REVIEW and EOTD: Oriflame Mono Eye Shadow Essentials
Hello Ladies π As you all know I am a huge fan of Oriflame, so this time I went ahead bought a couple of eye shadows in some basic tones. I got Vintage Rose and Midnight Black. I’ll review them today… Hope you guys find it helpful enough π
So anyways, I was going through my eye shadow collection the other day and I realized that I was short of the basic colors like Brown, Black and taupe/skin color. This gave me another βbahaanaβ to go shopping for cosmetics and the moment I saw that the mono eye shadows were discounted in Feb’s Oriflame catalogue I grabbed the opportunity π
I bought three shades from this Oriflame range, Espresso, Midnight Black and Vintage Rose… I am not reviewing Espresso now cause I haven’t done an EOTD with it, but since I did and EOTD with Vintage Rose and Midnight Black, I am reviewing them now.
The Oriflame Mono eye shadows come in single shadow containers that look something like this…
They are powder based shadows with decent color pay-offs… They have a very smooth texture and are completely odorless…
As you can see, Midnight black is jet, matte black and has no hint of glitter in it. It’s an essential for a smokey eye look π
The Vintage Rose on the other hand is a beautiful neutral color with a hint of sheen. It looks really pretty on the eyes π It’s a perfect color for office and college π The Vintage Rose i noticed had a bit of fall-off but midnight black had no such visible fall-off.
The swatches for your benefit are as follows:
These shadows can easily be blended and stay on for quite a long time. I wore them for over 5 hours without any base and they looked just fine π
Oriflame Mono Eyeshadow essentials cost Rs.298/- normally I got it on discount for Rs.175/- I think…
Let me summarize the PROs and CONs now…
PROs of Oriflame Mono Eye Shadow Essentials
- Good pigmentation
- Have a long staying power
- Odorless
- Easily Blended
CONs of Oriflame Mono Eye Shadow Essentials
- Has a bit of fall-out
- Midnight Black could have been a bit more blacker!
Now here’s the LOTD… I tried doing a smokey look with the two shadows and this is how it turned out to be π
I have kept the black shadow very light as I wanted a very soft smokey look and wanted to play up the Vintage Rose shade more than the black.
In order to achieve this look, I did the following:
- First I applied the Vintage Rose shadow all over my lids till my sockets.
- Next, I took some midnight black shadow and applied it on the outer V and the along the socket bone going towards the inner corner of the eye.
- I blended the two shades in order to give a soft look.
- Next, I applied some highlighter shade to my brow bone and blended it with the black shadow in order to avoid any harsh lines.
- Finally I applied My new Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Liner on my waterline and the upper lashline.
- I finished off with some Maybelline Colossal Volume mascara on my lashes…
Hope you guys liked the look and find my review helpful π
Have you used Oriflame Mono Eye Shadow Essentials? Please rate in the box below
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Lovely LOTD Suma :yes: , the colors are looking great on u! :)) Will try to get these e/s :thanks:
aww thank u Uzma.. and yeah do try them π
Nice look Suma :heart: I agree that the black eye shadow is v gud for smokey black eyes…recently I bought MAybelline eye shadows but they have glitter :headbang: :headbang:
yeah… Maybelline ones have glitter.. and so does the maXfactor ones π
and thank u Sonam π
suma its looking so beautiful on your eyes…loved the vintage rose color…its very subtle and everyday wearable….. :jiggy2: :jiggy2: :jiggy2: :jiggy2:
u r vEry mUch righT :waytogo: …. it cAn be in uSe fOr everydAy :happydance: :happydance: … oO jEsus O:) .. PriYa gAve mE sOOoo niCe iDea :inlove: .. ((Hope PriyA get an Idea :highfive: ..)) he he he :jiggy1: :jiggy1:
hehehehhe π thankooo and yeah its very subtle everyday wear types π wearing it to office today π
hi suma!
