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 Smashbox Eye Shadow Trio ($28) is a great buy. I am a huge fan! They are wonderfully pigmented, blendable, and lasts all day. All the color combinations are beautifully coordinated. The eye shadows are easy to use and apply. They are also versatile. You can use the shadows as eyeliner.
Smashbox Lip and Lid Primer ($24) is okay. It’s not great. It’s not bad. What I like about it is I don’t have to wait for the primer to set or dry. The lid and lip primer works quite well, but it can be a bit drying. It doesn’t go on smoothly, because it is drying and chalky. The lid primer allows something for the eyeliner to grab onto and not smudge. If you were to apply eyeliner or eyeshadow directly to bare skin, the eyeliner or eyeshadow will slip ‘n slide all over your eye because there is nothing for the eyeliner or eyeshadow to hang onto except oily eyelids. When I apply the lid primer, I smear some onto my lids and then pat it into my lid. Afterwords, I apply eyeshadow or eyeliner. The lip primer provides a base for lipcolor. I usually trace my outer lip line with the lip primer and then apply lipliner. The lip primer will prevent the color from bleeding. I don’t apply this all over my lip because it is drying. Instead, I color my lip in with the lipliner then apply lipcolor. This will allow the color to last longer, and if fading does occur, I won’t be left with a ring of lipliner around my lips.
I own Smashbox Jet Set Waterproof Eyeliner ($22) in bronze. It is a deep bronze color. I usually don’t use waterproof eyeliner, but I wanted an eyeliner that would give me a crisp, polished look. I would have to agree that this eyeliner is waterproof, but it certainly isn’t smudge proof. After attending a concert, I discovered that a bit of the eyeliner had smudged or disappeared. When you apply it, you have to be quick to apply because it dries fairly quickly. You also have to be sure you close the lid shut or the eyeliner will dry out. The first time you use the eyeliner, it goes on smoothly. After the initial use, it gets more difficult to apply with each use due to drying out so easily and quickly. Even though Smashbox is one of my go-to makeup products, I would prefer an eyeliner that isn’t so high maintenance.
Bronze Dark Brown Midnight Black Navy Blue I have 2 eyebrow pencils. The first eyebrow pencil is the Too Faced Brownies ($18.50) in Browne-y. I found this pencil to be very smooth and non-clumpy. It didn’t tug or pull on my eyebrows as I colored in. Instead, it glided gently and effortlessly across my brows. There is a spool on the end of the pencil to help tame my brows and to disperse some color if I accidentally went eyebrow coloring happy. The color lasts all day and night.
Blonde-y Browne-y
The second eyebrow pencil is Benefit Cosmetics Instant Brow Pencil ($20) in Medium to Dark. It is very similar to Too Faced Brownies. The only difference is I do have to sharpen this pencil more often. Other than that, these 2 pencils are practically identical in performance.
Light to Medium Medium to Dark
Although both these eyebrow pencils are absolutely wonderful, I do have to choose Too Faced Brownies over Benefit Cosmetics Instant Brow Pencil, because it is cheaper (by $1.50) and I have to sharpen it less, which to me means it will last longer.  |
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