Maybelline: Color Tattoo 24 Hours Gel-Cream Eyeshadow (#55 Inked in Pink) & (#65 Gold Rush)

 Left: #55 - Inked in Pink Right: #65 Gold Rush

I was excited and a bit wary when Maybelline Singapore released 2 more shades for the Color Tattoo, firstly Singapore only got a total of just 8 shades before this release and I had a bad experience with my previous Color Tattoo in Bad To Bronze (The texture was horrible, dry and hard and dry out within just 2 months). Or maybe I just got a bad batch that time?!

This time round I got to test it out in Watson our local chain 'drug store' before I bought it. I'm extremely excited about these 2 colours. How I wish they just bring in a neutral shade like Barely Branded, Pomegranate Punk a red burgundy, etc was released in the USA which I believe a lot of beauty addicts out there would love to have them too. Asia's makeup colour ranges in general is really limited, I do hope they will be adding more soon.

Color Tattoos are somewhere between a cream and a gel; they apply like cream, but sets like a gel to be long-wearing, up to 24 hours. They can be worn alone, sheer or built up to full opacity, or used as a primer or base for powder eyeshadow products. As for me, I use them as a base for power eyeshadow products. They do crease a bit on my eyes if I were to use them just alone, I've other brands that I much prefer use alone as a cream shadows then the Color Tattoos.

  Left: #55 - Inked in Pink Right: #65 Gold Rush

Maybelline: Color Tattoo 24 Hours Gel-Cream Eyeshadow (#55 Inked in Pink) (SGD $ 15.90) is a pinky-mauve with a frosted metallic finish. I didn't exactly wear them for 24 hours but anyway who would, they do let my powder eyeshadows last pretty long for about 12 hours as a base. It applied with full coverage without needing to layer the product on, quite pigmented I must say. The texture is very creamy and lightweight.

Maybelline: Color Tattoo 24 Hours Gel-Cream Eyeshadow (#65 Gold Rush) (SGD $ 15.90) is a sparking strong yellow-tone gold with a metallic finish which I prefer over their first released #45 Bold Gold. I didn't felt that there was any grittiness in the texture but maybe because of the sparkles it did not blend in as well as #55 Inked In Pink, just have to be a little more patience with this one and other then that the wear, pigmentation and texture is the same.

 Left: #55 - Inked in Pink Right: #65 Gold Rush

I'm glad that I gave them a second chance, they're long-wearing, creamy, easy to apply and blend and significantly more budget-friendly then their high-end counterparts. The formula seems to be better then the first release, hope they keep improving and bring in more colours soon.

Tried any yet? Which shades is your most use? Feel free to leave a comment below and I will get back to you as soon as I see them!

Maybelline Lip Polish by Color Sensational (GLAM12)

Its been a while since I bought any products from Maybelline, I simply just do not like or even tempted by any of them in Singapore. The ranges here saddens me not to say that all are made in China now a days. Trust me, most of my fellow Singaporeans don't like any beauty products that are made in China and some are even paranoid.

Not until the Maybelline Lip Polish came out I wouldn't be caught buying their products at all! They are called Color Elixir outside of Asia. The boring part is that they don't have any nice or cute names for different shades just letters & numbers. The formula are different too from outside Asia, that is what  I have seen/heard from other blogs.

Now lets talk about the packaging, it is cute and convenient the size is only slightly bigger then their lipstick bullet which can easily fit into the handbag, not to mention that you could tell what shade from the tube itself. The wand is a smoothing angora brush that delivers an even application.

Maybelline Lip Polish by Color Sensational: Glam12 (SGD $19.90) is a 3 in 1 potion, a lipstick, a gloss and a balm in a tube. Glam12 is a dark red with tiny sliver shimmers leaning a bit to the burgundy shade family (doesn't seems to look the same in the lip swatch below, its a pretty deep red).  I do love the formula which is not at all sticky, has a great colour payoff, light weight, glides on easily and the best part is I do not have to wear any lip balm underneath because it is really moisturizing. It does leave a slight stain too. The staying power for me is about 3 - 4hours and will have to reapply after food and drinks.

There is currently 10 shades available in Singapore and you could get it any Watson and Guardian stores. Definitely recommend to try these out, great for lazy people like me *heehee*.

P.S : I know I am extremely late to review these lip polishes but it is the only product from Maybelline that I truly love!