Do you also have the same feeling that this week is going quiet fast? It is no where as fast as the last weekend though ;-) It is quiet cold and dark here, some snow here and there but more ice than snow, booh. I am so ready for spring.
Today I have soft pinks and taupe for the eyes. YSL Ombres De Jour Eye Shadow Palette has a lovely color story. The first time I saw it, I must sighed with happiness. Does it delivers what it promises? Let's try to find out.
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| YSL Ombres De Jour Eye Shadow Palette |
YSL has gorgeous seasonal packaging. This time they have went for pink beads and a black ribbon with company name on it. For some, including myself, this can be an argument alone for wanting to own such a pretty object. The light almost dances on the surface of the lid and the design looks to be robust, love it!
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| YSL Ombres De Jour Eye Shadow Palette |
If even gets better once you open the lid. The color combination is unique, the colors are very wearable. The new design of YSL Quints is anyway to die for, almost a work of art. The middle shade looks intriguing, especially because it has sparse pink glitter in the pan and one can't help but wonder how it will perform.
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| Close-up: YSL Ombres De Jour Eye Shadow Palette |
Upper left: A light to mid toned natural taupe with shimmery finish. Since it is the largest pan, it is thought to be a base shade. It is a great all over color for fair skinned. For me though, it doesn't show up properly on my lids without a colored primer.
Upper right: A very light cream white with shimmery finish. Great for inner corner highlight or if you have a light hand, it may go below the brow bone as well.
Bottom right: A light cool pink with shimmery finish, my favorite color of the palette. It shows up nicely and brings spring to the eye lids. Love!
Bottom left: Mid-toned to deep warm bronze shade with shimmery finish. This one is really unexpected and it does work wonderfully with the others. I like using it on the outer corner but it can even be applied alone all over.
Center: A very deep black shade with sparse pink shimmer. The base of this shade is satin to matte and a little dry to touch, which I rather appreciate because that way it doesn't blend to nothing and can be placed precisely. What I don't appreciate though is the fall out. Not only the pink glitter falls out but the black shade as well.
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| Swatch: YSL Ombres De Jour Eye Shadow Palette |
For the look below, I have started by applying the base shade (upper left) all over the lid, then padded some of the bronze (bottom left) on the outer corner . At that stage it looked like my lids were lifeless, very natural indeed but not a look I would happily wear. I reached for the life of the party, the pink! Oh how pretty it is. It was supposed to go in the middle but I happily smeared it all around. Then it was all too pink, lol. I added a bit of bronze to the outer corner and black on the crease, some white on inner corner and bronze along the lower lashline. It looks like I am wearing just one shade though, too bad but I still liked it.
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| Swatch: YSL Ombres De Jour Eye Shadow Palette |
I have talked about it before, YSL's new formula is very easy to work with and very wearable but for my drama loving heart it all blends a bit too much. It is just a matter of taste though.
I have combined this eye look with Tom Ford Olivier on the lips and Tom Ford Frantic Pink on the cheeks. I especially enjoyed the lip eye combination here, can you tell I am loving Olivier?
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| FOTD: YSL Ombres De Jour Eye Shadow Palette, Tom Ford Olivier |
This look reminds me of a less smoky version of Suqqu Ex-20 Natsubotan which I enjoyed so much last year for Summer. If that pink is too soft for you, go for YSL Palette Couture #9 Love from the permanent range (reviewed here).
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| FOTD: YSL Ombres De Jour Eye Shadow Palette, Tom Ford Olivier |
Check out Belletristic Beauty and Silverkis for more swatches.
Final thoughts: Although I would wish less fall-out by the black shade and a little more color intensity with the taupe base, I still like the resulting look I can achieve with YSL Ombres De Jour Eye Shadow Palette.
Availability: It is limited edition and now available world wide.
What is more important for you in a palette, performance of each of the shades or an original color story?
Disclaimer: The product in this post is purchased by me.
