Rimmel ScandalEyes Eyeshadow Paints: Rich Russet, Peachy Apricot, Manganese Purple, Pomegranate, Velvet Black

 

Hello everyone! I have some new product to share with you from Rimmel London!

They are the ScandalEyes Shadow Paints ($4.97 USD), and I found mine at Walmart. It's pretty much Rimmel's liquid/cream eyeshadow line. I bought 5 colors, Rich Russet, Peachy Apricot, Manganese Purple, Pomegranate, and Velvet Black. Here's what Rimmel had to say on their website:

 

Long wearing metallic eyeshadow paint for an intense bold look
Scandalous colour impact!
It’s the end of dull, subtle colour with this multi-dimensional cream shadow formula
Spatula applicator delivers high intensity coverage in one simple stroke
Waterproof & crease-proof with 8-hour wear

Top to Bottom: Rich Russet, Manganese Purple, Velvet Black, Pomegranate, Peachy Apricot

I really do not know how I feel about the packaging. It looks like a lipgloss. It's a clear tube so that you can see the color and see how much product you have used up. I really did not like the applicator. It could just be my awkwardness, but the applicator made it hard to control the amount of product that ended up on the lids. I could scrap off the sides, but still get a LOAD of color on my eyes. I would just say BE CAREFUL during application.

After I got the amount of product that I wanted on my eyes, you HAVE to work quickly and decided whether you need to blend out the color, or leave it be. After this stuff sets, it is not going ANYWHERE unless you are going to add makeup remover to the mix. So, it holds true to the claim of not budging or smudging UNLESS you do not use a primer and have oily lids. At the end of the day, I still got creasing unless I used a primer beforehand.



L to R: Rich Russet, Manganese Purple, Velvet Black, Pomegranate, Peachy Apricot

 As far as the colors so, they all performed equally well with the staying power but varied in ease in application and build ability. They all have SOME sort of micro shimmer in them and are very metallic.

The two colors that really were hard to work with were Manganese Purple and Peachy Apricot. The purple took about 3 LAYERS to get an opaque look on the eyes. The bad thing about that is as you build these colors on themselves, they FEEL very heavy and thick on the lids. I do not like FEELING my eyeshadow everytime I blink especially since I have hooded eyelids. The other color I did not really enjoy was Peachy Apricot. No matter WHAT I did, I could NOT get this color to be even on my lids. I tried waiting longer before opening my eyes, different primers, it just creased A LOT and would bunch up on my lids. NOT CUTE! All the other colors were wonderful, and I definitely recommend them.

Rich Russet



Manganese Purple

Velvet Black

Pomegranate

Peachy Apricot

 

 

If you use these products for nothing else, they make a nice base for other eyeshadows! I would just say BEWARE of increase fallout as you press your powder shadows on these!

 

 

So have you tried these Shadow Paints by Rimmel? Loved them? Or hated them? Let me know!

 

Thank always for reading and I hope you found this helpful!

 

 

 

 



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L'Oreal Infallible 24Hour Eyeshadows in Purple Priority & Gilded Envy: Review + Swatches

So if you may or may not know, L'Oreal has launched from NEW shades to their 24Hr Infallible Eyeshadow line. There are six new shades and I have two colors I wanted to share with you.

The two colors I purchased are Purple Priority and Gilded Envy. Purple Priority is a metallic blue-purple. It looks almost indigo on my skintone and with certain makeup looks. I only have one other purple shade from L'Oreal and it is Smoldering Plum. Compared to Purple Priority, Smoldering is WAY darker and hardly any shimmer or glitter in it.
Gilded Envy is a VERY glittery light olive green. I guess since Priority hardly had any glitter, Gilded makes up for it TEN FOLD! I do not have Golden Sage which I thought would be a good comparison, but looking at the two shades in store, Golden Sage was a lot more muted and not as green as Gilded Envy.

