About Face Taxi Driver Matte Fluid Eye Paint ($16.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a vivid, deep yellow with strong, warm orange undertones and a matte finish. This shade really exemplified the best of the formula.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$16.00/0.15 oz. – $106.67 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have “bold, buildable pigment” that “swipes on easily” and has a “no-budge, no-smudge finish.” The liquid eyeshadow has a lightweight, fluid consistency that felt like a cross between water and gel, which ensured that the product glided over my skin, blended out evenly, but wasn’t prone to settling into fine lines. Most shades were pigmented with little product required for it but a few shades were more semi-opaque.
They dry down fairly quickly, so I would recommend working one area at a time if more diffused/blended areas were desired. It would also be prudent to go in with fingertips or a fluffy brush to diffuse edges if choosing to wear the product all over the lid. Due to the pigmentation, consistency, and dry down time, they did lend themselves to eyeliner and more graphic eyeshadow shapes/lines.
Once they set, they were quite budge-proof and lasted for 12 hours without fading or creasing on me when worn as an eyeshadow and 12 hours as an eyeliner.
Browse all of our About Face Matte Fluid Eye Paint swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline), Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Mica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dipentaerythrityl Tetrahydroxystearate/Tetraisostearate, Synthetic Wax, Silica, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Boron Nitride, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Propylene Carbonate, Kaolin, Tocopherol. [+/- (May contain / Peut contenir): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 40 Lake (CI 16035), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Manganese Violet (CI 77742)]. V/082622
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
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Formula Overview
$16.00/0.15 oz. – $106.67 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have “bold, buildable pigment” that “swipes on easily” and has a “no-budge, no-smudge finish.” The liquid eyeshadow has a lightweight, fluid consistency that felt like a cross between water and gel, which ensured that the product glided over my skin, blended out evenly, but wasn’t prone to settling into fine lines. Most shades were pigmented with little product required for it but a few shades were more semi-opaque.
They dry down fairly quickly, so I would recommend working one area at a time if more diffused/blended areas were desired. It would also be prudent to go in with fingertips or a fluffy brush to diffuse edges if choosing to wear the product all over the lid. Due to the pigmentation, consistency, and dry down time, they did lend themselves to eyeliner and more graphic eyeshadow shapes/lines.
Once they set, they were quite budge-proof and lasted for 12 hours without fading or creasing on me when worn as an eyeshadow and 12 hours as an eyeliner.
Browse all of our About Face Matte Fluid Eye Paint swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline), Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Mica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dipentaerythrityl Tetrahydroxystearate/Tetraisostearate, Synthetic Wax, Silica, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Boron Nitride, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Propylene Carbonate, Kaolin, Tocopherol. [+/- (May contain / Peut contenir): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 40 Lake (CI 16035), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Manganese Violet (CI 77742)]. V/082622
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
