I can fully accept it at this point – if Makeup Geek releases new shadows, I’m pretty much going to run out and buy them immediately. And that’s exactly what happened with the recently released expansion set for the foiled shadows. In fact, I got so excited I accidentally ordered TWO sets! So, while my bank account wasn’t too proud of my whoopsie, one of you guys is going to win a whole set of them!

The initial launch of Makeup Geek’s Foiled Shadows line included a full rainbow of colours. It was a great way to produce a product line that would appeal to everyone since it ranged from your everyday taupe shades to several vibrant fun colours. This time ’round, Makeup Geek was able to flesh out that lineup by offering more variety and nuance in their shade selection. There are still several brights, but there’s also quite a few paler shades that will appeal to the masses.

As I said in my original review, these shadows have a “soft, smooshy texture that’s supposed to give an effect similar to foiling your own eyeshadow onto your eyes” and these are only very minutely different. The pigmentation remains the same, but it feels like the shadows are packed harder into the pans. This was likely due to some breakage problems they were having during shipping, so they started compacting the shades a bit more. It doesn’t generally affect how you apply it to your lids, but you may find you need to wiggle your brush a bit more into the pans to get the amount of product you want.

In general, I find the latest additions to be quite geared towards pastel or pale shades with a lot of them being silver-toned. While the silvery/pastel shades are lovely, what really drew me in are the vibrant purple, orange and yellow shades. These colours are absolutely beautiful on the lids and are a joy to play with. You cannot beat these shadows for blendability and pigmentation – they really are the best on the market.

Makeup Geek Foiled Eyeshadow Swatches – Expansion Set

Starry Eyed is the first shadow in the group that really made me go “jeebus, what am I going to do with a pale pink?” But it comes off really, REALLY pale – enough so that you can mostly rely on this shade to pair up nicely with any deeper outer corner colour. I’m surprised with how much I like it.

Whimsical is the rose champagne colour of the bunch. I know a lot of people out there are going to love this one since it makes a perfect lid colour.

Fortune Teller is one of my favourites out of the lot.  It’s a bright yellow-gold with an orange tinge – just gorgeous. Works amazing for an inner corner highlight shade too.

I originally thought Untamed would be similar to Flamethrower, but this one is a lot more orange whereas Flamethrower is more copper. Orange is one my favourite shades to use, so this was essentially love at first swatch!

High Wire is a silver with a blue edge. If I’m honest, this is the shade I really don’t know what to do with. I overdid myself years ago with MAC’s Electra and I’ve never really gone back to silver shadows since then…

Fantasy is a pale, pastel grass green. Not had the opportunity to use this one yet in a look, but I can imagine putting this on the lid with a navy in the outer corner.

Pegasus as a shade is a light teal. Usually I find shades like this to be low in pigmentation, but there’s completely solid coverage with this one.

Daydreamer is another one of those silvery-toned shades. This is a pale lilac, making it an easy gateway colour for those looking to wear more colour in their looks.

Masquerade is what Caitlin Rose was not – this shade is more pigmented and more saturated. I also see a bit of a reddish edge to the purple which makes it even more amazing.

Charmed is a silver with a green edge. Slightly patina-like.

Here’s a few looks I’ve come up with in the last few weeks using some of these shades:

Giveaway

So, because I accidentally bought two sets of foiled shadows, I thought I’d give the second one away to a lucky reader! The winner will win all ten of the newly released Makeup Geek Foiled Shadows Expansion Set.

Details

• Open internationally!
• Giveaway runs for three weeks starting today until June 29, 2015.
• One winner will receive all ten of the recentlyreleased Makeup Geek Foiled Shadows Expansion Set.
• Please be aware that all entries will be double checked to ensure fairness.

Good luck!

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