Finally! A review post! Uni has been winding down and while the last few weeks were difficult I’m just glad its over now.

I bought these eyeshadows from Vanity box’s closing down sale (the store is now defunct and the website no longer exists) a month or so ago and I bought them for about AUD $2 each (plus $6 shipping). From my last Ameli eyeshadow post you all should know how much I like this product and I was pretty excited to be able to buy them for such a discount! This time, I bought two eyeshadows from the sweet diamond line and one from the sparkle spot line – true to name, the sweet diamond line has shimmers while the sparkle spot is just… well, sparkly.

I’ll be dividing this review into two sections, one for the sparkle spot colour and one for the sweet diamond colours. Also, picture heavy post ahead!

Sweet Diamond

Rose Rococo

Basically… It’s a purple-pink shimmer eyeshadow with good pigmentation on one swipe with the ability to build up for coverage.

The good stuff… Beautiful colour payoff and even though it’s a shimmer it’s so easy to wear during the day time – it also blends well with other colours. It stays put through out the day with some fading without primer.

Issues…As much as I hate to say, the shimmer fall out is pretty… extensive. With this, you really need to do your eye make up first then move on to foundation so shimmer fall out can be dealt with easily and quickly. To minimise fall out, it’s best to dab the eyeshadow on as opposed to brushing it on – and of course, use a primer so the shimmers will stick.

I rate it: 3/5

Orange glow

Basically… It’s an orange shimmery eyeshadow, and like Rose Rococo has good pigmentation on one swipe.

The good stuff… Same as Rose Rococo, and surprisingly it didn’t look as eye popping as I thought it would – works very well in the day time, gives some colour without being like “Woah – your eyes. They’re screaming at me.”

Issues… Same issues as Rose Rococo, fall out with the shimmers.

I rate it: 3/5

Sparkle spot

Orange Fanta

Basically… It’s one step down from a glitter bomb I’d say. It has a sheerer application compared to Orange glow but the shimmer is much more pronounced. I’d use this mostly to highlight existing eyeshadow – it’s not really something I’d use alone. When I use it with Orange glow, the effect is pretty amazing and just takes Orange glow up one step.

The Good stuff… Weirdly, the shimmer fall out from this is less than the other two sweet diamond colours so that’s a win in my book. It’s pretty shimmery but not so crazy that it looks like I’ve put glitter on my eyelids, great eyeshadow to carry around to turn a day look into a night look so there’s a point in its favour too!

Issues… It’s easy to wipe off if you’re not careful about touching your eyes, so primer is a must with this – its possible to get away without primer with the other sweet diamond colours as they have better longevity but not for this one.

I rate it: 3.5/5

Swatches:

For these swatches I used about three swipes to bring out to opacity of the eyeshadows. L to R: Rose Rococo, Orange Glow, Orange Fanta

As you can see, Orange Fanta is sheerer than the other two colours with Orange glow having the best opacity in direct sunlight and in shade.

In a nutshell:

Love: Colours are beautiful, colour pay off is good and buildable to adjust how opaque you want it to be.

Do not love: Fall out, fall out everywhere (except for Orange fanta which somehow doesn’t do this so much)

Should you buy it? I love these colours so I’ll say YES! Fall out is controllable with primer and doing your eyes first before foundation helps the most. There’re a ton of other colours available too so even if none of these colours appeal, I’m certain there is something in these two ranges that will make your heart beat that much faster.

I rate it: 3.5/5

What’s your favourite shimmer eyeshadow?

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