Rimmel Glam'Eyes HD Eyeshadow

I liked the funky looking packaging and the idea to help you achieve the smoky coloured look. Instead I found how impractical the packaging was and that it made it difficult to use. The colours themselves are pretty and vibrant, but I thought a mix of glittery and matte might have done better. A bit of a let down

I have this little quad in the purple variety. I love how it has a guide on the back for where on the eyelid you should put each colour to get a smokey eye look. I struggle with eyeshadow and knowing how to blend and what colours to put together so this really helps me achieve a great look. I use this without an eyeshadow primer and it goes on well, doesn't crease and lasts for as long as I need it to. I love the looks I've managed to create with this so far that I'm always upset when I have to take it off. The pigmentation is great and I really enjoy using it.

I have three of these eye shadows, in the golden tones, the pinky beige and the red and blue. I found that all of the colours are quite pigmented dry, and even more so when they are wet. I use the sponge applicator to pack the colour and a blending brush to blend the colour out. The colours are reasonably easy to apply and blend out, and I have not tried them with a primer. The only disappointment with these eye shadows is the packaging as the smaller sections make it really hard to get the product out. Without the awkward packaging, I think these eye shadows would be a lot nicer to use.

I haven't used Rimmel products for a long time and so it was a nice surprise to find the Glam'Eyes Brixton Brown in my Beauty Box. I'm always up for new eye shades and I love colour boxes! Its a nice little box for weekday take-to-work makeup bag though I threw out the little applicator because brushes work better with any product - and I will keep saying it! These colours are nice and easy to apply and blend well. Using them wet makes for a bolder and longer-lasting colour. I use the lightest as a base and have experimented with a smokey look using the darker colours with a smudged under the eye and doing a classic lighter blend. All this works and gives a good effect, and it does last well. I found that a few creases appear a few hours after a dry application, and a top up, re-blend is necessary. I definitely like the colours and at this price its a good buy. You don't have to pay a lot to achieve great results and this set proves it.

I received this product in the March beauty box. My colour was brixton brown, which suits me very well as I always wear brown eye shadow, and the shades are gorgeous. I was keen to try it as Rimmel products have been around for many years and I used them extensively when I was young.

This palette is a very compact size, and I found it easy to use and straight forward to apply. There was some creasing, but let's be honest - my dry and aging skin are no help and I haven't used a primer near my eyes when using the product for fear it would add a little greasiness which completely doesn't work for older skin. Trying to use it wet was disastrous - wet doesn't work well on mature/ sagging eye lids.

It claims to last up to 10 hours -well I didn't try to make it last that long but it lasted ok for the time I was wearing it, so for me that's all I need.

Overall I think this is a good product and at $16.95 it is a good price for the quality of product, but for my age I don't think it would be my first choice of eye shadows.

I must admit that when I saw this in the BRBB I thought ... hmmm how am I going to use this. The palette 022 Brixton Brown is not my usual choice of shades. But I gave it a go and was pleasantly surprised! The shades in this are a light pale peach, a darker brown, a dark reddy brown, a darker grey, and in the middle a satiny metallic dark red.

The packaging on this is quite nice and slim. I like the clear lid so you can see what is inside. The shape of the eyeshadows inside is really nice too, a normal four squares then a round one in the middle. All good sizes for getting your brush into. It comes with one of those sponge applicators that no one uses... why do they still include these! I think they just suck up product and would much rather just use my fingers or brushes.

Now the eyeshadows themselves I actually love! One of the reasons I thought that I wouldn't use this very much was that they look really really dark to me. But I found when I applied them that they weren't as dark! Now if this was a palette I had bought myself I would probably be annoyed that they aren't particularly pigmented, but I love that they aren't as it makes the colours more wearable for me. So I think if I was to purchase more Rimmel shadows I would make sure to swatch them first so I knew the shades better. On the back of the packaging it has a suggestion on how to wear the shades which I usually don't follow but I tried it out and it made a really pretty look so I would definitely suggest having a play around with how you wear this. The eyeshadows themselves lasted about the same amount of time as eyeshadows usually do on me, so they were starting to fade at the end of the day but they didn't completely come off so that was a plus (not the 10 hours they claim though).

Overall I was rather impressed and THANKS BR for getting me out of my comfort zone colour wise.

When I saw this Rimmel Shadow pallette in my Beauty Box I was excited to use it. I do like to use products from Rimmel because they are accessible in your everyday stores.

This 5 Colour Eye shadow is called Brixton Brown. This eye shadow comes in a small compact. Its about a palm size. The first Shade of brown top left corner is a Dark Chocolate Brown. The second shade from the top right is a peachy colour, it has alot of shimmer in. The central colour is this Bronze. Bottom right is slightly matte light brown. The last colour is a slightly lighter dark brown from my first colour.

When I applied this shadow to my eye lid , it covered them well. I like this warm bronze central in this pallette. The earthy brown tones pull together a natural warm look. The browns work well for me when I'm trying to get a slight smokey eye in the outer corners of my eyes.

With frequent use of this shadow pallette I have been able to make multiple looks with it. My favourite shade in this pallette is this bronze colour. The sponge brush inside is handy to use. I like that this pallette has a diagram behind it showing how to apply this eye shadow. I've enjoyed using this pallette.

So my sister gave me this quad in 'English Oak' (002) and I took it thinking, well at least I'll use the dark brown. I've had it about a year now and I love it and am considering buying it again as I just really love the colours! There is still plenty of the dark brown shade left but the others are almost gone :( It is super easy to apply and blend (throw away the included applicator of course) and has great colour payoff. If I don't plan on being out and about for hours on end I will use it without a primer and it still stays in place and doesn't crease! Which is more than I can say for a lot of eyeshadows. I have followed the wee guide on the back, and while still wearable, just isn't for me. All the colours are shimmery and I really prefer a bit of both shimmer and matte. In saying that, all of the colours are really stunning and could be (and have been!) used for areas other than their designated purpose. The only let down with this, for me, is the packaging. The union jack layout is very cute but just really impractical. The brown colour, that's intended as a lid colour, is really easy to get to but the others are in such tiny pans it is difficult to dip your brush into them without picking up the colour next to it. I've learnt to use a smaller or more pointed brush to pick up these shades but ideally it would be better as a normal quad with all shades having equal (or close to) size. Overall, I love ALMOST everything about this particular quad and would definitely recommend!

I've never been a big user of Rimmel products and truth be told, I don't see that changing anytime soon.

I received this in the March BRBB and have so far been impressed with colours but not a fan of the packaging at all. I'm finding the colour payoff to last the whole day at work but it's hard to use a pallette of this size. The biggest problem I find is that the divider between the colours is so small it's easy to dip into the colour next to the colour you actually want to use.

I have 2 clear favourites in this colour range, 1st being the lightest shade, it's just and amazing colour that sets off my brown eyes and the 2nd is the red. I was scared to use it initially due to the redness of it, but once you apply it, it comes off as a beautiful reddish brown colour that again suits my eyes perfectly.

The pigmentation and blendability are spot on but I just can't see past how hard it is to ensure you're not mixing the colours up as you use them. I also can't see this lasting long at all as the shadows are so small. All in all, I wouldn't purchase again but am very glad to have been able to try a brand, and colours, I wouldn't normally use.

I received this product in the March BRBB and was thrilled as I received 022 Brixton Brown(I love brown shadows).

Applies nicely and has a lovely pigmented shimmer. I can say it lasted all day at work even till before bed. It didn't run away into the crease and it maintained its colour which is impressive as I have a really bad habit of touching my eyes during the day.

There was no irritation at all and felt light.