INGLOT AMC Pure Pigment Eye Shadows - THOUGHTS and SWATCHES...

INGLOT AMC Pure Pigment Eye Shadows - THOUGHTS and SWATCHES...

AMC Pure Pigment Eye Shadow
Size: 2g/0.07 us oz
Price: $14

AMC = Advanced Makeup Components

This is a term coined by Inglot to describe their signature formulation for their high impact color makeup and nail polishes.

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My Five Ps

Price 
To be honest, I didn't really consider the prices of these pigments until now. The Inglot AMC Pure Pigment Eye Shadows cost $14 each for 2g/0.7oz. of product. These are less than half the size of a M∙A∙C Pigment which costs $19.50 for 4.5g/0.15oz. What does this mean? It means these pigments are much more expensive than the comparative M∙A∙C Pigments: Inglot - $7 per gram, M∙A∙C - $4.33 per gram.

But when compared to the likes of Illamasqua Pure Pigments ($24 for 0.04 oz) and MUFE Star Powders ($19 for 0.04 oz) then the Inglot Pigments are a great value!

So what's the verdict? Quite frankly, you get a decent amount of product and will probably never use up a full jar. They are also some of the cheaper pigments you will find in the mid-to-high-end range. I didn't look at price when I got these because at the end of the day I'm spending $5 less than with M∙A∙C (albeit more per oz.) but still getting more than enough product for my buck (and my usage). Are they worth it? In my eyes...yes!

There are rumors of a price increase in May but we will have to wait and see. The biggest price change will be in the Freedom System. I assume the price on these pigments will increase $1 or $2 which wouldn't be too too hard to swallow.

Packaging
The packaging for the Inglot AMC Pure Pigment Eye Shadows is a very basic plastic jar with a screw-on lid. The plastic is very thick and robust with a solid cover which is great for durability and travel. These come without a sifter lid which may or may not be an issue for some. The lids also fit snugly onto the containers for added secureness and prevention against product spillage during storage.  

There is a label on the bottom of each jar that indicates the eyeshadow number, size, company location, suggested shelf life.

Inglot uses numbers for their products rather than names which can make our makeup lives difficult to say the least. Names are much easier for us to remember and it becomes quite a task to recall numbers for swatches/looks/tutorials/random makeup chats! I suppose it would be daunting to give names to all their products now but I wish they would consider it.

Purchasing
I decided to add another sub-category to my Ps just for Inglot. Inglot is very new to the US (about 2 years now) and started out with their flagship store in Times square NYC. They have now expanded to Las Vegas, Miami, Chelsea Piers NYC (main office), California and even New Jersey. But even with the expansions they were missing a web store...until very very recently.

So thankfully, we are now able to satiate our Inglot appetites in store, via phone orders and now online! The website may be a bit tedious to navigate and understand especially the Freedom Palettes but I will go over that in a separate post.

LAS VEGAS

The Forum Shops at Caesars

Town Square

MIAMI

Aventura Mall

NEW JERSEY

Westfield Garden State Plaza

NEW YORK

1592 Broadway

Chelsea Market Building

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Fashion Island

WEBSITE:

http://www.inglotusa.com/

Product & Performance
The Inglot AMC Pure Pigment Eye Shadows are fantastic 'loose' eyeshadows/pigments. I use the term 'loose' very loosely here (insert smile here for my double pun).

The eyeshadows themselves are moist and creamy rather than powdery and loose. While they are finely milled and smooth, they are still very dense and moist which is great for limiting fallout and product waste. I say this because other loose eyeshadows can be dusty, powdery and so lightweight that they fall easily onto the face or float away into thin air. These pigments cling together in small clusters but do not mistake them as being 'chunky'. The clusters are form by virtue of the formula rather than by deficiencies in the manufacturing process.

All the pigments have a shimmer, frost, high frost or metallic finish with the exception of one lonely matte black pigment. I find that the frost level varies depending on the color and range from a subtle shimmer/sheen to high impact metallic frosts. They work really well dry or wet with minimal fallout when pressed onto the skin. I do suggest using a primer with these because they are creamy and may crease on oily lids.

The pigmentation and color payoff for these eyeshadows is superb with/without primer, dry or wet. They apply really nicely to the skin with little effort and blend really easily with each other and other products. I notice that if they are layered too thickly they can flake but that is easily avoided by using thin layers.

Overall
If you are not a fan of frosts and shimmer you may not love these. But even though I am a matte fan at heart I still collected quite a few of these because they are so beautiful to look at and to use. I love using them dry or wet and the pigmentation is divine. The price is just right too even though M∙A∙C has a better value. There are also some really unique and gorgeous shades in the line-up so I say check them out. 

Since the website has no color descriptions I think swatches are key! So I will now lead you on a pic/swatch journey to tickle your FANCY!

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Pictures & Swatches

 High frost golden bronze

Burnt orange with subtle sheen

Bright yellow with gold sheen

 

Shimmery ice white gold

 Shimmery fuchsia pink

 Shimmery red based brown

 

 Light lemon gold

 

  Chartreuse green

 Shimmery white w/ green interference

   Shimmery purple

 Shimmery charcoal silver w/ slight purple sheen

 

  Shimmery taupe

 Shimmery blue

  Shimmery silver w/ slight pink sheen

  Rich molten bronzen gold

 

  Shimmery deep pink

  Shimmery teal

  Shimmery moss green

 

  Shimmery light purple

  Shimmery bronze w/ pink sheen




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