Preface: Back in 2021/22, I started compiling this post, but I never published it. The Makeup Geek company folded in 2022, but the website is still there. I recently updated my logo and came here to update my blog and I found this slightly unfinished and unpublished post. I decided to just post it anyway, so please let me know what you think. My Rhubarb and Burble Instagram profile has been my ‘blog’ for that last three years, and I have since moved into yarn related goodness. So watch out for future blog posts here, probably mostly relating to knitting and fibre.
Let’s start at the beginning. I’ve always hankered after creating my own custom eyeshadow palette to suit my personal taste. There are lots of beautiful palettes on the market, but there’s usually a shade or two which either aren’t as appealing or don’t necessarily sit well with the colour story. I had the seed of an idea to create a company offering customised eyeshadow palettes with personalised shade names, packaging, etc, but swiftly concluded that this would be too costly to produce on a bespoke basis.
I went online to see what customisable palettes already existed and came across the Makeup Geek website. I had watched various reviews on YouTube of Makeup Geek eyeshadow palettes, and they had, largely, been very good. Makeup Geek also produce and sell single eyeshadows and offer a ‘Create Your Own Palette’ option whereby you choose your nine shades and receive a free magnetic palette in which to keep them.
I thought this would be a good way to realise my perfect palette, although, I became almost overwhelmed by the vast array of colours and subsequent indecision. I knew I really wanted the palettes to have personal significance, so I decided to pick a colourway pertinent to my local area of North Devon. I eventually curated three possibilities, but, I didn’t want to buy three palettes without ever having tried the formula of the shadows. To take the final decision away from myself, I posted the three options on our social media and asked our followers to choose! Alongside this, I wanted the palettes to have meaningful names, so I ended up with the following combinations:
The leader changed a few times, but the eventual winner was No.3, The Exmoor Palette. I ordered it at the end of November (2021), and it arrived just over five weeks later. Everything survived the journey from Edgewood, NY just fine.
The shades from top to bottom and left to right are: So pale – Matte Cupcake – Matte Spilled tea – Matte Illuminaughty -Foiled In the spotlight – Foiled Mystical – Foiled Olive you – Matte Dedicated – Matte Give me the dirt – Matte
All of their products are cruelty-free and most are vegan. The only non-vegan shades I purchased were: Give me the dirt and Dedicated. The matte shades are all from their Signature Eyeshadow range and weigh 1.5g each, except for the shade Dedicated which is from their Power Pigment range and weighs 2g.
The total cost was $46.99 (£36.74) including postage from the US including a $21.41 discount offer. When I purchased it, the matte shades retailed at $5.49 each. The foiled shades and Dedicated were $7.99 each. And as I said, the empty, magnetic palette was included in the bundle price. P+P was $8.99.
The Travel Vault Palette and the nine single shades
The Exmoor Palette
Close-up of the Exmoor Palette
The article was going to have swatches and a full review, but I never got around to doing that. If you would like me to do it, please let me know.
Louisa
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Spotlight Stationery Unboxing – July 2021-June 2022
Spotlight Stationery Unboxing – July 2021-June 2022
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—————————————————— BOXES 📦🖋🖊✏📖💌 Spotlight Stationery is a monthly stationery subscription box for £27 inc. shipping (within the UK). ——————————————————- Indulge your passion for stationery! Every month they curate a selection of contemporary stationery, based on a theme. They choose only premium brands and artisan products, including items you won’t commonly find on the high street. 📮🖇🖍📔 ——————————————————– https://www.spotlightstationery.co.uk 🔗 ——————————————————— Items Included: JULY BOX – ‘Whales’ theme: a collection inspired by this group of marine mammals. Dingbats A6 blue whale squared notebook, £13.45 https://amzn.to/3P9tI2F Räder whale paper clips, £4.75 https://stationeryandart.uk/rader-paperclips-various-designs/ Paper Mate Flair felt tip pen, set of 4 Blue, £4.53 https://amzn.to/3P8D4vE Pentel Energel pen, set of 12, Black £12.42 https://amzn.to/3Rb1C8O Pilot 0.7 gel pen, Gold, £2.60 https://amzn.to/3IjCI36 Pentel Graphgear 300 mechanical pencil 0.7, £15.07 https://amzn.to/3nFkCPn Pentel Clic Eraser, set of 2, £3.89 https://amzn.to/3IjDwFa 4 postcards, artists unknown.
