Sugarpill Review

Sugarpill Cosmetics launched in 2010 and has been unstoppable ever since. With their bright and cute eye shadows, I can see why. I had seen many reviews on Youtube about the line and I finally decided to try it out for myself. The colors that I saw were a must-have for my collection  -- and with a price of $12.00 per shadow whether it be pressed or loose, there was really no excuse. Plus, the shipping was only $5.00 and got here quickly. 

Sugarpill Packaging 

I made multiple orders until I was stasified with my haul. When they arrived in the mail I was over-joyed. They came all carefully wrapped and packaged in hot pink tissue paper with a receipt that thanked me personally from Amy a.k.a. Shrinkle. This company is based out of Oakland, CA and the owner, Amy is not a new comer. She has been selling her funtastic makeup and clothing on eBay for years now and she even has her own blog. 

Wearing Sugarpill Goldilux

I ordered 8 loose eye shadows: Magentric (a sparkly magenta pink), Tipsy (a shimmery bright green), Royal Sugar(a matte blue with blue sparkle), Darling (a shimmery teal), Lumi (a duo chrome white with teal sparkle), Tiara (a sparkly chrome silver), Stella (a sparkly iridescent black), and Goldilux (a bright very frosty gold).  I also purchased two pressed shadows: Dollypop (a matte hot pink) and Afterparty (a shimmery Caribbean blue). I have tried all these colors out and I’m just so impressed. The product is just fantastic! Its like an answer to all my prayers: bright, and fully pigmented. The texture of the shadows are finely milled, so a little goes a long way. You can also tell that there is no re-packaging which means they are original, and Amy seemed to pour her heart and soul into this line which is rarity in this day and age. I think nowadays with independent makeup companies. You can use the shadows wet or dry if you like. Whatever you fancy. I really want the burning heart palette and I will be picking that up shortly. I give it a 20 out of 10! She did a wonderful job and the customer service was superb.

MAC Quite Cute Collection

The MAC Quite Cute collection launched on April 7th and the promos for this collection were just girltastic. Everyone wanted a piece of this collection. The colors looked so spring-like and bright. It just reminded me of jelly beans,  but when bloggers got a hold of some of these products before the launch they seemed disappointed. 

The collection included an eyeshadow quad named CUTiE, five lipsticks, three nail lacquers, three lip liners, three mineralize blushes and four plush glasses. All the shades in this collection were pastels, meaning baby pinks, peaches, lilac and pale greens. None the less it did not shy me away from the collection. I wanted those colors! I had watched numerous other bloggers do their review on the collection and I have to admit some colors did not impress me, but others -- I knew I could have so much fun with.

Out of the collection I bought three things. I bought the CUTiE quad -- which I love -- it is not as pigmented as it could be (especially for MAC), but I knew I could work around it and not make the colors the focal point of the eye look. I bought the matte lipstick, Candy Yum-Yum, which is just divine. It screams girl! It is such a bright pink. I mean it’s neon -- it might as well glow in the dark. I own a lot pinks, but nothing like this. I had to have it. The last thing that I bought was the mineralize blush, Sakura. MAC was really on-point when it came to the marketing for this one. It has the whole package: good product, nice packaging and cute presentation. It’s a two-tone blush with a heart-shaped fuchsia center and a surrounding lavender area. 

The plush glasses were not for me I’m afraid. Why? They’re lip plumpers and my lips are big enough. Genetics were on my side. LOL. Plus, they make your lips feels like they just had a collagen explosion. The nail polishes are gorgeous but they are easily duped. If you don't have anything like them in your collection I would recommend them. 

Some final thoughts on the collection. This collection is made for the fairer skinned girls out there. For someone that is a warm or darker skinned, this collection could be a challenge for you. If you don’t want to work hard at trying to make it work for you, then I would avoid it. I personally thought it was fun to make it work and I think it did in my opinion. Being a woman of color, I guess I have gotten used to working a little harder for a look that is not supposed to be for my skin tone. I think this collection had something for everyone. If you didn’t want to buy the make-up you could have gone for the nail lacquers and vice-versa. This collection is available at MACCosmetics.com, MAC stores, Dillards, and Nordstroms. Prices are ranging from $14.00 - $36.00 and PRO discount is available.