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Pack Less and Do More With a Multitasking Neutral Eyeshadow Quad You Can Also Use as a Highlighter

September 12th, 2014 by Karen 12 Comments

Walmart Simply Beautiful

Wearing the $5.97 Revlon ColorStay 16 Hour Eyeshadow Quad in Brazen on my eyes, and also used as a highlighter on my face. Available now at Walmart stores and walmart.com

As a participant in the Totally Her program, I’ve received product samples and/or compensation for my time and efforts in creating this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

To the millions of makeup lovers trapped in cars for long, grueling hours on trips (I feel your pain!), horror is the very thought of forgetting your makeup bag.

But seriously, whether it’s a 14-day late-summer dream vacation or a quick weekend jaunt, chances are you will not be leaving home without your makeup bag.

I’m always looking for ways to lighten mine, to which end multitasking makeup products like these Revlon ColorStay 16 Hour Eyeshadow Quads definitely help.

Available in a dozen color configurations with sturdy, travel-friendly packaging, they’re just $5.97 each at Walmart.

The two I’m using here, 505 Decadent and 520 Brazen, are both conveniently neutral, which means I can do a lot of different looks with them. Plus, they also double as powder highlighters, which saves a few precious cubic inches in my makeup bag.

Revlon Colorstay Eyeshadow Quads in 505 Decadent (left) and 520 Brazen (right), $5.97 each at Walmart

520 Brazen
505 Decadent

To use them as highlighters, I’ll swipe a finger across one of the lighter shades (and when my neurons are firing and I feel extra creative, I’ll mix two of the light shades together, ooh-la-la!), and sweep that wherever I want more light to catch, which for me usually means blending down the bridge of my nose…

My Cupid’s bow…

My upper cheekbones…

And just above the highest points on Mt. Eyebrows.

The ColorStay formula gives a soft glow to my skin and lasts all day long.

Without highlighter on the left, and with highlighter on the right
Wearing Revlon Colorstay Eyeshadow Quad in Brazen on my eyes and as a face highlighter
Wearing the Revlon ColorStay Eyeshadow Quad in Brazen on my eyes, and also used as a face highlighter

Gotta love multitasking makeup! 🙂

Both Brazen and Decadent (and 10 more quads) are available now at Walmart.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Pack Less and Do More With a Multitasking Neutral Eyeshadow Quad You Can Also Use as a Highlighter / Originally published September 12th, 2014

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  1. Dee says

    September 12th, 2014 at 2:22 pm

    Love these photos Karen! I do this all the time with my shimmery /highlighter type eyeshadows too (same for contouring – love some of my taupes for that!) It really is a great space saving trick:)

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  2. Fancie says

    September 12th, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    Karen, you are the queen of glow. I love it! That’s a very nice way to use these

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  3. Amanda says

    September 12th, 2014 at 3:32 pm

    It’s pretty cool you review every price range of beauty products, from Revlon to Tom Ford. I know my makeup collection has a mix of high, low, and everything between.

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  4. Kwmechelle says

    September 12th, 2014 at 4:27 pm

    I think you’re just so good at applying makeup, that you could find a way to use street chalk to make you look great. For makeup loving aficionados like me, these tips are invaluable. Totally looking forward to perusing the makeup aisle at Walmart, Target, & the pharmacy.

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  5. Karen K says

    September 12th, 2014 at 6:21 pm

    Lovely! What lipstick are you wearing? I might need me some of that.

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  6. Sylirael says

    September 13th, 2014 at 12:45 am

    I have Decadent! 😀 I got it as part of a GWP aaages ago, but I haven’t used it much because my one seemed not to have any pigment! I must go back and check it out, actually…maybe scrape the top layers a bit and see if it was just one of those funny things…

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  7. LindaLibraLoca says

    September 13th, 2014 at 1:10 am

    Awesome. I really love multitasking products as I travel a lot.

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  8. talnyc says

    September 13th, 2014 at 10:44 am

    Karen, what is that lipstick color? I LUV it! Please enlighten.

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  9. Poo@beautyandmakeupmatters says

    September 13th, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    I find revlon eye shadow texture a bit hard but for the price I am not complaining.. you have been on a multitasking spree these days.. love the glow it adds to your skin!! 😀

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  10. Mansi says

    September 14th, 2014 at 3:58 am

    What lipstick are you wearing please tell

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    • monibackincali says

      September 14th, 2014 at 5:54 pm

      Ditto to this question! Please and thank you 🙂

      Reply
  11. Icequeen81 says

    October 11th, 2014 at 7:07 pm

    The look pretty

    Reply

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