My Nail Polish Collection in 2 Parts

Here's my Nail Polish collection in a two part video to break it up and make it easier on the eyes. I'll go through all my polishes ranging from drug store to indie brands and some nicer stuff in there as well and also show swatches of almost all the polishes too.

Enjoy!

I recently moved and had to reorganise my polish collection and so I'm going from all this laid out on the table....

...to this all neatly in a drawer!

Nail Polish Collection Videos

Part 1

Part 2

List of polishes

Part 1

The Basics

OPI Nail Envy in Original

Essie Grow Stronger

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

BK Super Matte Surface Oil

Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter A-Peel

Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food topcoat

Creams

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Black Out

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear White On x 2

Nails INC Gloss Lacquer Chloe

Revlon ColorStay Longwear Nail Enamel 060 Café Pink

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Anime

Color Club Jackie OH!

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Radiate

Zoya America

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Carmen

Glow in the Dark Polishes from Born Pretty Store

Candy Color Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow in Dark #04 

Candy Color Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow in Dark #16

Candy Color Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow in Dark #02

Candy Color Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow in Dark #13

Candy Color Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow in Dark #11

Candy Color Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow in Dark #09  

Purple Shimmers

Zoya Harmonie

Wet n' Wild Fastdry Buffy the Violet Slayer

Nail Pattern Boldness Tyrion Purple

Revlon Scented Nail Enamel Grape Fizz

OPI Grape...Set...Match

Glitter Gal Brilliant Wild Violets

Glitter Gal Holographic Crushed Ego

Glitter Gal Holographic Dark Purple

Thermals

F.U.N Lacquer Purfect for me 2014 Love Collection

F.U.N Lacquer Secret Admirer 2014 Love Collection

F.U.N Lacquer Icy Snow 2013 Christmas Collection

Crackle/Shatter Polishes 

OPI Red Shatter

OPI Silver Shatter

Pinks

F.U.N Lacquer Aurora 2013 Princess Collection

Glitter Gal Holographic Fucshia

Color Club Wink, Wink, Twinkle

Zoya Charisma

Color Club Ultra Violet

Orly La Vida Loca

Zoya Lola x 2

OPI La Paz-itively Hot (Matte)

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Hot Magenta

Shimmery Reds

Nail Pattern Boldness Inner Beauty is for Amateurs

Zoya Carrie Ann

Glitter Gal Type O

Zoya Kimmy

Glitter Gal Brilliant Fiery Furness

Glitter Gal Red 3D Holo

Part 2

Holographic Polishes 

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Celeb City

GOSH 549 Holographic

F.U.N Lacquer Diamond Holo Top Coat

F.U.N Lacquer Glow Diamond Top Coat 

Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour 531 Peridot

F.U.N Lacquer Belle 2013 Princess Collection

Glitter Top Coats & Pearl Polishes 

OM She Nail Colour Illusion

Nail Pattern Boldness Alpha Nail

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Disco Ball

Finger Paints Flaky Motley

Finger Paints Flaky Asylum

OPI Goldeneye

F.U.N Lacquer Gold Mark 2013 Christmas Collection

F.U.N Lacquer Winter Wonderland 2013 Christmas Collection

China Glaze Techno

OPI Servin' Up Sparkle

OPI Crown Me Already!

OPI Rainbow Connection

Nichole by OPI Confetti Fun

Pink & Red Glitter Top Coats

Different Dimension Social Suicide

Painted Polish Twisted Melon

Painted Polish Rainbow Chip

OPI Teenage Dream 

OPI I Lilly Love You

Different Dimension A Love Hue

Nail Pattern Boldness Madam Rose

OPI Gettin' Miss Piggy With It

Dark Glitters

Delush Polish Born in Blood Dexter Collection

Delush Polish Time to Kill Dexter Collection

OPI Divine Swine

Revlon Nail Enamel 761 Scandalous

OPI Merry Midnight

Delush Polish Tonight's the Night Dexter Collection

Delush Polish Angel of Death Dexter Collection

How to get the perfect Black Glossy Lip: Review & Swatches PART 1

As requested, here is a review video purely dedicated to black lip gloss! So I'll show you three black glosses complete with hand and lip swatches with my thoughts and favourite black lip gloss.

