Recessionista Rule! Hard Candy Makeup Line at Walmart
When I wasn’t as obsessed with beauty as I am now, I remember playing with my little Hard Candy Take Out Makeup Kit…the packaging was just so cute! Unfortunately, Hard Candy disappeared from the market…
Well, there’s no reason for me to be sad any longer, Hard Candy is back at Wal-Mart with a price point of less than $10 each for the Recessionista in all of us!
Hard Candy Take Me Out Eyeliner ($5 US) in Soy. These eyeliners are just the cutest pencils in their chopstick packagaing! Soy is a dark black with charcoal-blue undertones.
It’s very smooth but the texture is a little too hard for the waterline -I’d keep these on the lashlines. The eyeliners are very long, however Soy smudged quite a bit on me by the end of the day.
Hard Candy Take Me Out Eyeliner ($5 US) in Geisha. This is the most amazing royal, grape purple! It pops on my lower lashline, but doesn’t make me feel like a clown.
The texture is harder than Urban Decay’s 24.7 Glide on Eyeliners, but I love the pigmentation for this shade. Weirdly enough, Geisha smudged very little on me, unlike Soy.
Hard Candy Take Me Out Eyeliner ($5 US) in Rice. I don’t like blue-ish, silver eyeliners, thanks to a certain bad experience with a Wet ‘n’ Wild Eyeliner. Rice, changed my mind. It’s very smooth, despite the hard texture, and smudged minimally on me.
It’s not as pigmented on my lashline as I would like, but it looks great smudged along the top lashline for a day-time smokiness.
Hard Candy Mouthing Off Lipgloss in Piglet ($6 US). I love my pink lipglosses, but sometimes I want to experiment. Piglet gives me a chance to play a little with a sheer blue toned fuchsia that has tons of shimmery pink.
On my lips, it translates into a lilacy lip with lots of fuschia shimmer – totally wearable. The only gripe I have is that it smells too sweet like creme brule; I prefer mint or non-scented please!
Hard Candy Eye Candy Sparkle Cream Eyeshadow & Glitter Eyeliner in Flashy ($5 US) is a little too much for everyday, but when you really want to rock out -maybe for a party – disco silver cream shadow is the way to go!
I love the flecks of sparkle and glitter in Flashy, but it can be sheered down for the glitter shy. The eyeliner itself is not at all glittery, sadly, and reminds me of Rice.
For this party-worthy eotd, I just patted on a thick layer of Flashy with my finger onto my lid and applied Take Me Out Eyeliner in Soy on the lower lashline. As you can see, Soy is a bit smudgy, but it could work for you, if you’re going for the smoky, rockstar look!
What do you like so far from Hard Candy’s Makeup Line? Any major hauls being planned out? 
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On October 30th, 2009 jeannie said:
Oh my gosh! This is the best news I’ve heard today!
Well except for the fact that there is no Walmart around me! =(
I will have to go on a hunt, but I know it will be worth it – thanks for sharing your find!
On October 31st, 2009 Crystal said:
Hi Jeannie!
I’m glad to see that you’re so enthusiastic about Hard Candy’s Wal-Mart debut! I’m really loving the eyeliners, I might have to pick up some more-I’m lemming a green and brown one!
On October 31st, 2009 lauren said:
I’m glad to finally hear a review of these from someone who has seen them. I checked out hard candy’s new offerings online, but wondered if the formulas might have changed to get the prices down. Flashy looks CRAZY! Definetly night out quality
On November 1st, 2009 Crystal said:
Hi Lauren!
I’m happy that this review was helpful to you! I know that there is a lot of talk about formula changes in the new Hard Candy line, but I don’t think that the quality changed too much. It’s a very good line for anyone looking to try out some crazy, bold, or trendy shades without spending lots of money. I mean, Glitter cream shadow for $5? That’s perfect for nights out, like you said!
On November 28th, 2009 Emily Yates said:
I actually use the Hard Candy make up. I use the primer every single day, and i love it. Before my makeup would always come off so easily because i have realllly oily skin. But this primer has def help control that. My face is still oily, but its 10times better than it was, and my makeup stays on all day. I love the stuff.
On November 29th, 2009 Crystal said:
Hi Emily Yates!
Wow, that primer must be HG material for you! Aren’t you glad it’s so widely available and inexpensive? I’m totally loving Hard Candy for those two facts.
On December 16th, 2009 Dora J Crow said:
Crystal, I just wanted to tell one of your reader/commentors (Jeannie) that she can buy Hard Candy online thru Walmart.com. She actually does not even have to go to the store! The only prob is they are usually out of stock of alot of the best colors and items! Boo.
Thanks for all u do, Crystal, and for showing me what Geisha eyeliner looked like, psst-I thought it was black! lol I love it even more, now that i know it is my fav purple! yay!
On December 16th, 2009 Crystal said:
Hi Dora J Crow!
I saw most of the Hard Candy line online too, but I still like seeing the products in store first!
I’m glad you liked the photo/swatch and review!