Estee Lauder x Victoria Beckham Saphir Orange Vif Eye Duo Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:00:00 +0000

Saphir Orange Vif

Estee Lauder Saphir Orange Vif Victoria Beckham Eye Duo ($60.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a bold duo featuring a deep navy blue and a brighter, medium orange both with more matte finish. They appeared quite matte in the pan and swatched, but there were very, very fine micro-sparkles in Saphir and quite possibly Orange Vif but was so hard to detect by eye–I only saw the flecks really come through in the look I did. For the price point, they aren’t high enough quality; they are trickier to use, and the two together do not blend together particularly well as Saphir gets patchy as it layers over Orange Vif. There are only two shades, so shouldn’t the two blend nicely together?

The duo contains a bit less than the average full-sized eyeshadow (0.05 oz. and these are 0.03 oz. each), despite the compact being more substantial in size. I also had to be careful as the mirror was so heavy that the palette would not stay flat on the table unless I had the mirror angled slightly over the eyeshadow pans to keep it from tipping.

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ColourPop You Got It (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
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ColourPop Merryweather (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Inglot #321 (P, $6.00) is darker (95% similar).

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Ingredients

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A Deep Navy & Orange Eye (That Goes Wrong)

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Saphir Orange Vif

LELimited Edition. $60.00.

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

6.5

Texture

Longevity

3.5

Application

74%

Total

Saphir

Saphir is a muted, deep navy blue with cool undertones and a matte finish. There were very faint, micro-sparkles in the powder that were visible in a macro photograph but less so in person, though it did not look truly matte either–almost semi-matte to satin. The consistency was rather stiff, which made it more difficult to pick up with a brush, blend out, and apply–it was best applied patted and packed on and then using a clean, separate brush to blend out the edges. The edges of this shade turned darker and appeared patchy as I tried to blend it with other shades.

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Inglot #321 (P, $6.00) is darker (95% similar).
bareMinerals Maven (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Merryweather (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Guerlain Beaugrenelle #5 (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Tarte Inked (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Switch Me On (LE, $20.00) is darker (90% similar).
Tarte Midnight Kiss (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
Giorgio Armani #02 (P, $32.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
NABLA Cosmetics Zodiac (PiP, $8.00) is darker (90% similar).
Inglot #389 (P, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).

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A Deep Navy & Orange Eye (That Goes Wrong)

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Saphir

LELimited Edition.

D-

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

2.5

Application

60%

Total

Orange Vif

Orange Vif is a rich, medium-dark orange with a matte finish. It had excellent pigmentation, though the texture was on the powdery side so there was powder that kicked up in the pan and some fallout during application if I wasn’t careful. The color darkened slightly over time, but it wasn’t overly noticeable–more that it wasn’t as vibrant on as it appeared in the pan. It wore well for seven hours before turning patchy.