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Too Faced Candlelight Shadow Insurance Review, Swatches, Photos

by the Muse on January 24, 2011

in Eye Primer Reviews, Reviews, Spring Collections 2011, Swatches, Too Faced

Too Faced takes a note from Urban Decay and releases a golden shade of their popular Shadow Insurance Primer. Too Faced Candelight Shadow Insurance has a soft focused golden finish with a subtle metallic sheen whether worn as a base for color or alone.
Let’s have a peek!


An eyeshadow primer in a golden candlelight color!

I will put it out there and say I’m not a fond fan of Shadow Insurance due to the formula separating and feeling greasy on my lids however somehow, someway, Too Faced has improved on the formula when they created Candlelight Shadow Insurance.

This formula remains intact and has no issues with separation plus it feels a bit creamier compared to the original. The texture runs thin and applies subtly however it can be built up easily if you want a better color pay off. The effect is a golden metallic shimmer on lids that’s very subtle however easily detectable if you’re really looking close enough. If you’re wanting to use it simply as a wash of color on lids or as a cream shadow you can easily due so by squeezing a tiny amount onto your finger and smoothing on, building up slowly for more intensity.

For using as a base, apply the same way and top with your favorite eye shadow. It doesn’t deepen shadows or make them bolder in my opinion however it makes an ideal base that holds shadow in place without fading or creasing something I didn’t experience when trying the original Shadow Insurance.
Both of Urban Decay’s color primers, Sin and Greed, fall a bit short in terms of creating a nicely colored lid and acting as a primer in some cases however Candelight seems to not suffer any of the same problems and multitasks well as either prepping and priming or as a simple shadow for a minimal makeup loook!

Nothing bad here…!

• Those who already use and love Shadow Insurance (it’s novel having another shade option available from your fav primer).
• Anyone who wants two products in one tube (use it as an eyeshadow primer or use it as a cream shadow).
• Anyone who looks fab in light, metallic golden shades!
• Anyone who had issues with Too Faced Shadow Insurance’s formula in the past (this feels like the formula is considerably better than Shadow Insurance’s original one).

• Those who aren’t particularly interested in owning a color primer and already own a shadow primer they use and like (you don’t really need it if you already own a primer you love already however if you like the idea of owning a colored one this is a great pick).

I guess it does beg to wonder why we need a colored eyeshadow primer and personally I guess it would best be answered as the fact that it multitasks so well as either a cream eyeshadow or a primer for your eyeshadow. Technically, as mentioned above, I don’t notice a bolder look from my eyeshadows when applied over Candlelight which is why I didn’t even bother doing comparison swatches as you’d not see much difference however as a cream shadow it looks quite lovely on my lids and gives a soft focused pretty glow to lids. The shade does mimic that of the highlighter by the same name that Too Faced has available however with a bit more of a subtle golden pay off. I thought Candlelight improved on the overall formula of Shadow Insurance as I’ve always felt the original was greasy and the separation issue really made it worst. I experienced neither issue with Candlelight. Overall, I like the multitasking ability here and find it’s a rather nice little primer to have in your beauty arsenal particularly if you look fab in softer shades of gold. It won’t take the place of Urban Decay Primer Potion for me however it still has it’s rightful place in my train case.

Likey lots!
Muse Approved for purchase!

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Too Faced Shadow Insurance Candlelight – Review

By Phyrra on February 22, 2011

A while ago I purchased Too Faced’s Shadow Insurance Candlelight from Sephora.com. I wanted to see how well this would compare to my holy grail, Too Faced Shadow Insurance.

This is Too Faced’s Candlelight unblended on my skin, taken with flash.

This is the picture taken under a daybulb, unblended. You can see how it really is a lovely light golden shade.

The shadow blends out to a lovely golden sheen on the back of my hand. This translates to a brightening but subtle eye shadow primer.

The Website Claims:
Our legendary Shadow Insurance primer is now romantically lit with the shimmering golden glow of candlelight.
Long wearing
Golden Glow
Instant Pigment payoff
Minimizes imperfections: Our Vitamin enriched, silicone based formula glides over lids, smoothing the appearance of crepe skin and brightening a dull or discolored lid.
The Ingredients are:
Isododecane, Talc, Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polyethylene, Triethylhexanoin, Trihydroxystearin, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Isopropyl Lanolate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Dimethicone, Propylene Carbonate, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-40 Stearate, Tocopherol, Polysilicone-11, Laureth-12, Gold, Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride CI 77163.
Price:
$18 for .35 oz
Does it live up to its claims?
The color, as you can tell from the swatches, is truly a shimmering gold shade. This works equally as well as TFSI does for me. It’s just as fantastic as the original. You can see how it looks with various shades of shadow.
Fyrinnae Futuristic Glamrock, Fyrinnae Sugar Skulls, MAC All That Glitters, Meow Skeptic, MAC Fairylite, MAC Vapour, MAC Vellum and Venomous Pegasus, all on top of Candlelight.

Candlelight was used as the basis for this look, with UD’s shadow pencil in Lit with Too Faced Sexpresso to deepen the outer corner & MAC Blanc Type to highlight.

Candlelight was used here with Fyrinnae Chaotic Evil on the inner 3/4 of the lid, Fyrinnae Sugar Skulls on the outer 1/4 of lid blended inwards and the crease.

Would I purchase again?
Yes, I probably would. This primer lives up to all of its claims, and I love this almost as much as I love the original TFSI. It’s especially nice when I want to warm up a look. I think if you’re a gold lover and a TFSI lover, you’ll definitely love this primer.

Have you tried Too Faced Shadow Insurance Candlelight? If so, did you like it?

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