So, I gave something new a try this week and I wanted to share my experience with you guys in a product review.
You may have all heard of the ‘Younique’ cosmetic brand through girlfriends, co-workers or even family members. Odds are that you are probably even in a group on Facebook that sells these products through consultants (Their 3D Fiber Lashes are a best seller). Ring a bell yet? Recently I received a Younique ‘Splurge’ cream eyeshadow in the mail from a consultant and friend, so I gave it a try!
I will start out by saying that I do not typically prefer ‘cream’ eyeshadows because I have a combination/oily complexion and cream shadows ALWAYS crease on me without fail (even with primer), and secondly, I’m not a fan of super sparkly eyeshadows in general. HOWEVER… I am an eternal optimist and am always open to the possibility of finding a game changer. Well, the reason that I am sharing this review with you is because today I found one.
I opened the little jar to find a formula that is very lightweight for a cream/gel, and has almost a mousse-like texture. It is weightless – unlike other cream shadows I’ve tried. I applied it with a small flat makeup brush, similar to a concealer brush, and even blended it a bit with my fingertip. The color is called Tenacious and it has small gold flecks that played well with my red hair while being more glamorous than glittery. It turned to a silky powder texture within moments (no stickiness!) and one layer was quite nice. Naturally I decided to test limits and add another layer of color. The intensity built up and luster was phenomenal. I only needed the one pot of color for the overall eye look as it naturally created dimensions of depth and highlights on it’s own, which I found to be very cool. (Note: I always use a layer of Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion on my lids before I apply makeup)
I was pleased with the application, and now I was ready to go about a long day of errands and appointments hoping that it would hold up and not let me down. I ran all over town, worked a photoshoot, went out to dinner and stayed up late working (and yes, I received many compliments throughout the day!). By the time I went to take off my makeup around 1AM, I took a moment to carefully examine the situation. It hadn’t budged. SUCCESS!! I now love this new option for when I am feeling a bit glitzy or just want to jazz it up a bit. Now I am just wondering what my next color should be! Check out the results below!
Splurge Cream Eyeshadow | $26 Younique (The shade I used is ‘Tenacious’)
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Another great discovery about this product is that it is paraben free, which made me extremely happy. I am making every effort to use products with as few toxins as possible! Thank you so much to presenter Aimee Rhea for introducing me to this lovely eyeshadow and color.
So what do you think? Let me know in the comments!
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Blessings! 
Photos by Andrew Kung Photography
My name is Catherine Kung and I am here to give you your daily dose of eclectic, southern inspired fashion with a side dish of clever ideas and lifestyle tips! This country-raised city girl is so thrilled you stopped by. (I sure do hope you like your tea sweet.) 
I LOVE my splurge eyeshadow! Totally sold!
Thank you Michelle! If you do not already have a Presenter, please let me know! I am a personal friend of Catherine’s and am the one she speaks of. My website is http://www.lashesonpatrol.com Have a beautiful day!
?looks beautiful on her good choice!
You rock Aimee.
Thanks Liz ???
Hi! Sometimes when i try to do a second layernof Splurge, it clotts on my eyelid. I am a bit bummed as i bought the cream shadow brush and inthink inapply it better with my fingers. Any reason why?
Love the splurge cream eye shadow need a new color asap!!!
What color are you looking for?
Hi Gina ? I’d be happy to help you with your order if you do not already have a Presenter. I just love Splurge! Please send me a message via my website so we can connect! http://www.lashesonpatrol.com
Love the shimmer look.
Thank you for doing this review! Splurge cream eyeshadows are my new obsession! I love an independent and unbiased opinion to share. Keep trying out our products, they and you are absolutely gorgeous!
Tenacious scared me at first but it is one of my favs! Go with Skeptical next(a shimmery black)…you won’t regret it!
It did me too at first but now I’m in love! I will try that next! Thanks Stephanie!
It looks fantastic on you! Perfect for your hair color. If I were you, it would be my go to color. I am of a “mature” age, but love my Splurge, too. I use Dainty, (grayish/pale plum), elegant (soft gold), and Dreamy (pale turquoise). Being mature, there is more concern about settling in creases, but that does not happen. Two thumbs up from me! Actually, I am so impressed, I just became a Presenter for Younique.
Rock on, Donna! I will check those colors out asap! xoxo
I have all the shades, I love them, exactly as your review. X
Love it! My favorite so far is Skeptical!!! Love Younique’s products! That’s why I decided to a Presenter! Best decision ever!
Oooh, I haven’t tried Skeptical yet, it’s on my next to be ordered list!
You won’t regret it Aimee, Skeptical is stunning. And I agree with Lizvette, goes awesome with Tenacious 🙂
I have them all. I’m obsessed. I switched all of my makeup to Younique and urban decay. ???
Haha that was me too Kristina! I got one, then another. Now I have them all. Obsessed much? Yup!! <3
Catherine, thank you so very much for taking the time to review the Splurge Cream Shadow! It was my pleasure to gift you this lovely pot of gold, and if any of your friends and followers would like to get their hands on some for themselves, please feel free to contact me via my website at http://www.lashesonpatrol.com! Of course, if you already have a Younique Presenter, please send your business to them. <3
I too am a presenter for younique and want to thank Aimee for getting our product out there for an honest review! I am a little surprised by all the other presenters trying to boost their sales on behalf of the generosity of one. Wow! You go Aimee!!!!!
