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Guerlain by Emilio Pucci Terra Azzurra Ecrin 4 Couleurs Capri for Summer 2012 – Swatches, Pics, Review

May 3, 2012 By Christa 9 Comments

Usually the summer collections are the ones I have the easiest time passing on as all the bronzers and bronzed goddess looks just don’t translate to my fair, cool skin. Well Summer 2012 is causing me quite the turmoil. There are so many beautiful products I’m tempted to try. Guerlain, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, I could go on. Guerlain was one that had me captivated early on. The beautiful Pucci packaging and Oh those pretty blue ballz! I ended up restraining myself and only investing in the Guerlain by Emilio Pucci Ecrin 4 Couleurs in Capri from the Guerlain Terra Azzurra Summer Collection so far. I am of course doubting my selection already by questioning orange and warm pink to wear on my skin tone but it was just so darn pretty I couldn’t resist!

The special Emilio Pucci “touch” is reflected in the smokey bronze compact and Winter Capri print on the inside of the box. I wish they had found a way to incorporate that in a more evident way!

The shades include an ivory white with subtle pink/green iridescent sparkle (wish I could have captured that in the pics), bright warm pink with a satin finish, softly shimmering orange leaning coral, and a dark charcoal brown with subtle sparkle. The shades are very pigmented and smooth. Really nice quality. The ivory shade is a bit more sheer but that is just it’s nature, not a flaw.

Swatches are all natural light. Some more indirect while others in more direct sunlight.

I ordered this from Neiman Marcus but you can find it anywhere Guerlain is sold including Bergdorf Goodman, Sephora, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Saks, Holt Renfrew, and The Bay.

Filed Under: Eyeshadows, Guerlain, Summer 2012

What I Can’t Stop Thinking About ~ Guerlain Pucci Summer 2012 and YSL Summer 2012

April 20, 2012 By Christa 7 Comments

April 2012 Lemmings by christa-perilously-pale featuring a Yves Saint Laurent makeup

I have been a bit obsessed lately with the Yves Saint Laurent Summer 2012 Collection. I admit to stalking Neiman Marcus online for a week now constantly refreshing their Beauty New Arrivals Page hoping to see the collection appear. After reading reviews on Glitter Geek and Beautezine I know I NEED the Yves Saint Laurent Terre Saharienne Collector in Nº 2 Sunkissed Bronzer. It looks perfect for fair, cool skin. I am also drooling over the glosses in the collection. I know I probably don’t need any more sparkly lipstick topper glosses but the multi tonal shimmer in these shades is making me quiver. I’m also intrigued but the Pure Chromatics Eyeshadow Palettes. I’ve yet to try any YSL eyeshadows at all and these colour combinations look gorgeous. I’m especially interested in #09 Stone. Believe it or not I am seriously laking in the taupe department! Now another product I haven’t seen discussed much from this collection are the Rouge Pur Couture lipsticks. I saw swatches on Rouge Deluxe and they look really pretty. I have one of the Rouge Pur Couture lipsticks in Rose Stiletto and I really enjoy the formula. I haven’t usually paid much attention to YSL in the past but lately they have been impressing me so much I can’t help but think of them daily. Sad I know. But with products like the incredible new Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stains they deserve the attention!

Now onto Guerlain. The Terra Azzurra by Emilio Pucci for Summer 2012 is causing me many a sleepless night. That packaging is to die for and, well, those teal ballz are going to be the death of me. I think I’ve managed to talk myself out of the blush/bronzer palette since it will likely be too warm and orange toned for my skin but I cannot stop thinking about those Meteorites Perles d’Azur. I had the new formulation regular line ones in Teint Rose and Teint Beige and ended up swapping them away. I just wasn’t using them and I didn’t like the tiny sparkles left on my face. I don’t mind glow and sheen from very refined shimmer on my face but I don’t care for the “flatter” type sparkle no matter how small. I ended up keeping my Perles d’Or from Holiday 2010 just because they were “special ballz” but they are more glittery than the rest of them. Now since my tolerance for shimmer on my face has improved I am SO tempted to give these a shot. The colour combination of the ballz is perfect for me. Beauty Reflections, Fruity Lashes, and Messy Wands have done an excellent job of swaying me. Do we think I can hold out? The gorgeous Tracy of Beauty Reflections also has me considering the Écrin 4 Couleurs Eye Shadow Palette in Capri. The pink and coral shades are calling my name. I keep trying to say to myself that I don’t need it because who needs another palette with an ivory and brown…right? *sigh*

You can find out more about Yves Saint Laurent Summer 2012 here.

Filed Under: Guerlain, Yves Saint Laurent

Guerlain Ecrin 4 Couleurs Long Lasting Eye Shadow Quad in 01 Les Violets – Swatches and Review

January 12, 2012 By Christa 6 Comments

I was lucky enough to receive the Guerlain Les Violets quad from a dear friend for Christmas. She was hesitant giving me a palette of purples but I was ecstatic. I LOVE purples!

From Guerlain’s website:

Create, have fun and dear to ware colour as an accessory. Specially designed to be used together, GUERLAIN colours can be mixed, matched and blended with no fear of mistakes. Each colour is unique. To fully embellish it, GUERLAIN created each tone individually to give it just the right texture that reveals it without detracting from its beauty. Actually, each harmony of Ecrin 4 Couleurs is composed of an interplay of different ans specially selected textures: – IRIDESCENT: tiny pearly particles that release luminous colour with an iridiscent finish. – MATTE: an extra-matt, ultra-soft finish for ultimate comfort. – VELVET SATIN: perfect glide for a velvety result that feels soft and delicate. – ALCANTAR’EYES: a metallic finish with unbelievable softness.

The 01 Les Violets palette is a mix of 3 velvet satin shades and one iridescent (the deep smoky purple). At least I think those are the finishes? I’m really just guessing. None of them are completely matte and none of them are very sparkly so that’s my best guess. The deep plum shade is a bit chalky and sheer but works in nicely with the other shades. Pigmentation is pretty decent on them overall and they blend well together.

Sorry my lids look like a dry horror show in this pic but you can see that the shades work nicely together and I look forward to playing with more combinations with the quad.