Beauty - Maybelline NY Colour Tattoo 24hr Gel Cream Eyeshadows

Maybelline NY Colour Tattoo 24hr Gel Cream Eyeshadows (£4.99 each from Superdrug)

Yes, yes, another one, i hoped right on the bandwagon. I wasn't going to do this review as I know there are already so many out there about these, but after actually falling in love with them I couldn't resist.  

There's been quite a lot of hype about the new Maybelline Colour Tattoo eye shadows and I honestly thought I wouldn't like them, as I've never really liked Maybelline before and found their quality to be a bit poor considering their prices are often in the same bracket as MaxFactor or L'Oreal, which I have always found to produce better quality products. But I really do love these eye shadows.

I bought three (as Maybelline is currently on a 3-for-2 offer in Superdrug) - 05 Eternal Gold, 35 On and on Bronze and 40 Permanent Taupe.  The gold and bronze work great together for a more glitzy smoky eye and the taupe is perfect for daytime or as a liner.

The consistency was what I was most surprised by, although they are described as 'gel cream eye shadows' I expected them to be similar to the other mousse-type products that Maybelline produces, that I have never been a fan of (all air, no product!) - But these are much much more solid that I expected, which is what I like so much about them.  The gel-texture means they blend great without sinking into the lid and losing the colour - on the eyes they look the exact colour they do in the jars (which by the way are much better quality than you'd expect for £4.99 - glass!). The swatches shown were done with just one light stroke, so colour is quickly built up.  The texture of them also makes them really flexible; they can be blended, as with any other cream eyeshadow, but are also stiff enough to use as liners or to create heavier, more dramatic strokes.

I can't really rave much more about them - definitely recommend!