Brilliant colours - Maybelline Color Tattoo 24HR

I have never been so impressed with an eye product as I was using these Maybelline Color Tattoo cream shadows! I know this is a strong claim to make, but I have used many different eyeliners and eye shadows and this is by far one of my favourites when it comes to application and colour. Here are those that I purchased:

Clockwise from top left we have: 05-Eternal Gold, 55-Immortal Charcoal, 70-Metallic Pomegranate, and 20-Turquoise Forever.

At the time of buying these they were actually on 3 for 2 in Boots so I had bought 3 (the blue, pomegranate and a purple shade) and had loved them so much that I had gone back and bought another 3! (Eternal Gold, Gold (which is a brighter gold) and charcoal). Sadly I had left the gold and purple shade at a friends and so I couldn't include them in the photos but they are gorgeous shades also. So I think I pretty much have every shade that's available in my local Boots!

As you can see from the swatches, these are heavily pigmented, shimmery shades. They show up so clearly and look absolutely lush on the eye. Most importantly though is how durable they are. I apply these in the morning before work and they are still in tact and perfect (no smudging!) when I get home, and that's after cycling there and back.

I personally wear these as eyeliners rather than full eyeshadows as I like just that small hit of colour. I use the Real Techniques Silicone Liner Brush to apply as it is easier than a bristles brush for me because of the consistency. It is so quick and easy to do, just swipe it on and off you go! They are so smooth to put on.

Have you tried any of these colour tattoos? What are your favourite shades? Are you also loving the brighter shades now that the sun is finally shining?

Collection Eye Shadow Pencils

Recently I was doing my usual browsing around the make-up stands in Superdrug and came across these eye shadow crayons from Collection. I have never tried anything other than powders for eye shadow, and these seemed quite easy colours to work with, so I thought I would get a couple and see what they were like to use. I decided to buy shades Gunmetal Glitz 2 - a shimmery light metal grey, Vintage Blush 3 - a shimmery pale pink nude and Midnight Glam 5 which is a shimmery black (notice all the shimmer!). They are absolutely beautiful colours that caught my eye on the shelf.

These were actually so easy to apply that I can't believe I have never tried eye shadow pencils before. I usually use the Vintage blush as a base colour and then either of the other 2 for the crease and it was so easy to achieve this look with just them, no brushes required. I did use a blending sponge to just blend the colours slightly more so that they melted in to each other, but that was it.

They were very creamy and  so smooth on the skin. Once applied you couldn't feel them sitting on your eyelid either, which is what put me off buying anything like this in the past (I hate any make-up that leaves a cakey feeling on my face and this is really what I had expected from these). The only thing that I didn't like about these is that the Vintage Blush shade didn't look overly smooth on the eyelid once applied, it became quite flakey which doesn't look too good. It isn't very noticeable unless you look properly but I wasn't a fan. I didn't seem to have this problem with the other shades though, but I guess this is because I only used them on the crease which is a smaller area and so less noticeable.

All-in-all I quite liked these crayons. I'm not sure if I'll be running off anytime soon to buy more but I quite like using these from time to time.

Have you purchased any of these eye shadow crayons? What were your thoughts on them? All comments are very welcome!

All Collection Eye Shadow Pencils are available here for £3.19 or from Boots which is currently 3 for 2!