Showing posts with label eyeshadow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eyeshadow. Show all posts

Sunday, September 15, 2013

My new favorite eyeshadow! Lioele Color Eye Shadow 27 Gold Peach

I am still very into matte peach eyeshadows, even moreso now with the return of autumn! I've been hunting for the perfect peach color for months now, but I think I've finally found it! Thank you, Lioele!



Brand: Lioele
Name: Color Eye Shadow
Color: 27 Gold Peach
Amount: 2.5g Actual Weight: 27g
Price in Korea: 5,000KRW
Price on Koreadepart: $5.86 (click here)






Both the package and the encasing are simple and black:







[ Diameter: 4.1cm | Height: 1.7cm ]




In direct sunlight:

I’d say that the color of the tub under artificial lighting is quite representative of how the tub looks in real life.




Simply put, it’s a blend of pink and orange. For the most part, it leans more towards the pink side, though it does depend on the lighting as well. It ranges anywhere in between:




Natural Sunlight (window): Frosty peach. It’s frosty because of the shimmer, and frostier under direct sunlight.



The frostiness can also be decreased if you blend it out—see the Shimmer section below!



Dim Natural Light (window): Soft pumpkiny peach. For this picture I retreated back, away from the window:




Yellow Bathroom Light: : Yellow-orange. Just as in natural lighting, it can be very shimmery or not, depending on how the light hits it.



Pink Layering: I also want to note that the more layers, the more pink it looks:




Eyelid Swatch: Swatches tend to be a little more concentrated, so here is how it looks on my eyes when I use a brush! I don't know if you can tell, but there's a tiny variation in the color between my two eyes:






Slightly shimmery. Unlike some eyeshadows that bear a uniform, metallic shine, this shimmer comes from tiny specks of gold glitter. The glitter doesn’t really stick to the eyeshadow; it’s sort of just mixed in. So when I blend the eyeshadow, the glitter ends up spreading out much further than the color itself:


If you blend enough, the glitter basically gets dusted away:

This, in effect, leaves you with a very subtle shimmer:


(You can't see the color well here, so just focus on the golden specks!)





Medium. The color payoff isn't as opaque and uniform as some shadows. But when it comes down to actually using it on my eyes, it's plenty pigmented! It's buildable anywho.


Finger Swatches:



Brush Swatches:





Semisoft. At first, this eyeshadow seemed dry, chalky, and unpigmented. But like other eyeshadows, it improved after wearing down the top layer. It’s still not quite velvety...semisoft, I'd say! But definitely softer and less chalky than the average eyeshadow (from Skinfood, Etude, Holika Holika, etc.)






I love it! It’s my new favorite eyeshadow. It’s a beautiful peach color, the perfect balance of pink and orange. Very flattering on fair skin! Pigmentation is good, it's not chalky, and not too shimmery, although I’d still prefer it completely matte.

I think it’s the best peach eyeshadow yet. Everything else I’ve seen is either too orangey, too metallic—soft peach and harsh shine don’t match well, I think—or not pigmented enough. Other brands, take note please!




Thank you Koreadepart for sending me this fantastic eyeshadow! There are many other colors in this series. Click on the pictures to check them out!





Sunday, June 16, 2013

Peripera My Color Eyes No.8 Peach Pink

What’s soft and smooth, the color of a creamsicle, and shimmers under the light? Why, this Peripera eyeshadow of course!








Brand: Peripera
Name: My Color Eyes
Color: No.8 Peach Pink
Actual Weight: 16g
Price in Korea: 5,000KRW
Price on Koreadepart: $5.86 (click here)


Note: All of the swatches in this review are taken with eye primer underneath.





This eyeshadow is housed in a noticeably lightweight container, with a floral-design lid and a reflective lavender bottom:


[ Diameter: 4.5cm ]


[ Height: 1.25cm ]







The stock photo makes it look like a peachy pink, but a better representation would instead be the stock photo for No. 7:

Here are pictures of the tub, taken in natural lighting on a cloudy morning:




Here is a swatch. On the left is an even application made by a brush, and on the right is a thicker swatch from my finger:

(natural lighting, in the shade)

Shimmer: It’s quite shimmery! As you can see above, the shimmer can range from unnoticeable or very noticeable, depending on how much you apply--and of course, the lighting. For example:

Not shimmery ► a little shimmery ► shimmery:





Color in bright lighting:

abundant natural lighting

Due to the shimmer, the color seems to vary under bright lighting. And since my camera couldn't capture the shimmer properly, here are some descriptions instead!
  • Thin layer: The shimmer is unnoticeable and the color could almost pass as a nude shade.
  • Multiple layers: I can only describe it as a bright copper/orange mix.
  • Thick applications: Thick applications (like my finger swatch) look like a bright pastel creamsicle, due to all the shimmer.

Color in dim lighting: I took this picture three hours later in dimmer--but still natural--lighting:

(3 hours later: dimmer, but still natural lighting)

See how the color has subdued a bit? In this lighting it shows up as a softer peach, with a sliiight pink hue to it. It got even pinker as the sun set, similar to the original stock photo!




I say it’s quite pigmented, even more so when compared to all the other eyeshadows I’ve tried/swatched from Etude House, Holika Holika, Tony Moly, ELF, etc. Those eyeshadows tend to require some layering in order to get good color payoff, but this one does not.

You can reference the left eye in this picture:






It’s very, very soft and smooth! Not at all dry or chalky! It picks up on my brushes very easily.


To be honest, it reminds me of velvet and I want to keep touching it...






I really, really like it! I love the color (I'm in a peachy phase right now.) And compared to all the ones I’ve owned and swatched (from ELF, Etude, Tony Moly, and Holika Holika), this is by far the softest and easiest to apply. AND it’s cheap! For $5.86, it’s more or less the same price as the ones I’ve been buying, but better quality! The next time I need eyeshadow, I’m buying Peripera! They have many more colors in this range, which you can find here:




Thank you Koreadepart for sending me my new favorite eyeshadow~~! ♡ And thank you everyone for being patient with me~ I'm trying my best catch up on reviews! ^_^



What's your current favorite eyeshadow?