When Hard Candy first hit Walmart last year, I was ready to prove that you don’t need expensive makeup from department stores and Sephora to get super high quality makeup, but the Walmart version of Hard Candy has turned out to not be as good as the original higher end version to me:( All of the products are formulations are different, so this is like an entirely new cosmetics line.
Hard Candy Glitter Pencil
I was most excited to try the glitter pencil (which comes in a
package called Eye Candy that includes a glitter eyeshadow). The
original Hard Candy glitter pencils were great – they were easy to use,
they went on nice and dark, and the glitter looked sparkly but not too
over the top. The Walmart version is horrible:( I bought the purple
color, and could barely even see the color after several waxy
application attempts. I threw it out after the first day. The Eye Candy
glitter eyeshadow is a clear cream with flakes of glitter. It would be
cool for a night on the town, or Halloween. The whole set is $5. I am
currently on a search for a new glitter eyeliner pencil. Any
suggestions? Even though I’m in my mid-30s, I’m not ready to completely
give up glitter yet.
Hard Candy Kaleyedescope Baked Eyeshadow
I love the old-school Hard Candy eyeshadow quads so I was also dying to
try their new duo eyeshadows. I bought them in four colors at Walmart,
for $6 each. They aren’t as pigmented as the original eyeshadows, but
for the price they are pretty good, and the array of colors is nice.
When used over an eyeshadow primer they look better, and last most of
the day. They come in 14 different duo colors. I am a little out of
touch because I had not bought a single drugstore eyeshadow since
before the original Hard Candy eyeshadows came out about 15 years ago!
I never had good luck with drugstore eyeshadows before, but I am
curious to try other newer pigmented drugstore eyeshadows like L’Oreal
HiP.