Check out Part 2 of the perfect Black glossy lip video which will show you different ways to get a black glossy lip!

Enjoy!

Video Tutorial

Lip Glosses Featured in the video

Gerard Cosmetics Colour your Smile Lighted Lip Gloss in Borneo $24 from Whitening Lightning here.

Armour Lip gloss in Femme Fatale $21 for 6.5mL from Armour Beauty here

Illamasqua Intense Gloss in Repulse $26.77 7mL for 0.2 fl.oz. from Illamasqua here

Some other tips...

With a translucent black lip gloss or one that isn’t opaque enough for what you want, you can apply it over a coloured lipstick to darken the colour. For example you could add a light black lipgloss over a lipstick for a vamped up lip.

It also works the other way, you can dab on the lipgloss lightly and make a highly pigmented lipgloss give softer effect. Check out this lip tutorial where I lightly used the Illamasqua Intense gloss for a darkened berry kinda lip here.

Also you can mix a loose black eyeshadow with the non-pigmented black gloss and make it more opaque and as dark as you like. And you can even add some sparkle to it. If you mix Stella loose chromalust pigment from Sugarpill Cosmetics you could add some darkness and also some light glitter throughout your custom lipgloss.

Other Black lip glosses I haven't tried but could be ok...

Rimmel Black Diva gloss, you can find it on eBay here

MUFE Lab Shine gloss  Onyx, check it out on eBay here

NYC BLACKULA, also on eBay here

OCC lip tar little black dress at Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics here.

Mizzle Hizzaul: The Body Shop Haul & Review

My Hizzaul for the Body Shop Haul with some old favourites and a few new items plus a review to go along with it!

Enjoy!

Video

Products I Bought 

Pink Grapefruit Body Butter 200mL $27.95
Strawberry Body Butter 200mL $27.95
Pink Grapefruit Shower Gel 250mL $12.95
Strawberry Shower Gel Jumbo size $19.95
Pump dispenser $2.95
Pink Grapefruit Hand cream 30mL $7.95
Ultra fine Bath Lilly in Pink $5.95
Exfoliating Gloves in Pink $8.95

Review & Swatch: Limited Edition Sugarpill Asteria

Sugarpill released a Limited Edition Chromalust loose pigment recently and I managed to snap it up! This sparkling gem is called Asteria and below I have some arm swatches, an eye look and a little review for your viewing pleasure. It isn't available anymore but I wanted to share the glory anyway.

Feel free to click on the photos below for better quality and more accurate colour.

If you want to check out more beautiful loose pigments from Sugarpill, click here!

Enjoy!

The packaging is unlike the usual Sugarpill fare for an even more special edition feel, and it comes with a white, blue and swirly pink colour scheme. The box is sweet as sugar and has the ingredients plus the name of the shadow on the bottom of the box and also states that this shadow is vegan and cruelty free, if you are concerned about those kinda things.

The little pot itself also has special packaging and sports a cute white lid with a silver Sugarpill Logo contrasting with the usual black lid and pink logo. The pot still contains 4g of loose eyeshadow and there is no sifter in the container. I like the lack of sifter but some people prefer the security of knowing they won't spill their entire stash in one foul swoop.

The shadow is a lovely orangey, copper shade with lots of shimmer and sparkle and is very pigmented. It reminds me of a perfect tigress colour and I can't wait to do redo my tiger makeup look with this shade.

They are bright yellow gold sparkles throughout the shimmery orange copper base which really lifts the colour and brings extra light to the pigment. The first thing I thought when I saw this product was "Yummy! Gingerbread in a pot!" The macro shot above really looks like gingerbread before you roll out the pastry and bake it. Mmmm...

This Chromalust can be used dry, over a sticky base, or wet with a mixing medium. The fantastic shimmer looks gorgeous when used over a white base like NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow in Milk and Urban Decay Primer Potion and even looks delicious by itself. My favourite way to wear it is over a gold base that really brings out the gold tones and you could also play up the orange by using a bronze or orange base.

Arm Swatches

Here are the arm swatches of Asteria.

1. No Base/Primer 

2. Over NYX Milk Jumbo pencil 

3. Over UD ElDorado 24/7 pencil 

4. Over UD Primer Potion.

Conclusion

I really love this Sugarpill Limited Edition release and am so happy I managed to buy it. It isn't available anymore, however maybe in the future it may be. 

