This New Liquid Eyeshadow Swipes On So Smoothly, You Can Just Call Me an "Artiste" Now

I was instantly impressed by this Dominique Cosmetics Beautiful Mess Liquid Eyeshadow. Not only is the liquid eye paint easy to apply, but each shade is also packed a ton of pigment (and, in some cases, shimmer) with just one swipe.

I usually shy away from purple eyeshadow, opting for warmer earth tones instead, but the vibrancy of this shade made it the one I was most excited to try. I swept it on with its applicator, and then used my finger to smudge the paint outward and upward toward my brows. I then went back over my lids a second time to leave some extra colour there.

This Dominique Cosmetics formula is very forgiving. It stayed wet long enough for me to smudge both eyes, but didn't take as long to dry as other liquid eyeshadows in my collection. It was also easy to dab away extra product before it dried without leaving tell-tale shimmer, though I may opt to swap in a brush for more precision in the future.

It may look like this photo was snapped hours later after the "Vibey Vixen" colour faded, but the purple actually looked much less bold without light shining directly on it. There's an overhead light on here and, while it's (obviously) clear I have eyeshadow on, the shade is much more subtle.

When I snapped this picture next to my sunny window, the purple was much more noticeable even though the photo was taken just moments after the first. I'm also impressed by how vibrant this colour was with just two swipes (especially compared to packing on powder shadow for the same pigmented effect) — and, while I may not be this bold everyday, I'll definitely reach for this tube when I want to make a statement.

Now, see all six colours close up for yourself ahead.