Claims: 9 eyeshadows | Mattes & Shimmers | Magnetic Palette | Warm & Cool Shades | Cruelty Free
Size: 9 full-size eyeshadows and a magnetic palette
Price: $67.00
Purchase: Makeup Geek
It’s the start of a week of Makeup Geek so that means 3 posts all about Makeup Geek. Starting out we’re doing a Makeup Geek Starter Kit Bundle Review and I’m going to tell you what exactly Makeup Geek is, what the Start Kit Bundle is, and IF you should purchase it. So let’s get this week of Makeup Geek started by scrolling on down!
About Makeup Geek
Makeup Geek is a shop and education site that is run by Marlena. You can find videos on different looks in the Education section of the site and you can find articles on things like “Best Foundation for Dry Skin” in the Tutorials section of the site. As for the shop, Makeup Geek started out as just individual pressed eye shadows for purchase and then moved onto other products like foiled shadows, pigments, lipsticks, highlighters, and even palettes! Makeup Geek currently has products that are available throughout the year and products that are only available during certain seasons, i.e. they currently have an Autumn Glow II Bundle that is only available during the fall. Makeup Geek also does collaborations with different YouTuber personalities like MannyMUA, an eyeshadow palette that is no longer available, and Kathleen Lights, a highlighter palette. Lastly, Makeup Geek’s products are cruelty free!
About the Makeup Geek Palette
The magnetic palette that comes with the Makeup Geek Starter Kit Bundle is called the Travel Vault and it is an empty palette that can hold individual products in metal pans. The Travel Vault has a Rose Gold Metallic Lid with the Makeup Geek logo, that LOVES fingerprints…, a matte black base, that LOVES eyeshadow, and a big mirror on the inside that is great quality! There are different combinations of Makeup Geek products that can fit into the Travel Vault that I will list below but you can also use other brands individual or depotted products as long as they are not in non-magnetized pans.
- 6 eyeshadows and 2 blushes / contour
- 8 eyeshadows and 1 blush / contour
- 10 eyeshadows
- 4 blushes / contour
About the Makeup Geek Shadows
The Makeup Geek Starter Kit Bundle comes with 5 matte shadows, 3 shimmer shadows, and one metallic shadow. Makeup Geek eyeshadows are $6, except for the foiled shadows which are $10, and have 1.8 grams of product. The Makeup Geek shadows can be placed in magnetized palettes other than the Travel Vault and are paraben free. The 9 shadows that come in the Starter Kit are also a mix of warm and cool tones so you are trying out three formulas and in both cool and warm tones. I personally found the matte’s to be very blendable, the shimmers to be very pigmented, and both to be very long lasting. I also like that the shadows didn’t get muddy when blended together. The shadows included in the bundle are:
Makeup Geek Starter Kit Bundle Review
When you factor in the price of the Travel Vault, $13, and the price of the 9 individual shadows, $6 each, you’re not getting any discount by purchasing the Makeup Geek Starter Kit Bundle but I still highly recommend it! For one, you’re getting a set of 9 shadows pre-picked for you which means that for the most part they’re going to look good together. Next, a bundle like this is a great way of getting jumping in with a brand as you’re trying not only their matte and shimmer shadows but their magnetic palette as well. Lastly, if there happens to be shades in there that you KNOW you’re not going to like if you’re not a smoky eye persona and you just know that Corrupt isn’t going to get any use you could leave it in the envelope it comes in and gift it to a person and just put in that spot a shadow you would like from the shop!
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That sounds like a really great starter set. I love that she has videos on her site – how helpful for those of us who don’t wear makeup and don’t really know how to apply it 🙂
That starter kit is perfect for make up beginners! I love that it has the basics that you’re going to need. Totally worth it.
This bundle sounds great – I love that the base is magnetic and holds the eye shadows in together – such a cool idea
I’ve never heard of this company before, but it looks like they have good products. I like the colors of the palette.
I really love that shimmer. I have to go look for this! Such bright colors.
Love that Makeup Geek selection. There colors are so bold but I would like the Creme Brulee. I will look for this when I buy makeup.
Okay, so I like the colors of this Makeup Geek kit, but I don’t like the packaging. Do you have any problems with the shadows escaping? I’m concerned my child would have too easy a time relocating them.
The palette and the individual pans are magnetic so they stay in the palette really well. I can open the palette, turn it upside down, and shake and the shadows do not come out. However, due to them being magnetic you can pick up the shadows and remove them from the palette. That being said, I don’t recommend keeping any makeup products where your child could potentially get ahold of them, if possible. I recommend to my friends and family members with kids to put their makeup on high counters when the children are young and to move them into cabinets or higher shelves when the kids become toddlers and young children. I do this because the cost of the potentially destroyed makeup but also because kids eating makeup isn’t exactly the healthiest lol.
My oldest daughter would love these! I love to stuff her Christmas stocking with goodies like this.
I love Makeup Geek. I have some of their shadows and blushes and they are some of my faves! I have one of the foiled shadows they did and OMG it is beautiful!
That’s a comprehensive bundle! I think it would make a great Christmas gift, if you knew the recipient well. I liked your review of it, too.
Wow. I am loving the colours here. Prom night and Drama Queen are gorgeous. I hadn’t heard of Makeup Geek before this post, I am missing out!
Love this post. I am always on the look out for new and exciting makeup products. Will definitely have to give these a try.
I love all the colors in this eye shadow pallet. My daughter would sure love to have this under the tree for Christmas!
I love drama queen! I need that in my life! I was just thinking this morning that I wanted to move away from the browns and golds.
I love those shadow colors! I also love make-up and trying new brands and products! Maybe I will give this brand a try!
I’ve been a fan of Marlena and Makeup Geek for a long time. I keep meaning to try out her products, but haven’t yet. I really do need to order some of her shadows and highlighters. I know she is making some big announcement about her new company and MG next year and I’m hoping the means they will be coming in-store.
Very pretty colors. It’s great that these eyeshadows are cruelty free and paraben free. I’m very careful about what I put on my skin.
That looks like a great product and the color pigmentation is great. Loving the simplicity of it’s design too.
Ooh I am so excited to hear that they are cruelty free, especially since I use only cruelty free products. The pigmentation is incredible as are the colours x
I absolutely love the colors in this palate. I love the fact that I can switch the colors out and totally customize it for the season/occasion!
I’ve never heard of makeup geek, but this seems like a good bundle. I like the choice of shades and would love to give this a go myself.
I love the name Makeup Geek. I think my favorite shadows are the darkest ones. They are so pretty and vibrant!
I have no clue how to work with makeup outside of lip color and concealer. But, if I did have a need, a Starter Kit like this would really come in handy.
I LOVE these products and I want to get one for myself too. Everything looks so pretty and perfect!
My sister loves things like this so much. I am going to have to share with her because this looks great
This is great! I’m always losing all my palettes and never have anything in the same place when I need it. This is the perfect way to only have what you use in one palette!
This starter kit has some great shades. I think these colors will be perfect for matching with some of my fall and winter outfits.