Cupcake Cult Eye Primer
I generally do not wander into my local Hot Topic store. I am not their targeted demographic. I visit when I need an Emily the Strange fix or want to feel every year of my age.
Last week I went in for blogger research.
I had read on MUA that there is a Hot Topic cosmetic line that boasts a fabulous eye primer and impressive pigments.
I believed the raves warranted a visit.
First off, my store did not have a vast selection. According to the sales associate, the makeup line is getting revamped and repackaged. If you visit the store's website you will also see that the pickings are fairly slim.
The price was inexpensive and the packaging was adorable. The logo is a cupcake with a cherry in the form of skull.
This is where the rave screeches to a halt.
The shade is a shimmery pinkish beige wash. It is not a nude finish at all. The formula darkened slightly on my lid after application. This was alarming but I was committed to giving this a full test run. I did a basic wash of MAC Your Ladyship pigment with Modest Tone shadow.
The colors applied true and non-cakey. I thought this looked like a welcoming sign.
I finished with a smoky based eye with Lancome's Erika F. It was not a complicated look.
After a few short hours, my eyes did not look good. The primer had grown darker on my eyes and this was peeking out from my rapidly disappearing MAC wash. Erika F had decided to abandon ship after lunch. I was startled to see that she left without a trace.
Soon it was just pure chaos.
I had nothing left on my eye except some chunks of shimmer.
Never in all my years of wearing shadow has this ever happened.
Cupcake Cult Eye Primer is priced at $3.99 and is not worth a dime.
Let me know what your thoughts are in the comments.
Credit: Blogdorf Goodman
Disclosure: I purchased this product at Hot Topic.
Labels: eye primer, Hot Topic Cosmetics, Primers, Product Purchase
posted by Annieytown @ 1:06 PM
8 Inspired Comments
8 Inspired Comments:
Either they were lying on the blog,
or maybe its more of a kids cosmetic product.
MUA is unreliable. They are very serious when they compare themselves to lemmings.
It's so disappointing when you're looking forward to trying a beauty product and it just falls flat. The eye primer I'm addicted to is Paula Dorf's version. It makes me look well rested and wide awake, even if I've only gotten a few hours of sleep the night before!
i agree not worth a dime. i always try to see what a line is about. sorry i fell for it... though MAC paint pots didn't work for me until i used UDPP under them.. now they are my favorite! i'll try UDPP with this as well...
i highly suggest trying shu's new(ish) creme shadows. they are far more of a primer for me than anything. i love it.
although, not quite as nice as the 3.99 price!
Anon: I think the MUA community is fairly reliable when it comes to productville. It is still a valuable resource to me.
The boards have changed though. I used to be on the fragrance board all day. Now...I rarely visit.
Yummy: I will have to try that. I will have to cut open my UD tube.
Girl: I love Shu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much for the honest product review...increasingly rare these days!
I'm a huge fan of HT products [I used to work there - don't ask why I'm not there anymore], but I can say that the primer only got me through the school day, and no longer than that, because it would start creasing in my 3rd hour. Not muy bueno at all.
Now what I like are their eye smudges. I wasn't aware of the revamping - which would explain the lack of my fav shades at my store - but they last for ages, and make eye shadows vibrant. They're great on their own, too, because they actually dry on the lid.
I've also heard great things about the pigments. Once again, they don't really have them in stock [only turquoise! I should buy it], but they're vibrant and last for ages.
The primer really is crap. Luckily, everything else isn't!
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