Review: CARGO Color Palette and Blush (EN - IT)

Some weeks ago, I received some products from the lovely Megan over Cargo Cosmetics to try out and review.
I think everybody knows this Canadian brand, as it is a multi-award winning cosmetic company, and it is also much diffused among Hollywood celebrities. However, in case you have no familiarity with the brand, I suggest you visit their site: www.cargocosmetics.com

Cargo has also offered to sponsor my 1st blog anniversary contest, which will be held in July (when my blog will "turn 1"), so this means that the gorgeous prizes for the winners will be from Cargo Cosmetics! Isn't that wonderful?
Make sure you watch this space for reviews on these products, because all of them will be up for grabs as contest prizes!

First thing I am going to review is the Color Palette in Baja.
Containing four vibrant eyeshadows, this palette has the perfect design to be your "on-the-go" palette of choice. In fact, the ingenous people at Cargo thought that inserting gimmicky brushes or sponge applicators was a waste, and saved some space (and customers' money!) for more product, skipping on the illusion of a spacious package! Two thumbs up for that! Plus, as you can see from the pictures, the drawings on the he quad are really nice and modern!

CARGO Color Palette in Baja
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Color Palette in Baja
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As regards to the actual products, this quad (which is available in 8 different combinations, all named after cities around the world) contains four powder eyeshadows whose texture is particular. It is not buttery soft, or velvet to the touch, but not even chalky or hard. However, when pat or blended on the eyes these colours are incredibly pigmented, easy to work with, and blendable! Also, I'd like to poing out that they do actually last long even without a primer underneath.
Baja is a mixture of taupe (shimmery, with some small glitters, but it is not packed with glitters, so that you don't experience the annoying fall-out!), bronze (sheen), light pink (sheen), and peach (which is described as a matte on the site, although I'd say it is a semi-matte).

I love this combination for it is suitable for every season, but especially spring and summer. In fact, you can create a very soft look with the pink and the peach e/s, a sultry bronze smokey eye with the taupe and the bronze e/s, or even a more elaborate look, with all four of them! You have all the essentials for day & night make-up. I told you this is perfect for being your "on-the-go" palette!

CARGO Blush in Rome
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CARGO Blush in Rome
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Packed in a fairly big tin, so that you can dip your favourite big brush (I either use a powder brush, or a kabuki) and pick the right amount of product in one move, this CARGO blush was love at first sight.
If you haven't guessed why yet, you will see from the swatches. It is the most lovely shade, great texture, lasting power; it shows up and blends well on the cheeks even when you don't wear foundation underneath (not many blushers do, in case you haven't noticed), and although it has a slight sheen, it will NOT turn you into a discoball.

Don't worry if this shade is not suitable for your skintone: there are other 8 shades to choose from!

Now for some swatches, both taken in natural light:

I hope you like these two products, because, like I said, they will be part of the prizes for my contest in July!

The palette retails for $ 28, or € 26 for all of you who are in the EU
The blush retails for $ 26, or € 24 again, for Europe residents.

CARGO can be purchased at some Sephora stores, Ulta, and some Indipendent retailers in the USA; Sears, Murale, and some other stores around Canada (what about Sephoras? I don't know, but please let me know, Canadian followers); and Sephora and Boots stores in Europe. For more information on where to buy, please take a look at their site!


Piccolo riassunto in Italiano (scusate, ragazze, ma sapete che in questo periodo non ho tantissimo tempo, e credetemi, tradurre tutto nuovamente richiede tempo):

Color Palette in Baja:
Contiene quattro ombretti, dalle cialde abbastanza grandi, perché gli ingegnosi signori della CARGO hanno capito che non vale la pena di sprecare spazio con pennelli o applicatori di spugna. Il packaging è molto pratico infatti, e può essere la palette che potete portare sempre con voi, sia per le sue dimensioni che per la sua praticità. Inoltre si presta per il trucco da giorno e da sera, e per tutte le stagioni (ma in particolar modo per la primavera e l'estate).
Gli ombretti, che come dicevo sono quattro, hanno una consistenza che non posso che definire particolare: al tocco non sono vellutati, o cremosi, ma non sono nemmeno duri. Sull'occhio tuttavia sono pigmentatissimi, altamente sfumabili ed è facile lavorarli e piegarli alle proprie esigenze. Hanno una buona durata anche senza una base sotto!
I colori di questa versione sono praticissimi e versatili, visto che contiene un rosa, un color pesca, un color bronzo ed un color tortora (più tendente al marrone) con dei brillantini. Non troppi però, così non avrete la faccia cosparsa. Gli altri colori sono perlati o semi-opachi.

Troverete questa palette, e le altre 7 combinazioni di colori da Sephora, per 26 euro.

Blush in Rome:

Con questo fard è stato amore a prima vista! La confezione è molto scarna, a forma circolare e di latta. E' abbastanza larga, e quindi pratica per i vostri pennelloni da terra, fard o kabuki.
La consistenza è altamente sfumabile, è pigmentatissimo e si sfuma benissimo anche senza il fondotinta sotto (non molti fard si vedono e si sfumano bene senza fondotinta). E' un fard un po' perlato, ma non vi darà l'effetto "discoball", bensì solo luminosità e colore!

Questo fard, e le altre 8 declinazioni si possono trovare da Sephora, al costo di 24 euro.


Spero che vi piacciano questi prodotti, perché la Cargo si è offerta di sponsorizzare il concorso per il "compleanno" del mio blog, che terrò a Luglio, e questi due prodotti faranno parte dei premi in palio!

A presto, per altre recensioni CARGO ;)



Disclaimer: these products were sent by CARGO's PR for reviewing purposes. No monetary compensation was earned, and I am not affiliate of this company.