Sunday, September 2, 2012

The Body Shop Lily Cole - Shimmer Cubes (no. 24)

I previously completed a review on The Body Shop's Lily Cole Lip and Cheek dome, and I'll admit that I did in fact go back to the store and purchase the Lily Cole Shimmer Cubes which is palette number 24.





Price - AU$40.95
Stores - there are many stores located in Australia, check out The Body Shop Store Locator
Amount of product - 4x 3.5 g (0.12oz)
Colours - Starting top left going clockwise you have Think Pink, Live Lilac, Go Violet and Tint it Pink.




Verdict -
I tried this out the other day and I'm impressed with the amount of product you receive.

What's also quite nice about this is that each of the colours are in their own clear plastic containers! Very handy if you want to just take two colours with you in your make up bag.

As the name suggests, they are a shimmer eye shadow. Application is smooth and I used my eye shadow brushes to apply. The colours blend quite nicely too, which means you could use just this palette on its own. I used Think Pink all over my lid and then applied Live Lilac on the outer half of the lid. I use Go Violet on the lash line (both top and bottom) and on the outer v. I used a fluffy brush to blend out the outer v. Tint it Pink was used on the ball of the lid and a touch on the brow bone to highlight.

Note, if you're looking for really strong vibrant colour, then you probably won't be happy with this product. The cubes are not highly pigmented as you apply the product to your lids. Also, if you forget to use an eye lid primer you will end up with creases. Bummer - I was a victim of this.
Overall - I really like the packaging and the colours work well together. I probably wouldn't go out of my way to buy any more shimmer cubes in the future only because I prefer my Coastal Scents 88 shimmer palette. As the name says there are 88 shimmer colours that last all day, are highly pigmented and do not crease.


For more info check out The Body Shop - Lily Cole Shimmer Cubes

Laters,
Ivy