I had over 300 points at Birchbox, which equals a $30 gift card. They were also running a deal where if you spend $75, you got $25 off. Hard to pass up that good of a deal when I only ended up spending $20 on my purchases. I decided to grab up some makeup from Jouer. I've only ever tried their lipgloss, but I saw this little taupe-y beauty and it was love at first sight...
This is Jouer creme eyeshadow in Organza. Retails for $20 for 2.5 grams of product. The eyeshadow cases each have a mirror and an interlocking bit on the side (meant for you to snap them together and design your own palette).
The shade is described as a "lavendar-tinged taupe". I don't get overwhelmed with lavendar, but I think it's a gorgeous taupe shade with a strong color pay-off. The formula glides on easily with a brush or your fingertips.
This formula will crease on most people, but using a good primer will stop that. You can apply this sheerly or build it up to your liking.
Overall, I'm not amazed by the creme eyeshadow. I like it...but I'm not about to rush out and buy the other 3 shades off the site.
If you are looking to buy a high-end shadow (creme or powder), I'd say this is passable. The color is great, but I'm just not certain it lives up to a $20 price tag. If it worked more creaselessly on me like a paint pot or benefits creaseless cream shadows, I'd be more willing to shell out the 20, but I feel like you can get more product from Benefit for a cheaper price.
Rating:
Price: 2/5
Product (discounting price): 3.5/5
It's too bad it creases without a primer! Considering how expensive the brand is you'd think it wouldn't.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous color!
Yeah too bad about the creasing. :( hate that! The colour looks great though.
ReplyDeleteSo what else did you get? What else? LOL
Living vicariously...