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).
Starry Eyed is a light warm pinked beige 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 slightly lighter and more pink than Makeup Geek In the Spotlight, more pink than Ardency Inn Sunday, and more sparkly and more metallic than MAC Naked Lunch.
Whimsical is a pale silvered pink 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 more sparkly and more metallic than MAC Phloof!, less pink than MAC Kitschmas Pigment, and more silvered and more metallic than Make Up For Ever I902 Quartz.
High Wire is a light brightened blue-toned silver 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 Mercury, more blue-toned than MAC Silver Fog Pigment, and more pigmented and denser than Make Up For Ever D118 Platinum.
Daydreamer is a light silvered lavender 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 more purple than MAC Kitschmas Pigment, more metallic and more silvered than Urban Decay Tonic, and slightly lighter and more silvered than Make Up For Ever I918 Lavender.
Masquerade is a medium-dark vibrant magenta-purple 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 warmer and pinker than Makeup Geek Caitlin Rose, darker and more muted than Ardency Inn Orchid, and darker and more purple than Make Up For Ever ME912 Orchid.
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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