This shop and these pigments are the first that I have tried from an etsy seller. I have had them for about a year or so and have loved them from the start. I have a few that I did repurchase the full size of, because I was so in love with the colors! This will be a 3 to 4 part series, because I have around 11 or 12 shades and I would like to save my last post to show you the bases that I like to have certain ones over and some looks using them! The first 2-3 will be only swatches and product photos! I hope you guys enjoy this series, if so I would not mind doing another indie company, someone you guys might be interested in, soon after!

Here we go:

Shamrock

Swatches from left to right: Bare skin, Wet, Over NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

Shamrock is one of my favorite shades of green, which is a bright grass green, but trying to swatch it just does not give the pigment justice. It is hard to place on and if you just swipe this color it does look patchy and uneven, but I have found with most of the matte shades in Madison Street Beauty’s shop that patting them on is the best way to apply them, like with most pigments I have used. Applying them in this manner also intensifies the color and cuts down on fall out on your cheeks! They also apply and look best wet and also applied over a base.

Pumpkin

Swatches from left to right: Bare skin, Wet, Over NYX jumbo pencil in milk

Pumpkin, along with most all of the other metallics/shimmers that I own from Madison Street Beatuy, perform the best straight from the container. This one is this orangey/bronze/copper tone with a high metallic feel. Over a base the color becomes a more deep bronze/copper and it looses some of the shine, at least over NYX milk.

Tropical

Swatches from left to right: Bare skin, Wet, Over NYX jumbo pencil in milk

As you can see this one is another matte and it is a bright blue green leaning towards a turquoise. This shade actually performed better than Shamrock in the swatches, but it still looks and applies better wet and over a sticky base. This is actually one of my most used shades out of the pigments I have!

Gold Leaf

Swatches from left to right: Bare skin, Wet, Over NYX jumbo pencil in milk

This is by far my favorite pigment of all time, not just from this shop. The color, the intensity, the application. I have never seen another shade like this before. This one applies best over a sticky base, I prefer NYX jumbo pencil in Black Bean which I will show you in my last post. Gold leaf is a deep true gold shade, but over NYX milk it looks almost muted and looses some of the shine that it has. If you only own one pigment in your collection, this one should be it.

I hope you liked my first set, looking forward to doing the rest. As always if you have any questions at all, just ask!

Kristyn ❤

Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MadisonStreetBeauty