BECCA Romanticism Eye Tint from Balearic Love Collection – Swatches, Pics, Review

February 21, 2012 By 12 Comments
I think the Romanticism Eye Tint from BECCA’s Balearic Love collection may have been the item I was most excited to try. I’ve always wanted to try BECCA’s Lip and Cheek Tints as well as the Eye Tints. When I read Mauve Bronze as the shade description it went immediately into my Zuneta cart!  

An ingenious eye crème with a unique formulation that glides on as a crème and sets to a powder. This long-lasting, water-resistant, crease-resistant tint is easy to apply, offering adjustable levels of sheer to high pigment colour.

Now being my first Eye Tint purchase I have nothing else to compare it to but Romanticism is indeed just a tint. The product description indicates that the pigment level is buildable from sheer to high pigment but I was unable to achieve more than a sheer finish. I tried three different times with and without a primer underneath. I think if I had watched the product demo video from Zuneta’s website prior to ordering I probably wouldn’t have gone ahead and ordered it. It is pretty evident from the video that it is sheer. I guess one should expect that with a product named tint but I was expecting more of a cream eyeshadow formula.

Zuneta presents BECCA ¬ Romantacism Eye Tint from Zuneta Beauty on Vimeo.

The shade is beautiful.  A shimmering bronze with a hint of mauve. In person (at least with mine) it doesn’t look as mauve as it does on the back of her hand in the video above. It looks pretty much strictly bronze. The swatch pics below show a heavy blob and a slightly blended out swipe of product. I wasn’t able to achieve the depth on my eyes as in the swatch below as it is still a fairly heavy swatch. The formula has a thin consistency. BECCA’s Eye Tint is indeed water resistant as I had a heck of a time washing off my arm swatch. 
BECCA Romanticism Eye Tint

Here is a photo of the product applied over a primer. I patted it on and layered it twice. I couldn’t seem to intensify the pigment through layering. I can see this being a nice water resistant primer under eye shadow.
BECCA Romanticism Eye Tint Appied
I purchased this from Zuneta who ships internationally.
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BECCA Balearic Love Collection Eye Palette – Swatches, Pics, Review

February 18, 2012 By 18 Comments
BECCA Balearic Love Palette
The BECCA Balearic Love Palette from their Winter 2011 Balearic Love Collection contains 3 powder eye shadows designed to give you the perfect smoky eye. The description from the BECCA Australia site is as follows:

Create richly shaded, sensuous eyes in jewelled tones of bronzed plum and violet with this limited edition eye palette.
A combination of velvet matte and soft shimmer textures, shades Atlas, Romal and Marcella blend effortlessly for an on-trend festive look.

When I read that description I knew I needed to have this palette. Bronzed plum and violet?! Umm YES PLEASE. Here is the promo picture for the palette:
BECCA Balearic Love Palette Stock Photo from BECCA Australia
Now I think you can already see where my issue lies. The palette is not at all what I was expecting. That shade on the far right. You can see the the plum tones in the promo pic above. My pictures. Not there. Not there at all. I see nothing indicative of the jewel tones implied in their product description. The far right shade (Marcella) in my palette is a bronze shade with mostly copper shimmer and subtle plum tones. It is a gorgeous shade but not as overtly plum as I was expecting. Marcella is somewhat sheer so it definitely works best layered over the darker shade Romal. The other two shades also appear much more cool toned in the promo pic. The first shade (Atlas) appears in the promo pic to be a light almost pink taupe. Atlas in actuality is a warm, matte tan shade. It is similar to Naked in the Urban Decay Naked Palette. This is a nice crease shade for me. Too dark and warm to serve as a highlight shade on my fair, cool skin. Overall a really lovely palette but not in line with the promotional material in my eyes.
BECCA Balearic Love Palette
This is a very well put together palette. The shades work wonderfully to create a smoky eye that can be intensified depending on your application. I do find however that to get the more plum/violet nuances to the smoky eye look the Cabrera eye liner that was released with this collection is essential. I will show you some looks I created with all the items together as soon as I’ve completed my reviews.

