1028 Macaron Eyeshadow Kit

Hello everyone! I will be blogging more often because I bought a lot of Make-Up items ( which some I really don’t need ooops). I got an additional Christmas pressie for myself and I got…..

1028 Macaron Eyeshadow Kit ( SGD 28.90)

1028 is actually a brand by Taiwanese celebrity artist, Xiao Kai. I saw this palette when I was in Taiwan and I fell in love with it. The colors just screamed my name and when I swatched all the colors, the colors showed up so beautifully and applies like a butter. However, I thought to myself, ” Hell I don’t need another palette” and let this pass. I should have bought it then because it is much cheaper in Taiwan than it is in Singapore. That was in May 2014. Fast forward to Dec 2014, I went to Watsons recently and fell back in love with the palette. I know that the colors will be something I reach for everyday. I would think that I love this more than my Kat Von D palette ( which I still love).

As you can see, the packaging is so cute. The colors are cuter, anything that is pink-tones, yummy-candylicious colored and sparkly is my thing.

Enough of small talks, Let’s see how the palette looks like from the inside, shall we?

I thought the mirror is cute but it is too small to serve a purpose, that’s how I feel. But let’s focus on the more important thing, the shadow! The colors are either satin or frosty finish. These colors are also pretty neutral. The top rows are more of a warm neutral tone, while the colors at the bottom are of the rosey-pink neutral tone. I hope you know what I am trying to get lol, but anyway, I feel that this is a very wearable eye-shadow for everyday use. I used this for 3 days straight so yeah. The reason why I love this was actually because of the bottom colors, but I would think that the top row colors are more pigmented.

Close up of the colors!

The pigmentation is buildable and definitely not in your face opaque like the Sugarpill palettes. The color stayed pretty true to their palettes which is a plus point because some of the eyeshadows i owned are not very pigmented and hence does not look like the color on the pan. What annoys me more is that , These sparkly colors look like a wash of shimmery sliver after you swipe the shadows on your lid. I don’t have that kind of problem in this palette so yay! And also, it lasts without a primer, I have tried wearing this with no primer for the whole day and it is still beautiful.

Of course, a review is never complete without swatches!

So in conclusion, I love this palette. I love all the colors, I love the pigmentation, the texture and the finish. This is something that I will wear to work since it is quite subtle and I don’t want to put on a Kim Kardashian Make-Up look everyday to scare my bosses and the little interns ( they are only 2-4 years younger than me, BUT I WANNA CALL EM LIL)!

Pros :

-It last without a primer

– Buildable coverage

-Pretty Colors

– Smooth

-Blends beautifully

-Work/school friendly

– Resonable price

Cons:

– For people who love serious pigmentation in eyeshadows, this is not for you.

-The hightlight colors can look chunky on the lids and there is quite a bit of fallouts

– All shimmery colors, no matte color to balance out the eye Make-up. But I like the shimmery eyeshadow look!

I will give this a 9/10, the 1 point for the fact that it doesn’t have matte colors and that the highlight shades fall out quite a bit.

That’s it! Hope you have a happy Monday and I will update soon!

Love,

Fernelli