Covergirl Lip Perfection Runway Shades
February 9th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Covergirl Outlast Lipstain
July 29th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
credit: Covergirl.com
I love the concept of Covergirl’s Outlast Lipstain: A pen-like applicator that makes it easy to define your lips and draw on color without any hassle. Think: A marker for your lips. It’s a cool idea but the formula needs some tweaking.
Covergirl says “the water-based colorants of Outlast Lipstain give lips a beautiful, lightweight flush of color that won’t come off, lasting for hours without the heavy look or feel of an ordinary lipstick.”
True, you do get a lightweight flush of color. Lasting for hours? Well…it does last for hours as long as you don’t eat, drink, lick your lips, kiss anyone…You get the picture. My technique was to blot my lips with a tissue after applying the stain. I repeated this until little color came off on the tissue. The color payoff was great on two of the three colors I tried, but the stain started to wear off as soon as I drank something. So any moisture (even licking your lips) seems to break it down. I did like the conditioners that soften and smooth your lips, and you can feel the effect of this when applying it. Unfortunately, it’s not lasting and I did experience some dryness to my lips. The stain does fade pretty evenly from your lips though. Covergirl Outlast Lipstain is available in 10 shades. I tried three: Scarlet Pucker, Saucy Plum (love the vibrancy of both colors) and Flirty Nude (barely showed up on me). Again, a great concept; okay results.
Show and Tell: LashBlast Fusion Mascara
July 23rd, 2010 § Leave a Comment
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I can count my favorite mascaras on one hand: ARTISTRY Total Mascara and L’Oreal Voluminous. I love them both for the same reasons: They add volume, lengthen, separate and lift. I never get my hopes up when trying a new mascara because many are just hype. I wasn’t wowed by Covergirl’s LashBlast Fusion, but it didn’t totally disappoint either. First, what’s with the big, chunky packaging for these newer mascaras? LashBlast is in a fat tube and it’s not the first I’ve noticed like this. I know it’s a marketing tactic: Thicker, bigger tube = thicker, bigger lashes, right? I’m nitpicking, but I don’t like fat tubes of mascara. They just don’t look right. LOL! And the brush in LashBlast is a little off-putting and too oversized. I just knew I’d get mascara everywhere except on my lashes. The saving grace for the brush is its fine bristles. They really define every lash. I strongly suggest dabbing excess mascara off before applying. Because it’s such a big brush, it holds way more product than you’ll need. What this mascara did do was make my lashes longer; it didn’t clump (when applying multiple coats), flake or smudge. Great waterproof formula. I would have loved more volume and fullness. For now, I’ll stick with my two that are tried and true. Next review: Covergirl Outlast Lipstains
Show and Tell: Covergirl Liquiline Blast Eyeliner
July 21st, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Covergirl recently sent Blended Beauté some of their latest products which I have played with and tested. Now the verdict is in…
credit: Covergirl.com
This is a definite keeper! This eyeliner gives you the intensity and staying power of a liquid with the ease and blendability of a waterproof pencil. You can use the liner for intense definition or smoke it out with the built-in smudger. I don’t usually care for dual ended tools with smudgers but this smudger I like and it allows you to create a subtle, smoky look. These liners are also a great base for layering eyeshadow and building intensity. They come in six pigment-rich colors (CG sent them all) which I have added to my kit: Blackfire (I’m a softie for rich black eyeliner pencils), Brown Blaze, Silver Spark, Violet Voltage, Blue Boom and Green Glow.
Liquiline Blast is a versatile eyeliner. So versatile that makeup artist Pat McGrath (I ♥ her work) created several different looks using the eyeliner during Milan fashion shows for Bottega Veneta, Gucci and Lanvin. Here are some of those looks which I read about recently in Allure. You may not go to this extreme, but the pictures and pointers just might inspire you.
Bottega Veneta
For a punk look at Bottega Veneta, McGrath smudged on a thick stripe of black cream shadow and darkened the creases and corners with LiquiLine Blast. She then topped it all with black shadow.
Gucci
At Gucci, McGrath drew the pencil along the inner rims of the lids, then traced a razor thin line of it along the top lashes. On top of all the pencil, she swept a soft brown eye shadow.
Lanvin
For Lanvin’s tough makeup look, McGrath rimmed the eyes over and over with the pencil, then with black shadow, and dragged the mix out at the corners before dusting a sparkly antique-gold shadow on top for a “flash of light.”
Photos: Allure.com; makeup descriptions: Pat McGrath via Allure June issue.
Next review: LashBlast Fusion Mascara and Outlast Lipstain
