Review: Mary Kay Mineral Eye Color in Ballerina Pink, Stone, Driftwood, French Roast, & Rosegold

Create simple or dramatic looks with these five fabulous neutral shades of Mary Kay Mineral Eye Colour. These long-lasting, fade-resistant shades look gorgeous on any skin tone and give you intense, crease-resistant colour in a single swipe.

Ballerina Pink, Stone, Rosegold, Driftwood, French Roast

Mary Kay has added 5 new shades to their Mineral Eye Color line for Summer 2014. These shadows offer long-lasting pigmentation that blends easily, and stays true to colour. Mary Kay Eye Colors are sold in 0.05oz rectangular pans for $8, and will fit into most freedom palettes. The formula is creamy and blendable, with no chalkiness or fallout. These mineral based shadows have the added benefits of Vitamin A, C, and E.

I like the small pan size and that they are sold individually, so you can mix and match to create your ideal palette. However, if you don't have a freedom palette then you will have to get one, or keep them in their original packaging. I actually prefer to just keep them in their original containers.

Ballerina Pink, Stone, Rosegold, Driftwood, French Roast

The pigmentation of these shadows are quite impressive. They blend effortlessly, and the colour payoff is amazing. These swatches were made with 1 to 2 swipes, and the formula was soft and creamy.

French Roast is a dark brown with gold shimmer.
Rosegold is more of a golden brown with a metallic finish. I was hoping for a true rosegold, but this is lacking the pink tone.
Driftwood is a medium matte brown. This colour is great for the crease, blending, contouring, or filling in my brows.
Stone is a matte grey that leans on the blue side. This colour is gorgeous and my favourite of the bunch.
Ballerina Pink is a light baby pink that almost blends into my skin and is unnoticeable. This is my least favourite of the bunch.

Ballerina Pink, Stone, Rosegold, Driftwood, French Roast

Overall, the quality of these shadows way outperform the price tag. What I like is that I get loose shadow pigmentation without the mess. I can definitely see myself picking up more of these shadows in the future.

Disclaimer: Product(s) in this post were provided for review purposes. Thoughts and opinions are 100% honest and my own.

BA STAR Stardust Mineral Eye Shadow

Today I will be reviewing another product from BA STAR. Like all of the others, I received this as being part of Brand Backer. Brand Backer is a website that connects bloggers and companies. These mineral eye shadows are available in 9 different shades, that come with their signature glitter glue. Each combo costs $8.75, or if you buy 6 or more you get them at a discount price of $5.00. If you are interested in buying some of these mineral shadows for yourself, visit the website here.

Now I'm normally not a fan of loose eye shadows. They are messy, take so much time to work with, and can take quite a few layers to build up pigmentation, but this shadow is one I will be reaching for a lot.

Alone with no primer, this shadow is pretty sheer, just a wash of shimmery bronze. However, it really comes alive when you use it with the glitter glue base. I've come to realize that this glue is really more of a super primer, as it is not sticky at all. The shadow foils over the primer and becomes an opaque, gorgeous bronze. I can see myself using this by itself as a wash of colour over the lid, or in conjunction with some other shadows to create a smoky eye.

If you want to buy some of these shadows BA STAR has offered a 50% off code for all of my readers. Just enter BBDUST at the checkout. This code is valid through September 30th, 2013.

 Disclaimer: Products in this post were provided by PR in exchange for a review.