Beauty Review: Fairypants Vegan Eyeshadow and Discount Code!

You may remember I was lucky enough to try the fabulous cake and cocktails range of lipbalms made by Fairypants in the summer. The lipbalms are so cute and smell exactly like their names.

This week I got a lovely parcel from Fairypants HQ containing a sample of their new eyeshadow range. The loose mineral powder is completely cruelty free containing no nasty ingredients and not tested on animals. That is where I came in, as a member of the testing panel I was the guinea pig!

The eyeshadow comes in a little glass pot with a sturdy plastic lid. Because this was a sample there was no label but I can confirm that the labels are just as cute as the ones on the lipbalms in the range.

The eyeshadow is a lovely fine powder with just enough shimmer to give a touch of sparkle without being over the top. I applied the powder with a fairly stiff eyeshadow brush and was surprised by just how well pigmented the colour is.

I was sent the shade Desdemona to try. It is a silvery grey colour with a slightly blue tinge. The colour is so versatile you can either use it dry and build up the colour for a soft wash of the shade or use it wet for a stronger pop of colour. I prefer a soft colour on my eyes so went for the dry option making sure I placed a piece of tissue under my eye to catch any colour drop out.
I was really impressed at the lack of powder that fell onto the tissue as, usually when I use a loose powder shadow, I end up with it all down my cheeks. I didn’t find that with this product too much.

This is 2 sweeps of the colour to give a gentle wash of the pretty silver shade. I have some creasing on my lids and find myself regularly re-applying eyeshadow during the day due to it creasing. I expected this to be no different but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it lasted all day with virtally no excessive creasing.

There will be six shades to choose from once the product launches next week. They will retail at an amazing price of £3.99 meaning you can invest in all the shades and play with mixing the colours to create a completely different look. I’m definitely going to buy Viola (a violet purple shade) and Ophelia (a glittering bronze shade) when they are released. I can’t wait to try them wet as an eyeliner!

To celebrate the release of these fabulous shadows the lovely people at Fairypants are offering Phat Cupcake readers the chance to bag free delivery! All you need to do is go to www.fairypants.co.uk and use the code ‘FREEBIE’ at checkout. What more reason do you need?

This item was sent for review purposes.