Review: Salma Hayek Nuance Lights, Camera, Action Eye Trios

I've reviewed a few of the products from the Nuance Salma Hayek collection at CVS and I've really enjoyed them. So I was delighted to recently receive some additional products for review--it's always fun to explore a new line and, most importantly, get your input and opinions!

Today I'd like to show you the Lights, Camera, Action Eye Trios:

 Nuance Salma Hayek Lights, Camera, Action Eye Trios

(retail: $8.49, 0.155 oz)

Nuance Salma Hayek products at sold exclusively at CVS and they are not tested on animals.

These eye trios comes in four shades:

 Left to right: Sapphire, Pewter, Bronze, Champagne

Each trio contain three sections: on one end there's a black automatic eyeliner (the shade of black is the same for all four trios); in the middle there's a retractable shimmery white highlighter stick (again, this is the same shade for all four trios) and on the other end there is the cream eyeshadow.

EYELINER INGREDIENTS: DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CERESIN, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX, CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAX, PEG-8 BEESWAX, POLYETHYLENE, PROPYLPARABEN, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE. MAY CONTAIN (+/-): MICA, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491,77492,77499), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090) 

HIGHLIGHTER INGREDIENTS: ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, PEG-8 BEESWAX, RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL, PETROLATUM, CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX, POLYETHYLENE, PROPYLPARABEN, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE. MAY CONTAIN (+/-): MICA, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491,77492,77499), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), TIN OXIDE (CI 77861) CREAM 

EYESHADOW INGREDIENTS: WATER, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE, STEARIC ACID, TRIETHANOLAMINE SALICYLATE, PEG-6, GLYCERINE, TRIETHANOLAMINE, MINERAL OIL, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, CETYL PALMITATE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, PETROLATUM, METHYLPARABEN, CARBOMER, DISODIUM EDTA, PROPYLPARABEN, METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE. MAY CONTAIN (+/-): MICA, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491,77492,77499), CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289), CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288), SILICA, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, METHICONE

The shade Petwer is the color I instantly gravitated toward, and I'll show you an eye look I did using this trio a little bit later in the post. This is a lovely grayish-green shimmer:

Since the highlighter and eyeliner shades are identical in each of the four trios, I'm only showing you one set of swatches for those products. As you can see, the highlighter stick is a shimmery (borderline frosty) true white, and the eyeliner pencil is basic black.  Here are all four eyeshadow shades:

After using these products for a few weeks now I am happy with the results, although I do favor some of the products more than others. For starters, the highlighter shade (again, you get the same white shimmery highlighter in all four trios) is a bit stark and must be used lightly.  I do like to use a tiny bit of  it on the inside corners of my eyes when I'm doing a nighttime look.

The cream eyeshadows work well for me when worn alone, as long as I take some time to really blend them out (I just use my finger). If I apply too thick of a layer to my lids, I'll see creasing in just a few hours. However, if I blend these shadows out and use them as more subtle wash of color, I'm able to go about six hours before I see any significant fading or creasing.

My favorite way to use the eyeshadows is as a base for powder shadows. Much like the CoverGirl Intense Shadow Blast Eyeshadow + Primers, these seem to create a nice, shimmery base for corresponding powder eyeshadows.

But the real star of these trios seems to be the little automatic eyeliner (and apparently I'm not alone in my thoughts because Jeweled Thumb likes them too). This little black liner is beautifully pigmented and it goes on smoothly (it's not a gel pencil so it doesn't have that type of consistency, but for a regular liner it's got a very nice texture). I like to wear it on my waterline and also on my upper lash liner, and the size of the applicator fits quite nicely in my hand during application.

Here's a quick eye looks I did using the Lights, Camera, Action Eye Trio in Pewter:

I used nothing else on my lids but the Pewter cream shadow (no primer underneath). You can see that even though it's sheer and blended out quite a bit, this shadow still retains a nice amount of shimmer and when the light catches it, it's very pretty. On my upper lashline I used the black liner from this trio, and I also used the liner on my waterline. On my lower lashline I used the Pewter cream shadow and just blended it out a bit. I used the shimmery white highlighter on the inside corners of my eyes.

FINAL VERDICT: For $8.49 (or less if it's on sale at CVS), I think these are a handy product to keep in a makeup bag, especially for traveling. You can use the cream shadow as a primer for other powder shadows, and unlike other 3-in-1 products where the eyeliner is usually the "throw-away" product, this is a nice, high-quality liner that I think many of you might enjoy. The highlighter stick is nice for the inside corners of the eyes when you want an extra bit of shimmer for nighttime, so that's another reason why I think this would be a nice product to travel with; I hate to pack a separate highlighter in my makeup bag when I know I'm only going to use it once or twice during a trip.

You can purchase these trios, as well as the other products in the Nuance Salma Hayek collection, at CVS (both in-store and online).

Have you tried any products from the Nuance Salma Hayek Collection at CVS? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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