Review: L'Oreal Infallible Eye Crayons! (+Swatches!)

Long Wearing Eye Crayons!

Eye crayons are one of the most convenient makeup products to have for someone who's always on the go. I personally own a few from other brands but still find myself reaching for my Maybelline Color Tattoos haha, it's a habit. I wanted to break out of routine and try something new so I picked up two of the L'Oreal Infallible Eye Crayons. There's about eight shades in the line but I decided on the two that seemed the most unique unique to me.... plus they were about $8 each so I had a budget haha.

L'Oreal claims that they can be worn as both shadows and liners and they also last up to 24 hours... 24 hours?! I don't know about you but I don't plan on having my makeup on for that long :-P They are a really creamy product and extremely pigmented! I have worn them both ways and really like them. They are definitely smudge proof and long wearing ( idk about 24 hours though haha) but they last a good 6-8 hours. The colors are so vibrant and full of dimension, just like the infallible shadows. I'm a fan!

What I don't like is that you have to sharpen them, it's just an extra step that can get annoying. Plus my sharpener always goes missing when I need it the most haha. Here are the swatches:

*Impressive Brown- a unique pewter brown, looks really pretty all over the lid creating a neutral smokey eye!

*Resilient Green- a gorgeous emerald green, my favorite! This is the most unique color from the line. I used it as a liner for a pop of color and it looked stunning. Imagine this color all over the lid...!!

Here's what Impressive Brown looks like on! The look came together in less than 3 mins, just placed the shadow all over the lid and through a neutral brown in the crease. It's so easy to blend to!

Bottom line- I wouldn't repurchase anymore but the two that I have a really enjoy, specially Resilient Green. I really like the formula and the beautiful metallic finish they have. I also wanted to point out I feel like these work best alone instead of being layered with shadows. They have enough dimension to them to stand out and they don't crease! What are your thoughts? Have you tried them or plan to? Leave me a comment down below :-)

Review: E.L.F Essential Smudge Pots!

Best Eye Bases For $3!

I haven't been so excited about an eye product in a very long time! You guys know I'm a blush hoarder and love collecting lippies but I wanted to test out something different so I purchased these ELF Essential Smudge Pots. It didn't set me back too much money wise, they are super inexpensive at $3 each ($1.50 on their 50% off sales!). I ordered them directly from the ELF website (eyeslipsface.com). There's a total of 9 colors but I got 6; more of the neutral colors and a blue one for a pop of color haha. I own some of the Maybelline Color Tattoos and these ELF ones are comparable if not better!
The packaging is really nice! Normally it's a hit or miss with the Essentials line but these are really amazing! The site mentions that these are made with a gel formula which makes them really smooth and I must agree! They glide on like a dream and the best part... they don't crease! These are really long wearing and nicely pigmented. On the site they also mention that they can be used as an eyeshadow and an eyeliner too! Its such a versatile product. They look great alone or as base for your favorite shadows!
Here are the six shades that I picked:

From left to right (Click on image to enlarge):

*Ain't That Sweet?- a milky baby pink

*Gotta Glow-a copper-gold

*Back To Basics- a true gold with more yellow tones

These were opaque in about two swipes, it doesn't take too much product to get the desired color payoff. They are super creamy and smooth!

*Cruisin Chic- a taupe brown

*Brownie Points- a copper brown

*Ocean Bound- a bright blue with shimmer

I love that copper shade! I tried out the blue one as a liner and it looked amazing! The shimmers didn't fade throughout the day.

Bottom line: I would recommend these! I love them and have no complaints! They stay put all day and don't budge. I wore one of the golden shades to my nephews birthday party and after a few hours of playing and running around it still stayed on without a problem. Even when I was trying to remove the swatches off my hand with a makeup remover wipe they wouldn't come off haha. That definitely proves that its long wearing. For only $3 each you're getting a 2 in 1 product! Its such an amazing product at a wonderful price... give them a try! :-)