I don't know about all of you, but I'm really glad that spring is finally deciding to show itself. I've been prepping for the season by doing some clothing shopping recently. I'm also eagerly watching the yard to see flowers starting to pop out of the ground.
Today I'm going to be reviewing a shade from the new NYX baked shadow line.
Price: $5.99; NYX products are regularly on sale, so watch out for a good deal.
Packaging
NYX has gradually been creating a theme with their eye shadow packaging. Most, if not all, of their shadow packaging now has this cute bow over the clasp. It's a nice touch. The configuration of the clear panels also adds some interest to an otherwise basic shadow compact. Probably the only thing I would have changed is shaving off a bit of the extra bulk.
Product
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| Left to right: swatched dry and swatched wet |
I wish I could say that I loved this shadow because I wanted to love it, but I was really disappointed.
My first disappointment was with the color. I purchased this online off Ulta.com, and I thought the color I was getting was going to be much lighter than it was when it arrived. I don't really blame that on the shadow. Whenever I buy something online without seeing it in person first or seeing online swatches, I know I'm taking a chance.
The shadow itself performed terribly on me. I tested it with my regular primer applied dry, my regular primer applied wet, with my regular primer and Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy, and with primer and Jordana's Made-to-Last Shadow pencil. With just primer, the shadow had practically disappeared after just a couple of hours. My other attempts only helped marginally.
Final Thoughts
Clearly, I wasn't happy with this particular shadow. I've only tried this one, so I can't say if the others perform better. I won't be purchasing any more of to find out. I've only seen one other review of these, and it was positive, so these might work better for someone else.
Have you tried any of NYX's baked shadows? What did you think? I would love to hear other opinions on these!
Disclaimer: All products mentioned in this post were purchased by me. All opinions are my own.
Aww, that's too bad about the quality. While I love NYX as a whole, I've had mostly 'meh' experienced with their shadows.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I've had pretty good luck with their regular single shadows, but I haven't been overly impressed with their palettes.
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