Review : Inglot Freedom System Bright Matte Eye Shadows 362M,372M,382M + Eye Shadow Base 01

I think what we all love about summer is the freedom to trot around wearing the fiercest and boldest colors without standing out. As monsoon slowly descends in India, I got tempted to pay a tribute to summer by doing a post on 3 lovely, bright & completely droolworthy summer eye shadows.

Inglot #362M is a bright bubblegum pink with a matte finish. Though pink eye shadows make our eyes look sick, this one is actually quite wearable. I actually purchased it because I wanted to use it along with NYX Kiwi eye shadow to recreate a look from MAC meets Barbie collection & it’s the perfect shade. It can be used as blush too I suppose, but the small pan size is a bit inconvenient to me. I love using it along with #382 (mentioned below) and The Body Shop Color Crush Eye Shadow in Be My Clementine.  Together they make a gorgeous sunset look.

Inglot #372M is a gorgeous matte turquoise color. Its a beautiful combination of aqua and green. I love using this as a pop of color on the lower lash line, sometimes I use it over the Maybelline Colossal Turquoise Kohl to make it even brighter. This can also be used wet to make it more vibrant.

Inglot #382M is a vibrant deep red color, it is completely matte. It’s a great color to use in the outer corners whenever you use peachy, pink, orangey or bronzey colors on your lid. It may seem like an odd shade to have but its actually pretty versatile & goes well with many warm colors. I tried using this wet but as you can see from the pan, it didn’t work out :( So do not dip a wet brush into this shadow)

Price: Rs. 400 / $6.2 each

Qty: 2.7 g / 0.09 oz (1.3g variant is shown here)

Availability: Major Brands | Nykaa 

All 362M, 372M shadows have the smoothest matte texture and blend effortlessly. 382M is a bit chalky and requires a dense fluffy brush to blend well. I have used them with drugstore brushes as well as expensive ones and they have performed well with either kind of brush. As you can see from the swatches, they are insanely pigmented. However I faced a problem when I used them on my lids, which I will elaborate below.

Inglot Eye Shadow Base 01:

A primer helps to create a smooth, oil free canvas for eye shadow application whereas a base is used to intensify the color of the eye shadow. If you use a base only, your eye shadow might crease, but a primer ensures that they won't.

Ingredients: 

Price: Rs. 500 / $7.8

Qty: 5.5g / 0.19 oz

Shelf Life 9 months (!!)

Availability: Major Brands | Nykaa

Frankly, the Inglot Eye Shadow Base failed to impress me when I used it initially: it did not make my eye shadows appear more pigmented nor did it help in increasing their wear time. I have pigmented eye lids & despite being bright in swatches and on the pan, the colors 362,372,382 don’t translate the same way on my dark lids. After trying these bright Inglot shadows over NYX HD Base & even over a white shadow pencil I was still not impressed because they were not appearing as vibrant as they are in the pan.

Then one day I tried the eye shadows over this Inglot Eye Base (that was lying forgotten in my makeup drawer) and I was suuper impressed. The eyeshadows looked so bright on my lids, exactly as the look in the pan. If you have pigmented lids like me and your eye shadow base is not helping you out, do try this out. I don’t recommend it for all shadows, not even for all Inglot shadows (as the neutral Inglot eyeshadows work well over any base/primer)…but it’s a perfect partner for the bright Inglot eye shadows that I have.

Shade 01 is a flesh colored base, 02 is a darker one. Inglot Eye Shadow Base is a creamy product. It does not have the same texture as a cream eyeshadow (for ex, Maybelline Eye Shadow Tattoos), its more like a mousse-cum-cream texture wise.  I use a stiff brush to pick out the amount needed, then I apply it in dots over my lid and under my lids and blend with my ring finger. Since it is so creamy, you need just the tiniest amount otherwise your eye shadows may end up creasing (unless you use a primer underneath this base). When I swatch this base on my arm and apply shadows over it, they don’t look different at all, infact that step is actually unnecessary as the colors are vibrant in the swatches.

Overall Verdict: 

#362M -4/5

#372M - 4/5

#382M -4/5

Eye Makeup Base - 3/5 

(1 mark deducted from all for being hard to get!) 

The Inglot Freedom System Eye Shadows are really good quality & frankly, they are worth the $6 price. However due to the currency exchange rate being high (value of Rupee is less) they are somewhat pricey in India (Rs.400). I feel that they are worth the investment, because they are really good quality and still cheaper than MUG/MAC. I like to store mine in the Freedom System Z Palette, but they can be stored inside any magnetic palette.

The Inglot Eye Makeup base is quite tricky to use & doesn't work with other eye shadows that I have, however it is really inexpensive compared to similar products in the market so I would recommend you to buy it if you feel that your Inglot shadows are not as vibrant as you would like them to be.

Inglot products are FREE from parabens and are NOT tested on animals.

I wanted to click EOTDs guys, but its so cloudy outside. Its been that way this whole week in Pune :/ I’m sorry :’(