I figured while I was still mostly bed-ridden, I would get another post up! I've been planning this one out for a few weeks because I am extremely excited to do this one, but I had to wait for another order to get here. If you aren't familiar with Makeup Geek (you might live under a rock), it is a company founded by a sweet woman named Marlena, which started with her YouTube channel, Makeup Geek. She sells all sorts of items, her brand and others, so definitely check her out! Today, is all about the foiled shadows. I now have three from the original line, and three of the newly released ones to review. There are 20 shades, total, so I know my review of six may seem small, but I'm paying for these babies myself. No one's sending me any goodies, so I'm collecting them in small doses. :) Makeup Geek's regular powder eyeshadows used to come in two forms: compacts and pans, but I no longer see compact as an option on their website. Each regular powder eyeshadow pan is $5.99, and each foiled eyeshadow pan is $9.99. I am a huge fan of the regular Makeup Geek eyeshadows, but today I want to review the foiled shadows. Like I mentioned, I own six.
(L to R, top to bottom: Whimsical, Starry Eyed, Day Dreamer, In the Spotlight, Jester, and Mesmerized)
The packaging for the foiled shadows have a different color scheme than the regular packaging does, which makes it a little more fun. I appreciate cute packaging. This packaging has a "foiled" finish to it, which is (obviously) fitting. The original colors I had were Jester and In the Spotlight, then I signed up for the pre-order email and ordered Whimsical and Starry Eyed when they released. Also, if you signed up for their subscription list, they sent you a 10% coupon in early April, which I used for these. I just received Day Dreamer and Mesmerized on Monday, but since that was the night I was in the ER, I haven't had a chance to wear them. However, I have swatched them, and am confident that the formula is the same as the four I have worn, so I am including them in this review. I will be including pictures of me wearing the four I have worn at the end of this post so that you can see these (spoiler alert) amazing shadows in action. Let's get to the swatches!
(Inside with natural lighting from the window. L-R Whimsical, Starry Eyed, Day Dreamer, In the Spotlight, Jester, and Mesmerized)
Do you see the metallic, shiny goodness of these shadows?! They are SO beautiful! They are extremely smooth and buttery (almost feeling like a cream), and last such a long time! I have only worn these on my lids, inner corners, and lower lashline, as I don't like anything that isn't a matte in my crease or on my browbone. I have applied these at 7am and they are still there when I wash my face at 10pm. Absolutely amazing. I use a Mac paint pot in Soft Ochre underneath, and haven't tried any other primer with them. Temptalia reviewed these and found that, for her, these didn't last as long and stay crease free over eyeshadow primers such as the Urban Decay ones. I don't have perfectly smooth eyelids, so these can crease on me, right in the inner part of my lids, but it's nothing I can't smooth out with my finger. Speaking of fingers, that is my preferred method to apply these initially. You can apply them with a brush, but I use my finger for maximum color payoff. I will then take my fluffy blending blush and blend the edges so that everything looks seamless and there are no harsh lines. You know what the best thing about these may be? I get NO fallout with them. None. Zero. Zip. Get it? I will have NO glitter on my face from these, at all, during the day. And that is without having to spray Mac Fix+ on my finger/brush before applying them. I know you can "foil" just about any shadow that is not a matte and get a similar affect, but that requires extra products and you can still get fallout from that method. If you follow me on Instagram (@acleftwich), I'm sure you were tired of seeing my makeup looks for the day, because I was using the foiled shadows every day. They are that good, guys. I keep singing their praises to my mom, informing her that she needs these. I can't wait to get more! You can buy each pan individually for $9.99, the new 10 shade expansion for $89, or the complete set of 20 for $175 from the Makeup Geek website. The only thing that could be a con with these is that since they are so soft and buttery, they can crumble easily. Makeup Geek does a great job of packaging them in bubble wrap and packing peanuts, so none of mine have arrived broken, but I have heard of some that were received as press samples that had shattered. Once again, I haven't had that problem. If you were to drop it, it would shatter. I accidentally dug my nail in Starry Eyed yesterday and almost cried. No joke. To sum it up, these shadows are almost crease-proof, smooth, high color payoff, truly have a "foiled" look to them, long-wearing (I do not have oily lids), inexpensive, and all around amazing. I hope you check them out to see what I mean! No, this isn't in any way sponsored. Neither Marlena or the Makeup Geek staff have any clue who I am. :) Here are a few pictures of me wearing four out of six colors.
Look at that sparkly goodness! Youngwildandpolished would be proud of those inner corners! :) I hope you all enjoyed reading this post as much as I enjoyed writing it! If you've tried these, let me know your thoughts!
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*All items were purchased by me and all opinions are my own.
