By Sheila
I am a huge sucker for many cosmetic items, but nothing more so than something that promises any kind of smokiness on the eyes. Sexy smoky eyes? In a supposed flash? Oh, yeah – I am so there!
For that reason, I picked up the double-sided Smoky ShadowBlast in Onyx, which promises to make smoky eyes a cinch with a two-step process.
One side has a rounded silvery white base, aka Step 1, …
…and the other side is a chiseled shimmery black color, aka Step 2. They both have a lot of “slip” to them, which is a concern for my oily skin.
I used my foundation as my base, and did two different looks. One with the dark color all over the lid …
… and the other with the dark shadow in a sideways “v”.
Let me set the record straight now: this product is a piece of crap. I don’t like it and I cannot recommend it to anyone. It might work for people who have less oily skin, but for me, there is no way in Sam Hill that I will ever be able to build up the dark color in to anything resembling a smoky eye. Sorry, CoverGirl. Better luck next time.
P.S. I want my $8 back.
Thanks for this review – I’ve been looking at them and wondering if they were any good. Now I know! Too bad because it seems like a good idea.
Damn, that really is crap O_O it doesnt look like you’ve got anything on your eyes at all!
I’ll make a note to stay away from these, I have oily lids so I doubt it’ll work for me
That’s what I’m here for … to save you all from crap!
So glad to know about these before I went out and bought one! I saw these a few weeks ago at Walgreens and was thinking about getting one, but was wondering how they were. I have oily eyelids too and just know it would be bad news for me.
I totally agree. My roommate has some and it doesn’t do a smokey eye at all. She has one that has like 2 gray colors on each ends and it actually makes you look like you got punched in the eye. It’s really horrible.