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That was me! They are similar but Monster has a white base where Nude has a transparent base. Also Monster is a bit thicker, and Nude is a bit more purpley and a LOT more reflective.

michelleshops · ‎05-04-2016

Oh I totally missed it @Sabrinas, sorry! I agree with everything you said lol!

Mochapj · ‎05-03-2016

I've had some time to play with Skinfetish, and I'm ready to share some thoughts.

Firstly, I'd like to note that PM's customer service is top notch. Even though I didn't get a call ahead of time like @veronika23 - when my items were delivered yesterday I was levied $35 in duties. I reached out to PM to voice my displeasure, and noted that previous releases I'd purchased not only included shipping in the item cost, but also did not have duties attached. That, on top of the fact that these weren't even being made available on Sephora Canada, left me a very unhappy customer. With exchange rate, the $25US shipping charge and duties, 2 kits came out to $250CA. :S PM was quick to offer a refund on my shipping charge and the duties, which was greatly appreciated and a classy move.

On to the kits, though!

I ordered Nude for myself and Golden for a girlfriend who is just getting into makeup. She thought Nude would be too unnatural and pink for her, and I thought I had enough gold highlights already. 😛

I tried Nude yesterday and my favorite part was the balm. It gives such a subtle gloss finish to the skin. The pink pigment was also pretty, but very flashy (as in obvious) against my skintone. As I discussed below, it is a color (not texture) dupe of the white shade in TF Ripe Plum shadow duo. I didn't care for the stick highlighter shade in the Nude kit, as on my skintone it came off a little light and ashy.

I brought my friend her Golden kit yesterday and she found the gold pigment too much (as I mentioned, she is still new to makeup, so a lot of things are too much) She was not a fan of it at all, so she ended up giving the Golden pigment back to me. As I was not a fan of the Nude highlighter stick (but she was), we also ended up switching sticks. I definitely like the darker pigment in the Golden stick.

This afternoon I tried layering the Nude pigment with the Golden stick and I quite liked the finish on my skintone. I agree with veronika23's assessment of the Golden kit as well; it has lots of pinprick shimmer that the Nude does not. The Nude pigment reminds me of the type of sheen you see on a satin ribbon, while the Golden pigment is more like the glimmer of stars in the night sky.

TL;DR - I'm happy with the franken-kit I have. The quality of the products compares to the previous PM items I have purchased.

veronika23 · ‎05-03-2016

UPDATE 2

So my skin is a big mess right now and extremely dry… no product will look good on it. So anyway to continue… The balms are nice but very subtle if you wear that product alone. It does look good with or without foundation but for me it’s a barely there glow. Which is fine if that’s what you like. Once you apply the pigment on top you can see the highlight way more (depending on how much you apply as well). That’s what I prefer. This might be a bit hard to explain but I feel the nude is more of an iridescent shift while the gold is more tiny specs of glitter reflecting the light. Both pigment might be made the same way but that’s how I see them. Maybe glitter is the wrong word… it’s little specs of gold that you can see catching the light and also somewhat reflecting a shift while the nude only seems to have that shift. It also depends how it catches the light. It is beautiful I am just trying to describe it as best as I can.

Someone did mention earlier in the thread that the brush has a chemical smell. It does. I personally can’t stand it and it’s the whole brush. I’ve washed it a few times and I can still smell it. I don’t think I’ll be using it since I am sensitive to scents and this is one I can’t handle. I’ll try and washing it again and maybe leaving it in a back full of baking soda to absorb that scent. I expect this from cheaper brands and not Pat McGrath and not at the price point of the kit. I did let the company know. If any of you notice it as well I suggest reaching out so the company take really take note of it.

I’ve been playing around a lot with just the pigments and I thought I’d share some of what I call my experiments with it lol. I figure I'd show another side/use for the pigments. I tried them over Viseart mattes shadows and it's real pretty. I just don't have any pics. You can do a lot of things with just the pigment IMO.

Sorry the pics aren't the best... tried to catch the shift as much as I could 😉

Left: Golden over NYX Milk

Right: Nude over NYX milk

Left: Golden over MUFE Aqua XL M-30 + a bit of NYX Milk

Right: Nude over MUFE Aqua XL M-92 + a bit of NYX Milk

Golden over MUFE aqua cream in #2

Unicorn 😉

meganlisa · ‎05-03-2016

Great photos. I'm sniffing my brush...and maybe it's me or maybe some brushes have and others don't...but I can't smell anything no matter how much I try. I'll be curious to hear what others say.

Do I want the gold?

veronika23 · ‎05-03-2016

Thanks! Interesting about the brush. Glad you don't have that stinky scent to it 🙂

annec322 · ‎05-03-2016

This would look lovely on the eyes...is it eye safe?

veronika23 · ‎05-03-2016

@annec322 ~~I'm pretty sure I read it could be used anywhere~~. Yup it says anywhere on face and body. That's why I've been playing with different things so much

Mochapj · ‎05-03-2016

That was me about the brush 😉 Even without the smell I could take or leave that brush - I found it kicked up more powder than I wanted it to when I used it.

I like your unicorn!!

veronika23 · ‎05-03-2016

I thought so 😉 Just not sure enough to tag you in the post lol 😄 Thanks!

veronika23 · ‎05-03-2016

TODAY! NYC!

Zpsid91 · ‎05-03-2016

Fun! I want to go! If only I lived anywhere close!

meganlisa · ‎05-03-2016

My nude video, for those interested. Wearing it and swatched

Tarabotti · ‎05-03-2016

So VIBRouges and VIB's only got early access to this for one day? I was going to buy the golden today but it looks like I have to try on May 10th.

I'm still unsure about whether I should also get the nude as well. I'm a Mac NC42 so I don't know how well it would show up as a highlighter on me.

creasedshadow · ‎05-03-2016

Oh that's weird/disappointing. I totally thought it was available for VIB/R *beginning* on May 2. I didn't realize it was *only* on May 2. On the bright side, there should be plenty of reviews for you to make an educated decision before the 10th!

makeitup305 · ‎05-03-2016

I really want to try this but not sure its worth $75.

frametheface · ‎05-03-2016

I don't know if you caught it earlier, @makeitup305, but if you're curious about the price you can try to break it down for the entire kit.

This includes a brush (I find it HQ and can definitely use this for multiple things), pigment (I don't have the amount on-hand, but it's a decent amount - especially for how little you need), and a highlighter stick & balm stick, both of which can be used independently. When I wasn't sure if this was worth it, I looked at the prices of brushes & highlighter sticks. A nice brush is pretty pricy, and then most of the stick highlighters I was looking at were 30-40$ on their own.

Breaking down the components, I think for what you get, 75$ is a pretty fair price. Your mileage may vary though, based on how you use highlighters!

makeitup305 · ‎05-03-2016

@frametheface thanks for that. It probably is worth that not sure if I would get that amount out of it. I am super curious about it though. I wish I could swatch it in store!

AnneMCC · ‎05-03-2016

I'm interested in buying just the wand and not the pigment if anyone wants to trade or sell, please message me

Mochapj · ‎05-03-2016

I am also wearing nude pigment today. I had tried it on quickly yesterday and was not super impressed, but I like it more today.

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