Today an eye quad made me nervous. And hungry. For turkey?
The Givenchy Le Prisme Eye Quad in Candide Garden($56), the lone quad in the new Givenchy Naivement Couture Collection for Spring/Summer, made me a little nervous because of how sheer the colors looked swatched on the back of my hand. I tried not to write too much into it before getting them on my lids, but before I could talk myself down, a word popped into my head that worried me even more: Thanksgiving! That’s what the orange, yellow and brown shades reminded me of, and I contemplated putting the quad down right there…
Don’t get me wrong — I love the holiday. In fact I’ve always been a fan. I’m down with the colors of the harvest and falling leaves and those cute cartoon turkeys, too, but was I ready to wear those shades on my lids? In March?
Apparently, I was. 🙂 And I’m so glad. This wee little quad with its four powder shadows is actually pretty darn good (if not great, except for the price).
Yes, it takes three or four layers for the colors to really come into their own, but once I got them on my eyes, the shimmery brown, orange, gold and matte peach shades didn’t make me feel like Thanksgiving at all. I was too taken with them to think of turkey anymore.
I was surprised that despite my applying multiple layers, the shadows didn’t exhibit fallout beneath my eyes, and they also blended like a dream along the way (I used my MAC 217).
In these pics I’m wearing the darker orange shade on my outer lids, the gold on my inner lids, the peach along my brow bone and the brown shade along my lash and waterlines. All told, the eye portion of the look only took about 10-15 minutes to do.
First four swatches: Le Prisme Eyes in Candide Garden ($56); swatch on far right: Phenomen’Eyes Mascara in Black ($29.50), also from the Naivement Couture Collection
Additional makeup worn in this look: Dolce & Gabbana Volumized Lashes Mascara and Chanel Le Sourcil de Chanel on eyes; Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Sea Star Bronzing Blush on cheeks; and Givenchy Rouge Interdit Lipstick in Candide Tangerine on lips
Candide Garden is one spendy product, and while I wouldn’t have minded more pigment for the price, I still think it’s a good example of a luxury product done right. The shadows blend easily, stay put all day long, and don’t look heavy on my lids. If you already miss Thanksgiving and don’t mind a splurge, this could be your next quad.
PRICE: $56 (!)
AVAILABILITY: Available now at Sephora stores and also online
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: B+
What happened to hump day?
I can’t believe we’re already closer to Friday than Monday. What’s up with that? I wish I could say I did something thrilling today, but the most exciting parts of my day were the few miles I ran on the treadmill and the mini-cupcakes I ate when I was done.
Hope you had a great day. Talk to you soon. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. It’s time to get your art on, Clarins fans. Enter the Clarins Behind the Vanity Facebook photo contest for a chance to win a year’s supply of products from Clarins.
The rules are kinda neat. Just arrange the toiletries in your beauty cabinet into something kinda artistic — like a heart, a shape or maybe something abstract — and take a snapshot. Submit your pièce de résistance on the Clarins Facebook page for your chance to win. Voters will select the picture they like best.
The contest starts today and ends on March 30, 2011. Good luck!
Sarah says
March 9th, 2011 at 9:42 pmOh Karen, these colors look sooo pretty. They remind me of tropical fruits for some reason…bit of papaya, bit of mango 🙂 Looks great against your complexion.
Karen says
March 9th, 2011 at 9:57 pmHi Sarah,
You’re so right — it does have a yummy fruit salad vibe. Now I’m hungry for papaya and starfruit. 🙂
Vijaya says
March 9th, 2011 at 10:07 pmSo pretty! I think I’ve reconsidered not wanting this. The eye makeup you did make me think of the tropics, and the yellow looks a bit brighter on you than it looks like it would be in-pan.
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Kaelin Chan says
March 9th, 2011 at 10:11 pmOoh how I do miss Thanksgiving. Just this past one I flew out to Hong Kong to see my extended family. The colors look stunning, I’m definitely considering getting this for my mum’s birthday. It looks just like her cup of tea.
BeautyMaven says
March 9th, 2011 at 10:12 pmI have to admit I’d been skeptical of orange for eyes, but ever since seeing the color on the models in the Derek Lam show I’ve been curious!! These colors look lovely on you! I tried a shade from my e.l.f. palette, and the orange looks surprisingly flattering with green eyes. Who knew?
I also love your orange lipstick post a few back~ my next makeup purchase will definitely be a fun orange lippy. Thanks for the great review and awesome pics! =D
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Antonia at Swedish Love Affair says
March 9th, 2011 at 10:21 pmOrange for eyes is everywhere now!
JJ says
March 9th, 2011 at 10:35 pmGorgeous makeup! You look great!
gio says
March 10th, 2011 at 1:20 amThese colors look very pretty but I wish they were moe pigmented, especially considered the price.
