Wet n Wild Shell-A-Brate Good Times

I was recently at CVS and spotted the limited edition (for summer 2012) Wet n Wild Color Icon Beach Bombshell Collection.   The collection consists of three bronzers:  Me Shell My Belle (brown background, pink shell), Don’t Be Shellfish (brown background, pale pink shell), and Shell-A-Brate Good Times (pale tan background, brown shell).  Although all three were in stock, I only picked up one – Shell-A-Brate Good Times.  Each is $4.

Shell-A-Brate Good Times

The packaging for Shell-A-Brate Good times is somewhat unfortunate – it’s a huge bronzer, with a domed lid.  I really dislike the dome because it takes up so much space in my makeup drawer.  It also feels very flimsy.

However, the product is quite cute, and seems to be of surprisingly nice quality.  It was hard for me to tell how pigmented the light tan is, because the shade is quite close to my skintone.  The dark brown (the shell part) is quite pigmented, and applies very smoothly.  It’s possible to mix both for a totally customizable shade.

The bronzer has a slightly shimmery finish – it’s very fine shimmer, and just on the shimmer side of satin/shimmer.   Depending on your skintone, you might be able to use the lighter portion as a subtle highlighter.  The darker portion could also make a nice eyeshadow; it’s definitely pigmented enough to work.

Below, I’ve swatched the lighter part, the darker part, then both blended – note that it’s possible to custom-blend the two into any shade in between the two shades as given.

WnW  Shell-A-Brate Good Times swatches

Overall, I’m happy with this purchase. The bronzer is super cute, and of quite nice quality, especially for the price.  I’ve worn it as a bronzer once, and I plan to wear it as an eyeshadow as well.  I do wish that it had a flat lid instead of a domed lid though!