BECCA Balearic Love Palette
Atlas
Romal
Marcella
Now one weird thing about my palette, both the back of the compact and the box, all three shades are labelled as Demi Matt. This is my first experience with BECCA eye shadows so I’m not sure what their demi matt formula is usually like but the first two shades in this palette are absolutely matte. They are a wonderful formula though that blends very nicely. The third shade is not matte. It is definitely a subtle shimmer shade although the base seems to be somewhat matte.

Here is a quick eye look I did last night using all my new BECCA Balearic Love items. Sorry these were taken in poor lighting with flash but it’ll give you an idea of how nicely these shades apply together. You can see the plum tones near the lash line achieved mostly through the use of the eye liner. I found Atlas too warm in my crease. I have done another look today that I will feature in the full FOTD post where I omitted Atlas. I find using a cooler shade to blend out the crease works best with my colouring.
It appears that this collection may not be released in North America. Fret not though because I picked the items up online at Zuneta who ships internationally.

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BECCA Balearic Love Collection for Winter 2011 – Swatches, Pics, Review are Coming

February 17, 2012 By 3 Comments
OK so I barely leave the house so I haven’t much occasion to rock a smoky eye but the Winter 2011 Collection from BECCA that just became available on Zuneta grabbed my attention as soon as I saw the info in my inbox. I began reading the product descriptions and my heart started racing. I NEEDED this collection in my life. I have been trying very hard to refrain from purchasing new cosmetics until my employment situation is resolved but I could not resist Balearic Love. In my excitement I may have also caved on some additional BECCA and Rouge Bunny Rouge items in my Zuneta order as well. OOPS!
The collection includes the following new items (descriptions courtesy of Zuneta):
  • EYE PALETTE – Balearic Love - You can create a total fail-safe smokey eye with this set of shadows. The aubergine-grey shades are flattering on every skin type, soft but dramatic and always beautiful. Use the lightest shade to lift the darker shades and highlight the inner corners of your eyes and underneath your brows.
  • EYE TINT ¬ Romanticism ¬ This new mauve-bronze addition to the Eye Tint collection works perfectly as a base for a crease-proof look as the staying power of the BECCA Eye Tints is unbeatable. For a super quick and easy look, use it on its own for subtle definition and glamour.
  • LINE + DEFINE PENCIL ¬ Cabrera ¬ If you have this in your makeup bag, consider yourself covered for every occasion. One end of this pencil is a deep violet, whilst the other is a metallic bronze so you can work to create different looks suited to every occasion, from work lunch to an evening out.
  • SHEER LIP TINT ¬ Valentina ¬ You don’t want to draw attention away from your boldly defined eyes, so a nude lip is a must. BECCA’s Sheer Lip Tint is a super moisturising lip stick that gives a subtle hint of colour and smells just as amazing as it looks, thanks to the cocoa butter extract.
  • MINERAL BLUSH ¬ BOLERO ¬ A brand new shade of BECCA’s Mineral Blush! We love to use Bolero to create supermodel cheekbones (pick virtually any model off the Fashion Week catwalk as inspirations). Plus, the demi-matte bronze shade brings some much-needed warmth to our sun-deprived faces.
  • NAIL COLOUR ¬ With a brand new selection of colours to compliment the Balearic Love collection, we think the nude shade Cala Blanca might be our favourite shade (we spent a long time deciding). It’s the perfect shade for Spring’s nude shades trend.

From the Balearic Love Collection I ordered the Balearic Love Eye Palette, Romanticism Eye Tint and the Cabrera Line & Define Pencil. I received my order today and was lucky enough to have a brief appearance of the sun. My photos have all been taken so please stay tuned for my full reviews of the three Balearic Love collection items I received. I want to actually put the items to the test before I post my thoughts.

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