An IMATS Find: Yaby Eyeshadow Refills in Antique and Pottery

Living in New York City definitely has its beauty-related perks: not only do I have access to many brands I'd only previously seen online, but also this year, I was able to attend my first IMATS (International Make-up Artist Trade Show) with my good friend Kar Yi. I wasn't planning on going all out and buying ALL TEH THINGZ, as per my previous post, but some make-up damage inevitably happened (well, what was I expecting - that's kinda the point of going to IMATS...), mostly in the brush department, which you'll hear all about in the upcoming posts. I also sneaked in a little purchase from Yaby Cosmetics, a brand I'd never tried anything from before; I scored two of their Eyeshadow Refills for $5 (they're normally $3.15 for 3g each on their website) in Antique no. pp019 and Pottery no. es347.

These Yaby eyeshadows are teeny-tiny: I've placed them next to a standard blending brush for reference, and they're roughly the size of a US dime - I believe it's a 15mm pan? They come packaged in a standard plastic clamshell, with shade labels glued to the bottom. They now happily reside in the Z-Palette alongside my pressed Fyrinnae eyeshadows.

I know you guys are probably majorly surprised - NOT! - by my shade choices. What can I say, I can't resist a good neutral shadow, and what IS in fact surprising, is that I somehow don't already have dupes for either of these in my extensive neutral eyeshadow collection. I know, shock horror!

 Antique is - you guessed it - a metallic antique gold shade, or a warm golden pewter. It's quite similar to the Browbone shade from the Limited Edition Wet n'Wild Dancing in the Clouds trio and Fyrinnae's Sacred. Fyrinnae Feisty Fennec Fox is decidedly more gray, MAC Patina more warm brown and less shimmery. Pottery swatches slightly different than it appears in the pan: it's a warm, rosey brown with a satin finish. Fyrinnae Evocation is a cooler purple grey, MAC Satin Taupe is darker and plummier.

L-R: Yaby Antique, Wet n'Wild Browbone shade from the Dancing In the Clouds trio (LE), Fyrinnae Sacred, Fyrinnae Feisty Fennec Fox, MAC Patina, Yaby Pottery, Fyrinnae Evocation, MAC Satin Taupe.

I've already featured Yaby Antique eyeshadow in the YSL Gloss Volupté post - that's the lid shade you've been asking about! It's even prettier on the lid than in the pan, and I'm quite surprised by how much I like it. To show you the other shade in action, I packed Pottery on the lid and slightly blended it up in the crease, and then deepened the outer corner with Rouge Bunny Rouge Delicate Hummingbird. I've highlighted the inner corner with a pink champagne from Inglot, lined my upper lashline with a dark brown pencil liner, and finished with two coats of mascara that you can see already flaking off on my cheek - real classy. NYC Blushable Creme Stick in Plaza Pink on the cheeks and Rimmel Soft Coral on the lips.

I really can't fault these adorable mini eyeshadows from Yaby: they're smooth, they're pigmented, they wear all day without creasing or fading over eye primer. I think the quality is really solid and it's a shame they're not more popular - I mean, they're only three bucks a pop, that's lower than most drugstore brands these days. They also come in a wide variety of shades and finishes, including pigmented matte neutrals and very bright, acid shades. Have you ever tried anything from Yaby?