Geeking out over Makeup: Updated Makeup Geek Palette

I think we all know by now that I am a huge fan of Makeup Geek shadows so when BeautyBay recently had 50% off, I couldn’t resist! I picked up some shades I had been meaning to for a while as well as some crowd favourites that people had recommended and I saw constantly popping up in other’s collections! My collection has grown considerably since my Makeup Geek Palette of Neutral Dreams post so this is a mixture of what I picked up in the sale and what I had picked up since that post!

I actually only put all the shadows in my extra-large palette for the purpose of this post, in reality I still have my small palette which I use day to day then a large palette which has the rest of the pans! The majority of my shadows are in the standard formula but I also have two foiled shadows in Starry Eyed and Mesmerised and one duo chrome shade in Steampunk. All the shadows are highly pigmented, easily blended and long-lasting, in the six months since I discovered them they have quickly become my favourite formulation! 

So onto the swatches! I’m never overly happy with swatch pictures I take and these don’t do the shadows enough justice but I hope someone finds them helpful!

Row 1: Vanilla Bean, Sand Dollar, Shimma Shimma, Starry Eyed, Peach Smoothie, Creme Brulee, Latte

Row 1

Vanilla Bean – light shimmer with beige undertone, I use this as a base or sometimes as a brow highlight (doesn’t really show up on the swatch as my skin is so pale!)

Sand Dollar – a matte light greyish shade, I use this as a base or near my inner corner to lighten before transitioning to a darker shade (again not showing up on my skin in the swatch!)

Shimma Shimma – a metallic champagne shade I used as an inner corner highlight

Starry Eyed – this is one of the foiled formulations and is described as a champagne shade too but obviously it has a lot more shimmer than Starry Eyed! I use this over the lid

Peach Smoothie – a matte peach beige I have been trying to embrace as a transition shade through the crease

Crème Brulee – a matte warm sand colour

Latte – a matte medium brown it looks a lot warmer on my eyelids than it does in the swatch

Row 2: Prom Night, Homecoming, Taupe Notch, Pretentious, Brownie Points, Friend Zone, Hipster

Row 2

Prom Night – a light purple grey shimmer though it always looks more bronze when I swatch it!

Homecoming – a medium brown shade with gold shimmer

Taupe Notch – a taupe shimmer

Pretentious – a bronzey gold metallic shade I like to wear all over the lid at night, swatches almost the same as Homecoming on me but looks different on the lid

Brownie Points – a cool milk chocolate matte, not as pigmented as some other matte shades I have

Friend Zone – a purple/grey/brown matte again not as pigmented as others

Hipster – slightly shimmery light taupe colour, I love this all over the lid, the shimmer is so subtle it’s gorgeous!

Row 3: Barcelona Beach, Frappe, Cocoa Bear, Wild West, Mocha, Mesmerised, Steampunk

Row 3

Barcelona Beach – medium brown cool toned matte, another one of my favourites!

Frappe – medium brown warm toned matte

Cocoa Bear – a matte red brown

Wild West – another red brown matte, I need to give these three more love!

Mocha – a deep matte brown, love this for the darkening my outer crease or as a liner

Mesmerised – another foiled formulation this is a medium brown with hints of purple, no fallout and it looks gorgeous on!

Steampunk – my only duo chrome finish, this is a dark copper shade that I haven’t had the chance to wear yet!

Row 4: Moondust, High Tea, Twilight, Unexpected, Vintage, Bedrock, Concrete Jungle

Row 4

Moondust – a silver taupe

High Tea – a greenish/grey/brown matte

Twilight – a mute purple shimmer

Unexpected – a matte purple taupe

Vintage – a purple mauve

Bedrock – a medium matte grey with brown undertones

Concrete Jungle – a deep matte grey

This entire row has been neglected by me! I used to wear grey shades all the time, Vintage and Unexpected always stood out to me whenever I saw them swatched and the other three will be great lid shades!

Row 5: Stealth, Taboo, Americano, Bada Bing, Peacock, Drama Queen, Corrupt

Row 5

Stealth – a medium slate grey matte with blue undertones

Taboo – a deep purple matte

Americano – a dark brown matte with burgundy undertones that I love for my outer crease

Bada Bing – a deep brown with flecks of gold, this works great as a liner

Peacock – this is my one out of my comfort zone shade and I haven’t worn it yet! It’s described as a matte deep teal blue

Drama Queen - a dark purple shimmer

Corrupt – a black almost matte with a bit of sparkle, this is super pigmented and one of the blacked shadows I have, it really gets into my upper lash line and defines it!

My favourite shadows are definitely Barcelona Beach, Mocha, Hipster, Shimma Shimma, Americano, Mesmerised, Bada Bing and Corrupt but all the shades are so smooth, pigmented and long-lasting!

I’m currently on holiday at the minute and will be back at the end of the week so I might be a bit quiet on the comments to then! I’ll probably do a few Instagram posts of what makeup and skincare I’ll be taking if you want to have a look there!

  

Do you love Makeup Geek just as much as me? What are your favourite shades?

Danielle xx

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