3 posts tagged “lip gloss”
Product Name ~ Double Decker Beauty Palette (Piccadilly Punk)
Product Description (from Quo packaging) ~ Quo Double Decker Beauty Palette holds everything you’ll ever need for your eyes, cheeks and lips! The top holds four silk smooth shadows, and hidden underground are two luscious lip colours and one perfect shade of blush! (from cinnamon kitten) ~ Piccadilly Punk, inspired by the colour grey. Cool metallic undertones and evasive, medium greys and petrol blues combined with intense rich purple. The lip and blush colours shift to pinks, crimson and rubies for a feminine touch.
The Experience ~ This palette is available in two colour stories: Piccadilly Punk (greys w/ purple) and Trafalgar Square Bare (earthy neutrals) and is exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart. I heard about this product on one of the makeup communities I frequent, and after visiting a few stores I finally found them in stock. I swatched both palettes in the store, and my first inclination was towards Trafalgar Square Bare since I adore golds/olives/neutral s. However, since I have so many shadows like that, I went for Piccadilly Punk instead.
Starting from the top left and working clockwise:
Level One: Eyeshadows
dark grey with gold, almost rusty shimmer
metallic silver, with blue undertones
gunmetal grey, with silvery blue shimmer
vibrant warm purple, with red undertonesLevel Two: Lip Gloss & Blush
pink'ish plum, with gold shimmer (gloss)
red'ish berry, with cool undertones (gloss)
cool pink, with slight silver sheen (blush)
The texture of the eye shadow is very soft, while retaining good pigmentation. I felt like the dark grey and the gunmetal gray were too soft, and required a much lighter hand to minimize the fallout. The silver and purple however, were amazing and very easy to work with and blend.
The glosses are sheer, but they do have enough pigmentation for there to be a visible change in lip colour. Both of the colours go on smoothly (with a lip brush), they last well (without eating) and to my delight, they are not sticky at all.
The blush is a very nice texture, it goes on more like a cream and isn’t at all chalky. I think this would be a lovely light flush for someone with a light skin tone, but for someone who is mid-range and darker it would probably serve better as a highlighting contour.
Overall, I’m very pleased with the palette. I feel that the quality is pretty good for a drug store brand, and the price is amazing, given what is included. It would have been nice to see some other colour options, but I think it’s a good start and I hope that Quo continues to expand this aspect of their line.
Price ~ $20 CAD
Pros ~ colour coordination, good wear time, packaing, price, product texture
Cons ~ only two palettes available, shimmery shadows give some fallout
Rating ~ 4.5/5
I was out running errands yesterday. I was actually returning some things, and then ended up dropping my the MAC counter.. and of course, ended up walking away with a bit of a haul. I initially wanted to check out the pro longwear colours - but then was drawn to the Starflash collection, and a few perms. It was nice though since it was relatively quite, I got to spend some time chatting with the MA's, one of which showed me the stock (tucked away for now) for Cult of Cherry collection - squee!
- mink and sable e/s (starflash)
- glamour check! e/s (starflash)
- go e/s (starflash)
- bold and brazen e/s (starflash)
- rule e/s (matte)
- coppering e/s (veluxe pearl)
- post haste e/s (matte2)
- flammable paint
Product Name ~ O-Gloss Intuitive Lip Gloss
Product Description (from Smashbox website) ~ Get a shiny pink pout all your own! The first intuitive lip gloss, this innovative formula goes on clear and then reacts with your personal skin chemistry to instantly transform into your own custom shade of pink. O-GLOSS is packed with our exclusive microcirculating Goji Berry-C Complex™ and ginkgo biloba, pomegranate seed antioxidants, revitalizing marine botanicals and moisturizing avocado oil for lustrous shine.
The Experience ~ I have been looking for another gloss, but something I could wear on a more regular basis that could work with all sorts of looks. I was at SDM a few days ago and saw O-Gloss in the Smashbox display, and since I'd see it online I figured I'd give it a swatch. It goes on clear, and then transforms to a custom shade of pink. I liked what I saw, so I picked it up.
I've worn it a few times, and I like that based on how much I apply the colour can be very subtle or surprisingly intense. It goes on very smoothly, with no noticeable scent or taste. The product comes in a squeeze tube, but I've applied it with a brush for more precision. I also chose to use a brush because of the fact that the gloss is clear in the tube, but as soon as it touches the skin it starts to change colour - and I didn't want to get the pink mixed in with the clear.
It it a slight bit sticky, but compared to a lot of other glosses , O-Gloss is pretty low on the sticky scale, without being completely smooth. By no means is it a long wear gloss, but I've found that even after drinking/eating that it leaves a light stain of colour, so your lips aren't left looking naked.
Price ~ $26 ($22 USD)
Pros ~ custom colour, lightweight, lasts well for a gloss, not very sticky
Cons ~ price, packaging
Rating ~ 4.5/5
