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Estee Lauder Pure Color Intense Kajal EyeLiner

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:14:07 +0000

With eyeliner you can transform the shape and the size of your eyes. And when you want a dramatic look, waxy formulas can take some serious effort to show up on your skin. We tried Estee Lauder’s Pure Color Intense Kajal EyeLiner in Blackened Black since it was advertised to give intense color. This product saves time; you don’t have to line your eyes more than once to see great color. It’s a regular pencil that must be sharpened but the liner blends easily and goes on soft. On the downside, you need to be careful when using it on the lower rims of your eyes – you can get specks or smearing. Because the eyeliner is so intense, if you’re not a pro you may want to start out light at first and then press down harder as you get more comfortable. In short, we thought this $20 was great for smoky eyes but wish it flaked less.

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Contest of the Week – Rimmel

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:53:20 +0000

Rimmel is one of our favorite brands – just a few dollars gets you great cosmetics. It’s also a brand that’s almost 200 years old! This week, we are giving away Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer, Noir 261; Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eye Liner Pencil, Jet Black 061; and Rimmel Mascara Lash Accelerator with Grow Lash Complex, Extreme Black 003. To enter to win these three great Rimmel products, just comment below with your favorite eye makeup trick.

Here’s ours: After you finish your eye shadow, use a eyeshadow brush to add some color between your brow bone and eyelid. Try bronzer or blush. It’s subtle but completes the look.

One winner will be chosen by 1/25/2012 and notified by email 2/1/2012. U.S. residents only. Odds of winning are 1 out of number of comments on this blog post.

Maybelline Volum’ Express the Colossal Mascara

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:34:52 +0000

At Free Beauty Events we love trying out the latest mascara. This time, we tried Maybelline’s Volum’ Express the Colossal Mascara. This promises to give 9x the volume instantly with one coat. We found one coat to be enough for day, and we were surprised to see that we got a more natural look. With a name like ‘Volum’ Express the Colossal’ you might expect a more false lash look, but this is not a high drama mascara. As promised it went on clump free (which can be an issue with volumizing mascara). In our opinion, this gives the same effect as their Great Lash Mascara. But we liked that the Volum’ Express is collagen enriched – excellent for your lashes. To see other mascaras we’ve reviewed click here.

Tip: Mascara also works great as liquid eyeliner. Buy a slim eyeliner brush such as the e.l.f Studio Angled Eyeliner Brush and insert it in your mascara tube. It’s just $3.00 and you can use it to turn all of your mascaras into double-duty products!

Revlon CustomEyes Shadow & Liner

admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:53:59 +0000

The smoky eye look doesn’t always have to be gray and black eyeshadow. With Revlon’s CustomEyes Shadow & Liner palette in Smoky Sexy, you can get a smoky look with blues and grays. This palette has four eyeshadows and a fifth color that you can use as eyeliner. We really liked the bright take on smoky eyes for the summer. However, since these are vibrant blue hues, it will look more tame if you take the pointed end of the applicator and use the black shade to frame the eye. These shadows are not highly pigmented, so if you’re looking for more oomph try dampening the sponge applicator that comes with the set before applying your eyeshadow.

Contest of the Week – CoverGirl Eyeshadow and Eyeliner

kristen — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:09:32 +0000

If you have warm skin tones, CoverGirl’s Dance Party eyeshadow palette will look great on you! This week, we’re giving away one CoverGirl Exact Eyelights Eye Brightening Eyeliner in Vibrant Pearl and Eye Enhancers 3 Kit Eyeshadow in Dance Party. To enter to win, just comment below with your most flattering eyeshadow color!

One winner per week, winner will be chosen by 2/2/2011 and notified by email 2/9/2011. U.S. residents only.

Contest of the Week – CoverGirl

kristen — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:59:11 +0000

If you’re a CoverGirl fan you’ll be glad to know that we are giving away CoverGirl makeup for the second time this month. This week, you can win CoverGirl TRUBlend Liquid Makeup and one Perfect Point Plus Eyeliner. The TRUBlend foundation not only matches your skin tone, it blends in with your skin. The Perfect Point Plus Eyeliner is self-sharpening and has as a very convenient smudging tip on the other hand. To enter to win, please comment below with how you find the perfect shade of foundation in a drug store.

Our tip: Avoid testing foundation on your hand, it’s almost always a completely different color. Instead, dab foundation on your jawline. With the right shade, it should look like it disappeared.

One winner per week, winner will be chosen by 11/3/2010 and notified by email 11/10/2010. U.S residents only.

Contest of the Week – CoverGirl

kristen — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:23:31 +0000

Looking to upgrade your eye makeup? This week, we are giving away a CoverGirl Perfect Blend Eyeliner and Lash Blast Mascara. Just comment below with your fave technique for putting on eyeliner to enter to win!

One winner per week, winner will be chosen by 10/13/2010 and notified by email 10/20/2010. U.S residents only.

Max Factor MAXeye Liner

kristen — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:39:16 +0000

Max Factor (Maximilian Faktorowicz) was one of the first movie set makeup artists in the 1920’s, and created a line of cosmetics that has flourished for over 100 years. However, MaxFactor will no longer be on U.S. store shelves starting January 2010.
To avoid the shipping costs of buying Max Factor from overseas, you should stock up now. One of our favorite must haves from Max Factor is the MAXeye Liner in shade 100 Night Club. No smoky eye is complete without a dark eyeliner, and with this one you get a true black with one stroke. This pigment rich eyeliner is also self sharpening; you don’t have to lug a sharpener around in your makeup bag. We will miss seeing Max Factor in stores in the U.S., but fortunately, it’s a top seller in countries such as the United Kingdom and Russia.

WetnWild Megaeyes Crème Eyeliner

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:26:38 +0000

When are smoky eyes NOT in? WetnWild Megaeyes Crème Eyeliner is great for creating dramatic eyes. The creamy formula goes on smoothly and blends well, and really stays put once it dries. It also comes with a brush, which helps even the eyeliner challenged to make neat lines. You can use this formula as an eyeshadow as well, but we suggest this only if you like high intensity color.