[ETUDE HOUSE] LUCIDarling Fantastic Gradation Eyes *Caramel Sepia*

When it comes to eye make-up I'm always scared of too colorful eyeshadows. I don't wanna look like a clown or whatever, so I always prefer more naturally colors for everyday usage like white, beige, brown, gray or light pink. But I also own some eyeshadow palettes!

Not long ago I got one of these LUCIDarling Fantastic Gradation Eyes eye kits from [ETUDE HOUSE] and of course I got a naturally color again: #3 Caramel Sepia.

You can get nine (9) more colors:

- #1 Pinky Silver

- #2 Pink

- #4 Fully Olive Black

- #5 Golden Ratio Gold Khaki

- #6 Golden Khaki

- #7 Miss Tangerine

- #8 Miss Berry Berry

- #9 Nymph Brown Aura

- #10 Gold Pink Aura

Description: Makeup Line Promotes LED (Light Emitting Diode) Color, Radiance and Clarity to Makeup Expression. Gradation eye shades (base, main color, highlighter and liner) promote vivid eye expression.

The packaging looks chrome colored in purple and silver shades. The eyeshadows are inside a cute pearl pink container. This eye kit contains four (4) different colors with different NET weight: 2x 1,7g, 1x 2,3g and 1x 1,2g.

Inside the lid is a mirror and two (2) applicators are also included: 1x brush + big sponge applicator and 1x fine sponge/tip applicator for eye liner.

This eyeshadow kit consists of the 4 following steps:

A step) Base: The base color looks like (off)-white with some shimmer.

Use brush/tip to gather and apply makeup to entire upper eyelid area.

B step) Middle: A medium caramel brown. The shimmer seems to be a little more as in the base color.

Use brush to gather and apply color along upper eye lines.

C step) Highlighter: The silverish light pink highlighter got shimmer as well. 

Use brush to gather and apply highlighter to lower eyelids.

D step) Liner: The smallest eyeshadow in this kit is the eye liner which is a dark brown with some shimmer.

Use fine tip to gather apply makeup along upper/lower eye lines.

The colors of #3 Caramel Sepia are nice but the shimmer might be too much for some people. I don't really like the liner - it does stain. The color is then always over my (double) eyelid-line where I apply the base/ main color.

Price: around 10,- €/ US$13 
Bought at: eBay (rubyruby76)    

What I love:    

There is nothing I really love.

What I don’t like:
The liner does stain. A waterproof (liquid) eyeliner would be better.

Will I buy this again? Maybe because some other colors look nice, too.

[ETUDE HOUSE] Nymph AURA Volumer *Pure Nymph Aura & Brilliant Pearl Aura*

When I saw that [ETUDE HOUSE] released the product line called Nymph AURA I had to get something of it even though I wasn't sure if it would be the right product line for my kinda oily skin. Nevertheless I purchased the Boosting Primer and the Volumer. I review now the latter!

I got #1 Pure Nymph Aura as full size and #2 Brilliant Pearl Aura as samples. 

Description: Makeup Multi-Cream maximizing the radiance and dewy glow on skin, completing flawless skin with plumped up moisture.

The packaging is light purple with the description in Korean and English. 

The Volumer comes in a small pump bottle which looks pearl white with a violet pump and lid. The bottle contains 25g!

#1 Pure Nymph Aura has a slightly liquid consistency - similar to a serum or essence. It looks a bit pinkish/ red and feels kinda oily. The color isn't really visible after spreading it on my skin. 

It's slightly scented as well.

This Volumer contains Macadamia Seed Oil, Shea Butter, Avocado Oil, Hyaluronic Acid and more.

#2 Brilliant Pearl Aura has the same consistency as #1 but doesn't feel that oily. 

It has a pearl pink color.

Just the Volumers (pic above) and mixed with BB cream (pic below):

You can see that #1 gives the BB Cream a more glowing/ wet look, while #2 seems to brighten up the BB Cream and gives a pearl shimmer. I didn't use a lot of BB Cream for the pics, though.

To be honest, I don't use the Volumer often coz I don't like to look so glowing. I got oily skin which makes me look shiny enough. So, if you also prefer the matte look I don't recommend to use this product.

But for using it just as a highlighter it's sure nice!

How to use: Apply evenly on skin with 1:3 mix of BB cream or foundation. Use foundation brush or BB brush to get perfect blending. When used for highlighting, apply on the nose, forehead and cheekbones with the Volumer alone.

Price (Full Size): around 18,- €/ US$23 
Bought at: eBay (BELLOGIRL)  

What I love: 
There is nothing I really love.

What I don’t like:  

It feels oily somehow. Not very good for oily skin!

Will I buy this again? No, not the Volumer anyway.