Per usual, the packaging and presentation of the items was lovely. Le Métier de Beauté definitely knows how to make a visual impact with it's stark yet elegant black boxes, and the whimsical hand written notes signed by the company founders continue to lend a pleasing personal touch. New this month were enclosed product cards with suggestions on how to use the creme shadows.
The shadows themselves are generously sized and in the classic colors of champagne pink and a smoky black. Just by looking at the shadows in the containers I noted that the formulation looked quite creamy and emollient, which also raised my suspicions that these would crease on me like crazy. However, the card said they were long-wearing, waterproof, and resistant to settling into creases, so I held on to hope.
Heavily swatched |
Within a couple of hours Starry Night was beginning to transfer to my upper lid, always a hazard with hooded eyes. I could also begin to tell some degradation with Champagne Shimmer, although it was less evident.
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Okay. Hmm. Well, I guess that works for fashion shoots and I'm betting a makeup artist could do some amazing looks with these, but I usually need to look somewhat put together as opposed to undone, so it doesn't work for me. Fortunately, Champagne Shimmer does work nicely as an upper cheek bone highlighter, and I've been using it for that. Some people have also experienced better wear with the creme shadows than I did, so it may boil down to skin chemistry and application method.
While these were not a success for me, I'm still completely psyched about receiving a box from Le Métier de Beauté each month. I admit it, I'm a bit hooked. I would like some wearable makeup as opposed to items meant for editorial looks, but that's just me :-)
That's too bad the lasting power isn't great, but this subscription box is probably the most luxurious one out there!
ReplyDeleteIt really is! The brush and eyeliner they sent last month have become staples for me :-)
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