L'OREAL is a brand many of us will have come across while potting around Boots and Superdrug. They do many affordable products ranging from lip stick to foundation and mascara. But today I want to show you a product I have fallen in love with, their color riche range of eye shadows.
I went off drugstore products for many years after several bad reactions to cosmetics. However, a friend of mine reintroduced me to the love of drugstore and L'oreal all over again at university! Since then I have had little to no issue with any products I have used.
These eyeshadow products are gel/cream in formulation, they come in a plastic black and gold clip case with some product information front sticker. This information informs of the finish including matte, lumiere, pop, nude, smokey and chamelon. I have at least one eye-shadow from each range besides the chamelon, this is because I found it impossible to find one. In total I have 13 of these, I have also had them a few months. I have used these eye-shadows for glamours looks and day time looks.
The Pinks
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| Image of shade: Gold Mania (500, Lumiere) |
I went off drugstore products for many years after several bad reactions to cosmetics. However, a friend of mine reintroduced me to the love of drugstore and L'oreal all over again at university! Since then I have had little to no issue with any products I have used.
These eyeshadow products are gel/cream in formulation, they come in a plastic black and gold clip case with some product information front sticker. This information informs of the finish including matte, lumiere, pop, nude, smokey and chamelon. I have at least one eye-shadow from each range besides the chamelon, this is because I found it impossible to find one. In total I have 13 of these, I have also had them a few months. I have used these eye-shadows for glamours looks and day time looks.
The Pinks
There is nothing better than a cheeky pink, shades left to right:
Escape in Bordeaux (Smokey, 301). A deep burgundy with gold glitter.
La Vie En Rose (Matte, 104). A matte pastel pink.
Pink Up Pink (Lumiere, 507). Salmon pink with golden shimmer.
Image left to right- Pin up Pink, La Vie En Rose, Escape in Bordeaux.
Golds and Bronzes
Pretty and classic shades of gold and bronze, shades left to right:
Cafe Saint Germain (Nude, 201). Medium taupe brown.
Golden Nude (Nude, 204). Warm gold.
Quartz Fume (Lumiere, 502). Cool chocolate brown.
Image left to right: Golden Nude, Cafe Saint Germain, Quartz Fume.
The Blues
Blue and terquoise are difficult shades to get hold of, although they don't do a true navy blue the first shade on the left comes beautifully close. Shades left to right:
The Big Blue (Pop, 405). Bright medium blue.
Punky Turquoise (Pop, 410). Cool toned turquoise.
French Riviera (Lumiere, 505). Silver toned pastel blue.
Image left to right: French Riviera, Punky Turquoise, The Big Blue.
The Nudes
Everyone needs a good nude in any good collection. They make fantastic base colors for smoldering smokey looks, or as a natural day look. Shades left to right:
Gold Mania (Lumiere, 500). Yellow toned gold.
Breaking Nude (Matte, 106). Medium matte taupe.
Macadam Princess (Matte, 101). Cool toned grey.
Image left to right: Gold Mania, Breaking Nude, Macadam Princess.
The Highlighter
This is the shade Little Beige Dress (Nude, 206). Sadly this shade as you can see has shattered. This is an issue with these eye shadows. Due to their gel type formulation they sometimes fall out of their pans. They don't do well with trying to press them back into the pan, and because they are not powder they can not be set using alcohol. Sadly this has happened to two of my shadows, neither were dropped or mishandled they just dropped out while I was using them. I notice this is an issue with many of them as I witnessed many had fallen out of the pan in the shops.
Image of Little Beige Dress
I applied these products using my fingers, it was applied on bare skin with no primer used. This product is hard to blend with other products from this line, but it is amazing when using powder based products.
Pro's and Con's of this product:
Pro's
- Very pigmented product and some unusual colors.
- Affordable for the product quality and finishes.
- Nice packaging which looks expensive.
- Good pan size which is easy to use with either your finger or a brush. Good for ladies with nails.
Con's
- Don't blend well when using other products from the same range (they mix fine with other powder products)
- Break easily, fall out of the pan without vigorous use. This also happens when you hit pan in the product.
- Not secure lids, they open easily which can lead to product damage.
- Product difficult to use with some brushes.
I hope you enjoyed reading. Please feel free to comment.
Laura x
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