Avon Metal Eyes Eyeshadow Quad and Avon Primer in Light Beige Review

Avon just released a new range of eye shadow quads,lip crayons and lipsticks.

You will find all the new products in the current Avon brochure.
I have the Avon primer for eyes to review and the eye shadow quad called Metal Eyes! :)

Avon Primer and Quad

Tells you where the numbered eye shadow goes on which parts of the eye

Brand

Avon

Where to Buy

From any Avon Representative

-Avon promises Rich colors that glide on your eye preventing any creasing.
-Shades suitable for EVERY skin tone.
-Smokey eyes have never been this easy because the eye shadows are numbered and the box tell you what goes where.

1.Lightest:Brow Bone
2.Accent:Inner Corner
3.Medium:Outer Corner
     4.Darkest:Lash lines

Swatched

                                                             

The fun part is experimenting and applying the colors where ever you want but the numbered eye shadow helps...ALOT.

-The color in the pan is the same color that appears on your eyes which i love and swatching is not even necessary.

I did a swatch of the Metal Eyes quad.

Metal Eyes is a collection of Shimmer White,Gold,Bronzed Brown and Gunpowder Glitter/Pewter.
All these shadows are very pigmented and the white and gold/yellow shadow have the MOST sparkle to them.

These shades swatched nicely especially the pigmented yellow gold..a very rich glittery yellow.
The white shadow is very sparkly and you do not see much of the white.Its very sheer.

I also used an Avon eye primer which is just creamy and gorgeous! I got the 1 in light beige and the texture is so buttery.It just glided on my eye so a little goes a long way!
This primer really keeps eye shadow in place.After i did my look,i wanted to try another and it was so hard for my shadows to come off! So this quad is best paired up with the Avon eye primer.

Avon Primer in Light Beige

Primer swatched

                                                   

When the darker shades gets blended out ,its starts to look sheer :( i guess thats normal so it is more wearable,but you just keep have to applying and layer it up if you want a more dramatic look.
Use a blending brush and just blend!!!!
Quality wise ,i would say its average.I did not like the fallout when applying the shadows on my eye.

With this quad,its best to do eye shadow first then the rest of your face.

This shadows lasted me about a few hours - i kept on touching up on my outer corners because i went for a smokey effect.

THE END RESULT

The Avon Eye shadow Palette Range

Clinique Chubby Stick Review

The perfect marriage between a moisturizing lip balm and a full coverage lip colour,” and this is NO broken promise! 

The Chubby Stick has no smell it is a scent-free, paraben-free formula.

Brand

Clinique

Where to Buy

Any Clinique Counter

Truworths

Edgars

Stuttafords

So,i took a walk to Clinique this weekend and temptation to the Clinique Chubby 
Sticks sucked me into their zone :) 

I always wanted a Clinique Chubby Stick and as i walked towards the variety and i mean VARIETY,it was really hard to choose which 1 i want!

They have the original Chubby stick for lips AND the new INTENSE Chubby stick for lips not to mention the new range for eyes!

Clinique’s Chubby Sticks Intense are basically Chubby Sticks with added junk in the trunk while the regular ones are just a mellow type of color and more sheer than pigmented.

I do love the old shades because they are great for everyday wear(semi sheer).

But this review is on the Chubby stick for lips that i have purchased:) The original is more sheer and glossy whereas the intense is very much pigmentated and has a splash of colour on your lip!All Chubby sticks are fragrance free I chose a very daring coral color called Heftiest Hibiscus from the intense range and i chose Graped Up from the original range.

Chubby Stick Intense Swatches

The Original Chubby Stick Range-The Shades: Richer Raisin, Graped-Up, Super Strawberry, Woppin’ Watermelon, Chunky Cherry, Mega Melon, Whole Lotta Honey and Fuller FigThe new shades are written in red -Heaping Hazelnut, Bountiful Blush, Two Ton Tomato, Oversized Orange, Mighty Mimosa, Curvy Candy, Pudgy Peony and Voluptuous Violet


This is what i bought - Heftiest Hibiscus from the Intense range.

Heftiest Hibiscus

This is a orange coral color with hints of red and a bit of glossiness!

The Intense range is a more pigmented version of the Chubby sticks.This richer version is described as a “nourishing tinted balm halfway between sheer and opaque.”

This color is opaque with some translucency where your natural lip color still comes through.Its a creamy ,balm like application that enables easy glide on application and feels comfortable to wear.

This color was extremely hydrating on my lips and lasted 4 hours.

I also like that the Chubby stick has twist up packaging and theres no sharpening required.

This is what i bought - Graped Up form the Original range

Graped Up

I love that no matter how dry my lips are,Cliniques original Chubby stick just glides on and leave my lips soft and smooth!It like a gorgeous chic tinted lip balm.

Do not let the picture fool you.This is a very light and glossy color.

The Clinique Chubby Sticks are lusciously glossy, hydrating, and pretty

the staying powder isn’t all that great, but they’re super easy to apply and perfect for Spring/Summer :)

What i love :

1. Moisturizing and balmy in texture.

2.Variety of colors to play with suitable for everyday use

3. Easy twist-up

4. Other than Oversized Orange none have glitter particles..

5. Easy to remove.

6.Glossy

What i dont really love: 

1.The price! Its R215,quite pricey!

                                          

  

   

Smashbox Lash Dna Review

This mascara provides length and a curl effect.Has a unique brush that catches all the hard to reach lashes.

Brand
Smashbox

Where to Buy
Woolworths

Before and After

This is what Smashbox says:

Smashbox Lash DNA Mascara contains a proprietary complex of proteins and amino acids that bind to lashes-creating mega-length and curl while conditioning and rebuilding former lash damage. The double-helix brush lengthens and separates every lash, no matter how small, for the ultimate fanned-out effect.

This is what I say:)

According to Smashbox, this mascara seems to be all about the brush and the brush is its most redeeming feature.It gives me lashes I want without any clumps.

The brush works great to add a false lash effect. The brush has an hourglass shape but Still gets bigger on the end.

                                             

I love that this mascara does not leave my lashes hard and stiff but rather soft and defined. I find that its also easy to remove this mascara from my lashes.

I love using it in the evening. It also does not irritate my eye like other mascaras do.its very gentle and eye friendly:)