Sneak Peek: YSL Full Metal Shadows Photos & Swatches Sneak Peeks Contains: Affiliate Links, Purchased 4/19/15April 19, 2015 YSL Full Metal ShadowHere’s a sneak peek of YSL Full Metal Shadows ($30.00 for 0.15 fl. oz.), which is a liquid eyeshadow formula available in ten shades. They’re supposed to last 16 hours without creasing, which will be interesting to test for.See more photos & swatches! YSL Full Metal Shadow YSL Full Metal Shadow YSL Full Metal Shadow YSL Full Metal Shadow YSL Grey Splash (01) Full Metal Shadow YSL Grey Splash (01) Full Metal Shadow YSL Eau d’Argent (02) Full Metal Shadow YSL Eau d’Argent (02) Full Metal Shadow YSL Taupe Drop (03) Full Metal Shadow YSL Taupe Drop (03) Full Metal Shadow YSL Onde Sable (04) Full Metal Shadow YSL Onde Sable (04) Full Metal Shadow YSL Steamy Coral (05) Full Metal Shadow YSL Steamy Coral (05) Full Metal Shadow YSL Steamy Coral (05) Full Metal Shadowk YSL Pink Cascade (05) Full Metal Shadow YSL Pink Cascade (05) Full Metal Shadow YSL Aquatic Copper (07) Full Metal Shadow YSL Aquatic Copper (07) Full Metal Shadow YSL Dewy Gold (08) Full Metal Shadow YSL Dewy Gold (08) Full Metal Shadow YSL Misty Green (09) Full Metal Shadow YSL Misty Green (09) Full Metal Shadow YSL Wet Blue (10) Full Metal Shadow YSL Wet Blue (10) Full Metal Shadow
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It will be very, very interesting, I think.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Here’s hoping they’ll wear better.
EmThe green and blue seem very dated to me — like, I swear I had Wet ‘n’ Wild versions of those particular colors in a swirl tube in the early 2000s. They’re, mmm, too metallic and mid-saturated to be on trend? They’re not saturated/deep/rich/jewel toned enough?As a matter of pure formulation, the first two look awful. The pinks/corals/coppers look solid, but dupable. The only plus I see here is that they’re $30 for a tiny bottle (hooray, easier impulse buys) as opposed to $60 for a bigger size.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I was really hoping these would be very similar to Armani’s Eye Tints, which are $38 a pop – even $30 a pop is easier to stomach than $38, IMO! But we’ll see.
tiruritThe taupe and the pink stand out for me.Don’t I have a gazillion shades like these? Yes I do! But wouldn’t it be fun to play with this texture?
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It is an interesting texture to use!
Nicole Light-Medium, Yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I have been so waiting for these! I really will be interested to see how they stack up against the Armani eye tints!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Have you tried them yet, Nicole?
NicoleI have some of the Armani eye tints.But none of these.TheYSL SA actually sold me the Armani eye tints is the funny thing,lol. He didn’t even mention these. But,then again I didn’t ask. I was hoping you would review them. Yay! you are! 🙂
ChristinePossibly they didn’t come out yet. They were exclusive to Nordstrom first, and Neiman Marcus just put ’em up online maybe a week ago!
NicoleI bought my Armani eye tints in store at Nordstrom form the YSL SA. I bought them in 2 rounds. But, both times he helped me. The first time, the YSL ones were not on display, But, I remember seeing your promo pic ( I forget what you call it). The second time, they were on the counter. I pretty much told him I wanted to look at the Armani. But, he didn’t even try to suggest the YSL ones. He did say he hoped for more shades in the Armani formula,lol!
BettyI just love this type of eye shadow, the eye make lasts all day long. I bought a couple from buppa and I cant live without them. The problem is that where I live (Cairo) you cant find anything, it’s soooooooooo frustrating. 🙁
AlisonWill be interested to see what you think. I got it. It’s gorgeous. It has a pinky iridescence and is a true neutral. I swatched it against the GA Shadow today which is similar but cooler. No problems with the formula, whereas the white one which I was also interested in, was patchy.
