NYC New York Color IndividualEyes Custom Compact

It's been over a week or so since I received my first Influenster voxbox and have had a chance to try out most of the products.  The first product I tried was of course the NYC New York Color Individual Eyes Custom Compact (Retail price $4.99)

My first impression of the eye pallet at a glance was; how awesome is this!



The eye compact is an all-in-one compact that provides everything need to get a complete eye look: primer, illuminator, applicator and complementing shadows. NYC designs pallets are designed to complement specific eye colors. I didn’t receive a specific eye color pallet.  The seal said it is a limited edition. 


The colors I received are beautiful, great for a smokey eye. Added bonus a base primer and illuminator included.  This was my first time trying any NYC eye shadow product.  The eye shadow compact I received was in the color Dark Shadows 0156-08.  
 
Begin with the packaging itself, it is the standard plastic black bottom with a clear hinged lid cover.  Great size in my opinion, not to big not to small about 3inches x 2.5 inches or so.  My only concern is that I have a tendency to be slightly rough with my products when I’m in a hurry therefore I think I will eventually crack the hinge. I like that the back of the compact pallet includes a diagram of how to apply the shadows.  This seems like a great pallet for a beginner.

Now on to the colors and extras, there are four complementing eye shadows that can be used together or alone to create various looks.  The compact comes with an allover lid color (Light Blue/Silver shimmer), 2 crease/contour colors (Slate Blue shimmer and Navy/Gray shimmer), and highlighter color (White shimmer).  Included as well are a base primer, illuminator, and double ended application sponge.  I don’t use the sponges at all; therefore I cannot say if it applies color well or not.  The colors are highly pigmented for a drugstore product in my opinion.  The swatches above are just one quick swatch.  They are absolutely build able to create various looks.  The base primer included is opaque and holds color fairly well.  The illuminator seems to be cream version of the highlight color included.  The all over shade color and the lighter of the two crease/contour colors have the tendency to have fallout when applied, which also gets into the illuminator.  Given all shadow colors are shimmers, the bit of fallout can be a problem for those who tend to do their eyes after their foundation such as I do.  After experiencing the fallout the next day I applied the shadows prior to doing my foundation and had no issues covering up the little bit of fallout.
  

Verdict 1-10: I give it an 8, I would repurchase.  The packaging is not a problem for me as I see it as a great deal for the price.  I would have liked if not all the colors were shimmers having a matte color included would have made it a better pallet in my opinion.

Want to see more NYC products? Visit their website at newyorkcolor.com  

I received this product complimentary for testing and review purposes from Influenster.