Lancôme is excited to present Midnight Roses, our Fall 2012 Color Collection. Inspired by Trésor Midnight Rose and the majestic hue of purple, the makeup evokes mischievous femininity and glamour.
Color Design Shadow & Liner Palette ($49.00) (Limited Edition)
Violet Magnetique Pinks and lilacs
Le Crayon Kohl Eyeliner ($25.50)
Purple Dusk Purple
Blush Subtil Blush & Highlighter Palette ($42.00)
Rose Flush Matte tan, shimmery rose pink, iridescent pale pink
Framboise Flirt Matte tan, radiant bright pink, iridescent pale pink
What was the first Lancome product you ever tried? Did it pave way for a real romance or did it put you off the brand entirely? What was the first product you purchased? Did you love it? Hate it? Still own it?
my answer: The first product I tried by Lancome was Pixel Pink, which was a lipstick that was part of the Pout-a-Porter series. From there, I tried some of their summer bronzers, which usually have really gorgeous designs on them (my favorite was the Bamboo one). There are definitely products I like by Lancome, but it’s not a brand that I seem to gravitate towards on my own. I feel like I need someone to tell me something is amazing before I’ll check it out.
Share your first time experiences with Lancome in the comments!
This is one of my favorite colors to wear! As someone with a warmer undertone, this type of color is flattering–it brightens, warms up, and looks (fairly) natural on. I can do a quick sweep on the lid, or I can incorporate it with other shades like golds, oranges, reds, and purples.
Lancome Dress-up Teal (401) Liner Design Long Wear Calligraphy Gel Eyeliner
Lancome Dress-up Teal (401) Liner Design Long Wear Calligraphy Gel Eyeliner
Lancome Dress-up Teal (401) Liner Design Long Wear Calligraphy Gel Eyeliner ($24.50 for 0.07 oz.) is described simply as “turquoise.” It’s a very subtly green-tinted blue, less than what I’d envision teal being (which is a perfect–and hard to achieve–balance of blue and green). If you’re familiar with bluer turquoise gem stones, the color is reminiscent of those. There is a faint teal shimmer throughout. Urban Decay Flipside is a little more teal. It looks like it does in the pot, which is fairly blue, but the name says “teal,” so I was a bit disappointed to see it apply as more of a blue hue.
The texture is creamy, smooth, and has a slightly thicker consistency than a lot of other gel eyeliners I’ve come across. I used MAC’s 266 to draw a line across my lid, and it applied evenly, opaquely, and didn’t skip or tug. Lancome states that the formula is long-wearing (up to twelve hours), smudge-proof, and waterproof. After six hours of wear, there was some transfer of the liner to my crease. I also wore on my lower lash line, and it appeared to wear better, but there was some faint smudging and fading after eight hours. I can’t say I cried a river when testing these, so I ran some water over the swatch and blotted lightly with a tissue, and the swatch was still intact and looked fairly good.
It’s packaged in a (mostly) clear glass pot with a shiny black screw-top lid. It contains slightly less product than other popular gel eyeliners (both Bobbi Brown and MAC’s contain 0.10 oz. compared to Lancome’s, which has only 0.07 oz.), which is a bit of a bummer.
The wear was disappointing, and I wasn't expecting Lancome to have issues here. They're such a well-established brand, and gel eyeliners can be found from many brands, so I was totally surprised when this struggled to perform well on wear.
Product
6/10
Pigmentation
10/10
Texture
9/10
Longevity
5/10
Application
4/5
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availability: April 2012 at Lancome locations (though available now @ Neiman Marcus
P.S. — Anyone else feel like they’re seeing a rehash from Lancome Bronze Riviera? The bronzer looks dead-on and the palette seems similar (but hard to say if it’s the same from a promo image).
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