Ol' Green Eyes: Lisa Eldridge Liquid Lurex Eyeshadow

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You might be wondering why I'm writing a review of the Lisa Eldridge Liquid Lurex Eyeshadows four months after they launched. I wasn't going to, mostly because they kept selling out and the last time I checked, only two shades were in stock (Diana and Lauren). I wanted to write this review anyway because I'm hoping all of the shades will be restocked soon and I know so many people were interested in them when they were released in December. There seems to be a constant need to be reviewing products as quickly as possible and sometimes we need to allow products to integrate into our makeup bag before we form a full opinion on them. This is also the reason I wanted to wait to write a review of The Foundation, which I am working on at the moment, now that I've had the time to properly try it out in numerous different situations and combined with different products.

Every time Lisa Eldridge teases a new product launch I get so excited to see what she has come up with. I was hoping I would love the Liquid Lurex Eyeshadows because everything LE has created so far has been beautiful. If you follow me on Instagram you'll know that they did not disappoint.

There are five shades, Bianca, Angelica, Lauren, Diana and Liza. As much as I would have loved all five I decided to get three shades that I thought would work well alone or together and that I knew I didn't have too many of in my collection.

I bought Bianca, Diana and Liza. Bianca is the palest shade and is described as "a sweet, blushing, minky heather with sparkling notes of silver, pink, green and lavender pearl." I completely agree with this description. It's a mixture between a pink and a cooler lavender with multi-dimensional pearly shimmer. You can see it up close in the photos below but photos really don't do these products justice. I audibly gasped when I first applied Bianca. It was the first one I tried and I wore it alone because it's so beautiful on it's own.

The next shade I tried was Diana which is described as "a fiery metallic copper with intense Sienna lustre and sparkling red, gold and magenta pearl." You can see in the out of focus photo below, the different pearl colours sparkling in the sun. I love these kinds of warm bronze/copper shades as I always find they bring out my eye colour.

The final shade I bought is Liza which is described as "an intense charcoal shot through with silvery flashes of stardust combined with a heady mix of magenta, violet, blue, green and disco ball silver pearls." I bought Liza because I thought it would be perfect to deepen the other shades or worn alone as a one and done smoky eye. It's probably the most high impact as it's the deepest shade.

I tried to include as many different looks as I could in the photos below so you can see how these products can be worn. I've used all of them on their own and combined with the other shades too. They can also be worn as a liquid liner using a thin brush, on top of powder, cream or another liquid eyeshadow, as a wash of shimmer or built up to full opacity. They are so versatile. I wore Bianca and Liza on Christmas Day as I wanted an easy, but sparkly eye look that would pair well with red lipstick (Velvet Ribbon of course). I applied Bianca all over my eyelids and on my lower lash line and then a small amount of Liza along the outer upper and lower lash line and slightly blended up and out to give some depth and smokiness. In the fourth look below I used Diana in a graphic, exaggerated liner shape with full opacity. The colour builds evenly and doesn't get streaky. It almost looks like molten metal on your eyelids.

Over the past couple of years I've tried lots of different liquid eye products from about-face, Danessa Myricks, Violette_FR and the Liquid Lurex are by far the easiest to use. They are incredibly user friendly, not that the others aren't, but I think anyone from beginner to expert will be able to use these without a problem. The way I use them is to apply to the back of my hand and then I take a flat brush to apply and a blend with my usual fluffy Zoeva 228 Luxe Crease brush. I have also applied them directly to my eyelids with the applicator and that works perfectly too, I think I just prefer having more control working from my hand. They do set so you don't have endless play time but you have enough time to apply, blend, finesse and then it sets. And once set, they do not budge! There is no fallout either so it's very easy to apply in a hurry or one-handed. I often do my makeup while I'm feeding my daughter (I have a breastfeeding pillow which means I can use both hands) but it's still so easy to apply these eyeshadows with limited mobility and get a beautiful, seamless look. I've also used them to save some eye looks that have gone awry and they always do the trick. If you want to try sparkly eyes but find loose glitter too hard to work with or if you find cream eyeshadow creases (like me) then these could be what you're looking for.

The texture is almost something that falls between a liquid and a cream making it easily blended but creamy enough that it stays on your eyelids. The packaging for me is also so well thought out, the applicator is the perfect size if you do want to apply straight to your eyelids and when you twist them closed, the lid clicks so you know it's closed securely and the product won't dry out.

Hopefully the other shades will be be in stock soon. I am also hoping that Lisa is working on more shades as this formula is too good and I would love to see more colourful shades, jewel tones and even mattes. If you like a shimmery, lustrous eye look that is chic and sophisticated, Liquid Lurex are for you! I genuinely can't recommend them enough.

I'd love to know what you think, have you tried the Liquid Lurex Eyeshadows yet, are they something that interests you? They are priced at €23/ £19/ $27 and are only available from the Lisa Eldridge site.