Collection Overview – Cream Shadows

As a general rule I like my eyeshadows pigmented and bold. A great way to increase the colour saturation of even sheer shadows is to pop a sticky cream base under them. I never wear them alone with the exception of the Benefit Creaseless Creams as cream shadows crease on me within seconds. I wear them over primer in a thin layer then pack powder shadow on top. I won’t have space in this post to review things but everything has been reviewed on my blog before so check out the label in the right hand column if you want to know more about any of them. 

I have NYX Jumbo Eye pencils in Milk (white), Strawberry Milk (shimmery pink), Pots & Pans (shimmery silver) and Black Bean (which I depotted into the plastic pot in the middle of the picture). There are two Barbara Daly Soufflé shadows in Haze (purple) and Sea-Foam (green). Revlon Illuminance Cream Shadow quad in Copper Canyon, Sleek Molton Metal Duo (Pewter and Gold Leaf), No7 Stay Perfect eyeshadow in Pewter and finally Bloom Eye Paint in Champagne. 

Swatched left to right: NYX Black Bean, NYX Strawberry Milk, NYX Pots & Pans, NYX Milk, Barbara Daly Sea-Foam, Barbara Daly Haze. 

Sleek Pewter, Sleek Gold Leaf, Bloom Champagne, No7 Pewter. 

Revlon Illuminance Cream Shadows. 

 Benefit Creaseless Creams in Pre-Nup and Skinny Jeans. 

My favourites are the NYX pencils, No7 Pewter and of course the Benefit Creaseless Creams. I certainly wouldn’t bother with the Barbara Daly ones again as they have almost no colour pay off x

*All bought by me*

Barbara Daly Soufflé Eyeshadows at Tesco

I’d heard a few people talking about the Barbara Daly line of makeup available at Tesco. So last week whilst hunting for fans (damn you summer, it’s too hot to sleep!) I thought I’d have a quick look. They were running an offer in which you got this rather pretty looking blush free when you bought two products. The silver is just an overspray but there are three shades of pink running all the way through. I’m not sure I’m actually going to use this as it’s so pretty... sad I know.

I chose two soufflé (cream) eyeshadows in sea-foam (metallic olive green) and haze (dirty metallic purple). They are only £5 each however you only get 2.5g for your money. The best before label on them says to throw after 6 months but if you were to use them on a regular basis I think you’d probably get through the pot pretty quickly due to the light, airy texture. The texture is similar to Maybelline’s Dream Mousse Blushes only a little thicker and much more pigmented (obviously as it is an eyeshadow).

The quality isn’t amazing but they really are pretty. As the swatches show they aren’t terribly pigmented and you wouldn’t want to try to build them up to get a deeper colour. Like most cream shadows they are prone to creasing. I find they work best for me as bases. Used over UDPP in a thin layer with a dusting of powder shadow over the top they will last all day on me. They really to bring out the best in the shadows you use over the top and the rich shimmery finish translates through. It’s pretty easy to blend too though I would recommend using your fingers to apply as it doesn’t really adhere to brushes.

All in all I do like these. Used properly they give a lovely finish and I think the colours are gorgeous. Have you tried anything from the range? Is there anything you’d recommend/ avoid? xx