Let me just say first that I think the two best drugstore brands of makeup are Revlon and L’Oreal, hands down. I’ve sung the praises of L’Oreal’s Lash Out black mascara now for years, and have been a faithful customer since it’s the only mascara that makes my lashes look uver long without looking like tarantulas.
And I’ve used their foundations, powders, HIP eyeshadow colors (which I really like), and all kinds of their lipsticks, glosses, you name it. With Revlon, I’ve mostly been a fan of their Color Stay line, namely the foundation, since it’s been compared to the durability and color coverage of a higher end MAC or other higher end foundation.
I’ve never actually had much luck with their eyeshadows though, until they came out with what looks like a new wave of colors. I’m not sure if they reformulated their Color Stay eyeshadow, which is reasonably priced between 6.50 and 8.00 depending on where you shop, for a quad of rich colors, but this time their colors are very rich and deeply penetrating. They give warmth, depth and dimension to your eyes, and they do indeed wear for a long time, like they say. I like the fact that it doesn’t look like I’m wearing cheap makeup when I wear them because the colors are so deep and rich also.
This time, I purchased the Color Stay eyeshadow quads in a purple quad, with earthy purplish brown colors and pinkish hues for your highlight colors on the brow bone and lid, and also a brown, earthy quad, which rich bronzes and browns for those days when I feel like being my boring old, brown self, but only with a little more pizaaz since they add that extra drama I was looking for.
They sweep on easily with a brush, and they go on dark and vibrant, so you don’t feel like you need to dip your brush in a million times to get the intensity you want. Heck, let’s face it, half the time you can’t even get the intensity and coverage you want when you do dip a million times. With these colors though, I’m very happy. I feel like I got a high end brand for pennies on the dollar, and who could argue with that logic!?
