Mono Eyeshadows

L’Oreal Color Riche Eye Shadow Review & Swatches (c/o)

Happy Monday, I hope you all had a great weekend! It’s been pouring rain in the Bay Area and although I got stuck in the rain yesterday, a part of me is super thankful that we are finally getting the rain that we need. I do have to admit though, it makes me wanna stay in bed all day. 🙂

Today, I’ve got a drugstore steal for you and it’s from none other than L’Oreal.

The new L’Oreal Color Riche Eye Shadows are formulated with a gel technology and soft velvety texture.

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I rarely use single eyeshadows these days since I’ve been spoiled with palettes, but I think for those who only need a few eyeshadows on a daily basis or need a pop of color or shimmer once a while, these eyeshadows might be for you.

Mademoiselle Pink | Cafe Au Lait | Little Beige Dress | Paris Peach

The texture of these eyeshadows are a bit hard to describe. I have to agree with L’Oreal that they are velvety, but the eyeshadow almost feels like it’s a cream and then applies like powder. If you’ve ever tried ColourPop eyeshadows, the L’Oreal ones aren’t as creamy and are a bit more powdery.

To apply, I had to use my finger to get the most payoff. I’ve tried using a synthetic brush with these eyeshadows, but it just didn’t pick up the shadow and it created a lot of fallout.

Because of this texture, I wasn’t too crazy about the lighter mattes in this collection. I found them hard to use as a base color or a transition color.

With Paris Peach, I couldn’t just use a brush and sweep it over the lid, I had to use my finger to spread it over my lid and blend. In the end, it was a little patchy and too thick for my liking. Same with Mademoiselle Pink. I think these for these two colors, I’d use them as a brow highlight vs a base color since it’ll be easier to concentrate the product on one part of the lid.

Cafe Au Lait and Little Beige Dress took a little work to blend into my crease. Without taking the proper time to blend it, it sometimes sat to thick on my skin. I tested blending the eyeshadows with my fingers rather than an eyeshadow brush and because of the warmth from my fingers, I found that this was the best way to really blend it out. However, if you’re trying to do a more technical eyeshadow look, I think you can get by blending with a brush.

Also, the tones of Cafe Au Lait and Little Beige Dress were a little off for me as a transitional crease color. Cafe Au Lait was too cool toned and Little Beige Dress was too close to my skin tone, but I could see myself using these two as an all over lid color instead.

Pain Au Chocolate | Violet Beaute | Quartz Fume | Sunset Seine

The shimmery nude eyeshadows were a lot more promising. These eyeshadows are so pigmented and the payoff is beautiful. Again, using my finger was the best way for applying and blending if you want to see the true beauty of the colors.

Noir C’est Noir | Meet Me In Paris | Petite Perle

The darker mattes looked SO much better on my skin than the lighter mattes. The payoff is so crazy good, but again, the blending did take some time.

Argentic | Green Promenade | Teal Couture | Grand Bleu

The bolder shades were a hit and miss for me. I was most intrigued by Grand Bleu and sadly, it was so hard to build up the pigment. As seen in the swatch below, I had to apply multiple layers and even so, the application was still pretty patchy. Teal Couture wasn’t as bad as Grand Bleu, and had more payoff, but was still patchy.

Argentic and Green Promenade were perfection with both the payoff and application. I can just picture using these eyeshadows as a pop of color with a smoky eye. LMK if you want me to do a tutorial using these eyeshadows!