nice review,colours looks great on u suma,u have a lovely glowing skin.
wow! thank u for the compliments BHavna π :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
Hiii Suma((u’ve veRy beAutiFullll eYes…)),,
its a very nIce reView,,, aNd i lOve the sHade “Midnight Black”.. its jUst awesOme fOr SmOkey maKe-uP.. hOpe it cOmes in offEr agAin sO thAt i cAn purcHase tHem nd fLaunt thEm tOo..hehehe.. VintAge rOse is alsO Nice to make Some gOod cOmbinAtiOn,,
w@iting fOr EspRessO nOw..
they are still on offer swati.. go grab them.. :waytogo:
OOOoooo.. u sOoo sweet O:) .. Care-tAkEr π … i dOn’t hAvE off tOday so vil pUrchAse on cOming SundAy :waiting: .. yepeeee,,, :woot: m sOoo xcitEd, :yahoo: :yahoo: :woot: :woot: , :thanks: Sireesha..
awww thankooo Swati π :* :* :*
and yeah they are on offer this whole month π go get ’em girl π
hEllO gAbbAr… gOod mOrninG… :happydance: :happydance:
Nice review Suma..and you’ve done such a cuteeee soft smokey eye!! Your eyes are looking gorgeoussssssss!! :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:
thank u Cali… believe it or not the soft smokey eyes ka idea was fueled by your smokey eye ka post on ur blog π
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Hawww..I can’t believe my crappy post INSPIRED someone!! π― π― π― :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :thanks: :thanks: :thanks: :thanks: Suma…. :-* That has really boosted my morale a lot!!! π π π π π
awwww π :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*:-*:-* :-* :-* :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose:
nice review….I hv moonlight, latte and sugar….love them :inlove: :inlove:
and such pretty eyes :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
thank u Jinal.. and yeah plz review SUGAR na…
lovely LOTD suma.. :inlove: :-*
i have midnight black and espresso. i agree with you on the pigmentation and fallout of the black one. guess they pressed just the black oxide and forgot to add some adhesion and slip agents to it! :hunterwali:
thank u sireesha π
though i observed fall-out on Vintage and none on midnight black… i guess i used very lil of it.. maybe if i used more of the black one then even i would have observed some π
black has horrible fallout problem suma.. and the espresso and sugar crystal are way better.. :haanji:
Suma………………….I have more or less your kind of eyes, so I try to copy exactly what you are doing with the eyeshadows and liner….thank you….more eotd’s please :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu hav such b’ful eyes JOmo :yelo: :yelo: :yelo: :yelo: :yelo: :yelo: :yelo:
LOL.. that’s sweet of u to say Jomol π Yes yes do try them out as is π and share the pics with us on IMBB na π
thank u gabbar for liking it π :*
they have u have used those colors on ur eyes is beautiful….. π
i’ve vinatge rose…. quite like the color… it is looking even prettier on u π
thank u ramya.. but i guess the credir goes to the lighting and the flash of my camera π π
the vintage rose color is soooo pretty… :yes: :yes: suma, i like all the eye tuts u hav done so far. :inlove: :inlove:
thank u bulbul π :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
loved the vintage shade.. Looks so pretty on u. and for that cost the quantity of the shadows is too good naa:)
Suma- please do a tute on how to apply gel/liquid liner on lower lashline. everytime I try it eaither tickles a lot or a light flimsy line comes…
Vintage Rose looks awesome, and your eye makeup as usual :-* :-* :inlove: :inlove:
awesome suma!!!
i just love the way u do your eyes dea..
nice colors n nice EOTD suma :waytogo:
hi..nice article..Same request as Bee. pls do a tute on how to do the lower lashline. i would say medium size eyes π (dark circles though)..do i even need to line my lower lashes?
Thanks..
i personally love “vintage rose” :rose: – shade..am also using it..its one of my fav. :star: shades…and the “shamgagne” shade is also very lovely… :waytogo: