For a few years now Beyonce has been a spokeswoman for L’Oreal. Last night, because I whore myself out whenever I can in the South Florida market these days, I took a gig working for L’Oreal at the Beyonce show in Fort Lauderdale giving quick mini Beyonce makeovers. While everyone was super nice and loved their free makeovers, nobody was going to be looking like Beyonce any time soon, at least not without a scalpel in place of the angle brush. But it was fun, and a great way to try a bunch of product I normally wouldn’t have. 

I was provided with a 2-gallon zip-lock brimmed with a hodgepodge of L’Oreal. I sifted my way through, honestly not as excited as I would have been for a huge bag of say, free novelty condoms. But, after 32 mini-makeovers I had the opportunity to test a good portion of it and was pleasantly surprised with a couple products. 

The Extra-Volume Collagen Mascara has an easy to work with consistency and great look. I agree with reviews on Makeup Alley that the Voluminous by L’Oreal is still superior, but this one is great for someone looking for ease of application. 

The HIP (high intensity pigments) shadows are, in fact, more pigmented than typical drug store brands and great for the price. Not, however at a MAC caliber but definitely enough for everyday use. They did blend surprisingly easy, so no biggie if you accidentally clump it on a spot. Packaging is annoying to open. 

Ok, the fav of the night is the HIP Kohl Eyeliner. It’s a little wand in a pot of what appears to be loose, but moist pigments. The wand applicator is a NO BRAINER for a liquid liner look without the talent of drawing perfect lines. No matter how quickly and unabashedly I threw that wand around, the line went on smooth. It is a mess though because the loose pigments will fall out on the cheeks and hands. I would do your foundation/concealing, etc. after applying the liner so that if you get fallout you can just clean it off without ruining your makeup. 

All in all, I think the L’Oreal products I tried are made for ease of use and are solid with performance for the price. Even more surprising I thought was overhearing Beyonce belting out covers of Jewel and Alanis Morissette. I was like ‘Wait, where am I? Is this the prom?’

Here’s me globing on the gloss

Unfortunately you can’t see here because it blew out, but Beyonce’s singing in front of a screen of ocean waves wearing a gorgeous white concoction of fabric. I’m not the hugest fan, but nicely done Beyonce, nicely done.