Maybelline Colour Tattoo - On and On Bronze: Review

I bring you this blog post, from my mums kitchen table.

Where I have given up trying to tan myself for the day, in favour of wearing a Tesco bag on my head, (no, seriously) sadly, I'm not trying to make it cool; Marc Jacobs will almost certainly NOT be featuring it in his Autumn/Winter collection - but if he does, I expect full credit and a 95% share of the profits...

You hear that Mr. Jacobs?

In fact, I'm sat with a box of 'ColourB4' on my head, the results of which will be revealed in a blog post coming soon... 

You know how I like to keep you in suspense ;)

Anyway errr...I forgot to bring the advised cling-film to wrap around my hair.

Plastic bags work just as well, right?

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The only saving grace for how I look right now, is that I'm wearing some pretty laaaaarvely eye-shadow, in the form of my very first Maybelline Colour Tattoo! I got the much blogged about shade 'On and On Bronze' and decided, because there definitely AREN'T enough blog posts on it out there already, (ahem) that well, the world needed one more!

I say 'my very first' Colour Tattoo...because I'm pretty sure now that there will be more...especially because they're £4.99 yeahhhh!! 

Is it my imagination or did they used to be more?

Something stopped me buying it sooner?

Oh how it sparkles...

Now don't worry, I know I go a bit off on one when things are remotely sparkly and shiny, (must have been a Magpie in past life - it's the only explanation) a la here and here, but don't worry, I PROMISE I am going to calm it for today.

It really does sparkle and shine though ahhhhh.

This is the first cream type eye-shadow I have worn since owning three silver/purple Claire's Accessories eye-shadows for twelve year old's in the shape of a ladybird, when I was indeed about twelve.

I didn't like them and they creased on me, so instead I used them as 'cute' ornaments in my bedroom, and cream shadow never darkened my make-up bag ever again...

Apart from now.

And I'm so glad!!

 My first, best, and biggest point I have to make - is that it does not crease or in fact budge, at alllll!!

This is probably because of the '24 hour' claim it's making on it's packaging, (which by the way, I love!) because let's face it, if a supposed 24 hour shadow creased after one hour, we wouldn't be impressed.

I can't say I've worn it for a solid 24 hours - but it's now 5.30pm, and I slapped a bit on just after 7.30am today, went for a run, went to the gym, (eye make-up is necessary - someone where I run takes pictures!) have since sat in the garden getting re-sweaty and freckly, and this stuff HAS NOT BUDGED!! 

*I must clarify here, that I have washed my face since all that sweaty work out business, just not touched my eyes as best I could.

Aside from the running photo's, my mum's neighbour likes to come over a lot and I'd like her to think I'm actually human.

I'm not a tramp, honest :)

Also, I must state how easy this is to apply! I just use my finger, and to be honest, can't tell you how easy it is to apply with a brush, because I haven't used one. I've also only blended it with my finger, but I use my finger as opposed to a blending brush daily, regardless of what eye-shadow I wear - it works for me well enough, and with this product just as easily as a powder shadow. 

#winning

I've worn it as both an all over colour, (like today, when it was a five minute eye make-up job) and as a colour in the crease, and I love the effect created from both. It's just a shimmery, gorgeous, and unique eye-shadow. I only have pictures of how it looks as a crease colour, however I really do equally love how it looks on a day like today - I just haven't photographed it ever, given that the rest of my eye make-up is as slap dash as it could possibly be, and you'd probably be horrified.

I even went to the dizzy heights this week of using it as a base, and using a tiny bit of a darker, matte brown over it - which I loveddddd, as it made it darker and more dramatic, but somehow amazingly kept it's awesome sheen!

One thing however - this is naaaaat in my opinion, bronze.

No, not at all.

It kind of looks bronze in the jar, but when swatched there's very little of the warmth I associate with the colour 'bronze', to it at all.

It's a cool toned brown with an almost silver undertone - and genuinely I thought it must have been my eyes or something, but then my mum asked me what silver eye-shadow I was wearing.

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Okay, it's definitely not silver though, my mum's just a little odd.

Don't worry mum, that's why I love ya.

I'm going to summarise, and then leave this post there before I get all rambly again.

The pictures of it looking all sparkly are starting to set me off thinking about shiny treasure or something, (ooh, perhaps a pirate in my past life?) and this blog post might be about to go wrong...

On this occasion I'm going to blame the stinky fumes from the 'ColourB4' - which, also, it's time to wash off...EEEEEEKKK!

Wish me luck!!