Monday, March 26, 2012

Taupe and Tan

I don't have many NYX products, just two single eyeshadows in Iced Mocha and Sparkle Cedar, two eye/eyebrow pencils in Sapphire and White Pearl, and a Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk. I know you can order NYX off Crush Cosmetics and Cherry Culture, but I haven't resorted to online shopping just yet. All my NYX purchases have come from chemists or random cosmetics stalls and shops, which has at times made me question their authenticity. (Though it doesn't really make sense to me why anyone would want to produce fake NYX products, considering how affordable their range is.) What confuses me about the pair of single eyeshadows I have are the inconsistencies in packaging, weight and the ingredients listing between the two. Firstly, the "NYX" branding at the front of Sparkle Cedar is slightly different to Iced Mocha, with the font being less spaced out and bolder. Iced Mocha is made in China and 2g, but Sparkle Cedar is made in South Korea and 2.7g. Confusing times. I can only suppose they were manufactured in different batches, one being to newer specifications and the other older.





l-r: Iced Mocha, Sparkle Cedar


In sunlight

Being boring and unadventurous, I naturally gravitated towards these two neutrals for everyday wear. I never noticed how similar these two shades are until I swatched them side by side. Iced Mocha has been tipped as a dupe to MAC's Satin Taupe, but somehow I doubt that. It seems too one-dimensional and the texture is a little on the chalky side. It is however a unique shade to my collection, namely a cool-toned brown. Sparkle Cedar is lighter and more like a sparkly, cool-toned beige. This has a very frosty finish in that the silvery glitter seems to lie on top of the shadow when it's applied. If you apply more, the colour doesn't necessarily intensify, but rather the shimmer on top which can get scaly. Generally however, these eyeshadow singles are well pigmented, easy to apply and good quality for the price. If I had better access to them, I'd most likely have a few more.

18 comments:

  1. The only NYX shadow I own is Sparkle Cedar (I always get overwhelmed when shopping online haha) and I love it. I've even hit pan on it which is ridiculously exciting for me. lol

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  2. I have yet to try NYX shadows. Your swatches are nice. x

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  3. Sparkle Cedar looks stunning xx


    www.misslv.com

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  4. I really want to try NYX products, they look so good :)

    Laura xoxo

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  5. beautiful shades! look very pigment too!
    i didnt bring my nyx eyeshadow palette with me when I moved. gutted :(
    your blog looks great! following you xx
    Chloe@GiadaBeauty

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  6. I have about a dozen single eye shadows from NYX and have been pretty happy with them. I like the neutral colours you chose because they are definitely very wearable. I've noticed a few inconsistencies with their labels/packaging as well - but I think that can be attributed to just changes and they're slowly phasing out one version over the other.

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  7. these are really pretty colors for that sun kissed glow to the eyes!! i have a billion of these NYX colors too! hehe

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  8. these are absolutely gorgeous colors. Thanks for the reviews. I will definitely have to check them out.

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  9. i agree with kay mar, maybe one is an older version? i've never tried nyx shadows myself but i do have some lipliners and they are pretty pigmented and are awesome for their price point.

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  10. these look like gorgeous shades, love your swatches! x

    http://wewereraisedbywolves.blogspot.co.uk/

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  11. I love both of these colours, I am a bit of a neutral lover myself. I agree with you, it is very confusing, but why bother creating a rip off version of something so cheap?

    www.teganiasthoughts.blogspot.com

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  12. You always take the most amazing pictures! What camera do you use? And I absolutely love the eyeshadow one of my favorites!

    -Imani Love

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    1. Thank you, I'm glad you like them :) I use a Nikon D40 to take my photos.

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  13. I didn't even check where my nyx stuff were made from until you mentioned it haha the eyeshadows that I own are made from south korea, the jumbo pencils from taiwan and lip liners made in germany LOL. I don't think there'd be nyx fakes out there as you said they are so cheap and affordable :P I guess they just make their stuff from all over the world which is kind of a crazy realization! XD

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  14. these are great everyday neutrals. i usually stick with similar shades for daily use. it's possible these companies make use of several manufacturing plants...maybe they use one or the other depending on the economy/cost? great observation.

    [oomph.]

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  15. yeah i dont' see why some would copy Nyx, but i do love your eyeshadows they are beautiful shades

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  16. I am totally the same "boring" in terms of eye make up shades and stick to the neutrals :)

    http://beautyaddictsguidetothegalaxy.blogspot.co.uk/

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