For those who are familiar with Makeup Geek, you'll know that they've become the indie darling of the online beauty world over the past year. Beauty bloggers, YouTubers, makeup artists and makeup enthusiasts alike are enamoured by Makeup Geek's eyeshadows, which are ultra-smooth, finely-milled, and incredibly pigmented for very affordable prices, partially due to its indie standing and partially because of its minimal packaging (as of now, Makeup Geek eyeshadows are only available in pan-form, so you have to purchase empty palettes to house them). Last winter, Makeup Geek released a new eyeshadow formulation called Foiled, which are described as "a creamy texture that is a hybrid between a powder shadow and a cream shadow that is on a level of its own. The intense pigmentation combined with an opaque, metallic finish make these shadows a dream to work with. These can be applied effortlessly in just one swipe with no primer required!" This summer, Makeup Geek added ten new shades to their Foiled Eyeshadow line-up, making a total of 20 shades available (in pan-form only). Each Foiled Eyeshadow pan contains 1.8 grams of product, and retails for $9.99 USD (they also offer all ten expansion shades in a bundle package for $79 USD, or all 20 shades for $175 USD).
Pegasus is a medium brightened aqua teal in a sparkly, high metallic finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, dense, almost buttery texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation to opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and more metallic than Makeup Geek Mermaid, brighter and more metallic than MAC Aquadisiac, and lighter and more muted than Make Up For Ever D236 Lagoon Blue.
Fantasy is a light silvered mint green in a sparkly, high metallic finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, dense, almost buttery texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation to opaque colour pay-off. It is cooler and more metallic than Makeup Geek Shimmermint, cooler and lighter than Makeup Geek Jester, and brighter and more metallic than Make Up For Ever S314 Nile Green.
Charmed is a light-medium khaki-pewter in a sparkly, high metallic finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, dense, almost buttery texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation to opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and more metallic than MAC Patina, more olive and more sparkly than Ardency Inn Heaven, and darker and more grey than Make Up For Ever I542 Pinky Clay.
Fortune Teller is a medium bright true yellow gold in a sparkly, high metallic finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, dense, almost buttery texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation to opaque colour pay-off. It is brighter and more metallic than Makeup Geek Lemon Drop, darker and much brighter than MAC Gorgeous Gold, and darker and more metallic than Make Up For Ever ME400.
Untamed is a medium-dark vibrant golden copper in a high metallic finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, dense, almost buttery texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation to opaque colour pay-off. It is darker and more metallic than Makeup Geek Gold Digger, brighter and more orange than Ardency Inn Copper, and darker and brighter than MAC Amber Lights.
Though not as bold or jewel-toned as the original ten Foiled Eyeshadows, Makeup Geek's ten expansion shades are just as gorgeous (they remind me of unicorns and sprinkles and cotton candy). Each Foiled Eyeshadow is so soft with such a dense, buttery texture that it feels almost like a cream shadow, but they are so pigmented that the littlest amount gives off full, rich, saturated colour pay-off, and they layer and blend out beautifully and easily like the best powder shadows. Of course, where these get their name from is the finish, which is so metallic that it literally looks like foil, whether or not you use primer (I would use primer regardless, especially if you're prone to oily lids or creasing, and this is what Makeup Geek recommends as well). Using a stickier eye base like Too Faced's Glitter Glue or MAC's 24-Hour Extend Eye Base will amp up the metallic finish so much that they'll look wet. Makeup Geek doesn't market these as pressed pigments, but that's really what they are and how they perform. Formulation-wise, I find them to be the most similar to Ardency Inn's Modster Manuka Honey Enriched Pigments, Anastasia Beverly Hills' Titanium finish eyeshadows, or MAC's latest (but limited edition) Colourdrenched Pigments. I also reckon MAC Pigments would be similar if they added a binding agent to make them pressed. Basically, if you like metallic shadows, these are must-haves. It's pretty much one step away from putting actual foil on your lids.
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