Friday, July 6, 2012

Victoria's Secret Sexy Spring Eyes kit review


It seems like in the last year there’s been an influx of paint-by-numbers eye shadow palettes. You know what I’m talking about. A cute little palette that comes with instructions to utilize all of the shades in a look depicted on the cover. From what I’ve seen results can be mixed and they really don’t work for someone who isn’t already used to blending shadows for similar looks. That being said, there are a few that would make great gifts for someone that’s looking to build a make-up arsenal or add a little color to their repertoire. 





















Victoria’s Secret Sexy Spring Eyes is a cute little kit, retailing at $15, that comes with two eye-popping looks, one suitable for daytime and one for nighttime. You can choose to follow the instructions printed on the opening flap, or come up with your own unique make-up. 


The shadows are pretty pigmented, but a little bit of primer  (used on the right-side streaks) wouldn't hurt, if you want to make them stand out and catch the light more. 



I decided to try the first look (nighttime) out while wearing my contacts. This look will be especially nice on green/blue-eyed girls.






Tip: I didn’t much like the little brush that came with the kit. I would recommend using a higher quality, non-sponge tip brush, preferably one you’re already accustomed to. For the liner, use a stiff and thin angled brush that has a lot of control, as that liner is gel-going-on-liquid and could result in icky smudges otherwise. 







 The shadows are a little bit unmanageable once they’re actually on. Clear up any mistakes with a Q-tip dipped in eye make-up remover.
 











The end result, however? Totally worth it!




Let’s try out our other, less high-drama look. This one will flatter brown-eyed girls the most and is completely wearable to work or school. 

Just a little dab of turquoise at the corners brings lots of color to this simple look.






The end result is pretty and warm, but not over-the-top.


In conclusion, this kit is worth having around and would be especially good for traveling or gifting, as you get two different and versatile styles in a slim little package that can fit in anywhere. 

Final Verdict: Like it!

Ingredients: Eye shadow- Talc, Boron Nitride, Zinc Sterate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-1, Cetyl Acetate, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetatem Acrylates Copolymer, Polyurethane-11, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calclium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica. MAY CONTAIN: Aluminum Powder (CI 77000), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide/Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Iron Oxides (CI 77491/CI 77499, Carmine (CI 75470), Red 40 (CI 16035), Yellow 5 (CI 19140). Eye liner- Isopropyl Palmitate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Microcrystaline Wax, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Talc, Dimethicone, Kaolin, Silica, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides (CI 7749). 


2 comments:

  1. Super pretty-- please do an eyeliner tutorial for the lower lids. No idea how to line my eyes like the photos with the purple shadow- love the look.

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    1. It's not very hard to do bottom lashes as long as you have a good angled brush on hand. Ecotools makes an excellent one and it's pretty inexpensive. As for the little cat lines, I do plan on making a few tutorials covering basic eye liner tricks and other quick make-up techniques. Just stay tuned and thank you for reading! =)

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