Cargo Cosmetics

LE, 2016, 20th anniversary palette L to R, top row then bottom: Yonge St. – warm beige matte Maple – golden bronze shimmer Blizzard – icy silver shimmer Ice - medium delft blue matte Arctic - light warm pink shimmer 1996 - medium plum shimmer Dundas St. - medium taupe shimmer Goose - medium brown matte Eh! - medium grey shimmer Hockey - soft black matte The North - light purple-lilac shimmer Ontario - dark plum matte Product – Like other palettes with this format, the shadows are organized in color quads from left to right. This has: a warm neutrals quad; a cool blue/grey quad; and a warm-toned plummy quad. Nice assortment of possibilities. The shadows are easy to work with and have good color payoff. Packaging - 12 square pans of eyeshadow (6 matte, 6 shimmer), in a cardboard palette with magnetic flap, mirror under the lid, cover art in silver to blue fade with silver holographic snowflakes, and a well for the included dual-ended brush. It’s sturdy but a bit bulky, so this won’t be doing much travelling with me. MSRP $34. Overall – The shade named Hockey is what got me! Happy with this purchase.

This blush should be your new winter bronzer. I am on my second pan of this blush - the first one was my only blush and still lasted me for YEARS. Today I had a revelation that inspired me to review this: Reference foundation shades: BareMinerals Complexion Rescue in Vanilla 02, CHANTECAILLE Future Skin and Just Skin both in Alabaster, Nars Sheer Glow in Deauville. Today I was wearing Nars Sheer Glow in Deauville for the first time. It is a spot on color match except it is just a tad yellow which was most noticeable on my forehead. I don’t own any bronzer but needed to do something about how blanked out my forehead looked, so I applied this blush just like a bronzer. It is AMAZING. My skin looks like the healthiest, most perfect version of itself. This blush has enough brown and enough pink, in the right balance, to enliven light skin tones. No muddiness, no orange, just an invisible hyper-realistic finish. I am going to double down on using this combo for the rest of the winter!!!!

I love this pink blush. It is a true pink-blue blush. I am a warm toned GGG NC 35, ELDW in Fawn. This is the perfect matte pink and the color lasts all day on my very oily skin. I paid $26 for 8.9 grams of product. Compare it with MAC which is $25 for 6 grams. Anyway, this formula has never broken me out and the shade might be universally flattering. I know this will last a long time. The tin is cute, appears sturdy but doesn't have a mirror. But for the shade, formula and value, this is a gem!