About Face Taxi Driver & Marigold Matte Fluid Eye Paints Reviews & Swatches
Taxi Driver
About Face Taxi Driver Matte Fluid Eye Paint ($16.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a vivid, deep yellow with strong, warm orange undertones and a matte finish. This shade really exemplified the best of the formula.
- Opaque coverage in one stroke (can be diffused if you use very little)
- Lightweight, fluid, spreadable
- Applied evenly and blended out well but work one area at a time
- Long-wearing (12 hours without creasing)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Sun Belt (PiP, $4.50).
- UOMA Beauty Kandake (LE, ).
- ColourPop Airbending (LE, $4.50).
- Coloured Raine Turmeric Shot (LE, $6.99).
- Melt Cosmetics Drama Queen (LE, ).
- Huda Beauty Toffee Brown #5 (PiP, ).
- ColourPop Cleo Amore (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Tiki (P, $4.50).
- Dominique Cosmetics Mango (PiP, ).
- ColourPop Vibey (LE, $4.50).
Formula Overview
$16.00/0.15 oz. - $106.67 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "bold, buildable pigment" that "swipes on easily" and has a "no-budge, no-smudge finish." The liquid eyeshadow has a lightweight, fluid consistency that felt like a cross between water and gel, which ensured that the product glided over my skin, blended out evenly, but wasn't prone to settling into fine lines. Most shades were pigmented with little product required for it but a few shades were more semi-opaque.
They dry down fairly quickly, so I would recommend working one area at a time if more diffused/blended areas were desired. It would also be prudent to go in with fingertips or a fluffy brush to diffuse edges if choosing to wear the product all over the lid. Due to the pigmentation, consistency, and dry down time, they did lend themselves to eyeliner and more graphic eyeshadow shapes/lines.
Once they set, they were quite budge-proof and lasted for 12 hours without fading or creasing on me when worn as an eyeshadow and 12 hours as an eyeliner.
Browse all of our About Face Matte Fluid Eye Paint swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline), Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Mica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dipentaerythrityl Tetrahydroxystearate/Tetraisostearate, Synthetic Wax, Silica, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Boron Nitride, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Propylene Carbonate, Kaolin, Tocopherol. [+/- (May contain / Peut contenir): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 40 Lake (CI 16035), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Manganese Violet (CI 77742)]. V/082622
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Taxi Driver
PPermanent. $16.00.
Marigold
About Face Marigold Matte Fluid Eye Paint ($16.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark orange-coral with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish.
- Opaque coverage in one stroke (can be diffused if you use very little)
- Lightweight, fluid, spreadable
- Applied evenly and blended out well but work one area at a time
- Long-wearing (12 hours without creasing)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Summer Fling (PiP, $4.50).
- Too Faced Peach Punch (PiP, $16.00).
- Viseart Nectar (PiP, ).
- Melt Cosmetics Abuelita (LE, ).
- ColourPop Hoops (PiP, $4.50).
- ColourPop Slim Fit (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Frose (PiP, $4.50).
- NABLA Cosmetics Feelings (PiP, $8.00).
- ColourPop Be Cool (LE, $4.50).
- MAC Carnal Charm (LE, $17.00).
Formula Overview
$16.00/0.15 oz. - $106.67 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "bold, buildable pigment" that "swipes on easily" and has a "no-budge, no-smudge finish." The liquid eyeshadow has a lightweight, fluid consistency that felt like a cross between water and gel, which ensured that the product glided over my skin, blended out evenly, but wasn't prone to settling into fine lines. Most shades were pigmented with little product required for it but a few shades were more semi-opaque.
They dry down fairly quickly, so I would recommend working one area at a time if more diffused/blended areas were desired. It would also be prudent to go in with fingertips or a fluffy brush to diffuse edges if choosing to wear the product all over the lid. Due to the pigmentation, consistency, and dry down time, they did lend themselves to eyeliner and more graphic eyeshadow shapes/lines.
Once they set, they were quite budge-proof and lasted for 12 hours without fading or creasing on me when worn as an eyeshadow and 12 hours as an eyeliner.
Browse all of our About Face Matte Fluid Eye Paint swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline), Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Mica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dipentaerythrityl Tetrahydroxystearate/Tetraisostearate, Synthetic Wax, Silica, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Boron Nitride, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Propylene Carbonate, Kaolin, Tocopherol. [+/- (May contain / Peut contenir): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 40 Lake (CI 16035), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Manganese Violet (CI 77742)]. V/082622
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Great quality and very summertime shades, but for my yellow and orange shades, I’m sticking with powder. I think? If these are waterproof (tear-proof), I may have to grab a few!
What a great rating for these eye paints – and they certainly are vivid!
Genevieve and I will be purchasing these 2 in multiples (just joking). I’m not a big fan of matte shadows at the best of times and these 2 colours are so NOT colours I would choose to wear, ever. I imagine Genevieve feels much the same. Still, it is nice to see such a high rating on fairly affordable products.
BEAUTIFUL colors! But I’m not quite convinced that they’d look well on older lids. You’re thought? And can you sheer them? I’d really like these as lip shades for the summer.
Do you have any looks with these two paints? I NEED to see it!
I did not take any photos, sorry! 🙁