Review: Maybelline Color Tattoo 'Sandy Shores'

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Product:	Color Tattoo in 'Sandy Shores'
Brand:	Maybelline
Price:	$4.99-$7
Packaging:	The cream eyeshadow comes in a sleek jar.
Color:	This one is quite a unique color: a cool frosty gold with a green iridescence.
Texture/Finish:	The consistency of this shade is most like 'Waves of White'. They are both sheer with a iridescent shimmer. They are also both a bit patchy and hard to work with.
Pigmentation:	This is a sheer color, but it has a pretty good color payoff.
Application:	The application seems easy, but it dries patchy and uneven.
Wear (comfort):	For me, Color Tattoos sit very nicely on my eye lids. This is not greasy and it wore on my lids all day.
Wear (time):	With a primer, this lasts all day on me.With and without a primer, this one wore very well (except for the part where it was a bit pachy).
Dupes? Similar products?:	N/A

                                                                               Review                                                                       

Out of the whole Summer 2013 collection, this was my least favorite color initially. The color is unique, but I just did not think this would look good on my skin tone. After using this a few times, I am still not completely sure about the color. The gold is much too cool for my liking, I definitely prefer warmer golds (and this one is way too yellow too). My favorite thing about it though is the green iridescent shimmers; they sparkle in the sunlight! However, the color from far away is not very flattering on its own. 

The other thing I hate about this is that it is patchy, like 'Waves of White', maybe evern patchier than that one. As a color on its own, it is not all that great. It makes me look like I have some horrible disease or something. As an eyeshadow base, though, it is nice. It gives a pretty yellow-green cast to the colors I put on top of it.

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On its own

Here is two looks I made using 'Sandy Shores' as a base. You can still see a bit of the yellow-gold color around the edges. Also, the green in Sandy Shores made the crease color look really green, even though it is actually a dark reddish color.

                                                                              Verdict                                                                        

This is quite a patchy and dry-looking product, and that is why I prefer this is an eyeshadow base. It is actually quite interesting to put eyeshadow on top of 'Sandy Shores' because it changes the way they look though. I'd say I like this color a bit more than I did in the beginning, but I am not completely sold on this color.

Rating: 7/10