Saturday, May 24, 2014

Mary Kay Mineral Eye Color Eye Shadows New Summer 2014 Shades: Review and Swatches

Disclaimer: Products featured were provided for review.mary kay mineral eye color eye shadow review swatches stone ballerina pink french toast rosegold driftwood
For summer 2014, Mary Kay adds five beautiful shades to their Mineral Eye Color ($8) eyeshadow line. These shadows provide long lasting color and intense pigmentation. To read more and see some swatches, click......
What they are:
-Fade and crease resistant eyeshadows that applies smoothly and evenly
-Mineral based, with added vitamin A, C, and E
-Suitable for sensitive skin

Packaging:
The shades are sold individually in their 1.4g pans without a compact. An unfilled compact can be purchased separately to store the pans.

Formulation & Pigmentation:
Shimmers:
French Toast: This one is a dark brown with specks of golden shimmer. As you can tell from the swatch, the pigmentation is great. The texture is super smooth and rich, no complaints here!
Rosegold: This isn't quite a rose gold but it's a beautiful shade of dark metallic golden brown. The formulation of this is also phenomenal. It has everything you can ask from a shadow.

Mattes:
Driftwood: A matte light brown, this is probably the best matte formulation I have tried. Seriously, the texture was so smooth and creamy it might as well be a high quality cream shadow. Also, the pigmentation is super rich.
Stone: This is a elephant matte gray. Pigmentation-wise its slightly less intense than Driftwood but the texture is still very smooth and not at all chalky.
Ballerina Pink: This one is a very light baby pink. It may be because the color is so light but I thought the pigmentation wasn't so great on this one. The texture seemed a bit chalky as well. Not my fave of the bunch.
mary kay mineral eye color eye shadow review swatches stone ballerina pink french toast rosegold driftwood
From left to right: French Toast, Rosegold, Driftwood, Stone,  and Ballerina Pink
mary kay mineral eye color eye shadow review swatches stone ballerina pink french toast rosegold driftwood
From left to right: French Toast, Rosegold, Driftwood, Stone,  and Ballerina Pink (Click on image to enlarge)
Overall:
I am completely in love with the first four shades, the pigmentation and formulation is truly unmatched. However, I kind of wish Mary Kay released these shades as a palette with a cute design, I appreciate the customizability of single pan shadows but I still prefer pre-made palettes.

Availability:
The Mary Kay Mineral Eye Color Eyeshadows are available online through a Mary Kay Consultant.

Have you tried Mary Kay shadows before? Which of these five shades is your favorite? Share with me in the comments below, thanks for dropping by!
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