Divya Medium-Tan, Yellow undertones. Normal-to-Oily skin. »Some of these clearly swatch very badly! Although +100 to YSL for packaging! They can make anything attractive with that gold seriously!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Swatches were disappointing for sure, but let’s hope they perform better on!
Erin Fairest, Neutral undertones. Combination skin. »Taupe looks nice but they look too sheer otherwise.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It did swatch better than the rest!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »That’ll be hard to do, I think!
EmmaI think if I was interested in a formula like this, I’d definitely steer toward the Armani tints. Better performing and more modern/innovative colors. At this price point, I expect the best.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I was surprised that these didn’t swatch more similarly, since they’re both owned by the same parent.
Katherine T.OMG, my jaw just hit the keyboard! The taupe and blue are stunning, exactly what I’ve been looking for! Not too dark, not too warm, would be great to use alone or as a base. I already own 4 of the Armani Eye Tints (good for oily lids like mine), but they didn’t have these colors. I really hope these perform well.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I’m hoping they may perform better, but I’m not… immediately enthused.
Lulle Light, Yellow, slight yellow undertones. Combination skin. »The performance seems very inconsistent, with a lot of variation in coverage/sheerness depending on the shade. I always find it annoying when a brand comes up with a new formula that’s wildly different for each shade… Only the Taupe and Pink look like they would be worth considering here, but I think they should be easily dupable (maybe not in a cream form).
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »They seemed to have a similar issue that I encountered with Giorgio Armani’s Eye Tints in that some were more watery or pulled out less product, which resulted in the sheerness seen, but it was more prevalent with YSLs.
VeronicaAll I care about is the Taupe, and it seems to pass the in total swatch test. DON’T RUIN MY TAUPE DREAMS, YSL.
Rachel R.Misty Green is beautiful. I really like the taupe, too. (Your fault, Christine, you’re turning me into a taupe lover with some of these beauties. I guess I need to go really high end for my taupes. 😉 )Most of these, though, don’t look to hot swatched.
Ankita Medium, Neutral undertones. Combination skin. »I really like the look of Misty Green. Quite surprising because I’m always more drawn to neutrals generally 🙂
Kesha Tan Oily skin. »I have to mimic the sentiment that the swatches disappoint so far. Hopefully they perform better than the swatches look. A lot of them are dupeable but the texture is what sparks my interest.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »These definitely have a more metallic/frosted (textured) look compared to the Giorgio Armani ones.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »So far, the Armani ones are working better for me, and I really am surprised 🙁 The formulas are almost the same.
Genevieve Fairest, Pink undertones. Dry skin. »Love some of the colours – blue, green, silvers – but the pigmentation? Hmmmm
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »One definitely needs to use a brush for these, I think.
Lindsey Fairest, Pink, moderately pink undertones. Combination skin. »Do you think the companies got together and are a bet who could make the best type of liquid eyeshadow? lol.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »LOL! Well, in this case, L’Oreal owns both brands, and Giorgio Armani has often seemed to be first to market such-and-such new formula (think Eyes to Kill Intenses or even their Maestro foundation) that often trickles down through their family of brands (YSL and L’Oreal, most notably).
Carly Light-Medium, Neutral undertones. Normal-to-Oily skin. »I know it’s such a dupe-able color -But i love the look of Taupe Drop! It seems to have such an intriguing shimmer/undertone ..
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »There are a lot of liquid (or even cream) options, so maybe that makes it less dupable in at least one sense!
Helene Fair, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Combination skin. »It seems a very saft collection, I think. I do like the look of the taupe and the coral ones, but I’ll not rush to the YSL counter for this. It will be interesting to see ther reviews.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It definitely will be interesting!
Taylor Fair, Neutral, slight pink undertones. Normal-to-Oily skin. »For $30 I would have expected better pigmentation and opacity. Maybe they’ll wear different on the lid? IMO, would rather have a Maybelline Color Tattoo – much more product and those don’t budge!
