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Review: Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Cream Shadow in Overboard

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Elizabeth Arden is one of those brands I thought I'd never try until I hit at least 40. But one day at Marshall's, I thought I'd found something for me in the form of a Pure Finish Cream Shadow in Overboard. Blue cream eyeshadow from a high end brand, how could I go wrong? It comes in a tiny plastic pot that actually feels a lot cheaper than the Maybelline color tattoos. The product did have a cool design, but I had to smoosh it down with my finger. It has a bouncy, squishable texture and smells strongly of fermented fruit punch. It's not entirely unpleasant, but it certainly does smell 'off'. Whether that is because I got it from Marshall's, I don't know.  (Top- 1 layer, Middle- 2 layers, Bottom- five layers) The texture once you get it on your finger is very thin. Overboard is a borderline sheer wash of medium blue satin. It took a lot of layers to build up the bottom swatch, which was the closest I could get to opacity.  ...