This was definitely a shade I didn't have in my collection and fulfils many desires in the shimmer and copper department. It blends beautifully, is very opaque and works fabulously dry and wet. It combines well with a variety of different colours well, such as a pink like Dollipop for a brighter glimpse, cranberry shades for a vampy fall makeup or dark purples like Poison Plum for a striking complementary look!

I recommend any and all of the Sugarpill pigments and I have almost their entire range. 

I believe Asteria means  "of the stars" or "starry one", if that definition is what Shinkle and the gang intended, and this pigment certainly has the shimmer and glow of the stars! 


Here are some photos of a quick look with Asteria over a gold pencil with some neutral shadows from Urban Decay's Naked Palette and the products are listed below.

Products Used

Lid

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in ElDorado

Sugarpill Limited Edition Chromalust Loose eyeshadow in Asteria

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Toasted outer corner and along lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof along lashline

Crease

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Toasted deep crease winged out

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof outer crease

Brow highlight

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt

Lower lid

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in ElDorado along lashline

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt inner 1/3 of lashline

Sugarpill Limited Edition Chromalust Loose eyeshadow in Asteria centre along lashline

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Toasted along outer lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof along outer lashline

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in ElDorado on waterline

Tear duct

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt

Brows

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked

Benefit Speed brow

Lashes

M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black

Disclaimer: Affiliate links are contained in this post.

Lime Crime: Haul, Review and Swatch

I have much wonder and whimsey to share with you in the form of a haul from Lime Crime. I adore their cutesy packaging and really loved taking photographs of the adorable boxes and cases (as you will see). I decided to dip into the world of Lime Crime by purchasing some of their lip wares in one of my favourite colours; red.

Feel free to click on the images to see higher quality versions.

Enjoy!


Lime Crime are a brand that sells fairy tales and fanciful styling as well, as bright distinctive colours. This is seen in their personalised birthday present-like purple parcels with their girly fun logo, sweet messages and unicorns. 

Even before you get to your products you are transported to a place where anything can happen and beauty is uniqueness and individualism (and making up words to describe such things.)

I really liked the touch of the lilac tissue paper to match the entire brand's look and give cohesion to all their products.

All these little things make receiving products from Lime Crime a special event not just a package in the mail.

For a short time around Valentines day a special little card advertising the Velvetines was slipped into our orders with a paper doll statue of Doe Deere showing you how it's done in a red lip. I can't wait until these beauties are back in stock and will definitely getting one of each as soon as I sniff that they're on sale. Last time I thought they'd be around for a while and I would pick them up when I had some spare cash. However, they were to damn popular and everyone had to have one. I digress, back to the review.

Then you get to the product boxes. I can barely bare to throw away the boxes for the the carousel glosses, but the lipstick is even harder with which to part. I actually am storing them in a box with some less used lip balms, just so I have them in my possession and can look at them occasionally if I wish.

I was seriously swooning at these gorgeous lilac parcels of joy. They're so girly but with a youthful quality that makes you remember dressup's as a little girl. 

Lime Crime have much to choose from, lipstick and gloss wise. Check out their website here. However as this is my first purchase, I decided to abstain from buying their entire selection as I have so many purple and pink lip products, so I went for my weakness which is Red lip products.

All the products are Vegan and Cruelty free and not tested on animals and also made in USA (to my knowledge), if that's your concern.


Retrofuturist Opaque lipstick

Retrofuturist lipstick box

Retrofuturist lipstick box top

Going back to the packaging it's just so cute and unlike anything else in my collection. I'd love to have more lipsticks from this range especially Poisonberry (the dark purple one) because if I'm married to red lip colours, my mistress is definitely purple.

Retrofuturist lipstick case

As you can see the lilac lipstick case which is adorned with a holographic unicorn and pretty lettering just brings out the little girl in you. What's great is that not only are the boxes pretty, but the lipstick tube is ridiculously gorgeous itself and not keeping it in the box doesn't make you cry as much. The packaging is definitely a large draw for this company and once you have one of them you can see why.

Retrofuturist lipstick case

The lipstick I bought was Retrofuturist, the bright red in the Lime Crime collection. I was tempted to finally purchase this after seeing Maryam Maquillage's post on red lipsticks for Valentine's Day. She showed 10 red lispsticks with complete with lip swatches, which you can check out here.

