L’oreal Color Infallible in Flashback Silver 015/Liquid Diamond 996
2013
The L’oreal Color Infallible eye shadows take me back to the beginning of my blog. I remember it was one of my earlier posts featuring Endless Chocolat. Not all Infallible eye shadows are created equal but it didn’t discouraged me to try out more. The shade that I am reviewing today seems to have different names in Europe versus the States. The European name is Flashback Silver 015 and the American name is Liquid Diamond. L’oreal is known for giving their products different names in different places of the world. I have no idea why but it makes it a bit confusing for us bloggers. Nevertheless, it’s the same shade but with a different name, just to clear that out. I also noticed that the look of the lid is a bit different, but that is just details.
L’oreal Color Ifallible eyeshadows are actually some sort of hybrid eye shadows. They are something between a cream shadow and a regular shadow. It feels very similar to the Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill eye shadows and that’s probably because they come from the same brand. The shade selection seems to be more extensive in the US while here we only seems to have a choice between 10 shades. The shades are very different from the GA Eyes To Kill eye shadows. They are a lot more straight forward and definitely not as complex. The quality is also a bit different, the L’oreal version seems to perform less longer than it’s h/e sister. But it’s still a good bargain compared to the pricepoint of the ETK shadows. The Infallible eye shadows come in a plastic jar and contains 3.5 gram. You can use them wet or dry.
Flashback Silver 015/Liquid Diamond 996 is a light cool silver with a purple tone. The reason that I was attracted to this shade was because it looks like something I don’t have. It’s the blend of silver and purple that makes this shade so interesting to me. I initially thought I had some similar shades to it but nothing comes even remotely close to this! When I swatch it dry the pigmentation is very close to pan but it allows the warmth of my own skin to peek through. The finish is lightly metallic and it has this pretty shimmery flecks. When I swatched it wet it becomes a lot more denser in terms of pigmentation and it looks cooler toned because the coverage is so much more opaque. The finish becomes a bit more metallic too but both swatches went on very pigmented in just one swipe. It’s a bit of a different story when used on the eyes. When used dry it’s more of a sheerer wash of colour. When used wet it’s a lot more pigmented but it still has that pretty sheerness to it.
In my past experience with the Infallible eye shadows and just hybrid eye shadows in general I found that using them wet extends the wear time almost double the time! That’s why I always use them wet because they wear beautiful when I apply them like this. The way I used it in today’s look was using Shiseido Purple Dawn as a base and add Flashback Silver in the middle. Flashback Silver 015/Liquid Diamond 996 is a lot easier in terms of use compared to Endless Chocolat. It’s easier to blend and it goes on very evenly. What I love about this shade is the depth I create when layered over another shade. It gives the eyes a lot more dimension and it has this ethereal feel. This eye shadow wears excellent on me when used wet. I was a bit scared of the glitters travelling to my crease but this did not occur at all. I really recommend this shade because it’s one of the more interesting/complex shades that L’oreal has to offer and the quality of this is really good!
Deze zijn erg fijn om als basis, onder poeder te gebruiken.
That’s a really nice cool toned colour Teri! I don’t have luck with those however, they look so dry on me and I really like some colour in this range. I love your liner skills btw <3
WAUW prachtig! Ik was altijd al benieuwd naar dat product, maar het is echt mooi dus!
Love,
Rowan
De kleur staat je heel erg mooi!
Ook goede pigmentatie precies.
I’ve never tried these wet, hahaha. Man. This is a gorgeous lilac on you, Teri!
Beautiful look!
This reminds me of my Maybelline purple duo!
Beautiful FOTD! I had no idea using these wet extends the wear time, I’ve always worn them dry because they look more or less the same to me wet and dry. I’ll definitely keep that in mind. I was eyeing this shade when I bought Golden Emerald but decided to show some rare restraint LOL. Do you have a favorite Infallible shade? I think I’m done for now but you never know…
I have this color and I find it a little bit too frosty on me. But after reading your post, I think I should try pairing this color with purple rather than black. Thanks for the idea!
I love it! I keep meaning to sample some more of these or use the one I have. I love the purple in this especially paired with that lovely sweater. Revlon Lip Butters bring me back to the beginning of my blog
I still rave!
Echt mooi in combinatie met die paarse kleur !
Oooh, wat mooi! Echt heel chique en leuk.
Wat een mooie kleur! Die paarse ondertoon is zo mooi!
Looks really good on you! Like you said, it has a bit of an ethereal feel to it. I already own a few (almost) dupes for it, though, so I don’t think I’ll be picking this one up.
Oooh, you have dupes? Please share with us! ^^
I have an Eyes to kill eyeshadow from Armani that looks very similar, I think it’s called Silver. It’s a bit darker maybe, but still a pretty good dupe
And Mac’s Electra looks a lot like this as well.
Die paarse ondertoon erin vind ik zo mooi!
Pretty pretty! Now come to think of it I should try to use the ones I own wet. I can very seldom be bothered to use anything wet, but using these dry even over a primer means they fade on me!
staat je super mooi!
mooi hoor
naiz!
I have been really lazy with makeup lately. Hehehe
I find that these Infallibles crease on me but I haven’t tried them wet yet. DUH! I have to try it one day
You be werking that!
Love this look on you. The purple is really soft but is still colorful enough for a beautiful look.
Thanks a lot Angela, I had so much fun doing this look ^^.