In Summer time the last thing you want to do is spend hours blending away on your eye makeup. Cream eye shadows are a great alternative to the powder ones. They offer you a fast and easy look with one swipe and long lasting color all day. These are some of my favorites that I have used all Summer long!
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| Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow/Liner |
The Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow/Liner are great products. They give you a great selection of shades to choose from and they last all day on your eyes even without a primer. If you have oily lids and want to use a primer than the staying power is guaranteed. I have these in 3 shades; Tattle Tale, Sippin' n Dippin' and Bunny Hop.
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From Left to Right: Bunny Hop
Tattle Tale, Sippin' n Dippin' |
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They come in these cute little pots
containing 4.5g/0.16oz of product |
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| Benefit's Bunny Hop |
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| Swatch of Bunny Hop |
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| Benefit's Tattle Tale |
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| Swatch of Tattle Tale |
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| Benefit's Sippin' n Dippin' |
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| Swatch of Sippin' n Dippin' |
A little goes a long way with these products. They are easy to blend, they give you enough time to distribute over the eyelid and then they set to a near powdery finish. They can also be used as a base under your eye shadow for a more intense look. You can apply these with your fingers or using a synthetic brush.
Next are the Rimmel Colour Mousse 8Hr Eye Creams. I have these in only 2 shades, both wearable and gorgeous shades. Glitz and Sassy are the names of the shades.
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From Left to Right:
Glitz and Sassy |
These have a very cooling sensation on the eyes and they apply with a metallic sheen which I love. They also set to a lovely glossy finish that lasts for a long time on the eyes. I have tried these both with and without eye primer underneath and they last all day on me both ways.
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These are slightly larger pots
containing 5ml/0.17oz of product |
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| Rimmel's Glitz |
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| Swatch of Glitz |
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| Rimmel's Sassy |
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| Swatch of Sassy |
As you can see the consistency of the Rimmel Cream shadows differs from the Benefit ones. For longevity they are pretty equal in my opinion. The price differs a lot between brands as expected but I love them both nonetheless.
If you haven't tried any cream eye shadows for fear of creasing, I urge to try some and I am sure you will not regret it. They have been my favorites this Summer and I'm sure they will continue to be in the other seasons too.
What are your favorite cream eye shadows? Do you like Rimmel and Benefit?
P.S. I have just returned from my Rome holiday! So expect a haul soon!
