EOTD: L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow

In today's EOTD, I was trying to limit the number of items used on my eyes, but still able to complete a look.  I picked L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow because it is very pigmented, can be worn on its own and still look beautiful. So here it is...

Brows: Shiseido Natural Eyebrow Pencil in Natural Black, Maybelline Great Lash clear mascara

Base: MAC paint pot in Painterly

Lids: L'oreal Iced Latte Infalliable eye shadow (inner corner of the eyes), L'oreal Smoldering Plum Infalliable Eye Shadow, Urban Decay Foxy (browbone)

Eyeliners: Bobbi Brown Long-Wear gel eyeliner in Black Ink, Dolly Wink Liquid eyeliner, Sephora Flashy liner waterproof in Deep Black (waterline) 

Mascara: Maybelline falsie flared waterproof, false lashes

Thanks for checking. Have a good night ^_^

L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow (Swatches and Review)

L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow 

L'Oreal infallible eye shadows were released for quite a long time (last year), and I have been passing these as I thought they might not live up to all the hypes. Couple weeks ago I did manage to pick up a couple at ULTA during their sale event (BOGO 1/2 Off + $5 Off with $10 Purchase). After playing around with these eye shadows, I was quite impressed with the color payoff as well as the lasting power.

Smoldering Plum is one of the new shades for Summer 2012. It's a rich, dark and intense blackened red toned brownish plum shade with a pretty subtle sheen/sparkle. The texture is creamy, soft and smooth. I like to use it for my outer v and sometimes along (and above) my upper lash line. I have tried it with and without eye shadow primer, either way, the color stay put for a pretty decent amount of time, at least 6-7 hours without primer and longer with primer! For application, I like to use damp brush and dip into the jar to get the eye shadow. This way there's less fallout and the color stays intense and rich even after it dries. 

L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow 

The jar is made out of plastic but it doesn't look cheap. I just wish there's plastic seal wrapped around so no one will dip their germy fingers at the stores trying to test out the colors... 

L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow 

When opened, there's a plastic press thing that you can use to compact and keep the eye shadow in place as the texture of the eye shadow is more like loose pigments, but in a compact form. They will loosen the more you use it so it is important to keep the "do not discard" plastic thing in the jar in the event you might need to re-press the eye shadow.

L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow 

L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow 

L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow

swatch with my finger (with flash) 

L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow 

Swatches on bare arm (without flash)

Left to right: lightly swatched ~ layered

L'Oreal Smoldering Plum Infallible Eye Shadow

Swatches on bare arm (with flash)

Left to right: lightly swatched ~ layered

Do you own any L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadows? What shades have you tried? and What's your favorites?

L'Oreal Iced Latte Infallible Eye Shadow (Swatches and Review)

L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadow 888 Iced Latte

L'Oreal infallible eye shadows were released quite a long time (last year), and I have been passing these as I thought they might not live up to all the hypes. Couple weeks ago I did manage to pick up a couple at ULTA during their sale event (BOGO 1/2 Off + $5 Off with $10 Purchase). After playing around with these eye shadows, I was quite impressed with the color payoff as well as the lasting power.

 

 L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadow 888 Iced Latte

Iced Latte is a gorgeous champagne beige shade with a shimmering metallic finish. It is great for all over lids, inner corners, and center of the lids. But I love using this just for my inner corners for highlight. It instantly brighten up the eyes. Not so great for brow bones highlight as it has that shimmering metallic finish.

The jar is made out of plastic but it doesn't look cheap. I just wish there's plastic seal wrapped around so no one will dip their germy fingers at the stores trying to test out the colors... 

L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadow 888 Iced Latte

When opened, there's a plastic press thing that you can use to compact and keep the eye shadow in place as the texture of the eye shadow is more like loose pigments, but in a compact form. They will loosen the more you use it so it is important to keep the "do not discard" plastic thing in the jar in the event you might need to re-press the eye shadow.

L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadow 888 Iced Latte

L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadow 888 Iced Latte

L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadow 888 Iced Latte

Swatches on bare arm, no primer used, no flash

Left to right: lightly swatched ~ layered

L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadow 888 Iced Latte

Swatches on bare arm, no primer used, with flash

Left to right: lightly swatched ~ layered

For application, I have tried using both brushes and fingers to apply. And I found it best to use finger to dab on the desired eye area first (so there's less fall out) and then blend away with brush. It has a silky creamy like texture with great pigmentation so a little goes a long way. The color payoff is great even without the use of eyeshadow primer. And it lasts pretty much the whole day! For $7~8 on a single drugstore eye shadow I think it's pretty pricey. So shop around, and I'm sure you'll find some good deals. I got mine for $3.22 each jar (after BOGO 1/2 off and coupons) I thought it's a awesome deal^^

Do you own any L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadows? What shades have you tried? and What's your favorites?