I took a mini road trip to Beverly Hills/West Hollywood this past weekend for a day of shopping, cupcakes and other girliness. It was perfect weather and my friend and I literally walked until we dropped. Of course I had to stop by Saks to check out D&G and see if they had the new Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Palettes in ($59 each) - which they did have for sale, but did not have testers of. Wasn't a problem for me though, I had purchased my Eyes To Kill from last fall without testing them instore too. I picked up the neutral one, Number 6 which has a lovely warm taupe-bronze sparkle, light pink, soft light peach - all sparkly like the first series of Eyes to Kill, but not quite as sparkly as the Spring Nude Contrasts.
According to Armani, Palette 6 is named "Bronze Coral" designed for solar hues and describes the shades in the palette as having metallic and satin finishes:
- Centre: fresh coral (satin finish)
- Middle: fresh pink (metallic finish)
- Exterior: gold stone (satin finish)
Close Up Photos and Swatches:
Natural Light Without Flash:
For the taupe lovers who want to know how this compares to the older release,
here is Palette #1 compared to the New Palette #6:
here is Palette #1 compared to the New Palette #6:
In looking at the promo photos, it seems like there is a slight discrepancy in what is being featured. This is what I mean: there are 2 versions of each palette depending on which Armani site you visit. See the US versus International/Global photos.
I'm not sure if certain stores received different shades or if this is simply an error. The ones I saw at the Beverly Hills Saks Fifth Avenue look like the ones from the Global Website. In my excitement with the Saks Beverly Hills store, I completely forgot to check out the new Double Decker palette, new lipshimmers and waterproof Eyes to Kill mascara.
I haven't tried this on my eyes yet, but I have fallen in love with almost all Armani shadows. I can't wait to wear this today and plan to pair it with Bobbi Brown's Bronze Gel Liner :)
Has anyone else seen summer in person yet? Any details to report on the lipshimmers? Have a great Tuesday!
I haven't tried this on my eyes yet, but I have fallen in love with almost all Armani shadows. I can't wait to wear this today and plan to pair it with Bobbi Brown's Bronze Gel Liner :)
Has anyone else seen summer in person yet? Any details to report on the lipshimmers? Have a great Tuesday!
HI,
ReplyDeleteLovely palette! Did you see the blue one? is it like in the international website or like in the uS site???? I really like the blue one of the international site.
Thanks for the review!
wow these look stunning x
ReplyDeleteI'm trying really hard to not buy any makeup but this is making it really hard to resist this trio. I already bought 2 single shadows from VS over the weekend.
ReplyDeleteLOVE. But I still never used my Steel black from last year. Did you like the D&G? I got the duo and quad and some lip colors. Love them.
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteHi Lucia - The blue one looks like the international site too, it was very bright and vibrant.
ReplyDeleteLexi - Which eyeshadows did you get?
Neicky13 - Of course! I already had some of the summer D&G from a previous order. Picked up 3 things - will be writing a post on this soon.
BeautyGeek and Charlie - it's a gorgeous trio! Very soft and pretty :)
wow beautiful! i kept forgetting to check out GA when i was in town. weird... i need to pay a visit to try out all the coloured stuff. it's no longer available in malaysia so i'd better get my hands on some before i go back. thanks for an excellent post. the pictures are super sharp!
ReplyDeleteIt looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteare these palettes limited editions? i am loving the colors but i told myself that i would not buy makeup unless there is some sort of sale going on (of course, unless they are limited editions :))
ReplyDeletePlease do the look using #6 pallette!
ReplyDeleteI also love Armani shadows. I have all the eye quads, and am very tempted to also buy this one!
ReplyDeleteholy moly all of those palettes look amazing!! Are the new ones limited edition?
ReplyDeleteHi ladies - I don't know if these are limited edition, but knowing Armani - I think you can say there's a really good chance that they are LE!
ReplyDeleteYay , cant wait for your D&G post! I knew you had to have it. Are you excited for fall? Guerlain and Chanel look fabulous! Come visit MUA sometime. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Lina!
ReplyDeleteIS there any chance to add pics showing the colors of these two palettes on your hand too?
That would be VERY very helpful!
Thanks anyway!
Love the GA e/s too, you totally made me want No.1 but - is it possible to get this out of the pan? I mean how does it work with a large e/s brush?
ReplyDeleteNeicky13 - I am very excited for Chanel fall! Can't wait for it :)
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - perhaps check Karlasugar's blog for bigger swatches? These are kinda difficult to swatch b/c the stripes are so tiny!
Andreea - These are best with a small brush b/c the stripes are so small. I like to use MAC's white haired eyeshadow brushes for these.
I am so confused now. The US GA site looks different from what you showed - there is no stone marine (which I really wanted) and granite turquoise looks very different as well. I wonder what's going on...I really want Stone Marine. :(
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