Swatches/Review: L’Oreal Infallible Eyeshadows in 021 Sahara Treasure, 027 Goldmine & 024 Bronze Goddess

I received these new L’Oreal Infallible Eyeshadows in 021 Sahara Treasure, 027 Goldmine and 024 Bronze Goddess from the L’Or L’Or L’Or collection from a love package from Vicky. Of course I had to try them right away because of all the raving that these shades have been getting on the blogsphere, and I must say they live up to those raves.

• 021 Sahara Treasure is a shimmery taupe with a white-gold sheen.
• 027 Goldmine is a sheer cool-toned gold with some larger gold glitter. This shade of gold should look good on any skintone (unless you were very, very warm) as it leans cooler and not as yellow as traditional golds.
• 024 Bronze Goddess is a dark olive-bronze with gold sheen.

The quality of these shades are incredible. They are very, very soft and creamy, and with the exception of Goldmine, also super pigmented. My favourite is Bronze Goddess as it reminds me of an eyeshadow version of Dior Czarina Gold from last year’s Dior holiday collection, which is another one of my favourites. Goldmine is much sheerer and more powdery compared to Sahara Treasure and Bronze Goddess, which are more creamy than powdery. I haven’t worn them yet but from my experience with these eyeshadows, they should be easy to apply and blend with fingers. You will probably experience fallout with Goldmine, but Sahara Treasure and Bronze Goddess should be treats to blend on the eyelid.

Overall I think these are great eyeshadows to add to your stash. You can see high resolution swatches of the rest of the L’Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow here.

A little off-focus so you can see the shimmer

Review: L’Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara in Blackest Black

(Sorry I threw away the packaging before I taking photos… fail)

What L’Oreal says about this mascara:

For lashes that look a million times multiplied and perfectly defined, there’s only one mascara – NEW Voluminous® Million Lashes™. The built-in Clean Sweep Wiping System wipes the brush free of clumps leaving the perfect amount of mascara for an ultra-volumized clean lash look. The Millionizing Brush evenly thickens lashes from root to tip. The result? Lashes look so multiplied, so clean, it’s like seeing millions. Ophthalmologist-tested and allergy-tested. Suitable for sensitive eyes an contact len wearers.Clump-free. Fragrance-free.

This mascara is good at volumizing but it can do a little better on lengthening. Because the formula is wet, you can apply as many coats as you wish, and I usually have to do 3 or so before I get the volume that I want. However because it is so wet, it does not hold up a curl at all. I curl it and then it just droops after the first full coat.

I like the brush, it separates my lashes and prevents clumping, no matter how many coats I put on. The only problem was that the bristles were a little too long for my liking, which made the mascara go on my eye lid too, no matter how hard to tried to prevent that from happening. If the spikes were a little shorter, I would like it more.

After about 3-4 hours it will transfer onto my under eye area, but it is not that obvious because it doesn’t flake off. This should be pretty easy to solve with a coat of Clarins Double Fix mascara.

Overall I find this a good “natural” mascara when you don’t want something too dramatic but you still need something there to frame your eyes. It is easy to use and low-maintenance because you don’t need to comb out your lashes afterwards or worry about clumping. I will probably use this for work in the morning when I need something easier to use.

Bare lashes:

In these photos I am wearing about 3 coats of mascara, no mascara base, and lashes have been curled prior to application:

My 1st video tutorial: how to create a bold eye look with L’Oreal Color Infallible Eyeshadows

I’ve uploaded my first ever video tutorial!! I’m super excited. I hope you will find this useful and then I can make more. I’m kind of addicted to editing videos now even though the road to getting this one published was long and hard. You can watch this in up to 1080p HD on the Youtube page.

Please share this video with your friends! Also please try to comment as much as possible or like the video to help me win a trip to LG Fashion Week in Toronto. Part of the judging is based on the number of views and comments, so I would really appreciate it if you can help me out! THANK YOU!!

You can see high resolution swatches and photos of all the ones I received here.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments through the Youtube page, please! They judge based on the number of comments/views as well as the overall quality of the video.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing your comments =)

FOTD: L’Oreal Color Infallible Eyeshadow in Forever Pink and Yaby ES093 Broccoli Heaven

Here is a FOTD I did with L’Oreal Color Infallible Eyeshadow in 004 Forever Pink and the Yaby ES093 that I bought at IMATS (swatches and reviews to come!).

I used Forever Pink as an all-over colour on my upper lid, applied with fingers, as well as in the inner corner to highlight, applied with a pencil brush. I used Yaby ES093 on the outer half of my upper lid, applied with a MAC 239 brush, as well as to create a shadow on the outer half of my lower lash line, applied with a pencil brush. I used Dollywink Liquid Liner to line my upper lash line and applied Clinique High Impact Curling Mascara to darken my lashes.

On my cheeks, I used Chanel Joues Constraste in Espiegle on my cheeks, and Chanel Rouge Allure lipstick in Desinvolte on my lips. Base makeup was Jill Stuart Moist Silk Powder Foundation.

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FOTD: L’Oreal Color Infallible colourful eyes!

Another face for you today! I’m on a roll =D

I used all L’Oreal Color Infallible eyeshadows on my eyes today. I used UDPP as a base, although you could totally get away with not using one at all. I applied everything with my fingers, except where noted. I used:

• 002 Hourglass Beige on the inner half of my upper lid
• 009 Permanent Khaki on the outer half of my upper lid
• 001 Time Resist White on my inner corners, to line the inner half of my lower lash line (with a pencil brush) and to highlight my brown bone
• 006 All Night Blue to line the outer half of my lower lash line and to line the entire upper lash line with a pencil brush
• 004 Forever Pink just patted onto the centre of my eyelid for a pop of shine and glow (which worked very well, this colour is just beautiful to add a bit of glow!)

I lined my upper lash line with Dollywink Liquid Liner, used my Majolica Majorca mascara base and darkened my lashes with two coats of Clinique High Impact Curling Mascara. I used Imju Fiberwig Tiny Sniper on my lower lashes to balance out the heavy top lashes.

On my cheeks, I used Rock & Republic Pressed Blush in Call Me. On my lips I used Anna Sui Rouge S in 570 Glamourous Bloom.

My base makeup for the day was Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua foundation with a light dusting of Chanel loose powder on top.

Something else I noticed was that 001 Time Resist White works beautifully as a face highlighter as well, because the shimmers are extremely fine, when applied it does not look unnatural or glittery, rather a nice glow. I use this to highlight my nose bridge as well.

And to end with a silly photo…