Cargo's Eastern Eye Pencil Collection

Hello, beauties!!!! I'm currently spending this beautiful Sunday afternoon stuck at the computer writing a small research paper, lucky me, right? This is going to be a quick post, as I wanted to get these up before the weekend was over.

When I mentioned in my last post that I had ordered Cargo's Easter Eye Pencil Collection from Sephora's Friends & Family sale- I had immediate requests to do a whole post on them. You asked for it- you got it!

Cargo's Easter Eye Pencil Collection is a set of 5 mini-sized eye liners, cased in a sturdy, magnetized hard plastic case. The case has little grooves in it and the pencils fit perfectly. For comparison of the size of the pencils, here is an Urban Decay 24/7 mini against the Cargo pencil.

The colors in the set are fantastic. They include a black, purple, gold, blue, and olive.

I tested the blue pencil on Friday- which was a bad day because my allergies were kickin' that day and my eyes were watering like crazy. But I have to say, despite the water works the color stayed pretty true and only had to touch up a couple of times.

Black, Purple, Gold, Blue, Olive.

The colors when applied are beautiful, they go on smooth and the color is very vibrant (I didn't expect the blue to be so vivid when applied to my lower lashline! I even had to try and tone it down a bit). The black pencil actually comes off more of a steely gray, which is fine because it's still a pretty color. My favorite pencils are the purple and olive. The finish I would say is more metallic than shimmery, and the only pencil to have actual glitter would be the gold pencil, but don't worry, it's small so it won't irritate.

I think this a great set from Cargo- are the colors terribly unique? No, but they are very pretty and wear great. Plus, for $18 you can't beat the price. A perfect gift for the Holidays!!

Taupe Tuesdays (Better Late Than Never)! - Cargo Yukon

*peeks around*

Oh, hi there! Once again real life has consumed me since my last entry, hence why I've been a tad sparse around the blog-o-sphere. I was commissioned to bake a cake for a Bridal shower and on top of that I had my first paper for my class (Shakespeare...ooh!). And, of course, in true fashion I crammed in the writing over the weekend (what can I say, I work better during the last minute). And to top things off, at the moment my throat has turned against me and I'm on the verge of losing my voice (this morning I had quite the sexy "man" voice, juuuust kidding).

I'm sure I've done a "post-Tuesday" Taupe Tuesday before, so I know you all won't be too surprised, right?

Today's belated Taupe Tuesday features another brand I've never mentioned (but, this is my ONLY item from this brand), Cargo. First, I want to mention that I'm sad to say that I think this may not even be made anymore :( I was cruising Cargo's page on Sephora and their single eye shadows are no where to be found. Is Cargo changing their look? Maybe. Cargo also has another brand called Plant Love, which features 100% post-consumer waste packaging (yay for going green!). Oy, I think I'm getting off track here...

Back to the taupe, Yukon is (or, was) a delightfully smooth taupe which is almost brown and purple...ish. It's a moody color. Depending on the light/angle/amount applied, even the kind of base you use- can alter it's apperance.

The following is the SAME swatch with slightly different angles. The top shows off the more purple tones while the bottom shows off a more brown tone. Or. Maybe this NyQuil is playing tricks with my eyes:

Should you try to track this down? Maybe. Looking at it reminds me of another taupe (surprise surprise)- but I can't think of right now (Do you think it looks like another taupe?). I'm sure the price was under $20 (it may have been around $18) and has quite a bit of product in it. And, it comes in an adorable & sturdy metal tin (one of the things I've always liked about the past Cargo products, even though I never dove further into the brand)!! It's quite sad that these aren't around- but I still think it may be worth the search for one.