Dainty is one of my top 2 faves as well!
I gave my Majestic to my sister, so now I have to order another LOL
Amen!!!
I love the cream shadows so much !!! And I agree with Jen…I am also a presenter but would never post my info on someone’s page when it’s obvious they have a presenter already. It’s just bad business to do so.
Thumbs up to this! Y-sisters FTW
Thank you, Jen!! Took the words right out of my mouth. The presenters posting their links should be ashamed of themselves.
Amen to that! Very low class! I am a presenter myself and would never try and steal business! Shameless
Thank you!! I’m appalled ?
I love Tenacious for everything! Eyes, cheeks, and lips! It’s one of my favorite Splurge colors!
I have all shades in stock and ready to be shipped. Please let me know which shades and how many of each. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Thank you for the review. As a presenter it’s wonderful to see others loving our great products as much as I do.
Check Out all the Amazing splurge Colors
This color looks amazing on you
What a wonderful review!! I love all the colors of the splurge cream shadows!!
I own every color! It is the best cream shadow ever and wears well with powder shadow as well!
You MUST try Defiant!!!! It’s hip and rockstar without being over the top!!!
Defiant was the other one I had but Catherine was posting about gold for the Holidays so that’s why I sent Tenacious lol. I agree Defiant would be an excellent one for her as well!
Love this review. I am presenter and reading reviews like this are great.
But i wont share my info as she has mentioned who her y-friend is and her friend has left her information i the comments (before other presenters rudely have) im not in to cutting other peoples grass and would not be impressed if others done it to me
Love my slurges…I have 5 colors but I love and use dreamy the most…Tenacious is also one of my prefernces….But then again I love ALL “YOUNIQUE ” Products. …And I need team members so I can determine to pink….Help…..
You should not post your link on other presenter’s blog posts. Simply rude.
Looks GORGEOUS and defo one of my faves!! Well done Aimee Rhea, a great share 😉 Any ladies interested in purchasing, please go to the link of the lovely lady that thought to share with Catherine, I’ll post it just so you get the right one!! 😀 http://www.lashesonpatrol.com/
Awww thanks Ginny! Very kind & classy of you ☺️
Thanks so much Ginny!! :-*
Yes and that’s the Younique way, no stepping on toes, respecting and uplifting each other. I use the Dainty Splurge with any of my other Younique eyeshadows. The Pallette shades, as well as, the Pigmdnts. Endless options is shat I’m talking about.
P.S. My daughter is the presenter in the family. She’s just really taking off….but makes sure she isn’t stepping on her sister presenters toes.
Aimee – Any way you can delete all the other buzzard posts? I’d love to share the review, but they definitely make us look bad posting their links so desperately on your friend’s blog review.
Hi Stacy. I will try to do that asap
I have spend some time deleting the majority, so hopefully it can be a much more positive review!! Thanks Stacy!
You rock Ginny!!
Loved the review. PLEASE LADIES FROM 1 PRESENTER TO THE NEXT. ENOUGH OF YOU HAVE POSTED YOUR LINK & since she’s already bought this I’M SURE SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE TO ORDER. I really hope no one else posts another link.
The colour looks truly amazing on you! I love it with the lip colour that you are wearing, they really do compliment one another well. I know myself how amazing these products are.
Thanks so much Sally! xoxo
I have that shade too and loved it! Better question for you though: Where did you get your lipstick? It looks fabulous!
Haha! Thanks Danielle! It’s actually Blissful Berry (#410) Maybelline Colorsational lipstick with a fuchsia gloss on top. Thanks for the kind words!
But you STILL posted your link!
Thank you Lola :-*
YES!!! That was a bit ridiculous! Love that you LOVE the Splurge Catherine! It’s def one of my favs and I had the same feeling about cream shadow that you did before I tried it! Now my go-to almost everyday.
If interested in purchasing please use YouniqueProducts.com/SomerGoff
I already have a friend who is a presenter, as I mentioned in the article. But thank you.
Y-sisters do not try to steal customers. Obviously she already has a presenter….
I love everything younique! I’ve not long become a presenter and am loving every second! To order or join my team visit http://www.Youniqueproducts.com.com/kellyskinner
About time we had all mineral based, untested on animals, perfect makeup! 🙂 xxx
You should not post your link on other presenter’s blog posts. Simply rude.
Im a new presenter of younique absolutely love their products to order or join my team head over to http://www.youniqueproducts.com/InstinctiveBeauty
You should not post your link on other presenter’s blog posts. Simply rude.
Wow great review ! I’m in shock over the amount of people who posted a link to their website ? I am a presenter and I find that very disheartening ! But want to say thank you for sharing your review !! Good call Aimee with the colour choice as well !!
Thank you! Perhaps the offending Presenters are new and don’t yet know better. Hopefully this will be a learning opportunity for them!
