Today I thought I'd do another product review.
This time it's the Maybelline colour tattoo eye shadows.
I only have 2 so far as we haven't quite got much a of selection here in NZ yet, but I'm sure there are more on the way.
The 2 I have are: Bad to the bronze and Inked in pink
I have used these soo many times! And barely made a dent!
The are so highly pigmented that you actually don't really need much.
I find these are so great if you are in a rush and just need to quickly chuck some makeup on. I have used them quite a bit as a quick eye shadow option before heading out the door for work, I just dab a bit on my finger, wipe across the eyelid, add some eye liner and mascara and voilĂ ! You're done! Looks like you've spent a bit of time and effort on your make up, when really, it was a matter of seconds ;)
I have also used them quite a bit for going out too, and this is when I would use a brush to wipe it on the eye lids nice and neatly and then I would go over the top of it with some other eye shadows to smoke it out more or to give the eyes more depth and definition.
I use this pink one, "Inked in Pink" quite often if I want just a nice natural makeup look. It's perfect for feeling like you have some nice make up on but also looking very minimal at the same time. I love pairing this colour up with a dark browny colour in the outer corner of the eye to smoke it out a tad.
I like that the colour isn't too pinky once it's on the lid as that way I can wear it more often and with a lot more outfits.
The brown one, "bad to the bronze" I like to wear on it's own during the day, especially to work and then adding a dark brown or a teeny bit of blackish-brown if I'm going out for the evening.
These eye shadows have just the right amount of shimmer, where if you just swipe a little bit across the lid it looks really nice for day time, or you can add more layers of it to the lid and really kick up the shimmer for a night out.
A few times I have also placed a bit along the lash line on top of other eye shadows, just to give a nice bit of shimmer to finish off a look.
These little gems are just so versatile. They stay on all day without fading or smudging, and I have not found them to easily crease either, which is a major bonus as I do get that after a long day with powder eye shadows.
I don't know if you would call these a mousse? But the product does go on wet and drys after a few seconds, so you aren't left with a sticky wet eyelid. I find them very easy to smudge out, smoke out and blend. I think the texture helps quite a bit with this.
I do have a couple picky things for these in that the packaging was soo terrible! As you can see in the pictures below. The labelling was all wayy off centre and just looked like it was thrown together, I'm quite fussy when it comes to things looking nice and neat I suppose, but if I'm paying good money for a product, I would prefer the product to look like what it is worth..if that makes sense?
Anyway, all in all I absolutely love these eye shadows, I think they are so great and can't wait until we have more colour options here. I highly recommend these to anyone.