If you noticed recently a tonne of single eye shadows in Z Palettes in my spring makeup haul, well they're a brand I've been dying to try out for the longest time, Makeup Geek!
I ended up ordering 28 shadows, yes 28, I couldn't help myself haha! Plus I figured I would actually be saving money on the shipping by just buying them all at once. Does anyone else do that in their head to justify spending on makeup, clothes etc? I can't be the only one! But anyway I'm glad I did cause they're fab. I decided mainly to go for neutrals, plus a few bright colours and some foiled shadows that I knew would be perfect for nights out.
I ordered mine on April 3rd and was surprised when I received the package on April 9th, just in time for my post dissertation night out, bravo to Makeup Geek for getting then shipped so quickly! I was really nervous about how much tax I would be charged when they arrived in the UK as the last time I ordered makeup from the States (Gerard Cosmetics lip glosses) I was charged £11 on top of the original price, pretty steep for three lip glosses, plus this time round was a much bigger order. However, I received the package with no extra charges on top, phew. Doesn't get much better than that!
I absolutely loved the packaging when I opened it up, must be the cutest makeup package I've ever received haha, such a lovely touch!
After de-potting each eyeshadow out and popping them into a Z Palette I got to play around with a few that night. I've also been wearing them constantly for the past few weeks. Ah, they really do live up to the hype, just as good as Mac but half the price, pigmented, bendable and an enormous colour range. Hallelujah! I'm particularly impressed with the matte colours because I don't feel like we have a great selection of affordable drugstore single eyeshadows here in the UK, so these are prefect!
Once converted from dollars, the single eyeshadows work out at around £4 per shadow and the foiled are around £6.70, incredible for how good they are! Be warned, if your using darker shades you only need a tiny amount on your brush because they are so pigmented.
I also purchased the cheek highlight brush but I haven't had a chance to try it out yet, I'm thinking it will be great for cream contouring darker shades.
I have an uploaded Youtube video using some of these shadows which you can check out if your interested in seeing them in action!
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