Review: Covergirl Eye Enhancers 4 kit shadows in Coffee Shop


I was in Walmart and guys you already know I have to swing by the makeup section at least once...or twice. I have been looking for a pigmented matte brown shade for a while and having no luck with the Ulta & ELF brand eye shadows I decided to buy the Covergirl Eye Enhancers Coffee Shop #260 and got it for . I am going to go ahead and put a disclaimer right here and say that I have never bought anything from the CoverGirl brand. Maybelline, ELF and others always satisfied me to the point that I never felt the need to branch out.

This quad has a matte brown, a bronze sparkle shade and a yellow gold (more yellow) shade, and a white pearle shade. I was pleasantly surprised at the pigmentation of the product at least when swatched on my arm. I tried these out later on my lids and can't say the same about the pigmentation.
I was pleasantly surprised at the pigmentation of the product at least when firstly applied. I bought Coffee Shop 260 and the two glitter (bronze shade and yellow gold shade) shades are VERY pigmented. The sparkle was a little overpowering though so in my opinion they could only be used on the lid.

Without flash

The brown color was very misleading or maybe it's because I have a darker skin tone. It appeared to be a beautiful matte brown from the packaging and but when applied to my wrist and looking at the pigment up close you find small specks of sparkle in the "matte' shade it also was the least pigmented of the four. This shade was hard to get to appear on my skin which was really disappointing since this color was the reason I bought the quad. Also it faded  away even after using a primer.

With flash

The white was meh it was hard to pick up on my brush and when applying to my wrist it appeared chalky. It was VERY pigmented especially once placed on the inner corner as a highlight. Don't be fooled though it is not a creamy formula that you could use for a base.

When applying it onto my lids I got a bunch of compliments on the lid color, but it faded away after around 2-3 hours even with primer. I decided against using the gold color for it seemed a little to much for an everyday look, but the red gold color surprised me that when layered (about 3-4 times) it actually appeared really well on my lid.

Verdict: Overall I thought I got 4 lukewarm shades that even though the brown was a miss the other shades with a little elbow grease became wearable. Not sure if I would rebuy and as for CoverGirl I am definitely not sold on this product was definitely a hit or miss with pigmentation.

[This video and blog post is from earlier last year,but I decided that I would post it anyway because everyone is returning to school anyway right?]
We're all probably back in school now, but that doesn't take the excitement away from a brand spankin' new backpack right?! Since I go to a private school a laptop is required for everyday school work which meant that my Jansport bag would no longer make the cut *sigh*.

As expected from any teenaged girl I wanted a backpack that was not only comfortable but "in" with what was popular. Meaning I wanted either a super cute Vera Bradley bag that would probably get retired within the first year or an even more expensive North Face that would definitely last but at a hefty price. Like expected since it isn't my money I ma spending my parents vetoed both options leaving me to return to the drawing board...where could I find a nice backpack for under $30 that wouldn't be retired after a year of use and could fit my large laptop (15in).

Meet the High Sierra Swerve Backpack and now having used it for a good 3 months I can say this was a great purchase. I got mine on Amazon for $29.99. They have around 15 color choices all ranging from $28 to around $108 (although I checked each and I didn't find one for that much).

Specifications:

• Two water bottle pockets (good quality)
• Holds most 15" notebook computers.
• Tablet sleeve (I can fit my kindle fire & charger in it, but it can totally hold an iPad)
• Cell phone pocket.
• Headphone port (never used it)

It may no longer be summer but that doesn't mean we can't buy super cute summer items now especially because of all the discounts considering they are out of season. In case you didn't no Selma Blair will play Kris Jenner in the American Crime Story TV series. While many of us can't sport a Hermes bag like Blair we can defintely splurge on her gorgeous red wrap flats and casual striped dress.