Jul 15, 2012

L'Oreal La Couleur Infaillible/Indefectible: Cannes Collection.


L'Oreal released a new collection for the Cannes Film Festival 2012, including some LE shades of their popular cream/powder-hybrid Color Infallibles. i know it feels like a year ago in the beauty-LE-world, but better late than never, huh?
i ordered 4 of them at feelunique.com, if one signed up for some L'Oreal VIP/Insider/blabla-club, a whopping 30%-off for this collection was waiting. the eyeshadows retailed at £6.99 each (they're around 10€ here in germany), i paid about £20 post-discount for all 4 of them.
as always, these contain 3.5g each and come in the plastic pot whose "butt" looks better than its "face" ;) inside, you'll find the funny plastic insert to keep the loosely pressed crumbles in place.
i like the high shimmer of these eyeshadows, they apply without fall-outs and last nicely on the lids.

compared to the Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadows, another daughter of the L'Oreal group, i find this affordable version to be very similar in quality when swatched, they also have a nice metallic finish and complex multi-coloured glimmer, but when actually applied, the L'Oreal Color Infallibles are often not as brilliant and intense as the GA ETK eyeshadows. they lack some of the initial shimmer and need to be built up. additionally, they don't last as amazingly well on my lids as the GA ones, an eyeshadow primer is needed for perfect staying power. these minor flaws you'll have to face in exchange for the lower price point, but the drugstore line-up also offers a more colourful range.

i don't know if these eyeshadow shades have come or will come to the drugstore, i am totally confused with all their US/europe analogies and differences, so please be geared to my product&swatch photos to compare as i think they display the real colours quite exactly (at least on my macbook screen).


Metallic Lilac


is the most neutral and easy-to-wear shade of today's selection. #037 Metallic Lilac is rather a steel grey with strong purple tinge than a purple, so i like it even more. it contains tons of blue and pink shimmer, you can see some small pink crumbles in the pan. if applied sheerly, the purple sheen is quite strong but when i pack it on, it appears as a cool toned dark silver. no hints of taupe here, so it's a whole other story than Chanel Illusoire or Giorgio Armani ETK #4 Pulp Fiction.


comparison

   

underexposed to show the different iridescent glimmer


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Innocent Turquoise


this shade looked a lot deeper in the preview, i was surprised that it's just a pale baby blue when i saw it in person. but then it quite reminded me of Chanel's latest Illusion d'Ombre in Rivière from their formerly Asia exclusive, now also in the US available collection. in fact i'm not a fan of such light blues, but Kate, the (genius) Driveller turned this colour into the most admirable of this season for me. unfortunately, they don't seem like perfect dupes, but with a little bit of light grey added, i can make  this L'Oreal one mimicing Rivière quite well. #031 Innocent Turquoise is a clear light icy blue with lots of blue, white and pale gold shimmers and a frost finish. it contains small light gold and more intense turquoise  crumbles but still is a very cool toned colour. applied, it's not as metallic and shimmery as swatched. these colours only work for me if i add some darker shade to the outer corner. 
definitely check Kate's series on Drivel About Frivol for look-inspirations (how amazing is look #4?!)



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i think i had some MAC Satin Taupe on the outside corner here. 






Magnetic Coral


i neither liked nor did i owned candy colours like this, but somehow i was on a run for blush colours on the eyes in the end of spring and so i ended up buying a few peaches and pinks, including #039 Magnetic Coral. it's an orangy coral in the pot with gold and pink crumbles. such a complex colour of peachy coral with gold, blue and pink shimmer - sadly it looses lots of dimension when applied. but still, i really like the satin bright peach on my lids although it's so unfamiliar. i make sure to frame it with darker shades and apply a crisp eyeline to avoid the colour getting directly next to my eyes and emphasizing on any redness so it would make me look sore-eyed.



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here i was wearing Magnetic Coral on the lids. i added MAC All That Glitters on the inner corner and Chanel Taupe Grisé on the outer V, then dusted a bit of MAC Parfait Amour over it.






