I know I have done this review before for the Tenacious Teal here but I really liked the purple and decided to make the purchase since Chemist Warehouse had it on special for $7.77.
This is a rich vibrant colour and really pops when you apply it your your eyelids. Now, what I decided to do was test it out 2 ways. One way was to go by the instructions as detailed instore on the display - dot the colour on your eyelid and blend out. This was the result:
I found that the colour was really light when dabbing it on. Not as light as lilac but more of a darker lavender colour. Sorry if this pic is blurry! The second way I decided to test was with an eye shadow brush made especially for cream eye shadows. This was the result:
By using the brush, you can see a deeper tone and it is much bolder to wear it this way. I would personally blend this with other colours as I do not like wearing just the one colour and the tutorial on the Maybelline website found here shows you a dramatic look using 4 different colours.
I only wanted to show the colours to you so you have an idea of what it looks like. I am not that fancy when it comes to doing eye make-up and the pictures are not the usual way I would wear it either :)
The colour of the eye shadow does not come out as how dark as it looks. That's not to say you can't blend this with other colours to get the exact shade you see in the picture. Remember, it has 24 hour wear so it's long lasting and also does not leave those dodgy crease marks into your eye lids. The idea of this eye shadow cream is that it's easy to wear with no hassles with it rubbing off or fading.
I would wear this colour with a hot pink lipstick or translucent pink lipgloss. It would also work well with red lips or blue if you're game enough. I can also see this working well with neon clothing. Some bright yellow and purple eyes would work a beaut!
