Max Factor - give your eyes the X Factor! (Max Factor Earth Spirits Eye Shadow)

Member Name: cezaweza

Product:	Max Factor Earth Spirits Eye Shadow
Date:	19/10/07 (106 review reads)
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Advantages: Looks soft and silky, great value for money

Disadvantages: No applicator or mirror

INTRODUCTION

I'm fed up of dull eyeshadow that lasts only a couple of hours before it starts to fade and / or crease, so I decided to try this range of eyeshadow by Max Factor.

This product caught my eye because the Max Factor brand is well known for good quality and yet the eyeshadow cost less than a fiver (£4.45). This is pretty reasonable for Max Factor products as they are usually a bit more expensive. I chose the 'burnt bark' colour which is a shiny mid-brown colour. The eyeshadow is pressed powder.

PACKAGING

The eyeshadow comes in a small round pot (3.5cm in diameter) which is dark blue and has a clear screw top lid. The packaging is very small and simple making it ideal to slip into your handbag or make-up bag.

Although it is small, the product does seem to last a long time. I use mine nearly everyday but still have loads left after a couple of months. The logo did fade off the top of the lid after a short while however and the tub looks a bit scratched and grubby.

The eyeshadow does not come with an applicator brush or a mirror which is the only set back, however as I have plenty of brushes already this did not matter so much to me.

THE PRODUCT

I found this eyeshadow to be fantastic, it goes on really smoothly and looks so silky. It looks the same colour on your eyes as it does in the tub, unlike some eyeshadows which seem to look a different colour when they are actually on.

I applied it early in the morning and found that it still looked as good by the evening so there was no need to touch up during the day.

It has a really nice sparkly sheen to it. This colour blends really well with a wide variety of colours, I usually use this colour in the sockets of my eye and a yellow colour I already have on my lids and blend them together.

The only bad thing I can think of is that the eyeshadow in the pot did seem to dry out after a few months. It was still usable although I didn't get the same results as when it was first bought.

FINAL THOUGHTS

A great eyeshadow which is really good value as it is cheap yet good quality. I will definitely buy another pot when mine runs out!

Summary: One of my favourite Max Factor products