were cancelled (hallelujah!) and I had nothing better to do...here are my thoughts on my recent Makeup Geek purchase.

    First off, hats off to the pigmentation on these shadows. Each color shows up very well on the lid and blends like a dream. An individual shadow pan is $5.99 USD and let me tell you, you definitely get the bang outta your buck. All of them have a very smooth and creamy texture.

                                                     Photo on the left. Top (left to right): Vanilla Bean, Glamorous, Shimma Shimma                                                         Bottom (left to right): Purely Naked, Peach Smoothie, Taupe Notch

The swatches on the photo on the right hand side: Vanilla Bean, Glamorous, Shimma Shimma, Purely Naked, Peach Smoothie, Taupe Notch.

Vanilla Bean: A pale, skin tone colour. Matte with a slight sheen. (Very hard to see the swatch as it is almost the exact same color of my skin!)

Glamorous: Shimmery bronze/gold with tiny glitter particles. Swatches beautifully and applies easily without too much fall out.

Shimma Shimma: Shimmery pink champagne. Velvety and perfect for the inner corner and highlight or for a pop of shimmer in the middle of the lid.

Purely Naked: Medium tan color with some shimmer. This works very well in the crease for any sort of warm-tone look.

Peach Smoothie: Peachy beige matte colour. I use a light hand with this colour when placing it in the crease. On my skin it tends to look a little too orange.

Taupe Notch: Darker taupe color. Great for deepening the crease.

                                                         Photo on the left. Top (left to right): Moondust, Creme Brulee, Prom Night                                                           Bottom (left to right): Hipster, Frappe, Unexpected.

The swatches on the photo on the right hand side: Moondust, Creme Brulee, Prom Night, Hipster, Frappe, Unexpected.

Moondust: Metallic purple shade with silver accents. Lovely in the crease or all over the lid for a purple smoky eye.

Creme Brulee: Medium sand shade with a totally matte finish. Great for warming up the crease and blending.

Prom Night: A greyish purple with a shimmery finish. I like to use this shade in the outer corner to give depth to the eye.

Hipster: Darker sand colour. Shimmer finish. Good choice for when you want to smoke out the lower lash line.

Frappe: Matte, medium reddish brown. Frappe is great for blending out darker shadows along the crease.

Unexpected: Matte, pinky-purple shade. I use this mostly as a transition colour for my purple eye looks.

Left to right: Latte, Cocoa Bear, Unicorn

Latte: Soft brown, matte. My favourite pick for the crease.

Cocoa Bear: Deep reddish brown, matte. This colour is extremely pigmented! Be careful with how much you apply and where you apply it.

Unicorn: Sparkly, bluish purple. This colour was the only one I have some trouble with. It's not as creamy as the other shades and it takes a little longer to work with and build up. However, great for a fun pop of colour!

There you go! All 15 of my colours reviewed for you. I will definitely be shopping with Makeup Geek some more. I've been wanting to get some colours that are darker to make the perfect palette (perhaps a matte black/brown that can double as eyeliner).

Overall, I'm very impressed with the formulation of this product and will definitely be purchasing more in the future :)

Love,

jane

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