Remember in my last post how I mentioned that alongside their nail polish line, Wild and Crazy produced makeup? Well, I was lucky enough to stumble across a pretty decent selection of it! Today's haul is courtesy of Golden Mart Beauty Supply, which bills itself as "the largest ethnic beauty supply & wig store online". While the majority of the site is dedicated to wigs, extensions, and hair care products, it sports a healthy variety of cosmetics from familiar brands including Kleancolor, Nicka K, Ruby Kisses, and Jordana. They also sell nail polish, including roughly 25 Wild and Crazy shades. I have placed three orders with GMBS over the past couple of years and wholeheartedly recommend them – prices are more than fair and shipping has never taken longer than 4 days.
Anyway... onto the fun stuff!
Lip Products
I'll start first with the only non-W&C cosmetic item I purchased, which is a lipstick from the brand Maxi called "Purple Silver". My mother used to have an L.A. Colors lipstick by the name of "Ice Storm", which was a metallic frosty grey-purple color. I've been looking all over for it, but no one is selling it at the moment. In the meantime, I've been on the lookout for a dupe, and while there was no photo of this lipstick, I decided to take a chance as the name sounded about right. Well... it looks nothing like how I'd hoped. It's a shimmery dark purple in the tube. I wanted to try it out anyway, but unfortunately, it is so waxy and hardened that it wouldn't deposit any color on my lips. Worse of all, the entire lipstick snapped midway through as I was trying to apply it! Sadly, this one is going straight in the trash. There! I just tossed it in.
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| What a disappointment! :( |
Next up are the Wild and Crazy lipsticks, "Ujjako" and "Kokuma". Unfortunately, these colors are far from exciting – Ujjako is a deep purple creme and Kokuma is a terracotta creme. I couldn't tell you what these smelled like when they were new, but as of now, they have an overwhelming waxy odor. Ujjako is slightly better than Kokuma, but neither are easy to apply on account of the hard, waxy texture. Both deposit a decent amount of color, but this isn't enough to save them. While I'll keep them for collection purposes, I’m confident I won’t ever use them again.
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| Kokuma on top. Hey, they look like peanut butter and jelly! |
Next up are the lip glosses, "Jee Jee" and "Lilac Song". These are amazing! Surprisingly, they both have an appealing cocoa scent and flavor to them. More specifically, they smell and taste exactly like Fudgesicles, which were one of my favorite frozen treats as a kid! Jee Jee (a vibrant copper) and Lilac Song (a pinky lavender) both have a fantastic metallic/frost finish to them. Color payoff is pretty good – one coat will do for a more subtle look, but two coats will pack quite the punch. They are on the sticky side, but not excessively so. I really like Jee Jee, but Lilac Song is the obvious winner here – what was I just saying about frosty purple? I may need to spring for a backup or two. A much-needed triumph!
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| Jee Jee on top |
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| They sorta look like test tubes... I love it! |
Eye Products
I chose the retractable lip & eye liner in the shade "Flirt" for how vague of a name it is. If not just descriptive of the color ("Metallic Blue", "Dark Gray"), then most were at least somewhat suggestive of what it could be ("Dusty Wind", "Cinnamon Twist"). What color is "Flirt", though? A medium purple, apparently. This honestly smells like a crayon with how waxy it is, but I can't really fault an old-stock budget eyeliner for that. The color is as expected and glides on with ease. There isn't as much in the tube as you'd hope, but you still get a decent amount for the price. Not much more to be said – it's a very basic eyeliner, but it'll get the job done.
Now onto the final attraction, the eyeshadows. While there was quite a selection to choose from, I felt that 4 was a good number to stop at. The pots are small, roughly the circumference of a half-dollar, and not particularly deep. Unfortunately, one of the shades I selected was evidently out of stock: "Marquise", which may have been a green shade according to Beautylish, was replaced by "Cotton Candy". The other three I ordered, "Chandelier", "Echo", and "You Rock!!!" all came as expected.
Chandelier is a lilac purple with silver and gold shimmer. Cotton Candy is a pink frost. Echo is a silver frost. You Rock!!! is a brown shimmer.
Chandelier is the worst by far – even with repeated applications, I was unable to build up any significant amount of color. You Rock!!! has decent pigmentation, but suffers from a rather powdery texture. Cotton Candy and Echo are decent for what they are, creamy and smooth with good color payoff. A mixed bag, but as I said above, I can't knock cheap old cosmetics too hard.
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| Top to bottom: Chandelier, Cotton Candy, Echo, You Rock!!! |
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| L-R same as above |
Final verdict: while this was a fun glimpse into Wild and Crazy's non-nail polish offerings, I won't be using any of this regularly with the lip glosses being the exception. They are truly outstanding (but especially Lilac Song) and have earned a spot among the small collection of products I regularly use. There are a few other W&C glosses currently up on eBay and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted! When it comes to the rest of it, though, it'll all be safe and snug in my ballerina Hello Kitty children's suitcase full of makeup I never touch.
And until next time... peace out!
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