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Lulle says
March 10th, 2011 at 1:28 amI swatched this quad last time I went to the store, because I loved the colors in the pan, but I found them really not pigmented enough, especially when you considered the price…
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Eva says
March 10th, 2011 at 2:04 amit looks wonderful on you!
karo says
March 10th, 2011 at 3:02 amje t´aime Givenchy!
These colors are very pretty!
Your earrings are soooooo cool! 🙂 I like it so much!
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Paintthetownscarlet.wordpress.com says
March 10th, 2011 at 3:13 amBeautiful peachy colours in time for Spring!
miléna says
March 10th, 2011 at 3:46 amIt’s gorgeous on you!!! Not sure it would suit any skintype though =)
miléna says
March 10th, 2011 at 3:47 amI meant “every” of course, scusi, not very native speaker here =)
Kim says
March 10th, 2011 at 4:29 amOh, Karen. You know how desperately I wanted this from the promo pic and now that your review is so good, I don’t know how I’m ever going to resist!!! Even looking away isn’t helping! 🙂 I’m going to try some deep breathing exercises and hope that my age-challenged memory will forget about it. Not likely, though.
Btw, you are SO winning that Clarins contest. I forgot to mention how much I loved your Benefit powder pic the other day – you always have the best artistic product photos. You definitely have to include Tabs; it’ll be a shoo-in. 🙂
Kim says
March 10th, 2011 at 4:46 amSorry, it was the Benefit shadow pic that I loved (the powder was nice too, of course). 🙂
Camikatze says
March 10th, 2011 at 4:53 ambtw did i say, hoooow preeetty you look today, your skin is amazing, and that glow of yours is to die for…makes me want to take holidays 😀
Camikatze says
March 10th, 2011 at 5:01 amfirst comment didnt show up :/ (stupid internet)
thanks for the review, Karen. These colors look amazing on you 🙂
I was looking for shadows which arent too pigmented, but still good enough (and not irregular as matte shadows tend to be sometimes), to blend nicely and stay all day long.
I guess i will have a look on that palette, can’t wait until it get released over here too 🙂
Karen says
March 10th, 2011 at 6:56 pmYou’ll probably really like this palette, then. It’s sheer, but you can still see it when you do just one layer (hope that makes sense!).
Karen says
March 10th, 2011 at 6:55 pmThank you, Camikatze! 🙂
Tiffany says
March 10th, 2011 at 5:34 amthese shades look great on you! I wonder if I could pull off orange eyeshadow. it’s supposed to be good for blue eyes, you know, opposites on the color wheel and all.
that Clarins contest sounds interesting – I wanna see the pics that people submit!
Karen says
March 10th, 2011 at 10:13 amThat’s good to know. Blue eyed babes, heads up!! 🙂
If you pop on over the Facebook page there are a few pics up… some of them are pretty cute.
Nina says
March 10th, 2011 at 5:48 amsuch pretty pretty colors! perfect for spring and summer! 🙂
Karen says
March 10th, 2011 at 10:13 amWho knew orange shadow could be so wearable?
larie says
March 10th, 2011 at 9:20 amPretty palette! And you always have the most awesome earrings!
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Karen says
March 10th, 2011 at 10:09 amThanks, Larie. I got those a while back at Forever 21. I’m all about the costume jewelry… that way when I lose it I don’t feel so bad, haha!
Andreea says
March 10th, 2011 at 9:50 amThis looks really pretty on you – I guess one should apply such bold colours very soft, then it works out. Thank you for this lesson!
Karen says
March 10th, 2011 at 10:07 amGlad to hear you like this palette, Andreea. 🙂
Heidi says
March 10th, 2011 at 10:30 amVery pretty. It’s really surprising how many different skintones and eye colors can wear orange shades.
Karen says
March 10th, 2011 at 6:54 pmIt really is. Earlier today in the comments Tiffany mentioned it looks good with blue eyes… I love that!
Anne-Marie says
March 10th, 2011 at 11:36 amWow, your skin looks amazing in these photos, especially the close-up. *Envy* !
Karen says
March 10th, 2011 at 11:55 amHi Anne-Marie,
That’s MAC Strobe Cream, Laura Mercier Oil-Free Foundation and MAC Blot working their magic. The trio is fantastic for pictures!
Marian says
March 10th, 2011 at 2:59 pmOh, Karen….I really LOVE this! It’s gorgeous and would be great with an orange lipstick! I find it very summery and tropical.
Karen says
March 10th, 2011 at 6:23 pmHi Marian,
I really ended up liking this quad too. 🙂 Are you thinking about picking it up?