Little Stash of Burberry
Most of
the time, I will keep my brand new make up for at least half a year
before I put my grimy paws on them. Well, except for foundations, which I
tend to use as soon as I buy them, but that's another thing altogether.
I
have this weird first-in-first-out ruling that I stick to staunchly.
Very rarely will I break this rule to try out my brand new purchases.
But
recently, I broke this rule for Burberry Beauty.
I own three of the Sheer Eye Shadows in shades Trench No.02, Rosewood No. 09 and Midnight Plum No. 19. The eye shadows cost $46 each.
Each eye shadow has its own velvet pouch, mirror and a sponge tipped
applicator.
Light Glow in Blossom Blush No.05, $61.
It also comes with a velvet pouch, mirror and a small slated
blush brush.
The velvet pouches, the packaging, the surface of powders
all have the signature Burberry check pattern. The compacts are rather
heavy and both the eye shadow and blush comes with a magnetic closure. One minor complain about the
packaging, is that it can only open until 90 degrees.
Lip Mist in Nude Peach No. 212, $43.
The tube of lipstick is also held shut by magnet. I have not tried this yet.
I also have two mini Lip Mists, both are Copper No.202. I received them as GWPs for my purchases.
♥ ♥ ♥ this shade to death! It is such a pretty color on my lips! It swatches a rust-peachy nude and looks fantastic on my lips. It's a my lips but better/healthy shade.
Unlike the full sized Lip Mist, the minis do not have the magnetic closure.
They are not
the most expensive single make up item I have spent on, but I have
never spent so much on a single blush or mono eye shadow.
But
if you ask me, do I regret buying them? Hmmm... I can't decide. It is
not that they are not worth the money. They are most definitely worth
the hefty price tag, but it is more of how often I will use them.
Light Glow in Blossom is a peachy-coral pink which looks very
flattering on
my cheeks. I love how it adds a very nice warmth and color to my
cheeks. It is currently my favourite to go blush. The only grouse I have
about this blush is the scent, which is too heavy for my liking. But
luckily, the scent does not linger.
Trench Sheer Eye
Shadow is a very multi-functional shade. I love to use it on my brow
bone, the inner corners of my eyes, on my nose bridge and the tops of my
cheeks as subtle highlighting. Very daytime/ OL appropriate. I find
myself reaching for this eye shadow everyday since I bought it on 6 Jul
2012. This is my favourite of all the Burberry items I have bought.
Midnight
Plum is such a beautiful shade, but I just don't see myself fully
utilising it. Since I tend to wear conservative shades like beige,
browns to work. Midnight Plum is a little on the sheer side and best
used with a coloured base beneath. I don't own many purple/plum shades
in my stash, so I am happy to add this little treasure in.
As
for Rosewood... As much as it is a very beautiful shade, I don't like
how the color looks on me... It's just too plain, too dull looking... I
am still trying to find ways to make it work for me.. But so far, my
efforts are fruitless..
I shall finish off this post with the swatches..
From left to right: Lip Mist Copper, Sheer
Eye Shadows, Trench, Rosewood, Midnight
Plum and Light Glow Blossom.
Thanks for reading! Bye~!
Labels: Blush, Burberry Beauty, Eye Make, Haul, Review, Swatches
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