After the Spring release of Suqqu, I was convinced that no new release would make me so excited as much as this one. The shade combination, gorgeous duochrome finishes, versatility, quality. But it seems I was wrong. Suqqu did it again, and here I present you....
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| Suqqu Blend Color Eyeshadow EX-15 Hanaazuki |
...Ex-15 Hanaazuki, one of the three quads from their Fall/Winter collection. Gorgeous matte base color, satin finish mid shade and what do we see here? A sparkly green shade as an accent. The first time I have seen it, I tried to understand why they didn't give us a whole eye shadow size of such a pretty shade. Maybe not just an eye shadow but we need buckets of that. Next to it is the dark matte, which whispers to me that I won't just like this one but fall in love with it. Let's take a closer look...
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| Suqqu Blend Color Eyeshadow EX-15 Hanaazuki |
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| Close-up: Suqqu Blend Color Eyeshadow EX-15 Hanaazuki |
Suqqu Blend Color Eyeshadow EX-15 Hanaazuki consists of the following shades:
#1: Warm white with satin finish
#2: Deep cooler plum with silver shimmer
#3: Soft pale pink with matte finish
#4a: Deep warm plum with matte finish
#4b: Shimmery grass green
In spring we were talking about duo chromes, now we talk about self layered beauties revealing different complex shades. #1 can be layered with others to give a shimmery finish but my favorite is layering #4b in #4a. Doesn't the result look breathtaking?
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| Sun swatch: Suqqu Blend Color Eyeshadow EX-15 Hanaazuki |
First let me warn you before I go on with the look. Unfortunately photos doesn't capture half of its gorgeousness but it may give you an idea. I followed these steps:
- Primed eye lids with Nars Pro-prime.
- From half of the lid to the outer lid, applied #2.
- Applied #1 to the corner of the eyes, overlapping slightly with #2 in the middle for giving some dimension.
- I used #4a at the crease and along upper lash line from middle all the way to the outer corner.
- I intensified the liner by using a brown pencil (new one from Guerlain) lining the roots of the lashes top and bottom from half way to the outer corner.
- I padded #4b along the liner area top and bottom.
- I added #4b to the mid lid for a little bit of oomph, wish it would show up more on camera. In real life, it really does the trick.
- Highlighter under my brow with #3.
- Curled my lashes and applied mascara (YSL Baby Doll)
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| In-action: Suqqu Blend Color Eyeshadow EX-15 Hanaazuki |
Here is the overall look. On lips I am wearing Giorgio Armani Rouge Ecstasy #304 in Heat. Oh and nowadays I am enjoying my waves. I sometimes get bored of straight hair. It is one of those times, let's see how long I can hold on to that one.
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| FOTD: Suqqu Blend Color Eyeshadow EX-15 Hanaazuki |
Final thoughts: Nothing but love! It is already so perfect but I wished that this green shade would be a little larger. It can really do wonders. Now I get very curious how the other two palettes will perform.
Do you like using accent colors on your eye makeup to add a little bit of something? Which shade would you prefer for this?