Mellow Baked Eyeshadow in Coco Review

I got this in the Best Beauty Box Ever New Zealand Brands box and am absolutely thrilled with it. I probably wouldn't have ever thought to buy or try it were it not for this wonderful beauty box! I do love to wear eye shadow a few times a week to work and try different colours and brands, and this one is definitely at the top of my favourites list now. It's a cute wee container that fastens closed properly so no risk of spillage, and it's easy enough to open too, despite the secure closed latch. The product itself doesn't seem to disintegrate and loosen, causing wastage and scattering, which I am VERY happy about, having had this happen with so many eyeshadow products. However, usually when eyeshadow is good at not doing that, it can be difficult to get enough product on the brush to get really good, thick coverage and colour. Not so with Mellow Baked! A few sweeps of my brush gets enough eyeshadow on to sweep my lids with beautiful, rich colour without having to layer too much. I use Elf eyeshadow primer at the moment, and find the colour lasts all day without creasing (and even with the primer, not all shadows are good like this). I am also finding that since you don't need to use much each time it will be long lasting, so the price is worth it in my view. Coco is a beautiful shade of golden brown with a faint bit of shimmer. And New Zealand made! Highly recommended.

I struggle to get excited about eyeshadow - in my opinion, if you have one decent palette you have them all. $15 is certainly far too expensive for a single eyeshadow for me (I got this from the vault!) though the price is the only reason I'm not giving this a perfect review. Honestly, if it was a more unique colour I could almost justify it, because this product really does hold its own. The packaging is simply - it looks good and allows you to see the colour of the shadow while being secure, strong, and easy to open. The shadow itself is very shimmery and quite warm toned. I like it in the crease, or along my lash line as a soft liner. It's mega pigmented without being messy, it doesn't spill at all but one swipe with a brush will pick up heaps of product. It applies well, is buildable, and blends very well. I'll be honest, I haven't tried this wet yet because it's so good dry! It lasts forever, as well. This was my first experience with Mellow cosmetics and I'm very impressed - they've produced a simple, reliable product that knows its job and does it well.

My first baked eyeshadow...what a treat. So glad I received this in a BB. I love it. As well as being my colour it's easy to apply and blend. I do find it a little hard to open each time I go to use it which is a tad frustrating. But once I get in the fun begins. I'm yet to try it wet but will give that go soon.

I was excited to try this eyeshadow after receiving in in my beauty box. The packaging is good and sturdy, not flimsy whatsoever. Firstly I swatched the colour, and it is very creamy and pigmented, and had a lovely shimmer to it. When I applied it, it applied easily, and didn't drag at all. I really like the shade Coco, I think it would suit most skin tones. The next thing I looked out for was how long it lasted. I was impressed that it lasted the whole day, and didn't crease too much for me (not many don't crease for me). This is at a great price, and I would definitely purchase more in this type.

Had never heard of Mellow until the NZ Brands beauty box when I received the COCO eyeshadow. First look screamed quality and high pigmentation with a good amount of shimmer without being too glittery. Soft and smooth to apply so easy to blend. I was happy with the amount of colour you could transfer as I have had trouble with more expensive branded pressed pigments. A good size for the price too! Would definitely be interested in trying more colours in this range.

I was so happy to receive the Coco Mellow Baked Eyeshadow in one of the 2 beauty boxes I purchased. I always use browns but this was better than the rest. It has a beautiful shimmer to it. This will last me ages as a little goes a long way. I love that it is cruelty free.

Mellow cosmetics are a force to be reckoned with!

I am absolutely in love with this eyeshadow. Creamy and soft too touch. Silky smooth and easy to apply. Blendable and highly pigmented with no colour fall out.

The colour coco is a golden brown colour which is beautiful on its own or used in a smokey eye look.

I can't wait to own a few of these shades,they are beautiful and easy to apply.

The container is a black plastic bottom and a clear lid with Mellow written ontop. The packaging is a little cheap looking, I would love to see them improve the packaging like they have with their lipsticks.

If you don't already own any Mellow eyeshadows I highly recommend these as your next buy, DO IT!

Baked eyeshadow had me interested and grabbed my attention and at $15 was worth a try. This comes in a lovely little black box with the top of the box showing a clear circle of the container inside so the colour is clearly visible.I liked it was NZ made and free from parabens and no animal testing. The container has a black base and a clear plastic lid which snips shut really firmly. The coco colour is lovely and has a nice shimmer .This was nice to apply and lasted all day which was a real plus. I would have like an applicator with this which I felt was the only negative but no reflection on the product. I haven't used wet yet as I am really happy with the product dry.