Naughty Strawberry


#036 Naughty Strawberry is a frosty blue based pink which contains pale gold crumbles and swatches with pink, blue and gold glimmer. the colour doesn't resemble strawberries at all since there is no detectible warmth of red or coral. this is not a colour i would have normally picked as i find it unmodern and a bit tacky. it's not easy for me to integrate it into a wearable eye make up. but, if not used excessively, it still looks fine in the overall appearance which is surprising to me. again, i can only use a candy pink like this as a lid colour combined with darker shades and an eyeliner.



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for this look, i applied Naughty Strawberry to the lids, added MAC Retrospeck in the inner corner and lower lashline. on the outer V i'm wearing MAC Contrast and dusted MAC Deep Truth over it for the blue sheen.










43 comments:

  1. I love Metallic Lilac - I hope we get something similar in the US!

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    1. it's so confusing with the different versions. i always wish they'd come out with Bronzed Taupe over here -.-

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  2. Love the full face shots -- you're so pretty, and I love magnetic coral on you! inspired to get it....

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    1. awww ^^ thanks a lot!! i was also surprised how nicely this bright peach integrated into the overall look. i tried to keep it all peachy peachy ;)

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  3. Du bist wunderschön *_* Darf ich fragen, woher du/deine Familie stammt?

    Liebe Grüße
    Marie

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    1. Danke, Marie! Was würdest du denn schätzen woher ich komme? ;)

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    2. ich würd spontan auf china oder vietnam tippen, aber vllt eher auf ersteres :D

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    3. das letztere ist richtig ;) dieses gespräch erinnert mich wieder so an Jetties "Ratespiel" aus dem post "Ihr seht doch alle gleich aus!" http://www.chocolate-bit.ch/2011/01/ihr-seht-doch-alle-gleich-aus.html

      XD

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    4. Verdammt :D Hab ich mir nämlich schon fast gedacht... (wo ich auch noch selber Vietnamesin bin xD) aber ich liege meist immer falsch, also tippe ich immer auf andere sachen ...moaaaan :D

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    5. oh hey, das wusste ich ja gar nicht! cool ;D
      ich hoffe du findest bald wieder zeit zum bloggen :)

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  4. Die Nuancen sind alle sehr schön, Metallic Lilac ist mein Favorit! ♥
    Du siehst super hübsch aus auf den Bildern. :)

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    1. Vielen Dank! Ich mag auch Metallic Lilac am liebsten, einfach weil es so ein schöner neutraler ton ist. sehr tragbar aber gar nicht langweilig. blau und peach finde ich aber auch sehr schön.

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  5. There's actually a shade called bronzed taupe (idk if it's only US) which seems almost identical to Pulp Fiction! Love the Magnetic Coral! It's different and I think would look great for Fall! <3

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    1. i was actually lemming for Bronzed Taupe, but you're right, it's an US-colour :l
      but if you say it's identical to PF, i'm a bit relieved ;)
      i am liking such corals more and more! i think it's really because it's something different and i'm bored with the conservative neutrals.
      how would you wear it for fall? rather with warmer colours such as chocolate brown, burgundy and gold or also with a cooler shade like i did (with the blueish purple sheen of MAC Parfait Amour)?

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  6. I can't wear any of these matallic shades anymore which is sad because you look BEAUTIFUL!! I find the metallic lilac particulary lovely on your dark eyes.

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    1. thank you! can i ask why "not anymore"? because of skin texture? or is it an allergy?

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    2. I'm one of the lucky ones who apparently is allergic to nothing.
      I've just got a case of the 'wrinklies':)

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    3. if you're not allergic, you can still make it work :) i think, even on mature skin, metallic/shimmery eyeshadows can look amazingly brightening when accurately dosed. i would apply a matte/satin shade all over and just dab the metallic colour onto the center of the lid right above the pupil and bringing it a tiiiny bit above the crease fold so that one can only see a haze of sheen when your eyes are opened.
      just a suggestion ;)

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    4. Ok Doc, I'll give it a try:))

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    5. Fine. Come and see me again in 1 week if it doesn't get better, ok? ^^

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    6. I sent my prescription to Feelunique this evening:) I will report back as soon as I receive my order.

