First up, if you think there'll be photos of this actually on my eyes, go away. I spent FORTY FIVE MINUTES trying to get a photo of this at work.. They all left me looking like I had the eyelids of a 90 year old or a severe eye infection. But I promise, Maybelline's Colour Tattoo in Metallic Pomegranate is actually nice.. In real life anyway.
The story behind this is that I bought a variety of Colour Tattoos before I went to a festival last year, figuring they'd be handy to just smear on my eyelids (They were.) Back to reality, & I realised as hard as I tried, bright blue & purple eyelids weren't going to take me far. So I picked up a few more wearable colours, like Metallic Pomegranate. (It's a serious effort writing that just so you know.)
The colour tattoos are housed in a clear glass jar, with a black & coloured lid that corresponds with the colour inside. Handy until you realise you put the wrong lids on the wrong pots & your lovely white highlight is actually now cranberry & you look like you have a bruised eye.. But anyway.
Metallic Pomegranate is a cranberry coloured creamy shadow, with little flecks of gold shimmer. It's soft & easy to work with, plus it can be patted onto your lid or built up for intense colour. They also work as excellent bases for powder eyeshadows - I've been putting this under a shimmery cranberry colour from the Sleek Celestial palette & it keeps it perfect throughout the day. They can also of course be worn alone, but be careful, especially if you have oily eyelids - Primer is needed, or they will crease a tad & start to fade. It's not very pretty.
It is red-toned, but not overly so - It's more of a purple-red-brown. I know, I'm killing it with descriptions today. My point is, it's actually really wearable! Especially when you want a bit of a smoky eye that's not just blacks & silver.
Even if Metallic Pomegranate isn't your colour, I recommend checking the range out if you haven't already - I have about seven at this stage & use them regularly! They cost €10.49 in Boots, but are often on 3-for-2 offers etc.
Chloe x
Glad to hear it’s wearable, its a shade I would never think of buying or wearing but I’ll think again now!
ReplyDeleteI was kinda looking at it doubtfully but it was a lot more wearable than what I already had haha!
DeleteEveryone loves these, and I still dont own one :(
ReplyDeleteAh no Donna, you should definitely try one out!
DeleteI love the Colour Tattoos, especially On and On Bronze which I've been wearing almost every day recently! Have been wanting to try out Metallic Pomegranate for ages, must pick it up! x
ReplyDeleteRachael | www.overdosedemaquillage.com ♥
I've been looking for On & On Bronze, it looks gorgeous! x
DeleteI love this color though I need a primer under them too but I always use it no matter how expensive or cheap eyeshadow I have just preventive :D
ReplyDeleteI always use a primer too, it's like ingrained in my brain now!
DeleteI think I have funny eyelids coz this one and Permanent Taupe will not work for me! :( They just seem to crease like mofo's! On and On Bronze is gorgeous though and thankfully actually stays on my lids! :)
ReplyDeleteAh that's so disappointing, I wonder if it was a bad batch or something? Definitely picking up On & On Bronze!
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