Just in time for the holidays, Clarins Odyssey Collection for Holiday 2012 is majestic, radiant and luminous. The festive makeup collection features matte and metallic tones in irresistible jewel-like compacts that allow your inner goddess to shine bright this holiday season!
Odyssey Face Palette ($55.00) (Limited Edition)
A silky-smooth lightweight powder that adapts to all skin tones and enhances the skin’s natural beauty. A touch of ultra-fine pearl decorates the Odyssey medallion to subtly illuminate the face and décolleté for the holidays.
Eye Quartet Mineral Palette ($40.00) (Limited Edition)
Bronze, beige and taupe eye colours can be blended or layered to create warm, glowing eyes. The creamy, golden bronze highlighter can be applied wet to enliven the eyes with sparkly shine.
Gloss Prodige in Chocolate ($20.00)
A pure, intense warm color dresses lips in a glossy finish. Lips appear smoother and fuller from the Suprashine Colour Complex.
Instant Definition Mascara ($24.00)
The exclusive, patented dual tip brush defines lashes from corner to corner.
On eyes: Urban Decay Echo Beach Eyeshadow, Urban Decay Nevermind Eyeshadow, Urban Decay Jagged Eyeshadow, Urban Decay Anonymous Eyeshadow, Tarina Tarantino Ammunition Eyeliner, Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Intense Waterproof Mascara. On face: Make Up For Ever HD (125), Guerlain Les Voilettes (03), Bobbi Brown Pink Rose Blush. On lips: Giorgio Armani #111 Rouge d’Armani Lipstick.
Gloss Prodige is supposed to have “intense color, mirror-like shine, and long-lasting hold.” It has nearly opaque color coverage with some lingering translucency, but it covers very well and–more importantly–evenly. The texture isn’t too thick or too thin, and it feels lightweight on. It has a high gloss shine, and while not a gloss I’d describe as particularly sticky, there is some mild tackiness after an hour or two. Grenadine lasted five hours on me. It has a sweet, fruity scent–almost like a watermelon Sour Patch Kid, there’s a tanginess to it–but it’s a stronger scent. It’s lightly hydrating and comfortable to wear, but I did notice the texture of the sparkle after the gloss wore away–no traveling, though.
It wears and applies well, and it's not always easy to do that with an opaque gloss. The high-shine finish and glossiness makes lips look more voluminous as well!
Product
9.5/10
Pigmentation
10/10
Texture
9.5/10
Longevity
9/10
Application
4.5/5
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A compact comprised of luminous, ultrafine powders for an evenly matte yet radiant complexion or a natural pink glow.
Ombre Minerale Eyeshadow
Pure, lasting eyeshadows shade, define, highlight and line in the season’s most fashionable colors. Glide on wet for high-intensity color or apply dry for a subtle finish. The ultra-soft, mineral formula blends easily, won’t crease, fade or settle into fine lines. Available in 16 matte, satin and pearlized finishes.
Aubergine
Auburn
Black Sparkle
Dark Chocolate
Golden Rose
Lavender Tea
Lingerie
Nude
Petal
Platinum
Silver Green
Slate Blue
Taupe
Tea Rose
Vibrant Violet
White Sparkle
3 Dot Liquid Liner ($26.00) (Limited Edition)
A new generation liquid liner. Dab the three-pronged tip against the lash line for a precise line every time.
Clarins Enchanted Summer Color Quartet & Liner Palette
Clarins Enchanted Summer Color Quartet & Liner Palette
Clarins Enchanted Summer Color Quartet & Liner Palette ($40.00 for 0.17 oz.) contains four eyeshadows and one eyeliner shade. Each eyeshadow has a subtle design on top, which does disappear with the first use. There are two dual-ended sponge-tipped applicators. The entire palette is encased in a “gold” plastic compact–it looks more luxe than it feels as a result. There is a full-sized mirror on the interior.
The first shade is a warm gold with strong orange tones and a metallic sheen. It had pretty good color payoff, and it applied very smoothly. Giorgio Armani #1 has a similar gold in the palette, though it doesn’t have as smooth of a finish. Dior Couture Gold is lighter. Bare Escentuals Golden Iris is darker, more orange.
Next to the gold shade is a violet purple with subtle red undertones and a blue-violet iridescence. It had decent pigmentation, but it was a little dry in texture. Make Up For Ever #26 has a stronger pink-red base. Tarina Tarantino Violet Storm is similar but doesn’t have any iridescence. MAC Violet is less pink-toned. Wet ‘n’ Wild Dancing in the Clouds is sheerer and less pink-toned.
The third eyeshadow is a warm, medium-dark bronze brown with orange and gold shimmer. This shade had excellent pigmentation and applied very smoothly. I thought this was the best performer in the palette. Buxom Golden Retriever was the closest shade, but it’s not quite as warm/golden. Urban Decay Baked isn’t as dark or as brown–it’s warmer/more golden!
To finish off the eyeshadows, the final shade is a pale silvery white shade–it looks warmer, almost peach/champagne in the pan, but it looks silver/white when swatched. It was very sheer, and it was mostly sparkle rather than a solid color; the texture reflected both things, as it wasn’t as smooth, and it was very prone to fall out both during application and later, as the day wore on. Chanel Fantasme is similar but more silver. Dolce & Gabbana Jewels is similar in color but has a less sparkly finish.
A deep, dark chocolate brown with gold and ruby shimmer eyeliner completes the palette; it’s essentially cream/gel eyeliner. The base color reminded me of CoverGirl Brown, which has a shimmer-free finish, while the overall color was closer to Urban Decay Corrupt. It applied only so-so–I really had to go over it a few times to build up the color.
I wasn’t thrilled with this palette, because the color payoff of all of the shades except the darker brown were just decent to good but not excellent. I had a lot of fall out with the sparkly silver/white shade–it just didn’t want to stick around; there were tons of little sparkles underneath my eye and on my cheeks after a few hours of wearing the palette. The eyeliner smudged and migrated within four hours, which was another let-down. The whole palette wore about six hours without creasing, but it was a little faded at that point, and then I had some creasing after eight hours, along with additional fading.
The wear was disappointing, along with the overall color payoff and feel/texture of the shades in the palette. I think the color combination was really pretty and perfect for summer, but the execution could have been significantly better.
Product
7/10
Pigmentation
7.5/10
Texture
8.5/10
Longevity
5/10
Application
3.5/5
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Clarins Instant Smooth Crystal Lip Balm offers the magical combination of crystalline transparent color and the comfort and repairing action of a balm. It glides on beautifully in four limited edition shades.
The Clarins Enchanted Summer Palette features four luminous eye shadows in a powder motif inspired by exotic travels, plus a pearlized-brown eyeliner for a truly intense look.
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