I've seen the Laura Geller shopping channel spots several times but I've never bit until recently. I was particulary interested in Laura Geller baked eye shadows so on my next trip to Sephora I spent some time investigating these.
Truly I found them to be overly sparkly. I'm not clubbin', Laura, so they won't work for me. I was disappointed because they looked so beautiful in their swirly artistry but I ultimately decided no. However, I did pick up a "sampler" kit of her spackle for face, lips and eyes. Here's my reveiew on these interesting items:
The Laura Geller face spackle is light in texture (perhaps too light) and the "tan" bronzer spackle really gave no discernible color--even to my fairly pale complexion. I've used the Smashbox primer a few times and it seems heavier than Laura's, but a bit useless in my opinion. I didn't get either of them--what exactly were they supposed to spackle? I don't have deep creases, but I do have a few nooks and crannies I'd like to camouflage and they didn't seem to do the trick. (I prefer Perricone Ceramic Skin Smoother--pricey, but it works! Also, good ole Oil of Olay wrinkle filler (in the silver tube) works great, too (especially where you need extra help). go for Perricone or Oil of Olay if you need a little extra help, otherwise Laura's beats Smashbox (in my opinion).
The Laura Geller Lip Spackle is good stuff. I like that it totally gives your lips a neutral tone and even sort of seals them so they are smoother before applying lipstick. This product is pretty good for me, but I'd like it to be more moisturizing (maybe even a touch of mint would be nice, too). It did seem to last pretty long.
The real winner in the pack is the Laura Geller Eye Spackle. I happen to be a committed user of the Paula Dorf eye primer (great stuff and I've had my same pot of it forever!). However, I liked the sheerer texture of the Laura's. Paula's is thick and needs a lot of blending, but it does give you a super smooth eye canvas. Laura's is like a Dorf-light version and I really like it for everyday use (save Dorf for the big nights when you really "do your makeup"). I may actually buy the full-sized pot of this one.
Hope that helps!
Stay gorgeous...
