Old School! Maybelline Express Finish Shades
It's still snowing here, so what better way to lift my winter of discontent mood than by
swatching some Old School
Maybelline shades! I still marvel at the opaque coverage that the original
Express Finish line gives, and the beautiful shades and finishes. Some of these I purchased when they first came out, and a few of them were purchased over the last couple of years at Dollar Tree. For your spamming pleasure...
Above & Below: Bronze Beam (all photos are shown with an
Ott lamp and under natural lighting with no flash, 2 coats) is a rich medium brown shade with tiny golden brown glitter.
Below: Blackened Maroon, a charcoal-based deep wine shimmer.
Above & Below: Bronze Beam (all photos are shown with an Ott lamp and under natural lighting with no flash, 2 coats) is a rich medium brown shade with tiny golden brown glitter.
Below: Blackened Maroon, a charcoal-based deep wine shimmer.
Below: Purple Aluminum is more of a denim blue shade than purple. This metallic shimmer base is highlighted by tiny silver glitter.
Below: Matte Galaxy, a delicate champagne beige micro shimmer, dries to a matte finish. The last photo of this shade shows it with a clear top coat, enhancing the shimmer.
Below: Pink Stars is a "glitter" Express Finish, and considering the amount of glitter in this one, the finish remains smooth as glass. This is a ruddy carnation pink shade with matching foil glitter.
these are all really awesome shades!!! :)) even if the brushstrokes can be visible!
ReplyDeleteI got some Aluminum ones a while back. I ended up liking the Bronze one a lot. Never saw the glitter ones but you bet I'd grab those if I saw them!
ReplyDeleteJust an FYI for the Gold Cap Maybelline collectors: Rock Diva and Blackened Maroon are identical shades.
ReplyDeleteAsk me how I know!
:D
Purple Aluminum looks awesome! :D
ReplyDeleteBronze Beam was my favorite until I got to the end, then woohoo Pink Stars!!! I hope these turn up at the Dollar Tree, I'll go nuts! lol
ReplyDeleteThese old school posts are my favorites. Thank you Mary!
I LOVE Bronze Beam! Pink Stars is lovely too, but that brown and bronze...it kills me. ;)
ReplyDeleteJust love these Maybelline's! I was getting them at the Dollar Store. They aren't getting any lately. Nothing!
ReplyDeleteJamie K.~yep, some were a little brush-strokey! But I agree, still awesome!
ReplyDeletekittypolishnbags~the glitters are very pigmented! Love the bronze one.
Paillette~tell us! How do you know?!! :)
Susy~it is gorgeous and I don't mind that it's really not purple!
Donna~I'm glad you enjoy the Old School posts! They're my personal favorites. I need to go to Dollar Tree to see if anything new has surfaced. Mine's not the best at getting in the good stuff.
Zara~I adore Bronze Beam too. It's got such depth in the color and finish.
Lucy~mine had quite a few at one time, but like yours, mine's been very boring lately. Nothing! I haven't been in a few weeks, so maybe they have something more exciting again.