Thursday, March 11, 2010

NYX I Dream of St. Kitt Review

NYX is an excellent drug store brand known for its pigmented eyeshadow and cute packaging. I typically purchase NYX shadows in trios or singles and find them to be wonderful. I was also able to swatch one of the 10 palettes, sorry I didn't take a picture. I found the pigmentation to be chalky and resembled makeup for a 3 year old. I was able to swatch this palette prior to purchasing it on sale for $7 and I was surprised in the pigmentation difference of the 10 palette and 5 palette.

The Product:
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I am not a fan of the glossy packaging. I like the matte packaging better as the glossy cover makes it look cheap and reflects dents and scratches easier. The matte packaging is similar to the NARS finish.

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Boo! You can see my reflection. Yes I am a camera nub and couldn't figure out how to make myself disappear.

The Swatches:
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Swatched without primer.

Overall Rating:
Great neutral colors at a great price. Personally, I prefer NYX neutrals to MAC neutrals. I know many will not agree with me, but I prefer to forgo spending $14 per eyeshadow on MAC neutrals. I will venture into more pricey territories for unique colors.

Packaging: B
Pigmentation: A-
Price: A
Overall: A-

Disclosure:
All products are purchased by me or received in a swap unless otherwise indicated. I would never allow some ho-hum money hungry company to corrupt my opinion! ... and seriously why would they bother with someone who has less that 20 followers lol.
SKIN: NC25, MUFE 120, BE Fairly Light
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4 comments:

  1. SilhouetteScreamsMarch 12, 2010 at 4:15 AM

    I agree with you about neutrals, I personally dont think neutrals should have to cost much - though there are some MAC neutrals that are gorgeous and I will shell out for ;] *cough* Woodwinked *cough*

    This looks like a great smokey eye kit! Out of interest, which of the 10 palettes did you swatch? I have the Champagne & Caviar one and adore it, though I hear some bad things about the other ones.

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  2. JasmineMarch 12, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    @Silhouette- mmmmm Woodwinked would be one of those exceptions. I find it difficult to classify it as a neutral because it has a lovely finish and is hard to dupe.

    I tried the Strike a Pose and For Eye Color Brown palettes. After those two failures I just assumed all the others would be equally poor.

    Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Emily RoseMarch 13, 2010 at 2:06 AM

    Girl, I just reviewed mine! LOL. I think yours is beautiful. One of mine is way too warm for me :(

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  4. MusicalhousesMarch 13, 2010 at 6:05 PM

    Thanks for visiting my blog! I love the NYX palette, it looks like such a pretty neutral palette! It's such a pity NYX is hard to get hold of here!

    PS as for the HIP duo swatches, I'll try to swatch the purple side, but it might take me awhile before I get around to it! But when I do, I'll let you know...I do believe there are swatches from other bloggers available, so maybe google search will help too? :)

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