Showing posts with label makeup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label makeup. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Review: Revlon Makeup Eraser pen

According to Revlon...
For touch ups on the go or during make-up application, our Make Up Eraser Pen quickly removes smudges, smears and mistakes without disturbing the rest of your make-up. Greaseless formula easily lifts away even long-wearing and waterproof make-up, without irritation.

Remove smudges and mistakes without disturbing the rest of your make-up. Easily lifts away even long-wearing and waterproof make-up.  

Showing the grey pen tip...

From my point of view...
I've used this eraser pen during makeup application to remove e/s mistakes and smudges from mascara.  It worked fabulously.  In the photos below, I've tested the pen on some eyeliners, mascara and eyeshadows.  I think only the Maybelline Studio gel liner is waterproof.  The pen had no trouble removing the makeup except the Covergirl LineExact liquid liner, which is surprising.  It took some good rubbing to get rid of a thin line.  However with proper usage, it can remove pretty everything and leaves you a clean canvas!

The pen tip is fairly hard and work by wetting the "problematic" area of your skin and lifting the makeup onto the pen as you glide over.  There is a limit to how much makeup you can transfer onto the tip.  It can end up pushing the excess makeup across your skin.  

Before 
After

Tips
  • After erasing over the mistakes, pad the area dry with tissue or a cotton pad.  Then reapply makeup. 
  • Cleans eraser tip by wiping with a cotton pad.  Stay away from tissue if you can, it leaves lints on the tip.
  • For erasing bigger area of skin, clean eraser tip a few times in between.
Pros
  • Easily wipe away mistakes.  No more Q-tips.  
  • Precise. 
  • Very travel friendly
  • Cheap.  Avaialble in drugstores.  
  • Good for smudge-proof eyeliners including UD 24/7 eyeliner and Maybelline studio gel liner.
Con
  • May need a few strokes to remove makeup, which is perfectly fine in my opinion.
Score: 5 out of 5

Overall: Great product to precisely erase mistakes while you apply makeup OR to remove any possible smudges/creases afterwards.  Everyone should have this in their makeup bag.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Finally got my Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black

I have been thinking about getting a gel eyeliner for sometimes.  Was pondering about MAC fluidline, and Physicians Formula gel eyeliner (btw, only available in USA) then I spotted the Maybelline gel eyeliner.  When I found out Rexall had a 40% sale on the Maybelline New York line, I finally decided on the Maybelline liner.  So here are some pictures of the liner.

The nice Rexall cashier saw what I purchased and told me that this is her favorite eyeliner.  haha....it makes me want to try this more. 

I lost the little protective cap pretty much right away. >_<

Lid off~ Asian version of this liner seems to have a metal lid.


This is the silly me posing the eyeliner with my new cute hair clip.

Ingredient list:
Instruction on the package:

Here is a photo of the swatch.  I did a thick stroke and a very thin stroke on my arm.  A more detailed review will be coming up shortly.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Review on Ardell Brow Sculpting gel

About one or two weeks ago, I spotted the Ardell Brow Sculpting Gel at my local Winners for $3.99. Since I have been eyeing it for a long time, I didn't hesitate to grab it.

So far I've tried it twice. After applying the gel, my brows still remained soft to the touch. It was more tamed but I wasn't able to fix everything. The scent was a light
fruity smell, which was pleasant and not overwhelming at all. However, this weekend when I was reaching for it again, I spotted something weird. The gel around the wand was a bit cloudy (see pictures). From having a lot of experience with bacteria cultures (I was a teacher assistant for several university microbiology courses), I immediately became worried. It really look like contamination to me. Now I am scared to use this cloudy gel. I'm tempted to contact Ardell and ask about this. When I googled, I found out that some people have had their clear brow gels turning muddy and yucky with the use of brow liners. However, I didn't apply any colors to my brows so what changed the gel appearance was from storing or using it.