Nothing Rhymes With Rachel: Makeup Geek Week

Makeup Geek plus Z Palettes

This is a bit of an impromptu post. It's a case of not having much time for photos today so what would be quick to photograph. I thought it might be interesting to a few of you to see how I have organised my Makeup Geek shadows. I have a fair few of these lovelies so the best way to store them is in large palettes where you can see everything. I had already used Z Palettes before and the Makeup Geek store sells them so it was a no-brainer.

I initially had my collection in one palette, then split neutrals and brights between two, before needing a third for the foiled shadows.

Read on to see my palettes in more detail.

Any non-Makeup Geek shadows are marked with an X. When I list the colours by row I won't be including the other brands.

I try to organise my shadows into colour groups and usually going from light to dark. I rearrange them every time I add to the collection.

Makeup Geek Neutrals in Extra Large Z Palette

I keep my neutrals in an Extra Large Z Palette. This size can fit 35 Makeup Geek shadows in it, mine contains 33 but of varying size.

First Row: Ice Queen, Vanilla Bean, Rapunzel, Peach Smoothie, Crème Brulee

Second Row: Shimma Shimma, Barcelona Beach, Hipster, Taupe Notch, Brown Sugar, Bada Bing

Third Row: Dirty Martini, High Tea, Preppy, Pretentious, Cocoa Bear, Goddess

Fourth Row: Rockstar, Unexpected, Stealth

Makeup Geek Brights in Large Z Palette

I keep my brights/non-neutrals in a Large Hot Pink Z Palette. The large can fit 27 Makeup Geek shadows.

First Row: Shimmermint, Pixie Dust, Shark Bait, Mermaid, Peacock

Second Row: Chickadee, Mango Tango, Poppy, Razzleberry, Burlesque, Envy

Third Row: Bitten

Fourth Row: Cinderella, Wisteria (first formula), Pop Culture, Duchess, Drama Queen

Makeup Geek Foileds in Large Z Palette

My foiled eyeshadows are in a Large Pink Sunrise Z Palette (exclusive to the Makeup Geek store).

First Row: Magic Act, Fortune Teller, Untamed, Flame Thrower, Grandstand, Mermerized, Showtime

Second Row: High Wire, Whimsical, Starry Eyed, In The Spotlight

Third Row: Charmed, Fantasy, Jester, Houdini, Centre Stage, Pegasus

Fourth Row: Day Dreamer, Cailtin Rose, Masquerade

Is it bad that I only needed to check the names of about 4 or 5 of these shadows? Ooops?

Z Palettes are the perfect carrier for the Makeup Geek shadows. They are sturdy (although I'd be extra careful when travelling) and I love that you can see in so choose the right one every time. They range in size from a Small (fits 9 shadows) up to the Extra Large (35) and they recently launched the Double-Sided (2x27). As well as these three palettes I also have two more which contain Illamasqua and Urban Decay shadows which I have de-potted (more about de-potting here). Z Palette sell a double-ended spatula just for this job which I highly recommend, bonus as it's super pretty!

You can buy Z Palettes from Makeup Geek, Love Makeup, and Cocktail Cosmetics

and they tend to range between £9 and £35. They also sell metallic sticker for any shadows you de-pot which aren't magnetic, as well as pans for filling with pressed pigments/lipsticks etc.

I know there are other fill-it-yourself palettes out there but I don't own any of them. I'd love to know if you have any of the alternatives and what your experience with them is. I'm not sure I can be swayed from the Z Palette ever as these do the job and look good doing it.