Since I don't live close to a Walmart it took me awhile to get my hands on Drew Berrymore's new makeup line, Flower. I had tried to get a couple products when it was just released but just my luck the Walmart I went to hadn't put up the display yet. They had a couple items out but nothing I really wanted to try. Fast forward another month or so I was finally able to get my hands on some products. So here it finally is my review and thoughts on Flower =)
Lately I've been all about lips, so the first thing I gravitated for were the lip products. The line had about 5 or 6 different items and everything was around 7 dollars. There were glosses, lip butters, lip tints (it was in a chubby pencil form), 2 types of lipsticks- a velvet finish and a high shine.
I ended up picking out a high shine lipstick or "Kiss Stick" in the shade Coral Floret. The shade is perfect for Spring and Summer.
The formula is nice. It richly pigmented but a little dry. It's not as high shine as it appears in the swatch and it's not exactly super moisturizing.
The packaging is very nice and pretty to look at. All the lipsticks had the rose gold on them, but only the high shine lipsticks were black. All the others were either white and rose gold or clear and rose gold. I originally was going to try a lip butter but the packaging was rather bulky and unattractive so I passed.
(I forgot to take a picture of the eyeshadow quad from the front- blogging noob faiiure)
There were a ton of mascara choices, so many in fact that I couldn't choose one and now I regret it. The line also had two types of liners, some eye shadow quads and some creme shadows. I passed on the creme shadows since I've come to find creme shadows are always a hit or miss. I instead picked up one of the shadow quads. There were only four to choose from and since they were $10 each, I only grabbed one called Face The Grey.
The formula of the shadows is okay. I definitely like the matte shades a lot more than the two shimmer shades. Both of the shimmer shades were extremely powdery, with out some sort of base the shadows would not stay. They also have quite a bit of glitter. The formula for the matte shades is completely different and I love them. They are a buttery and blend out effortlessly.
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| Swatched over Urban Decay Primer Potion |
The packaging is really cute. It just like the same size and shape as the blush/bronzer duo below. It's white and has a pretty rose gold trim. The top of the quad is clear plastic that is pillowed or quilted, it's not completely flat but still allows you to stack them since it's not entirely rounded. It also has a magnet so it opens easily yet securely closes.
There were plenty of skin products to choose from: bb cremes, tinted moisturizers, foundations, foundation sticks, different types of concealers and powders. Unfortunately the only blushes came in a duo with a bronzer or in a creme formula. I ended up grabbing a blush/bronzer duo called Ready,Set,Glow in the shade Beachy Keen. It was $10.
It's the lightest of the 4 duos available and seemed the most wearable in the store.
The blush is a pretty light pink color that would be totally wearable except that it has tons of gold glitter. I honestly don't mind if there is a little bit of glitter in a blush, but that's not the case here. The gold glitter is to way noticable and not in a good way. Formula wise, it's a bit powdery and reminded me of the glittery/shimmer shadows. The color tends to disappear while the glitter stays on your face.
The bronzer on the other hand has a nicer formula. It's velvety and has a nice color pay off. It is definitely has a sheen to it, that I don't entirely mind. It's a bit orange but more golden than anything. It really gave my skin a sun kissed looked, even though I haven t seen the sun in forever.
Final Thoughts
- Overall very I'm intrigued by this line.
- They don't test on animals and all the products are made here in the USA.
- The packaging is super cute!
- Lipstick was very nice and I would buy more.
- I wish they had individual eyeshadows
- And individual blushes
- Somethings were over priced
- Eyeshadow quad was not worth $10
- neither was the blush/bronzer duo
Rachelle
