I received my Sephora order and I'm very happy since it was only $25 plus tax. I needed to add $5 more to my cart to get free shipping, so this is how I ended up with CARGO's PlantLove palette. Yes, it was only $5.
The front and inside coversTHE RUNDOWN
- CARGO PlantLove, an eco-friendly line for the "green" girl
- Contains natural and organic ingredients; free of parabens, phthalates, synthetic dyes, or fragrances
- Packaged in a cardboard book-type palette with hidden magnetic closure
- Measures about 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
- Comes with 4 eyeshadows, 2.5 g each (total 10 g)
- Price: $5
PROS
- Very inexpensive
- Made with all natural and organic ingredients for those with a "green" conscience
- Large amount of product
- Two colors, Iris (purple) and Ginger (orange bronze) have a better texture than the other two and have pretty good color pay-off when used over a good base (see swatches below)
- For $5, the purple color by itself is worth it
- Good to add in your cart if you need $5 more to get free shipping at Sephora.com
CONS
- If you sniff the shadows, they smell like cooking oil, but I don't notice that odor when wearing it
- Other two shadows, Zinnea (golden orange) and Thyme (light sage) have a gritty, flaky, rough texture (kind of like a MAC lustre) and aren't as pigmented as the other two
- Zinnea and Thyme are a little hard to blend
- Must use a good base - like a shadestick, paintpot, or cream eyeshadow - to get good color payoff
- No practical highlight color
Note: a MAC depotted shadow would fit into the first inner circle
Ingredients (click to ENLARGE)
They include: Karanja Oil, Argan Oil, Grape Seed Oil & Sunflower Seed Oil
COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
- IRIS: deep violet shimmer (frost finish)
- THYME: light sage shimmer (lustre finish)
- GINGER: warm orange bronze shimmer (frost finish)
- ZINNEA: golden orange shimmer (lustre finish)
IRL, the purple looks better than in this eye pic; it looks quite sheer here even if it wasn't. I can't seem to take a good eye pic...go figure. Plus I didn't use a dark base but IRL, the purple is really pretty. (Excuse the unfilled brow)
Base: TFSI & Physicians Formula ColorEyes shadestick in Champagne (discontinued)
Lid & lower lashline: Iris
Crease: Ginger
Inner corner: Zinnea
Hightlight: None
Base: Same as above
Lid & lower lashline: Ginger
Crease & inner corner: Zinnea
Outer corner: Iris
Highlight: None
Playing with my swatch
Lid & lower lashline: Ginger
Crease & inner corner: Zinnea
Outer corner: Iris
Highlight: None
Playing with my swatch
FINAL THOUGHTS
It was only $5 and I'm not complaining.
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SEPHORA SAMPLES
- Ole Henriksen Sheer Transformation (haven't tried yet)
- Bare Minerals Foundation Primer (haven't tried yet)
- Urban Decay Lipstick in Sellout (Love!)
The full-size Urban Decay lipstick in Sellout goes for $22 but it's so worth it! It's well-pigmented, creamy, dreamy, moist and glossy: perfection. I would definitely blow $22 on one lipstick plus the packaging is gorgeous. Sellout is not really my color - a medium/dark raspberry creme - but the texture blows me away. I have to say it's better than a MAC Cremesheen and the Sally Hansen Natural Beauty lipsticks are coming to mind right now. (I'm tellin' ya, those Sally Hansen lippies are good.) I was on the verge of buying UD's lipstick in Naked, but I promised myself I wouldn't buy any lip products until I used something up. Be aware of the color descriptions because some are labeled as sheer or semi-sheer coverage. Sellout is a full-coverage lipstick so it comes out opaque.
See how glossy it is? Skip the lipgloss when wearing these!
UPCOMING POST
I got my Stila palette (@ 50% off, $20!) and, ay Dios mio, it's so pretty in person. A review with swatches coming soon cuz I'm still playing with it....
I got my Stila palette (@ 50% off, $20!) and, ay Dios mio, it's so pretty in person. A review with swatches coming soon cuz I'm still playing with it....
Thanks for stopping by! =) You'll be seeing more eyeshadow review posts and some mineral foundation reviews this month.
Oh you got the Pearl :-) All nice colours.
ReplyDeleteWas the Cargo palette on sale or something. I don't remember anything Cargo is that cheap
Yeah i didn't see the cargo palette... I would notice if it's $5!! awesome deal. I've been thinking about getting Stila palette. Please do a review! thanks =)
ReplyDeletewow i didnt even know they have this cargo palette. is it only available online? its cheap! im not familiar with cargo.
ReplyDeleteThe colors are pretty though. I guess you jus have to work with it.
lol on the cooking oil smell.
@Halifax, no, the CARGO palette wasn't on sale. It's just priced at $5 but listed as a $25 value. I guess they're just trying to promote their line or something? But I heard their regular sized eyeshadows are much better than this palette.
ReplyDelete@MM, I was checking out of Sephora and had to add 5 more bucks for free shipping and the CARGO palette was on the bottom of the page so that's how I came across it. I was going to get some stupid little thing anyway for $5 but this turned out ok.
@Becky, I'm not sure if it's only available online but it says it's limited edition and only available at Sephora.
Haha, it does smell like vegetable oil though. lol. =)
ohhh i am definitely lovin the little haul you did...& that urban decay looks soo nice on your lips..its pretty & i love eye looks u did :)
ReplyDeleteOoO.. The colors on the shadow look fab!!! The sample lipstick look great as well..
ReplyDelete@charlene-ann, thanks for noticing mamaz! I snuck 'em in there. lolz =)
ReplyDeleteThe UD lipstick is divine and I'm adding Naked to my wishlist.
@Jasmin, thank you! I love samples =D