Review: New Rimmel Glam'eyes Eye Shadow Singles

When I posted this pic of the new Rimmel Glam'eyes Eye Shadow display that I spotted at CVS recently, it quickly became one of my most downloaded pics of the past month. So I figured that since many of you seem to be curious about these new shadows, I should pick one up and give it a whirl!

Rimmel Glam'eyes Eye Shadow (retail: $3.99 at CVS)

I'm really hoping that the color selection increases when these are put into the permanent Rimmel display, but for now we've got just six shades to choose from. If you're a loyal reader of this blog, I'll give you three guesses as to which one I bought at CVS...

Spicy Bronze

Did you guess correctly? LOL! Here are some shots with and without flash:

If you think this looks like a boring mid-range brown, you would be mistaken! Ladies, this is a true beauty of a bronzy-brown and I'm hard-pressed to find a shade in my already-enormous brown eyeshadow collection that comes close to it. It's rich, it's deep, it's warm, it's shimmery and it's got a few surprises to it!

I tried my best to swatch this on my hand but, as usual, my camera can't really pick up glitter or shimmer that well. Here are some pics in different types of lighting so you can see how this color sort of changes depending on the angle:

First of all, this shade has a touch of gold micro-glitter to it! But rest assured, if you're not a glitter girl, it's not a dense glitter--it's pretty sparse and just adds a little extra sparkle to this shadow.

In this pic (which is making the color seem WAY lighter than it actually is) I tried to capture the almost duochrome effect of this color when you see it in certain types of lighting. If you look toward the top of the image, you can see that there's sort of a subtle pink flash to this bronzy-brown that gives it much more depth than your average brown shimmer eyeshadow.

In this pic I think you can see the gold micro-glitter a bit more...notice how it's not too dense and it really just gives this shade a bit of an extra sparkle.

Surprisingly, I was able to best capture the true color on this shadow when I took pics of my eyes:

Let me just say that, in person, this bronzy-brown shadow is a showstopper. If you generally gravitate toward warm browns, I'd say this is a must-have. It's just so rich and velvety on the eye--I didn't wear any other eyeshadows when I took these pics--this is just Spicy Bronze applied to the lid and then blended up into the crease. This is a PERFECT shade to own if you're like me and sometimes need a one-color-and-I'm-out-the-door shadow that's not dark yet not so light that you can't wear it alone. Do you know what I mean? Sometimes I think I look funky if I use a light color as an all-over wash because, well, it washes me out. And if the color is too dark, and I'm using it all over my lid and crease, it just seems a bit much for a daytime look. Well, Spicy Bronze definitely straddles the line and in my opinion, it's neither too dark nor too light. It's one-color-wash perfection!

Also, Rimmel wasn't lying when they said these were crease-resistant and easily blendable. MY GOODNESS! I think 2010 is the year of the drugstore eyeshadow! Between Wet n Wild, Revlon, and now Rimmel, I feel that I have absolutely no need to even look in the direction of high-end eyehshadows again. This new Rimmel formula is leaps and bounds above their old formula. This shadow applies soooo smoothly it's unbelievable (warning: do not use the sponge-tip applicator though, because for me, it made the shadow crumble. Definitely use an eyeshadow brush--it applies like a dream with a brush).

Aside from the fabulous, smooth, buttery texture of this shadow, let me just say that the staying power was INCREDIBLE. As I always do when testing a new eyeshadow, I have been wearing this without a primer all week and I am constantly amazed that, by the end of the day, my shadow is still vivid, flawless, and NO CREASING! We've been having unseasonably warm weather in San Diego this week (in the lower 80s) and so I was fully expecting this baby to crease by the end of the day. But no. It goes on perfectly and stays on perfectly for me, all darn day.
All in all, I simply cannot find one bad thing about these new Rimmel Glam'eyes shadows. I'm thoroughly impressed and I give Spicy Bronze a huge thumbs up with 5 flowing stars.

Have you tried any of the new Glam'eyes shadows yet? I'd love to hear your thoughts!