MAC Brights Palette

I have posted before about my Neutral Palette so I won’t go into detail about the cost again. I will mention again that the 15 pro palettes from MAC do also fit The Body Shop shadows and Inglot shadows. Here are the shadows I currently have. 

Top Row (left to right): MAC Pincurl (ltd edition), MAC Sushi Flower (permanent), MAC Goldenrod (was permanent, now discontinued I think), MAC Kid (permanent).

Middle Row: MAC Beautiful Iris (permanent), Inglot AMC Shine 40, Mac Lucky Green (permanent), Inglot Matte 360. 

Bottom Row: Inglot D.S 487, MAC depotted from the Burmese Beauty Quad (ltd edition Fabulous Felines), MAC Humid (permanent), Inglot Pearl 450, Mac Brun (permanent). 

The light seems to be washing the colours out a lot. I promise they look brighter and more pigmented in real life! As you can see I need two more shadows to fill this palette. I have my eye on Deep Truth, does anyone have any other suggestions? X

*All bought by me*

Where for art thou Inglot?

I live in Scotland far far away from an Inglot store. And to the best of my knowledge their products aren’t sold online. This tortures me as I have heard so many wonderful things about the products but can’t go and check them out. That was until I spotted this little palette in a blog sale over at the lovely http://www.iheartcosmetics.co.uk/.

This is a Freedom Eyeshadow palette. I *think* the way it works is you pick a palette size and then pick your shadows to go in it. They are magnetic so you can chop and change if you wish. The eye shadows are 1.8g and from left to right I have matte 360 (matte mid brown), DS 487 (pink with gold sparkles), AMC Shine 40 (purple with rainbow reflects), pearl 450 (shimmery burgundy) and pearl 423 (shimmery deep brown). The pans feel fairly secure in the palette. I don’t think you’ve have problems with them falling out in transit. The palette itself feels very sturdy and you get a good sized mirror too.

The shadows are insanely pigmented, more so than any brand that springs to mind. The blend like butter. On super warm days I’ve noticed a little bit of fading by the end of a long day but it’s nothing to write home about. The colours in here are so well chosen too and go together really well. I’ve heard that the colour and finish selection is superb so it’s probably a good thing that I can’t go spend my mortgage in every shade they have. I don’t know what the exact pricing is but I do remember it being lower than MAC for more product.

So the product is fab, the palettes are a great idea. They are getting lots of love in the beauty blogging community. So why oh why Inglot can’t I buy from you? Please my dears get your bums in gear and start selling your products north of the border! Xx

*I bought this from a blog sale. My review is my honest opinion as always. I really *really* want Inglot to set up shop in Glasgow!*

My Haul From The Makeup Show-Inglot

Inglot is a line that is new to me, but has been around for over 25 years. They have many boutiques around the globe, with a large number of them being is Australia and only one US outlet, located in Times Square. I was extremely excited when I learned that they would have a booth at the New York Makeup Show, as I've been interested in the line since I stumbled upon their website and, like many native NYCers, I avoid Times Square as much as humanly possible and a visit to the boutique could have been put off for months.

The line seems to be divided into two branches: the Freedom System and individual, a la carte products. The Freedom System allows users to put together their own palette with everything from eye shadows to lipstick. Palettes are magnetized and offer an almost infinite number of combinations. At the show, the wait to create a Freedom Palette was over an hour and so I concentrated on items more quickly and easily obtained!

Inglot's cream and liquid blushes drew my attention immediately. The creams are in small pots and come in 15 shades, all of which seem incredibly wearable. The texture stayed slightly dewy and blended effortlessly. The liquids have a thin, spreadable formula and appear much better on the skin than the Make Up For Ever's incarnation, which to my eye are too matte, dry and powdery. There are 8 liquid shades to choose from. Unfortunately, the area around the blushes was so crowded and cramped every time I went to play that I had a hard time trying everything and deciding what to buy. Many shades were missing from the display at any given time as other show-goers grabbed, dabbed and sampled them. When I do head to the Inglot store, the blushes will be at the top of my list of tings to try.

I did end up with an eye shadow and a lip gloss. The shadow, number 378, is from the matte range and is a deep, dark browned plum. I bought it to use as a cake eyeliner and it hasn't disappointed me. Mixed with a smidge of water it goes on dark and pigmented. The show price was $9.

The lip product is from the Sleeks CREAM Lip Paint line. Packaged like a lip gloss, the formula is very smooth with no stickiness at all. It applies like a liquid lipstick and leaves a nice stain behind. It is scented similarly to Hourglass glosses (think sweet cake batter) and has a doe foot applicator. The shade I purchased, 90, is perfect for summer. It's a vibrant corally rosy pink that I think would work on most skin tones. At $8 I consider i a great buy!

Shadow and Lip Paint:

Sleeks CREAM Lip Paint 90:

I look forward to trying more from Inglot, starting with the blushes. I appreciate that many items are paraben-free, reasonably priced and that the shade selection selection is vast. Their website lists store locations world wide.

Have you tried Inglot? What are your thoughts?