Jul 22, 2009

Lumiere Review: The Good & The Bad...

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I received a nice little package of Lumiere Cosmetics to try, and so far I am loving the eye makeup!

These eye shadows are fantastic! They're so smooth and just glide across your lid, plus they're long lasting and are so beautifully subtle. I used one swipe, but this photo does NOT do the colors justice.


From left to right:
Halo eye pigment, Dulce de Leche eye pigment, Pink Pearl eye shadow,
Cat's Eye eye shimmer, Honey Brown eye shadow

I ran out of UDPP, so I primed the top layer with e.l.f. eye primer.

Cat's Eye eye shimmer was the lightest and least pigmented because it IS a shimmer, but I adore the color. It's a perfect green with a gold sheen, and not too dark for the daytime. And Honey Brown is just delicious! Its a great bronze-gold shadow without being too brown.

To sum it up: I love the eye shadows. I will definitely be purchasing more.

Unfortunately, I cannot say the same thing about the lip glosses.


Peach Glaze, Tahitian Coral, Grape Jelly

I tried these on wanting to love them. The colors are beautiful and the gloss is anything but sticky, however, less than an hour after applying the gloss, my lips felt dry and bare. Plus, the scent of these reminds me of a factory. Think: The George Lopez show. One whiff of these and I can imagine this is the smell in his factory. They're not feminine and have a faint metal scent.

With Lumiere, I'm definitely going to stick with eye makeup. I have a sample of perfecting primer that I cannot wait to try!

10 comments:

Michele on July 23, 2009 3:34 AM said...

Thanks for the info! My biggest makeup peeve is eyeshadow that doesn't go on and doesn't last. I usually use Clinique because I need their foundations (sensitive skin), but I know their eyeshadows "work" so get those too. Since I'm none too happy with Clinique at the moment (bad experience at the counter) I'll have to give these a try.

The Redhead Riter on July 23, 2009 6:08 AM said...

Enjoy a Tremendous Thursday!!!

thatgirlblogs on July 23, 2009 8:23 AM said...

have been looking for that type of shadow since the kind I used was discontinued. thanks!

Dee on July 23, 2009 6:23 PM said...

Hmm I don't wear eye shadow.

It wreaks havoc with my hard contacts.Drat!

Colors are pretty though.

Visiting from SITS

wuzzyangel on July 24, 2009 1:34 AM said...

Thanks for the swatchies!! And those are such pretty colors! Sucks that gloss smells and is drying! I hate that!

lily on July 24, 2009 9:03 AM said...

Hello, just dropping by to say hi =)

Lily from [http://tricks-about-cashcrate.blogspot.com]

Patrice on July 25, 2009 5:43 PM said...

Great Lumiere product review. I will try their eye makeup too. Thanks for the information.

DSK on July 26, 2009 5:55 PM said...

YESSS!! I just ordered my very first and second pretty pink box, muahaha I feel awesome right now!

:D

Steph

Perricone MD-Ashley said...

Lumiere seems like a good product, I am always up for experimenting and trying new products!

Louise | UPrinting on August 6, 2009 6:51 PM said...

Thanks for the review.
If what you said is true, then don't you think the company has to make some changes about that lip gloss? The quality of a good make-up is measured by how effective it is on different skin types.
But I do love those eye shadows. A little too glittery, but still looks nice.

 
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