Couleur Caramel Eye Shadow [123 - Baby Doll Pink] Review
By Maychiri's Thoughts - February 02, 2024
One eyeshadow to go alongside the colourful eyeshadow brush.
This is the Couleur Caramel Eye Shadow, in the shade 123/Baby Doll Pink!
I’m not too big on ‘natural’ makeup... I have never heard of
Couleur Caramel. Apparently, they’re French (duh!) and have existed as a
company since 2003. Müller had a Couleur Caramel display for some time before
they decided to remove it. Since it was only available at the larger Müller
stores (that I don’t frequent as often as my local, smaller one), and since I
don’t usually pay much attention to the ‘natural’ cosmetics aisle I completely
missed this brand. It was pure luck that I happened to be at a larger Müller right
when they were getting rid of the brand. It looks like it’s an expensive brand
so I wouldn’t look at the display... were it not 50% off! But wait... it gets
even better! This eyeshadow was one of the very last products that remained so
its price was additionally slashed, to an incredible 82% off! Now, I didn’t
know what to pick so I settled on a simple eyeshadow. An eyeshadow refill, to
be fair, which meant that I had to find some empty palette to put it in. I may
have some doubts regarding natural makeup, but maybe this eyeshadow will be a
good one... let’s see!
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Packaging: since this is a refill eyeshadow, it comes in a
temporary cardboard packaging that keeps it secure. It looks fancy, ngl. I love
the ginkgo leaves, very cool detail! All the information is in the back. There
is a little window in the front that allows you to see the colour of the
eyeshadow but you cannot touch it because there’s a plastic film over that
window. Good hygiene! The packaging closes via an elastic band that you slide
over it.
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Ingredients: squalane, vitamin E, apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
kernel oil, avocado (Persea gratissima) oil, macadamia (Macadamia ternifolia) seed
oil, shea (Butyrospermum parkii) butter, Indian beech (Pongamia glabra) seed
oil. No parabens. Woah – that is a lot of oils! Hope they don’t separate since
there aren’t many emulsifiers in the eyeshadow. The scent is barely noticeable,
maybe a bit powdery. The expiration date is 10 months after opening (what kind
of PAO is 10 months???).
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The colour is interesting. The name would imply that this
should be a very light pastel pink, right? Like what baby doll pink is. But
this isn’t really pink, per se. This is absolutely peachy, not pink in any way.
Like, am I colour-blind or is this literally light peach?? To me it looks like
it. Maybe it’s just the way it interacts with my neutral-undertone skin but
idk, this ain’t pink, chief. In any case, it’s a pretty bright, albeit very
light colour that is pretty good for summer. I actually like that it’s peachy,
I like the way it looks on me.
It may wash me out slightly when worn solo, but
it’s a good colour to use with other darker ones for a smokey eye. But not as a
base colour because it’s visibly too peachy. Base colours should be mostly
light beige for pale skin. The misleading name aside, this is actually a very
bright, fun colour!
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| Worn with Catrice Inside Eye Khol Kajal [010/Black is the New Black] |
The pigmentation is not really all that good. I need 3-4 thick
layers before I can actually see the eyeshadow on my eyelids. Even then, it’s
not really too visible on me but that’s because this colour is very light and
pretty close to the colour of my skin. If I apply 4-5 layers I can see it, as
it’s pretty intensely pigmented then. But to need so many layers is not good.
The formula is definitely silky, oh yeah! It’s super silky
but also powdery; it’s so extremely finely milled that it’s like the finest
talcum powder. This is good because it sticks to skin due to having such tiny
particles, but it also presents certain problems. Despite being made mostly of
oils, it doesn’t feel creamy at all, so there’s basically nothing to hold the
particles together. What I am saying is, there’s a horrendous amount of
fall-out in the pan. Like, there’s more fall-out than what actually gets on the
brush, which is ridiculous! But of course, if you put emulsifiers or thickeners
in it then it’s no longer 100% natural... see what I mean when I say that I
have certain doubts regarding natural makeup? Thankfully, there’s not a lot of
fall-out while you are applying it to your eyelids.
Actually, there’s barely
any. So that is good. That makes it super easy to use, as you can just swipe it
on and it’ll be good. It’s also very easy to blend, even with fingers! So it’s
really not hard to get it to look great. Even if it is barely visible. The
texture is completely matte, so much that it almost starts to look dry. Also it
looks very silky on the eyelids!
Given the extremely finely milled formula it is superbly
lightweight and super comfortable to wear. I cannot feel it on my skin, even if
I layer on like 7 layers. And it doesn’t cause any irritations, so it’s good
for sensitive eyes.
But the longevity is... bad, let’s just say bad. While it
doesn’t move around during the day and it doesn’t really fade, it creases like
crazy! And it starts to crease legit 30 minutes after you apply it, especially
if you have oily lids like I do. It’s definitely not meant for us oily folk.
Its only saving grace is that the colour is so neutral, barely visible on me.
That prevents the creasing from being too visible; of course, if you get up
close, you’ll see it plainly but at least it isn’t visible from afar. Still,
this is horrible. It’s also not at all waterproof.
Remember how I said that it’s super easy to blend? Well,
that same easy-to-blend formula makes this eyeshadow equally easy to remove.
Just one swipe with micellar water and it’s completely gone.
In conclusion, hmm, yeah I’m not terribly too happy with
this eyeshadow. Alright, yeah, the colour is quite fun and bright... once you
layer on 5-6 layers! Because the pigmentation is very poor, you really need
this many layers to get it to be visible, at least on pale skin such as mine. Maybe
it’s more visible on darker skin. Although I really wouldn’t wear it alone, I
feel like it washes me out even though it is a good fit to my skintone. I find
that it looks so much better once you add an eyeliner or a dark eyeshadow to
give it more dimension because it just looks flat worn solo. I believe that the
ultra-matte finish adds to this flatness. Although I really like this finish,
as someone who is naturally quite oily. Finally something that looks proper
matte on me! And you know why it looks so silky and matte? It’s because the powder
has been so finely milled that it’s finer than baby talcum powder! This allows
the eyeshadow to have a lot of grip and it also makes it very easy to blend. So
this is great, right? Well, yes, but here come more not-so-good things. See,
the longevity sucks. It barely lasts half an hour before it starts to crease on
me, which, yeah, I guess is my fault for not applying primer. But without
primer it is horrible. It creases badly, like, there’s literally a millimetre
thick line of demarcation! Fortunately, the colour is far too light on me for the creasing to be very obvious. But it’s
still there. Idk, I’m just not feeling this eyeshadow. And don’t get me started
on the fact that this nowhere near “baby doll pink”! Like, this has nothing to
do with pink – it’s literally light peach! Putting aside the fact that I
actually really like this colour, it’s misleading to call it any sort of shade
of pink. I’m glad I got it at a silly low price because I’d be furious if it
was this mid and I paid a premium price. I think this is about what it should
cost, it’s really not worth the original price. I’m not even surprised, though,
as I never expected it to be a particularly great eyeshadow. Eh. Nope, no
recommendations.
Rating: 4.5/10
Would buy again? NO
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