Every season there's one makeup collection that stands out among all the other pretties. It's always a combination of gorgeous packaging, unique colors and impeccable quality. It's no big secret that I've been feeling a bit "meh" about many of the holiday collections this year, but finally there's something truly exciting: Clarins Barocco collection.
The packaging alone is outstanding- golden compacts and tubes with a beautiful black floral decoration. They're very gift-worthy and would look impressive on every dresser. The colors themselves are lovely and have a broad appeal, especially this eye shadow trio.
Clarins Barocco palette includes three colors. Two are sparkly with a metallic finish- a medium gold and the balck/gold marbled eye shadow that changes with the light. It looks like anything from khaki to brass and is one of the prettiest shades in my current rotation. the black is a soft matte and makes a beautiful liner that can be easily smoked or deepened. Used together, it's a glorious evening/holiday look, but I've been playing with just the liner and the tiniest amount of the marbled shadow and successfully brought it down to an acceptable daytime level- just a hint of shine on the lid blended into a beige base.
The texture of the Barocco eye shadows is soft and luxurious. I've tested them with a variety of primers and brushes- so far everything works. I'm fully enamored with this trio because it's as nice to use as it is to look at it. Taking the photos was also fun, except for the ridiculously bad lighting we've had for days. What you see was photographed in artificial light, mostly without flash, which accounts for the sub-par swatches. Karen from Makeup & Beauty Blog has a far better swatch of this one and also the rest of Clarins Barocco collection, so I recommend some drooling on her page.
Bottom Line: Festive in the best sense of the word.
Clarins Barocco Eyeshadow Trio ($40) is available from Nordstrom, online and in store. The press sample was sent by the company for my consideration.
All photos are mine with the help of Sophie.
Hi Gaia,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link love! Your pictures are gorgeous, and so is your cat. I have a crush on her.
Happy Tuesday,
Karen
Kitteh!!
ReplyDeleteOk, now that that's out of the way...
I've been dreaming of the entire Barocco collection since I first saw it in magazines, and I'm happy you swatched them here. The only color I could do without here is the black, since I think black looks too harsh on me. I would probably line with brown w/ gold flecks. In any case, this is truly a fantastic collection and I cannot wait to try it.
Thanks, Karen, from me and from Sophie. Smooches to Tabs!
ReplyDeleteCarrie, Black can be too harsh even on me. This is a soft one, so I wear it easily, but I definitely see why many would prefer a brown liner.
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