DOING RANDOM SEARCHES ON YOUTUBE LEAD TO MY CURRENT FAVORITE KPOP GROUP, GIRL GENERATION AKA SNSD. THEIR GLITTERY EYE MAKEUP IN THEIR MUSIC VIDEOS IS EYE CATCHING. HECK,YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE EYE GLITTER IN THEIR CONCERTS FROM MILES AWAY. I LIKE HOW THE LOOK IS A SETTLE AND NATURAL SPARKLE GLITTER. NOTHING OVER THE TOP BUT YET A SETTLE ENTICING GLIMMER. EVERYTHING THAT I'VE SEEN HERE ARE ALWAYS ON EYE LIDS.
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AND NOW I'M HOOKED. IT ONLY TOOK ME A FEW GLANCES TO BECOME OBSESSED WITH FINDING MAKE UP THAT CAN PRODUCE THE SAME LOOK. I DON'T WEAR MAKE UP AT ALL BUT HAVE MY COLLECTION OF ITEMS OVER THE YEARS JUST TO PLAY WITH FROM TIME TO TIME. I DON'T NORMALLY USE IT HENCE HAD NO CLUE WHERE TO LOOK.
THROUGH OTHER BLOGS AND YOUTUBE I FOUND SOME NOTING THAT LIQUID GLITTER EYELINER WORKS. THERE WAS ONE SITE THAT POINTED OUT THAT YOU CAN RE-CREATE THIS LOOK BY USING URBAN DECAY'S 24/7 COLOR CALLED EL DORADO. IT WAS A BIG WHOPPING $18 FOR THIS LIQUID LINER. I FOUND A SITE THAT GAVE THE PERFECT SAMPLE COLOR PALETTE ON SKIN(WWW.TEMPTALIA.COM).
WITH THIS INFORMATION. I WAS ON THE HUNT FOR GOLD SHIMMER! ULTA WAS NEARBY AND UPON EXPLORING, I ALSO FOUND SIMILAR PRODUCT WITH THE NYX BRAND! I WAS STOKED BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO ONLY $5. INITIALLY I PURCHASED 2 FROM NYX (CRYSTAL GOLD AND CRYSTAL SILK). ALTHOUGH I DID NOT BUY THE ONE FROM URBAN DECAY, I DID SAMPLE SOME ON MY HAND AND NOTICE THAT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, URBAN DECAY LASTS LONGER. IT LASTED A FEW DAYS WITHOUT ME SCRUBBING IT OFF WITH A BRILLO PAD. AND THE NYX ONE PEELED OFF WITHIN THE SAME DAY. IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SHEDDING A STRIP OF GLITTER OFF MY SKIN.
THE ONE FROM URBAN DECAY LAST LONGER. IT SHOULD, IF THE RETAIL PRICE IS AROUND $18. IT COVERS THE SKIN WELL, LEAVING NO EMPTY SPOTS REVEALING THE SKIN. I THINK OF IT AS MORE OF A METALLIC SHIMMER.
THE ONE BY NYX HAS LARGER GLITTERS AND COVERS LESS AREAS OF THE SKIN WHEN APPLIED. IT ALSO DOES NOT LAST THROUGH OUT THE DAY.AND THE THICKER APPLICATIONS CAUSES IT TO PEEL/SHED. BEING THAT I'VE ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE NYX ONE DUE TO THE PRICE, I ACTUALLY APPLIED IT UNDER MY EYE AREAS AND THE GLITTERS EASILY GOT IN MY EYES. IT STINGS! I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE EYELINER. DID NOT PUT ANY ON MY EYE LIDS. I FOUND THE BEST WAY TO APPLY IS TO HOLD THE BRUSH PARALLEL UNDER YOUR EYES AND LIGHTLY STAMP THE GLITTERS INSTEAD OF SWEEPING THE IT ACROSS YOUR SKIN. THIS WAY, IT GIVES A CONSISTENT DEFINED SPOT OF SHIMMER INSTEAD OF HAVING THE GLITTER SPREAD OUT ACROSS YOUR SKIN.
A FEW ROUNDS OF VISITS TO ULTA WAS NECESSARY SINCE THEY WERE HAVING A 40% OFF NYX PROMOTION UNTIL 4/19/13! WHAT A COINCIDENCE THAT THERE WAS A SALE GOING ON DURING MY OBSESSIVE GOLD GLITTER HUNT! IT WAS ALMOST LIKE GOLD SHIMMER WAS CALLING FOR MY PURCHASE WITH AN ENTICING SALE!
UPON WANDERING TARGET ONE DAY, I ALSO FOUND GLITTER EYELINER FROM ELF FOR ONLY $1. IT DIDN'T HURT TO SPARE A DOLLAR TO THROW IN MY GOLD GLITTER COLLECTION. THE LIQUID EYELINER FROM ELF HAS LARGER GLITTERS AND THE COLOR IS MORE OF A DARKER GOLD COMPARED WITH THE NYX THAT I BOUGHT. THE BRUSH IS LARGER AS WELL, BUT THE COMBINATION OF THICKER BRUSH AND THICKER GLITTER AND GEL CAUSES IT TO BE A LITTLE SLOPPY WHEN APPLYING. (BUT.....I STILL LIKE THE PRICE). OVERALL, THE ELF PRODUCTS ARE ON THE LOWER END OF THE SCALE.
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ELF ESSENTIAL LIQUID EYELINER #4210/COPPER $1
NYX GLAM SHADOW STICK #GSS12 PINK RUBY $2.69 (AFTER 40% DISCOUNT)
NYX GLAM SHADOW STICK #GSS09 24 KARAT $2.69 (AFTER 40% DISCOUNT)
NYX GLAM LIQUID CRYSTAL LINER #LCL101 CRYSTAL GOLD $4.49 (B4 DISCOUNT)
NYX GLAM LIQUID CRYSTAL LINER #LCL104 CRYSTAL SILK $4.49 (B4 DISCOUNT)
NYX GLAM SLIM EYE PENCIL #933 GOLD SHIMMER $2.09 (AFTER 40% DISCOUNT)
