My Thoughts
Has anyone ever tried Make Up Geek Eyeshadows? I've had these for a few years and been hyped up by the youtubers. It is own by a youtube guru Marlena. I've been a long time subscriber and the moment she came up with MUG eyeshadows- I knew it was worth the try! My problem was she released so many colors I didn't know what to get. Granted, these eyeshadows are cheaper- $6 each but I didn't have a lot of money to buy them all. (lol!) So I was patient and ended up watching a few swatches in youtube, some MUST HAVES videos, MUG eyeshadow tutorials and voìla~ I knew what I wanted to buy!
I'm not a make up artist nor an eyeshadow expert and back then my make up knowledge wasn't there yet and I relied on youtube gurus. When I first saw the swatches, I was like... okaaaayyy.. it looked too good to be true for THAT kind of price! I thought it was so pigmented and creamy it pretty much blew up my mind! As I said, I bought these years ago and years ago- MAC eyeshadows are $10 each pan.. so MUG price is way cheaper and I thought almost as pigmented as the MAC eyeshadows. So I was like.. fuck MAC and hello MUG! 😆 Well just FYI incase you didn't know yet (which probably you already know!) MAC eyeshadow refill pan is the same price as the MUG eyeshadow now. So price range isn't the issue anymore right? 👀
ANYWAYS, back then I thought MUG eyeshadows is "kinda" closest thing to MAC eyeshadows.. (I said, kinda!) because now after years of learning about make up products (don't get me wrong, I'm still no expert!) I'd say, MUG eyeshadows isn't as perfect as the MAC eyeshadows. Yes its buttery, yes its creamy and yes it claimed to be cruelty-free but sadly I find that some eyeshadows are hard to blend with brushes and doesn't last long. 😐
Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad, I liked that MUG has some interesting unique colors that you probably won't see anywhere. Make Up Geek is a growing company that now they have blushes, powder, brushes, lips etc. pretty much everything you could think of!
So is it worth it? Make Up Geek eyeshadows isn't perfect but for the price and shade ranged I'd say yes, its worth the try!
My favorites are: shimma shimma, corrupt (the most blackest eyeshadow), crème brulee, frappé and cocoa bear. I didn't get all the shades, I pretty much bought neutral shades just to be safe LOL!
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