Wow you look marvelous! That is a great color for your skintone!!! I myself am new to their make up and eye shadows. I love them all so much. I have not found anything I have tried that has been negative. EVERYTHING they have is wonderful! I recommend trying their liquid foundations also! It is such a silky soothe texture. Good Luck with any other products you use from Younique. Enjoy!
I am using the liquid liner and loving it. I have never used a liquid liner that didn’t smudge, and this one is amazing. Making a wing is super simple too! I do have 1 left on hand to sell to the next bidder. I was able to acquire only a few. Once this one is gone, they won’t be available until the Spring Catalog! So hurry!
Thank you for the awesome review! And thank you Aimee (http://www.lashesonpatrol.com/) for sharing the Younique love. <3
Amazing eye shadows! They look really creamy and easy to apply! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks April! If you would like to try some, you can select the link that Catherine posted, or visit my direct website at http://www.lashesonpatrol.com to look around. I have a great video showing the beauty of all the colors. If you will contact me through my website, I can send it to you! Have a beautiful day!
You still posted your link in your comment!
Looks lovely my sis is a presenter for younique, try the colour dainty its fab its a creamy colour with a slight pink tone with the shimmer
I was never a cream shadow fan, I fell in love with the products so joined up myself, I have all 12 and it is so difficult to pick one to wear for the day! Honestly until people try them they do not realise how fantastic they are! So much love for this!
I am in LOVE with the light weight creamy shadows. I can’t say enough! Thank you Courtney, for encouraging me to purchase the splurge shadows! They are super easy to put on and the color is unbelievable, and it last for hours!!
Shame on you! Aimee Rhea is the only one who should be getting orders from this blog post as she is the one who set this up for a review. This is not within the company mission of Uplift, Empower and Validate. This is sabotaging another presenter.
Kudos to you for posting this! I agree 100%.
Agreed
Shame on you! Aimee Rhea is the only one who should be getting orders from this blog post as she is the one who set this up for a review. This is not within the company mission of Uplift, Empower and Validate. This is sabotaging another presenter.
Shame on you! Aimee Rhea is the only one who should be getting orders from this blog post as she is the one who set this up for a review. This is not within the company mission of Uplift, Empower and Validate. This is sabotaging another presenter.
Shame on you! Aimee Rhea is the only one who should be getting orders from this blog post as she is the one who set this up for a review. This is not within the company mission of Uplift, Empower and Validate. This is sabotaging another presenter.
I agree! Tacky and ridiculous. This is what gives us a bad name. Everyone posting their web sites besides Aimee needs to go back to Younique 101 – uplift, empower and validate!
Aimee you are a great presenter and part of the reason I joined the company! I’m glad you are someone other presenters can look up to!
You are so sweet! Stephanie! I’m gonna cry, thank you!
It is tacky to post your link on a blog post sponsored by another presenter.
You should not post your link on other presenter’s blog posts. Simply rude.
You should not post your link on other presenter’s blog posts. Simply rude.
You should not post your link on other presenter’s blog posts. Simply rude.
Amen to that!! So RUDE!!
Your next colour should be elegant
That color does go perfect with your amazing hair color! Wow!! I sale Younique and Eyecream I never thought I’d even give it a try. I’d just sell it. Nope didn’t last long became a kit napped and decided to change my life forever and build my empire for God’s Glory 🙂 the younique foundation is one of the most amazing I’ve seen of its kind to help raise awareness of women who experienced childhood sexual abuse. It helps turn victims into survivors with a voice and an opportunity to change thier life. I am a Younique Survivor. I’m happy to help with any questions. You can find me on fb.
Love the review! Try Defiant with your gorgeous hair! It is my fav!!!
Catherine, it DOES look beautiful on you! You are so blessed to have chosen Aimee as your Presenter, also. She is very obviously a classy lady, as seen by her positive remarks, despite the unbelievable attempts to sabotage (sorry, maybe that isn’t the right word…) or impinge (?!) her business. Yes, maybe they are new… but should have already read the Presenter Agreement they signed to become a Younique Presenter. Aimee sponsored me over a year ago, and has been a Godsend to me! I am blessed to call her a dear friend and sister. I promise Catherine, if you totally switch over to Younique products.. from cleanser to tools of the trade… You won’t be disappointed!!! Take care beautiful, and God Bless!!
Yeah… I’m not a Younique representative at all and I can see ALL these posts :-/ But the goods thing is it won’t deter me from getting this Splurge Cream Shadow because the color is absolutely gorgeous! 😉 (p.s. no need to post your links, I have plenty of them to choose from above and I already have an awesome Younique presenter named AJ!)
I’m working to delete all the negative comments so you all can feel proud to share! 🙂 Blessings!
I love the review & your makeup looks amazing. I was skeptical about purchasing ‘Tenacious’ until now, seeing the product applied gives a better idea of how it looks rather than just seeing it in Younique’s catalog or in an online party link. Thank you for the informative review.
*I must be the only presenter who isn’t shocked & upset over the personal links posted by some of our Y-Sisters.
I’m more shocked by the amount of negatively posted by presenters concerning the posted links.
Is there a way to get a sample of the cream eyeshadow? I would love to try it,but if it doesn’t work for me what is your return policy?