Makeup Geek Eyeshadow Pans Review

I have these in 3 shades - cocoa bear; a deep red toned brown matte, gorgeous in the crease and on the lower lash line. Awesome pigmentation and easy to blend. Chickadee; a warm yellow orange matte, one of my favourites for blending/transition shade in the crease. It's so buttery and nicely pigmented. Peach Smoothie; A light peachy cream matte, my least favourite of the three. It's powdery and doesn't give off the greatest amount of pigmentation. For less than $10 NZD a pan these are a complete steal - they're cruelty free with some shades being vegan, they are high quality and there's a great range of shades available. There are a few more shades I want to pick up (mainly Shimma Shimma and Cupcake) but these won't be a "collect them all" type product for me as I much prefer Coastal Scents Hot Pots as they're cheaper and the quality is the same if not better on some shades. These are definitely a bargain for those trying to dupe MAC eyeshadows though as Marlena created these with MAC in mind and wanting to create a more affordable option.

I currently own three of these and have plans to purchase more. There is a huge colour selection available, so I am eyeing up what to get next. So far I have cocoa bear (warm toned brown), cupcake (dusky pink shade) and creme brulee (light warm brown). I think these are very comparable to mac eyeshadows but at a fraction of the price. The shipping to NZ is reasonable too. The shadows themselves are really bendable and pigmented, which in turn makes them easy to use. I can't wait to get more!

I am a massive fan of anything MUG!! They have a huge range of shades and formula's to suit everyone. What I also like about the shades are thier names e.g. Cocoa Bear, Simply Marlena . . . they have meaning/ personal touch and were well thought out. The shadows are so pigmented and super easy to apply and blend out. I was so impressed with these shadows that I ended up selling my naked palettes as I found myself not reaching for them as much as I was for my MUG shadows. I also love how you can purchase the shades in pan form to create your own palette unlike say an urban decay palette were most of the time there is 1 or 2 shades you never reach for in there because a shade just aint your thing and I find that a waste. The price point for these is also very good. Shipping to NZ is reasonable and takes on average 2 weeks. And they have the BEST customer service to date. If you haven't tried these yet you need to!!

Quality - amazing ! Pigment - amazing ! I have fallen in love with these products ! Everyday I find myself using Crème brulee Cocoa bear and mocha for a nice warm eye look and I will fir sure be adding some of these to my makeup artistry kit !!

I have been wanting MUG shadows since I first started becoming truly obsessed with makeup. Thanks to Jaclyn Hill and her tutorials, I knew I needed to get my hands on these. You simply cannot go wrong! price wise, they are amazing. Its MAC quality, for drugstore price tag. The pigmentation is out of this world, they are so soft and buttery and blend beautifully. Just truly stunning.

I bought 7 shadows for a wedding I was doing the makeup for. You can only get them from the official MUG website, but that was fine by me. I gave myself plenty of time to allow for shipping (which was also reasonably priced) and when there was a slight hiccup with the delivery, MUG customer service was absolutely fantastic.

I have big plans for future MUG purchases, I cannot get enough of them.

Ive been looking around for affordable eyeshadow pans to make my own custom pallet. I was tossing up between M.A.C and Makeup Geek and eventually went with Makeup geek as it was a cheaper option.

I found that these shadows are super pigmented and glide on to your lids like butter. There little fall out on most of the shades. I find darker shades have more fall out.

These shadows are great for any mua starting out as they work just as well as M.A.C shadows and some shades do a better job as they blend nicely into each other.

Makeup Geek shadows are really really lovely. The website is easy to navigate and the shadows have very clear swatch photos, including comparisons with other shades in the same family. There's also lots of reviews on Temptalia, so it's easy to get an accurate idea of the true colours of each shade.

The shadows are lovely, soft, non-powdery and blend easily.

Each shadow is about USD6 and shipping for about 15 shadows was USD8. I placed two orders and each one took less than a week to arrive.

About a year & a half ago I decided I needed to expand my matte shadow collection so I decided to give MUG a go after hearing/seeing great reviews of their shadows. Initially I ordered 6 or 7 pans to try out as they were very affordable and shipping didn't cost much. They arrived within a week well packaged without any damage in cute little sleeves. The pans are a decent size, they're a snug fit in one of my extra empty MAC palettes which saved me needing to purchase a Z Palette at the time. The shadows themselves are pigmented, give beautiful payoff and blend like a dream! I've since made a couple of additional orders from MUG, the shipping has been the same quality every time :)

When Makeup Geek recently had a free shipping deal on I jumped at the opportunity and purchased three mattes and one shimmery shade.

These are so beautifully pigmented and blend so easily. They are definitely more pigmented than I'm used to. Shimma Shimma is such a gorgeous colour on the lid or inner eye highlight, and is now definitely a firm favourite.

In comparison to other high quality brands these are super cheap, particularly if you can get free shipping (and if you already have a z palette with space!). Once you've ordered a few however you are probably looking at a price comparable to some high end palettes- with the advantage of picking the shades you want. shipping was really fast also- I had mine arrive (in rural Taranaki no less) within a week of shipping confirmation.

I will definitely be repurchasing next time a similar deal is advertised.