Daily go-to: Maybelline Color 24HR Tattoo cream shadow in #35 On and On Bronze

I'm usually reluctant to review cream shadows until I've test-driven them awhile. I hate raving about a shadow only to find that a month later it's dried, cracked and unusable. Which is why I've waited THREE months to review this baby - so I can tell you it's still going strong.

Syen put me on to this one when she asked me to pick up up online for her as it's not available in Hong Kong or Malaysia yet (boo!). But if you get a chance to buy this from Australia or online from FeelUnique (like I did - free shipping to HK), grab it! It's only GBP4.99 on Feel Unique by the way.

I have this shadow in On-and-On-Bronze as well as Permanent Taupe and I definitely prefer "bronze". Don't let the names fool you though. Bronze is more Taupe (as you'll see in the swatch below) and Taupe is more dark grey. Annoying huh?

Also, Taupe is a matte shade and definitely resembles the hard to spread Mac Paint Pot in Painterly. It does make an awesome base though. But so does Bronze. More on that!

Taupe Madness: Loving the Stray Dog

Hello lovelies,

Just to give you all a heads-up, I think it's safe to say that there will be many more Taupe Madness posts peppered along the way - now and in the foreseeable future. This is due to the fact that I'm on a mad taupe hunt, having bought (and still buying) more taupes than I will ever need in two three lifetimes.

And good things must be shared, no?

Right. Where were we? Ah yes... Today we'll be looking at the Stray Dog. By Urban Decay.

Gorgeousness in a pan.

Quick FOTD: Purpley-taupe look for work

So last week you found out what happened when the hubs went out of town.

Today, I want to share a really simple work look I did with one of the eyeshadows I got - Inglot #420.

Read on!

Get it before it goes: Too Faced Lockdown Cream Eyeshadow

Right, so the full name is Too Faced Lockdown Ultimate Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow - which is insane and far far too long. But names aside, the short review is this stuff is awesome and you should get it while:

• Strawberrynet is still on sale at HKD121 (plus the usual loyalty discounts - think I ended up paying less than HKD100 for it)
• They're in stock because it's been discontinued!

The shade I got was Bedroom Eyes, a shimmery brown taupe (yes taupe again) with, I’m sorry to say, glitter. But not too much or too chunky glitter. It’s very much like Urban Decay’s Sidecar in many respects - only Bedroom Eyes is less glittery. Thank heavens.

Because I take miserable swatches, I encourage you go here. She took absolutely lovely ones.

Why am I so in love with it? It really really lasts. All day. On oily skin and without primer. It’s also a really awesome primer in itself.

Even more taupe madness: : L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadow in Bronze Taupe (US)

Syen and I don't see eye to eye on many beauty points. She loves vanilla, hates citrus (reverse it for me), she prefers warm shades, I prefer cool. I like gel cleansers, she goes for cream, I'm addicted to mascaras and my eyelash curler, she isn't. The list goes on and on. 

But a madness we absolutely share is one for taupe. 

I point to this post though as proof that I probably started it (hint, read "Nudge Nudge"). 

Or we discovered it on our own... alsoa  possibility. 

Anyway back on topic. I so loved the formula for L'Oreal Infallible in Endless Chocolate that when Syen told me of a taupe shade in the US, I lost my mind and ebayed it. Well, not immediately, only after I'd checked out the stores here... for months.. and found that neither it, nor its Asian counterpart, Sahara Treasure was available in Hong Kong. Sahara Treasure is available in Singapore though, if you can find it. 

So I picked this up on ebay for about USD8 including shipping. 

Taupe Madness: INGLOT Pearl #435

Hey lovelies,

Among the three of us here at So Loverly, I think I've developed quite a reputation of being taupe mad. (I've also developed a reputation for being mad about many other things *cough blush cough*, but you already knew that.)

Every time I look at eyeshadows, my eyes are inexplicably drawn to taupe and brownish shades. Can't be helped.

So today I'd like to introduce you to a shade I met while shopping with Kahani at INGLOT earlier this year - the Pearl #435.

Sephora's Crayon 12-HR Wear Jumbo Liner Rocks. Really.

Sometimes you come across things in life that you truly wonder how you ever did without before. Perhaps this borders on a slight exaggeration, but I feel pretty much that way about the Sephora Crayon 12-HR Wear Jumbo Liner in Taupe #04 .

It is awesome.

Favourite Things: Make Up For Ever Aqua Creams. They rock.

If you're one who's into cream shadows, chances are, you'd definitely heard of Make Up For Ever (MUFE)'s Aqua Creams. Their reputation within the beauty blogging world is, frankly, quite legendary.

And so when I decided to head the way of the cream shadows, of course I had to try these.