Retrofuturist lipstick base

Retrofuturist lipstick is a lovely bright red that claims to be a bright, true red and universally flattering. I would definitely say it is flattering to most if not all complexions as it is a beautiful cool toned red. It costs $15.99 and contains 3.5g/0.12oz of product. And as most people use MAC as a yard stick, a MAC lisptick is 3.0g/0.1oz and costs $36 in Australia (my country of residence).

Retrofuturist lipstick

Retrofuturist lipstick

It goes on the lips a pink leaning red with high colour pay off. With one swipe it's incredibly opaque and you can build up the intensity going over a couple of times to really saturate your lips as I like to do. The finish is very shiny, thus quite comfortable and not drying on the lips. You could dab this colour on your lips with a finger tip and create a lovely stain for day wear if you don't like a full on red lip.

Here's a lip swatch of the colour with no base or lip liner.

Retrofuturist lipstick

The wear time was incredible and the lipstick survives snacking, eating popcorn at the cinema and drinking from a martini glass. It does it all while clinging to your lips. This colour stains your lips, which I think is a very positive thing. My Mac lipsticks do the same as do my OCC lip tars. I really like this property because if you eat a proper meal you experience fading but still have colour on your pout, instead of a ring of lipliner and nothing else. Most of the colour can be removed by oil-based/two phase makeup remover, there will still be some colour on your lips but that fades by the next morning more of less. 

Back to performance, there was some feathering at the edges, however I would usually wear lipstick with my Mac Prep+Prime Lip base, which should help this problem. Also I should mention again that I tested this lipstick without lipliner at all and I'm sure you could improve the lasting time and performance with a matching or translucent the pencil.

I wanted to try this lipstick because I only have matte formulas and was very interested in trying a shiny one. The formula is very moisturising and not at all drying on the lips. I'm not disappointed in this lipstick all and it lived up to my expectations. I adore the shine and unbelievably gorgeous colour.


Carousel gloss

Here come the Carousel glosses, which are described as semi-opaque coverage and I find them to be incredibly opaque, especially for a lip gloss. I'm so used to lip glosses with barely any colour and that only provide shine. These darlings really are like a lipstick in a lipgloss form, as Lime Crime say. Both are comfortable to wear and don't dry out your lips. Once again I went for the two red options, Candy apple and Cherry on top. They are $16.99 each and contain 3.5g/0.12oz of product. A MAC Cremesheen glass is 2.4mL/0.08fl.oz. and costs AU$43 for comparison.

Candy Apple Carousel gloss

Candy Apple Carousel gloss tube

Once again it has angelic packaging, with ornate writing and a unicorn on the cap. By the way, the most fun thing is to twirl the tube which totally looks like a Merry-go-round carousel post, or a Barber pole if you prefer. Very visually pleasing before you even get to the contents. 

Lid for Candy Apple Carousel gloss

The applicator is a small precise brush instead of the sometimes clumsy doe foot applicator in some glosses. It's so much better this way because you want more precision using such an opaque product and it would be inconvenient to whip out a lip brush any time you want to reapply. It is relatively easy to apply this product and not make any more mess than usual and cleanup is easy with a cotton bud. Also cleaning the taklon brush is easy with brush cleanser or makeup remover, so you don't contaminate the lip gloss with other colours or bacteria. 

Applicator for Candy Apple Carousel gloss

Candy apple Carousel gloss is a described as a deep ruby red with crimson glitter and boy does it have a lot of sparkle! The deep red colour is a gorgeous lip colour on its own and has such amazing coverage. I'm really happy to find a gloss that isn't sheer as I said and not purely used for adding shine on top of another lip product. You can wear both of these glosses on their own and have high impact lips to stun them all. Also applying Candy Apple over a red lipstick is really breathtaking too!

I find that there is some feathering/bleeding with Candy Apple Carousel gloss without a lip base or lip pencil, but I always wear a base with strong coloured lip items anyway. The glitter in this gloss isn't gritty at all, but you do notice it on the lips when you rub them together as the gloss fades, but it's not at all bothersome. The consistency isn't too sticky to be uncomfortable and helps the wear time. This colour stains your lips as well and that allows the colour to fade gradually and not rub off in stark patches, so you're not caught with your pants down, I mean gloss down... or something. Basically no hot messes shall occur on the watch of this awesome gloss. 

