Giorgio Armani Organica Palette, Rouge d'Armani Sheers in #114, #524, #624 and Eyeliners #2, #3, #4 and #6 and ETK Solo #24 from Fade To Grey Fall 2014 Collection, Review, Swatches & FOTD

Right on time for the discussions of 50 Shades of Grey trailer, Armani brings us an alternative, Fade to Grey Collection for Fall 2014. I have to say that I like Armani's version of grey more than way-too -fictional-for-my-taste Christian Grey, but this is another story ;-) And yes just between us (and everyone else on the internet) I confess reading the first novel with a record speed (read a day!) but then hated the time I spent on it and ended up not getting the other two. But maybe that is just me.

Let me go back to the real grey beauty, Organica Universal Eye Shadow Palette which is the star product of Fade to Grey Collection. Maestro knows what we girls want, I don't think there exist many who would let out a happy sigh seeing this one. Without a doubt, this is the prettiest eye shadow duo I own...

Organica Palette is housed in an Armani signature compact and has 5 g/0.177 OZ of product, same as the Belladonna Highlighter from Spring. I have just happened to read my review of the highlighter, I complain about the tiny product and the price. I guess we get used to this and this time I won't complain. Or maybe since this one is an eye product and includes two shades, I find it a bit more bearable. Or maybe because it was my treat on my birthday to myself ;-)

Most of you contemplated if Organica has an overspray. This one has a very thin over spray so the color of the product doesn't change dramatically once it is gone (like... remember the beautiful palettes from last fall?). So it might be that company has heart our complaints and acted to it. The left shade in the palette is a beautiful greyish taupe with lila undertones. This one is more wearable than a silver for many of us because of the slight purple touch. 

The second shade is a mid-toned metallic natural gold which is not too warm nor too yellow. Both shades are very flattering and they have a very complex multi dimensional shimmer which is hard to capture with camera. You can wear them one by one or mix them as I did below. 

I suspect taupe is very close to Chanel Illusion d'Ombre in Illusoire (one of my holy grail eye shadows, love!). If you have any other ideas of comparison/dupes, please leave a comment below and I will prepare a comparison post for Organica Palette.

There are also three Eyes To Kill Solos for Fade to Grey Collection. #01 and #03 are both repromotes and I have already swatched them here with all the other shades. #25 is new and limited. It is a matte off white shade which I like using for blending under the brow bone. I haven't picked it up though since to me its function is very close to MAC Blanc Type, which I already own. #25 is buttery smooth and have a great color pay off.

A new product released with this collection is Eyes To Kill Liner. There are four new metallic shades. I picked up #03 in Mercury Nude, which is very close to the taupe shade in Organica Palette. When worn together, it intensifies the shade around the lashes and makes your eyes look brighter. It would be also nice to try this one with a matte eye shadow all over the lid, similar to the effect of bare lashes (empty eye) and silver adhesive eyeliner that was used at Paris Haute Couture Week by Peter Philips (you can find a nice post about it at Cafe Make-up).

Below you can see my take on Organica Palette and Mercury Nude Eyeliner. I applied the taupe from the palette to the inner and outer third, padded the gold from the palette to the middle of the lid. I used the liner up and down along the lashes. It is hard to see it on the photo but in real life it adds brightness to the whole look. I defined the crease with the taupe from the palette.

There are three lipsticks in Fade To Grey Collection. These are all Rouge d'Armani Sheers but they are much more pigmented than the ones brand released for Spring and Summer. I went with the most safe one as I was running late (and the store was about to close), I picked up Rosewood, which almost always works on my complexion (mauve undertones anyone?). I was like oh no probably #114 would look awful on me (a brownish gold) but looking again to the swatches and considering how much I loved MAC Moody Bloom, it might as well work. I have to try it out tonight :-) #624 is a lovely Fall shade but I am afraid it would be too dupable with my other Armani purples, so I will try to be strong :-)

The Collection also has a blush, Cheek Fabric #503 Daybreak, which is permanent in USA but  as far as I understood it is limited in Europe, since it is listed as such and we didn't have the shade before. #503 is close to #502 but with many subtle shimmer particles. It is lovely but I think I have similar blushes.

Final thoughts: It gets ever better with Armani and it must be always their best collection of the year, Fall! Organica Palette is tiny and expensive but the quality is phenomenal and design is to die for. I also like the idea of metallic neutrals with a twist, even if you don't feel like splurging for these, you can get inspired by the shades. All thumbs up, it must be my favorite Fall Collection released so far.

What do you think about metallics, combination of gold and grey taupe and metallic eye liners? How would you wear a metallic liquid eye liner?