Beauty Review: L'Oreal HiP High Intensity Pigments Cream Shadow Paint, Lofty

About 3 months ago I discovered the absolute best eyeshadow, and believe it or not, it is a cream shadow paint.

In the past I have used cream shadows and never got good results with them. Being the fan of L'Oreal that I am though, I had to at least give their new line of HIP Cream Shadow Paints a try. I fell in love with them, and went on a hunt to obtaining every color that they had to offer.

One of my recent finds goes to L'Oreal HiP High Intensity Pigments Cream Shadow Paint, Lofty.
I nearly skipped on Lofty though because it seemed a little too light, and too similar to my own skin color. I figured it would not do anything for me. At the same time though, I also thought that it would brighten my upper lids directly under my eyebrows allowing my eyes to look brighter and more cheery than usual.

The color is practically nude, with a very, very subtle hint of pink/peach.

Packaging:
 
All of the L'Oreal Cream Shadow Paints come packaged in a clear plastic package. In the package L'Oreal adds of course the shadow, a shadow brush, and a small squared off area for you to add the paint to for application.

You simply squeeze a small amount of the shadow into this area, use the brush, and apply. It is simple, and everything you need comes right in the package. With the handy paint dish built into the compact, you can even take this stuff on the go.

My Use:
 
After applying some Steely Cream Paint to my lower lid, I then went ahead with Lofty.

The color blends easily, but like my first impression of it, it was far too matching to my own skin color, and I could barely notice it was even on.

Although it blends easily on it's own, it does not blend easy with other L'Oreal Cream Shadow Paints. In fact if you apply one color, you better hurry up and apply the second, because as soon as it dries, it does not budge.

Adding more than one layer will also result in chunking streaks.

Overall:
 
Although Lofty was not the color for me, those with darker skin tones would really enjoy this one, as it would brighten upper lids. Those with lighter skin tones though may want to just skip on this one, because like I said, the color will barely even show through.

My final note would be not to combine colors unless they are still creamy on the eye. They will ruin the look if you try to blend while dry.