I have been meaning to post about the Pale Shelter Kaleidoscope from the Spring sub. I received it right before the MUT upgrade and forgot to post about it after the site went live again.
I am absolutely THRILLED with it. Seriously, it exceeded my expectations. The overall palette is very neutral but not ordinary. It's truly original. (I am having a really hard time posting photo's but there are pictures on both instagram and FB...but the pictures do not do it justice though)
Let me start from bottom to top.
The bottom color is a "Gold cream". Yes cream! It is stunning as a highlighter but was created to be a base. It's beautiful and does NOT crease! It's a different formulation than the cream shadows we got in Sept. It's much thicker and richer and eventually dries down and settles without settling into folds. They perfected it!
The 3rd color is a "Plum Taupe". It's a medium smoked out purple, it's a purplish grey, it's brownish purplish grey - with a slight shimmer. This is a color I've been looking for FOREVER. Big heart!
The 2nd color is a lovely shimmery light brown with a tinge of rose. Sometimes it looks golden brown, sometimes rose gold...it's really pretty.
The top tier w/ the split pan are actually cake eyeliners! In chocolate brown and black. I have not used them as eyeliners yet, but the chocolate brown worked wonderfully as a matte crease shadow.
I thought this was a really original and highly wearable kaleidoscope. And it would be one that would be on my "lust list" if it was available for purchase. Also LMdB sent us an email after the K-scope arrived. I am going to copy and paste it here so you can read how it is supposed to be worn. (and see if it inspires you to play with any of your other shadows)
All in all, a big win!
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The Pale Shelter Kaleidoscope from Le Métier de Beauté
A utilitarian, and portable eye-makeup wardrobe that embraces both form and function. Simple and complete, this exclusive Kaleidoscope features a stacked collection of the necessary pleasures of the eye.
1. A cream eye shadow-base to use under eye makeup to elongate wear.
2. A universal eye shadow, featuring a cool neutral tone.
3. A second universal eye shadow, featuring a warm neutral tone.
4. And the pièce de résistance, a duo-pan selection cake eyeliner featuring a smoldering dark chocolate and a luxurious black onyx. Both can be used either wet or dry.
Application Suggestion
This unique collection was intended to be eye-catching, but simple. Beautiful form is created in the shape of the two most blendable eye shadow hues in the herstory of femininity (a pale tan and a pale taupe). These pale shades are then paired with two intensifying dark eye-liner hues for sex appeal and drama. The built-in, long-wear cream-base on the bottom tier of the Kaleidoscope provides the formidable function.
To employ the proprietary makeup application technique of Le Métier de Beauté: les Couches de Coleur, we recommend layering all the tiers starting from the bottom tier of the Kaleidoscope, and then ascending to the top.
1. Begin with the bottom tier: The long-wear, cream eye shadow base. Apply this light-weight cream using the most feather light touch of your finger(or for superior hygiene, employ the Concealer Brush), and spread across the eyelid where you intend to wear eye shadow. Typically we would suggest starting in the base of the eye, nearest the eyelashes, and smoothing the product up towards the eye brows.
2. Working your way up the Pale Shelter Kaleidoscope, apply the pale taupe-shadow onto the eyelid upon the cream base. Do not rub or sweep the shadow on, but rather, lay down the shadow properly into place with the Eye Shadow Brush. The shadow should instantly adhere. For deeper or more pronounced color-depth, add additional layers to increase intensity.
3. The next tier up in the Kaleidoscope houses the beautifully universal, pale tan eye shadow. Apply in the same manner on top of the previous layer of color, to create a genteel contrast to the shade, and create the illusion of depth.
4. And finally, the top tier, a smokey cake-eyeliner! For the best control and perfect application of this product, try the Flat Eye Liner Brush. It is a flat, and tightly precise brush created to deposit or smudge a perfectly fine line. Use either the chocolate brown or the black onyx, or blend both hues together for drama in the base of the eye. If you moisten the Flat Eye Liner Brush, the cake liner will appear intensified and more exciting upon the eye. Our suggestion would be to moisten the brush, rather than the product, for superior control.
Enjoy!
Wishing you Glamour
and Excitement,
Mikey Castillo
Makeup Director
Le Métier de Beauté
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