Black & Grey Smokey Eyes

I like looking at pictures of people. The good ones, I get drawn into and tend to stare at them. So, I was inspired to create my own images that hopefully in the future can inspire people to create art.

I've been practicing with my hubby's Canon 60D + Canon 50mm 1.4 lens. I want capture good portraits of my friends at the same time practicing my make up application.

This is my friend Kartini =) a great model! Here are some of the pictures that we have created:

Inglot Eye Shadow Review (part 2)

Ok, this is the second palette that I got from Inglot. This has the Blue/Pink/Purple shades:

Top, from left: #397, #48, #428, #420, #428

Bottom, from left: #399, #440, #375, #446, #452  

Different angle...

Swatches and Review:

From Left: #399, it's a pinky mauve with pearl finish.

#440, it's a pretty pearly lilac colour. I couldn't resist! I have to get this...I like lilacs, lavender and all things purple! (the picture does not display the actual colour when applied. It looks like the colour on the eyes shadow pan above)

#375, matte purple. Nice shade, however the quality is patchy. It's still useable, however it takes time to blend to get that nice even shade. This is the only colour that is substandard... I would not suggest you to purchase this.

#446, dark purple with pearl finish. Very good contour colour or for purple smokey eyes. I've used this with the #375 and it turned out really nice. However, as mentioned, #375 needs to be blended more than normal eye shadows.

#452, a purple/burgundy shade. I love this! It looks like wine. This colour is so in fashion this Autumn/Winter season in Australia. I could blend this with purples, golds or even blue!

From Left: #428, a midnight blue shade with pearl finish. Lovely, lovely colour! I can already imagine this combined with the greyish colour beside it + black for a smokey eyed look.

#420, a silvery grey with blue violet undertones with pearl finish. 

#428, a iced baby blue with pearl finish.

#48,  Baby pink, pearl finish but with glitters. I'm normally a bit careful when selecting eye shadows with glitter as it might not look good in photos (it will reflect too much light, might make your lid look oily) This one is not too glittery when applied. The glitters are super fine.

#397, this is a neutral pink/peach colour with pearl finish. I would use this as a hilight colour on the brow bone or the inner corners of the eyes.

Overall comment: Inglot is a great product! It will last us forever because of the size of the eye shadow pans. I love the fact that I can choose my own colour for my palette. It's also stackable. So if you have multiple palettes of the same size, you can stack them together. The magnets are quite strong. Slide the lid of, rather than pulling them apart...

Inglot Eyeshadow Reviews

I've recently purchased some Inglott Eye shadows having discovered them recently in Chatswood, Sydney.

Inglot has this Freedom Palette system where you can select any eyeshadow colours you want and put them in a 2-20 eyeshadow palette. The Palette of 10 costs $20 and each eye shadow pan is $10. It's a lot more expensive here in Australia in comparison to the US (as usual.... so unfair!)

I got 2x 10 eyeshadow palette. My first one is a Green/Copper/Gold set:

top, from left: #430, #405, #407, #605, #328

bottom, from left: #41, #384, #418, #327, #352

Swatches & Review

From left on the swatch above: 

#605, It is a coppery rust colour with pearl finish. 

#407 A coral pink/ salmon colour with pearl finish. 

#405, Bronze/ Copper with pearl finish. 

#430 yellow gold colour with also a pearl finish. These are very pigmented and buttery texture. 

From left on the swatch above: 

#357, a versatile brown colour with reddish undertones. It is very similar to my favourite BUCK in Urban Decay 1's eyeshadow palette. I could use this as contour colour. It is one of the better quality matte eyeshadow in their collection. It's not patchy when applied. 

#328, Matte beige colour. This is a great base colour. It is buttery soft in texture. 

#327, Dark brown with matte finish. This is also a versatile shadow as it can be used for the eyebrows. It can be use to deepen the crease of the eyes. 

#418, a dark olive green shadow with pearl finish. This is one of my favourites in this collection! It is so pigmented.. It's got a bit of gold tinge to it. It will look great with the gold shadow #405.

#384, is a matte leaf green on the lighter side. It is also quite pigmented, not patchy. Very nice with the lime green shadow #41.

#42, is a lime green shadow with sparkles! This is also a very nice shade!

Overall, I love all the colours and quality of each of the eye shadows in this collection. I like the fact that I can just choose my eye shadows and pop them into the palette, or change them around later on. 

My only complaint is the PRICE here in Australia. This is still cheaper than MAC shadows and it's comparable to MAC or Urban Decay. However, the price here is still almost double in comparison to the US.