Manny MUA Makeup Geek Palette Review & Swatches
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Since I joined snapchat, I have been following Manny MUA and I absolutely love his snaps. Manny is a big US Youtuber and partnered with US brand Makeup Geek to create a palette. One night I got completely carried away and decided to get on board with the latest re-stock and I snapped up the Manny MUA Makeup Geek Palette, and I am not at all sorry. It is gorgeous! Here’s the low down with lots of pictures and swatches. BUY IT HERE
UPDATE JAN 17 – FINAL RESTOCK LIVE HERE!
So this is a limited-edition, 9-pan custom palette that features three existing Makeup Geek Eyeshadows shades chosen by Manny and six brand new and exclusive shades. There’s a great mix of warm-toned shades and finishes in here across neutrals and bolds, matte, shimmery, and foiled finishes.
Manny MUA Makeup Geek Palette Shades & Swatches
- Artemis – muted champagne yellow with a shimmery finish (Manny shade)
- Beaches & Cream – soft peachy beige with a matte finish
- Luna- medium rose gold with a foiled finish (Manny shade)
- Cosmopolitan – gold-flecked medium rose with a shimmery finish
- Sora – medium earthy terracotta with a matte finish with subtle glitter on the surface (Manny shade)
- Frappe – medium maple brown with a matte finish
- Insomnia – warm red brown with blue reflects and a foiled finish (pressed from the Makeup Geek pigment – so unique to this palette.
- Mars – is a deep cherry red with a matte finish (Manny shade)
- Aphrodite – deep plum brown with a matte finish (Manny shade)
Swatches
Artemis, Beaches & Cream, Luna:
Artemis, the first shade is very beautiful and extremely similar to the Chardonnay shade in the BECCA Jaclyn Hill champagne collection eye palette that launched after this. I adore the shimmery shades in this palette. I am obsessed with Luna – it is full of pearlised pigment for a super high shine pink taupe. Love it!
Cosmopolitan, Sora, Frappe:
Cosmoplitan is a current Makeup Geek shade – and I love this too – it’s rose gold so of course I do! Sora is a gorgeous soft matte orange shade, and again, as orange eyeshadow is my new obsession, I adore it!
Insomnia, Mars, Aphrodite:
Insomnia is incredible. It’s a duo-chrome shade that I am slightly scared to wear to be fair, but it is literally amazing to look at! It is an existing shade but only available as a pigment – so the pressed version is exclusive to this palette. The last 2 shades are matte – a stunning cranberry shade, Mars, and the most amazing plummy brown, Aphrodite. LOVE!
This Manny MUA Makeup Geek Palette is a serious win for me, which is good because it cost a fortune. The palette was $45, then I had to pay packaging and international shipping, and then I got stung with a £15 customs charge! Oh well – that’s the life of a makeup junkie! It’s here in the US and UPDATE now here in the UK too!
UPDATE JAN 17 – FINAL RESTOCK LIVE HERE!
Ree
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Though this is a LOVELY palette I do find it has loads of fallout. Pigmentation though and blendability is excellent !