This is a very interesting palette – one minute I think I love it, the next I’m scratching my head and don’t quite get it.
Obviously, it’s very pretty with some gorgeous decoration on the product. But, other than the third shade (brown) it’s heavy on sparkle and light on pigment. The palette above is Shade 4 and there is a darker one, Shade 5, which I don’t have.
The first shade bar comes out as a kind of grey-brown, but very, very light in pigment – and very heavy in sparkle. The middle bar looks pinky in colour but goes onto the skin very pale and very light in pigment – again, heavy on the shimmer sparkles.
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The final bar is a warm brown colour – again awash with shimmers. I don’t know that this is a workable palette – there isn’t enough colour in the first two bars and while the shimmer is very pretty, it overwhelms the shades. I don’t see what the first two bars are bringing to the party really although I love the chocolate shade with its little twinkles. Art Deco have named the palette Glam Vintage Highlighter and reading the release, it is referred to as Highlighter and Eye Shadow. I don’t think anyone knows quite what to do with this, even Art Deco. It’s £25 and launches this month.
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I hope it will come where I live as soon as possible because the packaging is too awesome to miss 😀 I would probably use it as eyeshadow trio 😀
It’s a shame it seems a little underhwelming, I Love Art Deco and that looks gorgeous, if only it lived up to its appearance xx
By chance I came across this range in Debenhams yesterday JUST in day before (so nice to be one if the first to be able to “play” with the products on the stand without lots if things missing!)- I saw this, pretty but just too sparkly for m. I did purchase a twist up eyeliner pencil which is beautifully soft and very well pigmented.
I think this is a little too shimmery for me & the colours aren’t as pigmented as they look in the palette.
They bring one of these sparkly bad boys out every year. Quite literally a pointless piece…