It's a gorgeous vintage red colour that's comfortable to wear and opacity that can't be beat in a lip gloss.

Here's a lip swatch of the colour, no primer or lip liner.

Candy Apple Carousel gloss

The longevity is simply astounding, especially for a lip gloss, I can't say it enough! The gloss really lasts all night and you only need touchups if you are eating a full meal and are really pedantic about having full shine on your lips. I found that after drinking from a straw, eating snacks including a carrot (eh, what's up Doe?!), my lips still had plenty color coverage minus the shine, and had lots of glitter left too. The staining leaves you with some fading at the center of the lips with a subtle gradient, however from far away you can't tell there is anything wrong with your lip application at all. 

Oil free makeup remover gets rid of all the glitter and gloss, and you can use a biphasic remover to get off every last bit if you prefer. There is a tiny amount of colour still left on the lips, however it blends in with my natural lip colour quite well and isn't very noticeable at all.

Cherry on top Carousel gloss

Cherry on Top Carousel gloss

Cherry on top Carousel gloss  is described as maraschino-cherry pink with rainbow sparkles. It really is a beautiful bright red colour that is brilliant on its own or as a lipstick topper. 

There is some feathering with this gloss as well, but I find not as much as with Candy Apple. Once again this assessment is made without a primer or a lip pencil. The glitter feels finer in this one and it is quite pleasant on the lips. Not sticky or gritty but there is a bit of tackiness to the product. Most of the properties of Cherry on top are shared with Candy Apple and they're both amazing!

The sparkle is so darling and I really love this bright shade. I don't know if I see rainbow sparkles, however it's full of wonderful glitter that seems pink toned in certain light and really catches the eye. It's probably my favourite out of the two lip glosses, because I prefer brighter reds but really it's such a close call.

Here's a lip swatch of the colour no primer or lip pencil.

Cherry on Top Carousel gloss

Once again an astounding amount of wear time for this gloss. You don't have to fear losing your pretty red lips over time or during some light eating. I adore that because I feel confident that I still look great and don't have too constantly check my pout in the mirror. The gradual fading of this product mixed with the delightful stain it gives to your lips means you're near perfect with a lot less effort over the night. I much prefer lip products that don't require a lot of maintenance and I can just look great and enjoy myself. The feathering isn't as much of an issue with this particular shade and with both of these you can easily clean up the edge with a tissue on the go.

This delicious juicy looking lip gloss has taken my heart and I'm so, so happy I bought it. I'm really enamoured with this fantastic product!


Cherry on top Carousel gloss is recommended to be paired with Retrofuturist Lipstick so here's a swatch of them together.

Cherry on Top Carousel gloss on top of Retrofuturist lipstick

Conclusion

It's all fantasy, fun and femininity that makes me think of toys instead of serious make up stuff. I mean that in a good way; make-up should be fun and inspire pleasant feelings. The packaging is to die for, if that's your style, and even if not then it's unique sparkle and colour stands out next to any lip product I've seen, so you have to give it that. I can definitely understand that the distinct girly approach isn't everyones cup of tea, but I don't drink tea, and I like to dip into all types of styles.

I would definitely say I have a tendency to have lip products bleed on me, which is why I got Mac prep and prime lip base in the first place, so it's not unusual that these products would feather on me. The in Inglot AMC lip gloss and Rimmel Vinyl gloss makes MAC lip liners and lipsticks feather on me, so it's not a huge deal that these do some bleeding too. I would suggest M.A.C Prep and prime Lip or maybe even a translucent lip pencil, like the one from Too Faced (Borderline Anit-feathering lip pencil) to fix these minor foibles.

I would recommend all these lip products to any one who wants to capture the attention of the crowd as a complete sassy bombshell. The Carousel glosses are simply amazing and the opaque lipstick really lives up to it's name. All products are moisturising to the lips and don't have a drying effect as you wear them.

All three products will get a lot of wear from me, because I love having red lips and looking like hot stuff. They're very pigmented, really grab the eye, are easy to use and come in adorable packaging; what more could you ask for?! If I ever ran out of these I would definitely repurchase all of them and think they are fairly priced. And I am going to get my hands on more colours in the future.

