Test Drive: Wet n Wild Idol Eyes Creme Shadow Pencil

Everyone always talks about these great finds at drugstores that are equivalent to designer makeup brands, and while I concede that there are many products that are of great quality I find there are more often flops than steals. So let me tell you about a very uninspiring product I came across that turned out to be quite a flop.

Wet n Wild's edol eyes creme shadow pencil is a total flop. Why? Well, here's the quick version of a review of this product: it creases instantly on its own, it creases even with shadow layered over it, it creases with eyeshadow primer under it, and it has no staying power. The only positive thing I can say about it is that the colors offered are quite pretty, but still the pretty colors are useless if all they do is migrate to your eye folds.

So in short, don't bother with this product. I know the $0.99 price tag is very alluring but save yourself some money and skip on this drugstore product.

Test Driving Chanel's Rouge Allure Velvet Matte Lipstick

This is the first post in a new series of posts I'm starting called "Test Drives." These are not full length product reviews because I do not own the items. However, because I've tested the product in one way or another, I want to share my experience with you. These are going to generally be shorter, limited first-impression reviews.

I was perusing the Chanel makeup counter today in my free time and decided to test drive the new Rouge Allure Velvet Matte lipstick. Matte lipstick has been the latest trend for some time. I personally love the look of a matte red on luminous skin for the holiday. That being said, I was very curious to see how Chanel's formula performs because matte lipsticks are infamous for being drying. I eventually decided on the color 34-La Raffinee. On me, it was a plum-pink. It went on beautiful and I was really drawn to the lipstick but after test driving it for only a few hours, I've learned that it's pretty drying. After awhile, I feel like I need to put lipbalm on and if I did, then that would totally defeat the purpose of the matte finish...

Anyway, you can test these lipsticks for yourself at your nearest Chanel counter. I think it would work for very special occasions or a short outing. Other than that, I'd say skip this launch because if you wear it everyday... I think your lips will be very angry at you.