Pigment Payoff

I have many people ask me what is the point of having pigments in your makeup case. The answer? versatility. Pigments can be used on the eyes, lips, and basically anywhere you want color. However, I mainly stick with the eyes. Whatever floats your boat, go for it!

These two pigments I have chosen to showcase are by MAC and I absolutely love them. The reason I typically shoot for a bottle of pigment is firstly because of the color pay off. It excels, it soars, it conquers all color in the makeup world. There are also many different formulations such as frost, metal, matte and pearl in the MAC pigment collection.

The first is Kitchmas, a frost shade to which is described as a, "shimmering pink/mauve pearl".

The description barely touches base on the payoff and loveliness of this pigment. It is gorgeous placed on the center of the lid or placed on the center of the lips for a pop of shimmer.

The second is Gold, a metal shade to which is described as a, "smooth high shine gold".

 I feel what I love most about this shade is the intensity & undertone. Usually I find gold shades that have more of a cooler & warmer undertone, but this one is more olive to me which I feel would look gorgeous on a different variety of diverse skin tones.

Lastly, I believe a beauty tip that beats the ban when it comes to using pigments is using them wet for an even more intense color payoff. 

Honestly, you can use any mineral water (I use MAC fix+) or plain water to spritz lightly after placing the pigment on the brush your using and build it up to your desired color payoff. Below I photographed the difference between regular formulation and wet.

Hope you learned a little bit about the reasons for pigment hype, love you all balm beauties!

xoxo

Hannah Ruth