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Aug 27, 2012

Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eye Shadow #27.

yet another belated review of my recent Giorgio Armani order, at least the one i'm talking about today is still available on douglas.de - if you order, don't forget to check frau-shopping.de for all the goodie-codes! shade #27 is one of six Eyes To Kill Silk Eye Shadows released with the Acqua Collection for summer 2012, i have already shown you shade #28 here.

the loosely pressed hybrid cream/powder eyeshadow crumbles house in a glass pot with a plastic stopper inside. i store my pots upside down to see the colour that's inside. it contains 4g of product and costs 32$/30€.

GA ETK #27 swatched heavily & sheered out

#27 is a mix of steel grey and reddish pink crumbles, as a result you'll get a complex smokey mauve with crystal flecks and tons of pink shimmer. this colour swatches with a strong pink tinge but turns to a mauvey taupe on my lids (it was a difficult task for my camera to capture the effect, it flashes between a taupe and dusty mauve in my swatches). i really like how it looks with my eye colour, the purple tinge only slightly contrasts the brown in my eyes but enough to bring it out. it's smooth and intensely pigmented with a highly metallic finish. i get the best pigmentation by using a firm, flat brush. fluffier or softer brushes don't always apply evenly and can cause fall outs. it blends out easily to a sheer glimmering veil (really beautiful effect). this is made for lazy people like me, it's creates a good portion of drama without the need of additional eyeshadows. the staying power didn't disappoint me - just like the other ETK Silk Eye Shadows i've used, it wears the whole day brilliantly without creasing or fading. luckily it's not like any of my existing grurples, it's shinier and more pink than any grey/purple cream- or powder eyeshadow i compared it to.
another winner from this line, i really love these hybrid shadows and can totally recommend them. used sparingly (for example as accent colour only on the center of the lids), they even look great on those who swear by matte shadows.

comparison

Chanel Illusoire - L'Oreal Metallic Lilac - GA ETK #27 - GA ETK #4 - MUFE Aqua Cream #2

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for this eye makeup i applied the eyeshadow all over the lid and on the lower lashline, a light champagne on the inner corner and purple eyeliner (forgot the combo, might be Max Factor Metallic Lilac with GA ETK #27 dabbed over it?).
on the cheeks some combo from Le Métier de Beauté's Blush Kaleidoscope and on the lips Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in #57 Imaginaire.

together with my other ETKs: #1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #6 - #9 - #27 - #28

Aug 17, 2012

Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eye Shadow #28.

a few weeks ago i made my order for the new Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eye Shadows from the Acqua Collection for summer 2012. i went for #27 and #28, and today it's about the latter.
i ordered on douglas.de (only the shades #27 and #29 are still available on there, GA always sells out quickly -.-) and as always, frau-shopping.de was overly helpful to grab some great GWPs.
these contain 4g each and cost ~30€/32$.

packaging is as always, a glass pot with the plastic stopper inside that should prevent the loosely pressed eyeshadow to crumble up. i haven't experienced any of these ETK eyeshadows drying out or crumbling up yet.

GA ETK #28 swatched heavily and sheered out

shade #28 is a mix of golden bronze and reddish purple crumbles, the result is an exciting and complex bronze with gold and crystal microglitter flecks and pink shimmer.
the result is very sparkly and dimensional, it has a medium pigmentation but is easily buildable to an opaque intensity. it blends beautifully and doesn't cause fall outs, the microglitter particles adhere well on the lids once pressed on.
i am totally in love with this shade at the moment, it's perfect to wear on it's own and since it's a neutral with lots of dramatic sparklelicious going on, it's both great for day and night time. not only does this have an amazing staying power (lasts 12h+ even without primer), but it even looks better and better as the time goes by! after a few hours, the eyeshadow starts to merge with my natural oils or so and the finish becomes reflective, metallic and almost gloss-like (but without the creasing). together with the complex pinky bronze mix of colour - super pretty.

comparison

GA ETK Silk Eye Shadow #6 - GA ETK Silk Eye Shadow #28

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together with my other ETKs: #1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #6 - #9 - #27 - #28

Dec 30, 2011

striking FOTD for New Year's Eve.

today i played around with my make up a bit and came up with a striking makeup that would be perfect for a New Year's Eve party. quite bold, but still very wearable and not too flashy/spacy. i don't know yet if this will be the final version since i never really plan a makeup look, but it's a nice attempt!

for the face:

foundation: for a party in this special night, i think a longlasting foundation would be great. i used a mix of Guerlain Parure Extreme Foundation in #02 Beige Clair (1) and Rouge Bunny Rouge Milk Aquarelle Foundation in Almond Milk Parfait (2) and applied with Le Métier de Beauté Blush Brush(A)

concealer: Giorgio Armani Master Corrector in #2 (3) and Giorgio Armani High Precision Retouch Concealer in #3 (4), both dabbed in with the fingers.

powder: of course i still wanted a glowy complexion, so i used the Guerlain Méteorites Perles de Nuit (5) from this year's holiday collection applied with A'Squirrel Pure Squirrel Powder Brush (B)

contour: i used NARS Multiple Bronzer in Cap Vert (6) and applied with MAC 109 (C) brush, apply a bit more intense and also contour the nose since this night most probably flash photographs will be taken.

blush: with a bold eye makeup and lips, i wanted a warm and subtle look on the cheeks and chose NARS Madly (7) as a base colour and dabbed only a tiny bit of NARS Desire (8) onto the apples of the cheeks. i used the RMK Cheek Brush (D)

highlight: a bit of MAC Beauty Powder in Too Chic (9) applied with Hakuhodo G5537BkSL (E)

for the eyes:

brows: again, i went a bit darker than normal since brows tend to wash out immensely in flash photography. i applied MAC Copperplate Eyeshadow (1) with Louise Young Brow Brush LY30 (3) as a base shape and used the K-Palette 1-Day-Tattoo Liquid Brow Pen (2) to draw in fine lines for more structure.

eye makeup: quite dramatic, quite sparkly!

i applied MAC Vex Eyeshadow (4) to the inner corners with a Sigma SS252 (7) brush.
then, with a MAC 242 (8), apply a intense oval shape of MAC Deep Truth Eyeshadow (5) onto the center of the lids and trace it on the outer 2/3 of the lower lashline.
again with MAC 242 brush, apply Chanel Illusion d'Ombre in #85 Myrifique (6) onto the outer V, elongate to a cat eye wing on the outside. trace a bit on the most outer corner along the lower lashline and also along the upper lashline, starting in the center.
blend the outer edges slightly, i used Sigma SS217 brush (9).
then i dabbed a tiny amount of Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy (10) onto my inner corners and pressed on some holographic glitter (11) using a flat shader brush (MakeUpShow Medium Shader H06 (12)
curl lashes, apply mascara (i used Shiseido The Perfect Mascara (14).
line the upper waterline with P2 Perfect Look! Kajal in 010 Black (13).
apply false lashes (15) underneath your natural lashes, use THIS METHOD.