Makeup Geek Eyeshadow Pans Review

I have the 'Corrupt' and 'Americano' colours I believe. I did a lot of research looking for the mattest, darkest black eyeshadow and I must say I'm not disappointed with 'corrupt'! It's definitely very pigmented a a very little goes a very long way! It has a bit of glitter speckles in it but I'm not too fussed. I know this eyeshadow pan will last me a very long while as it's so pigmented. As for 'americano', I use this almost everyday. At the start I wasn't fond of the underlying red pigment because I wanted more of a true brown eyeshadow, but I don't mind it too much now. I've used this eyeshadow almost every day for the past 2 years and I still have a lot of product left! I love how smooth, blendable, and pigmented this eyeshadow is. One thing I've noticed is that it does crease after an hour or so but it might just be my very hooded eyes. I've tried it with primer underneath, but still no avail. But I don't mind too much. All that being said, I'd definitely recommend these eyeshadows to anyone!

I am a big fan of Makeup Geek single eyeshadows, they are affordable and yet awesome. This is one I have replenished since it is the ideal crease colour for me. It is easily blendable, creamy and long-wearing. This is quite pigmented and doesn't need much product on your brush to blend. Not extremely long-wearing it is best used with an eyeshadow primer but it is a very useful and subtle colour.

I am such a huge MUG fan, first they are super affordable and second the quality is absolutely amazing, so buttery, smooth and non chalky. They wear superbly and are easy to blend. I have so many of these babies it is hard to pick a favourite, but I do really love my cocoa bear which is a warm matte brown tone. shipping from the makeup geek website is really reasonable, and they use pay pal which makes it even easier. I got a 10 pan empty palette to store mine in from ebay for $7.00 so makes building custom palettes really easy. Def recommend checking these out!

Makeup Geek are a huge name in the beauty world, and they are well-known for their eyeshadows with people even saying these are the best eyeshadows available. Its a big claim to make, but this eyeshadows must be popular for a reason right?

I only recently purchased my MUG eyeshadows when the website was having a free shipping promo. However, i will mention right off the bat that i think these eye shadows are an investment as opposed to a quick buy, because although these pans are only $6 usd, when you get a couple, it adds up quick.

Like i said, these eye shadows are sold in individual pans although you can buy pre-made kits up as well. The pans are quite big in my opinion, and they are designed well simply because they are magnetic, so stick securely in a z-palette and each pan has the colour name printed on the bottom, so there is no confusion about which colour is which. It might sound silly, but when you 4 neutral matte brows, its easy to get mixed up.

Now to the eyeshadows themselves. Well, they are kind of amazing. The are silky smooth, and so pigemented. They blend easily and have some serious staying power, even without primer. They are not dusty at all, and there isn't much mess when using them which i can't say about other eye shadow palette (cough cough Lorac).

Yeah these are amazing, go and buy them now!

I've been using MUG shadows for a year and they're one of my favourites! They come in an array of shades with amazing quality and all for an affordable price (hmmmm I sound like an informercial).

I bought the Starter Kit because it took the guess work out of selecting shades that would allow me to create more than one look. The colour scheme of browns and purples allows me to create both a natural or sultry look. If you're after bold rainbow colours then this isn't the kit for you however you could possibly need some of these shades at some point.

I ordered direct from MUG and had it shipped to my Shipito address - they arrived undamaged in single cupboard slips held together with an elastic band. If you have the latest MAC palette (i.e see-through cover) then these will fit perfectly so you'll be able to see the 5 mattes and 4 shimmers. They do have the names labelled at the back of them incase you forget which one is which (like I often did at the start).

When swatching or picking up product I don't notice any powder kicking up or causing a mess in my palette. The shadows have the most amazing buttery texture that it's a little hard to believe that they're so affordable. The shadows are highly pigmented so I can easily swatch them once and see the colour in its true form as opposed to other shadows where I need to build it up.

The lasting power is decent; it begins to fade by the afternoon but I do have oily lids which I prime but sometimes even that's not enough. However I would most definitely repurchase more from MUG. My favourite shades are:

Creme Brûlée - Transition - soft brown Prom Queen - Inner corners - grey purple shimmer Drama Queen - All over the lid - intense purple with shimmer

I 100% purchased these due to Cat's review on here!! So my addicted can be blamed on someone I guess (yeah like I need to blame anyone)

I purchased 4 of the foiled eye shadows and 3 of the matte eye shadows to fill up the remaining space in my Z-Palette. They turned up pretty darn quickly from the states so the whole purchase to your door was smooth sailing. Packaged in little sleeves of cardboard with their logo and signature black, pink and white design. The little pan of colour pops through the clear view panel so you can see what you have purchased. Once ripped out of its container then solid pan which must be steel or some form of metal as it has that cool touch to it, is rather a generous size in depth and width. Easily attaches itself into the Z-Palette without the need for additional magnets to be attached to the underside which is a bonus so you can still see what the shade is when you lift it out of the palette.

Formula wise, the mattes are solid, pressed colours that have a soft creamy texture to them which means they aren't crumbly and transfer from pan to eyelid by finger or brush without falling off mid transit and making a mess. The foiled are similar to the mattes in texture but slightly more creamy, press to hard and you'll leave an indent in the pan, but not too creamy that they need to be sealed tightly with a lid. The shimmer and glitz powers in the foils are out of this world!

Colours owned (at the moment, I know I will be buying more if not all of the remaining)

Mattes:

Homecoming (light brown with a slight gold hue to it)

Mocha (deep brown)

Hipster (sandy beige with slight shimmer)

Foiled:

Magic Act (my fave!! intense gold)

In the Spotlight (pink to peachy corals)

Showtime (dirty brick red, rusty colour)

These eye shadows are also long living even the foiled shades keep there metallic effect throughout the day, they are blendable, smudgeable but once compacted into an area and settled won't be budged. Simply wash off at the end of the day as you normally would any other eye shadow they come off with a makeup remover wipe super easily. Highly recommended to those who want to create their own palette of colours.

I got a whole heap of these eyeshadow back in June for my birthday. I'd heard so much about how amazing these were that I had to try them. These are made by a youtuber, so I feel like she has the advantage in knowing what the consumer wants out of an eyeshadow. I watch her channel and she seems like a pretty decent, down to earth person who genuinely cares about putting out great products without hefty price tags.

Purchasing these is a little different then just buying a regular palette. Each eyeshadow is sold separately, you either need to purchase a large empty palette to put them in or I think you can pay a little extra and get them in a single case. I purchased a large z palette (which you can also buy off the makeup geek site). Apparently these are the same size as mac shadows so I guess you could put them in one of their palettes too. Shipping takes around 1-2 weeks and they are packaged well. I have 25 shadows which I've bought over a few orders and none have arrived broken.

Being able to pick and choose colors is perfect when you want specific colors and hate having palettes that have a few shades you won't use. It does get pricey though, these work out to be around $10 each so the price adds up quickly. I try not to think about how much my little palette is Worth!

Right onto the Shadows! In general, I'm pretty happy with the quality. These blend out really well, are pigmented and best of all, will still be on my lid at the end of the day. I do find quality varies a little bit between some shadows. My beaches & cream is super powdery. The shade cinderella is pigmented but not as buttery soft as some other shimmers. Some of the darker ones tend to fade a bit by the end of the day as well.

Overall, do I regret These? No way. There's a few shades I own that I don't really reach for but that's my fault for making the wrong color choices. I would recommend these to others absolutely. I'd just recommend searching YouTube for swatches and performance of each shadow. I'd also recommend writing down your shades somewhere for easy reference so you don't double up on Anything!