L’oreal Infallible 24 hr Eye Shadow

REVIEW: L’oreal Infallible 24 hr Eye Shadow

Purchased from: Walgreens/ Walmart

Purchase date: September 2012/ June 2013

Purchase Price: $ 7-9

Size/ Amount: 0.12 oz./3.5 gms

Love! Love! Love! …and some more love!

I normally prefer eyeshadow palettes as they are a better value. I like playing with colors & textures when it comes to an eye look & palettes provide more variety.

As I was browsing the displays this particular packaging caught my eye. The first 2 shades I tried were Amber Rush & Bronzed Taupe. I got them home, swatched them, and they were a cure for many of my eyeshadow peeves. I ended up getting more of them when there were good deals going on as they are on the pricier side of drugstore single shadows.

The shadows are:

Highly pigmented: you can get maximum color payout with minimum product

Pressed pigment: they are like a pressed pigment. Not at all powdery, more like a creamy pigment.

No fallout: fallout is one of my big concerns with shadows. But this one had almost no fallout. Especially when I use my fingers, it packs on the color wonderfully and with no fallout.

Shimmer but no glitter/sparkle: this is one of my biggest peeves with shadows. I do not like glitter around my eyes or face. I already have dark under-eye circles and do not want glitter on it. These have very pretty shimmer but no glitter. I have tried quite a few shades, they all have shimmer but no glitter. Couple of the ones I own have glitter, but it does not spread like crazy.

Blend beautifully: they are a dream to blend. I have just used my fingers at times and even with that the blending is a dream.

Long wearing: the color is long wearing but a basic primer is required to avoid creasing.

They come in 18 shades that are in the regular line and they introduce few seasonal colors from time to time. They have very limited matte shades but mostly shimmery. The range has shades of beige, gold, taupe, green, blue, pink, green, brown, grey; so it covers neutrals and colors.                                       

Though they are among the pricier single eyeshadows in the drugstore, you can create eye looks with a single shadow or mix n match them very easily. They are very versatile and long wearing.

The packaging is very light. It comes in a plastic container. The bottom is transparent and you can see the color through it. The top is a grey screw top lid with the color on it. Inside it has a little plastic stopper and it is advised to not discard as it probably keeps the shadow pressed together. These can be used wet or dry, but I use them dry as it is pretty pigmented even when dry.

Here are some swatches:

Amber Rush

Bottomless Java

 

Bronzed Taupe

Glistening Garnet

Golden Emerald

Golden Sage

Perpetual Purple

Smoldering Plum

Seasonal Shades: Miss Candy Spring/ Summer 2013

Cherie Merie

With a Twist

There are 2 more shades-Dive Right In- a light teal with a hint of grey, Strawberry Blonde- a light pink glitter.I have read reviews that this range is less pigmented than the regular line. Cherie Merie is pigmented and I love the peachy coral shade. With a Twist is a let-down. It hardly shows up and I was shocked in comparison to the others. 

Overall: These are my favorite single shadows despite being on the higher side for a drugstore single shadow collection. I will be adding more to my collection for sure :)