Showing posts with label Palettes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palettes. Show all posts

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