I’m not so talented when it comes to eyeshadow. I know my makeup strong suits, and let me tell you, carving out a cut crease is not one of them. That being said, I rarely wear eyeshadow, and on the rare occasions I do, it’s a swipe of light champagne glitter pigment or a wash of a neutral tone. Smoky eyes are nothing short of terrifying to me, so when I visited Violette Serrat’s Dumbo office earlier this month, and she told me her new Plume Eyeshadows make black and dark brown eyeshadow both dummy-proof and finger-friendly, I was…skeptical.
She handed me a tray of eight shades—four shimmer, four matte—and told me to build and layer until my heart was content. The shades look hyper-pigmented, so I was very conservative at first, gently tapping my finger into the pot. But once I swiped it on, I found myself building up layers and layers with the different shades. The payoff is more like a sheer veil than a pigmented shadow, but it still adds dimension to the lid. Did I have technique? Absolutely not. Did it look like I was pro? 100 percent.