SEPTEMBER BOX – ‘Be Bright!’ theme: how much colour can you squeeze into a subscription box? Legami Milano Neon Coral Medium Lined notebook, £10.67 https://amzn.to/3IhMSRN Schneider Job Highlighter, set of 6 assorted, £6.97 https://amzn.to/3Iibtpt Koh-i-noor Jumbo Magic pencil £3.92 https://amzn.to/3urhx9f Zebra Sarasa Clip pen, set of 10 assorted £13.47 https://amzn.to/3nCroWa Pentel Brush Sign Pen, Light Green £3.99 https://amzn.to/3akEQuz Sarah Campbell Designs ‘Côte D’Azur’ greeting card £3.60 https://amzn.to/3IeJWFn Bookmark, artist unknown 4 postcards, artists unknown
OCTOBER BOX – ‘Box of Blues’ theme: all the shades of blue you need… British Museum Great Wave Japanese woodblock prints blank greetings cards, set of 8 £5.00 https://amzn.to/3NMdlbd Castelli Milano Shibori Collection Notebook (similar design), £17.41 https://amzn.to/3usRtLb Zebra SX-60 A5 rollerball ink pen, Blue £14.97 https://amzn.to/3Ie8aQd Pilot G2 Retractable ink pen, set of 3, Blue £6.49 https://amzn.to/3yLcbZm Pilot Super Gel rollerball pen, set of 12, Light Blue £14.41 https://amzn.to/3NMvyW1 Stabilo Pen 68, set of 3, Metallic Blue £7.98 https://amzn.to/3OKmvWX Stabilo Original Colouring Pencil, set of 12 , Sky Blue Deep £15.24 https://amzn.to/3ymEfjY 4 postcards, artists unknown
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Louisa
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Watch our Spotlight Stationery unboxing video! 🔥 June 2021 —————————————————— BOXES 📦🖋🖊✏📖💌 Spotlight Stationery is a monthly stationery subscription box for £27 inc. shipping (within the UK). ——————————————————- Indulge your passion for stationery! Every month they curate a selection of contemporary stationery, based on a theme. They choose only premium brands and artisan products, including items you won’t commonly find on the high street. 📮🖇🖍📔 ——————————————————– https://www.spotlightstationery.co.uk 🔗 https://trevi.org.uk/ 🎗 ——————————————————— Items Included:
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Watch our Spotlight Stationery unboxing video! 🔥 May 2021 —————————————————– BOXES 📦🖋🖊✏📖💌 Spotlight Stationery is a monthly stationery subscription box for £27 inc. shipping (within the UK). ——————————————————- Indulge your passion for stationery! Every month they curate a selection of contemporary stationery, based on a theme. They choose only premium brands and artisan products, including items you won’t commonly find on the high street. 📮🖇🖍📔 ——————————————————– https://www.spotlightstationery.co.uk 🔗 ——————————————————— Items Included:
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Artful Box Unboxing | Art Subscription Box | June – August 2021
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Box Contents
—————————————————— BOXES 📦🎨 Each quarter (every 3 months), you will receive one lovingly packed box filled with materials and inspiration. Each Artful box contains a magazine with detailed tutorials + interviews with practising artists. You receive your box and can join their online community, each day they host a daily drawing challenge on Instagram and subscribers will be emailed an exclusive video tutorial once a month! 🖋🖌
Today is my 50th birthday!! And it’s GIVEAWAY time! I’ve managed to accrue numerous items from Glossyboxes, Christmas gift sets and items which have been gifted to me. I would like to give away all of it on Instagram to one of you lovely people! All of this for the low, low price of a follow, a comment and a couple of tags!
I ❤ Revolution Jumbo Chocolate Revolution Palette, value unknown
I ❤ Revolution Mini Chocolate Champagne Truffle Highlighter Palette, worth £6.00
I ❤ Revolution Mini Chocolate Contour Palette chocolate ice, worth £6.00
I ❤ Revolution Mini Chocolate Face Palette, worth £6.00
I ❤ Revolution pocket mirror, value unknown
Sleek MakeUP Highlighting Palette in Copperplate, worth £9.99
Sleek MakeUP Loose Pigment in Trance, worth £5.49
MUA Eyeshadow Palette in Rusted Wonders, worth £3.50
Nailberry L’Oxygéné Nail Polish in Strawberry Jam, worth £15.00
Nails Inc. Nail Polish in Victoria, worth £15.00
Lime Crime Velvetines Matte Liquid Lipstick Mini in Red Velvet, worth £10.00
L.O.V. The Fateful Lacquered Lip Stain in Lacquered Glaze, worth £7.99
bubble t Winter Berries Bath Bomb Fizzer, worth £5.99
Evie Kay Skincare Winter Orchard Soap, worth £4.95
Evie Kay Skincare Cherry Blossom Mini Soaps x3, value unknown
Items will be sent in the I ❤ Revolution and Chill box shown in the photo. Items have not been swatched, but some have been opened in order to take photos.
Look what you could win!
How to enter
This giveaway is open to UK residents only. This giveaway ends at 23:59 GMT on Wednesday 31st March 2021. Entry is FREE.
Artful Box Unboxing | Art Subscription Box | March – May 2021
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Box Contents
—————————————————— BOXES 📦🎨 Each quarter (every 3 months), you will receive one lovingly packed box filled with materials and inspiration. Each Artful box contains a magazine with detailed tutorials + interviews with practising artists. You receive your box and can join their online community, each day they host a daily drawing challenge on Instagram and subscribers will be emailed an exclusive video tutorial once a month! 🖋🖌
Watch our Spotlight Stationery unboxing video! 🔥 February 2021 —————————————————— BOXES 📦🖋🖊✏📖💌 Spotlight Stationery is a monthly stationery subscription box for £27 inc. shipping (within the UK). ——————————————————- Indulge your passion for stationery! Every month they curate a selection of contemporary stationery, based on a theme. They choose only premium brands and artisan products, including items you won’t commonly find on the high street. 📮🖇🖍📔 ——————————————————– https://www.spotlightstationery.co.uk 🔗 ——————————————————— Box charity https://trevi.org.uk/ ——————————————————— Items Included:
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