In comparison to the other three Infallibles that I have, I found that the formulas of these two were WAY creamier. Purple Priority gave me more opaque color with fewer swipes compared to Gilded Envy which takes some time to build up. The lasting ability with a primer was comparable to the Infallibles in my collection already, BUT Gilded Envy seemed to struggle. Even with a primer, I found this shade STILL fading away after about 5-6 hours and leaving me with nothing but glitter to show that something was there.

 

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow Purple Priority

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow Gilded Envy

Gilded Envy & Purple Priority - taken with flash

 

Gilded Envy & Purple Priority taken in natural light

 

 So has anyone tried these yet? Did you find this post helpful? Please let me know and thanks for reading!

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Vincent Longo Hydro Stick in Aqualily

 

In this crazy makeup journey, there are a few things that I am CONSTANTLY on the search for such as red lipsticks, translucent powders, and highlighters/illuminators. In this post, I want to talk about a face illuminator called the Hydro Stick that I purchased from Hautelook from the cosmetic line by Vincent Longo.

 

The Vincent Longo Hydro Stick ($25 USD) in Aqualily is a pink shade with lots of shimmer.

Here is the description from the Vincent Longo website:

 

Enjoy a modern approach to skin bronzing with Hydro Stick. This new, mostly water technology, leaves the skin feeling refreshed and intensely cool while looking subtly tanned. It feels moist and nearly wet upon immediate application and sets quickly to long lasting color. Skin will feel cool, uplifted and hydrated, while looking radiant and glowing. A sensory experience and beautiful skin finish.

Product Benefits

• Luminous, natural finish
• High percentage of water for cooling effect and hydrating action
• Long wearing gel base for all skin types
• Pigments that deliver true color
• Spherical powders for glide and comfort
• Sheer, buildable coverage
• Easy to apply

 



I love that this product is a stick and it does feel very COOL on the skin. As far as the other benefits go, I would agree that this product is buildable and very blendable. BUT be forewarned! This Hydro Stick sets VERY QUICKLY like in about 20 seconds FAST. After it sets, it was almost impossible for me to blend it out on my skin.
It is very prone to melting so keep the inner cap ON IT to help with this. I love the color pay off that I get from this even after just a few swipes on the skin. I think the only thing I would complain about is that the color fades after a few hours, but at least it leaves a nice glow to the skin that doesn't make me look oily at the end of the day. I also found that the color lasts a bit longer if I use it on top of foundation instead of JUST bare skin.



L - two swipe swatch & R- two swipe swatch blended

 All in all, I definitely will keep this as part of my arsenal of face highlighters. It's creamy, cooling, non-irritating and with decent wear time in my personal opinion. I am really enjoying using this as part of my natural everyday looks! And I definitely recommend though if you can find it on Hautelook again for cheaper, GO FOR CHEAPER! It was $14 on their website =]

So who has tried this? Loved it, hated it? Let me know down below!

 

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Wet N Wild Fergie 8-in-1 BB Cream in Deep

 

 

 So there's a new BB cream on the drugstore block! It's the Wet n Wild Fergie Boom Boom Pow BB Cream ($5.62 at Walmart). That name, first of all, is what REALLY got me. 'Boom Boom Pow' in your face advertising, made me giggle something fierce. Nonetheless, it is claimed to be an 8-in-1 benefits BB cream that will hydrate, brighten, prime, conceal, give SPF15, smooth, oil control, and even skintone.

 

I have tried 3 BB creams from the drugstore before this one. I tried the Maybelline Fresh BB which made me a greaseball, L'Oreal's Magic Skin Beautifier BB which faded rather quickly, and the Flower BB cream which is now one of my holy grail foundations, yes foundations! It gives full coverage and doesn't make me a GREASEBALL!

 

But as a product junkie, I saw this and HAD to at least try it! If nothing else, I could return it to Walmart if I didn't like it. Let's take a look at is shall we?

