Pigment in drugstore cosmetics improving?

Used to be I didn't consider buying eye shadow from drugstore lines because
they didn't seem to have as much pigment as the department store lines. But
lately that seems to be improving. L'Oreal (I think that's who it is) now
has a high pigment line which I haven't tried but considered. I recently
bought a pallette from a line called "Isadora" that's pretty intense.
Another color I discovered that I just love is Maybelline's "Electric Blue".
To me it looks more like an aqua. I line my eye with a Mac "Blooz" pencil,
then fade and extend upward with the Electric Blue shadow. Looks awesome!

"Miss Livvy" <Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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This could be. For some reason I'm under the impression the Isadora line is
targetted towards women of color. Now that could be because I have almost
no color and thought the colors were intense myself. I have seen some
improvement in the range of drugstore cosmetics but have always chalked it
up to the companies trying to reach a broader market than they've been
concerned with in the past. Let's hope so. It is nice to see.
Jamie

Jamie wrote:
Isadora is a Swedish makeup line, and widely available throughout
Europe, so I doubt that they are targetted specifically towards women of
colour. They do try to copy Chanel, maybe that explains the pigment
intensity and the brand image.
Overall, the pigment intensity depends more on the brand than the price
sticker. A lot of the more expensive brands like Clinique and Clarins
also have updated their colour cosmetics to have more intense colours,
while MAC, Makeup Forever, and JANE have always had more intense colours
to begin with.

"Anna" <jupel76*remo...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Thanks for the info on Isadora. Where was I seeing this line – at Sally
Beauty Supply or Walgreen's?
Jamie

"Jamie" <zuschlag–sequ...@tds.net> wrote in message
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Walgreen's

Got mine at Walgreens. If anyboy tries that new L'Oreal line, pls. post
about it. tnx

Miss Livvy wrote:
Walgreen's
I've seen the displays but have been waiting for the AF consensus on
the HIP L'Oreal line.
Veronica
––
Makeup, it takes believing in. Like a magic carpet, it's belief that
makes it fly. Otherwise, it's just a rug.
If you believe in it, makeup has a magic all it's own.
Of course, makeup is only dime–store magic. But it works well enough,
when it's used properly.",
the makeup artist, from the book Sooner or Later, based on the 1978 TV
movie of the same name.

In article <Z9VGf.230$JR6....@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, Miss
Livvy <Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I had much the same problem, finding most mass market shadows were
either so so quality creams or poorly pigmented. I like the L'Oreal HIP
stuff but the colors are not quite right for me, so I'm mixing them
with others.
L'oreal had some well pigmented stuff (over the summer maybe?) in a
line of matte, perle and regular shadows. I found the matte stuff to be
excellent powder liners.
Last night, I was bored after coming home form a party and headed t a
24 hour CVS nearby and grabbed a new palette from Lumiere and ws very
impressed. 9 shadows, all well pigmented with a nice creamy quality.
For $10 I was happy. I cought the neutral palette, but they also had a
pink/rose one and one in blues and greens.
jules
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Goddess of the High Heel
––
Those who would sacrifice personal freedom for temporary security
deserve neither freedom nor security.
–– Benjamin Franklin

In article <c4cf6$43ecb8d7$506da12c$1...@news.chello.at>, Anna
<jupel76*remo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Sigh. Jane. I loved Jane. Dirt cheap, excellent quality. I had so many
shadows and lipsticks I adored from that line and they were all
discontinued. I can't even find Jane near me any more (Boston area).
Pity, because they made the best matter white ever (Bone).
jules
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Goddess of the High Heel
––
Those who would sacrifice personal freedom for temporary security
deserve neither freedom nor security.
–– Benjamin Franklin

"Dolly Dagger" <dollydagger...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:200220061610280875%
Jules, have you tried Rite Aid? I went a few weeks ago and they
had palette sets and the whole range. I have Blue Heaven and
it's a very nice color, a robin's egg blue that you do not see
too often.
––
Karen
"I want a busy life, a just mind and a timely death." Zora Neale Hurston

In article <ALidnQGuPZVEGmfenZ2dnUVZ_tqdn...@comcast.com>, KarenCannoli
<XFra...@cannolicast.net> wrote:
I haven't, actually. I'll have to look up one close to me. Thanks for
the suggestion!
jules
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Goddess of the High Heel
––
Those who would sacrifice personal freedom for temporary security
deserve neither freedom nor security.
–– Benjamin Franklin

"Dolly Dagger" <dollydagger...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Actually, you can get it from Drugstore.com.
http://www.drugstore.com/templates/browse/default.asp?catid=9565&trx=BS–43737&trxp1=HP&trxp2=0&trxp3=9565&brand=43737
Karen

In article <vOadncDqcv1yPWfeRVn–...@comcast.com>, KarenCannoli
<XFra...@cannolicast.net> wrote:
Even better. I always head to the beauty.com part of the site, never
the drugstore part.
Thanks!
jules
––
Goddess of the High Heel
––
Those who would sacrifice personal freedom for temporary security
deserve neither freedom nor security.
–– Benjamin Franklin