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  7. I love the pink one, I´ve got the purple and the dark green, I love the texture! thanks for sharing!

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    1. which dark green do you mean, Silvia? because i really want the US-version, a dark forest green with gold shimmer. but in germany we only have the dark blueish bottle green/seafoam green.

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  8. I'm surprised at how many are at least passable dupes for Chanel IdO's!!!

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    1. ikr? i think brands come out with über-shimmery eyeshadows more and more, so more to choose from for us! ;)
      it's nice that they improved the texture/formula over the time, the shimmers and glimmers are more evenly distributed and betterbonded into the colour and don't just fall of while you're blending anymore.

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  9. Metallic Lilac looks SO pretty on you! I think part of it is that you look happier in that pic because you like it xD

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    1. ^^ you're so right! i'm looking much friendlier on this first pic! but in the two last full face shots i was working with a new camera & lens and it looked sooo weird when i was trying to smile XD

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  10. You are too, too kind! :D

    Actually my favourite looks (though these are all beautiful) are the candy coloured ones :)

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    1. i'm obsessed with your blog. if you see some crazy stats with visiting times of hours and days, that's me ;) i just keep some (like atm it's 11 tabs??!!) key pages on your blog opened PERMANENTLY XD should have your page as my home-website...
      god i'm such a DaF groupie.
      and it's you who made me drivel for these candy e/s hehe

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  11. You look beautiful! Love the shades but it's true they just don't seem as nice as the GA ETK. Darn. I hate when we get what we pay for! ;-)

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    1. thank you!!! "Darn. I hate when we get what we pay for!" LOL, SO so true!

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  12. You are so pretty--I don;t think I've ever seen a full pic of you face before!! And those Cannes colors are beautiful...I have 8 from the original release and they're pretty, but I NEVER use them so I vowed to never get more...then last week I was temped to get the new green one that was released here and it was GORGEOUS. Now I really want a few from the Cannes collection :P

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    1. you're too kind!
      and what green shade is it? is it the dark forest green with gold shimmer? i have quite a big lem for that shade but i think it's US-exclusive -.-
      we only have a pistacchio green and a dark blueish bottle green over here :/ i hope they'll come out with more nice permanent shades. have you tried their mattes? i heard those are super nice, too!

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  13. Ooh, I really like Metallic Lilac, it's pretty! I agree with you on the L'oreal infallible eyeshadows, they look the same and feel the same as the GA ETK butthey perform different. I'd say that the ETK are more complex, thats why I love them so much!

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    1. thanks Teri! good to know that i'm not the only one who comes to this conclusion comparing the GA with L'Oreal. i have to admit that i use the L'Oreal ones more often these days as i'm quite into colour, but whenever i go out and want something blingy but still sultry and "differnt", i would always come back to my trusty ETKs.

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  14. Here's a to aln interesting comparison of the Loreal Infallible shades released in different countries. According to this, the new US summer shade in Golden Emerald is the same as Germany's # 022 Emerald Lame.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Av_wbUiZWZrSdE1UdUoyMXJBN0FqNkZKSHYzMVdtRkE#gid=0

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    1. uh oh, what a highly scientific approach! i will look into this spreadsheet! seems like my local drugstores carry different permanent shades though, as most times i didn't even find emerald lamé :(

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    2. Oh dear...was ist mit meine Buchstaben passiert???
      That was supposed to read....'Here's a link to an interesting comparison.......'

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    3. haha i didn't even notice it since i was so eager to check out that link XD
      i'm definitely on the hunt for emerald lamé now!

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  15. Innocent Turquoise looks really pretty! I hope they make it to Singapore soon!

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