I won’t even talk about how long I’ve had these on my ‘to-blog list’ (which by the way is a list longer than my arm!) So today I' m going to be reviewing the next four shades of shadows from my Fashionista collection, and I hope this post is useful to anyone looking to buy them! To check out the first post where I go into lots of detail about prices, places to buy etc.; click HERE and for the second batch of swatches click HERE
So from the four that I’ll be talking about today, brave is the only matte shade (or as close to a matte as fashionista will venture) and I should point out that my camera kindly made chocolate dream appear silver..it’s far more brown!
These swatches above were done with only one swipe, and as you can see they packed a punch! I have however used two swipes for the below swatches because you can see the colour a little clearer, but I honestly have no complaints with pigmentation from any of these.
Starting with the two browns from this quad I need to first point out how wrong they've got with the names of both the browns- the darkest brown is no where near a chocolate colour, more like a deep grey with a hint of brown. It's not quite as pigmented as some of the others but this works to my advantage when creating a smoky eye for example as it's easier to blend and build up. It's a nice colour to add to my neutrals palette but I'm not blown away by this one as you can still see little silver speckles in the shadow and it's a shade you could probably find in another palette. Overall i rate this a 3/5 it does it's job well, but it's not stunning. However it will be a shade that I'll end up using quite a lot I can imagine so no regrets for blindly picking this one! (Though I was slightly hoping for a rich matte chocolate colour ._.)
Next up is my favourite of this group berry brown. I swatches this on my arm and couldn't stop admiring it, honestly it's stunning but again the name is very misleading (ain't no berry here yo!) it is best described as a deeper copper shade, with some of the softest and creamiest formulation I have come across. You only need one swipe for stunning pigmentation and it's the kind of shade that would complement brown, green and blue eyes a real shade that everyone should own and one of my most favourite shadows from my fashionista collection. The subtle yet gorgeous gold undertone looks soo very pretty and its definitely one that I'll be introducing to my daily makeup! I rate this one 5/5 in terms of colour, pigmentation, ease of blending and versatility!
Bliss which is shade 27 is by far my least favourite shade. It's a frosty pink which in all honesty will get little use from me. As mentioned several times the little squares they give for swatches are extremely hard to judge by, and I'd have left this one is seeing them in store, however if you're looking for a shimmery pink shade then this is the one for you! The more you build it up the more pink comes through but I still find due to its silver under/overtones that it's a tough one to get a lot of use out of and ultimately that's what everyone wants from their makeup so I'd have to score this for me personally a 1.5 (no complaints on the formula at all I have I add and it's one of the creamier ones- think urban decay quality)
And finally we have brave a name which they have actually got right because it is a the brightest mattest pink eyeshadow I own! Not quite as creamy as the others but this is completely expected as it's the most mattest shade I own from the fashionista range and I'm impressed! I wish there was some distinction on the site between the mattes, shimmer and pearlescent shades as I'd love to get my mits on more of the mattes but alas no such luck... Anyways it is a stunning pink shade, which I feel is comparable to higher end brands because of its pigmentation, without a primer or a base this goes on so bright and although I won't get a ton of use out of such a bright colour I don't regret picking this up because it could be mighty useful in the future (think Asian wedding and bright bright colours) I rate this a 3.5/5
bottom line is: to any girl out there who applies eyeshadow ever, you’re missing out big time if you don’t go ahead and make yourself on of these palettes, the price and QUALITY is phenomenal for drugstore!! The shadows are £1.65 each and the palettes are super affordable too – do check out my first two fashionista posts for more colours and a fuller overview :)
