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Make Up Store Microshadow Eyeshadows – Savannah, Misty, Beetle, Brown Sugar, Maroon, Spirit, Future

02/16/18

l-r: Savannah, Brown Sugar, Beetle, Misty

This is my current Make Up Store eyeshadow collection – Savannah*, Misty, Beetle, Brown Sugar, Maroon, Spirit, Future*. The last shade, Future, was purchased last year and the rest of the shades were purchased recently, in the last 2 weeks. Make Up Store has a big selection of shades, the Microshadow range comes in 80 different shades and on top of that they have other types of eyeshadows as well. Another great thing about Make Up Store is that they have many vegan options and their plan is to have 100% vegan products in the future (I think by the end of this year or something like that, I know they’ve been reformulating their products for a while now and there is a ‘vegan’ search under each section, so be sure to use that if you want only vegan products).

One downside is that Make Up Store doesn’t have descriptions of each shade on their website and some images might be misleading / color area is too small to see what color it is (for example, lip pencils). Or at least should they offer some swatches, that’s something that is basically a standard today when you have an online store. Anyway, I’ll do my best to describe these shades as accurate as possible + I have swatches at the end of this post (in natural daylight).

Brown Sugar – light beige/champagne with fine shimmer. If you look at the shade on their website, it looks nothing like the shade IRL. I managed to find a good color chart where Satin Souffle is the color MUS has on the website, but in reality it looks more like Washed Sand. It’s the closest thing I could find that matches MAC’s pigment in shade Naked (not cruelty free!).

Beetle – this is a beautiful, deep moss green shade. This shade, along with Maroon and Future, has a specific almost powder-to-cream formula with a metallic finish – the more you blend it, the creamier it feels. I’d say this looks best when applied with fingers because you can work with it in the way that you can’t if you’re using a brush.

Future* – deep, warmer aubergine purple with the same powder-to-cream metallic finish as Beetle and Maroon. This is a perfect shade for purple smokey eye look, especially with a darker base. In the pan it looks more like a burgundy-purple shade, but on my skin it looks definitely like a deep, warm purple.

Maroon – light, rich maroon red with a warm, orange base (looks darker in the pan). Has the same formula and finish as Beetle and Future. These types of colors don’t necessarily suit me, but I really like Maroon and I’ll make it work! :D

Misty – deep, smokey shimmery grey with a hint of purple. The formula of this shade is quite dry and I don’t like to use it dry for this reason. Another reason is that it’s a much richer and deeper shade if used wet. Almost like gunmetal that’s purple on the surface.

Savannah* – gorgeous deep, matte and warm aubergine shade with a brown base. It looks fantastic in combination with Future. This is a must-have if you like dark purple smokey eye looks.

Spirit – warmer brown with bronze shimmer / reflection. Spirit has the same formula as Misty – dry and powdery, but it’s well pigmented.

All eyeshadows are really pigmented, but some have a dry and powdery formula – I’m not really a fan of that. The good thing is that all eyeshadows can be used both dry and wet, and I definitely prefer using them wet, not just because the formula is better, but because they look more intense and the colors look way deeper and richer.

Photos & Swatches

l-r: Beetle, Brown Sugar

l-r: Maroon, Spirit

Maroon

l-r: Savannah, Misty, Beetle, Brown Sugar

l-r: Savannah**, Misty**, Beetle, Brown Sugar, Maroon, Spirit, Future

Where To Buy | Price

You can order Make Up Store here, they ship worldwide. In Sweden they are available at Åhléns and Kicks (+ they have their own stores).

Microshadow eyeshadows are 155 SEK ($20 / €15); they contain 4 grams of product (quite a lot!). You can buy them cheaper as well because Make Up Store always offers some deals, so keep an eye on that if you’re interested in these shades.

Vesna ♥

* non-vegan shades
** the swatches were applied semi-wet because I just wiped clean mu arm and I think the eyeshadows got “stuck” on my skin because my arm wasn’t completely dry at the time, but rest of the shades were applied dry

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New In | October Edition

10/30/17

I did some shopping in October and here’s what I got!

ecotools Finishing Kabuki & Perfecting Blender Duo – I wanted to try these sponges for quite some time and since they were on sale, I decided to purchase them and to see if they are any good. They are drying at the moment but I’ll be testing them tomorrow. Another thing I got is this big finishing kabuki. Kabuki brush is probably one of the first ones I purchased 10+ years ago (I’ve been using a flat kabuki since forever) and that’s why I wanted to buy one that’s even larger because I wanted a brush that I can use on my body and larger areas :) This one feels really soft, as is the case with all ecotools brushes, but I’ll see how well it works.

