Thursday, January 6, 2011

Glamour Doll Eyes ♥ 80s Child Samples

So this is a little delayed, but remember the GlamourDollEyes Cyber Monday Sample Packs i purchased? Well, here's part one of the review and swatches! Sorry to keep you all waiting! :)

i purchased 4 packs during their cyber monday deal, each contains 6 sample eyeshadows randomly chosen from the 80s child and big cities colleciton

look at all those samples! :D

yup, i got a couple extra.. so i'll be giving these to some friends, as well as saving some for my next giveaway ;)

in each of the packs, i also received business cards from GDE & sedona lace

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anyways, on to the eyeshadows and swatches! first up is the eyeshadows i got from the 80s child collection!

note: all swatches done on MAC painterly paint pot
the shadows are already vibrant and pigmented on their own, but on top of a primer, they stand out much more and stick better.

taken from GDE.com, the ones checked are the ones i got

the sample packs

all swatched (sorta looks like a rainbow! hehe)
berrywood, brewster, rag doll, dream house, jerrica, mutant, romper and vanity





berrywood, brewster, rag doll

better picture of ragdoll

"Berrywood is inspired by Strawberry Shortcake. This is a matte (not completely matte) pinkish purple with some pink sparkles throughout. This shadow is NOT vegan."

"Brewster is inspired by the show Punky Brewster. This color is a vibrant coral with blue sparkle. "


"Rag Doll is inspired by Raggedy Ann. This color is a pinkish red with blue and white sparkles. The blue and white sparkles represent her dress and apron."




rag doll, dream house, jerrica, mutant

"Dream House is inspired by Barbie. This color the perfect barbie pink with aqua sparkle to represent her blue eyes. This shadow is NOT vegan." 



"Jerrica is inspired by the show Jem. This color is a vibrant yellow with pink and blue sparkle. The yellow and pink represents Jem's hair and the blue represents her eyes. This shadow is NOT vegan."


"Mutant is inspired by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This color is an almost lime greenish color to represent the turtles and then a red, blue, green and orange shimmer to represent each turtle (Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael)."

mutant, romper, vanity

"Romper is inspired by My Little Pony, but more specifically, Romper. This color a baby purple with lots of pink undertones which fits Romper perfectly, as this pony has a purple body with a pink emblem. This shadow is NOT vegan."

"Vanity is inspired by The Smurfs, but more specifically, Vanity. This color is a bright blue with silver sparkle to represent the hats that all the Smurfs wear."


better comparison picture for dream house and romper

all shades from 80s child
Above swatch taken from GlamourDollEyes.com

My favourites from this collection?
Brewster, Dreamhouse, Rag Doll & Romper

* especially brewster & romper ^_^ *

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Overall Review
These eyeshadows are gorgeous and so pigmented! Although i only got a small sample of each, i think they will last me awhile since 1. i dont use eyeshadow on a daily basis and 2. you only need a little bit to get a whole lot of color! I have yet to try a full sized eyeshadow from GDE, but i would expect that they would last forever!!!

The eyeshadows are very high quality, finely milled, and come in a wide variety of shades and textures. i really really love their shimmery shadows because they give off the most gorgeous sheen. As well, all of their shadows seem to be very unique as they have various different sparkle colors. I dont think you can find an exact dupe for any of their shades!

Overall, although i usually stick to neutrals, i am really loving the wide range of colors and shades. i was really impresed with the amount of pigmentation i got, even from just a teeny tiny amount. The shadows blended very nicely, although i'd advise you to be careful not to over-blend as the shadows do blend almost TOO easily.

Pros:
- wide range of colors and textures
- finely milled & high quality
- very pigmented
- very unique shades
- shadows blend very well
- relatively inexpensive, starting at $1.25 for samples & $6 for full sized

Cons:
- only available online at glamourdolleyes.com
- slight glitter fallout

Would i recommend?
Yes! There are a wide variety of shades so you're bound to find one (or lots) that you love. The shades are all very unique and are very pigmented, especially when applied over a primer or applied wet. If you love loose eyeshadows, you really have to check these out!

If you plan on purchasing, dont forget!


"Shipping is free on all samples worldwide


If you purchase a sample and you decided that you want to go ahead and get the full size jar, we will take the price of the sample off the price of the full jar. Please email us before placing your order so we can make you a coupon code!"

 
Glamour Doll is an eye shadow company that strives to bring you fashionable and unique colors to strut your stuff! Our eye shadows are great for any age! All of our ingredients are made from earth minerals. The main ingredients we use are Magnesium Stearate, Zinc Oxide, Kaolin Clay and Methicone Treated Titanium Dioxide. All of the colors we use in our eyeshadow s are FDA approved for eyeshadow use.

Glamour Doll was started in November of 2008. Since then, we have sold over 100 shadows of shadow, glitters and balms. As we learn more about our customers, we create more colors so that we offer a wide variety and shades for just about everyone!


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I hope you've enjoyed this review! next up will be the samples from the big cities collection :)



Please note that i did purchase the above samples myself and did not receive any compensation or products from GDE to write this review.
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Thanks for the swatches and review :)
Been checking them out for a long time but haven't really made up my mind whether i wanted to try their stuff.
I haven't even swatched or reviewed pigments i bought for StillGlamorous a while back in 2010 :S i'm slower than you haha
1 reply · active 742 weeks ago
you're very welcome mandy! :D glad you enjoyed them! if you love fun colors, loose pigments and shimmery goodness, i would recommend you try GDE :)

i cant wait to see your review & swatches for those pigments! :D always love reading those types of posts hehe so please do give me a shout out when those posts are up :D haha hope you have fun with them! <3
Hey Agnes-Great swatches and review! This totally reminds me that I need to do a Glamour Doll Eyes review as I order quite a few delux samples a couple months ago! :) Great prices!!! But, it took them about a month to ship out to me. XOXO!
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1 reply · active 742 weeks ago
thanks pammy! i would LOVE to see your review :D !! wow, i didnt know it took so long! oh dear =/ i was contacted recently by GDE and they kindly offered to send me some samples! so im super excited about that but i sure hope it wont take a month to get here! i cant wait that longggg :( lol but thanks for stopping by ! XOXO <3
Thanks for sharing these- I love the Brewster color!!!

xo,
Casey www.blondebargainbabe.com
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1 reply · active 742 weeks ago
thanks casey! :D brewster is gorgeousss <3 one of my favs too! :D
I love GDE!!! I have a few of there e/s....I have wanted some from that collection and after seeing your swatches guess whos gonna buy some!! LOL Awesome review =)
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1 reply · active 742 weeks ago
yay! so glad to hear you love them too :D haha im happy the swatches helped! hope you love your new purchases and i would love to hear back from you if you ever swatch or review them :D have fun! <3
Love the swatches I only got one pack and I love it! :)
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1 reply · active 742 weeks ago
thanks alicia! :D the packs were such a good deal i couldnt resist haha plus, i think i'm going to save some for my future giveaways hehe <3 thanks for stopping by and commenting! :D
wow, those swatches make me want to wear bright colors- and i'm a neutral girl lol
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1 reply · active 742 weeks ago
haha i know!! i have always been a neutral girl but these colors are just soo pretty.... dont htink i could pull these off but i just love playing with them hehe even if no one can see lol! <3
I remember seeing these on Sayanythingbrooke YT channel! Those are awesome colours!
1 reply · active 742 weeks ago
hehe nicee :) i also saw so many reviews before i finally decided to purchase haha and im so glad i did! they are pretty awesome! <3 thanks for stopping by!

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