Maybelline Eye-Quad Emerald Isle 26
Price:225 INR
Maybelline has hiked up the price to around Rs 245
Composition: Not mentioned
Hi, after being a follower of this site for quite some time, I decided to come up with my own posts as well. I frankly I learnt a lot from this site and this is my first post .I would do a review of my favourite eye shadow quad. I hope you guys like it. Please feel free to make comments or requests if you like. I would be too glad to try to answer them or come up with newer posts.
Now, I have a weakness for green eye make -up. For lips I am crazy about red lip color. Although green eye make-up does not go with red lips as I personally feel. However, who says that they should team? We can always find occasions to wear them separately. Anyway, coming back to the green quad, I use this eye –shadow quad from Maybelline which is called Emerald Isle No. 26. It’s a smoky palette which comes of very pretty. Moreover, with the direction at the back, it is very easy to handle as well.
I’m not a very good photographer and I tried my best in the weird daylight we had to day . Each of the shades in the palette have on it carved from bottom left clockwise-brow-bone, lid,crease,corner that is with the direction where to use which shade for that complete smoky look. But u can use it in any combination and there is also an instruction on the back for different look s which I told u above.. Here it goes
Now , the swatches. I have used it on me and also on one of my friend’s hand to show how it comes off on darker and fairer skin tones . here are the swatches
On my hand.
On my friend’s hand
The colors from bottom left
Brow-bone color: It is a chalky white color and although I found it quite repulsive at first encounter, later realized it actually works great for the brow bone
Lid color: This one is an antique gold color with light greenish tinge to it. Its not very pigmented but it’s a beautiful one.
Crease color: this one is a greenest of all and is pretty pigmented and works well.
Crease: This one is my favourite of the quad. It’s a deep smoky antique gold with a greenish tinge. On first look it appeared to be a deeper shade of the lid one. But this one is a lot darker than that one.
Now the pros and the cons
Pros of Maybelline Eye Quad Emerald Isle
1) Comes cheap for what you pay .
2) Versatile . Can be used in so many ways.
3)The instruction at the back is quite useful as I find it to be.
4) the colors can be used alone as well for a simple wash of colors
Cons of Maybelline Eye Quad Emerald Isle
1) The shades are not heavily pigmented and are in fact a bit powdery.
2) Because of that powderiness, it comes off well with and applicator. But if you are trying to put it on with a brush like vega’s eye shadow brushes, all the colors fall off making it difficult to show up on the skin and leaves u only with a pale wash of colors. But it did not happen so with the applicators.
3) Otherwise I don’t find too many cons
Shall I repurchase? Yes of course! Who doesn’t want a pocket friendly make-up from a reputable brand?
P.S. I have done a tutorial of this palette on my friend. You might like it.
Hi Nivedita,
Welcome to IMBB. 🙂 The quad has beautiful colours. I especially loved the darkest one..No doubt the price has increased. These quads are quite decent. I mean for 220 bucks you don’t expect too much so these never disappoint you. I just have a chai latte quad and I keep using it all the time. 🙂
Sanjeev..The part after P.S. requires to be edited
Great review Nivedita..Post your friend’ 🙂 s makeup pics
Great review Nivedita :yes: :yes: :yes: ..The quad looks really gorgeous…and it is soooo cheap 😯 😯 !!!!!! …. 😀 😀 😀 Please post the makeup pics too!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Whoooops..there is some repetition in the post Rati!! Please update it!!
cali cali, my coastal scents 88 palette has come. :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: .I ordered it like a week back with the cheapest shipping… :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:
huhhhhhhh???????…. 😯 😯 Woww!! 😀 😀 :clap: :clap: :dance: :dance: :jump: :jump: Post the photeeeeeeees 😀 😀 …and I am still waiting for that makeup look I asked you for looooooooong time back!! … :weep: :weep: :weep: You’ve got that NYX palette too now!! :teeth: :teeth: When are you posting the look? ?:-) ?:-) :dog: :dog2: :dog: :dog2: :dog: :dog2: (making puppy face!! )
I wanna try it out in diwali!! :shy: :shy: :shy: :cute: :cute:
oh damn!! I’ll do the look this week only. :(( Sowwiee!!! :(( He he the palette looks like 88 colourful gems are fit in the palette. 😀 😀 😀
yeah…I was planning to order that from Amazon!! But will order it after coming back from Diwali vacation!! :-D… (and now after reading your reviews!! :-P)….You ordered it from Amazon or Cherryculture?
and they have sent a kanjoos blush sample along with it. 😛 😛
no actually maha kanjoos. 😀 😀 😀
show show na!! 😀 😀 me waiting for both – the tutorial and the coastal scents (normal and maha kanjoos stuffs) :giggle: :giggle: :waiting: :waiting: :waiting: :waiting: :waiting:
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
I only have one green colour- humid..
But this one would work great with that..
Will check it out soon…. Thanks for the review..
Waiting for the tute…
posting posting. 😛
Nice review Nivedita… :yes: :yes: :yes: …Best thng is its 245 bucks so for freshers like us….its easy to play makeup makeup wid it :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly:
lovely colours & the intructions wud work great for rookies like me
hey all you beautiful ladies…..i have been following this site for a long time and i must say i am a HUGEEEEEEEEEEEE FAN(actually,i am pretty much addicted to this site)!!! :blush: :blush: :blush:
I want to post some reviews too so can you plz plz plz tell me how to do so…??? ?:-) ?:-)
a lot of thanks in advance XOXO to all of you….
hey thats a very nice palette Nivedita…I will surely check it out 🙂
Ratiiiii….88 palette!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whtch u gonna do w sooooo many eyeshadows !!!!!!!!!!!!!
nice review nivedita.. well to b honest i dont even own a decent eyeshadow palette!! i know i know 😥 m e beginer after all n i even found a fake mac palette! :rotfl:
think gonna buy wat everyone is going gaga about i.e chai latte
nice review…even i have d chai latte quad…good for casual look…
hi nivedita
i have this quad and always feel it looks something else on the lid :-/
but i like green eye shadows :-))