I just might be… But I don’t care!   I received my very first order this past Friday, and I want to share my experience because I’ve been drooling over these products for a long time now.

I placed my order on Sunday the 20th, it shipped on Monday the 21st, and I received it on Saturday the 26th.  Not bad for California to New Jersey.  My order was packed neatly in a small box that fit in my apartment’s mailboxes, thankfully.  There was a cute cartoon cat and sticker on the outside.  Inside, my products were neatly wrapped in purple tissue paper.  The packaging for the products themselves is too adorable to throw out.  It’s easy to tell that a lot of love went into making these products because there is so much detail!  Also included was a complete invoice signed personally by Amy, beautifully designed business cards, and a glittery Sugarpill sticker.  For my very first order, I purchased Dollipop and Tako pressed eyeshadows, and Lumi, Absinthe, and Goldilux Chromalust loose eyeshadows.

The pressed shadows have a very finely milled, silky texture.  It’s not necessary to dig your brush vigorously into the pot to get product onto your brush, in fact doing so will likely result in far too much shadow on your brush — not because these are chalky, but because of the very soft texture.  Getting total opacity only takes a few swipes, and the shadows blend beautifully into other textures and colors.  The vibrancy and color payoff is NUTS.  I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t choose more than these two colors to try.

Dollipop –  Very matte, very bright pink.  This is definitely the brightest pink I own, and it’s so hot pink and in your face, that I really have nothing to compare it to.  You only need a small amount to get intense color payoff.  This will stain your eyes and brush if you aren’t careful!

Tako — I was looking for a bright, matte white that would perform better than MAC’s Gesso, and this delivers.  Builds up to opaque white in a few swipes and blends great with other colors.

The Chromalust loose eyeshadows come in a tall jar with a screw off lid.  There seems to be a problem with product getting underneath the lid as there’s nothing to seal it from the rest of the product.  When I first opened my jars there was a good bit of pigment on the inner rims of the jars as well as a little on the outside of one of them.  This is one pigment you definitely wouldn’t want to store upside down for this reason, and use precaution whenever opening and storing.  The texture of the shadows is very fine, none of the colors were clumpy or hard to work with.  As with the other shadows, they hold up well to blending and stay vibrant.  I highly recommend using Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy when using these shimmery loose shadows as  I used to swatch in the first picture below – it makes the pigments appear foiled even those they’re not wet.  You can tell a HUGE difference between the swatch of Goldilux in the first picture below, and the third picture with the other gold swatches, where I swatched Goldilux dry over a base.  These kind of sticky bases are great for shimmery shadows like the Chromalusts and I’ll definitely continue to use them when I work with these in the future.

Absinthe — This is a very unique green – very much a lime green, as described.  It’s packed with gold glitter.

Lumi — A shimmery white pigment with blue and green reflects.  I was probably most excited about this color – it’s an amazing brow/inner corner highlight, especially over a white pencil.  Similar to MAC Reflects Transparent Teal – see the pic below.

Goldilux — Bright, sparkling, shimmering, yellow gold.  I’ve really never seen such a bright gold.  There couldn’t be a better shade for blue eyes.

All my Sugarpill swatches.  Pressed eyeshadows are swatched over TFSI; Loose chromalusts are swatched over Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy.

Left side vertical swatches – Dollipop and Tako pressed shadows Right side horizontal swatches, top to bottom – Lumi, Absinthe, Goldilux

In natural lighting…

A comparison of other golds in my collection to Goldilux.  Everything is swatched over TFSI.

From l to r – Urban Decay Half Baked, Honey, MAC Woodwinked, Goldmine, Amber Lights, Gorgeous Gold, Rose Gold pigment, Copperized pigment Sugarpill Goldilux Chromalust on bottom

In natural lighting… Please excuse my vein-y Hulk hands!

As you can see, Goldilux is incredibly unique.  The closest I found to it is MAC’s Rose Gold pigment, but Goldilux is clearly more yellow and loaded with glitter!

A comparison of Lumi and MAC’s Reflects Transparent Teal Glitter

L to R – MAC Reflects Transparent Teal, Lumi

Lumi is nearly identical to the MAC glitter, but a much more wearable version as it’s not made of large glitter particles. For instance, if you use Lumi in your inner corner, it will look like a gorgeous subtle white and turquoise glow, but when you use MAC’s Transparent Teal Glitter, it looks very obviously like glitter.

2 quick looks using my new Sugarpill!

Goldilux on my blue peepers:

Goldliux on lids, Lumi on the inner corners, Tako under brow

Quick look using Dollipop:

Tako on the lid and browbone, Dollipop on the lid, Lumi in the inner corner

I am LOVING everything I got so far and I can’t wait to play more with my colors… is it too soon for a second order?!

You can buy these products and see the rest of the amazing line at Sugarpill Shop.  I would highly recommend to anyone who loves bright colors, great consistency and pigmentation, and in general, something unique in their makeup collection!