REVLON Colorstay Creme Eye Shadow – 730 Praline

I love the caramel shade. It’s a subtle shimmery shadow, perfect for all over lid color.

I just received the espresso color. It is definitely not what I thought it would be. It’s a dull gray looking color on the lid. Not a fan of it, unfortunately.

Toller Lidschatten lässt sich super auftragen und hält den ganzen Tag.

I will let you know when I eventually manage to get the lid off, impossible so far.
Successful at last! Good product, doesn’t crease or wear off, lovely texture and good variety of shades.

First, I’m turning 70 in 2021. The eye makeup I loved at thirty or even sixty isn’t what looks good on me now, so I have had to adjust.

I wanted a SUBTLE kind of smoky eye, but one that also brightens the center a bit. I also wanted a shadow I could wear alone for a VERY subtle brightening effect. That’s where Caramel, Espresso and Creme Brulee come in that I can wear alone or together.

THE CARAMEL! –

This is my fav for just one I can lightly pat or brush along eyelids into crease. I usually do use the Creme Brulee just under brow, but if I can just have one in my bag, it’s THIS one. Even on my 70 yr old lids, a little of this goes a long way and isn’t overdone.

THE ESPRESSO:

COLOR – I like it almost has a translucency, it’s not exactly matte, but a very light shimmer, satin. I still like browns, but they have to be the right shade and not heavy looking. IF YOU are looking for an in your face dark brown, not it. I like it to layer, to build on the upper outer ends of my lids, the crease, but again, SUBTLE.

LAYER IT! – it was so subtle, I grabbed my powder eyeshadow palette and and added a darker brown in the crease, LAYERS GREAT. You can almost use like a primer. I have put darker powders, lighter powders over it and it helps lock them in.

CONSISTENCY – how to describe, it’s like a creamy powder or a powdery creme? It’s definitely creamy, love how it applies even with my fingers, but then feels soft, not at all greasy or oily like a creme can. EXCELLENT.

ALONE? – SOME may be able to just smooth this over lids and go, but at almost seventy, I will get a lighter shade for the top of my lid and just under my brow. This one alone won’t do it without some brightening – FOR ME. For you, if you have younger looking lids, could be used alone for a subtle light brown slight shimmer.

PRICE – OK I don’t know HOW one could beat the price. I have worn the SPECTRUM of eyeshadows from high and low end and this acts and looks more high end, thus more expensive.

THE CREME BRULEE:

COLOR: EXACTLY what I wanted!

I read where some said too glittery, I didn’t find that at all. It has a light sheen, transparent.

I lightly put it on with my fingers. I make sure my fingers are very clean and dry, and just add it on with my fingers after first putting a touch of Maybelline’s Instant Age Rewind Eraser multi use corrector (LOVE this stuff, but I think any concealer you could use on eyes would work). Again, VERY subtle. I add to whole upper eye, under brow and just a touch in inner corner of eye.

TEXTURE: Again, the texture is great. GLIDES ON, STAYS ON and I have no probs with it creasing. NOW it won’t MAKE your creases go away, but it doesn’t SETTLE into them.

BOTTOMLINE: At this price, I got mine on sale for about five bucks and change, check out some youtube vids with people working with Revlon Colorstay creme eyeshadow shades, and if you like what you see, get one or two. Won’t break the bank. I shall be getting at least one or two more.

I needed a waterproof eye shadow for this hot and humid summer, and one that doesn’t crease and run down into my eyes with the humidity, which not only looks awful but irritates my sensitive eyes, due to dry eye and past eye surgeries. I’ve used this waterproof shadow in the past, in the chocolate color, it’s a nice brown but now it looks too dark for me. I liked the product, just wanted a lighter shade of brown. After studying the colors online, I decided to try the Expresso. I loved it right away, it’s a taupey kind of light brown, which is exactly what I wanted. I didn’t bother with the brush that came with it, I used a couple of other Clinique brushes that I already have. I also like that it’s light enough that if I get too much on, it still isn’t too dark. I agree with others that the pot is almost impossible to open, I tapped on it with a spoon then opened it with a flat rubber thing meant for opening jars, and that worked, with as much muscle as I could muster up. Otherwise, very happy with it! Added note, I can’t find the perfect color to go with my hair, which is a mixture of brownish gray now, so I also use it on my eyebrows with a Clinique eyebrow brush. Works perfectly, and stays on! Would recommend.

Easy to use and wears well. Great for a one color eye make up look!