Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Bronzer Blush & Eye Shadow, Sunset Strip/Bronzer 2455 0.3 oz (8.5 g)

Comments about Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Bronzer Blush & Eye Shadow, Sunset Strip/Bronzer 2455, .3 oz:

I ordered this along with a bunch of other Physicians Formula items for a summer look. I really like Physicians Formula with the exception of just 2 products so far. This is one of them. It arrived broken up in the case, damaged in shipping. I didn't return it because in the past drugstore.com has made me package up and return broken items instead of accepting photos. The eye shadow was all over everything. I had to wash all the other items I bought, and my hands and my counter top a dozen times, and still found shimmer on my hands for hours. My first thought was that as annoying as this is, maybe this is a great product with such staying power. So I used it once from the bit left inside of the broken container. I looked like a fairy. This is probably fine for someone around 14 years old, the glitter and shimmer is all you see. But there is no way an adult can wear this without looking like they're style got stuck in junior high.

Comments about Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Bronzer Blush & Eye Shadow, Sunset Strip/Bronzer 2455, .3 oz:

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Bronzer, Blush & Eye Shadow is made in Italy, and the high-end feel of this product shows in every respect. It is packed solidly in a heavy-duty clear acrylic case and the formula itself doesn't crack, flake or produce a powdery dust.

The only flaw is that the compact doesn't come with an applicator or even a place to store one. I managed to fit a small eye shadow applicator under the lid, at which point I noticed that even though it is lying across the top of the pallet the color doesn't break up or transfer to the applicator just by virtue of sitting there. This observation may be useful because from what I understand, a lot of people have trouble traveling by air with these types of cosmetics because they too often arrive to their destination broken. This formula appears to be poured into the case itself instead of separate molds. I can knock it around and it still looks like the day I bought it.

This product is a multipurpose cosmetic, but because I do not wear a bronzer I only use it to highlight my eyelids ("Vegas Strip" color pallet). The color selection makes it very easy to create a healthy glow that doesn't look chalky like some other shadows. (And contrary to the glitzy name, I would be more apt to describe "Vegas Strip" as "Indian Summer", a sort of late summer/early fall selection of colors.) Notably, this formula doesn't have big chunks of glitter, but imparts a tasteful shimmer instead. It is an amazing product, above all, for its staying power. It doesn't work its way into creases, which is the main reason why I avoid 99 percent of the eye shadows on the market. This is one of the few that doesn't creep. Given that my eyelids are inset and not all that exposed, that's saying something. Typically I skip eyeshadow entirely because the color applied to the eyelid transfers to the skin beneath the brow too easily. That problem is minimal with this product.

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Bronzer Blush & Eye Shadow feels like a department store product at drugstore prices. It is an excellent value! I hope the product is never discontinued.