11/01/2025

No Crease, No Chaos, Just Melt...Melt-It Liquid Eyeshadow & Base

There's something quietly transformative about blending out a liquid eyeshadow and having it settle onto your lids in a soft-focus, dinmensional, blurred finish that looks as if you'd spent more time and brushes on your look than you did. Those are the exact results I get with Melt Cosmetics' Melt-It Liquid Eyeshadow & Base.

The gradient color of the exterior packaging and the quality of the paper stock show that extra care and attention to detail I’ve come to love from the brand.

The product features a paddle-shaped applicator-ideal for controlled placement and blending.

Melt Cosmetics’ Melt-It Liquid Eyeshadow & Base is a light, creamy liquid that melts (pun inadvertently intended) onto the lids in either a semi-matte or semi-pearl finish.

I own all six shades (because restraint is for other people), and ever since they were released, I’ve been obsessed.

From left to right: Ultra white, Vanilla, Fresh, Nudist, Double Shot, Nightswim.

Ultra White – A semi-matte crisp white.

Vanilla – A semi-pearl peachy nude.

Fresh – A semi-pearl rich apricot beige.

Nudist – A semi-matte ambered warm brown.

Double Shot – A semi-matte cool-toned espresso brown.

Nightswim – A semi-matte moody black.

As the name suggests, Melt-It is equal parts eyeshadow and eyeshadow base, which means you can wear it solo for an effortless yet defined wash of color, or layer it under powder shadows to amp things up.

I’ve worn these liquid shadows on their own, as a primer, to highlight, and to define-and each shade behaves the same: smooth application with plenty of playtime before it sets, leaving a blurred, flattering dry-down that doesn’t crease, flake, or fade even after extended wear.

A little truly goes a long way. My main go-to method is to wipe the excess off the spatula applicator on the lip of the tube, apply a small amount at the base of my lashes, and blend out with the pads of my pinky finger-repeating several times until I get the desired opacity-then finishing off with my ring finger or a brush for a final blend above the crease.

I’ve had the Melt-It Liquid Eyeshadow & Base for well over a year now, and they’ve become a true mainstay product for me. They were the only eyeshadows I took with me when I visited the States for six weeks this past summer-which should tell you everything. When I want a quick, minimal-effort application, or when I'm going for a more lip-focused look but don’t want to neglect my eyes, I reach for them.

Reliable, Seamless, and Simplistically transformative, the Melt-It Liquid Eyeshadow & Base doesn't require an entire cosmetic strategy to look intentional.

7/30/2014

Going For The Gold! Guerlain L'or Radiance Concentrate With Pure Gold Make-up Base

With all the new makeup base products coming out this season, and with some new acquisitions, I find myself repurchasing some of my old Summer staples. First oldie up, Guerlain's L'or Radiance Concentrate With Pure Gold Make-up Base.

Having normal to dry skin, I don't have issues with my makeup migrating or dissipating throughout the day; basically, once it's on, it's not going anywhere! However, I like using primers to smooth out the complexion, and boost hydration, for added skincare benefits...and yes, any extra assistance in prolonging my painted mug doesn't hurt. No?

Guerlain's L'or Radiance Concentrate With Pure Gold Make-up Base is a luxurious water-based gel product, and it contains 24-carat flakes of gold. The gold may seem gimmicky, but the use of gold in skincare products offers several benefits: stimulates skin cells, increases elasticity, and reduces sun damage to name a few. It's been four years since I used this product, so, I can't remember the exact effects that the gold had on my skin; however, I do recall my skin looking and feeling great. If you're worried, or hoping, the gold flakes in L'or will give a glittery sparkle to the skin, it doesn't; the flakes quickly seep into the skin.

One pump of L'or.

The way I like to use L'or is by applying two to three pumps all over my face (including under the eyes), and then mix another pump or two with my foundation or tinted moisturizer; resulting in beautiful, supple, revitalized, and radiant skin. Guerlain's L'or Radiance Concentrate With Pure Gold is a great make-up base for all skin types, but, even more so for us drier skinned ladies.

Guerlain L'or Radiance Concentrate With Pure Gold Make-up Base retail for ¥10,800 ($108.53)

Have you tried Guerlain's L'or Radiance Concentrate With Pure Gold Make-up Base?

Looking gorgeous one lipstick at a time.