L-R: Sea & Sky, Odd Couple
ODD COUPLE:
So I actually expected the orange shade in odd couple would be a bronzey orange but it's more of an peachy apricot color.
swatched on skin:
L: top color, R: bottom color
(the purple is more purple than this swatch shows)
Texture-wise both colors do not apply as smoothly as I would expect. The top color has a TON of fall out and a ton of glitter. Pigmentation-wise, the color intensity can be built up. It really is an odd couple pairing since I would not normally pair these 2 colors together but they seem to work :)
SEA & SKY:
L: bottom color, R: top color
Seriously how beautiful is that bottom color? I never wear blue eyeshadows because it's really not as easy as people think it is to pull it off but seriously I cannot get rid of this eyeshadow because I love swatching and staring at it lol And the pale blue is much easier to wear even though it is a little frostier than I usually prefer. Everything I swatch is without using a base so I'd expect with a base the colors are even more vibrant! ^^~ This is actually a pretty good shadow duo for a simple blue smoky eye =D
and all 4 swatched:
S&S bottom, S&S top, OC top, OC bottom
So it seems like the top color of the mineralized duos are the lighter color and are much frostier/have glitter whereas the bottom colors are deeper and more of a metallic sheen.
These were limited edition but then they brought them back and now I think they're gone again? Who knows? I believe they retailed for $19.50 but I think all mineralized eyeshadow duos had their prices raised to $20 or so. I found these at my local CCO (yay for outlets) for almost half that and although these don't get the wear they deserve I do like owning them.
Do you own any mineralize eyeshadow duos?
They're all gorgeous! I love the look of mineralize stuff in the pan but also dislike the texture like you do. You made Sea & Sky totally wearable! Love!
ReplyDeletesurprisingly the sea&sky looked even better after wearing it a while :DD
DeleteAre you swatching them wet? That might help control the fallout and also increase the intensity of the color. I don't own any mineralize shadows but I did just buy a baked shadow palette from Sephora. It's been fun to play with so far, though I don't really have a lot of practice foiling!
ReplyDeletenope i don't like using eyeshadows wet because i feel like it ruins the eyeshadows faster >_< but i think one of these i will like to try foiling cuz i hear so many good things abt it ^^
DeleteI agree that Odd Couple is exactly that - a very odd pairing indeed. But surprisingly, it actually doesn't look all that bad together. The Sea and Sky combo is really pretty though!
ReplyDeletei think the pop of purple makes it more interesting for sure :D and sea & sky works sooo well together :)
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