YSL for Fall 2009 Collection – Midnight 5 Colour Harmony Eyes Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

YSL Fall 2009 Collection Sneak Peek – Part 2

YSL for Fall 2009 also features two new 5 Colour Harmony for Eyes Palettes in Bronze Gold and Midnight ($56.00 each). I was able to check out Midnight, which is a stunning selection of silver/gray matched with a bright pop of slightly cool-toned silver flecked pink and a smoky shade of plummy purple. There are a bright silver, a grayish silver, and a matte black eyeshadows also included in the palette. All of the eyeshadows are housed in a “gold” palette with traditional YSL branding. I love the packaging, because I feel like it seems more elegant than traditional plastic packaging, though it does attract fingerprints like crazy!

Check out the swatches

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29 Responses to “YSL for Fall 2009 Collection – Midnight 5 Colour Harmony Eyes Palette Review, Photos, Swatches”

  1. Natalie

    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    This is different than what I expected (hence your swatches are really helpful Christine!! ).. So the promo model was wearing something else on her eyes?

    • Christine

      Monday, June 29, 2009

      Happy to help :)

      I’m not entirely sure what they did for the look. :/

  2. JennXOXO

    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    So pretty!

    • Christine

      Monday, June 29, 2009

      I love the mix of shades!

  3. Anitacska

    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    Likey! :)

    • Christine

      Monday, June 29, 2009

      Enough to buy?

  4. Jennifer

    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    Not much to these shadows :( They look so vibrant in the picture but from the swatch you can tell that there’s not much pigmentation and for $56…. I know it’s YSL and the packaging is pretty but not $56 worth.

    • hi

      Wednesday, June 24, 2009

      I agree! I was hoping that the purple would be this rich, shimmering dark plum shade (almost like MAC Nocturnelle and MAC Shadowy Lady had a baby!), but it just looks like matte, half pigmented gray-brown-plum in the swatches. :( Everything else has the correct color but they apply too sheerly for me to shell out 56 bucks on this!

    • Cassykins

      Wednesday, June 24, 2009

      Agreed! I think the black looks ok, but there are so many good black shadows out there without having to shell out $50-something for a pallet with 4 other lackluster shadows…

      • Christine

        Monday, June 29, 2009

        I definitely wouldn’t advocate buying it for just one shadow!

    • Christine

      Monday, June 29, 2009

      I always find that matte-r shadows go on softer, usually, and all you need is a base to remedy that, which is a must no matter what look I do!

  5. Jessie

    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    Hmm! This does not look like the eyeshadows in the promo image, and neither does Bronze Gold look like it. So what is she wearing?

    • AbbyL

      Sunday, June 28, 2009

      I’d guess one of the colors she’s got is the green from the Anise Green/Plum Duo Eyeshadow….

    • Christine

      Monday, June 29, 2009

      I’m not sure!

  6. jojoba

    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    OK I am sold!

  7. kirsty

    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    looking at the promo and then at the palette, I’m guessing the light blue is the lid colour, whilst the liner is a mixture of the black and the blue-grey? How did they get them to show up so bold on the model when they’re clearly very sheer? Has anybody figured out good dupe shades for these?

  8. Vitória

    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    What the shit? These colors look nothing like the promo pics. On the model, they’re quite green, and these look just… plain silver. And not pigmented AT ALL!

    • Natalie

      Wednesday, June 24, 2009

      That’s what I thought too, hence my earlier comment. I thought the model was wearing teal on her eyes somehow. Also the previous sneak peak showed the purple was actually purple, not plum.. Very disappointing.

    • Christine

      Monday, June 29, 2009

      :(

  9. Wilcoa

    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    This is really disappointing. The colors look so vibrant in the pan, but nothing like the swatches, they’re dull and not so pigmented.

    • Christine

      Monday, June 29, 2009

      Maybe I will try doing swatches with a base :)

  10. Pretty Betty

    Monday, July 20, 2009

    Hey there, any idea if the YSL midnight would be sold in Singapore? And if yes, when do you think it would be available?

    • Christine

      Monday, July 27, 2009

      I think so — probably September.