Happy September! As we welcome in the hopefully amazing Spring weather, I will be locked away in the library studying for my final exams, woohoo. But in the mean time, I have this wonderful eyeshadow stick by Chi Chi to keep me looking bright eyed and bushy tailed. I'm not a big eyeshadow person because I am almost always wearing a cat eye of some sort but this fits in perfectly with it - a nice swipe above my eyeliner and it instantly brightens my eyes. I am in love.
As you can see it, it s a simple crayon stick making it super easy to apply. As I said, I usually go for one swipe above my eyeliner and I'm done but this could easily be used in conjunction with many other eye products - for shimmer, colour, even as a liner itself (though it wouldn't be very defined due to the large tip).
I wish I could somehow indicate further the sheer pigmentation and staying power of this product, but you'll have to believe me via the wonders of photography.
1. Pigmentation - for a sheer colour, it's very opaque. The swatch on my arm was, from memory, only about 2 strokes with the crayon. Instant full colour. I was amazed and also scared by what this product bought to the table.
2. Longevity - this does not come off ever. I had 4 swatches of this on my hand after buying one (the other colours available were silver, gold and charcoal) and after washing my hands multiple times, I still had glitter covering my hand. It comes off my eyes fine with eye makeup remover but for people who don't use it, I can see you having trouble with just a makeup wipe. Also - it doesn't crease. I have yet to wear this with a primer but I doubt I'll ever need to.
Barbarella is quite a light gold, especially when compared to the more true gold in the line. I like how easily this can be dressed up or down and how it instantly brightens your eyes, similar to white eyeliner. When I apply it, I go from outer eye to inner eye due to how pigmented it is. If I apply inner to outer, I find to much product deposits there and it looks a bit tacky - after applying, I'll dap a little in my inner eye to still get colour there.
Overall, I'm super impressed with this and am super keen to try some more of Chi Chi's new eye products. I got this for $20NZD at Farmers but I can imagine there are places where it's much cheaper. I would highly recommend these for all skin tones too - none of the colours look too 'nude' or like they'd clash, they're all gorgeous shimmery neutrals.
xo Bridget
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