 

 

 

Fergie BB Cream in Deep Swatch

The Fergie BB Cream comes in 5 shades and I got the darkest one in DEEP. First of all, there is NOTHING deep about this color! I would feel better if they called it a medium/deep, more medium than deep. In the pictures below you can definitely see how painful PALE it looks on me.

 

It's not the THICKEST formula I have used. It's definitely thicker than the L'Oreal and Maybelline version, but more watery than the Flower BB. It's not going to immediately SLIDE down your face/hand after being put there, but if you tilt the area where you put, it will slowly let gravity lead it to places you may NOT want it to go. I LOVE that is has a nozzle that really helps control the amount of product that comes out the tube.

 

It does have a scent. It's like a strange chemical smell (think Revlon Colorstay) but there is some floral bits in there. Almost like they were trying to cover the chemical smell with flowers and it mutated into something in the middle. The smell, whatever you want to call it, is not very strong and it is not one that I felt lingered on me after application.

 

Ok, now on with the claims!

 

• Hydrate: I have oily skin, and while I felt as though my skin was moisturized with this product, it wasn't an EXTREME hydration that felt me feeling/looking extra greasy. If you have dry skin, I do not know if the hydration will be enough especially now that the weather is changing.

• Brighten: Yes it does this, but I mainly, for me, think it's because the shade was WAY too light and when you put a lighter shade on your face, then yes, it does APPEAR to be brighter! 

• Prime: You know what? This BB does a really good job as a primer! I really feel like if NOTHING else, you can try this product out as a cheap primer for your regular makeup. Only, ONE thing I noticed about it. The THICKER the foundation you put on top of this BB, the harder it is to blend it in. I found similar consistencies worked best on top.

• Conceal: *laughs hysterically* Yeah, do NOT expect this to conceal much if ANYTHING!

• SPF15: Even though it has the sunscreen protection, I really recommend having an extra one. Especially a sunscreen with a HIGHER SPF number. I'm just glad the sunscreen ingredients did not make my face oily.

• Smooth: I really do not know what to say about this claim. Did my face feel smoother after applying this product, YES. Did it look smoother? Sure, if I just IGNORED the acne bumps!

• Oil control: Again, I was SO pleasantly surprise that this claim following through in my experience. Even though it was a drugstore BB, and even with the sunscreen aspect, my face was NOT oily with this product. At the end of the day, I really felt as though my face had a nice GLOW about it, but it is no where NEAR what I would call oily, greasy, or shiny!

• Even skin tone: If I ignore ALL the little acne scars that still peeked through, then sure, it evened my skin tone to one color....that was UBER light! I believe it does a good job at getting things uniform in color.

 



Bare Faced

With Fergie BB Cream Applied

 

 

Overall, I really enjoyed using this product as a primer to help control my oils throughout the day. I feel in nothing else, give this a try using it in that fashion.
All the other aspects about it, and whether it is good in them or not, will depend on the individual and what do THEY want out of it. But there is my review and my recommendation!

Thanks for reading and I hope it helped you!


Internet world! Tried this product? Love it, hate it, or on the fence! Let me know down below!

 

Drink up, beauties!

abluenigerian <3

Revlon Matte Balms in Sultry, Standout, & Shameless + Lacquer Balms in Whimsical, Flirtatious, & Enticing: Review + Swatches

 

Hey everyone, I have a post I have been SO excited to do! It is featuring the NEW Revlon Colorburst Matte Balms & Lacquer Balms (~$6.99-$8.99 US). I have six colors to share with you, 3 matte shades and 3 lacquer shades. So let's take a closer look!

L to R: Shameless, Standout, Sultry, Whimsical, Flirtatious, Enticing

Ok, to start things off, I purchased these colors at RiteAid for $8.99 each, but they were on BOGO for buy one, get 50% second. I definitely recommend doing that to be a little nicer to your wallet. Like I stated above, I purchased 3 matte shades, Shameless, Standout, and Sultry, and three lacquers Whimsical, Flirtatious, and Enticing. I thought all six colors were uniform in their creaminess, hydration, and PIGMENTATION *happy dance*. The only area where they differed was STAYING POWER.

