Saturday 14 July 2012

My inglot eyeshadow palette: Merengue Edition


Some weeks ago, I visited the recently inaugurated Inglot shop at Colombo. For those of you who are not familiarized with the brand, Inglot is a polish company especially well-known for their "Freedom System". Actually, the Freedom System is an innovate concept where you can choose your own palette (there are palettes of many shapes and sizes) and the colours you want inside. This means you can choose your perfect palette of eyeshadows, blushes, lipsticks and whatnot. You do not have to be stuck with a pretty palette with pre-defined colours that you would otherwise normally buy, but which always has that anoying little colour that you wish wasn't there just wasting space.
I am not exactly an eyeshadow person (my favourite makeup is actually blushers), but I opted for a palette of five eyeshadows, all of them matte. I heard heard a lot of good things about these shadows, which are far better better than the M.A.C. ones. And, after trying them out for a couple of days, I can honestly say they didn't disappoint (and I had high expectations!). They are extremely pigmented and there are colours (matte, shimmery, etc.) for everyone's taste. For me, I chose mostly neutral colours, with pinks, purples and beiges.
Each eyeshadow costs €6 and the palette of five costs €6.50, which means you can add one eyeshadow at a time, whenever you feel like it.
I was very impressed with the brand and excited to build other palettes of blushes and lipsticks!

Há umas semanas, visitei a recentemente inaugurada loja da Inglot no Colombo. Para quem não conhece, a Inglot é uma marca polaca, bem conhecida nos Estados Unidos, especialmente pelo seu "Freedom System". No fundo, o Freedom System é um conceito inovador que consiste na escolha de uma palete (há paletes de várias formas e com diferentes tamanhos) e das cores que as queremos. Significa tudo isto que podes escolher a palete perfeita de sombras, de blushes, de batons, etc. Não tens de ficar presa com uma palete bonitinha com cores pré-definidas, mas que tem sempre aquela cor irritante que desejavas que não estivesse lá.
Eu não sou propriamente uma pessoa que adore sombras (a minha perdição são mesmo os blushes), mas optei por uma palete de cinco sombras, todas elas mate. Tinha ouvido falar muito bem destas sombras, que são bem melhores que as da M.A.C., e depois de as experimentar durante uns dias, posso dizer que não me desapontaram (e eu tinha altas expectativas!). São extremamente pigmentadas e há cores (mates, brilhantes, etc.) para todos os gostos. Para a minha, escolhi sobretudo tons neutros, com rosas, roxos e beges.
Cada sombra custa apenas €6 e a palete de cinco sombras custa €6,50, o que significa que podes ir adicionando sombras à medida das tuas possibilidades.
Fiquei bastante impressionada com a marca, e ansiosa por construir outras paletes, de blushes e de batons!





From left to right: colours 361, 341, 344, 390, 360.

Da esquerda para a direita: cores 361, 341, 344, 390, 360.

This little detail is the only not-so-positive thing I have to say about Inglot (and which has been pointed out by many others): the eyeshadows are only identifiable by their numbers, they have no names, which makes things a bit difficult for those who, like myself, check out the colours on the Internet beforehand and then arrive at the store and have to turn a lot of eyeshadows to discover the correct numbers!

Este pequeno pormenor é a única coisa que posso apontar de menos positivo na Inglot (e que já foi dito por muitas outras pessoas): as sombras são identificáveis apenas por números, e não por nomes, o que complica um pouco as coisas para quem, como eu, vê primeiro na Internet as cores que quer e depois chega à loja a virar todas as sombras para descobrir os números certos!




Moving your eyeshadows around, or replacing them with new ones, is really simple (despite what many bloggers say). Because the lid is magnetised, you can use it to take the eyeshadows out, by simply placing it on the outer area of the eyeshadow!

Mudar as sombras de lugar, ou substituí-las com novas é extremamente simples (apesar do que muitas bloggers sugerem). Uma vez que a tampa da paleta é magnetizada, podes usá-la para tirar as sombras, basta colocá-la nas extremidades da sombra!

Swatched

From left to right: colours 361, 341, 344, 390, 360.
Da esquerda para a direita: cores 361, 341, 344, 390, 360.


Have you ever built your own palette at Inglot?
Já alguma vez construíste a tua própria palette da Inglot?


xoxo

Merengue

4 comments:

  1. Such gorgeous colors!!
    BTW Love your blog! Let's follow eachother???! blog.andrealamo.de

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    1. thank you! I'm in love with the palette :)
      sure xx

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  2. You picked some lovely colours. I am travelling to Amsterdam & am excited as they have an Inglot store - i am going to make up a palette or two & i cant wait. Their shadows look so nice

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    1. Thank you Vicki :) You should definitely pay Inglot a visit! The eyeshadows have great quality and are very fairly priced! You won't regret buying them! x

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