Maybelline limited edition fashion week spring 2012 collection

Especially if the two you bought are not flattering on you.. I think a little sparkle just gives more dimension to a one color eye, plus it's easier to blend out smoothly.

I don't know your preference for colors, but the Milani shadoweyez pencils are fantastic for "swipe on and go".. There is a brown as well, but I have not personally tried it. In my experience they stay on better as well. Palladio has eye crayons that are dryer, but also stay on really well.. I wear these alone all the time. I actually have the asphalt one, and it works just fine. On my lid, its a nice shimmery grey color.

I also like bold gold. I had the tough as Taupe- hated it. Thanks to both of you for your comments. I think you're both right that the Tattoos with shimmer are the way to go, if I want the option of wearing them alone on hurried days.

The matte tone of "Tough as Taupe" just looks too dull on me. I think the alternative suggestions on Milani and Palladio are great too. Bad to the Bronze is the only one that works well on me by itself. Bold Gold is just sheer and glittery and Tough as taupe is not smooth enough but I can through justone shadow such as wet n wild's nutty on top n be good to go.

I have Too Cool from the permanent collection and mine was quite dry. It's just what I was looking for!! They have another set of limited edition colors too! And I wanna know if anyone is having the same problem with "bold gold" from the original maybelline collection but mine is really glittery in certain spots and a it dry and applies really patchy.

I've tried applying it with brushes and my fingers but I get the same results any suggestions? My Bold Gold is the same as yours. It's sheer and glittery when I apply with my fingers. My coworker's is the same and she applies with a brush. Because I would love for it to be opaque, I bought the gold shimmer limited edition one and like it so much more.

I think I could get away with wearing it on it's own just like I do with Bad to the Bronze. Bought all of the CT's, and three of the quads.. Of course Maybelline was the only brand not on sale this week.. I guess I'm not used to buying cosmetics full price! Darn you LE collections!!! I bought Gold Shimmer and Mossy Green. The gold one is nice enough, but the green one is patchy and very, very difficult to work with.

I tried using a brush, my fingers, a sponge-tip applicator-- nothing worked. I think I might be able to use it as a base for other green shadows I own, but I really wish I hadn't bought it at all and am considering taking it back. I just picked these up except for Mossy Green. I was so excited to get these as I never get limited edition collections. I love and encourage comments here at Nouveau Cheap, and I do not censor comments unless they violate my comment policy, which you can view here.

Don't forget to check the beauty sale pages at Macy's here and Nordstrom here for new beauty deals plus free shipping! I wanted to show you some swatches and also some comparisons to other shadows in my collection, so that you can get a better idea of these colors and whether or not they might be worth the hunt. So let's get started:. Gold Shimmer is a bronzy-brownish-gold with a shimmery finish that borders on metallic. Barely Beige and Gold Shimmer. Barely Beige and Gold Shimmer are my two favorites of the four.

Quality-wise, I think these perform better than Mossy Green and Rich Mahogany because they're creamier, smoother and more true to the colors you see in the pot when applied to the eyes. Each of these shades is buildable, but provide excellent pigmentation on the first swipe. Neither of these shades is spotty, dry or difficult to apply. You can use just your fingers for a great opacity and they're easy to blend. Also, you could wear either of these shades alone without applying any powder shadows on top of them and they will appear rich and vibrant on the eyes.

Mossy Green and Rich Mahogany. Mossy Green and Rich Mahogany both have drier formulas not very dry; just drier than Barely Beige and Gold Shimmer and they both look spotty and inconsisent when worn alone. Each of these shades require lots of blending and building and, even then, they don't quite look true to the colors in the pot when applied to the eyes. The beautiful red shimmer in Rich Mahogany does not translate on the eye because, after blending, most of the red shimmer fades away.

Mossy Green was the most problematic of the four shades and, even after much building, I couldn't get a smooth, consistent look when trying to wear this shadow by itself. If you are planning on purchasing either of these shades, I would reserve them as base colors to wear underneath other shadows, because I don't think they work well on their own. Now I'd like to show you some comparison swatches. I am NOT claiming that any of these shades are dupes; I'm simply showing you these colors next to other shadows in my collection to give you some perspective:.

I wanted to show you Barely Beige next to a true champagne so that you could see that there is no red or pink in Barely Beige. It is a true light beige. In the pan, MAC Romp has a lot of gold to it, so I actually though these two colors would be closer than they actually are. You can see that Romp has more red to it, and Gold Shimmer has a lot more gold in it. As you can see, the shimmer in Mossy Green is much more subdued than the shimmer in Gleaming Bronze.

Also, Mossy Green is much more of a true olive green. As you can see, Rich Mahogany is a dark, coffee brown with red shimmer. What's interesting to note is that the shimmer in Rich Mahogany almost perfectly matches the overall color of Mulch. It's as if you took a coffee brown and gave it a light "dusting" of MAC Mulch. I really wish the red shimmer in Rich Mahogany was more pronounced when on the eye, but since it's not, I think your best bet is to layer it with Mulch to create a deeper, browner look than if you were to wear Mulch by itself.

My recommendations: If you're looking for base colors to give your powder eyeshadows more staying power and intensity, I think that any of the four shades in this collection would work well for that. But if you're looking for stand-alone shadows that won't require much work, Barely Beige and Gold Shimmer are the way to go. You could wear either of those shades on its own and I think you'd be pleased with the level of pigmentation and ease of use. Mossy Green and Rich Mahogany don't work well as stand-alone shadows for me, because I find both shades to be very spotty.

It's difficult to get good, even coverage or pigmentation, even after much building, so I think both Mossy Green and Rich Mahogany should be reserved as base colors to wear underneath powder shadows. I hope these swatches and comparisons give you a better feel for the colors in this collection. If you'd like more info on Color Tattoo application, performance, etc. What do you think of them? Posted by G. Jules August 16, at PM. August 16, at PM.

Donna August 16, at PM. Rachel August 16, at PM. Jenny Graham August 16, at PM. Anonymous August 16, at PM. Kate H. Unknown August 16, at PM. Fun colours and they look nicely pigmented too. Powered by Blogger. February 25, I was super excited to find these limited edition lipsticks that are part of the Maybelline Fashion Week collection.

These are two shades out of the four that are available. This is just going to be a quick post to show swatches and what I have thought of them so far. These lipsticks have been really moisturizing and the colors are vibrant and bright. Which makes me more excited about Spring when I see these!

With 30 Tigerlily Treat, I do kind of have to put a gloss over it because the way the pink looks on my skin tone kind of washes me out. With 40 Fuchsia Fresia, it is the complete opposite. The color looks great and I can wear this just by itself, definitely compliments my skin tone. So I used two coupons when I bought these. Fashion Nails a New Look.

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