Maybelline Color Tattoo in Chocolate Suede
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Chocolate Suede (note patchiness)
Chocolate Suede is another Color Tattoo shade from Maybelline's new Leather Collection, from which I have already lauded Creamy Beige (a MAC dupe). Sadly, Chocolate Suede fails to earn similar praise.
It is a deep mahogany brown with subtle maroon shimmer, which sounds beautiful but the flash of burgundy doesn't actually come through in wear or swatch. Even so, it is a good basic brown that could in theory be used for a smokey eye or sheered out for a lighter daytime neutral look. However, it turns out to be highly patchy in application. I was disappointed when I swatched it but hoped it might be better in wear. It was not. I tried applying it both with fingers (my standard method for cream shadows) and with a dense synthetic brush, but neither technique could save this product's performance. It was very difficult to get an even application and there were obvious bald patches, as you can see in my photo below. This product would not work as a wear-alone shadow. At best, you can use it as an eye shadow base and cover over the patchy areas with other shadows, but why bother when there are better Color Tattoos available (like the aforementioned Creamy Beige or Bad to the Bronze)?
Bottom line- skip out on this one.
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Chocolate Suede (note patchiness)
Final look with Chocolate Suede as base and various powder shadows blended over top
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