Estee Lauder Cyber Eyes Pure Color Eye Shadows and Intense Kajal Eye Liners

For those of you that absolutely loved Estee Lauder's Modern Mercury Collection (Fall 2011), you will just love the consistency of the Pure Color Gelee Powder Eyeshadows from the Cyber Eyes Collection.

The collection featured 6 shades of eyeshadow, a metallic eyeshadow that can be used wet or dry:

• Cyber Copper (Shade 01)
• Cyber Pink (Shade 02)
• Cyber Lilac (Shade 03)
• Cyber Silver (presumed to be Shade 04)
• Cyber Green (Shade 05)
• Cyber Teal (Shade 06)

Clockwise from bottom left: Cyber Lilac, Cyber Green, Cyber Pink, Cyber Teal, Cyber Copper

and 4 shades of Intense Kajal eyeliners:

• Blackened Plum
• Blackened Black
• Blackened Sapphire
• Electric Teal

Blackened Plum

Blackened Sapphire

Electric Teal

I purchased 5 of the 6 shadows and 3 of the 4 eyeliners.


I found the eyeshadows to be absolutely wonderful and the color payoff excellent.  I did use them with a shadow primer.  I had very minimal fallout but I am used to the texture of these shadows as they are quite similar to the Sephora Prisma Chrome shadows.  Each cost $24 for .9g of product while the Sephora product cost $15 for 3.5g (personally a better bargain).  However, I found the EL shadows just a tad smoother in consistency.  Of the 5 I purchased, my favorites are Cyber Pink, Cyber Teal and Cyber Lilac.  Cyber Green reminded me a lot of M.A.C.'s Solar Bits in Black Ore as it looks more to be a black with gold flecks in it.


Estee Lauder says:

A Pure Color Cyber Eyes exclusive by Tom Pecheux. Creates cyber metallic smoky effects.

Color so metallic, it's futuristic.
A first-ever techno tri-blend formula that's gel, powder and liquid in one.

Versatile and multi dimensional.
Create several looks from one shade.

• - Apply it dry for a smooth, molten metal finish.
• - Use it wet for a hyper cyber effect to intensify the color and metallic shine.

Innovative soft-touch shadow texture and sponge-tip applicator make it easy to sweep up color and apply with one stroke.

• - Unique formula allows you to build the fantasy to the highest chromatic shine.
• - Sophisticated metallic finish looks beautiful on all skintones.

I found the eyeliners to be lovely.  For some reason, Blackened Sapphire seemed to be a bit more resistant to me at first, i.e., it didn't glide on as smoothly as the other 2 shades.  It did start to get softer as I used it more.  Blackened Plum and Electric Teal are my favorites.  I had not seen these shades from EL before in eyeliner pencils.  However, I do find Electric Teal to be quite similar in shade to L'Oreal's Infallible Never Fail Eyeliner in Teal.  Each liner retails for $20 for 1.6g of product and the darker shades are great to use for a unique smokey eye look.


Estee Lauder says:


Creamy pencil packs intense color impact. 

Rich, deeply pigmented color.

Glides on velvety smooth. Blends easily.

Apply on inner rim of eyes for a smouldering effect.

Use as liner along lashline and softly smudge over lids to intensify the smoky look

FORMULA FACTS

• - Ophthalmologist-tested
• - Dermatologist-tested
• - Fragrance-free

Here are some swatches:

Shadows: Top to Bottom: Green, Lilac, Pink, Teal Copper; Liners: T-B: Blackened Plum, Electric Teal, Blackened Sapphire

Overall rating: Booyah! 


Have you tried any of these?  What do you think?


Would love to hear from you.

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Trio - Brown Eyes

Lately, I have been seeing more and more kajal liners available at the drugstore.  The latest of these is a trio from Physicians Formula which is eye-color-specific.  Being a "brown-eyed girl," I picked up the Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Trio for Brown Eyes.

Kohl Kajal Trio pictured on the right

The set includes 3 shades in Espresso, Purple and Black for a Total Net Weight of 2.7g for a retail price of $7.99 which I happened to get during a BOGO 50% off sale at my local drugstore.

• Espresso

•  Purple

• Black

The liners are advertised to be 100% waterproof and good for inner rim (waterline) lining.


Physicians Formula says:


Ultra-Dramatic Definition

• Highly pigmented eyeliner trio delivers rich color and instant drama!
• Versatile eyeliner for eye enhancing definition and inner eye rim intensity.
• Super-smooth gliding texture makes defining eyes effortless.

3x Custom Shades = 3 Custom Looks

• Each shade creates a custom look for your eye color.
• Natural - Espresso
• Playful - Purple
• Dramatic - Black

100% Waterproof Wear

• Unique kohl formula is 100% waterproof for high-performance and ultra-glamorous definition.

Here are some swatches:

From Top to Bottom: Espresso, Purple, Black

Overall rating: Boo-Boo (not bad if you don't mind having to go through several passes to get desired color intensity)

I found the initial application a bit lacking of pigment but as I continued to use it the color intensified.  I found the wear to be good though I only applied to my upper and lower lash line and not my waterline.  For a drugstore liner, I prefer the Milani Liquif-eye eyeliners (available in a variety of colors) or for Kajal, the L'oreal Voluminous Smoldering eyeliner (which I have heard come in different colors but I was only able to find in black).

Have you tried these?  Please let me know your thoughts.


*****

Edit: Tried to do a smokey eye with the brown one and the tip broke off revealing that the tip is not very secure and you need to use a very light hand with these. Boo-hiss!