I had briefly mentioned my buddy Ralph Kacy's fledgling cosmetic line, AMP Cosmetics. It was brief only because I didn't know much about it, other then it had cool colors, the product was good sized, and they offered a good discount to working professionals.
So when I ran into Ralph at my "day job" last Saturday, I told him how I stared my own blog, and remembered to honor my buddy right away. I also apologized for having not been able to purchase any of his product yet, and as soon as I did that I would write a review for him. Lo and Behold: Guess what was in my mailbox this afternoon when I got home from work? A box with the AMP logo. Thank you, Ralph.
I tore into the box as soon as I made it in the door, and screeched when I got through the packing tape. The next ten minutes or so are a blur because I was frothing at the mouth in cosmetic glee.
I know I mentioned in the past that Mr. Kacy was on the Dior National Artistry Team, and currently is a National Artist and Trainer for The Balm (Best. Concealer. Ever.), so homeboy knows what needs to go into cosmetics to make them quality.
AMP's ten eye shadows and four blushes are certainly high pigment, but not to the point where they become unworkable. There is an excellent balance here between form and function, because they contain four ingredients that I love to see on a eye shadow label: corn starch, silica, nylon-12 and zinc stearate. These are all ingredients that are oil absorbing, helping those of us with oily eyelids to know that our eye shadow will not crease. The blushes also contain Kaolin clay, another oil absorbing stay-put indicator.
You will also quickly notice from a jaunt through the AMP website that all the colors are named after iconic rock songs from musicians like Blondie, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joan Jet, Echo and the Bunnymen, Iggy Pop, and Guns and Roses. The colors are well represented by the names chosen for them. The lipsticks are all the fun colors that lady rockers wore in those music videos I grew up seeing on MTV. Everything is $13 each, and if you are a pro artist, contact Ralph though his website for information on his generous pro discount.
What are you waiting for? Everything is %40 for the holidays! www.ampcosmetics.net
Look forward to part 2, in which I extract an interview out of Ralph's tattooed hide, and part 3 in which my photographer boyfriend and I are planning a photo shoot so that you all may better understand the colorful awesomness that is AMP Cosmetics.
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