drakesdrumuk: Review: Spring 2010 Annabelle Cosmetics Custom Quad

First row, left: Pinked, right: Nymphet

Second row, left: Helium, right: Toxic Garden

Please note that those four new Trend Shades are limited-edition.

Price: Custom Quad: 4.95$ Mono Eyeshadow: 3.95$ for 0.07 oz / 2.0 g

The claims:

Mix and match 20 eyeshadow shades ranging from go-anywhere neutrals to catwalk-crazy brights to create your own CUSTOM QUAD compact! No waste on unwanted shades: customize your perfect combo with only the colours you love and keep them in our refillable magnetic compact.

Our ultra-fine and strongly pigmented eyeshadows apply evenly, blend easily and are long-lasting. Textures and finishes range from velvety mattes to luminous metallics.

How to use:

Apply your favourite Eyeshadow shades with Annabelle’s Makeup Pro Brushes. Use A-8 for precise definition, A-10 for an all-over application, A-21 to blend your mixed shades and the A-14 for a precise line at the root of the lashes.

Ingredients: TALC PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM/MINERAL OIL/HUILE MINÉRALE BORON NITRIDE SILICA CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE ZINC STEARATE CERA ALBA/BEESWAX/CIRE D’ABEILLE IMIDAZOLIDINYL UREA METHYLPARABEN PROPYLPARABEN TOCOPHERYL ACETATE TIN OXIDE BHT MAY CONTAIN: MICA TITANIUM DIOXIDE ULTRAMARINES CARMINE CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN IRON OXIDES CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE YELLOW 5 LAKE BLUE 1 LAKE FERRIC FERROCYANIDE

Pros:

+ Helium and Toxic Garden are little shimmery
+ Helium doubles as highlighter
+ Nymphet and Pinked are pretty pigmented (especially when used wet)
+ easily removed with eye-makeup remover
+ come in a variety of textures and finishes

Cons:

- fades through the day
- Helium and Toxic Garden are not as pigmented as they look in the compact (even when used wet)
- the quad could benefit from a mirror

What I think:

I can't compare those new shades to the older ones because I have never tried them, but I can't say that I'm happy nor disappointed with them. I see nothing special in those shadows, but I find interesting that they are available in a variety of texture and finishes (Nymphet and Pinked are matte and Helium and Toxic Garden are more on the shimmery shades). Plus, those are not my everyday shades, except for Helium, that I could use as a highlighter. As for the quad, it's a great idea to let us creat our perfect palette, but I find that a mirror is lacking.