I've heard about INGLOT through make-up blogs that I follow and usually research swatches of the…read morecolors. They are also at IMATS. I didn't even know that they had a make-up counter at Macy's VF until I did my Christmas shopping at the mall. And boy... are we lucky! VF is 1 out of the 3 Macy's in Nor*Cal that carries Inglot so far (the other two is Stoneridge and Union Square). They are located right next to Bobbi Brown, Chanel, and Dior and you really can't miss the INGLOT sign!
Inglot is produced and manufactured in Europe. They've been established 25 years ago by a man named Woktek Inglot who was a chemist working in a pharmaceutical company. On their website it says, " His principal objective was to produce high quality products at fair and reasonable prices, using only the best possible ingredients and raw materials from the most reputable suppliers." Which is so true! I felt like all the products I played with were of superb quality.
The first time I walked by, I was intriqued with the selection of MATTE eye shadow colors! SO PRETTTTY! It reminded me of a mixture of MAC (because of the freedom customizable eye shadow and blush/bronzer palettes), ILLAMASQUE + MAKE UP FOREVER (because of the bold, beautiful, and bright colors) and URBAN DECAY (for all reasons listed above).
There were two girls working the counter and several customers so I did a quick walk by. When I went a few days ago, there were two customers looking at the freedom palettes and eye shadow colors, and a lady that helped them from Clinique (I know this because she wore a white lab coat) but she disappeared by 8:55pm while the mall closes at 9:00pm.
I still have no idea where she went but my friend and I were just swatching the gel liner pot and lip paint. Which means... no one was there to help us. I didn't mind until we had to find the items in the drawers ourselves. It didn't help that the black liner I bought was missing the number so it was hard to find until my friend Lonnie re-organized the whole thing for them. At 9:00pm, the Dior girl came over to help us but didn't know where anything was so we practically pulled the items out ourselves.
It was a disadvantage not having an Inglot Sales Associate to tell us about all the products but I somewhat loved the independence.
The NAIL POLISHES (contains no toulene, formaldehyde, dip, or camphor) are displayed perfectly, the brushes/eye liners/shadow pigments/foundation are in another section together, and the eyeshadow/palettes, bronzers, and blushes are in the freedom section. The lipstick, lipliner, and lip paints are behind the nail polishes.
I ended up buying the gel liner because I've heard good reviews about it and I even swatched it myself. I also accidentally spilled their entire make up remover bottle out too... because I am a klutz and there was no makeup remover sheets in sight. :/ But my point is that even if I spilled make up remover over my entire hand, I still wasn't able to wash off the liner completely... so I'm excited for it's staying power and no smudging! :D
I also bought the lip paint in #58, it's a perfect plum color for the winter and the only shade that truly represented me! I love it. It's highly pigmented, glossy, but very light-weight, and non-sticky (which I absolutely loved!!!)
I only bought my main 2 make-up necessities (liner and lipstick!) but I feel like I'll be coming back to buy powder or blush soon or both! They all felt amazing because it was a SMOOTH, BUTTERY, SOFT-VELVETY TEXTURE when swatched against my hand. Very nice against the skin! I just wish I had help matching the shade to my skin.. but I don't mind because I'll be coming back again!
And the best part, INGLOT is cheap! The liner was $12 and the lip paint was also $12! Compared to some other high end makeup brand, you can only get one item for $24 bucks.
Overall, I'm highly impressed with the quality of INGLOT! I would say it's the BEST BANG for your buck if you're into bold and beautiful colors and high quality make-up!
I'm really excited to try the foundation and blush next time! :)