Wednesday 2 May 2012

Maybe it's maybelline ...

Today, I had a little break from revision and went to lunch with my friends. One of my good friends, Erin, is going back to America on Friday :( so we thought we would have a catch up before she left. I'm going to miss her loads! I will also miss all the funny cultural differences that have us all in stitches. Anyway, here is a picture of us all ...



I apologise for the standard of the photo but I still don't have a camera :( . You have seen a pic of Amanda and Carys before but from L-R is Erin, Amanda, Me, Carys.

Anyway, I thought I would do the main bit of my post today on the Maybelline Colour Tattoos which are supposed to be like the Mac paint pots. I have a Mac paint pot in 'Painterly' which I really like, so I thought I would test the Maybelline ones out too as they are supposed to be quite a good dupe. Unfortunately, none of the drugstores near me had any of the colour which are close to Painterly. I guess that just shows how popular they are, so I got the shade 40 - 'Permanent Taupe' instead. 








The Maybelline Colour Tattoos are £4.99 in Boots (which according to the website are buy one get another half price on selected Maybelline products which could be worth checking out), and the Mac paint pots are £13.50 in Selfridges. So if the colour tattoos are a good dupe it is definitely worth getting them price wise. The Maybelline Colour Tattoo is so easy to apply, it has a really creamy and well pigmented formula, but I'm not sure it lives up to the 24h statement on the packaging. Maybe I just have oily eyelids (???) but that has been my experience. I have tried it as a base for other eyeshadows and on it's own, and it has creased within hours. I know other bloggers have found that they have been absolutely fine, so this could just be with me. 





I really don't like this photo but I think it shows how much it has worn off and creased :( This is probably after about 3-4  hours. Overall, I would recommend it to anyone to try and it is reasonably priced, but I don't think it is my perfect cream/gel eyeshadow. I do really like the colour though and am glad I bought it.


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4 comments:

  1. The color is gorgeous. Too bad about the creasing though. I'm really curious about trying these out. I have oily lids, let's see how it goes. Lovely blog you have here.

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    1. I really like the colour too. I have got two other shades as well, eternal gold and on and on bronze, so I'm trying those out at the moment before I review them. They are all lovely colours and so much cheaper compared to the mac paintpots. I haven't heard many people say that they have creased, so it could just be me :) Thank you for commenting xx

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  2. i really want to try the colour tatoos as they look so good. x
    http://makeupbyelysa.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. It is nice to try something different. I always used to use powder eyeshadows but these are lovely. I just wish my lids could hold them better xx

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