A bit of me me me time

I am embarrassingly and ridiculously excited at the idea of going to a big Superdrug tomorrow. You'll see the size of that Superdrug and you'll probably think 'err, you call that big?' but for me it's quite something and it houses so many more brands than my little local one. One of them is MeMeMe Cosmetics. I am ashamed to say that I've actually not (yet) purchased any nail polishes from the brand. In fact, I've not heard a lot from these polishes around the blogosphere.


So there I was browsing the website to see what shades of polishes they offered: The website is pretty impressive, a lot of work has gone into it, the pictures of the eyeshadows are breathtaking but I found the nail polishes not to be colour coordinated enough and before you knew it, I found myself wanting to not only have a general overview of the shades, but rearrange the order in which they appeared… OCD moi?

After all that faffing on Paint Shop, I thought I might just as well share my re arranging with you.



So for me and for you, an overview of the catwalk and the classic collection of MeMeMe polishes. They are sold at £4.50 each but have a permanent 3 for 2 offer on, all year long









Of course, I would need to choose 3 to make the most of the deal, and I think I would be tempted to get my hands on VIRTUOUS, LYRICAL, and AMBITIOUS. Off I go to look for some decent swatches.

Which shades would you go for?
Have you got any already? Any good?

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Creaserama in Liquid Bronze

Reading about the Benefit Creaseless Cream shadows gave me the craving to buy some cream eyeshadows but I was not ready to spend £14.50 to see if I liked them, as my previous and only experience of cream shadows left disappointed: Revlon Illuminance quad shadow palettes which were too sheer and too subtle. When I heard that MeMeMe from Superdrug did some bright ones, I just could not resist and had to buy one. So I bought the Colourama, in shade  ‘Liquid Bronze’ at £5.50 from Superdrug


 

The promise: Colour with Drama Combined. Long lasting cream eyeshadow 8 hours longstay wear. Guaranteed

 
  


My first impressions: I love the packaging. I love how it feels in the hand, very nice and heavy, the font is gorgeous, and the plastic casing almost looks & feels like glass. I did one swatch in the shop with the sponge applicator and I was sold. This had to go on my lids. It basically looks like those delicate posh pears covered with a sheet of gold, that you could find in glossy Christmas editions cooking magazines. I was surprised at how quickly it set on my hand.










Sadly this is where my love affair ended with the product. I prepped my eyes with some Too Faced Shadow Insurance. As soon as I applied on my lids, it started to crease like nobody’s business. I just could not believe my eyes: it almost felt like you suddenly try to iron a fabric with an iron which is too hot and the fabric starts instantly to shrivel. I tried to apply it more carefully on the other lid, alas with no better results. Perhaps, I also went too heavily on the second eye, or that I pulled the skin a bit too tight, which caused the shrivelling on application? I am not sure. It was very hard to capture the shrivelling, but here’s an attempt (not a eotd!)





What’s your experience with cream shadows? Do they crease on you as soon as it approaches your skin? Any tips for the application of it? Can you blend a cream shadow?

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