Honestly. The last one. I promise! I just – well, to be honest, I am stark raving mad over these, in the best way possible.
As noted in our review, the Lid Smoothies really just create a “my lids but better” finish, adding just a bit of texture (read: finely-milled shimmer) without imparting a lot of colour. It’s for this reason that I like to think of them as tinted bases, rather than eyeshadows – just enough to add a sheen to the lid if I’m doing a really “nothing” eye, or if I just want to lock down my eyeshadow.
Born Freesia, my favourite of the five I have, quite literally looks like nothing on the lid – but flashes a delicate lavender. It’s absolutely gorgeous in person (though terribly hard to catch on camera), and would be a great choice for a lash-focused “nothing” eye. I’d recommend it in particular for those who want to get into colour, but aren’t sure how to go about doing it: the extreme sheerness makes it really forgiving, but it still adds a bit of refined oomph to your eyes.
(Obviously, I really love it with a soft red lip! Just enough to keep your lids looking polished, rather than neglected, but not so much it takes away from the look.)
Sorry, no mascara (or lash curling) on this one! I’d used it as a base to test wear time, so I didn’t do my lashes until later.
Obviously, this is more than just Lid Smoothies (that’s Marcelle Waterproof Eyeliner in Taupe smudges along the lashline), but hopefully the lighting helps show the sheen that these cream eyeshadows impart. It’s really quite pretty, and makes the mossy green Cute-Cumber so very much LESS intimidating to work with! :P
I wanted to swatch Currant Affair and compare it to a bare lid, so that’s what the above picture is of! Yes, it’s quite sheer, and no, it doesn’t really “pop” on its own – but it definitely does impart enough colour to notice.
And here it is in an eye look…
I used less of Current Affair with this one (which in retrospect was a bad decision; sorry!), pairing it with a flick of mascara and a touch of Bit O’ Honey. If you’re wondering which of the Lid Smoothies is your best bet to use as a primer, Bit O’ Honey is the one to go with! It’s the most sheer, and there isn’t any duochrome to the finish – which means it’ll interfere the least with product(s) layered on top of it.
More Lid Smoothies…
- Lid lockdown | Clinique Lid Smoothie Antioxidant 8-Hour Eye Colour Review
- Clinique Lid Smoothie Cream Eyeshadow | swatches, descriptions, dupes
- Sneak preview: Clinique Lid Smoothies
P.S.
It’s worth noting that I’ve only tried and swatched five of the shades – Karla has the rest of them swatched here, and by the looks of things, there are a couple that are more pigmented! Sassy-fras, Lick-orice, Currant Affair (which I do have & love) and Salt and Pepper look like your best bets for something a smidgen less sheer.
