Physician's Formula Gel Creamliner Glam Brown Eyes Swatches and Review

I couldn't resist the 40% off sale at CVS and decided to get another one of the Gel Creamliner Trios, this time in Glam Brown Eyes. I don't usually do much with gold but I actually really love this trio. I think it made my green eyes pop more than the set for green eyes! I actually did a look using only these as my eye products, using the gold on the lid, the copper on the outer 1/3, and the black as liner. I was blown away at how well they lasted! I used a primer but did not top them with any powder eyeshadow and they looked the same at the end of the day! Unfortunately I didn't take any photos of that look, but I liked it enough that I'll probably do it again and photography it then!

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Look of the Day: Silver & Red

Products used:

Face:

Palladio Primer

L'Oreal True Match Foundation - C1 

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder - Translucent

ELF Mist & Set

ELF Studio Blush - Pink Passion

Eyes:

Palladio Eye Primer

Physician's Formula Glam Blue Eyes Gel Creamliner - Silver (as a base on the whole lid)

Wet n Wild Spoiled Brat Palette - Silver (on top of the cream base)

ELF Studio Eyeshadow Single - Charcoal (outer 1/3 and crease)

Sonia Kashuk Gel Liner - Ebony

Maybelline XXL Pro 24hr Bold Mascara

Lips:

NYX lipliner pencil- Hot Red

MAC Lipglass - Russian Red

 To show how longwearing the eye products are, the following photos were taken about 9 hours after the first set. The only product that really changed was the ELF Studio eyeshadow in Charcoal - the crease is hardly evident in the later pictures. Unfortunately the lighting is different on these so similarities and differences may not be that clear.

Look of the Day: 4/16/11

Face Products:
Palladio Herbal Primer
Revlon Colorstay Foundation
NYX Concealer in a jar
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder - Translucent
Milani Mai Tai Blush

Eye Products:
Palladio Herbal Eyeshadow Primer
NYX Jumbo Pencil - French Fries
Tarte Treasure Chest - Dark brown with glitter
L'Oreal HIP Duo - Sassy (the neutral not the teal)
Covergirl Trio - Shimmering Sands (lightest shade)
Sonia Kashuk - Black Gel Liner
L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara - Carbon Black

Lips:
Palladio Tinted Lip Balm - Rosey

The Sonia Kashuk gel liner and L'Oreal Telescopic mascara are two of my favorite eye products, and I really feel like they don't get the love they deserve! I've had both of them for a really long time and they are still going strong and they refuse to dry up and quit performing awesomely. Highly recommend both. :)

ELF Studio Products–Review and Swatches

Cream Eyeliner – Gunmetal

Lip Stain – Birthday Suit

Swatched on my hand

Lip stain on my lips (before I applied gloss)

 

The cream liner is very creamy and lasts well on my lids (I always set cream liner with powder; I haven’t tried it alone), however I do feel that it applies pretty sheer and takes a layer or two before it looks how I want it to. For $3, I’m not really complaining, though.

The lip stain is easy to apply, but takes a really long time to dry on the lips. Barely any gloss comes out each time I remove the wand, I need to re-dip the wand several times to get anything on my lips! As a result of too little product, I have noticed that it can sometimes pull the stain color back off with it. I’ve had much better luck when I just use the stain and then a different gloss. I definitely do not recommend using this product if you have dry lips as it can settle into flakey areas and highlight them, which no one wants! I do love the color. Pale pink is pretty much my nude, after all.