Hourglass Visionaire Eye Shadow Duo in Prism Review

Hi everyone! :)

This is going to be quite a short review since the pictures will speak for themselves. I normally don't go for dark eyeshadows, especially at this price and volume ($40.00 for 0.10oz - expensive but cheaper than MAC eyeshadows for the amount you get) since I rarely go out to special events and parties and such. Yes, I'm a happy little recluse ;) But when I swatched it in Sephora, I just had to go ahead and buy it because the colors were gorgeous. This is my go-to duo when I do have events to go to and want dark dramatic eyes.

 The mini brush it comes with is surprisingly not bad, good for touchups, if you need it.

Overall, I actually prefer my Le Metier eyeshadows to Hourglass, since I do feel like these crease a bit more easily. The pigmentation and color of these are beautiful, though, and I will review the Exhibition duo soon in the near future.

-k

Edward Bess Bronzer in Desert Sun Review

Today, I'm going to be reviewing my favorite bronzer, one by Edward Bess. Now I'll be honest with you, I've never been much of a bronzer person and prior to buying this, I probably only tried 2-3 drugstore ones. I wasn't too happy with them, but I had read raves for the one EB makes. Instead of spending more money on bronzers I didn't like, I decided to just go ahead and buy this one. I hadn't read much into the differences in shades and just decided to buy the darker color, though I'm sure Daydream would have worked well for me too.

The reason why this bronzer is my HG is that it doesn't look fake at all on; not too orange, or matte, or shimmery. I like to use this with a regular paddle blush/bronzer brush and I usually use it either as blush, or lightly over my cheeks, forehead, chin, and nose. And, of course, what's a good makeup review without pictures?

 

Not-so-funny-story: see that mark on the bottom right? That was the result of me nicking my peach lipstick on the edge of the bronzer the first time I used it. It's all good, it works just as wonderfully, I just have to be less of a klutz next time!

In these below swatches, from left to right: 1) Ben Nye Contour Rouge #1; 2) EB Desert Sun swiped; 3) EB Desert Sun blended out. I included a swatch of a contour powder to show the difference in color; Desert Sun has been compared to Daydream as being darker and less warm. In these pictures, you can see that it still has a natural warm tone to it whereas a contour powder is more of a dark, dirty grayish brown color.

Price: $48 for 0.3oz. Purchase again? Definitely! Why bother going through bronzers what will make you look fake and orange if you've found one that gives you a beautiful and natural sun kissed glow? (<--overused term, I know). Plus, I love the sleek and sophisticated thin black compact. Definitely travel friendly to those who want to take it on vacation since it is not unnecessarily heavy.

Thanks for reading,
kaide

Creer Beaute La Rose de Versailles Liquid Eyeliner Review

Hello everyone, hope you're all doing well :)

Today's review is going to be on an eyeliner by a Japanese brand called Creer Beaute, which is not widely available for sale in places outside of Asia. If you happen to live in New York City, this is sold in a few stores in Chinatown and Flushing as one of the cheaper makeup brands. I bought this for $16 which might not sound drugstore cheap, but I'd imagine that this is a drugstore item in Asia. It is also sold on adambeauty.com.

First, some pictures and info about the product itself. This is a liquid eyeliner pen that flows automatically, so you don't have to click or twist anything to get the ink out. It comes in a packaging that looks like this:

 

I apologize for forgetting to take a picture of the pen itself; though the packaging is noticeable enough for you to know which product it is, as you can see. The pen is just black, with a black cap and the words "La Rose de Versailles" in flowy script. Here is what the brush looks like:

 And ingredients:

 Kudos if you can read Japanese! :)

Here are swatches on the back of my hand. From left to right:

1) a single swipe 2) two swipes 3) thin line with the tip 4) using the brush on its side (2 swipes)

 

 I liked that this eyeliner seriously did not smudge, though it is not my holy grail because I would prefer an eyeliner that is very pigmented on the first swipe and very long lasting. I would also prefer my eyeliner to have a firmer tip, as this one is quite lenient. I think I have found a holy grail liner actually, but that's a review for another day. ;)

Comprehensive Le Metier de Beaute eyeshadows and swatches

I will probably review the singles and kaleidoscope separately sometime but I thought it'd be nice to do a comprehensive post; I'll probably do another one after I double my current stash :) Enjoy! (click on pics to see full size)