[L'Oreal] Color Infalliable Eyeshadow in 009 Permanent Kaki

As a treat for myself for sacrificing my weekend to GRE prep course, I tested out and purchased L'Oreal's Color Infalliable in 009 Permanant Kaki. But...

Are you serious? I really wanted to get rid of this khaki sticker on the lid. It makes the eyeshadow look 100 times cheaper than tis price while it is $5 cheaper than a MAC eyeshadow! L'Oreal, I seriously advise you to take it off! Engrave it like the L'Oreal mark on the side of the lid. Print it directly on the lid. Seriously, do something about it!

Now, the back of the eyeshadow is rather cute, even better than the ones at MAC's.

This is the look of Color Infalliable eyeshadow. This has very warm khaki tone but works for both warm tone and cool tone.

Don't you have think this is a dupe of Chanel's Illusion D'Ombre in Epatant? I'll show the comparison between the two, but in the mean time, let's discuss the pro's and con's.

For PROS,
-  009 Permanant Kaki is  a really wearable shade at an inexpansive cost .
The whole collection of Color Infalliable does. I didn't buy the other shades because they weren't working for me and there were only five shades available from Shopper's Drug Store (at least from where I went). However, there are a huge range of shades unlike other drugstore selections on the website.


- They are velvety and smooth.
It's not like Illusion D'Ombre's moist and creamy but rather soft and velvety. It's still feels like Illusion D'Ombre though. The shade has amazing metallic sheen to it that is not overexaggerated.

For CONS,
- The eyeshadow doesn't last long and doesn't stand friction too well
Because the eyeshadow is made out of pressed powder, it doesn't last as long as Illusion D'Ombre. Well, I guess the price differentiation really matters after all.

- The pot ( that's worth $12 + tax ) is too small and design looks cheap
This eyeshadow is $5 cheaper than MAC eyeshadows but it's the pot is too shallow and contains very little product.

But other than that, I'm pretty fond of the shade and the eyeshadow overall :D


xoxo
cynthia.

[Review] Maybelline's Volum'Express Mascara

Hey everyone! I couldn't post anything because of school and GRE (Asian side crept out of me once again) but I decided to post a review since I would not be available to do ANYTHING other than studying for GRE for the whole weekend.... so here is my review on Maybelline's the Colossal Volum'Express Mascara.

Warning: Before I begin, I must say that I have super-straight hair (I know this sounds super random but you gotta listen!) Whenever I go to hair salon, even Asian hair professionals ask me whether I got Japanese straightening perm and my answer was "no". Many are jealous by this fact but I loathe my super-straight hair because MY EYELASHES ARE STRAIGHT TOO. Yes. I'm soooooooooo jealous of caucasians and my boyfriend who has super long and gorgeously curled lashes. What I wanted to say was that, in terms of the curling effect, I cannot be the best person to give a sincere advice since I haven't found a single mascara that would help me curl my lashes (please give me some advice in terms of mascara selection with perfect curling effect!).

Now, I wasn't happy about the fat yellow packaging and disappointed about the traditional fiber-type brissel (as if I thought it might have a rectangular brissel hahaha :P). However, this was more worth it than my Lancome Hypnose mascara for sure.

This is my eye before curling my lashes. Each lash is straight without slight bit of curl, so my lashes don't look like I have any lash at all when somebody looks straight at me.

Now, this is with the lashes curled (used Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler). You can now tell that I do have eyelashes after all. And... they are pretty long. However, they look think and weak.

      
 

To begin, I have to say that it lengthens and volumizes my lashes at very inexpansive and affordable cost. My lashes looked thick and powerful. They are long and well-seperated. I would say one coat of mascara was not enough but two coats can create drama.

However, it clumps a bit and becomes really flaky. As you can tell from the picture above, it flaked soon after it was apllied. It isn't waterproof either. As it promised to volumize, the volume with one stroke was not enough.

And... after all... my lashes looked flat and straight after three hours but I think it's just me. Anyways, I would rank this as one of the best (if not, the best) mascara I've seen so far!

Anyways, I hope this review was helpful and please leave a comment or question and follow me on twitter for more information!

xoxo
cynthia.

[Nail] Nail done by my brother!

I was going to get rid of my Dior Blue Denim but then my brother made smiley faces on them! It was soooooo adorable and well-done so I decided to keep them.

[Review Preview] Fall-esque Eyeshadows

Hey everyone! As you may have seen from my latest haul, I purchased three eyeshadows from MAC: Bronze, Woodwinked, and Amberlights. All of these eyeshadows, especially woodwinked, are well-known eyeshadows but I found some conflicting views as supposed to what other bloggers have said so I decided to post a review on these eyeshadows. Please stay tuned for a complete review :) 

xoxo 

cynthia!

[Mini-Haul] Drugstore items & swatches

Hello everyone! 


I picked up several eyeliners and mascara... from drugstore! Few years ago, I had a minor allergic reaction after using a drugstore item and banned myself from using any drugstore item. However, I opened my heart just this past June and began trying some of the items.... none of them caused any allergic reaction yet.


So, here's what I got:

Maybelline's Volum'Express Mascara 

Rimmel's Spark It Up! Gleaming Eye Darkening Liner in 610 Tiger's Eye

 Rimmel's Spark It Up! Gleaming Eye Darkening Liner in 400 Lapis

 Rimmel's Spark It Up! Gleaming Eye Darkening Liner in 500 Peridot

I was really disappointed with these because they turn into some weird shades through friction. They are also not water resistant.... how disappointing...

[Miscellaneous] Complains..

I was planning a trip to NY with my brother and my mom but we couldn't do so because of my brother's co-op place where they asked my brother to stay a bit longer than what they have required before. UGHHHHH!


No more shopping in NY! NOOOOOOOOO----




xx
cynthia

[Chanel] Illusion D'Ombre from Chanel Fall 2011 Make-Up Collection

Chanel has been my main source of inspiration when it comes to make-up: Elegant and feminine but also confident and proud. Their Illusion D'Ombre Ad was no exception. 

I really wished to run to Chanel to purchase this eyeshadow but it costed $67ish in Korea so I had to wait until I come back.

I went to Chanel in Mississauga and tried each of the Illusion D'Ombre. I was going to purchase Illusoire (purple) but I ended up purchasing Epatant (khaki) instead. 

loved the box.... <3

A small brush was also in the box... what a pleasant surprise!

I was very surprised with the size of this jumbo-sized eyeshadow. It costed twice as much as MAC eyeshadows but I obviously wasn't expecting much. However, this babe is huuuuuuuge.

Now, my first impression of this eyeshadow was that it looks grainy. It looked like handful of sand packed in pot. However, the product feels like JELL-O pudding in metallic version. It is very creamy and high-quality.

I had no choice but to enlarge these photos so that you can really feel the texture of this eyeshadow. These photos tell that it is not grainy, but rather, jell-o-like. Also shimmery and metallic, it hardens a bit so that it does not smudge all over the place. 

Yes, this look came out after using ONE eyeshadow....yes, only ONE eyeshadow. Metallic eyeshadows really capture surrounding lights and makes the inner corners bright, giving that nice contrast with outer part of the eye.

I wore it shear so that it works for everyday look but I was advised to pack it on your eyelids, so we have options to choose from.

FYI, it lasted all day and gave absolutely no irritation whatsoever. After trying it out, I decided to purchase Illusoire in the near future.

That's it for the review :) Thank you and stay tuned for my upcoming MAC eyeshadow reviews!




Picture Credit: http://r1ma.blogspot.com/2011/07/jac-for-chanel-illusion-dombre-fall.html


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xoxo
cynthia.