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Primark Eye Dusts

Posted by Lipglossiping On August - 20 - 2009

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The wonderful Sophie @ MeLoveMakeup put me onto these, so I can’t claim any credit for the discovery. Go check her out and give her some love… she’s had an operation this week and is feeling a little sore.

Primark have dabbled in cosmetics for as long as I’ve been shopping there, usually with very shoddy results (well, what can you expect).

I picked up 6 of these little pots for a grand total of £3. You get two colours together in one bag and the bags are £1 each.

On closer inspection…

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primarnipurple

primarnibronze

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primarniyellow

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Swatched (without base):

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Initially these looked promising, the colour payoff isn’t too shabby and the colours are blatantly rather pretty. I’d question the longevity as the shadows had practically faded into non-existence with one swipe of a baby wipe. I definitely wouldn’t bother applying these without a good sticky primer.

Have you tried these or any other ‘Primarni’ cosmetic offerings? What do you think?

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NOTD – Primark Opia

Posted by Lipglossiping On May - 10 - 2009

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Yes it’s ridiculously cheap, yes it’s a lovely colour for pale cool toned skin. No I won’t be applying it again unless I develop a masochistic streak. 5 coats…. 5 coats of colour (with another base coat inbetween), I kid you not and I can still see through my nail tip if I hold my hand to the light!

I have another Opia polish in Navy and that’s an absolute dream in terms of opacity (almost a perfectly smooth 1 coater)- so for a solitary £1 it’s always worth a punt if you see a colour you like. Unfortunately, I can’t find any reference to the name of the shade of this polish.

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Above image shot with the flash popped up.

Application was really easy due to the consistency being so thin and transparent. If you like sheer polishes, I would totally recommend this. If you don’t, steer well clear of this shade.