Are they macarons, or are they eyeshadows? Well, that depends. The baked beauties in Laura Mercier’s new Baked Eye Colour Palette ($48) just might be a bit of both.
Like macarons, they make me smile. 🙂 All five of the shimmery shadows in brown, bronze, beige, pink and purple deposit very little fallout on my cheeks, and I love the glowing, wide-awake look their punchy pigments bestow upon my eyes.
The palette, a holiday release, also comes with a time-saving surprise — a dual-tipped brush with a flat eyeshadow brush on one end and a dense, pointed cream shadow brush on the other. I’ve tried the shades both wet and dry with the flat shadow brush and got some fast, fresh looks, and because the shadows adhere to my lids so well, I didn’t have to spend any extra time cleaning up fallout on my cheeks.
Wearing Buxom True Hue Blush in Breathless on my cheeks
If you like punchy pigments with minimal fallout and quick, shimmery eye looks, the new Baked Eye Colour Palette just might be worth your time.
PRICE: $48
AVAILABILITY: Available now at Laura Mercier counters and also online
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: A
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Kate Williamson says
December 22nd, 2011 at 9:07 pmWhat have you been doing to your eyebrows lately? They look so awesome. Jealous!
Karen says
December 22nd, 2011 at 9:14 pmAww, thanks Kate. I’ve been using my usual MAC Concrete Eyeshadow and 266 brush… just doing a stronger, heavier brow. 🙂
Rainy Days & Lattes says
December 22nd, 2011 at 9:45 pmAh, I love these palettes!!!!!! =)
Karen says
December 22nd, 2011 at 10:00 pmMe too! Laura’s been doing some really pretty ones lately.
Happy holidays! 🙂
Margaret says
December 23rd, 2011 at 12:18 amGosh you wouldn’t even need to apply these wet, they look gorgeous dry. But I guess they do have that oomph when applied wet. This palette is amazing !
peach_ says
December 23rd, 2011 at 1:13 amWow, very beautiful look! Your skin looks *flawless*
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smita says
December 23rd, 2011 at 1:36 amyes ,the shades are really beatyful…i want to use them on 31st night party.
Vonvon says
December 23rd, 2011 at 3:14 amWhen they are used wet, they are really wow! I have seen this palette around, perhaps one of the places might put it up on sale after Christmas! 😉
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Sunny says
December 23rd, 2011 at 5:27 amThis palette is GORGEOUS! And I really love your hair!!!
Chris25 says
December 23rd, 2011 at 5:28 amI love the brown and copper shades in this! Speaking of macaroons, should I go get some? I bought eggnog, maybe that’s enough for me? It IS the holidays after all, so do I get a pass? 😛
Kelly says
December 23rd, 2011 at 8:08 amThese colors are gorgeous. To apply them wet did you just dampen your brush? Did it ruin or change the eyeshadow in the pan when used wet?
DalaLuz says
December 24th, 2011 at 6:24 amVery pretty! I love baked eyeshadows 🙂
Augusta says
December 24th, 2011 at 8:41 amWow these shadows look so amazing on you!
Hazel says
December 24th, 2011 at 11:32 amI hella love that! I’ve never tried baked eyeshadowd before. looks so polished and pretty~
Rachel Blaufeld says
January 3rd, 2012 at 11:32 amooooh – this looks marvelous — I need it!
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