Friday, December 13, 2013

Jouer Smokey Eye - Rich Noir Look Set

I have some stunning Jouer Cosmetics products to review for you today!

The Smokey Eye - Rich Noir Look Collection!

Sold for $80.00 at www.Jouercosmetics.com

Contains:

1. Powder Eyeshadow in Pink Champagne, Caviar, and Licorice.
2. Eye Definer in Noir
3. Everyday Effortless Mascara in Noir
4. Travel Eyelash Curler

About what the collection contains:

1. Powder Eyeshadow in:
     -Pink Champagne - a shimmering soft pink.
     -Caviar - a shimmering navy charcoal.
     -Licorice - a soft matte black.

The powder eyeshadow retails for $20 each if purchased separately. They are described by Jouer as having an ultra satin-like texture with light diffusing mineral pigments. They are oil free, and can be used both wet or dry, as a shadow, shadow base, or a liner.

2. Eye Definer in Noir:
     -A shimmering black. (Looks black with subtle gold shimmer)

Retails for $20.00. Contains vitamin E. Is smooth and creamy and smudge resistant. Comes with a sharpener.

3. Everyday Effortless Mascara in Noir.
     -A rich black.

Retails for $24.00. Is clump resistant. It contains vitamin E and conditions and volumizes.

4. Travel Eyelash Curler

Not sold on its own. An eyelash curler that folds in half for easy storage and travel. Comes with an extra pad stored in the handle.

My thoughts:

The eyeshadows are wonderful. They easily rival my favorite Urban Decay and Stila shadows. They are soft and buttery with good pigmentation. I am also a huge fan of how each compact can be interlocked with other Jouer products to create a completely custom palette. The deep brown-grey packaging feels and looks really high quality and luxe.

In my previous Jouer post I reviewed another one of their Eye Definers and honestly didn't like it very much at all. It was dry and dragged and crumbled when I used it. I am SO glad that I was able to try a different one because my experience with this one couldn't have been farther from the one I had the first time. This liner is creamy and pigmented. It glides on so smooth and effortlessly. It is also very smudge resistant and it stayed on my eyes all day with out smudging or running.

The Everyday Effortless Mascara is really nice. It didn't smudge, run or clump. It did give me some volume and length, though not anything outrageous. I think it could be built up for more of a falsy look if you wanted it to be more dramatic though. I also liked that it didn't make my lashes hard and crunchy and it was fairly easy to wash off. The mascara also has a groove on the side of the tube (like the lip gloss) so that it can be connected to the other palettes/compacts.

The Eyelash Curler was a happy surprise for me. I honestly didn't have high hopes for it since I am not a fan of lash curlers. It's not so much the function part of curlers that I don't like, it's just that they are generally bulky and I don't have a ton of space to store them. This is a fabulous little curler though. It folds completely in half so that it is almost flat! So compact and easy to store. I love it. It also did a great job of curling my lashes without pinching or pulling any lashes.

Overall I think that this collection is a fantastic value, considering that you get over $100 worth of products for $80 and everything is great quality. I think this would be a wonderful gift to give someone as well.

Great job Jouer!

Jouer Smokey Eye - Rich Noir Look Collection 
Jouer Smokey Eye - Rich Noir Look Collection 
Jouer Powder Eyeshadow (L-R) Pink Champagne, Caviar, Licorice
Jouer Powder Eyeshadow in (L-R) Pink Chanpagne, Caviar, Licorice 
Jouer Powder Eyeshadow in Pink Champagne
Jouer Powder Eyeshadow in Caviar
Jouer Powder Eyeshadow in Licorice

Jouer Powder Eyeshadow in (T-B) Pink Champagne, Caviar, Licorice
Jouer Eye Definer in Noir with sharpener
Jouer Eye Definer in Noir
Jouer Eye Definer in Noir
Jouer Eye Definer in Noir
Jouer Everyday Effortless Mascara in Noir
Jouer Everday Effortless Mascara in Noir
Jouer Travel Eyelash Curler fully opened

Jouer Cosmetics Travel Eyelash Curler completely closed
Extra pad stored in handle
A few Jouer compacts interlocked together.
My look using the Jouer Smokey Eye - Rich Noir set, Jouer Powder Eyeshadow in Amaretto, Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint in Opal, Jouer Tint in Amaryllis and the Jouer Moisturizing Lipgloss in Tender. 
Inner corner - Pink Champagne eyeshadow, Middle third - Amaretto eyeshadow, Outer third and crease- Caviar eyeshadow, far outer crease and lash line - Licorice eyeshadow. Eye Definer on top lash line and smudged into bottom lashes. Everyday Effortless Mascara on top lashes. 




*The products in the post were given to me as a prize for an Instagram contest. All opinions expressed are my own and are never paid for.*

Zoya Naturel Collection for 2014

Today I have the new Zoya Naturel Collection for you! This collection is described by Zoya as:

The natural nail only better... mastering delicate tone on tone color with six new full coverage (opaque) neutral nudes with pink undertones.

I love these! I know for me creams are a bit more difficult to work with sometimes. They can be streaky and hard to get even coverage with. I had zero problems with these though. They went on so smooth and evenly. They built up coverage in two coats. They weren't patchy or streaky and they dried down to a smooth glossy finish. Each of the six applied fluidly and easily without being too thick or goopy. The formula was a touch on the thin side, but it went on beautifully. Overall I have no complaints about them at all. One comment I have about them though is that the last three shades pull much more purple on my nails than they look in the bottle. They are really beautiful though. 

The shades are:

·Chantal - a French vanilla cream
·Taylor - light toffee cream
·Rue - boudoir blush cream
·Brigitte - mauve cream
·Odette - maroon cream
·Normani - sable mauve cream

These can be purchased at www.zoya.com for $9.00 each.

Zoya Naturel Collection (L-R) Chantal, Taylor, Rue, Brigitte, Odette, Normani 
Zoya Naturel Collection
Zoya Naturel Collection
Chantal
Chantal
Chantal
Chantal
Chantal
Taylor
Taylor
Taylor
Taylor
Rue
Rue

Rue
Rue
Brigitte
Brigitte
Brigitte
Brigitte
Brigitte
Odette
Odette
Odette
Odette
Normani

Normani
Normani
Normani



What do you think of this new collection? 

*The products in this post were sent to me for consideration and review. All opinions expressed are my own and are never paid for.*