Product Review: Wet N Wild Eyeshadow Trios

Earlier in the summer, I purchased three Wet N Wild Eyeshadow Trios that looked soooo pretty in their cases that I just couldn’t wait to try them. Well, I’m finally getting around to reviewing them so here they are! The colors are “Silent Treatment,” “Sweet As Candy” and “Knock on Wood.” My experiences with Wet N Wild eyeshadow has been great! In fact, one of my very favorite base shadows is one of the Color Icon singles (I’m looking at you, Brulee!) and most of the palettes I’ve tried have had the majority of the colors prove to be well pigmented and easily blend able. Read on for my thoughts on these three. 

Sweet As Candy

Sweet As Candy

This trio consists of a pearly white, a shimmering baby pink and a neutral brown. The swatch picture was taken with the flash on so you can see some shimmer in the white, more shimmer in the pink and the brown doesn’t shimmer that much. Pigmentation is good for the white color, excellent for the pink and a real disappointment for the brown. Both the white and the pink have a buttery feel to them (especially the pink) but the brown is just “blah.” It’s a workable trip but as a crease color, I was never really able to get a suitable color payoff to add any real depth to the eye look. In the third picture, I really had to pack on the shadow to get anything to show up in my crease. Because of my age and hooded eyes, I don’t love the shimmer but it’s usable for the lid and inner corner but not really in the crease or the on brown bone. That being said though, two out of three of the colors are decent and for such an inexpensive shadow trio ($2.99!!!), that’s not bad!

Sweet As Candy

Sweet As Candy

Ages of Beauty rating for Sweet As Candy: ***

Silent Treatment

Silent Treatment

Ahhhh…Silent Treatment! How I love thee for a “no makeup look!” The lightest color, a peachy beige, is literally “barely there” as it barely shows up on my hand or my eyes. In regular light (no flash), I don’t notice much shimmer in the pan or on my skin. The middle shade, a soft brown is also lacking in the pigment department yet it is lovely with just the faintest shimmer. Oddly enough, the darkest shade, a brown tinged with black, has the most pigment but also applies very patchily. This one includes small pieces of actual glitter visible in the pan but (fortunately) less so on the eyes. It doesn’t blend out as well as the other two shades but it’s still usable.

Silent Treatment

Ages of Beauty rating for Silent Treatment: ***

Knock On Wood

Knock on Wood contains three duskier shades of mauve, a warm rose and a neutral brown. In the pan, each looks like it contains the tiniest amount of shimmer but it does not appear in the swatches or on the eyes. These are the closest to a matte texture of any of the three palettes. I found each color to be well pigmented, but not overly so. Knock on Wood is more consistent, though, than either of the others. They were easily blendable and simple to apply.

Knock On Wood

Knock On Wood

Ages of Beauty rating for Knock On Wood: ****

Budget Face of the Day

I started this blog as an outlet for myself and a resource for women roughly my age and older who are dealing with issues concerning body image, aging, elderly parents, children , finances, health and beauty. I’m no writer but it’s been a great experience and being the beauty junkie that I am, I absolutely LOVE when I can find an inexpensive product that works. In the beauty industry today, we’re bombarded with messages like “you’re not thin enough, pretty enough, or young enough but if you want to be those things you need to spend $$$$$ on THIS product in order to be worthwhile.” OK, not really those exact words, but with all of the Photo Shopped images in magazines and insanely expensive beauty products out there, things have gotten a little ridiculous.

The other day, I posted a “face of the day” that used all high end products. I love all of those products but the price tag on that entire look was pretty high (I didn’t even add it up---I just know it was “a little much.”). So in the interest of being balanced, today’s post uses all drugstore products and many of them are very inexpensive!




I start out with mascara, because I almost always make a mess that has to be cleaned up. For this look, I used Neutrogena’s Healthy Volume Mascara in Black/Brown. At $7.49, this is an excellent budget pick and makes my lashes longer and thicker (and it doesn’t smudge!!!).

Almay CC Cream in Light

My next step for this look was the application of Almay’s new CC Cream in light. This is a new product and so far I like it as a tinted moisturizer. It costs about $9.99 (give or take) at your nearest drugstore. Wherever I needed “correcting,” I applied Maybelline’s Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Spot Concealer + Treatment ($9.99). Then I set my face with Revlon’s Nearly

 Pressed Powder ($9.99).





OK. Now back to the eyes where I found some GREAT budget picks! From the lash line to the eyebrow, I applied Wet N Wild’s Color Icon Shadow Single eye shadow in Brulee ($1.99!!!). This eye shadow is SOOOO great and it’s my go-to base shadow for many, many looks. If you didn’t know better, you’d think it was a high end shadow! On the lid I applied NYX’s single shadow in Taupe ($4.99) and Dark Brown ($4.99) in the crease. Surprisingly enough, all three shadows lasted all day without creasing and I didn’t even apply any eyelid primer, which I usually have to wear. Next I lined my upper lids with L’Oreal’s Voluminous Smoldering Eyeliner in Black ($8.99). I’m still testing this one out so I’ll let you know if it’s a great product after more testing. On the lower water line, I used Rimmel’s Scandal Eyes Waterproof Kohl Eyeliner in

 ($4.49). This step is a way to brighten your eyes. Most eyeliners don’t last on my waterline but this one did a reasonably good job, although it does require a touch up after a few hours. Last but not least, I applied some of the mascara to my eyebrows to cover up the white hair!





On my face, I used Revlon’s PhotoReady Bronzer (about $10.50), which is an excellent, matte bronzer that includes four shades. With this product, I contoured my jaw line and cheeks as well as used it on my forehead at the hairline. The last products I used were a real value from Elf. Their powder blush in Tickled Pink ($3.00), paired with the All Over Color Stick in Pink Lemonade ($1.00), provided a nice flush that lasted most of the day with just a little bit of fading. I also used the All Over Color Stick on my lips.











At just over $68, these products were good budget picks. Most (not the mascara or the all over color stick) will last for 6-12 months, depending on how often they are used so I think that they could be excellent choices for a woman on a budget. But while I’m thinking of it, I’m wondering if it’s possible to do a full face for under $25? Hmmmm….maybe that will be a future subject for a face of the day post!!!

Do you use any of these products? If so, what do you think of them?

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