I just received my order from Burberry and I thought I would make a few pictures and take some swatches for those of you who are wondering how the eye shadow quads swatch. As always I will be doing looks with these soon. Since I haven't used them yet, my thoughts below are just first impressions.
There are two color focus of Burberry's Bloomsbury Girls Collection for Fall 2014. Each look has one eye shadow palette and three nail polishes which I will also introduce during the upcoming days. The blush for both of the looks is a repromote from their permanent line called Earthy. The first color focus has natural and plummy tones combined in a satin and matte palette called Blush Nude. This is combined with golden, dark red and dark plum nail polishes. The second look is for the blue lovers, with eye shadow palette called Slate Blue and three dark blue and green nail polishes.
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| Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #12 Nude Blush (left) and #20 Slate Blue (right) |
When I first opened Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #12 Nude Blush compact, I thought, oh, they combined two palettes. It is like two beige/gold shades from another palette combined with plum and a dark eggplant from another. I always complain about the palettes being too monochromatic, so I was more than happy to see that this one was not. Once I swatched it, I sighed happily, the balance of warm and cool shades, mattes and satin or shimmers is as good as it can get. The textures are creamy, soft and the eye shadows are pigmented. I was a little careful since the green palette from Spring lacked a bit of pigment in my book but this time around they nailed it.
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| Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #12 Nude Blush |
Oh Nude Blush, such a pretty name, such a pretty combination
Top right: A light to mid toned beige with natural undertones and satin to matte finish.
Middle right: A mid-toned shimmery bronze copper. I love this shade, it is shimmery but not frosty, it is also not very light so I will definitely use it as an all over color. I can see this one working on its own too.
Middle left: Mid-toned mauve with matte finish. This one has a slight duo-chromatic feel with a hidden shimmer, so lovely.
Bottom left: Deep eggplant with satin finish and gorgeous pinkish shimmer which is not over the top. Another lovely shade, I think I love all the shades in here.
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| Close-up: Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #12 Nude Blush |
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| Swatch (studio lighting): Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #12 Nude Blush |
I was contemplating about only getting Blush Nude because I couldn't come along with the blue palettes I purchased lately, including Dior Carre Bleu and YSL Lumieres Majorelle. Then I remembered trying to get hold of Burberry Pink Palette after skipping it in Spring and I didn't want to run after any palettes at the moment, so decided to order this one too. I am not sure I have done right though...
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| Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #20 Slate Blue |
As opposed to Nude Blush, Slate Blue is more of a ton-sur-ton palette with tones of blue. The blues are different but, well, they are all blues. When I see this, I always wonder, why not throwing in an interesting shade, a yellow or a brown, beige, or maybe a pink? That would make Slate Blue much more interesting and would avoid two shades being almost the same...
Top right: Very light grey blue with matte to satin finish
Middle right: Mid-toned blue with satin finish
Middle left: A very deep black with blue shimmers, which makes it look like the deepest blue ever.
Bottom left: A deep indigo blue with shimmery finish.
As you see blue and indigo blue are rather close and I believe they wouldn't look so different on the lids but I have to try and see. For the time being, I am a little skeptical about Slate Blue.
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| Close-up: Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #20 Slate Blue |
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| Swatch (studio lighting): Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #20 Slate Blue |
Here is one more shot of two new Burberry palettes. I don't have information about if they will be permanent or limited but I haven't seen anything selling out and not restocking from Burberry. Spring Quads which sold out at first are both available now and when I asked SA said they are permanent. I also believe these two may similarly become permanent. I hope they keep Nude Blush in their line because it looks so amazing.
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| Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #12 Nude Blush (left) and #20 Slate Blue (right) |
Final thoughts: My first impressions, Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #12 Nude Blush is love at first sight, #20 Slate Blue is rather disappointment but I have yet to try them on the eyes and let you know.
Are you eyeing any of them?