Haul, Review and Swatch: Maybelline from Target

I got some stuff from Target and it ended up being mainly Maybelline products, so I thought I'd share my mini haul. They are products I have wanted to try for a while and are quite popular around the internet too.


Enjoy!

And the products are Maybelline Fit me concealer in 10 Light, Rimmel Soft kohl Kajal eye pencil in Pure White, Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple, and Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in 959 Blackest Black.

The Maybelline Fit me concealer in 10 Light is a liquid concealer which cost me $10.95 (AUD) for 6.8mL/0.23oz. and I'll use for under the eye area. The packaging is good, a simple square tube with a screw off top. It comes with a wand applicator that's great for dotting under the eyes and it's easy to blend in with fingers. Application was simple and the product blended really well into the skin. It's not drying on the skin and it doesn't make the under eye area look cakey. I didn't use a primer and it only creased a bit. I would definitely use my M.A.C Prep+Prime Vibrancy eye for every day use. I like this concealer but I think this one is a close second to Maybelline New Instant Age Rewind Eraser dark circles in 20 Light, but the sponge dome of the Age rewind is supremely annoying.

The Rimmel Soft kohl Kajal eye pencil in Pure White will hopefully be a good replacement for NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk and a less intense version of Inglot matte gel eyeliner #76 for the waterline. It cost $8.50 (AUD) for 1.2g/0.04oz. It is a really soft matte pencil and goes on smoothly, which is great for the sensitive waterline. That's very different from the last Soft Kohl pencil in Jet black that I tried earlier in the year, which I stopped using cause it hurt to apply. This pencil isn't really long wearing, it rubs off on my eyes in the outer 1/3 of the waterline, however it strays on the rest of the water line pretty well. I will use this for when I want a less extreme white on the waterline or don't feel like using a gel eyeliner on it. 

The Eyestudio Color tattoo in Painted Purple is damn nice and only cost $10.95 (AUD). I really like the glass pot it comes in and the lid is a pretty study plastic. It has a decent amount of weight to it and the glass makes it not seem cheap as a plastic one would. You get 4g/0.14oz, which seems like a nice amount of product that should last quite a while. I love the colour, which you can see through the clear bottom and the consistency is great. It is really soft and creamy with decent colour payoff and you can layer it for more intensity. It blends well when you first apply it but sets dry and really doesn't budge and wears really well over the day with out much fading. I mean I rubbed at my eye and none came off on my finger and it didn't disturb the line. It comes off with oil based makeup remover easily though. I really wanted this for a good purple eyeshadow base and it grabs onto shadow really well, even loose shadow, so it will be my new go to purple base.

This eyeliner is really smooth and creamy too and goes on so easily. It was $12.95 (AUD) for the little pot which is rather cute. It is similar to the Color tattoo with a glass pot and solid plastic lid. It looks like a lot less product that the Color tattoo, however it's 3g/0.106oz. so not much less than the shadow and it should last a long time since you don't use that much eyeliner at a time. The product is really opaque and drys matte, which is lovely but it isn't as smudge proof when it's dry as the package says. You can blend it out while it's still wet and smudge it for a smoky effect or use it for a cat-eye liner style. I was able to rub it off with my finger, so that's disappointing for a long wearing formula. I didn't use a primer but I don't have terribly oily lids. It wore fine as long as I didn't rub my eyes, which I tend to avoid when I am wearing makeup, so that's ok. The brush is actually quite fantastic. It doesn't look like it would be easy to make a thin line, but the brush head reduces in size when you have the product on it and further more using the side of it allows you to get right into the inner corner of you lash line or make a fairly sharp pointed wing, providing you are neater than me.



Here's some swatches straight on bare skin.

Maybelline Fit me concealer in 10 Light, Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in 959 Blackest Black, Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple, and Rimmel Soft kohl Kajal eye pencil in Pure White.

Maybelline Fit me concealer in 10 Light

Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in 959 Blackest Black

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple

Rimmel Soft kohl Kajal eye pencil in Pure White

And a quick application on the eye without primer and no mascara. 

Maybelline Fit me concealer in 10 Light under the eye, Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in 959 Blackest Black on the upper lashline, Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple smudge on the lower lashline, and Rimmel Soft kohl Kajal eye pencil in Pure White on the waterline.