Orange Lipstick: bummers

Friday, September 7, 2012

Ulta Extreme Wear Cream Eyeshadow is extreme in all the wrong ways

Do you ever hope a product will work perfectly just because it seems so perfect? Yeah, I think all beauty lovers have been there.

I had high hopes for Ulta Extreme Wear Cream Eyeshadow. These are normally $8 but appear to be on sale for $4. (I got mine a while back when it was on sale for $4.) You can purchase in Ulta stores or HERE.

I snapped up 100 Rising Star, which is a shimmery champagne shade. There are ten color choices.

These have a great doe-foot applicator (my favorite kind). Because of the applicator, I find it odd that Ulta claims, "the sponge applicator makes it easy to shade the entire lid as a shadow or create a fine line as a liner." Ummm...a liner? Yes, it's easy to cover the entire lid but definitely don't see this being small enough to use as a liner.

But no worries - you won't be able to use this as a liner anyway because the pigmentation is awful.

This is waaaayyy too patchy and creases up in all the wrong places. It takes forever to dry down - so long in fact, that I think it's time-prohibitive to wear it. (We're talking 4-5 minutes here.) Plus, the shimmer is out of control on this one - not a good look on the eyes.

All in all, this one is a dud. Save your $4 (or $8) to put toward something better. There are much better products on the market!

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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Friday, August 31, 2012

e.l.f.'s Custom Eyes palette is a bit of a waste

Oh, e.l.f. You're such a tempting little brand. You call to me every time I'm in Target because your prices are just so darn cheap! Of course, I usually escape without purchasing anything because I know your quality is often iffy.

However, you snared me with your darling little Custom Eyes build-a-palette. Each shadow is only $1 and the palette is $1. Five bucks for a four pan palette seems like a great deal.

I picked out the colors quite a while ago and no longer have names for the two brown shades. I looked on e.l.f.'s website but don't seem to see the two shades I have. I know I have Ivory and Periwinkle, though.

The palette is magnetized and you simply pop in the shadows of your choice. Cute! The magnets seem strong enough - I tested it by flipping the palette over and shaking it.

Unfortunately, I feel like this palette is a waste of five dollars. The eyeshadows feel buttery and smooth to the touch; however, that translates to very powdery on the eyes. The colors have decent pigmentation but they tend to crease and fade very, very quickly. (I'm talking about two hours here.)

My suggestion: save your $5 for something else. This palette is good for in an incredibly pinch but it's not something I ever really reach for. My niece is only one and half years old right now but I'm creating a drawer of makeup for her to play with when she gets old enough. Sadly, this is in that drawer.

Sorry, e.l.f. This is a big strikeout for me.

You can purchase in Target stores or HERE.

Do you own e.l.f. eyeshadows? What do you think about Custom Eyes?