Much to my suprise they are HARD to find where I live. Everytime I go to a drugstore I looked for them, but wasn't having much luck until I went to Walmart a few weekends ago. I saw this little Maybelline display peeking out from behind an end cap of mascaras, and VIOLA. All the new Color Tattoo's were there, hidden behind another display!
Anyway, I knew for sure I wanted Barely Branded as soon as I saw it. It's an exact dupe for Bare Study by MAC which I love the color of and use quite a lot but I'm not in love with the formulation. The color of both is a creamy, champagne with golden sheen. It works great as a highlight color on your browbone, on your inner corner of the eyes, as an all over shade on the lid with a nice neutral crease color or can also be used lightly as a highlight on top of your cheekbones. I grabbed Barely Branded and another Bad to the Bronze because I was out and use that almost every single day.
When in the pot, Barely Branded is identical to Bare Study. Texture wise, I prefer the Color Tattoo. The paint pots from MAC can feel a little "greasy" to me, or at least Bare Study does and I have a hard time getting Bare Study to apply smoothly. With Barely Branded, it applies perfectly and sets nice enough to wear on it's own or works perfectly as a primer under colors like Naked Lunch (MAC) or Sin (Urban Decay). Swatched on the hand, the golden tones come out more on Bare Study making it almost a yellowy gold and Barely Branded is a little more neutral, which I think I prefer.
Have you tried any of the new Color Tattoo shades? Any you really loved?
Hi! Just found your blog! I love Barely Branded. I was sad I missed out on Barely Beige in the fall but was excited to find this one. I had a hard time finding it too. Finally found one randomly at K-Mart. Love your posts! I just started a blog myself and I'd love for you to check it out. I've added yours to my reading list.
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I was bummed about Barely Beige too. Those ones flew off the shelves! So glad you liked the post and congrats on your blog as well :)
ReplyDeleteI just checked on Amazon and they have it there, plus the barely beige you were talking about. Hope this helps!
ReplyDeleteI use the "tough as taupe" as an eyebrow filler/definer. It stays put. It's awesome. It is also a bit on the ashy side and ashy colors tend to look more natural on the brows. I recommend it for brunettes-blondes and I think it would look fantastic on women with grey hair as well. Love it!!
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