Hey everyone!
In today's blog I am going to be reviewing the Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoo Eyeshadow in #25 Bad to the Bronze. Some time early last year I was watching Youtube videos and at that time a lot of people were raving about the Maybelline 24 Hr Color Tattoo eyeshadows and even went as far as to compare them to the MAC paint pots. I was super excited because I would rather pay $5.00-$9.00 for a paint pot alternative than the MAC paint pots which are $15.00 plus. So I took the little money we had which was about $20.00 and I went to my local Walmart to buy a couple. I ended up buying 2 Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoo Eyeshadow one is Metal eyeshadow and the other one is a regular one and I also wanted to try the L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow so I bought one of those.
I will be honest that I was completely disappointed with the Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoo eyeshadows. I would say that they really tried to make a product to compete with the MAC paint pots, but in my opinion and for what I need, they failed. The MAC paint pots on me last well over 4 hours especially on a good day with low humidity or physical activity. Not only the paint pot itself lasts, but it also helps my eyeshadow last. The Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoos started melting on my oily eye lids within 2 hours by just sitting. I will admit that I did not use eye primer underneath the Maybelline Tattoo eyeshadows, but I don't use eye lid primer under the paint pots because they can be used as eye lid primer. My line of thought is if I have to use an eye lid primer under the Maybelline Tattoo eyeshadows, then why wouldn't I just pay a few dollars extra for the MAC paint pots because I am going to end up spending about the same amount of money anyway. If eye lid primer does make the Maybelline Tattoo eyeshadows last longer then you can't really compare them to the MAC paint pots and I would not recommend this product for those people like me who have oily eye lids. Many people recommended this product for people with super oily eye lids, but I would not agree with that.
Rating:
Price: 9/10Packaging: 10/10
Amount of product: 10/10
Longevity: 6/10
Pigment on fingers: 10/10
Pigment on eye lids: 7/10
Application: 8/10
Blendability: 7/10
On normal/oily/dry lids: 6/10
Compared to MAC paint pots: 5/10
Overall rating: 7/10
Would I repurchase: 8/10
Total rating: 93/120= 77.5%=C
My personal rating: 7/10=70%=C
Comments:
I honestly do not remember how much I exactly paid for this product, but according to Walmart.com they are selling these for $5.94 each. Last year they priced these depending on the color, but they seem to have a flat rate for all of them now. They used to be between $4.97 and $5.97 each. I think $6.00 for these are a bit pricey, but it's not bad. I think the packaging is super cute. It is a small round glass jar with a black lid and a see through bottom. I like the way they decided to design it because you can see the color inside and it is labeled on top of the lid too. I feel that you do get a decent amount of product for the price. I personally feel that it should be illegal for companies to advertise by over-exaggerating like that. It definitely does not last 24Hrs because it barely lasts 2-3 hours on me, although this one lasts a bit longer on me because it seems to be more pigmented, but that claim is beyond exaggerated. This product probably works well with normal to dry eye lids, but oily/super oily eye lids should use this product with caution. The pigment of the eye shadow comes off better on the fingers really well and lighter once applied to the eye lid. It is a bit buildable so you can get some more pigment out of it, but then it won't last as long. The application of the eyeshadow itself is a bit stiff, it doesn't glide on smoothly and evenly and you do have to work fast because you have about 60 seconds to get it in place before it starts drying and doesn't move and then with some time some of it will move, especially if you have oily to super oily eye lids. It can become patchy. If you work quickly it is able to be blended, but if you don't work quickly then it doesn't blend as well. It just depends on how quickly you are able to work with it. As I have said throughout the blog and the review, I would not recommend this product for oily to super oily eye lids. I think this product seems to be geared towards normal eye lids and I think it would work super well. I would also be cautious when using this product on dry eye lids because it will dry them out even more. Normal eye lids= higher chances of success with this product. Dry, oily, and super oily=use caution when using this product. I can kind of see why people were quick to compare these to the MAC paint pots, but I don't think the quality of it compares. Overall, this product did not work for me and I would rather pay a bit higher and use the MAC paint pots. I would repurchase because I think the idea is cute and the colors are pretty, but I wouldn't use them for anything other than running quick errands and not for special occasions when I need products that don't fail. I'm also not sure what the difference between the Color Tattoo and the Color Tattoo Metal eyeshadows, except that this one seems to give more pigment and does come off very shimmery. I absolutely love the color of this color tattoo, but I wish it worked better.
Sincerely,
Marina
