September 19, 2012

Maybelline Color Tattoo Eyeshadow Brush Review

Purchased
I purchased this item.

Maybelline has launched a Color Tattoo Eyeshadow Brush ($2.99) with their new limited edition shades of their Fall 2012 Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadows.

Since the brush is in an LE display I think it’s a safe assumption to say it might be limited edition as well. Although I do think they should reconsider and make it permanent.

I used it a few times and didn’t like it but its slowly grown on me. At this point, I ended up purchasing a back up since I liked the original so much and for three bucks it’s a deal and a half.

Take a look!

At a glance this looks like a brush you can write off. It’s tiny with a flat head and short bristles. Really, I wrote it off simply because it looked like a smallish concealer brush.

I did end up purchasing it because I wanted to review it and I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did.

At first I felt like it was too small…but if you’re anything like me you might feel like the Color Tattoos tend to sheer out if you apply with fingers. You want to build up the color for the best intensity but when blending out with fingers it begins to sheer out and fade.

I started using a Tarte Cream Eyeshadow Brush I had to apply and this works great. However, I decided to test the Maybelline Color Tattoo Eyeshadow Brush in its place.

As I said, it felt a little too small to get the job down. At first I felt like it wasn’t doing a good job but after a while I noticed I started reaching for it every time I applied Color Tattoos.

The smaller bristles are actually a blessing in disguise as they fit snugly against the lid and allow you to easily build color up. I like to apply with the brush, blend a little bit with my fingers, and continue to build up with the brush. It produces vibrant, intense color pay off and actually makes the entire Color Tattoo Eyeshadow application a little more easier. The shadows seem to have a better finish and look when I use the brush.

Although I wasn’t impressed at first I must say this is a great little tool for use with these shadows. Do pick one or two up if you happen upon the display as I have a feeling they are LE.

Definitely worth owning!

A great aid for getting Color Tattoos to look their best.

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  • S

    Thanks for the review, Muse! Is this the same brush that comes w/the Maybelline Gel liner in the pot? I love that brush for tightlining with my Laura Mercier tightline cake liner.

    • the Muse

      unfortunately I’m unsure Liza. Feels like animal hair to me but it isn’t listed on the brush so I can’t really say.

  • Kim

    I bought two as well. I found this is the best way to apply the Color Tattoos without contaminating the pot with fingers. It’s a great brush for the price.

  • Cindy

    I usually apply the color tattoo onto my eyelids with my finger. The problem I notice is that it’s hard for me to get it down near my lash line. I feel like this would solve that problem!

  • OrangeLipstickBlog

    I saw this in Walgreens yesterday and it was marked at $4.99! Where did you grab it? I’m going to check at CVS today.

      • OrangeLipstickBlog

        Yes, $3 is ok but not sure about $5! I’ll look at CVS and see if I can find it for $3. I wish we had Harmon’s down here!

        • the Muse

          i noticed someone tweeted it was 4.99 at cvs and that’s crazy…! I wouldn’t indulge at $5, it’s too small a brush!

        • Debster

          Thanks, I’m going on the hunt for this. Using the skinny/tiny end of a sponge applicator is awful since it’s absorbing all the pot lol! I need the retail therapy like I need more glitter with my crafts!

  • Ruth

    I may have to snag a few, i adore tiny eyeshadow brushes and they’re so hard to find! my total fav is the little one that comes in the eco-tools eye kit and it’ not sold by itself. I’m hoping that this will be the same-ish. the little ones, i think, offer more control over the shadows and they don’t end up everywhere. and since i’m so stinkin’ near-sighted, i can get really close to the mirror to see what i’m doing =)

  • Sunny

    Ahh I wish we got this here, but I don’t even think the new LE shades will make it to Belgium! I actually have been toying with the idea of finding a brush that will work well with cream shadows. For the moment I use my pinky, but my lid space is really very limited so I’d appreciate a bit more precision!

    • the Muse

      wow sunny I didn’t know you were in Belgium! Elf makes some nice cheaper brushes, I think they ship worldwide as well!? Someone also mentioned all the LE shades are on ebay for fairly reasonable prices ;-D so if you don’t get them locally perhaps evil bay is the way to go!

  • levmealona

    I got mine at riteaid for $4.69, and mine was cut pointy and scratchy. I guess quality control issue. Totally not worth the $.

    • the Muse

      so sorry to hear it lev, I didn’t experience that at all…mine was quite nice!

  • Kate

    I didn’t see a brush when I purchased these Fall color Tattoos. Bummer. I would have bought one out of curiosity, too.

    But you have given me me an idea: I am thinking of two brushes I own from BE that might work. The first is for use with the Buxom pups. The second is for use with the Buxom big fat crayon thingies (I can’t think of the exact product name right.)

    Maybe I will even try my UD brush that is specifically for blending out the 24/7 eye pencils.

    Why didn’t I think of this before? I am daft sometimes! I really dislike fingers in the product. 😛

    • the Muse

      kate, it might have been gone by the time you got there, there was only two per display! ugh! oh yes, that’ll work….I’m not sure on the crayon brush but the one with the pups, yup, good brush! also someone said the physicians formula brush from the liner sets on twitter ;-D or the old loreal hip brushes ;-D I do too, but fingers seemed a necessary evil!

  • Kiss & Make-up

    Smart that they have a specific Color Tattoo brush. Well played, Maybelline, well played! But to be honest, I own way too many brushes already. I’m sure at least one of them will work with the color tattoos 🙂

  • isabella

    Muse nice to you do a post on this brush, I think it’s great (for the price would pay more)
    picks up the cream shadow well. I like it because you can get into the corner of your eye much better than with your finger.
    Tried this with the L’oreal shadow and it doesn’t work as well, I think because they are “more powdery”

    definitely synthetic Taklon?

    • the Muse

      do you think? it felt a little too soft for synthetic isabella….! naaa def doesn’t work with powder, best for cream chica!

  • Amy

    I bought the brush, and I think I would have hated both the dark green and the dark brown if I hadn’t gotten this brush to use with them! This helps me use those darker shades more like think eyeliner, which is exactly what I bought them for 🙂

  • Melissa

    ive been using my buxum pupps brush and my elf concealer brush for the tattoo shadows with great results.

  • Nancy

    I bought mine when I got the Fall color tattoos,and it was $4.94 at Rite-Aid for the brush but I used my $1 off Maybelline coupon that they had on the summer makeup display and coupon is good until October!

    • the Muse

      nice nancy ;-D glad you got it at a good price…! the near six dollars seemed awful high tbh!

  • Mimosette

    I , too, use the ELF brushes for my color tattoos. Does anyone else HATE the chore of washing the brush each time you use a color tattoo shadow, though ? It negates the whole simplicity and quickness of using the shadow for me. (I cannot let the brush go unwashed, it gets stiff and nasty and…..germy.

  • isabella

    if you have face cleaning wipes or cottonelle wipes, just tear off a piece and use that to clean brushes between uses.

    Sort of OT here I have just tried using a Tarte cream eyeshadow brush for lipstick which worked well because it can draw a very precise line with your lipstick. Maybe we need just to try all those brushes sitting around to see what works best with what we have?