CoverGirl Flamed Out Shadow Pencils in Melted Caramel and Gold Flame

I absolutely love shadow pencils.  Really.  I have them from brands at every price point.  I adore them, especially in the summer.  I think they are super quick and easy.  They tend to wear really well (unless they're from NARS).

So, of course, when I saw that CoverGirl released a line of shadow pencils, I had to check it out.

I picked up Melted Caramel and Gold Flame.  And yes, thank you very much, I do have a version of the taupey-brown shadow pencil from pretty much every cosmetics line.  I know what I like.  :P

So, as previously stated, Melted Caramel is a taupe/bronze/brown color.  It is very similar to Urban Decay's Rehab; Hard Candy's Head to Toe (liquid to powder) or Quicksand (cream); MAKE UP FOR EVER's #15, Tom Ford Platinum and on and on.

I do think that Melted Caramel tends to swatch much browner and darker than you might think looking at the pencil.

I picked up Gold Flame on a whim and it turned out much yellower than I anticipated.  I think it looks a lot like the Maybelline Color Tattoo Metal in Gold Rush, maybe not quite as patchy, but both are a very banana yellow gold.

Both colors applied easily, blended well and wore great.  They set in less than 30 seconds and did not crease on me.  I saw some minor wear by six hours, but nothing bad.  I did have to use an oil cleanser to remove them completely.

The packaging is okay.  I am not crazy about the fact that you have to sharpen them like eyeliners, but at this price point, I'm willing to deal with it.

The CoverGirl Flamed Out Shadow Pencils contain .08oz of product and retail for around $6.  I picked mine up at Target for $5.99 each.

Overall: 7/10

CoverGirl Lip Perfection Lipstick in #280 Rapture

In the process of trying to find a good coral lipstick for summer, I picked up the CoverGirl Lip Perfection Lipstick in #280, Rapture.  It is a nude/coral with a frost finish.

I'm not a fan of frost lipsticks at all, but this one isn't bad.  It isn't super reflective and the color is dark enough that I didn't feel like it gave me the dreaded jizz lips.  The formula on this lipstick is nice.  It's very creamy and easy to wear.  Not super moisturizing, but comfortable and not at all drying.

I did need a couple of swipes to get opaque coverage, but the lipstick is very pigmented and despite it being a creamy formula, I didn't have a problem with it migrating and feathering.

CoverGirl Lip Perfection Lipsticks contain .12 oz of product and retail for around $7 wherever CoverGirl is sold.  I got mine at CVS.

Overall:  7/10

Review: CoverGirl Cheekers Bronzer in Copper Radiance

Wrapping up my series of bronzer posts, is my review of CoverGirl Cheekers Bronzer in 102 Copper Radiance.

I picked up this product at Wal-Greens as part of a CoverGirl buy 1, get 1 half off sale.  The other item I picked up was a regular CoverGirl Cheekers blush and it was a total dud.  But this Cheekers Bronzer is really nice.  It goes on creamy and it has excellent color payoff.

As you can see from the pictures, it does have a gold sheen, but no glitter chunks.  The finish reminded me a lot of the Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess.  It doesn't go on quite as evenly and is a smidge redder, but it's also a fraction of the price.

Because of the golden sheen, I wouldn't use it as a contour.  But to warm up the face and give a nice glow, it works great.

You get .12 oz or 3g of product.  It retails for around $6, but it's not hard to find sales.

Overall:  9/10