For someone who loves working on house stuff, I sure don’t review house stuff very often. So, when the opportunity to do a Photowall review came up, I jumped at the chance. A nice, big print with a natural wood frame and matte gallery paper to hang amongst all my lunar studies? Count me in.
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A quick, no-fuss, budget-friendly Photowall review
Photowall is an online Swedish company. They do prints, posters, wallpaper, and DIY canvases. Their custom print canvases in particular are interesting: they ship rolled up in a tube to cut costs, and you have to assemble the canvas frame on your own.
I know that I’m picky about my canvases (I want that wide!!! base!!!), so I oped for a framed 40″ x 28″ print instead. The product shipped ready-to-hang for easy decorating; it has three ridged hangers on its sealed back. Photowall uses a high-quality fake glass front that ships well. It’s a thick, UV-protected acrylic that looks almost imperceptibly different from the real thing. Don’t let other acrylic glass turn you off from it: this stuff is way nicer (and less easily scratched) than what’s offered at IKEA.
Overall, I’m extremely happy with my Photowall print. It arrived quickly without a customs charge, and took mere minutes to hang. Most of their print options weren’t to my taste, but I really liked a few of them: Paper Wave, I Feel a Sin II, and Succulent, which is shown here. The options, overall, are more suited to my needs than something you’d buy at a home goods store — I often find that prints and canvases at shops like Bouclair and HomeSense are grainy or pixelated, and that isn’t an issue that I had while putting together my Photowall review.
(I may have to use the Photowall sale code below on I Feel a Sin.)
As a final note, the brand’s prints come on acid-free matte paper from Hahnemühle. They’re made to order to reduce waste, and use biodegradable printing ink.
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These greens are fake.
And a makeup look to pair
I was so smitten with my Photowall print (and, okay, so frustrated with my inability to get a good photograph of it) that I put together a green makeup look to pair with my Photowall review.
Or, at least, I tried to.
But, of course, I was gripped by my current association with warm browns; my love for violet washes; gold shimmer. I was gripped, as much as I hate to say it, by the allure of red eyeshadow. So while I started out with the best, greenest intentions, I instead put together a warm-toned smokey eye, and tinted it green over a matter of seconds in Photoshop just so that I could air my grievances (with myself) with you.
Can you counterfeit lashes?!
The most disappointing part of this post isn’t that I couldn’t stick to the colour green, or that I couldn’t photograph this glossy plexiglass frame. It is, in fact, my favourite lashes: the Kiss Little Black Dress lashes. I’ve been in love with these for years, and I’m disappointed to say that my last batch of them… sucked.
The new lashes are uniform without any density at the base, sticking straight out in a straight line. You can’t tell which lash is the right and which is the left. They flatten out my eyes when applied, making them look long and droopy.
Unfortunately, I did two restocks and tossed them into the same pile at once, so I’m not sure which was the culprit. One was from London Drugs, a wonderful western Canadian drugstore that has been doing a fantastic job of quick delivery and house drop-offs during the pandemic. The other—and this is the one that I assume is at fault—was from Amazon, which I’ve heard whispers of stocking counterfeit lashes before.
So, if anyone in Edmonton has a need for super-uniform false lashes that really don’t add any depth to your makeup look, let me know, I guess. They’re ready for a porch pickup anytime.
Products used
SKIN: Guerlain L’Essentiel 00N with Marcelle Face Powder
HIGHLIGHT: Maybelline Master Chrome in 02 Metallic Rose, Sleek Highlighting Elixir in Poppin’ Bottles, MAC Blanc Type, and Clinique Wear Everywhere Greys (shimmery white). I went ham with my highlight in this one.
BLUSH: Clinique Strawberry Fudge Holiday Compact
SHADOW: Sleek Makeup When the Sun Goes Down Eyeshadow Palette, Clarins 09 Odyssey Wet & Dry Eyeshadow Palette (shimmer)
LASHES: Kiss Lashes in Little Black Dress with Marcelle Precision Liquid Eyeliner and Duo Lash Glue in Dark Tone
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Disclaimer: Photowall supplied this print in exchange for a short review. I went, as usual, a little overboard.
