Holika Holika : New Aqua Petite Jelly Eye Shadow (#2, #3, #4) Review & Swatches

So since my trip to korea last summer when i discovered these lovely shadows i totally had the urge to collece them all becuase of the super cute packaging and the extra "umph" it adds to your make up looks cause of the bling bling~~ ^___^" haha...sorry for my slightly strange ways of describing products haha...it's been a while since i did blog posts and i'm still very new to the whole world of blogging... >___<" Anyways, these shadows aren't SUPER new but since i haven't seen many reviews on them i though it would be nice to do one as a follow up since i reviewed the 2 older aqua petite shadows...I originally passed up these shadows while i was in korea and only picked up the #1 Aqua Silver from the original line but this time, I picked up #2 - Aqua Purple , #3 Aqua Pink & #4 Aqua Green . I bought these 3 shadows off ebay and they ranges anywhere from aprox $11 - $14 USD. It is a tad bit pricey compared to buying it stright from korea but the packaging was just soooooooo adorable~~ >__<"

#2 - Aqua Purple is a Gorgrous purple shadow with very fine irridescent blue glitters

#3 - Aqua Pink is more like a pinkish coral with very fine gold shimmers

#4 - Aqua Green is like a seafoam green with very fine silver shimmers

There's also #1 -  Aqua White but I passed that one because it was too similar to #1 - Aqua Silver that I already owned from the original line....


                                             Haha...so, on to the real question.....
   
                                                 ...Is is REALLY worth buying??

                                           Let's get to the review, Shall we..?? ^____^

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Left to right : #2 - Aqua Purple , #3 Aqua Pink & #4 Aqua Green

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Left to Right : #2 - Aqua Purple , #3 Aqua Pink & #4 Aqua Green

Just like the older version of these Aqua Petit Shadows, the size is Aprox 4cm.

The only major difference is the colour/design of the cap. Instead of a cute pudding on the top the new 2011 version only has text and the colour of "Aqua Petit Jelly" matches the colour of the shadow.

 Swatches WITHOUT Flash

Swatches WITH flash
The flash kinda washed out the colout of these shadows but they are very shimmery none the less~
The only problem I had with these shadows was getting the colours to be more opaque. If you have a bit of BB cream around your eye area and you try to swipe this on your lids afterwards with your fingers the colour becomes kinda patchy and looks really weird & cakey? (not sure if it makes sense to describe it as "cakey")  >__<"

So, I like applying these shadows with my fingers using a patting motion on top of regular shadows or using a Q-tip to apply a bit on the outer bottom third of my eyes to add a bit of bling bling to my eyes the best~~ ❤

The Good :
- More colour choice then the original line (Beautiful colours)
- Lasts quite long
- Adorable packaging as usual ❤

The Bad :
- More work needed to apply the shadows
- A tad bit pricey if purchased online for the amount of product
- There‘s ALOT of fine glitters so not the best for people who don't like that
- There's also quite a bit of fall out which can leave glitters everywhere

Rating : 3.3/5 Stars

Would I Re-purchase~???

Although I do like these shadows,,,,I don't think I would re-purchase if i was faced with the choice...This is mainly because the shadows are a little hard to work with sometimes and i wouldn't use these on an everyday basis because of how shimmery these shadows are. Haha...also because i'm a little bias...I like My #1 Aqua Silver shadow from the original line the most but none the less I think that these shadows are gorgeous and do at that extra "umph" for looks especially on weekends, special events & night looks~~ ^____^ Haha...i probably won't end up re-purchasing because of the fact that one of these shadows would practically last me FOREVER~~ ❤

If you're looking for something new & unique to try and also don't mind how shimmer it is i think this is absolutely WONDERFUL and you should give it a go~~! If not, I think you'd be ok with Passing this shadow up~ :)

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