H&M Fluid Hues Eye Colour in shades Mulberry Mist and Vintage Tulle – this launched recently and it caught my eye when I was buying ecotools kabuki and sponges. The reason I decided to purchase these two shades is because these aren’t typical creamy eyeshadows. These actually dry down completely and then they stay put! Looking forward to using them on my eyelids. Hopefully they will come out with more colors since half of the colors were quite similar.

IsDora Twist-Up Matt Lips in shade 67 Dark Velvet – IsaDora has some great lip products and I never miss an opportunity to buying it on sale. This one was 70% off – a bargain! Not to mention how perfect this shade is for winter!

Make Up Store Mixing Liquid – I’ve been looking for this product since probably last year, but it was always sold out! Finally I came across it a few weeks back and purchased it as soon as I saw it! I was surprised it contained 30ml, because usually this type of product contain less than 10ml. It was a pleasant surprise. Already used it, works great!

estelle & thild Biomineral Silky Eyeshadow in Marble – this brand came out with their own makeup range not that long ago and I’ve been checking out the shade Marble ever since! It’s actually a really interesting shade, I swatched it (scroll down). It’s really hard to capture it because it’s so multidimensional, but I hope you get at least a tiny glimpse of how beautiful it is.

Green Girl Vitamin C Serum & Hydrating Serum Light – a while back Green Girl launched a new website with three completely new products. I immediately ordered Vitamin C and Light serums. I’ve been using her products for years and I have only positive comments for them. For now, she only has three products and doesn’t ship outside Croatia, but I hope that will change in the future. All her products are both cruelty free & vegan which is another reason why I love this brand!

The Body Shop Wild Argan Oil Body Scrub, Hand Creme and Shower Gel – this is my favourite range from TBS and, as it usually is, it’s being discontinued in Sweden :( Apparently they won’t carry this range any longer, just occassionaly when they have some special deals. Since everything was already 50% off, I decided to grab these 3 products.

H&M Fluid Hues Eye Colour
Mulberry Mist (left), Vintage Tulle (right)

estelle & thild Biomineral Silky Eyeshadow – shade Marble

What did you get recently?

Vesna ♥

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New In: Make Up Store ♥

05/16/16

Make Up Store has some really great deals at the moment so I picked a few products – a lipstick and three eye products! Their current deals are: 100 SEK for a lipstick (regular price: 185 SEK) / products in the old packaging: 50 SEK/each or three for 100 SEK.

Products I got:

  • Lipstick: China Red
  • Cyber Shadow: Sapphire
  • Eyedust: Hectic & Wisteria

All four products have a lovely texture and pigmentation but my favorite product is, of course, China Red lipstick! No surprises there! ;) Here are my photos and swatches!

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China Red lipstick

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Cyber Shadow in shade Sapphire

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Eyedust in shades Hectic and Wisteria

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l-r: China Red, Sapphire, Hectic, Wisteria

Which product do you like the most? :)

Vesna ♥

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Sneak Peek: Make Up Store Lipstick, shade Amaranth

05/03/16

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Make Up Store Lipstick, shade Amaranth

It’s been a few months since I noticed this shade for the first time and I just couldn’t get it out of my head. Okay, not like I had it on my mind all the time, but every time I approached Make Up Store counters, I reached for Amaranth. It’s fair to say it was destiny and that I had no other choice but to buy it. :D Fast forward to today when I actually DID buy it and here I am, posting a quick sneak peek with my swatch!

Amaranth is a creamy red shade, a bit lighter than other red shades I own, but that’s the reason I like it so much – it’s really eye-catching and I think it will be perfect for summer. ♥

I’ll be creating some makeup looks over the next few days with some products I purchased recently so stay tuned!

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Vesna ♥

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Sneak Peek: Make Up Store Microshadow, shade Future

04/14/16

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A few days ago I noticed that my local KICKS store offered 20% off on Make Up Store eye shadows and I kept checking out this gorgeous shade, so in the end I decided to buy it because I couldn’t get it out of my head. :D Not that I really need a new eye shadow, but I just couldn’t resist. :)

Since I just got it, I didn’t wear it yet, but I can tell you that it is highly pigmented with a texture smooth as butter. I’ll test it this weekend, and will let you know more soon. Until then, take a look at my photos!

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Price: 155 SEK ($20), 4 g / I got it on sale for $15

 Vesna ♥

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