I think I will show the lacquers first and review them for you all.

L to R Whimsical, Flirtatious, Enticing

Whimsical, Flirtatious, Enticing


 

I have the colors Whimsical, Flirtatious, Enticing. These lacquers, as a whole, were not my style. I do not usually go for really shiny, sparkly lip products, but I really wanted to like this product, but it was a no. If you LOVE sparkle, get this product. The colors that I purchased were hydrating, but when they dried down, they got a little sticky. Also, when they start to fade, the color nearly disappeared on my lips, but that GLITTER remained FULL force, not a fan. It looked like I attacked and killed a Sparklepire from Twilight!

The lacquer colors did not last as long or in as good condition than their matte counterparts. I think the lacquers whether you liked them or not will really DEPEND on the individual, and it did NOT work on this individual.

115 Whimsical

115 Whimsical was my favorite of the lacquers shades that I have. It looks like a more pink fuchsia on my lips. I got about 3-4hours of ACTUAL power before the GLITTER took over which lasted another hour even after eating/drinking.

125 Flirtatious

125 Flirtatious looks RED in the tube, but on me, it looks like a deeper fuchsia. This color REALLY wanted to be my favorite, but it actually caused my lips to be VERY irritated as in, they BURNED. Thanks, but no thanks, my lips were NOT for this color or whatever reason. It was the ONLY lacquer that irritated my lips. I think it's because it had the MOST glitter

150 Enticing

150 Enticing is a BEAUTIFUL red, but it was the one the FADED the FASTEST. *sad dance* It had the least amount of glitter that showed up, and another color I really wanted to love. Alas, I NEED my reds to LAST and not cop out after 2-3 hours leaving me with hints of previous presence.

Alright, now for the MATTES! (My favorites all around)

T to B: Sultry, Standout, Shameless

L to R Shameless, Standout, Sultry

So......I LOVE these MATTE BALMS. Honestly, I am on the fence about two colors, but all three colors met expectations for me. I have the colors Sultry, Standout, and Shameless. Creamy, buttery, smooth, WONDERFUL is the best to describe these matte balms. They are hydrating like I have said before, but only in that they will not dry out your lips. I have VERY dry lips and these products keep my lips comfortable throughout their wear time.

What I have ADORED about them is how they FADE throughout the day. Like all lip products, they do not last forever, but they fade uniformly in only getting a bit lighter in color especially after eating/drinking. I really liked how they do not COMPLETELY disappear in the center of the lips. When you reapply, the new added color does not WARP the color already on the lips. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this formula! So now for the colors!

225 Sultry

225 Sultry on me is a peachy rose color. I have seen this color warm  up on other skintones, but I am still working on making it more flattering on my skin. I like this color on me, but do not love it...yet. I hope that will change.

250 Standout

250 Standout is the PERFECT red for my skin. A nice warm red that is still COOL enough to not turn ORANGE *happy dance* when applied. It is my FAVORITE of ALL the six colors I purchased. I think if you want to try ONE color from the mattes, choose STANDOUT. I think it would nice on everyone!

215 Shameless

215 Shameless is a deep violet on me. This is definitely the ONE color that I am SO on the fence whether to keep or not. I think that it is beautiful, but I do not know if that is true on me. I think it is WAY too COOL to really be flatter for my skintone. I do think there will be people who can pull it off or purple enthusiasts will go crazy for it.


Whoo! I am just a LITTLE tired from the length of this post, but I hope you found this post/photos helpful. Overall, I really enjoyed the mattes than the lacquers. I do not normally LIKE Revlon products, but these new products DEFINITELY put the brand into consideration.

 

Drink up, beauties!

abluenigerian