Stargazer Eye Dust

While out browsing the shops the other day, I went into a local clothes and accessories store, and while there I came across two baskets on the ground full of these Stargazer Eye Dust pots, they had all been reduced from €6.99 to €2.99, because they were waiting on a new stand to arrive in the shop to display them on. First thought was, ooooh i love a bargain, so i decided to dive in for a look. Let me tell you, balancing is hard for me at the moment when i stand on two legs, never mind getting down on the ground to have a rummage through these, so the lovely lady in the shop seeing my situation (and probably a sale coming her way lol) offered to pop them on the counter so I could have a good look through them. 

In the past, I have bought Stargazer pressed eye shadows, and i was not impressed at all. The pigment in them was very weak (even in the brightest and darkest colours), and now matter how much i built them up, they just didn't produce the colour that was in the pot. I love eye dusts and im a massive fan of MAC pigment pots, so i decided i would leave my earlier experience with Stargazer in the past, and try these out. My favourite colours for summer, are always Gold Hues, Bronzes and I do like to add the odd bright colour in there. So I picked four colours (sure why not, they were a bargain at that price), a beautiful light rose gold no.32, a golden brown no.11, a nice dark bronze with a slight rose tint no.12, and a bright orange no.39.

This is the swatch test i did with them, and I am happy to report that the pigment is nice and strong in three of them, no.12, no.11, and no.32, and the colour is exactly the colour i expected from the way they looked in the pots. I was a little unimpressed with the light gold no.32, I expected it to be on the same lines as MAC's naked pigment, but it didnt have as much pigment as naked does. All in all though, I am absolutely in love with the golden brown and the bronze, they are perfect colours for the summer and my green eyes, and the orange is definitely something I will also use. They are so easy to blend, and I don't find their is much fall from them on application.

So, im happy to report that i have now changed my opinion on Stargazer, and I will definitely invest in more of their Eye dust pots in the future......