As much as I love my makeup, eyeshadows are something that unfortunately don’t have much fate with my eyes – it’s essentially a combination of the local humidity and the oil lids that don’t make for a long-term relationship. And yes yes, I know that primers are useful too, but hey, if I’m gonna be reviewing a product, I need to be honest and bring forth the pros and cons of it alone, not it boosted by other products right right right? Anyhoos, I’m a fan of eyeshadow crayons because they do have better staying power (despite the lower level of blendability as compared with powders and creams).
Cosme Decorte AQMW Eye Crayons
Cosme Decorte AQMW Eye Crayons
- PK820: Light powder pink – I thought it would do well for the undereye, but it was too light and not shimmery enough to reflect light. It’ll do well as a brow bone subtle highlight, or as a base color.
- PU120: Blueberry purple with some slight shimmer.
- RO620: Burgundy red with some slight shimmer.
- BR321: Similar to RO620, but this is more reddish brown. Also has some slight shimmer.
- BR320: My favorite color of the lot – it’s a wearable hazel brown. Sheer with just one coat, but what you see in the swatch above is several coats.
I say…
The Packaging: A classy slim crayon with a click-on cap with the crayon bullet twisting upwards. It doesn’t come with an inbuilt sharpener though.
The Scent: Nil.
The Texture: Although this is touted to be a triple-usage eye product, I much prefer to use it as an eyeshadow based purely on the width of this crayon – it’s too much hassle to keep sharpening it to a point to use as a liner. Note that it’s better to warm up this crayon on the back of your hand or on a sheet of tissue before applying it to your eyelid – immediate application might cause some slight drag and pulling. Once it’s sufficiently warmed up (just a few seconds will do), you’ll find that this applies relatively smoothly with a sheer color that’s buildable into a stronger medium color intensity.
The Verdict: This range of crayons aren’t of the highest color intensity (aka sheer-medium), which means that they are great for use as daytime eyeshadows. They’re also useful in blending in edges of other darker-coloured eyeshadows you might be using (this takes away the need for you to use your fingers or a brush) – simply run this crayon gently over the eyelids. However, what I like is its staying power – it’s pretty comparable to that of Nudestix’s Magnetic Eye color crayon (which is one of my favorite eye crayons). It went about 5-6 hours before succumbing to the onslaught of sebum secreted by the skin, which is pretty decent considering the fact that pure powder-type eyeshadows would have been gone in half that time. Overall, a pretty decent eyeshadow crayon that works well in terms of staying power as well as medium-level color intensity – it’s good for touch-ups on the go or eyeshadow amateurs 😀
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