The RosieO shade of Meow Cosmetics’ ScandalEyes range is described as a light coral rose.  However, when I got my sample baggie, it looked bright orange.  I immediately put it aside, thinking that ‘why in heck would I want to wear bright orange on my eyes?’

Fast forward a few weeks and I decided to have a play around with the shadow, just to see what it actually looked like. 

And I’m glad I did, because this is one amazing colour.  Imagine one of those glorious summer sunsets, the sky awash with orange and a hint of pink.  That’s what this colour looks like on.  My green eyes simply pop with having a contrasting shade on my eyelids.

Being mineral makeup, a little goes a long way.  These eye shadows are incredibly dense, only requiring one application with my eye kabuki brush.  I just dab a small amount and then gently apply across the lid, before blending in a light circular motion.

Best of all, this shadow lasted all day and retained it’s beautiful colour.  I’m a BIG eye rubber but I noticed that nothing came off on my fingers.  It just stayed put all day and looked as beautiful at 7pm as it did at 7am.

I really loved this shadow.  And it proved that you can’t always judge a book by its cover.  It’s always worth giving something a try as you never know when you might find a little diamond in the rough.

Pros: highly pigmented, lasts forever

Cons: it really looks ugly in the bag, but is glorious on the skin.  Trust me!

ScandalEyes Eyeshadow

$10.25 – Meow Cosmetics