New (?) Rimmel Magnif'Eyes Mono Eye Shadow Review and Swatches

Hey all!

Just wanted to do a really quick blog post to keep up my momentum since I've been busier than expected lately (just went to my first Royals game of the season - I know, I know, such a rough life lol).  These popped up in my Walgreens about a month ago and were labelled as new, but I've only seen them in one displayer - they didn't say limited edition on the packaging though, so maybe they will make it into their permanent collection in the big summer reset of the cosmetic lines you see on your wall and aisles in your local drugstores. 

(Note:  most drugstore brands follow a method of doing two major product launch/redos twice a year:  the end of January, and the middle of the summer - most of the rest of the time you get minor single-product launches and limited edition items). 

Anyway, I think I paid $4.99 each or so for the two shadows that I picked up.  On Rimmel's website they list six shades, but I only ever saw four in person.  The two that I have to show you are 002 in Millionaire and 004 in VIP Pass.

First Impressions

I actually was pleasantly surprised by these!  They are actually very buttery and when I put them over a primer I honestly couldn't tell a difference in intensity at all.  They don't come with a little sponge shadow applicator, but I always end up throwing those away anyway because I would rather use a makeup brush or even my finger.  My pictures below might not be the best though and I apologize but I'm still learning and it was cloudy outside today :(

002 Millionaire Swatches

 This one is definitely a basic taupe with between a satin and shimmer finish, but don't get me wrong - I LOVE taupe!  My favorite eyeshadow color ever and I have never met one I didn't like.  And I swear that there are a million different shades of taupe too!

Swatched over bare skin

 004 VIP Pass

This one is more of a traditional coffee color, a richer deeper brown.  These two shades would actually probably work very well together with the first all over the lid and this one blended into the crease for a quick natural slightly smoky eye.  I found the texture to be just as creamy, and again it has a finish somewhere between a satin and shimmer.

Totally dropped it and broke off the corner two seconds before picture time!

Swatched over bare skin

So what do you guys think?  Would you pick one up if you found it in the store?  I'll probably end up passing the darker shade along, but my taupe addiction won't let me go of the first one!  Comment below and let me know what I should do next:  I have some of the LE Wonder Woman Collection from Walgreens, I could do a subscription box unwrapping and review, or I have some new Wet n' Wild LE items I scooped up as well that I'm dying to try out!