The Deborah Milano 24 Ore Velvet Eyeshadows...where to begin with these two. I was asked forever and a month a go now if I'd like to try these out, and having never tried anything from Deborah Milano, I was so excited to try them! Described as fade resistant, velvety soft and a high coverage with an easy to blend formula, I was sold! They can be applied wet or dry, and my mind instantly wandered to a potential dupe for the NARS Dual Intensity Eyeshadows which granted I've not tried yet, but was really hoping to find something with a similar intensity that I've seen on other blogs.
I opted for the shades 07 Dark Chocolate* and 08 Taupe* as these were both shades that I thought I could get plenty of wear from resulting in a fair and honest review. Well...I've had more than enough time to reach for these and the verdict isn't a great one.
My first twinges of disappointment came in when I was taking the product photographs and attempting to get some swatches. I found that the shades really were lacking in any intensity and required a lot of building to get a good colour. Dark Chocolate (top swatch) is a warm brown which a slight satin finish and the Taupe shade (bottom swatch) I think leans slightly more bronzed, and has a fine shimmer to it which I really liked. I wore the Taupe shade the most, and wore it almost daily for work to get a fair test. Application was easiest using my ring finger to quickly wash the colour across my lids which I then blended out with a fluffy brush. The colour has to be built up though - as I said, the pigmentation in these shadows aren't the best. I usually opted for two to three layers to get a decent colour pay off on my lids, which was the same with the swatches on my wrist.
I also tried these shadows wet (first swatch Dark Chocolate wet, second dry. Third swatch Taupe wet, fourth dry) and where usually you can expect a higher pigmentation, applying these wet just watered the pigment down, and made application of any colour near impossible - you can see in the pan how much surface area I had to really go for to get this swatch.
The wear time was pretty disappointing too...it was just two hours before my eyeshadow was creased. Not even slightly creased, really creased and quite patchy. The wear time was slightly better using a primer like the Urban Decay Primer Potion, but only an extra hour or so. It was easy to blend the creases out with my finger again, but the pigmentation just wouldn't stick around. If you don't use a primer, spraying your eyeshadow brush with the Urban Decay Setting Spray also helped a tiny bit with the longevity of these eyeshadows.
The packaging for these is very basic, but it does the job just fine. A light plastic casing, with a transparent flip and click lid houses the product. You can see clearly which shades are which, and it comes with a sponge applicator which, in all honesty, I knew I wouldn't be using. These shadows come in at £5.50 each, and I do think there are nicer packaging options on the high street at a similar or cheaper price.
My first twinges of disappointment came in when I was taking the product photographs and attempting to get some swatches. I found that the shades really were lacking in any intensity and required a lot of building to get a good colour. Dark Chocolate (top swatch) is a warm brown which a slight satin finish and the Taupe shade (bottom swatch) I think leans slightly more bronzed, and has a fine shimmer to it which I really liked. I wore the Taupe shade the most, and wore it almost daily for work to get a fair test. Application was easiest using my ring finger to quickly wash the colour across my lids which I then blended out with a fluffy brush. The colour has to be built up though - as I said, the pigmentation in these shadows aren't the best. I usually opted for two to three layers to get a decent colour pay off on my lids, which was the same with the swatches on my wrist.
I also tried these shadows wet (first swatch Dark Chocolate wet, second dry. Third swatch Taupe wet, fourth dry) and where usually you can expect a higher pigmentation, applying these wet just watered the pigment down, and made application of any colour near impossible - you can see in the pan how much surface area I had to really go for to get this swatch.
The packaging for these is very basic, but it does the job just fine. A light plastic casing, with a transparent flip and click lid houses the product. You can see clearly which shades are which, and it comes with a sponge applicator which, in all honesty, I knew I wouldn't be using. These shadows come in at £5.50 each, and I do think there are nicer packaging options on the high street at a similar or cheaper price.
I feel a bit bad writing so much negativity (who knew I'd have so much to say about two eyeshadows) but I just feel a bit let down by them. I'd never tried anything from Deborah Milano before, and these weren't a great start for me. The shades really do look lovely and the texture was velvety as promised, but the colours just don't translate effortlessly onto the skin for me! Honestly, the most effective use I got out of these eyeshadows was actually on Halloween - I used the Dark Chocolate shade heavily as a contour across my cheekbones, around my eyes on on my temples...if you didn't see that on my Instagram, you can see that in full effect here!
Have you tried anything from Deborah Milano? Any application tips that might make these work for me?
*The Deborah Milano 24 Ore Velvet Eyeshadows were sent to me for consideration.
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