CARGO Colour Eye Shadow Palette in Bermuda, $28.00 CDN @ Sears.ca
Reason for Purchase
I am a big fan of CARGO products; I have some of their eye shadow singles (in the round silver pans, packaged the same way as their blushes) and wanted to try out a palette (or five - yeah...I bought five of them...).
Out of all 5 palettes that I bought, this one was the one I was on the fence about. There is one shade in the quad that is very orange, and I wasn’t sure how it was going to look on my pale skin.
Notable Features
This is a quad palette.
Like all CARGO products, this palette is named after a real place: Bermuda, one of the Caribbean islands.
Packaging
This palette is exactly the same size as a MAC Pro Palette x 4. It’s made of a clear resin-type plastic. The lid of the palette has green hummingbird and flower print set inside of it. Here is what it looks like:
The lid to the palette snaps shut; there is no magnetic closure like the MAC palette.
Once you open the palette, you will see a square mirror set inside the lid. The four shadows are square and identical in size - they are set in their own pans, and squished right up against a very skinny grey plastic frame.
Experience Using Product
I have to say, out of all five of the CARGO palettes I bought, this one is my favorite!
You get four complimentary colors inside this palette: a shimmery light sage green, a satin rust brown, a satin cocoa brown, and a shimmery terra-cotta clay color. Here is what the shadows look like:
and here is a swatch:
The light sage green color reminds me of a color you see on a dragonfly’s wings. Believe it or not, it makes a good brow-bone highlight and inner corner highlight - as well as an all over lid color.
The rust brown color is a crease or outer v color. This shade has an orange base to it, so it helps make blue eyes pop.
The satin cocoa brown is very pretty; it has a bit of a green sheen to it. This color is also multi-purpose - its a lovely all over lid color (especially with the light sage green as the brow and inner corner highlight) and also makes a nice delicate liner color.
The shimmery terra-cotta clay color in the bottom right corner looks very orange, but it does not apply as orange as you would think. It comes out of the pan as more of a tawny-orange. I like to use this color as my crease color, or as a wash on top of one of the browns.
This palette easily gives me a ‘bronzed goddess’ look (lol, I fee like a dork writing that!), without making my eyes look too orange or as though I have some kind of eye infection. I use all four shades to create a nice bronze look: light sage green on brown bone and inner corner, satin cocoa on lid, terra-cotta clay in the crease, and the satin rust brown as the outer v and liner shade. Put some bronzer on, a peachy-coral blush, and a nice nude gloss and it’s the perfect summer look.
Would I Re-Purchase, Recommend, or Reject
I would definitely recommend this palette to someone looking for a palette that’s perfect for summer. However, these shades aren’t for everyone; like I said, there’s a lot of orange-based colors in the palette. Keep that in mind!
If you are interested in this palette, I would recommend trying to swatch it first.
To learn more about this palette, you can visit the CARGO website (you can also shop from their site! - USA or Canada only) or the Sears website.
