05 Nov 2009 14 Comments
Love at first sight: Pandora’s Makeup Box
Ladies, I’m excited. Super excited. What about? A new makeup line from Canada — it is called Pandora’s Makeup Box. I haven’t been this excited really since I placed an order for Illamasqua earlier this summer.
I was sent some products to try out from the line which just recently launched. If I’m sent any products to try out, I usually give it a couple of weeks before I post (if I decide to post) anything. But with the goodies from Pandora’s Makeup Box, it is truly a case of love at first sight — and swatch!
Pandora’s Makeup Box was started by makeup artist Susan Kirsch. The collection has “a fun modern vintage feel with especially eco-chic, refillable magnetic cases that allow you to customize your eye shadow or blush palette.” Its minimal packaging is “plastic-free, recyclable, and is printed with enviro-safe, soy ink.”
The blush, powder, eyeshadow palette and eyeshadow primer all come with a removable floral paper label (see above photo), which is cute. After you remove the label, you can see the product through a pretty floral ‘window’ which I think is very unique. Sure beats the MAC plastic palettes. The lipstick’s packaging is pink and uber cute (see photo above)
Here’s a run-down on what I am going to be testing out in more detail over the next few weeks, and my initial impressions:
It’s a Fall Day eyeshadow quad (a very pretty quad featuring golds, burnt orangey brown colour and a chocolate colour. It reminds me of the Spiced Chocolate Quad from MAC. Shadows are super pigmented and smooth. They are bigger in size than the MAC shadow palettes)
Eyeshadow Primer (I’m intrigued to see how this compares to the Too Faced Shadow Insurance which I love)
Ciao Lipgloss (I adore this already — I wore it all day today and I have to say it is one of the best lipgloss formulations I’ve ever tried. Not sticky, very pigmented and smooth to apply. This colour is a beige shimmer that looks AMAZING on — my FOTD below doesn’t do it any justice)
Lolita blush (pretty peachy pink; again super pigmented; a beautiful glow; a little goes a long way)
Lipstick in Natural Girl (pretty pinky neutral colour; matte; looks great with Ciao on top)
Face Powder (smooth; easy to apply; look forward to testing it out some more)
My camera’s battery died before I could photograph swatches but I will tomorrow. Here’s a quick FOTD using all the products. Excuse the lack of detail in the photo. I will do a more thorough review of the products after a few more test runs.
Overall, my initial take on the products is that they are fantastic.
I felt so strongly about this that I placed an order online for more products this evening.
Pandora’s Makeup Box is currently available on www.pandorasmakeupbox.com , and in Toronto at Kirsch Cosmetic Studio and Murale in The Shops at Don Mills. They ship internationally which is great news for my international readers. Check out the site for more info and to see the colours.
Stay tuned for more on Pandora’s Makeup Box!
Nov 05, 2009 @ 21:26:06
I am loving the cute eco-chic packaging! I am looking forward to your reviews on this line, and perhaps I'll try some things out for myself, particularly their blushes and lipgloss (I was just at the website).
ML
Nov 05, 2009 @ 21:35:35
@Glamour Diaries: I was going to wait and post after I tried the products for more than a day but I was really super excited and instantly loved the products. I am excited to get my hands on the order I just placed. It is definitely worth checking out. I feel that strongly about it.
Nov 05, 2009 @ 22:37:31
Love that packaging! Everything looks so cute, can't wait to read detailed reviews! The FOTD is super pretty, BTW.
Nov 05, 2009 @ 22:58:43
Oh the packaging is to die for – how cute?!?! I love the teensy peek of that eyeshadow quad too – it really does look like the Spiced Chocolate quad! Can't wait to hear your thoughts – I might have to try and get a CP for that one since I missed out on the MAC one, hehe.
Nov 05, 2009 @ 23:03:05
@Marce: Thank you! I will post the swatches tomorrow — they are super-pigmented.
@Catherine: I compared the orangey-bronze colour in this quad and Spiced Chocolate and almost an exact dupe! I will show the comparison in the days to come. It is super cute!
Nov 05, 2009 @ 23:31:14
I really love their packaging! I'd buy it just for the packaging LOL
Nov 05, 2009 @ 23:39:58
its sooo girlie…that it would totally not be me to buy it…(yeah im about the packaging XD)
but the post does make me want to see for myself before I jump to packaging conclusions XD
anyway thanks for the introduction to the new brand!
Nov 05, 2009 @ 23:42:10
@Xovintage: it is super cute to look at. Once you open it, the products are really great quality.
@Rasilla: I hear you. I will post swatches tomorrow and will do additional swatches when my new order comes in. I'm pumped! LOL.
Nov 06, 2009 @ 00:40:59
Wow, such cute packaging! Looking forward to these posts
Nov 06, 2009 @ 01:09:26
i'm planning to hit murale this weekend so will have to check these products out
Btw I love your FOTD – you look so elegant with your hair pulled back!
Nov 06, 2009 @ 05:58:42
Eco friendly, cute packaging… I'm half way there. Will be interested to see the swatches and read more on the items. e have a few things like this in the UK (cardboard makeup packaging git items) not sure how refillable or eco friendly they are though.
Emma
x
Nov 06, 2009 @ 08:10:47
That looks super cute! Drooling…
Nov 06, 2009 @ 13:07:42
excited to see your thoughts on the Fall Day eyeshadow quad. i love the spiced chocolate quad from mac.
the packaging of this stuff is totally cute
Nov 06, 2009 @ 14:39:02
Hey Michelle, I gave you a creative blogger award, so feel free to check out http://computergirl2007.blogspot.com/2009/11/im-creative-blogger.html to see what I wrote! Thanks for the blog
Emma